Sahara to continue as Indian team sponsor

The Sahara Group will continue as sponsors of the Indian team after they won the contract by bidding Rs. 3.34 crores ($719,000) per match, a marketing committee official has told Cricinfo. The current sponsorship contract ends on June 30 and the new one runs until December 31, 2013. A top Sahara official also confirmed the development. Bharti Airtel, the only other company in the fray, put in a bid for Rs 2.89 crore ($628, 260) per match.

"We take pride in sponsoring the Indian national team," Abhijit Sarkar, corporate affairs head at Sahara, said. Read more...

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Finn and Strauss secure eight-wicket victory

England v Bangladesh, 1st npower Test, Lord's, 5th day
27 June to 31 June, 2010

In the end England's eight-wicket victory came with ease on the final afternoon at Lord's as they comfortably chased down 160 following Steven Finn's first five-wicket haul in Test cricket. Andrew Strauss guided the pursuit with a confident 82 after the visitors' last five wickets fell for 35 under cloudy skies against Finn and Tim Bresnan, yet they have done much to enhance their standing over the last five days.

With the ball new and the morning overcast the odds were always against Bangladesh delaying England long enough to put the result in serious doubt. It took ten overs to make the breakthrough but they then chipped away regularly to wrap up the innings on the stroke of lunch. Strauss and Alastair Cook were gifted a 60-run start by some woeful bowling and negative fielding settings. The only tension was to see whether the win would come before tea. Despite Kevin Pietersen playing out a maiden from Shakib Al Hasan some scurrying from the umpires ensured it did. Read more...

Brief Score:
England 505 and 163 for 2 (Trott 36*, Pietersen 10*) beat Bangladesh 282 and 382 (Tamim 103, Kayes 75, Siddique 74, Finn 5-87) by eight wickets

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Rohit's second ton seals comfortable win

India v Sri Lanka, Tri-series, 2nd ODI, Bulawayo
30th May, 2010

What stood out was the ease with which India overhauled Sri Lanka's 242, with nearly seven overs to spare. Virat Kohli played a mature hand and Rohit Sharma overcame moments of impetuousness to hit a delightful hundred, his second successive effort of the tournament, as the pair sparkled in a 154-run partnership to charge India to a facile win.

It has to be said, though, that it was a good toss to win. Overnight rain had left enough moisture on the pitch in the first half of the day to offer assistance to the seamers and also to the spinners. And Sri Lanka were forced to adopt a brand of cricket that smelt of 80s: Start slowly, build momentum in the middle overs, reach a run-rate of four by the 40th, and try to hit out in the end. They ended up on 242, which wasn't a bad effort, but the conditions eased up in the afternoon and the Indians played very sensibly to overhaul the target with ease. Read more...

Brief Score:
ndia 243 for 3 (Rohit 101*, Kohli 82) beat Sri Lanka 242 (Mathews 75, Dilshan 61) by seven wickets

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BCCI receives two bids for Indian team sponsor

In the end, only two players, Sahara Group and Bharti Airtel, submitted bids for the right to sponsor the Indian team. Both Sahara, the existing sponsors, and Airtel bought the tender document at the last possible minute before the submission deadline, and Cricinfo has learnt both companies have submitted the mandatory Rs 50 crore (US$10.7 million) deposit required by the BCCI.

The Indian board issued the tender on Monday inviting companies to bid for the rights, whose tenure is three-and-a-half years beginning July 1, 2010. Other companies in the fray included the ADA Group (ADAG), consumer electronics major Videocon, Delhi-based Monnet-Ispat, sports broadcaster Nimbus, which owns the rights to matches played in India, and advertising firm Percept.

A source close to Nimbus said the broadcaster was approached by ADAG on Saturday morning, as its top brass was reluctant to commit as much as Rs 400 crore (US$ 85.6m) on its own. Nimbus, meanwhile, was trying to put together a consortium to bid for the rights, but was unable to pull it off due to the short time-span - less than a week - between the date the tender was released and the date the bids were submitted. "They released the tender on Monday and all the bids need to go in by Saturday, which is just about four working days by the time the tender was in hand. That is not very easy to work out when you are trying to get people to commit to Rs 400 crore."

