NEWS ALERT

NEWS UPDATE : Asian Cricket Third Sri Lanka-Pakistan ODI abandoned due to rain COLOMBO: The third One-day International between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was abandoned due to rain here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. The umpires made this decision after consulting ... Australia want to master all forms of game: Clarke SYDNEY: Australia's limited-overs tour of England and Ireland represents the start of a two-year campaign to make them the top nation in all three forms of the game, captain Michael Clarke said ... Bopara glad to be back for England SOUTHAMPTON, England: Ravi Bopara is eager to make up for lost times as he tries to revive his ... South Africa name unchanged squad for England series JOHANNESBURG: South Africa have kept faith with a winning formula by naming an unchanged squad for the three-Test series in England starting next month, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on ...


Tuesday, August 09, 2011

BANGLADESH TOUR TO ZIMBABWE

   BANGLADESH TOUR TO ZIMBABWE Date Local GMT Match Details Venue Aug 4, 2011 09:30 07:30 Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, 1st Test Harare Aug 12, 2011 09:00 07:00 Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI Harare Aug 14, 2011 09:00 07:00 Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, 2nd ODI Harare Aug 16, 2011 09:00 07:00 Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh,...

NBP win first match of Corporate T20 Night Cup

KARACHI: Aug 7: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) held their nerves to clinch a narrow five-run victory over PIA in the opening match of the inaugural Cool & Cool Corporate T20 Night Cup at the Moin Khan Academy (DHA Sports Club) in the early hours of Sunday.NBP, batting first after skipper Kamran Akmal won the toss, were all out for 158 on the final ball of their...

India block Pakistan-born Usman Khawaja’s visa

SYDNEY: Pakistan-born Australian batsman Usman Khawaja on Tuesday said he was being refused a visa into India for next month’s Champions League Twenty20 tournament because of his country of birth.Khawaja vented his anger on social media site Twitter, saying India’s visa department “need to sort their issues out “Refusing to let me travel to India as an Australian, because...

Opportunity for Sri Lanka to become number-one ranked ODI side

Sri Lanka will go top of the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table for the first time in its proud history if it beats Australia by 4-1 or better in the five-match ODI series which begins at Pallekele International Stadium from Wednesday.Four-time world champion Australia, which has been holding the top spot since September 2009, currently sits on 130 ratings points and...

Dockrell helps Ireland book berth for ICC U19 CWC

n Australia.Ireland beat Namibia in the game replayed during the day, following a washout on Sunday, at the Coleraine Cricket ClubNamibia batted first and posted a healthy 245 for nine in its 50 overs. Pelham Myburgh (66: 111b, 4x4) and Gert Lotter (57: 43b, 7x4) played handy knocks to help Namibia reach a competitive total. For the home team, skipper George Dockrell bowled...

Buoyant England eye top ranking

A rampant England team brimming with confidence go into the third test against India on Wednesday primed to claim the victory that would secure the world number one ranking from their opponents.England, 2-0 up in the four-match series, will be without prolific batsman Jonathan Trott because of a shoulder injury, while India will miss their two most experienced bowlers,...

One Day International

This article is about the ruleset for men's cricket. For the similar ruleset for women's cricket, see Women's One-day International cricket. A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, in which a fixed number of overs, usually 50, but in the past 40, 45 or 60 overs, are played between two teams with international status. The Cricket World Cup is played...

ICC World Twenty20

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Mendis makes T20 history as Sri Lanka win series 2-0

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: Ajantha Mendis became the first bowler to bag six wickets in a Twenty20 international as Sri Lanka clinched the series 2-0 against Australia with an eight-run win in the second match Monday.The unorthodox spinner finished with 6-16 off four overs as Australia lost their way after an explosive start provided by Shane Watson, who hammered a 24-ball...

Shoaib Malik, Kamran dropped from central contracts

LAHORE: Pakistan on Monday dropped under-scrutiny former captain Shoaib Malik, wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria from the list of players awarded contracts The six-month contracts for 23 players from June to December this year, were not accompanied by pay rises.Malik, 28, Kamran, 29 and Kaneria, 30 were not considered for central contracts...

Sri Lanka elect to bat against Australia in 2nd T20I

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan elected to bat after winning the toss against Australia in the second and final Twenty20 match at the Pallekele International Stadium on Monday.Sri Lanka made two changes from the side that won the opening match by 35 runs, bringing in Thisara Perera and Ajantha Mendis in place of pacemen Dhammika Prasad and...