ICC announces public ballot process for CWC tickets

Updated at: 0925 PST,  Monday, February 28, 2011 The ICC today announced the process for the public sale of tickets for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-finals in Colombo and Mohali on 29 and 30 March, respectively and the final to be held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 2 April. When the tickets were initially programmed to go on sale on 21 February the demand...

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Qualifying begins for World Twenty20

Updated at: 0925 PST,  Monday, February 28, 2011 While Associate nations ponder a future that may not include being part of the World Cup, some of the game's least well-known nations take their first steps towards what they hope can ultimately be a place at the expanded 2012 World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.Although the 2015 World Cup is set to be trimmed to 10 teams this...

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Butt, Amir file appeals against bans

Updated at: 0925 PST,  Monday, February 28, 2011 Butt, Amir file appeals against bans Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir have filed appeals against their bans from the game with the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland.Butt and Amir, along with Mohammad Asif, were found guilty of orchestrating three pre-planned, deliberate no-balls during the Lord's...

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Zimbabwe win toss, bat against Canada

Updated at: 0903 PST,  Monday, February 28, 2011 NAGPUR: Zimbabwe skipper Elton Chigumbura won the toss and decided to bat in the World Cup Group A game against Canada on Monday.Both sides lost their opening matches, Zimbabwe going down by seven wickets to Australia here while Canada suffered a 210-run mauling in Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe Elton Chigumbura (capt),...

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Afridi, his team fined for slow over rate

Updated at: 1848 PST,  Sunday, February 27, 2011 NEW DELHI: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has been fined 20 percent of his match fee and his team mates will lose 10 percent for their slow over rate in Saturday's 11-run win against Sri Lanka, the ICC said on Sunday.Match referee Chris Broad imposed the fine after Pakistan were one over short of their target at the...

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High-scoring India-England match tied

Updated at: 2213 PST,  Sunday, February 27, 2011 BANGALORE: India and England tied a thrilling World Cup clash here on Sunday in a high-scoring match which yielded 676 runs and was adorned by blistering centuries from Sachin Tendulkar and Andrew Strauss here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.Chasing a huge target of 339 runs, England finished on 338 for eight...

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India plunder 338 against hapless England

Updated at: 1802 PST,  Sunday, February 27, 2011 BANGALORE: Indian batsmen ruthlessly punished England bowlers to amass 338 runs in 49.5 overs in their crucial Group B match of the ICC World Cup here at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.Winning the toss, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni decided to bat first on an easy batting wicket.Virender Sehwag and Sachin...

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Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka need Murali and Malinga to hit ground running

Updated at: 1652 PST,  Sunday, February 27, 2011 COLOMBO: If Sri Lanka are to have any chance of becoming the only Asian team to win two World Cups in the sub-continent, they need their two chief weapons, Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralitharan, to find their form -- fast.The co-hosts were one of the pre-tournament favourites to win the showpiece but Saturday's 11-run...

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Tendulkar smashes 47th ODI century

Updated at: 1643 PST,  Sunday, February 27, 2011 BANGALORE: Sachin Tendulkar smashed 47th century in his One-day International career, while playing against England in a Group B match of the ICC Cricket World Cup here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.Tendulkar who had made 28 against Bangladesh in the opening match of the tournament, completed the much awaited...

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India win toss, bat against England

Updated at: 1343 PST,  Sunday, February 27, 2011 BANGALORE: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and elected to bat against England in their crucial Group B match of the ICC World Cup here at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.India made one change from the team that beat fellow co-hosts Bangladesh by 87 runs in Dhaka, bringing in leg-spinner Piyush...

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Pakistan win crucial match against Sri Lanka

Updated at: 2218 PST,  Saturday, February 26, 2011 COLOMBO: Pakistan after a tough fight defeated Sri Lanka by 11 runs in their crucial Group A match in the ICC World Cup here at the Premadasa Stadium on Saturday.Shahid Afridi came up with another superb bowling performance after taking his first World Cup five-wicket haul in the previous match against Kenya. He captured...

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Pakistan send out warning with Cup win

Updated at: 0003 PST,  Sunday, February 27, 2011 NEW DELHI: Pakistan beat a powerful Sri Lankan side on Saturday for their second World Cup win, sending out an ominous statement of intent to their rivals as Bangalore geared up for the India-England showdown. A sell-out crowd of 35,000 packed the R. Premadasa stadium in Colombo to witness the much-anticipated Group...

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Pakistan set 278-run target for Sri Lanka

Updated at: 1755 PST,  Saturday, February 26, 2011 COLOMBO: Pakistan set a target of 278 runs for hosts Sri Lanka in their crucial Group A match of the ICC World Cup 2011 here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday.Batting on an easy wicket, Pakistan plundered 277 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 50 overs after captain Shahid Afridi won the toss.The...