It was reported widely that the BCCI was against consortiums bidding for the rights, but one of the interested players, who was among the first to pick the document, said that the board never had any issues there. "They had sent a clarification stating they did not want any marketing agencies to be part [of the consortium]."

The BCCI has set a base price of Rs 2.5 crore per match for a three-and-a-half year period, during which India will be playing between 144 and 167 matches, depending on how far the team progresses in the ICC tournaments.Read more...

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India's Asia Cup squad to be announced on June 7

The Indian squad for next month's Asia Cup in Sri Lanka will be picked in Delhi on June 7, BCCI sources said on Saturday.

The national selection panel, headed by Krishnamachari Srikkanth, is expected to name a full squad after giving a break to several senior players for the ongoing tri-series in Zimbabwe.

The four-nation tournament is to be held in Dumbulla with hosts Sri Lanka clashing with Pakistan in the opening tie on June 15.

The final is to be held on June 24 with a reserve day fixed for June 25. Read more...

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Pakistan lifts ban on Shoaib Malik

Former captain Shoaib Malik will be available for Pakistan in next month's Asia Cup and tour of England after a judge Saturday recommended lifting his ban for disciplinary offences.

Earlier this year the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) banned Malik from the national squad for one year and fined him two million rupees (23,270 US dollars) for breaches of discipline while on tour.

The PCB also punished six other players who took part in the tours of the United Arab Emirates, New Zealand and Australia, particularly after Pakistan lost all three Tests and five One-day games in Australia in December-January.

The punishments were referred to a retired judge for review, with PCB chairman Ijaz Butt telling a parliamentary committee last week that his board would accept any of the judge's findings.

PCB lawyer Talib Rizvi told AFP on Saturday that "the arbitrator Justice Irfan Qadir has lifted the one-year ban on Malik and has also halved the fine on Malik to one million rupees."

Along with Malik, allrounder Rana Naved was also banned for one year and fined two million rupees. Former captains Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf were banned for indefinite periods, while Kamran Akmal, Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal were fined heavily.

Younus's appeal was also heard on Saturday but after arguments between the tribunal and Younus's lawyer Ahmed Malik Qayyum, the hearing was adjourned until June 5, Rizvi said. Read more...

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Taylor and Ervine seal terrific win

Zimbabwe v India, Tri-Series, 1st match, Bulawayo
May 28, 2010

This wasn't an upset at all. Zimbabwe were the stronger side, which showed in the assured manner of a tall chase, set up by fliers from Brendan Taylor and Hamilton Masakadza and finished off with 10 balls to spare by a cool-on-debut Craig Ervine. The return of high-profile cricket to Zimbabwe put smiles on the faces of a spirited crowd, built mostly of school children, as the home team meticulously beat India for the first time in eight years, and sealed its second-highest successful chase in ODIs. A weak India's only creditable spell came when Rohit Sharma scored 69 off the last 36 balls he faced to score his maiden ODI century and give them a fighting total on a flat track.

That Rohit assault and a wayward bowling start aside, Zimbabwe dominated the rest of the game. India's real weakness showed when their three debutant medium-pacers proved to be no match for Zimbabwe's batting. Zimbabwe, though, could only have played against the side their opponents sent over, and that they did fantastically. Read more....

Brief Score:
Zimbabwe 289 for 4 (Taylor 81, Ervine 67*) beat India 285 for 5 (Rohit 114, Jadeja 61*) by six wickets

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South Africa brush aside hosts to take series

West Indies v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Dominica

South Africa wrapped up their sixth successive bilateral series against West Indies after their well-oiled pace machine steamrolled the home side on a barely responsive track in Dominica. AB de Villiers' fluent half-century was the centerpiece of what had seemed a small South African total, but a string of soft dismissals undermined the chase and extended West Indies' winless streak against Graeme Smith's side to nine.

