Pakistan coach Waqar Younis is a frustrated man after watching the pathetic fielding display by his team during the six-wicket loss to England in their first Super Eight match of Twenty20 World Cup in Bridgetown, Barbados.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith was docked 20 per cent of his match fee, while his team-mates were fined 10 per cent for maintaining a slow over-rate during their win over New Zealand during their Super Eight match in their Twenty20 World Cup in Barbados.
Albie Morkel smashed 40 from 18 balls to help South Africa beat New Zealand by 13 runs in their opening Super Eight game at the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday.
South Africa defeated New Zealand by 13 runs in a Group E Super Eight stage match of the Twenty20 cricket World Cup .
Images from the Group E Super Eight match between England and Pakistan at Bridgetwon, Barbados, on Thursday.
India are faced with a selection dilemma on whether to strengthen their pace attack or rely on part time spinners when they brace up for the crucial Super Eights match against Australia in the Twenty20 World Cup in Bridgetown.
On the eve of their crucial Super Eights match, Australian skipper Michael Clarke is not unduly worried by the presence of quality spinners in the Indian ranks, saying his batsmen are equipped to negotiate them.
Michael Hussey and Dirk Nannes were the top performers as Australia beat Bangladesh by 27 runs to storm into the Super Eights of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.
India vice-captain Gautam Gambhir made himself available for the team's first Super Eight stage match in the Twenty20 World Cup on Friday, saying he is eager to contribute with the bat.
Scott Styris and Nathan McCullum took three wickets each as New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by seven runs under Duckworth/Lewis method in a farcical rain-marred Group B match to qualify for Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup in Providence on Tuesday.
It will be David vs Goliath when title favourites South Africa take on spirited new entrants Afghanistan in their second and final Group C match for a Super Eight berth in the Twenty20 World Cup in Bridgetown, Barbados on Wednesday.
Hosts West Indies moved into the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup after a rain delay helped them clinch victory over England in Group D on Monday.
After scoring a match-winning 60-ball 101, Suresh Raina on Sunday credited his growth as a reliable batsman to a disciplined regime and inspiring atmosphere in the dressing room.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday warned his team-mates against taking unheralded Afghanistan lightly in their Twenty20 World Cup opening match to be played in St Lucia on Saturday, saying any slip-up against them can put his side out of contention for super eights.
Already out of contention for a semifinal berth, Delhi Daredevils would look to salvage some pride with a consolation win against Cape Cobras in an inconsequential Champions League Twenty20 match at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi on Monday.
Aware that only an outright win can clear their Super Eight passage, Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Deccan Chargers would go for the jugular when they take on Trinidad and Tobago (T & T) in their last Group A match of the Champions League Twenty20 in Hyderabad, on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka fought off a strong challenge from Ireland at Lord's on Sunday to win their Twenty20 World Cup Super Eight match by nine runs. Ireland, the only non-Test playing nation still in the tournament, restricted the 1996 World one-day champions to 144 for nine after Sri Lanka had won the toss and elected to bat.
Pakistan found Lasith Malinga's pace and swing too hot to handle as they went down to Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the Super Eights match of the ICC World Twenty20 at Lord's on Friday.
Discarded batsman Faisal Iqbal has been banned for four matches by the Pakistan Cricket Board for showing indiscipline during the Pentangular Cup One-day tournament in Karachi earlier this year.
Bested in the Twenty20 World Cup, revenge-thirsty India would come down hard on West Indies in the forthcoming ODI series, believes home side captain Chris Gayle.
Bangladesh sacked Mohammad Ashraful as national cricket captain on Tuesday and replaced him with Mashrafe Mortaza for tours of the West Indies and Zimbabwe.
Mohinder Amarnath feels irrational scheduling of the Indian Premier League was a major factor in India's debacle in the Twenty20 World Cup and also questioned the purpose of India's short tour to the West Indies.
Diamond Eagles defeated Sussex Sharks in a pulsating Super Over contest and joined New South Wales from Group B in the Super Eight stage of the Champions League Twenty20 in New Delhi on Tuesday.
What is left to do after India's early exit is to analyse the performance of each and every player and find out what was their contribution to the team's cause.
As India suffered a humiliating exit from the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his side failed to play to its potential.
India were subjected to a humiliating exit from the ICC World Twenty20 after a disappointing 12-run loss to South Africa at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Tuesday. The defending champions put up an ordinary batting display and finished with 118 for eight in their 20 overs in reply to South Africa's 130 for five in the last Super Eights match of the tournament.
South Africa captain Grame Smith won the toss and elected to bat against India in the Super Eights match of the ICC World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Tuesday.
Former India pacer and ICC Match Referee Javagal Srinath on Monday blamed Mahendra Singh Dhoni's run-in with the media as reason behind the Twenty20 World Cup holders early exit from the tournament.
A win alone is not sufficient for India to qualify for semifinals and they will have to beat Sri Lanka by a minimum of 20 runs on batting first and with 2.1 to three overs to spare on batting second in their last Super Eights clash of the T20 World Cup in St Lucia on Tuesday.
A day after being thrashed by the West Indies, and on the eve of Sunday's must-win Super Eights match against England, the team chose not to have a practice session. Quizzed about the same, vice-captain Yuvraj Singh replied: 'Our practice sessions go according to our thoughts and not to your thoughts.'
Dwayne Bravo scored 66 from 36 deliveries as the West Indies beat defending champions India by seven wickets in the Super Eights of the World Twenty20 at Lord's on Friday.
Otago batsman Aaron Redmond was placed on standby by New Zealand at the Twenty20 World Cup in England on Wednesday as cover for Jesse Ryder.
Wednesday's match against Ireland is the last chance for Team India to test various combinations and players, but captain M S Dhoni said there will not be much experimentation -- the focus is on winning.
Former India skipper Ravi Shastri feels it would be nothing short of a miracle if India retains the ICC World Twenty20 Championship title given the fickle nature of cricket's shortest format.
England stayed afloat in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament after humbling Pakistan by 48 runs in their must-win Group B match at the Oval in London on Sunday. Facing early elimination from the home event, England's top-order responded magnificently as they posted a challenging 185 for 5, after being sent in to bat. They then restricted Pakistan to 137 for 7.
Legendary Australian captain Steve Waugh rates Mahendra Singh Dhoni as a fantastic leader but feels the Indian skipper's "honeymoon period" is over and he is in dire need of a break.
Ajantha Mendis claimed three wickets for nine runs as Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 48 runs in their concluding Super Eight match of the Twenty20 World Cup.
Having knocked hosts England out of the Twenty20 World Cup, West Indies captain Chris Gayle is already dreaming the trophy after storming into the semi-finals via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-marred Super Eight contest on Monday.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori on Monday clarified that no complaint was lodged with the match referee vis--vis suspicion of ball tampering by Pakistan's bowlers during the Super Eights match between the teams in the World Twenty20 at the Oval on Saturday. Fast bowler Umar Gul registered best-ever figures in Twenty20 cricket, claiming five for six in three overs as Pakistan won by six runs.
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