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West Indies became the first team in ICC World Twenty20 history to advance beyond the league phase without registering a win when its final Group B clash, against Ireland, was abandoned on Monday (24 September) night. West Indies and Ireland, who had both lost to Australia
- NZ set to take on Sri Lanka in ICC World Twenty20 (Category: Breaking News)
- NZ set to take on Sri Lanka in ICC World Twenty20 (Category: Breaking News)
- NZ set to take on Sri Lanka in ICC World Twenty20 (Category: Breaking News)
- Live Twenty20 - Sri Lanka v New Zealand (Category: Breaking News)
Bangladesh Captain Mushfiqur Rahim knows what he is up against on Tuesday, but held out a brave front. “It is difficult but not an impossible task,” Mushfiqur said. “It is Twenty20, and England were bowled out last night for 80 [against India]. Who would have thought? Pakistan
- Anybody can win in twenty20, says Hafeez (Category: Business)
- Mohsin Khan warns Pak team against complacency in Bangladesh (Category: Business)
- Bangladesh drop Tamim for Asia Cup (Category: Business)
- Taylor makes plans for Sri Lankan spin (Category: Business)
Bangladesh has a mountain to climb in its last league match against Pakistan, and Mushfiqur Rahim, the captain, knows as much. It’s not so much the fact that it needs to beat Pakistan well, but that it’s going to come up against a bowling attack that will pose far more questions than New Zealand’s did, ...
- Mohsin Khan warns Pak team against complacency in Bangladesh (Category: Business)
- ‘We have nothing to lose’ – Mushfiqur (Category: Business)
- “Land boundary pact with Bangladesh reduces terrorism in India’s northeast part” (Category: Breaking News)
- Bangladesh’s trade gap with SAARC widens to $2.4 b (Category: Business)
Cricket:Ireland’s World Twenty20 hopes disappeared with the rain for a second straight tournament after the weather prevented a result in tonight’s final ICC World Twenty20 Group B match against the West Indies at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Stuart Broad must have been gutted at his team’s implosion against spin in its Group A league clash at the ICC World Twenty20 against India, but England’s captain chose to put a positive spin on proceedings, saying he was glad the abject capitulation came in a game
- Indian Rupee could hit 56 to the dollar: UBS (Category: Business)
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- ICC should make call on Decision Review System: Clarke (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka makes it to 2013 Future Brands Country report (Category: Business)
Ross Taylor might have lost a game of cricket to an opposition team that was superior on the day, but he was not completely crestfallen as New Zealand qualified for the Super Eights thanks to their Net Run Rate. New Zealand rang in a series of changes in their batting line-up, some forced by injury ...
- Dananjaya could stand in for injured Mendis (Category: Business)
- Taylor makes plans for Sri Lankan spin (Category: Business)
- Confident Kiwis eye rare win over Aussies (Category: Business)
- ‘Will be wary of spinners’ – Taylor (Category: Business)
Australia are preparing to begin stage two of their World Twenty20 campaign in Sri Lanka after winning both their group matches.
A classy fifty from Nasir Jamshed helped Pakistan open their World Twenty20 campaign with a riveting 13-run victory over New Zealand. After a 47-run opening stand between Mohammad Hafeez and Imran Nazir, 22-year-old Jamshed struck four sixes in his 56 to propel Pakistan to 177-6. Ross Taylor kept
COLOMBO (Reuters)andnbsp;- Indian spinners Harbhajan Singh and Piyush Chawla ripped through the England batting to lead their side to a crushing 90-run win in a one-sided Twenty20 World Cup Group A match on Sunday.
Colombo, Sep 24 (IANS) Police in Sri Lanka are looking out for the manufacturers of counterfeit merchandise after a factory raid revealed large quantities of fake team shirts of the ongoing International Cricket Council's (ICC) World Twenty20 in the country.
Former Sri Lankan cricketer turned ICC match referee Ranjan Madugalle became the first match referee to complete a half a century of Twenty20 Internationals. Madugalle achieved this, when he walked on to the field for the toss in the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 match, played
World Twenty20 hosts Sri Lanka are to beef up security after angry fans clashed with baton wielding police in Hambantota where the home side lost a match to South Africa, officials said Sunday. Local residents in the southern port town stormed the ground after they were told that tickets
- Pakistan face Sri Lanka in Davis Cup opener (Category: Business)
- ICC may agree to local match officials in Pakistan (Category: Business)
- Resurgent Pakistan eye Sri Lanka scalp (Category: Business)
- Pakistan hoping for ‘fresh start’ against England (Category: Business)
Former Sri Lanka cricketer by far the most experienced ICC Match Referee across formatsRanjan Madugalle of the ICC Emirates Elite Panel of Match Referees became the first match referee to complete a half-century of Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) when he walked on to the field for the toss
- Ranjan Madugalle scores a half a century in T20’s (Category: Breaking News)
- Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2022 | Match Officials (Category: Sports)
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Ireland was thrown a lifeline on Saturday when a combination of Australian aggression and the rain overcame a strong West Indian challenge at the R Premadasa Stadium. Ireland, who had lost to Australia by seven wickets in its opening Group B encounter on Wednesday, must beat the West Indies to advance to the Super Eights ...
