London, June 15 (IANS) Inspiring performances from Kamran Akmal and Saeed Ajmal carried Pakistan into the semifinals of the World Twenty20 after they defeated Ireland by 39 runs in a Group F Super Eights match at The Oval here Monday. Opening batsman and wicketkeeper Akmal hit a flamboyant 57 as ...

London, June 14 (IANS) Mahela Jayawardene's gritty knock took Sri Lanka a step closer towards a World Twenty20 semifinal berth after they defeated Ireland by nine runs in a Group F Super Eights match at Lord's here Sunday.Man of the Match Jayawardene hit a 53-ball 78 to save Sri Lanka ...

London, June 14 (IANS) Sri Lanka defeated Ireland by nine runs in a World Twenty20 Group F Super Eights match at Lord's here Sunday. Brief scores: Sri Lanka 144/9 in 20 overs (Mahela Jayawardene 78, Sanath Jayasuriya 27; Alex Cusack 4-18, Boyd Rankin 2-27). Ireland 135/7 in 20 overs (William Porterfield ...

Nottingham, June 11 (IANS) Aaron Redmond hammered 63 from 30 balls as New Zealand beat Ireland by 83 runs in a World Twenty20 Super Eight Group F match at Trent Bridge here Thursday. Winning the toss and fielding, the Ireland bowlers were made to toil hard by the New Zealand ...

Nottingham, June 11 (IANS) Zaheer Khan claimed four wickets as India routed Ireland by eight wickets in the concluding Group A match of the World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge here Wednesday. Zaheer (4-19), who is coming back from a shoulder injury, ripped through the Irish top order, taking three wickets ...

Nottingham, June 8 (IANS) The brilliance of the O'Brien brothers and pacer Trent Johnston Monday carried Ireland to the Super Eight stage of the World Twenty20 championship after knocking Bangladesh out the tournament with a six-wicket win in a Group A match at Trent Bridge here. Australian-born Johnston picked up ...