The ICC piloted a partnership with the educational non-profit Room to Read during the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011 and the success of this initiative convinced both parties to extend the relationship through to 2015. Room to Read works to One of the early fruits of this partnership, has been the development of local language cricket books to promote literacy, the first of which features local sta...

Reuters: Afghanistan gave a spirited performance against former Twenty20 world champions India but dropped four costly chances during a 23-run defeat in their opening World Cup Group A match on Wednesday. Virat Kohli profited from one of the missed chances to score 50 from 39 balls in India’

Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo’s Seafood Market Buffet is back at the Terrace today, 21 September, with an array of seafood delights on offer. Coinciding with the World Twenty20 celebrations, the Terrace is all a buzz with cricket action adding a special twist to this month’s seafood market

ESPNCricinfo: England’s women conceded their World Twenty20 title in 2010 but remain favourites to win it back this year, given their extraordinary run of success in the format over the last two years. Their captain, Charlotte Edwards, will be leading the side in the tournament for the third

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena praised spinner Ajantha Mendis following a dramatic impact on his international return.

Sri Lankan Police has tracked down a factory located in Boralesgamuwa of Colombo which was engaged in producing counterfeit merchandise in relation to the ongoing ICC World Twenty20. The factory has been engaged in producing large quantities of fake “event” T-shirts. The raid has been conducted

Reuters: Shane Watson’s all-round performance powered Australia to an easy seven-wicket victory over Ireland in their opening Group B match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday. Opening the bowling, Watson claimed three wickets for 26 and returned to hammer a 30-ball 51 as Australia chased

Rising from the ruins of war to challenge the worldandrsquo;s cricketing establishment, Afghanistanandrsquo;s rag-tag team hopes to inspire the conflict-ravaged nation with a strong showing at the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka.

Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor won the toss and sent Sri Lanka into bat in the opening game of the World Twenty20 at Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium today.

Finger spinner Ajantha Mendis broke his own record for the best bowling figures in cricket's shortest format Tuesday, taking 6-8 to lead Sri Lanka to an 82-run win over Zimbabwe in the World Twenty20 opening match.

Reuters: Ajantha Mendis produced extraordinary bowling figures of six for eight to lead Sri Lanka to a crushing 82-run win over Zimbabwe in the opening Twenty20 World Cup match yesterday. Mendis, returning to the side following injury, took two wickets in his first over went on to surpass his own

Reuters: India will experiment with different field settings to compensate for their bowling deficiencies at the Twenty20 World Cup, Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Tuesday a day ahead of his team’s opening game against Afghanistan.  The 2007 champions failed to defend a formidable

The ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2012 started off yesterday at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium Hambantota, with the first match played between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Photojournalist Shantha Rathnayake captured these moments prior to the match as crowds gathered at the stadium to enjoy

Finger spinner Ajantha Mendis broke his own record for the best bowling figures in cricket's shortest format Tuesday, taking 6-8 to lead Sri Lanka to an 82-run win over Zimbabwe in the World Twenty20 opening match.