BANGALORE: Yuvraj Singh became the first player in the World Cup to take five wickets and score a half century as India saw off a tenacious fight from Ireland to post a five-wicket victory in a Group B contest here Sunday. Yuvraj (5-31) took his maiden five-wicket haul with India bowling out Ireland for 207. …
NAGPUR: A gutsy-half century from Nathan McCullum guided New Zealand to 206 against Australia in a World Cup Group A match here Friday. Nathan (52) and captain Daniel Vettori (44) added a valuable 54 runs for the eighth wicket that helped New Zealand recover from a precarious 73 for six on a damp wicket at …
MIRPUR: Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat against Ireland in a World Cup Group B match at the Shere Bangla National Stadium here Friday. Experienced Batsman Mohammad Ashraful made a return to the playing eleven for the home team. Smarting from their opening match defeat against India, Bangladesh will look to bring their …
NEW DELHI: ICC Head of Media and Communications Colin Gibson today said that the governing body is awaiting a response from its president Sharad Pawar regarding the controversy involving sale and distribution of tickets for World Cup final. Left red faced after World Cup’s official ticketing website — kyazoonga.com — crashed because of overload, the …
NEW DELHI: West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo today suffered a knee injury while bowling during his side’s World Cup opener against South Africa here and he will undergo a scan tomorrow. Bravo slipped on his follow through when he went across the pitch trying to stop the ball after South African captain Graeme Smith punched …
NEW DELHI: AB de Villiers cracked a century while debutant leg-spinner Imran Tahir took four wickets on his ODI debut as South Africa cantered to a seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in their first 2011 World Cup match. A classic 73 by Darren Bravo was the lone bright spot for the West Indies, who …
NAGPUR: With New Zealand planning to open the attack with spin at one end in their World Cup Group A match here Friday, Australia’s captain Ricky Ponting asserted that his batsmen have the ability to handle spin. Despite their envious record against New Zealand in the World Cup, Ponting knows that left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori …
NEW DELHI: South Africa got rid of West Indies opener Chris Gayle for 2 off the third ball of the day after they won the toss and decided to field in their ICC Cricket World Cup Group B match at the Feroz Shah Kotla. South Africa, playing with three spinners, opened with the off spin …
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NEW DELHI: South Africa cricket captain Graeme Smith is keeping his fingers crossed on the nature of the fresh pitch and the dew factor at the Feroze Shah Kotla, ahead of the team’s tournament opener against the West Indies here Thursday. Smith’s concern was understandable as the tie will be the first international match at …
NAGPUR: Australian captain Ricky Ponting is likely to face a disciplinary hearing by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for smashing an LCD TV in the dressing room of the Sardar Patel Stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad. A furious Ponting after being run out during Monday’s game against Zimbabwe, smashed the expensive TV set in the …
