West Indies 138 for 9 (Sammy 30, Dockrell 3-16) beat Ireland 68 (Sammy 3-8, Rampaul 3-17) by 70 runs… West Indies thrashed Ireland by 70 runs as the hosts got their World Twenty20 campaign off to a winning start under the floodlights on Friday. Qualifiers Ireland were bowled out for just 68, inside 17 overs, [...]

New Zealand 139 for 8 (Ryder 42, Murali 2-25) beat Sri Lanka 135 for 6 (Jayawardene 81) by 2 wickets… Nathan McCullum hit a six from the penultimate ball to seal a dramatic two-wicket win for New Zealand over Sri Lanka in the opening game of the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 at the Providence Stadium [...]

India’s Twenty20 World Cup campaign suffered a body blow today with hard-hitting opener Virender Sehwag being ruled out of the tournament because of a shoulder injury. The selectors named in-form Tamil Nadu batsman Murali Vijay as his replacement, while naming Gautam Gambhir the new vice captain. “Virender Sehwag …

Pakistan 139 for 2 (Afridi 54*, Akmal 37) beat Sri Lanka 138 for 6 (Sangakkara 64*, Mathews 35*, Razzaq 3-20) by eight wickets… Pakistan won the ICC World Twenty20 in an exciting finish at a noisy Lord’s when Sri Lanka’s total of 138-6 was overhauled with 10 balls remaining. Shahid Afridi, man of the match […

Sri lanka 138 for 6 (Sangakkara 64*, Mathews 35*, Razzaq 3-20) v Pakistan… A captain’s innings from Kumar Sangakkara and a late charge by Angelo Mathews boosted Sri Lanka to 138 for 6 in the ICC World Twenty20 final after the top order were blown away by Abdul Razzaq. Riding on the huge surge of [...]