Jean-Paul Duminy struck a superb 99 as the Cape Cobras opened their campaign in the Champions League Twenty20 with a five-wicket win over the Royal Challengers in Bangalore. The Challengers had seemed to have half the battle won when Robin Uthappa (51) and Ross Taylor (53 not out) hammered half-centuries to power the home side [...]
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England slid to a four-wicket defeat as New Zealand reached the Champions Trophy semi-finals by winning Group B.
Already into the last four, England were put in on a pitch sharply varying in bounce and were 95-7 after 27 overs. Paul Collingwood hit three sixes in 40 but Grant Elliott took 4-31 as England were all [...]
India’s chances of qualifying for the Champions Trophy semi-final suffered a fatal blow after their crucial Group A match against Australia was called off due to heavy rains at the SuperSport Park in Centurian on Monday.
Heavy rains played spoilsport in a must-win game for India. It all now boils down to Wednesday, where Australia should [...]
Jesse Ryder smashed 74 with the aid of a runner to help New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs and keep alive their Champions Trophy semi-final hopes. Opener Ryder, who will play no further part in the tournament, suffered a groin injury during his innings but put on 125 with Brendon McCullum (46).
Martin Guptill [...]
Pakistan made it two wins from two in the Champions Trophy as Shoaib Malik’s masterful 128 set up a 54-run win over an out-of-sorts India in Centurion. The all-rounder made 128 in a massive 206-run partnership with Mohammad Yousuf (87) – a tournament record for any wicket – to help their side set a daunting [...]
Mitchell Johnson’s unbeaten 73 from 49 balls proved crucial as Australia beat a spirited West Indies by 50 runs in their opening Champions Trophy match.
On paper it looked like being a mismatch. On paper, it appears Australia had an easy 50-run victory. In reality there were several nervous periods for Ricky Ponting’s men throughout a [...]
England began their Champions Trophy campaign by beating Sri Lanka by six wickets in Group B on Friday. Chasing Sri Lanka’s 212 all out in 47.3 overs, England eased to 213 for four off 45 thanks to an unbeaten 62 from Eoin Morgan.
England won the toss and quickly reduced their opponents to 17-4 on a [...]
South Africa bounced back into contention for 2009 ICC Champions Trophy glory with a five-wicket triumph over New Zealand at SuperSport Park on Thursday.
Upset by Sri Lanka in the opening match of the ODI tournament two days ago, the Proteas had to win and did so with relative ease before a large, holiday crowd. New [...]
Pakistan made heavy weather of a five-wicket victory over West Indies in the Champions Trophy match in Johannesburg. Fast bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Umar Gul shared six wickets as Pakistan beat West Indies by five wickets in their Champions Trophy Group A match at the Wanderers on Wednesday.
West Indies, fielding a weakened line-up in the [...]
Tillakaratne Dilshan’s 106 inspired Sri Lanka to a 55-run (D/L Method) rain-affected win over Sri Lanka in the opening Group B match in the Champions Trophy.
Graeme Smith’s decision to field in the Champions Trophy opener backfired and the world was again witness to why South Africa’s ability in major tournaments has long been questioned. A [...]
Sachin Tendulkar hit 138 to set India on their way to beat Sri Lanka in the final of the triangular one-day international series in Colombo.
India beat Sri Lanka by 46 runs
India Innings
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Dravid
c Dilshan
b Jayasuriya
39
56
2
1
Tendulkar
lbw
b Mendis
138
133
10
1
Dhoni
c Kandamby
b Malinga
56
62
3
0
Yuvraj
not out
56
41
6
1
Y Pathan
c Kapugedera
b Thushara
0
1
0
0
Raina
c Kulasekara
b Thushara
8
6
1
0
Kohli
not out
2
2
0
0
Extras
1nb 18w 1b
20
Total
for 5
319
(50.0 ovs)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Kulasekara
8.0
0
38
0
Thushara
10.0
0
71
2
Malinga
10.0
0
81
1
Mendis
10.0
0
70
1
Jayasuriya
9.0
0
43
1
Mathews
3.0
0
15
0
Fall of wicket
95
Dravid
205
Dhoni
276
Tendulkar
277
Y Pathan
302
Raina
Sri Lanka Innings
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Dilshan
b Harbhajan
42
29
9
0
Jayasuriya
c Nehra
b [...]
Seamer Angelo Mathews took 6-20 as Sri Lanka thrashed India by 139 runs in the triangular one-day series in Colombo.
Sri Lanka beat India by 139 runs
Sri Lanka Innings
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Dilshan
c Dhoni
b I Sharma
23
27
4
0
Jayasuriya
lbw
b Nehra
98
79
13
0
M Jayawardene
st Dhoni
b Y Pathan
17
24
2
0
Sangakkara
lbw
b Harbhajan
5
14
0
0
Mathews
st Dhoni
b Raina
19
37
1
0
Kandamby
not out
91
73
11
0
Kapugedera
run out
36
43
2
0
Kulasekara
not out
3
4
0
0
Extras
1nb 10w 4lb
15
Total
for 6
307
(50.0 ovs)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Nehra
9.0
0
62
1
RP Singh
8.0
0
58
0
I Sharma
10.0
0
67
1
Harbhajan
10.0
1
37
1
Y Pathan
7.0
0
45
1
Yuvraj
3.0
0
20
0
Raina
3.0
0
14
1
Fall of wicket
57
Dilshan
94
M Jayawardene
102
Sangakkara
172
Jayasuriya
176
Mathews
259
Kapugedera
India Innings
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Karthik
c Sangakkara
b Thushara
16
23
2
0
Tendulkar
c [...]
Thilan Samaraweera’s maiden century and four wickets from Lasith Malinga helped Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 97 runs in the triangular one-day series.
Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat.
Sri Lanka Innings
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Dilshan
b Tuffey
4
6
1
0
Jayasuriya
c Butler
b Bond
7
20
0
0
M Jayawardene
c Taylor
b Bond
0
2
0
0
Sangakkara
c Oram
b Butler
18
47
1
0
Samaraweera
b Butler
104
124
10
0
Kandamby
c Taylor
b [...]
Pakistan, who fell agonizingly short in 2007 and have been through so much strife as a country in the two years since, have pulled off a magnificent victory.
PAKISTAN WON BY EIGHT WICKETS AND WIN THE ICC T20 WORLD CUP 2009.
Sri Lanka Innings
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Dilshan
c Hasan
b Aamer
0
5
0
0
Jayasuriya
b Razzaq
17
10
2
1
Mubarak
c Hasan
b Razzaq
0
2
0
0
Sangakkara
not out
64
52
7
0
M Jayawardene
c Misbah
b Razzaq
1
4
0
0
Silva
c Saeed Ajmal
b Umar Gul
14
19
2
0
Udana
b [...]
Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 57 runs at the Brit Oval today .
West Indies won the toss and decided to field
Sri Lanka Innings : 158 for 5 (20.0 overs)
West Indies Innings : 101 all out (17.4 overs)
Sri Lanka Innings
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Dilshan
not out
96
57
12
2
Jayasuriya
c Taylor
b DJ Bravo
24
37
3
0
Sangakkara
c Pollard
b DJ Bravo
0
2
0
0
M Jayawardene
c Chanderpaul
b Pollard
2
3
0
0
Silva
c Ramdin
b Benn
11
12
2
0
Mubarak
c Sammy
b [...]