Expectations of New Zealand at next month’s Twenty20 world championship? Semifinalists.
Think of International Cricket Council-run tournaments and New Zealand “do” last four finishes.
Five times they have made the semifinals at the World Cup; in the Champions Trophy they have their solitary ICC-run tournament victory, in Kenya nine years ago, and a semifinal finish three years [...]
Yuvraj Singh hitting six sixes in an over, Zimbabwe’s shock victory over Australia, the bowl-out between India and Pakistan, Chris Gayle’s blistering 117 off 57 balls and Misbah-ul-Haq’s dramatic last-over dismissal in the final - just a few of the highlights from the hugely successful inaugural ICC World Twenty20 held two years ago in South [...]
The West Indies enjoyed a brief spot of joy in their hitherto dismal series against England where they won nothing; either their tests or ODIs, the English giving them a sound drubbing in each match. Now however the West Indies team has managed to make a positive start to their pre T20 World Cup campaign [...]
Pakistan captain Younus Khan is confident his team can go one better in the World Twenty20 after finishing runners-up last time to bitter rivals India.
Two years ago, Pakistan lost a nailbiting final against India by five runs in Johannesburg, a loss that Younus insists his team is eager to put behind them.
“We want to win [...]
The loss of fast bowler Zaheer Khan could diminish India’s chances of retaining the Twenty20 World Cup.
Such was the view of his team mate and fellow pace bowler Ishant Sharma and he said this while interacting with media persons at a school which he visited here on Wednesday.
This visit to Modern School [...]
Anil Kumble on Thursday tipped defending champions India to retain the title at the World T20 Championships, starting in England on June 5,
saying they have the most balanced side and the potential to emerge winners again.
“In my opinion India have the best balanced side. If they play to their potential they will lift the [...]
Minnows Ireland fancy their chances to make it to the Super Eight stage of the upcoming T20 World Cup. In the 2007 T20 World Cup Ireland beat international cricket teams like Pakistan and Bangladesh and their coach Phil Simmons has said in the cricket news that his team would be disappointed if they do not [...]
Coach Phil Simmons said he will be disappointed if Ireland fails to make it into the last eight of another World Cup as they prepare for next month’s Twenty20 tournament in England.
The former West Indian Test player heaped praise on his players after their underdog win over Worcestershire in the Friends Provident Trophy last week [...]
An 18-member Pakistan national women’s cricket team quietly left for Ireland early Saturday without newly-appointed Coach Mansoor Rana and opening batswoman Bismah Maroof to take part in a triangular series there before the World Twenty20 Championship.
The coach and player couldn’t accompany the team due to some passport hassles but are expected to join the [...]
The twenty20 World Cup new Schedule, Teams and Groups has been announced for 2009 twenty20 world cup which will be played in England. In 2009 twenty20 world cup the total 27 number of matches will be played which is same as 2007 world cup but the period is longer than the previous edition.
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