Misbah guides Pakistan to series-clinching victory

Updated at: 0253 PST,  Friday, April 29, 2011 BRIDGETOWN: Misbah-ul-Haq dug deep and dragged Pakistan to a series-clinching, three-wicket victory over West Indies in the third One-day International of the best of five match series here on Thursday. Misbah led the way with four fours and one six in an unbeaten 62 from 109 balls, Hammad Azam supported with 36, and Umar...

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Tiwary, Lee shape Kolkata win

Updated at: 0012 PST,  Thursday, April 28, 2011 NEW DELHI: Manoj Tiwary scored an unbeaten half-century to set up a thrilling 17-run win for Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match against Delhi Daredevils on Thursday.Tiwary hit three sixes and two fours in his 47-ball knock to take Kolkata to 148-7 before Delhi were restricted to 131-9 in 20 overs...

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Pakistan bowl out Windies for 171

Updated at: 2334 PST,  Thursday, April 28, 2011 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Saeed Ajmal and Wahab Riaz enhanced Pakistan's chances of a series-clinching victory in the rain-affected third one-day International against West Indies here on Thursday.Ajmal captured three for 29 from 8.4 overs, and Wahab took three for 38 from eight overs, as Pakistan dismissed their hosts for...

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3rd ODI: Pakistan elect to field against Windies

Updated at: 2041 PST,  Thursday, April 28, 2011 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi won the toss and elected to field against West Indies in the rain-affected third one-day International at Kensington Oval here on Thursday.Pakistan are playing an unchanged line-up, but West Indies have made two changes, replacing Anthony Martin and wicketkeeper/batsman...

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Rain delays start of West Indies, Pakistan ODI

Updated at: 2010 PST,  Thursday, April 28, 2011 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Pakistan suffered a setback in their bid for a series-clinching victory in the third One-day International against West Indies here at Kensington Oval Thursday.Rain delayed the start of the match on the day that the island celebrates their national heroes, including legendary former West Indies...

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Pakistan, West Indies third ODI today

Updated at: 1524 PST,  Thursday, April 28, 2011 BRIDGETOWN: The third ODI between Pakistan and West Indies is taking place today (Thursday) in Barbados, Geo News reported. Pakistan lead ODI series by 2-0.Pakistani team is hopeful to keep the lead in ODI series by beating West Indies today.By winning today’s match, Pakistan would retain winning streak against West...

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Let ICC decide legality of ‘Doosra’: Iqbal Qasim

KARACHI: Former Pakistan spiner Iqbal Qasim reckons that calling the ‘Doosra’ an illegal delivery during a Pakistan match isn’t right since off-spiners all over the world have now started mastering its art.Qasim’s claims come after former West Indian pacer and commentator Michael Holding said that the Doosra could not be bowled legally during the second One-day International...

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Shehzad hails Afridi as Pakistan sight series win

BRIDGETOWN: Ahmed Shehzad has thanked the Pakistan management team for showing confidence in him following his World Cup calamity which almost cost him a trip to the Caribbean. The 19-year-old opening batsman was speaking after he made 102 – his second One-day International – to lead Pakistan to a seven-wicket victory over West Indies on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in the...

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Rankings system stumps Afridi

KARACHI: Pakistan take on the West Indies in the third One-Day International (ODI) today with more than just the series win in mind.The visitors lead the five-match series 2-0 and victory in Bridgetown will mean Pakistan remain undefeated in the last five series between the two sides. But the fact that it does not earn Pakistan a single rating point in the International...

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India double cash bonus for Cup winners

Updated at: 1804 PST,  Wednesday, April 27, 2011 MUMBAI: India's cricket chiefs on Wednesday doubled the cash bonus for each member of the World Cup winning team amid reports that the players had complained about being poorly rewarded. "The cash incentive to the members of the World Cup winning Indian team has been increased from 10 million rupees ($225,000) per...

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Nabbed bookies 'threatened' Zulqarnain

Updated at: 1508 PST,  Wednesday, April 27, 2011 SIALKOT: Police said Wednesday that arrested bookmakers had confessed to being behind death threats to former national wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider.The 25-year-old abandoned the team in Dubai last November and fled to London, saying he had received death threats from bookies who wanted him to fix a match.Haider said...

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Fletcher new India coach

Updated at: 1501 PST,  Wednesday, April 27, 2011 MUMBAI: Former England cricket coach Duncan Fletcher was appointed to the high-pressure post of India coach on Wednesday, less than one month after the country won the World Cup on home soil.India had been on the look-out to replace South African Gary Kirsten who stepped down from the role following his success in guiding...

