Unlike the long, grinding T20 competition immediately preceding the ICC World T20, this one has taken less than a fortnight to decide on its best two teams and by the end of Sunday, a new champion of the T20 would be crowned. While Sri Lanka will go into the game ...

Nottingham, June 19 (IANS) Shahid Afridi's inspired all-round display saw Pakistan knock out favourites South Africa by seven runs and book a place in the final of the World Twenty20 cricket at Trent Bridge here Thursday. Afridi slammed 51 off 34 balls to take Pakistan to 149 for four and ...

It had taken almost five weeks for the IPL semi-finalists to be decided. In almost one-third that time-frame, the ICC World T20 semi-finalists have been decided; South Africa will take on Pakistan in the first game, where as West Indies plays Sri Lanka in the second match. And in a ...

London, June 16 (IANS) Pakistan skipper Younis Khan called the extra scrutiny of the ball by umpires during their game against Ireland in World Twenty20 as "embarrassing." Umpires checked the ball after every over at the Lord's Monday following the unproven ball-tampering allegations raised by New Zealand against seamer Umar Gul. ...

London, June 15 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) said Monday it is yet to decide on the venues of the 2011 World Cup matches that were scheduled to be played in Pakistan, indicating these could be played outside the subcontinent. ICC had dropped Pakistan as a co-host of the ...

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 15 (IANS) Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam is disappointed at allegations of ball tampering in the team's six wicket win over New Zealand in the World Twenty20 at The Oval Saturday. It has now emerged that New Zealand team members spoke to match officials to verify if Umar ...

London, June 14 (IANS) Lancashire have confirmed that they are willing to stage Pakistan's "home" Test matches next summer. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) post terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in March, coupled with ongoing instability in Pakistan, has been looking for alternative venues for its ...

London, June 14 (IANS) Umar Gul became the first bowler in Twenty20 internationals to claim five wickets in an innings as a resurgent Pakistan fired on all cylinders to convincingly defeat New Zealand by six wickets in a World Twenty20 Group F Super Eights match at The Oval here Saturday ...

London, June 12 (IANS) Sri Lanka made a convincing start in the Super Eights of the World Twenty20 with a 19-run win over Pakistan at Lord's here Friday. Electing to bat, Sri Lanka limped to a modest 150 for seven in 20 overs but were hauled back into the match ...