New Zealand 133 for 7 (Vettori 38, B McCullum 33) beat Pakistan 132 for 7 (Butt 67*, Butler 3-19)… Ian Butler (3-19) took wicket of the last ball to help New Zealand beat Pakistan by 1 run in the must-win Super Eights match as the semifinal race heats up at the Twenty20 World Cup on [...]

Sri Lanka 195 for 3 (Jayawardene 98*, Sangakkara 68) beat West Indies 138 for 8 by 57 runs… Mahela Jaywardene’s superb form at the World Twenty20 continued as he made an unbeaten 98 in Sri Lanka’s 57-run win over the West Indies in the Super Eights on Friday. The opener’s entrancing innings at the Kens…

Australia 184 for 5 (Warner 72, Watson 54) beat India 135 (Rohit 79*, Tait 3-21, Nannes 3-25) by 49 runs… David Warner smashed a rapid 72 as Australia thrashed India by 49 runs in the teams’ opening Super Eights match in the World Twenty20 at the Kensington Oval here on Friday. Left-handed opener Warner’s in…

South Africa 170 for 4 (de Villiers 47*, Morkel 40) beat New Zealand 157 for 7 (Ryder 33, Botha 3-23) by 13 runs… Albie Morkel’s quickfire 40 helped take South Africa to a comfortable 13-run win in their opening Super Eights match against New Zealand at the World Twenty20 on Thursday. His innings at the [...]

England 148 for 4 (Pietersen 70*) beat Pakistan 147 for 9 (Butt 34, Yardy 2-19) by six wickets… Kevin Pietersen returned to form with a confident 52-ball 70 not out, as England’s powerful new batting line-up capitalised on a spirited display from their bowlers – as well as some poor fielding from Pakistan &#…

South Africa 139 for 7 (Kallis 34, Hamid 3-21) beat Afghanistan 80 (M Morkel 4-20, Langeveldt 3-12) by 59 runs… South Africa reached the Super Eights of the ICC World Twenty20 as they brushed aside Afghanistan’s challenge in Barbados. The Proteas triumphed by 59 runs after dismissing the minnows – playing in a m…

Australia 141 for 7 (M Hussey 47*, Smith 27) beat Bangladesh (Shakib 28, Nannes 4-18) by 27 runs… Australia produced a clinical performance to beat Bangladesh by 27 runs and qualify for the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 cricket World Cup on Wednesday. The Aussies rode on Michael Hussey’s unbeaten 47 and Dirk N…

England 120 for 8 (Morgan 45) vs Ireland 14 for 1 – match abandoned… England inched their way into the Super Eights after a tense washed-out contest at Providence, as the same Guyana weather that had contributed to their downfall against West Indies came to their aid in a fraught and low-scoring contest against th…

New Zealand 36 for 1 beat Zimbabwe 84 (McCullum 3-16, Styris 3-5) by seven runs by D/L method… New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 7 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in their Twenty20 World Cup clash at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Tuesday. New Zealand were 36/1 in 8.1 overs in pursuit of 85 when [...]

West Indies 60 for 2 (Gayle 25) beat England 191 for 5 (Morgan 55, Wright 45*) – D/L method… West Indies won through to the second round of the World Twenty20 after beating England by eight wickets in a match whose context was completely changed by rain on Monday. England made a challenging total of [...]