West Indies made a bright start to their pursuit of 225 but Chris Gayle fell in the sixth over after two balls that highlighted his hit-or-miss style: an awesome strike shipped the first delivery over midwicket for six, the next ball was met with a footwork-free slash which ended up as a top edge to slip. His opening partner, Dale Richards, played a nervy innings interspersed with some confident hits like the eye-catching drive over mid-on for four off Charl Langeveldt. Read more...

Brief Score:
South Africa 224 (de Villiers 70, Pollard 3-27) beat West Indies 157 (Morkel 4-21, Langeveldt 3-30) by 67 runs

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South Africa edge home despite Sammy heroics

West Indies v South Africa, 2nd ODI, Antigua

A stunning late assault from Darren Sammy couldn't prevent South Africa sealing a 17-run victory set-up by fifties from Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis in a high-scoring game at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium.

The match had looked all but over after West Indies had slipped to 236 for 8 in the 45th over, still 65 short of their target but Sammy launched six sixes and two fours on his way to the fastest ODI fifty by a West Indian - from 20 balls. He took the equation to 18 needed off 13 but successive run outs sealed a tense result that had looked a formality for almost the whole game.

Earlier South Africa batted with typical efficiency to post 300 for 5. There was no Sammy-style assault on the bowling at any point in their innings, instead slowly and methodically they advanced to an imposing position. Amla pierced the off-side ring with a series of punchy drives early on, before working the ball around with total ease to progress serenely to 92 of 95 balls. Kallis was similarly authoritative, making 85 from 89 balls with just four fours. With David Miller underlining his promise to finish the innings with a quick-fire 26, South Africa reached the 300 mark which looked well clear of what West Indies could chase. Read more...

Brief Score:
South Africa 300 for 5 (Amla 92, Kallis 85, Pollard 2-39) beat West Indies 283 (Bravo 74, Sammy 58*, Morkel 3-58) by 17 runs

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South Africa continue success with 66-run win

West Indies v South Africa, 1st ODI, Antigua

South Africa carried their Twenty20 success into the one-day series with a 66-run win over West Indies in the first game at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium in Antigua. The victory was set up by twin hundreds from Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers - de Villiers reaching his third consecutive ODI hundred and fourth in six innings - as they added 129 together for the third wicket and registered identical scores of 102 to take the visitors to 280 for 7 after being put in by Chris Gayle. It was a familiar story as West Indies set about their chase in fits and starts, dominating for short periods but losing wickets regularly as they were bowled out for 215 in the 45th over. South Africa put in a team effort in the field, with every bowler except Jacques Kallis picking up at least one wicket.

It had been feared that the wicket would once again play inconsistently to favour the bowlers, but Amla, back in the side and opening the batting with his captain, played with the class and wristy flair that has already become his signature to race to a fluent hundred. He got going with a flowing punch-drive through point in the first over, and he and Graeme Smith had taken South Africa smoothly to 43 when the rain that had delayed the start returned in the sixth over. Read more...

Brief score:
South Africa 280 for 7 (Amla 102, de Villiers 102, Bravo 3-40) v West Indies 215 (Gayle 45, McLaren 2-37)

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Seamers set up comprehensive win for Sri Lanka

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1st Twenty20, Florida

Nuwan Kulasekara found the perfect lines and lengths for the slow and low track that the USA has dished out, and ripped the heart out of New Zealand's batting with three wickets in his first over. Although Daniel Vettori and Nathan McCullum, the only New Zealanders to reach double figures, avoided the ignominy of the lowest total in Twenty20 internationals, 81 was never going to test Sri Lanka even on this pitch.

The win was set up by Kulasekara's first two overs, three wickets in the first and no runs in the second. He made the necessary adjustments from the first match: everything was stump to stump, slightly short of a length, and offcutters were bowled aplenty. That the innings started with Kumar Sangakkara standing up to the stumps, with no slip in sight, said a lot about the pitch. It didn't help New Zealand that their top-order batsmen were looking to play around their front pad, and the bowlers were hardly missing. There was no bounce in the pitch to take anything over the stumps either. Read more...

