Pakistan 172 for 5 (Afridi 50, Nazir 40) beat Sri Lanka 120 (Sangakkara 38, Ajmal 3-18, Naved 3-19) by 52 runs… Pakistan will want to take the Premadasa Stadium with them wherever they go. After groping in the darkness for the better part of the tour, they finally unearthed gold when they landed here for [...]

Joseph Hoover Wellington, Mar 1 (PTI) When Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s legion set sail for the Antipodes 10 days ago they were a confident bunch, pretty much sure they could vanquish New Zealand in their own backyard. But having suffered back-to-back defeats in the Twenty20 series, the visitors have been riddled with self-do…

Joseph Hoover Christchurch, Feb 25 (PTI) Smarting from the seven-wicket defeat in the tour opener against New Zealand, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today attributed the loss to the irresponsible batting by his teammates. The Indian captain, suffering his third defeat in 12 T20 matches, felt that his batsmen needlessly w…

Christchurch, Feb 23 (PTI) New Zealand coach Andy Moles and middle-order batsman Ross Taylor consider India above South Africa and Australia and feel Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team should be rated number one in the world for their consistent performance over a period of time. India defeated Australia in the Test series and…