West Indies openers Chris Gayle and Andre Fletcher put on 133 in 69 balls on Saturday to steer their team to a seven-wicket win over Australia in the Twenty20 World Cup.
West Indies openers Chris Gayle and Andre Fletcher put on 133 in 69 balls on Saturday to steer their team to a seven-wicket win over Australia in the Twenty20 World Cup.
New Zealand romped to a seven-wicket victory over Scotland in a rain-shortened Twenty20 World Cup group D match at the Oval on Saturday.
England captain Paul Collingwood insisted his side were “still in the tournament” after their stunning four-wicket loss to minnows the Netherlands in Friday’s ICC World Twenty20 opener here at Lord’s.
Netherlands captain Jeroen Smits insisted there was more to come from his side after they’d only been “okay” in beating England in the World Twenty20 opener - one of the all-time great shock cricket wins.
LONDON - England’s leading batsman Kevin Pietersen pulled out of the opening Twenty20 World Cup match against the Netherlands on Friday because of an Achilles tendon injury.
NOTTINGHAM - India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni took the unusual step on Friday of leading his team into a news conference where he publicly denied reports of a rift between himself and Virender Sehwag.
Former England captain Mike Atherton summed up the feelings of shocked fans after the side’s stunning four-wicket loss to rank outsiders the Netherlands in the World Twenty20 opener here at Lord’s.
BRISBANE - Disgraced cricketer Andrew Symonds arrived here Saturday saying he had “a fair bit to consider” after being ordered home from Australia’s tour to England on disciplinary grounds.
LONDON - Old-timers in the Lord’s Pavilion are used to hearing a variety of sounds - the smack of leather on willow as the batsman plays a shot and polite applause if the stroke reaches the boundary.
The Netherlands enjoyed their greatest day in international cricket as they stunningly beat hosts England by four wickets in the opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 here at Lord’s on Friday.