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Pakistan win toss, elect to bat against Sri Lanka

Updated at: 1337 PST,  Saturday, February 26, 2011 COLOMBO: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in their crucial match in Group A of the ICC World Cup 2011 here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Saturday. Both teams are seeking their second win in the tournament as they have already won one match each by a huge margin:...

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Waqar hopeful to win against Sri Lanka

Updated at: 1121 PST,  Saturday, February 26, 2011 COLOMBO: Pakistan coach Waqar Younis played down the threat from Muttiah Muralitharan ahead of their crucial World Cup clash with Sri Lanka on Saturday, saying their batsmen had coped with him in the past. A capacity 35,000-crowd is expected to fill the Premadasa stadium in Colombo for the Group A match -- the...

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Jubilant Pakistan hope to down hosts today

Updated at: 0504 PST,  Saturday, February 26, 2011 COLOMBO: In Hambantota last Wednesday, it was child’s play for Pakistan as they toyed with minnows Kenya on their way to a 205-run triumph But fun time is over for the Greenshirts. They will have to raise their game to a higher level as they look to conquer Sri Lanka, one of the serious contenders for World Cup 2011.In...

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Exciting win for Bangladesh against Ireland

Updated at: 2117 PST,  Friday, February 25, 2011 DHAKA: Bangladesh stung flat-footed Ireland to resurrect their World Cup campaign with a 27-run victory in front of some 25,000 boisterous home fans on Friday.Bangladesh, bowled out for 205 after taking first strike in the day-night match, hit back to dismiss the leading non-Test nation for 178 in 45 overs at the packed...

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Aamer appeals to Arbitration Court for Sport

Updated at: 1932 PST,  Friday, February 25, 2011 LAHORE: Fast bowler Mohammad Aamer has appealed against the ICC ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport Aamer had been banned for five years in spot fixing case by the ICC anti-corruption tribunal in Doha Talking with Geo News, Aamer told that he has sent an appeal against the ICC verdict, through his lawyer Shahid...

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Ireland bowl out Bangladesh for 205

Updated at: 1734 PST,  Friday, February 25, 2011 DHAKA: Ireland bowled out Bangladesh for a modest 205 runs in their Group B clash on Friday as a sell-out home crowd of 25,000 looked on in stunned silence.Seamer Andre Botha picked up three wickets and George Dockrell and Trent Johnston claimed two each after the home side elected to take first strike on a slow pitch...

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Aussies record easy win against Kiwis

Updated at: 1618 PST,  Friday, February 25, 2011 NAGPUR: Defending champions Australia overpowered New Zealand by seven wickets for a 25th straight World Cup victory in a dominant display here at the Vidarbha Cricket Ground on Friday.Australia's fast bowlers, with Mitchell Johnson taking four wickets, led the way as New Zealand were bowled out for just 206 with nearly...

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Bangladesh bat against Ireland

Updated at: 1412 PST,  Friday, February 25, 2011 DHAKA: Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to bat in the World Cup Group B match against Ireland at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium on Friday.Bangladesh made one change from the side that lost their first match to India last week, bringing in experienced middle-order batsman Mohammad Ashraful in place...

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Aussies dismiss New Zealand for 206

Updated at: 1300 PST,  Friday, February 25, 2011 NAGPUR: New Zealand batsmen could not resist the pace attack by Australia and were all out for 206 runs in 45.1 overs in a World Cup Group A match here at the Vidarbha Cricket Ground on Friday.Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and invited New Zealand in the daytime match overshadowed by the devastating earthquake...

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Australia win toss, put New Zealand into bat

Updated at: 0843 PST,  Friday, February 25, 2011 NAGPUR: Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in a World Cup Group A match over shadowed by the devastating earthquake in Christchurch At least 113 people have been killed as a result of tremors in the New Zealand city and the teams wore black armbands and observed a minute's...

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Ten Doeschate's all-round show in vain

Updated at: 2131 PST,  Thursday, February 24, 2011 Ryan ten Doeschate's all-round show went in vain as Netherlands went down by six wickets to England in a Group B match in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur on Tuesday.Riding on ten Doeschate's 119 (110b, 9x4, 3x6), Netherlands posted 292 for 6 in its 50 overs. In its chase, England overhauled...

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South Africa players support young people affected by HIV

Updated at: 2131 PST,  Thursday, February 24, 2011 Ahead of their opening ICC Cricket World Cup match against West Indies in New Delhi, South Africa captain Graeme Smith and teammates took time out from training to interact with young people affected by HIV on Tuesday.As part of the global Think Wise partnership between ICC, UNAIDS and UNICEF which is raising awareness...

