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Netherlands oust Ireland in sixes feast 22 Mar 2014 - 07:02 am

SYLHET, Bangladesh:The Netherlands smashed the record for most sixes in an innings on their way to upsetting Ireland in Sylhet yesterday, romping into...

Top seeds take centre stage 20 Mar 2014 - 10:24 pm

Indian player Yuvraj Singh checks his helmet during a practice session at The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, yesterday. India plays against...

Bangladesh qualify for Super-10 stage 20 Mar 2014 - 10:22 pm

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh: Bangladesh sneaked into the Super-10 stage of the World Twenty20 despite losing to minnows Hong Kong by two wickets in their...

T20: Strong Ireland send UAE out; Zimbabwe alive 20 Mar 2014 - 09:32 am

Zimbabwe players celebrate after the dismissal of unseen Netherlands batsman Michael Swart during the ICC T20 World Cup qualifying match at Sylhet International...

Dutch player accuses team of cheating in World T20 18 Mar 2014 - 08:59 am

Sri Lankan players celebrate after winning the warm up cricket match against India during the ICC World Twenty20 tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National...

Jayawardene to follow Sangakkara in T20 exit 18 Mar 2014 - 08:58 am

DHAKA: Top Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene (pictured), said yesterday he would retire from international Twenty20 cricket after this month’s World Cup in...

Stirling’s 60 brings Ireland last-ball win over Zimbabwe 18 Mar 2014 - 08:58 am

SYLHET, Bangladesh: Opener Paul Stirling smashed 60 off 34 balls to set Ireland up for a last-ball victory over Zimbabwe in their first-round...

Pakistan win warm-up tie against New Zealand 18 Mar 2014 - 08:57 am

DHAKA: The Pakistani cricket team defeated New Zealand by six wickets, with one ball remaining in a warm up match ahead of the...

World T20: Hosts Bangladesh thrash Afghanistan in opener 17 Mar 2014 - 10:44 am

Bangladesh batsman Anamul Haque celebrates team’s victory at the ICC World Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka yesterday....

Nepal rout Hong Kong in clash of debutants 17 Mar 2014 - 10:43 am

Nepal cricketer Basant Regmi (centre) reacts after the dismissal of Hong Kong cricketer Nizakat Khan during the ICC Twenty20 World Cup second qualifying...

Sangakkara to quit T20 after world meet 17 Mar 2014 - 10:42 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara (pictured), will retire from Twenty20 internationals after the ongoing World T20 in Bangladesh, the veteran left-hander told a...

Australia, Sri Lanka eye elusive Twenty20 title 15 Mar 2014 - 06:34 am

Australia players celebrate the dismissal of South Africa’s AB de Villiers after he was caught out by Brad Hogg (centre) during the final...

Afridi hopes to regain fitness ahead of T20 World Cup 14 Mar 2014 - 06:30 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi (pictured) said yesterday he was hopeful of a quick recovery from injury in time for the World...

Bangladesh asks fertiliser factories to shut for T20 14 Mar 2014 - 06:29 am

DHAKA: Authorities in cricket-crazy Bangladesh yesterday asked fertiliser factories to halt production in a bid to divert gas supply to power plants and...

Hodge sees Australia home 14 Mar 2014 - 06:29 am

DURBAN, South Africa: Brad Hodge hit two sixes in the last over as Australia clinched a five-wicket win in a helter-skelter second Twenty20...

IPL begins in UAE, to finish off in India 13 Mar 2014 - 01:27 am

Mumbai: The Indian Premier League (IPL), scheduled from April 16 to June 1, will be co-hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and...

T20: West Indies beat England to win series 13 Mar 2014 - 01:13 am

BRIDGETOWN: West Indies rallied from a middle-order wobble to romp to a series-clinching five-wicket victory over England in the second Twenty20 International of...

Akram tips Pakistan among favourites in World Twenty20 12 Mar 2014 - 12:10 am

Former Pakistan cricket captain and legendary paceman Wasim Akram during a diabetic awareness programme event in Karachi yesterday. KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain and...