The seventh Indian Premier League (IPL) kicked with an emphatic 41-run win for Kolkata Knight Riders over Mumbai Indians, as the evergreen Jacques Kallis set the tone with a 46-ball 72 before Sunil Narine completed the task with four wickets. Opting to bat, KKR rode on Kallis and Manish Pandey’s

DHAKA: The dreaded Gayle storm never arrived but a furious hailstorm that lasted 27 minutes knocked the West Indies out of the ICC World T20 on Thursday. Sri Lanka, who had set a target of 161, advanced by the D/L method as West Indies, who needed to be 107 for 4 at the end of 13.5 overs, fell sh

Mirpur:  Openers Aaron Finch and David Warner produced well-paced knocks as Australia finally won at the World Twenty20 at the expense of host Bangladesh with an easy seven-wicket win on Tuesday. Bangladesh notched 153-5 and it was too little, as Australia cruised to 158-3 in 17.3 overs. Finch

Chittagong:  Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 59 runs in a low-scoring World Twenty20 Super-10 group one match in Chittagong Monday to cruise into the semi-finals. New Zealand were bowled out for their lowest Twenty20 total of 60 in 15.3 overs in the final match of the group played at Zahur Ahmed Ch

CHITTAGONG: England slumped to an embarrassing 45-run defeat by the Netherlands at the World Twenty20 on Monday to end a dismal few months at a new low point. England, already eliminated from the tournament after defeats by New Zealand and South Africa, were bowled out for 88 chasing a modest 134

NEW DELHI: Yuvraj Singh's stupendous 43-ball 60 followed by R Ashwin's impressive 4/11 helped India beat Australia by 73 runs in their ICC World T20 match at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Chasing a 160-run target, Australia never seemed to be in the match as they lost wickets at re

Dhaka:  Leg-spinner Amit Mishra continued his awesome form as India roared into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 with an eight-wicket demolition of hosts Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday. Mishra, who was man of the match in both the previous wins against Pakistan and the West Indies, finished w

The Supreme Court has proposed sweeping changes to the BCCI, including Sunil Gavaskar replacing N Srinivasan as the board's chief and suspension of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals from the IPL. The suggestions were made as a proposed order to the BCCI counsel during hearing of the case on T

Mirpur:  Umar Akmal smashed 94 off 54 balls as Pakistan bounced back after a morale-sapping loss against India to defeat Australia by 16 runs in the World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Sunday. Elder brother Kamran Akmal contributed a run-a-ball 31 and Shahid Afridi returned unbeaten on 20 off 11 balls to

Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan grabbed three wickets for eight runs as Afghanistan, sent in to bat, were skittled for 72 in 17.1 overs at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium. The meagre total was the second lowest in the World T20 competitions, barely surpassing Ireland's 68 against the West Indies in 20

NEW DELHI: Chasing 254, Afghanistan were bundled out for a paltry 124 as Sri Lanka registered a comprehensive 129-run victory and reached Asia Cup final in Mirpur on Monday. Afghanistan seemed to lose the plot as they lost their top order cheaply after Sri Lanka posted a challenging total. Pac

FATULLAH (Bangladesh): Afghanistan notched up their first major win against a Test playing nation as they produced an all-round performance to script an upset 32-run victory over Bangladesh in their Asia Cup match, on Saturday. Chasing 255 for victory, Bangladesh could not recover from a top-orde

DUBAI: South Africa lifted the ICC U-19 World Cup defeating Pakistan by six wickets in a low-scoring final encounter on Saturday. Batting first, Pakistan were bowled out for a paltry 131 in 44.3 overs with right arm medium pacer Corbin Bosch grabbing four for 15 in 7.3 overs. In reply, South Afri

NEW DELHI: Experienced Kumar Sangakkara showed the way with a breathtaking 84-ball 103 as Sri Lanka recovered from a middle-order batting collapse to pull off a thrilling two-wicket victory over India in the Asia Cup on Friday. Chasing 265 for win, the islanders rode on the 36-year-old's mastercl

BHUBANESWAR: Desperate to keep a bulk of the IPL matches in India, the BCCI on Friday decided to wait till the announcement of the dates of general election before finalizing the venues of the Twenty20 mega-event, a part of which will have to be held abroad due to security issues. The BCCI's work

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Five years after it created an unforgettable buzz in South Africa, the money-churning Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to return to Nelson Mandela's country once again. The inability of the government to provide security for the T20 event due to general elections has force

DUBAI: India start their campaign in the Asia Cup, which commences Feb 25 in Dhaka, with an aim to retaining the number-two spot on the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings at the April 1 cut-off date. At number two, India will be the highest ranked side in the five-team tournament, with 115 ratings po

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Five years after it created an unforgettable buzz in South Africa, the money-churning Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to return to Nelson Mandela's country once again. The inability of the government to provide security for the T20 event due to general elections has force