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Swann wants England to silence Indian crowd

Updated at: 2131 PST,  Thursday, February 24, 2011 Graeme Swann wants to silence the passionate home crowd when England face World Cup co-hosts India in Bangalore on Sunday. The Ashes-winning off-spinner returned to international action for the first time since the birth of his son with an impressive two for 35 during England's tournament-opening six-wicket win over...

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Bangladesh mull Ashraful option

Updated at: 2131 PST,  Thursday, February 24, 2011 Bangladesh are considering playing former captain Mohammad Ashraful in the key World Cup game against Ireland that could make or break the co-hosts' campaign.The right-hander, Bangladesh's most successful one-day batsman, was a surprise omission for their opening match last Friday which India won by 87 runs at the...

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Ponting reprimanded for ICC Code of Conduct breach

Updated at: 2131 PST,  Thursday, February 24, 2011 Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been reprimanded for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his team's ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 match against Zimbabwe in Ahmedabad.Ponting accepted the Level 1 charge and the proposed sanction from Roshan Mahanama of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees after an incident...

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De Villiers, Smith guide Protease to easy win

Updated at: 2131 PST,  Thursday, February 24, 2011 NEW DELHI: AB de Villiers and captain Graeme Smith guided South Africa to an easy seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in a World Cup Group B match here at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Thursday.Chasing a modest total of 223, South Africa lost two early wickets for only 20 runs. Kemar Roach got Hashim Amla...

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Debutant Tahir restricts West Indies to 222

Updated at: 1751 PST,  Thursday, February 24, 2011 NEW DELHI: Leg-spinner Imran Tahir snared four wickets on debut as South Africa bundled out the West Indies for 222 off 47.3 overs despite a fine 73 by Darren Bravo in a World Cup Group B match on Thursday.Tahir (4-41) was well supported by off-spinner Johan Botha who opened the attack and gave the Proteas key breakthroughs...

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South Africa win toss, put Windies into bat

Updated at: 1342 PST,  Thursday, February 24, 2011 NEW DELHI: South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to field in the World Cup Group B match against the West Indies at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Thursday.South Africa went in with three specialist spinners in Johan Botha, Robin Peterson and the uncapped Imran Tahir.The West Indies opted for just...

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First worth-watching match as SA take on WI

Updated at: 0225 PST,  Thursday, February 24, 2011 NEW DELHI: South Africa and West Indies are seeking to shed the weight of past foibles and forge new ground in this World Cup. For days now, both camps have been kept busy denying the pressure of expectation. For Graeme Smith's men, it has been a constant attempt to talk down the tag of being nervous wrecks at the...

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Score Alert

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First worth-watching match as SA take on WI

Updated at: 0225 PST,  Thursday, February 24, 2011 NEW DELHI: South Africa and West Indies are seeking to shed the weight of past foibles and forge new ground in this World Cup. For days now, both camps have been kept busy denying the pressure of expectation. For Graeme Smith's men, it has been a constant attempt to talk down the tag of being nervous wrecks at the...

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Cricket World Cup: Pakistan grapple with Sri Lanka M-factor

Updated at: 0930 PST,  Thursday, February 24, 2011 COLOMBO: Pakistan will look to blunt Lasith Malinga and wily off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan in their Group A encounter against Sri Lanka on Saturday, with captain Shahid Afridi confident of a win.Co-hosts Sri Lanka, champions in 1996, and 1992 winners Pakistan are off to flying starts in the tournament with convincing...

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Pakistan crush Kenya to make flying start in WC

Updated at: 2049 PST,  Wednesday, February 23, 2011 HAMBANTOTA: Pakistan outclassed Kenya by a huge margin of 205 runs in their opening World Cup Group A match here at the Mahinda Rajapakse Stadium on Wednesday.Set an improbable target of 318 runs, Kenya were bundled out for a mere 112 runs in 33.1 overs.Captain Shahid Afridi was the main destroyer capturing five wickets...

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Sri Lanka eye return to Pakistan

Updated at: 1528 PST,  Wednesday, February 23, 2011 HAMBANTOTA: Pakistan's cricketing isolation could end in October if Sri Lanka, who were targeted in a deadly terror attack in Lahore two years ago, agree to tour the troubled country Sri Lankan officials said Wednesday they were in talks with the International Cricket Council's Pakistan Task Team (PTT) to explore...

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Kamran, Younis fight for Pak recovery

Updated at: 1604 PST,  Wednesday, February 23, 2011 HAMBANTOTA: After losing two early wickets for just 12 runs, Pakistan are fighting hard for recovery in Group A match of the ICC World Cup 2011 here at the Mahinda Rajapakse stadium on Wednesday.Wicketkeeper batsman Kamran Akmal and veteran batsman Younis Khan are batting on 41 and 28, respectively as Both the experienced...

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