- Eye on the sky ahead of Ireland-West Indies ‘knockout’ (Category: Business)
- We didn’t give ourselves a chance, says Ireland Captain (Category: Business)
- Ireland face up to difficult task (Category: Business)
As if the very unpredictability of the format wasn’t enough, the ‘R’ factor is threatening to add to the excitement as the firstphase of the ICC World Twenty20 2012 enters its climactic stage. End September isn’t necessarily the best time to play cricket in Sri Lanka
- West Indies go through at Ireland’s expense (Category: Business)
- Matthews stars as West Indies defeat Ireland to stay alive (Category: Breaking News)
- We have to win the power play overs: Porterfield (Category: Business)
- NZ set to take on Sri Lanka in ICC World Twenty20 (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan, a team with fantastic pedigree at the ICC World Twenty20s; New Zealand dependent on one or two key players – usually good for a scrap, but not always a serious contender against the big teams. The two sides played to reputation at the Pallekele International Stadium on Sunday afternoon, where some solid hitting in ...
- Taylor and Oram smash Pakistan to get to 302 (Category: Breaking News)
- Iftikhar, Nawaz inspire consolation win as New Zealand fold for 92 (Category: Breaking News)
- Aliya Riaz and Fatima Sana star as Pakistan wrap up historic series win (Category: Breaking News)
West Indies captain feels West Indies was in with a chance of winning the game if weather hadn’t intervenedDarren Sammy didn’t look too downcast after his team went down by 17 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method to Australia in the ICC World Twenty20 2012, though the West Indian skipper
- Sammy keen to end West Indies’ title drought (Category: Business)
- Australia and West Indies in thrilling tie (Category: Business)
- Bowlers put India and Windies test on knife edge (Category: Business)
- Tendulkar misses milestone, India beat Windies - Ashwin man of the match on debut (Category: Business)
He’d rather score a duck in a win than a fifty in a loss, says Bangladesh batsmanBangladesh’s Nasir Hossain took no pleasure from his side’s 59-run ICC World Twenty20 defeat against New Zealand despite impressing with the bat in Pallekele. The right-hander hit 50 off 39 balls
- Bangladesh seamers rout New Zealand for 98 in consolation win (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand spinners dent Bangladesh on Day 1 (Category: Breaking News)
- Bangladesh approves new banks to boost inward remittances (Category: Business)
- Relentless rain washes out second T20I after 11 overs (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan warmed up for the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2012 with a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in a low-scoring game at the Nondescripts Cricket Club in Colombo. After a brief delay to the start owing to a wet outfield, Pakistan opted to bowl and Asmavia Iqbal, the new ball bowler
- Results of 2012 SAARC Film Awards (Category: Business)
- Pakistan’s 73rd National Day celebrated in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- SL, Pakistan expand ties further with three MoUs (Category: Business)
- Closer Ties (Category: Business)
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 32 runs in a reduced ICC World Twenty20 match in Pallekele on Saturday.
- SA v SL – 1st Test – Centurion (Category: Sports)
- Duminy guides South Africa to 2-0 lead (Category: Sports)
- SL Women beaten (Category: Sports)
- Fernando & Pradeep see Lankans tame Lions (Category: Sports)
Australia qualified for the Super Eights round of the World Twenty20 by defeating the West Indies in a rain-interrupted group B match in Colombo yesterday. Australia, chasing a challenging target of 192, were 100 for 1 in 9.1 overs when heavy rain forced the match to be called off in front
- Custody dispute girls get brief reprieve (Category: Australia, Queensland)
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- Behold an electric Toyota Land Cruiser - Roadshow (Category: Technology)
World Twenty20 hosts Sri Lanka are to beef up security after angry fans clashed with baton wielding police in Hambantota where the home side lost a match to South Africa, officials said on Sunday.
World Twenty20 hosts Sri Lanka are to beef up security after angry fans clashed with baton wielding police in Hambantota where the home side lost a match to South Africa, officials said today.
COLOMBO, Sept 23, 2012 (AFP) - World Twenty20 hosts Sri Lanka are to beef up security after angry fans clashed with baton wielding police in Hambantota where the home side lost a match to South Africa, officials said Sunday.
World Twenty20 hosts Sri Lanka are to beef up security after angry fans clashed with baton wielding police in Hambantota where the home side lost a match to South Africa, officials said Sunday.
S Africa beat hosts Sri Lanka by a convincing 32 run margin in a World Twenty20 group C match on Saturday.
Sri Lanka have thrashed Zimbabwe by 82 runs in the opening match of cricket's World Twenty20 series.
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - A clinical performance from South Africa saw them beat Sri Lanka by 32 runs in a rain-curtailed Group C match of the Twenty20 World Cup at Hambantota on Saturday. Heavy rain reduced the contest to seven overs a side and South Africa, put in to bat first, ran
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Sept 22, 2012 (AFP) - Scoreboard of the World Twenty20 group C match between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Hambantota on Saturday.
South Africa beat hosts Sri Lanka by a convincing 32 run margin in a rain-shortened seven-over-a-side World Twenty20 group C match in Hambantota on Saturday.
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