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Hosts Sri Lanka today pulled off a nail-biting victory over a spirited New Zealand via the Super Over after their opening 'Super Eight' match of the ICC World Twenty20 saw fortunes fluctuating from one team to the other till the very end, here. With both teams tied at 174 after the end of their innings, the result was decided with the help of a Super over. Sri Lanka batsmen Mahela Jayawardene

PALLEKELE (SRI LANKA), September 27: A little-known Johnson Charles scored his maiden half-century while big-hitting Chris Gayle too made a quick-fire fifty to propel West Indies to a competitive 179 for five against England in a Super Eights match of the ICC World Twenty20 in Pallekele on Thursday. After an incredibly slow start, Charles used his long handle to great effect to notch up his

Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram has thrown his weight behind off-colour Virender Sehwag, saying skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni must trust the India opener's abilities. "Sehwag's position in the batting line-up is a no brainer. Dhoni has to trust Sehwag's abilities," Akram said on the eve of India's World Twenty20 match against Australia. The former speedster referred to Mike Hussey's

Australia know exactly what Virender Sehwag is all about and how lethal he can be. The 195 he scored at the MCG in the third Test on Boxing Day in 2003 still serves as an ugly reminder. But while Sehwag has been awesome, he has also been awful. In the last Test series Down Under, he got out many times playing the cut shot or perishing caught at point, despite two fielders being stationed at that

Sri Lanka’s star batsmen Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara are renowned for dishing out great knocks in cricket. Now the pair are also being celebrated for serving up some really tasty culinary dishes. The two icons of Sri Lankan cricket have joined forces to start a restaurant called Ministry of Crab in Colombo. A T20 World Cup volunteer guided me to the restaurant, declaring while giving

Colombo, September 26: Riding on their huge win over England in the group stages of the ongoing ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, India jumped four places to claim the third position in the Reliance ICC T20 Championship table, which was released today. India spanked defending champions England by 90 runs in a Group A match, which propelled Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men to 116 rating points. The

There were no jitters for the big teams in the first round of the World Twenty20, as all eight of them cruised into the Super Eights starting from Thursday. Afghanistan, Ireland, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh failed to spring a surprise before bowing out in the group stage. With the Super Eights split into two groups, Group 2 looks marginally more challenging, with South Africa, Australia and former

Pakistan opener Imran Nazir smashed 72 off 36 balls to lead his team into the Super Eight stage at the World Twenty20 with an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday. Bangladesh needed to win by at least 36 runs to knock out Pakistan in the final Group D match, and Shakib Al Hasan's 84 off 54 balls in a total of 175 for 6 raised hopes an upset was possible. But they were dashed by

Ireland’s worst fears came true as their remote hopes of qualifying to the Super Eight stage were washed away after torrential downpour forced the abandonment of their shootout against the West Indies here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Monday night. Coming into Group B’s final encounter with a loss each at the hands of Australia, it was a must win match for both the West Indies and Ireland to

It hasn't been easy being Harbhajan Singh over the last one year. From being the one who was supposed to carry the mantle of spin bowling from Anil Kumble' the 32-year-old off-spinner was reduced instead to a journeyman. Not many were positive about a comeback. His former captain, Sourav Ganguly, though kept saying that the feisty Sardar was the kind of bowler he would always want in the XI