Shane Watson scored a quick fifty and Mitchell Johnson claimed three wickets as Australia beat Bangladesh by 38 runs in an ICC World Twenty20 warm-up game in Nottingham on Monday.
All India need to do is to beat Sri Lanka and ensure that they win by at least 20 runs if they bat first, or with 2.1 to 3 overs to spare if they bat second.
He is well aware of Indian batsmen's discomfort against the rising ball but West Indies captain Chris Gayle is still wary of unleashing pace at Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men in Sunday's Super Eights clash of the ICC World Twenty20 in Barbados.
Handed a sound thrashing by Australia in their opening Super Eight match, India will have to quickly sort out their batting woes as they take on the West Indies in a do-or-die contest in the ICC World Twenty20 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Sunday.
Statistical highlights of the World Twenty20 Super 10 Group 2 match between India and New Zealand in Nagpur on Tuesday.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is eyeing June 2013 for the inaugural Test World Championship and will use current rankings to decide the four playoff spots, CEO Haroon Lorgat told Australian radio on Sunday.
The International Cricket Council asked an internal panel to suggest harsher punishment for ball-tampering and other misbehaviour by players in its bid to establish a "culture of respect".
Oman's Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi has been banned from cricket for seven years due to match-fixing offences, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday. Al Balushi was found guilty of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code on four counts relating to Twenty20 World Cup qualifiers held in the United Arab Emirates last year.
Long-serving England women's captain Charlotte Edwards announced her retirement after a sparkling and pioneering 20-year career. The 36-year-old led her country to glory in the Ashes, World Cup and ICC World Twenty20, winning a world-record 309 caps and scoring over 10,000 runs across the formats. "Everyone who knows me -- and how much I love playing for England -- will appreciate what a difficult decision it has been for me to retire from international cricket," she said in a statement. "It's a decision I've reached after much thought and detailed discussion with (England coach) Mark Robinson and (director of England women's cricket) Clare Connor about what is best for the team going forward. "I have given 20 years to playing for England and I leave very proud of the standing in which the women's game is held and of my contribution as a player and captain." Edwards led England on 220 occasions, with the highlights of her captaincy including three Ashes triumphs against Australia -- in 2008, 2013 and 2014 -- and a World Cup/World Twenty20 double in 2009.
Opener Mohammad Shahzad top-scored with a sparkling 39-ball 61 as Afghanistan defeated Scotland by 14 runs in their ICC World Twenty20 qualifying game in Nagpur on Tuesday. Opting to bat, Afghanistan made a formidable 170 for five in the stipulated 20 overs, and restricted their opponents to 156 for five. Shahzad's breezy knock included five boundaries and three sixes. Skipper Asghar Stanikzai remained unbeaten on a steady 55 off 50 balls. He found the fence two times and cleared it once, dropping anchor at one end even though he looked far from convincing after the dismissal of Shahzad at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. The highlight of Afghanistan innings was undoubtedly the knock played by Shahzad and his 82-run second-wicket partnership with Stanikzai. While opener Noor Ali Zardan (17) missed out after getting a start, Gulbadin Naib (12) fell to an outstanding catch by Josh Davey. Shafiqullah then blazed his way to 15 off just five balls as Afghanistan reached a total that looked steep for Scotland, still seeking their first win over their rivals.
Australian women produced an impressive performance to edge out their English counterparts by four runs in an exciting final of the ICC Women's World Twenty20 in Colombo.
For India, it is more about redeeming pride than winning the four-match ODI series in the West Indies.
You have to search really hard to find names of Indian players in the list of the "most valuable players" so far in the ICC World Twenty20. Yuvraj Singh is at the sixth position... but then there's practically no one else! After you run your finger down the list for quite a while you'll run into Pragyan Ojha at No. 22, Yusuf Pathan at No. 24 and Rohit Sharma at No. 25.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that his batsmen were once again done in by the bouncer as India lost to England by three runs and crashed out of the ICC World Twenty20, at Lord's, on Sunday.
India made two changes for the do-or-die Super Eight WT20 match, bringing in left-arm pacer R P Singh for Irfan Pathan. Pragyan Ojha was surprisingly dropped in favour of all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.
