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T20 a bowlers’ game: Sangakkara
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said Twenty20 cricket was now a bowlers’ game after his side were given a major scare by Ireland.
Fatigue no excuse for India
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni refused to blame a packed playing schedule for the defending champions World Twenty20 exit at the hands of England.
Indian boos fired England up
England captain Paul Collingwood said the boos of Indian supporters helped fire his team to victory on Sunday and send the defending champions crashing out.
India out of T20 World Cup
Defending champions India bowed out of the World Twenty20 after losing to hosts England by three runs in a key Super Eights match at a packed Lord’s on Sunday.
Smith confident SA will come close
South Africa captain Graeme Smith said his side were well- placed to triumph at the World Twenty20, after extending their unbeaten record at the tournament with a 20-run win over the West Indies.
Jayawardene outsmarts Irish
Sri Lanka preserved their unbeaten record at the World Twenty20 with a nine-run Super Eights win over Ireland at Lord’s yesterday — but only after they had been given a huge fright by the minnows.
T20 winners will owe success to stand-out spinners
Slow bowling has been a key weapon of the teams that look most likely to succeed in the World Twenty20 — and South Africa are one of the sides showing the way.
Gul takes five to destroy Black Caps
FAST bowler Umar Gul produced the best figures in a Twenty20 international as Pakistan played themselves back into contention in the World Twenty20 with a crushing six-wicket win over New Zealand in the late game at the Oval last night.
Cricket is leaving England behind
Previous England coaches have sugar-coated losses and talked up middling sides beyond their ability to deliver.
Parnell is Proteas star
Great knock by Windies’ Simmons not enough to stop SA’s march to victory.
Jayawardene outsmarts Irish
Sri Lanka preserved their unbeaten record at the World Twenty20 with a nine-run Super Eights win over Ireland at Lord’s yesterday — but only after they had been given a huge fright by the minnows.
Proteas see off England
Wayne Parnell led an inspired bowling and fielding performance as South Africa made an ideal start to the World Twenty20 Super Eights with a comprehensive seven-wicket win over England last night.
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Vettori matures into considerable cricketer
Daniel Vettori is a master of self-deprecation, a handy attribute for a captain of the New Zealand cricket team.
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