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West Indies 82 for 5 (Sarwan 19*, Chanderpaul 17*) beat England 161 for 6 (Bopara 55, Pietersen 31) by five wickets (D/L method)… The experience of Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul guided West Indies into the ICC World Twenty20 semi-finals after the top order threatened to lose their heads in a reduced chase … |
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Pakistan 159 for 5 (Akmal 57) beat Ireland 120 for 9 (Porterfield 40, Ajmal 4-19) by 39 runs… Requiring a win to move into the semi-finals, Pakistan accomplished just that with an efficient performance, easing past Ireland by 39 runs at The Oval. The margin was also sufficient to lift their net run-rate to 1.19, [...] |
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New Zealand Women won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)… Undefeated New Zealand gave South Africa a lesson in the art of limited-overs cricket as it recorded its third successive win to march into the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2009 semi-finals on Monday. Aimee Watkins’s side had too much know-how for t… |
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India captain MS Dhoni accepted the blame for India’s exit from the ICC World Twenty20 but called it an overall team failure. “We stand up and say we didn’t perform well as a team,” a dejected Dhoni said after the defending champions crashed out following a three-run defeat to England. This was India&#… |
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England Women won by 71 runs… World number one batter Claire Taylor produced a match-winning masterclass as England became the first side to reach the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2009 at Taunton on Sunday. She made 75 not out during the World Cup holder’s innings of 140-7 before the Sri Lan… |