Yuvraj Singh on Saturday threw a clear hint that he would prefer a promotion in the batting order, but said he would leave it to his captain or coach to decide on his position in the team's line-up.
England women had to rely on a bye off the last ball to beat West Indies Women in a ICC Women's T20 World Cup tie at HPCA stadium, in Dharamsala, on Thursday.
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 World Twenty20 at Lord's on Friday. Electing to bat, Sri Lanka were restricted to 150 for seven in their 20 overs, but Pakistan disappointed, finishing with 131 for nine.
Defending champions India proved too strong for Ireland, winning the last group stage match of the World T20 by eight wickets.
Sri Lanka warmed up for the Super Eights in style, outclassing the West Indies by 15 runs in an inconsequential Group C match of the ICC World Twenty20 in Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Wednesday. Led by a solid 81 off 47 deliveries from Sanath Jayasuriya, the islanders posted 192 for five and then restricted the West Indies to 177 for five.
Despite having already secured a berth in the Super Eights, defending champions India decided against experimenting in the match and retained the same team that beat Bangladesh in the previous game.
After putting up just 128 for 7, the Proteas restricted the Kiwis to 127 for 5.
Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons was seething with anger after witnessing his team lose to Ireland and get knocked out of the ICC World Twenty20 in Nottingham, on Monday.
The men in green, with a current negative NRR 2.40 will need to win big enough to surpass the Netherlands' NRR of +0.050. Here's what exactly the numbers, calculated in precision to the 4th decimal place, say.
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting felt too many mistakes cost them the match and resulted in an early exit from the ICC World Twenty20 after they lost by six wickets to Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge.
With the cream of IPL in his side, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday said his men are more equipped than their counterparts to handle pressure situations associated with the shortest format of the game when they defend their ICC World Twenty20 title.
There was no signs of any jet-lag as Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men trained at the Lord's on Saturday in preparation for their title defence in the ICC World Twenty20 beginning here on June 5.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting warned England on Friday they would be taking a gamble if they played a half-fit Andrew Flintoff in the Ashes series starting in Cardiff on July 8. All-rounder Flintoff will miss the ICC World Twenty20 after surgery on a knee injury sustained in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The venues for matches will be announced in April.
The name of the World XI has been changed to International XI by the organisers for the two Twenty20 matches to be played in Pakistan following objection from the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Sharad Pawar said India was yet to decide on its participation in the inaugural Twenty-20 World Championship
Even as a security delegation arrived from Pakistan to assess the security arrangements for their team ahead of the ICC World Twenty20, former skipper Inzamam ul Haq has said they have never felt unsafe in India.
Star Sports have raised concerns with cricket's governing body that advertisers might steer clear of the ICC Champions Trophy if India opted against competing at the tournament in England.
A stunning hat-trick from Josh Hazlewood was not enough for Australia, as Darren Sammy led from the front with an unbeaten half-century to fashion a morale-boosting three-wicket win in a World Twenty20 warm-up match at Eden Gardens.
South Africa have rested batter Temba Bavuma for their home white-ball series against India this month after a poor Cricket World Cup, but he will captain the team in the two-Test series which starts on Dec. 26.
While you wait for the cricketing extravaganza to begin, here's a fun puzzle for you to solve!
National cricket boards have "genuine concerns" over a $20 million (9.9 million pounds) winner-takes-all Twenty20 series planned for West Indies next year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday.
If England isn't in the ICC World Twenty20 semi-final, it's, to a large extent, because of the flaws in the Duckworth-Lewis method devised by two Englishmen.
Jhulan gets promotion after World Cup super show
He was part of many a memorable triumphs against Pakistan but for former India opener Virender Sehwag, the most cherished moment against the arch-rivals is the 2007 World Twenty20 clash which was clinched by India after a tense bowl-out. India will take on Pakistan in the ongoing World T20 in Kolkata on Saturday, a match which has been billed as the marquee showdown of the tournament. "My best India v Pakistan moment is from our first match in the ICC World T20 2007, which was a tie. Nobody thought that the first encounter between the two countries in the first World T20, would be a tie. At the time, the rule was that if the match ended in a tie, it would go to a bowl-out," Sehwag said in a press release issued by 'Cricbuzz'.
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