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World T20: Sri Lanka in final after thunderstorm ends play

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

World T20: Aaron Finch, David Warner ensure Australia sign off with a win

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

World T20: Herath spins New Zealand out of T20, cruises Sri Lanka into semis

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

World T20: Netherlands upset England by 45 runs

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

World T20: Dominant India crush sorry Australia by 73 runs

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

World T20: India demolish Bangladesh by eight wickets, enter semis

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

Supreme Court proposes big changes

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

World T20: Umar Akmal stars in Pakistan's exciting 16-run win over Australia

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

Bangladesh beat Afghanistan in World T20 opening match

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

Asia Cup: Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan to reach final

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

Asia Cup: Afghanistan stun Bangladesh by 32 runs

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

South Africa colts lift ICC U19 World Cup beating Pakistan

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

Sri Lanka pull off stunning victory over India

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

No decision on IPL venue, BCCI to wait for election schedule

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

IPL set to embark on African safari again

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

India aim to retain No.2 position in ICC Rankings

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

IPL set to embark on African safari again!

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

England knock India out of U-19 WC

DUBAI: Defending champions India were knocked out of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in the quarterfinal by England at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Electing to bat, India posted 221/8 in their 50 overs which was chased down by the English side with five balls and three wickets