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Malinga defends Sri Lanka Test retirement

Updated at: 1942 PST,  Tuesday, April 26, 2011 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga on Tuesday brushed aside criticism that he quit Test cricket to be able to make quick money from tournaments such as the Indian Premier League.The injury-prone bowler invited controversy when he made himself unavailable for Tests during a forthcoming tour of England because of...

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Shehzad century steers Pakistan to victory

Updated at: 0236 PST,  Tuesday, April 26, 2011 GROS ISLET: Opener Ahmed Shehzad struck his second one-day international hundred to anchor Pakistan to a confident seven-wicket victory over West Indies on Monday.Shehzad hit seven fours and one six in his 102 from 148 balls as Pakistan successfully chased 221 for victory in the second ODI at the Beausejour Cricket Ground.Umar...

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Pakistan bowl out Windies for 220 runs

 Updated at: 2224 PST,  Monday, April 25, 2011 GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia: Pakistan spinners Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Hafeez and skipper Shahid Afridi restricted West Indies to a modest 220 all out in the second one-day international on Monday. The three exploited another docile Beausejour Cricket Ground pitch after Pakistan, who won the first game on Saturday by...

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Pakistan win toss, put Windies into bat in 2nd ODI

Updated at: 1839 PST,  Monday, April 25, 2011 GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi won the toss and elected to field against West Indies in the second One-day International on Monday at Beausejour Cricket Ground here.Pakistan are unchanged, but West Indies have brought leg-spinner Anthony Martin in for his international debut to replace fast bowler...

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Zulqarnain Haider returns

Updated at: 1502 PST,  Monday, April 25, 2011 ISLAMABAD: Runaway former wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider returned home from Britain on Monday after receiving government assurances about the safety of his family.Haider, who turned 25 on Saturday, fled the Pakistan team's hotel in Dubai on November 8 for the United Kingdom after saying he had received demands that he...

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Zulqarnain leaves London, heads back to Pakistan

Updated at: 0404 PST,  Monday, April 25, 2011 LONDON:Former wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has left London to return to Pakistan, Geo News reported. He would arrive in Islamabad on Monday morning.The wicketkeeper stunned the cricket world last November when he fled the team hotel in Dubai during series against South Africa. He spent nearly six months in England. On...

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Mumbai beat Deccan by 37 runs

Updated at: 2105 PST,  Sunday, April 24, 2011  HYDERABAD, India: Mumbai Indians gifted birthday boy and skipper Sachin Tendulkar a 37-run victory in an Indian Premier League match against Deccan Chargers on Sunday.Middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma and fast bowler Lasith Malinga were the stars of Mumbai's fifth win in six matches of the Twenty20 tournament.Sharma...

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Hafeez repaying Afridi's confidence in him

Updated at: 1748 PST,  Sunday, April 24, 2011 GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia: Mohammad Hafeez said he has drawn on the confidence placed in him by Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, particularly when he had been given a chance to bowl in recent matches.Hafeez was speaking after he earned the Man-of-the-Match award in the first One-day International against West Indies, which...

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IPL: Delhi post exciting win over Punjab

Updated at: 1709 PST,  Sunday, April 24, 2011 NEW DELHI: Kings XI Punjab's Shaun Marsh smashed 95 off just 46 balls, but failed to stop Delhi Daredevils from posting a 29-run win in an Indian Premier League match on Saturday.The Australian hit six sixes and nine fours as Delhi stopped Punjab at 202-6 after scoring 231-4 -- the highest total of this year's tournament...

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Talha eyes comeback to Pak team after successful domestic season

Pakistani pacer Mohammad Talha has expressed hope that his successful season in domestic cricket will impress the selection committee and earn him a much awaited recall to the national team.Pakistan's limited-overs squad for the Caribbean tour includes five players yet to play for the senior team- wicketkeeper Mohammad Salman, batsman Usman Salahuddin, allrounder Hammad...

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Afridi happy with all-round performance

Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has said that it was "good cricket all around" for his team, which registered a comfortable eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the first one-day international (ODI) of the five-match series on Saturday."I was very happy when West Indies won the toss and chose to bat because I thought the pitch would help our spinners,"...

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Apr 23, 2011 Mohammad Salman celebrates the run-out of Darren Bravo © AFP Apr 23, 2011 Mohammad Hafeez steers one through the off side during his fifty © AFP Apr 23, 2011 West Indies seamers' had a tough day in the field against Pakistan © AFP Apr 23, 2011 Misbah-ul-Haq top-scored in Pakistan's...

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