Pakistan 172 for 3 (Butt 73, Akmal 73) beat Bangladesh 151 for 7 (Ashraful 65, Sami 3-29) by 21 runs… Pakistan’s ICC World Twenty20 title defence began with a 21-run win over Bangladesh at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia. Salman Butt and Kamran Akmal set up victory with 73 apiece in an opening stand [...]

India 116 for 3 (Vijay 48) beat Afghanistan 115 for 8 (Noor 50, Nehra 3-19) by seven wickets… Afghanistan certainly weren’t overawed, but struggled against short-pitched deliveries, losing five out of their eight wickets to bouncers. As promised India played as they would against a top team, setting up an easy cha…

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 …