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June 29, 2010
World Cricket Calendar
Schedule of upcoming international matches.
June 28, 2010
India's most valuable ODI players this season
Some of the usual suspects -- Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh -- either don't figure or figure low down the list. Instead, we see Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Virat Kohli up there -- together with M S Dhoni, who already bids fair to be India's most consistent ODI performer of all time.
June 23, 2010
One-Day Internationals: 3000 and counting!
The first ODI of the five-match series between England and Australia at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, on Wednesday, marked a historic occasion for the One-Day Internationals. This was the 3000th match in the history of ODIs.
June 17, 2010
World Cricket Calendar
Schedule of upcoming international matches.
June 16, 2010
Sehwag has a ball in Dambulla
Virender Sehwag registered his best figures in One-Day Internationals on Wednesday, claiming four wickets for six runs. His strike-rate of 4.25 (balls per wicket) is the best by any bowler capturing at least four wickets in an ODI.
June 15, 2010
Bangladesh Asia Cup squad
Career figures of Bangladesh's squad for the Asia Cup.
June 14, 2010
Pakistan's Asia Cup squad
Career figures of Pakistan's squad for the Asia Cup Sri Lanka's Asia Cup squad
Career figures of Sri Lanka's squad for the Asia Cup. Check out India's Asia Cup squad
Statistical details of the Indian squad for the Asia Cup.
June 13, 2010
India register second biggest T20 win
Pragyan Ojha conceded only 11 runs in his four overs -- the most economical figures by an Indian in T20 internationals.
June 10, 2010
Stats: SL vs Zimbabwe, tri-series final
Zimbabwe's total of 199 in the deciding match of the tri-series against Zimbabwe on Wednesday was their highest against a Test-playing country in a tournament final.
June 08, 2010
Taylor shines for Zimbabwe with ton
It was only the third time that Zimbabwe dismissed Sri Lanka in a home ODI. The other two occasions were on 12-12-1999 and 19-12-2009 at Bulawayo and Harare, when Sri Lanka were bowled out for 213 and 202 respectively.
June 02, 2010
Ajantha Mendis fastest Sri Lankan to 75 ODI wicket
Statistical highlights from the ODI tri-series match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on Tuesday.
May 29, 2010
Stats: Rohit 5th Indian to score a ton in Zimbabwe
Statistical highlights of Friday's India-Zimbabwe tri-series match in Bulawayo.
May 18, 2010
World Cricket Calendar
Schedule of upcoming international matches.
May 16, 2010
Statistical highlights: Aus vs Pak, WT20, 2nd SF
Michael Hussey's innings is the highest by a number seven batsman in ICCWT20. Interestingly, Hussey himself held the previous record with an unbeaten 47 against Bangladesh at Bridgetown on 05-05-2010.
May 14, 2010
WT20 stats: England vs Sri Lanka, semi-final
Mahela Jayawardene is only the second batsman to aggregate 300-plus runs in a single edition of ICC WT20 after fellow-teammate Tillakaratne Dilshan, who had aggregated 317 runs in the 2009 edition.
May 12, 2010
Jayawardene continues to be MVP
Mahela Jayawardene's scorching unbeaten innings of 98 at a strike rate of 175 against West Indies has ensured that he stays the most valuable player (MVP) so far in the ICC World Twenty20. Stats highlights Aus vs WI , Super Eights
Following are the statistical highlights of the World Twenty20 Super Eights match between Australia and West Indies played on Tuesday. Stats highlights: Ind vs SL, Super Eights
Following are the statistical highlights of the World Twenty20 Super Eights match between India and Sri Lanka played on Tuesday.
May 10, 2010
Stats Highlights: WI vs Ind, Super Eights
# MS Dhoni was captaining India for the 16th time in the World Cup. He now holds the record of making most appearances as a captain in the World Cup, eclipsing South African Graeme Smith's tally of 15 appearances.
May 09, 2010
Stats Highlights, Eng vs SA, Super Eights
# The second wicket partnership of 94 runs between Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen is Engalnd's best for any wicket against South Africa in the World Cup, obliterating the 55-run partnership between Matt Prior and Owais Shah for the fourth wicket at Cape Town on September 16, 2007. Stats Highlights: NZ vs Pak, Super Eights
# Daniel Vettori was leading New Zealand for the 25th time in a Twenty20 international. He became first player to captain his country in 25 T20s.
May 07, 2010
Stats Highlights: SA vs NZ, World T20
# South Africa's 170 for 4 is their highest total against New Zealand in Twenty20 Internationals, bettering the 158 for four in Durban on September 19, 2007
May 06, 2010
WT20 Stats: South Africa vs Afghanistan
Hamid Hasan's figures of 3 for 21 in the WT20 match against South Africa on Wednesday are the second best by an Afghanistan bowler in Twenty20 internationals after Karim Sadiq's 3 for 17 against Ireland at Dubai on 09-02-2010. WT20 Stats: Australia vs Bangladesh
The seventh wicket partnership of 74 runs between Mike Hussey and Steve Smith in Wednesday's WT20 against Bangladesh is Australia's highest for this wicket in T20Is. The pair obliterated the previous record stand of 57 between Brad Hogg and Brett Lee at Johannesburg on 24-02-2006. Jayawardene is WT20's Most Valuable Player
It is still early days, but here's the list of the top 50 players in the ICC World T20 so far, after the silly league phase to eliminate the unfortunate minnows.
May 05, 2010
'Jayadevan's rain formula better than D/L for T20'
The VJD method has the advantage of considering field restrictions in the first six overs -- so we should expect it to set targets higher than D/L in the 5, 6 and 7 over games.
May 03, 2010
Pakistan continue to suffer against Australia
Pakistan have now suffered defeat in 11 consecutive international matches against Australia. The sequence started in September 2009 with the Champions Trophy match at Centurion when Australia registered a two-wicket win off the last ball.
May 02, 2010
Akmal is top wicketkeeper in T20s
Kamran Akmal's 73 is the highest score by a wicketkeeper in all Twenty20 World Cup matches, bettering Kumar Sangakkara's 64 not out against Pakistan at Lord's on 21-06-2009. Stats highlights: India vs Afghanistan, World T20
Yuvraj Singh, on 19, completed his 500 runs in T20Is. He thus became only the second Indian batsman to do this after Gautam Gambhir, who has aggregated 556 runs from 20 appearances.
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