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Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan hit half-centuries as hosts Sri Lanka prepared for the World Twenty20 with a nine-wicket win over the West Indies on Thursday.
; news conference ahead of the World Twenty20 cricket series in Colombo on ...
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Reuters: England will depart for their Twenty20 World Cup defence in Sri Lanka in good heart after squaring the three-match series against South Africa with an emphatic 28-run win at Edgbaston on Wednesday. In a match reduced to 11 overs a side after heavy rain left parts of the outfield soggy
- World’s top three bowlers to duke it out in Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final today (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa dismiss England for 171 (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Australia to win ICC World Twenty20 title (Category: Breaking News)
- Germany beats England 4-1 in World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
ESPNcricinfo: A collective bowling performance from Sri Lanka and half-centuries by Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene made short work of West Indies on the first day of warm-up matches for the World Twenty20. Nuwan Kulasekara struck the early blows and West Indies could manage only 132
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The West Indies lost their warm-up match to Sri Lanka by nine wickets ahead of the World Twenty20 competition. The Windies were sent in to bat first and were restricted to 132.
Ireland has a huge challenge ahead of them in the World Twenty20, having been grouped with one of the favourites, West Indies, and a team with a reputation for doing well on the world stage, Australia. They had made a splash in the 2011 World Cup with a thrilling defeat of England, and their ...
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ESPNCricinfo: Mohammad Ashraful has pointed to Bangladesh’s intensive preparation across three continents as their biggest asset as they head into the ICC World Twenty20. They have played a quarter of all their Twenty20 internationals this year, as well as two competitions where they played
- Ireland face up to difficult task (Category: Business)
- ICC may agree to local match officials in Pakistan (Category: Business)
- Gayle absence haunts Windies’ Bangladesh tour (Category: Business)
- Pakistan to give own award to Ajmal after ICC omission (Category: Business)
Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan both hit unbeaten half-centuries as hosts Sri Lanka prepared for the World Twenty20 with a nine-wicket win over the West Indies on Thursday.
COLOMBO: Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan hit half-centuries as hosts Sri Lanka prepared for the World Twenty20 with a nine-wicket win over the West Indies on Thursday.
Round-up: Ireland enjoyed a comfortable win over Zimbabwe as they started their World Twenty20 preparations, winning by 54 runs in Colombo.
Sri Lanka defeated West Indies by nine wickets in their World Twenty20 warm-up match at Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo.
A review of Thursday's warm-up matches ahead of the World Twenty20 with wins for Sri Lanka and Ireland.
COLOMBO, Sept 13, 2012 (AFP) - Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan hit half-centuries as hosts Sri Lanka prepared for the World Twenty20 with a nine-wicket win over the West Indies on Thursday.
Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan hit half-centuries as hosts Sri Lanka prepared for the World Twenty20 with a nine-wicket win over the West Indies on Thursday.
COLOMBO, Sept 13, 2012 (AFP) - Explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle says his Test triple-century in Sri Lanka two years ago will spur him on in the World Twenty20.
Colombo, Sep 13: Unbeaten half centuries from captain Mahela Jayawardene and opener Tillakaratne Dilshan powered Sri Lanka to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over West Indies in a Twenty20 warm-up game ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 2012 here on Thursday.
BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept 13, 2012 (AFP) - South Africa captain AB de Villiers hopes his side's experience of playing in rain-reduced matches in England will prove useful during the upcoming World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.
Karachi, Sep 13 (PTI) Pakistan's former captain Javed Miandad has been sent to Sri Lanka by the Cricket Board to motivate the country's players before the Twenty20 World Cup.
Reuters: Pak-istan captain Mohammad Hafeez expects Shahid Afridi to recover from injury in time to play a decisive role in his country’s attempt to win another ICC World Twenty20. Afridi is hoping to overcome a thumb injury before the tournament, which runs from Sept. 18 to Oct. 7 in Sri
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ESPNcricinfo: MS Dhoni feels India’s batsmen have contributed well as part-time bowlers in the absence of a genuine allrounder in the squad. Dhoni also said conditions in Sri Lanka had changed over the years and there wasn’t much help for spinners during India’s limited-overs tour to the country in July and August. “We are a ...
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- We are open for cricket series against Pakistan: Dhoni (Category: Business)
- India aren’t finished, Dhoni warns Australia (Category: Business)
Trinidadexpress.com: UNABLE to convince the International Cricket Council (ICC) to provide an exclusive window for the Indian Premier League (IPL), the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have decided to do it on their own. As their leading players are likely to be engaged in next year’s sixth IPL season of ...
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Reuters: Yuvraj Singh was denied a fairytale comeback from serious illness as New Zealand beat India by one run in a see-saw Twenty20 International to win the two-match series on Tuesday. Brendon McCullum’s 55-ball 91 lifted New Zealand to a total of 167 for five and India finished on 166 for four to give the ...
- ‘Will be wary of spinners’ – Taylor (Category: Business)
- Late Slide (Category: Business)
- Yuvraj Singh back in Team India for World Twenty20 (Category: Business)
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Australia's cricket squad led by George Bailey are heading to Colombo for the World Twenty20.
Reuters: West Indies are banking on off-spinner Sunil Narine playing an important role in the World Twenty20 on the dusty pitches of Sri Lanka this month. West Indies last got their hands on ICC silverware when they won the Champions Trophy in 2004. “We have the best spinner right now in T20
- Taylor ton in vain as Windies wrap up series (Category: Business)
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- Gayle told to retract to end cricket exile (Category: Business)
Reuters: Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis has promised to deliver all five of his bowling variations in the Twenty20 World Cup tournament which begins next Tuesday. Mendis, who holds the best bowling figures in the T20 format with 6-16 from four overs against Australia in 2011, has been included
- Sri Lanka tipped to play mystery spinner (Category: Breaking News)
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- Cricket Sweep (Category: Business)
- Ajantha Mendis returns for World T20 (Category: Sports)
Reuters: Pakistan went from the sublime to the disastrous against Australia on Monday, recording their lowest Twenty20 international total and suffering their heaviest defeat in the shortest form of the game. Mohammed Hafeez’s side were bowled out for just 74, giving Australia a crushing 94
- Cricket spot fixing: ICC to probe text trail on Oz-Pak Tests (Category: Business)
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- Ex-PCB Chief backs Waqar for Australian bowling coach post (Category: Business)
- Misbah hails new Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore (Category: Business)
Times of India, MUMBAI: Tillakaratne Dilshan redefined the art of batting in Twenty20 cricket with dazzling stroke play in the 2009 World T20 in England. His innovative and attacking shots rattled bowlers and often left them confused against the patented scoop shot over the ‘keeper’
- Dilshan says Dilscoop will keep his name alive (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC launches World Twenty 20 Sri Lanka 2012 (Category: Business)
- Rejuvenated India look for winning start against Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Pakistan ‘A’ win 8th Lawyers Cricket World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: Saeed Ajmal will receive a special award from the Pakistan Cricket Board after the spin bowler was left off the shortlist for the International Cricket Council’s Player of the Year, chairman Zaka Ashraf said on Monday. The omission of the top-ranked one-day international bowler from the shortlist has caused anger in Pakistan and the ...
- Ashraf vows to lure world’s best back to Pakistan (Category: Business)
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By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis has promised to deliver all five of his bowling variations in the Twenty20 World Cup tournament which begi...
The Pakistan team management is unperturbed by reports stating that several bookies have reached Sri Lanka, and have already started planning to influence the upcoming World Twenty20.
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