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Colombo, October 2: Pakistan spinners made life miserable for Australian batsmen as they kept their semi-final hopes alive with a 32-run win in their final Super Eights match of the ICC World Twenty20, but that could not prevent the Aussies from reaching the last-four stage here today. Chasing a target of 150, Pakistan's spin trio of Raza Hassan, Mohammed Hafeez and Saeed Ajmal restricted the

Lasith Malinga blew away the England top-order by dismissing three batsmen in a single over as Sri Lanka defeated the defending champions by 19 runs in their last Super Eight match to qualify for the semifinals of the World Twenty20 along with the West Indies, here today. England needed to chase the 170-run target in less than 13 overs to qualify for the semifinals but paceman Malinga's

The West Indies kept their World Twenty20 semi-final hopes alive by knocking out New Zealand via the Super Over after their crucial Super Eights match ended in a tie at Pallekele International Stadium here Monday. Defending a paltry total of 139 all out, the West Indies churned out a disciplined bowling performance with Sunil Narine (3/20) showing the way to restrict the New Zealand to 139 for

Annihilated by India in their second Super Eight match, an inconsistent Pakistan face with a do-or-die situation and need nothing less than a big win when they take on a rampaging Australia in the ICC World Twenty20 here on Tuesday. Pakistan will have to pick up the pieces from their all-round failure against the arch-rivals and come up with an inspired performance against the unbeaten Australian

Colombo, October 1: All praise for Yuvraj Singh's small but notable contributions in India's World Twenty20 campaign so far, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the all-rounder, who returned to cricket after beating cancer, is an indispensable part of his T20 line-up. Yuvraj, playing his first international event after recovering from a rare germ cell cancer, has been in decent form both with the

New Delhi, October 1: Finding form in cricket is tough. To maintain form is tougher still. For Virat Kohli though, hard-work and a calm approach makes being consistently brilliant, childishly simple. With more than 25 per cent runs scored by all Indian batsmen in international cricket this year to his credit and part-time bowling that is furthering his prospects, Kohli rushed past Pakistan on

New Delhi, September 30: Virat Kohli scored a fine 78 to guide India to a convincing eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the Super Eight game and keep their semifinals hope alive in the Twenty20 World Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. India attained 129-run target in just 17 overs with Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh unbeaten on 78 and 19 respectively. Kohli and Yuvraj put on an

Former Pakistan spinner Abdul Qadir has asked Pakistan to take advantage of "internal politics" in the Indian cricket team when they clash with the arch-rivals in a crucial Super Eight match of the World Twenty20. Qadir felt all was not well with the Indian team as it looks skipper Mahendra Singh is not getting along with opener Virender Sehwag. "I don't like to comment on internal matters of

Colombo, September 30: Having crashed out of the tournament without a single win in the Super Eight stages of the last two editions in England and the West Indies, MS Dhoni and company began in a similar fashion, losing their Group 2 opening match to Australia here at the R Premadasa stadium on Friday. The defeat was as demoralising as it was morale-boosting against England only a few days ago in

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels India are missing a tearaway pacer in the ongoing World Twenty20 and should try Ashok Dinda in their remaining Super Eight matches given that spearhead Zaheer Khan is not in the best of form. "India is definitely missing a genuine quick bowler," Akram wrote. "Look how Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc made an impact even on the slow deck in Colombo. How about