A spate of injuries forced New Zealand to call up Aaron Redmond to their World Twenty20 squad at short notice and throw him into action straightaway against Ireland in their Super Eights’ opener at Trent Bridge. He answered their call with an astonishing innings, piercing gaps in the infield with pinpoint accuracy to blast 63 [...]
The Super Eights are finally here, and Australia is the only significant absentee, having been humbled after back-to-back defeats by West Indies and Sri Lanka in the Group of Death. Bangladesh is the other seeded team to not make it through to the final 8, with their spot being filled in by Ireland.
Ireland have done [...]
Watson to face
Dave Warner to face the first ball I think. It’s quite
breezy out there - could help Sri Lanka’s swingers, in a manner of speaking.
Angelo Mathews to open the bowling.
Anthem watch 2 The Husseys are in good voice, both
smiling - points for them. Nothing from Hauritz, even less from Watson. This is
a [...]
As cricket’s newest format, the Twenty20 game has made many of the world’s top players rich beyond their dreams through contracts with Indian-based franchises.
That it might also expose them to embarrassment by the game’s lower orders when playing for their national teams was one of the lessons of the first two days of the World [...]
Photo Album of the 7th match of ICC T20 cricket world cup between Ireland and Bangladesh
Toss: Ireland will have a bowl.
William Porterfield: "They keep coming at you. It’s not
going to be a easy game but we are up for it and ready to go. It’s not a bad
pitch, might turn out later but I don’t think it’s going to play a [...]
Bangladesh innings (20 overs maximum)
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
Tamim Iqbal
run out (†NJ O’Brien/McCallan)
22
38
28
2
0
78.57
9.1 McCallan to Mahmudullah, Tamim is run out! Comedy of errors. It was turned to the on side and there is confusion right away. Yes and no. The keeper rushes out, picks the ball and darts it to the bowler. More drama. Tamim loses the bat and [...]
O’Brien brothers — Niall and Kevin’s scintillating knocks fashioned Ireland’s six-wicket victory over Bangladesh and propelled them to the Super Eight stage of the ICC Twenty20 Championship, here today.
Niall blasted a 25-ball 40, studded with three fours and as many sixes while Kevin fired an unbeaten 17-ball 39, smashing four fours and a couple of [...]
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Photo Album of the 4th match of Group A Bangladesh v India
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India innings (20 overs maximum)
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
G Gambhir
c Shakib Al Hasan b Naeem Islam
50
70
46
4
0
108.69
16.6 Gambhir falls. He chipped down the track and tried to lift it over cover but couldn’t clear the fielder stationed there. 140/3
RG Sharma
b Shakib Al Hasan
36
34
23
3
2
156.52
7.2 Shakib Al Hasan, the No 1 ODI allrounder in the game, does the [...]