Brief Score:
Sri Lanka 86 for 3 (Dilshan 33*, Perera 25) beat New Zealand 81 (N McCullum 36*, Vettori 27, Kulasekara 3-4, Malinga 3-12) by seven wickets

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New Zealand prevail on slow and low pitch

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 2nd Twenty20, Florida

Cricket's American adventure got off to an unattractive start in Florida. The slow and low pitch didn't make for an exciting match, and New Zealand grafted hard to reach 120 for 7. It proved more than enough as Sri Lanka struggled and folded for 92.

The pitch was the villain of the piece. It certainly wasn't a batting surface, and it wasn't bowler-friendly either. It was a dull and lifeless track which sucked the pace and bounce from the deliveries and made shot-making almost impossible. The ball stopped on the batmen, kept low, and was immensely hard to time. And it certainly wasn't the perfect advertisement for cricket in a foreign land. Read more...
Brief score:
New Zealand 120 for 7 (Taylor 27, Vettori 21*) beat Sri Lanka 92 (Styris 3-10) by 28 runs

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Final: Kieswetter and Pietersen seal title for England

Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen powered England to their first ICC global title with an irresistible 111-run stand for the second wicket, as Australia were outmuscled in a battle of the bowlers at Bridgetown. Despite a brave recovery led by David Hussey, who made 59 from 54 balls, Australia's hopes of claiming the only world title to have eluded them were devastated from the moment they lost three wickets in 13 legitimate deliveries in a stunning start to the contest.

Chasing a target of 148, Kieswetter and Pietersen broke the back of the chase in an 11-over alliance, but fittingly it was left to England's captain, Paul Collingwood, to seal the victory with 18 balls to spare. At the moment of victory, he was mobbed by his jubilant team-mates as they poured out of the dug-out, with incredulity and triumph writ large on their features. Barely 12 months ago, Collingwood was leading England to defeat against the Netherlands in the opening contest of the 2009 event. Now he has joined football's Bobby Moore and rugby's Martin Johnson in captaining England to a world sporting title. Read more...

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second semi-final: Michael Hussey stuns Pakistan

This is what makes a champion side and don't Pakistan know it. In 40 overs Australia re-taught their opponents the lessons of four days in Sydney from earlier this year, the moral of which remains that till the precise moment Australia are out, they are never out. Pakistan were on top for three days in Sydney, and 39 overs here, but Australia hunted away, gripped in, stuck at it. And with one ball to go, they pulled off an astonishing chase of 192 to enter Sunday's final, leaving on Pakistan the deepest kind of scars in an already abusive relationship. On this form, England needn't bother turning up.

Michael Hussey was the man in Sydney and he was the man here again, his captain Michael Clarke calling him, justifiably, a "freak," afterwards. Like Michael Bevan on speed, he pulled off an improbable heist, having come in at 105 for five in the 13th over, with too much needed and not enough wickets in hand. But as he crescendoed with 38 runs from the last ten remarkable balls of the game, he completed what must be - with little doubt - the finest innings of its kind in the short history of this short format; it is only hoped that Shane Warne was watching. Read more...

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First semi-final: England stroll to resounding win

Kevin Pietersen marked the birth of his first son by steering England into the final of the ICC World Twenty20, as he continued his imposing run of form with an unbeaten 42 from 26 balls in a comprehensive seven-wicket victory. Back in the side after his paternity dash back to England, Pietersen built on the hard-hitting efforts of Craig Kieswetter and Michael Lumb, who added 68 for the first wicket in eight overs, as Sri Lanka's sub-par total of 128 for 6 was hunted down with four overs to spare.

It was yet another supremely composed performance from England, who have shed the diffidence they have habitually shown in this format, and powered their way past the beaten finalists in the 2009 tournament in unquestionably their most domineering performance of the competition to date. Read more...
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Match 24: West Indies crash out to ruthless Australia

West Indies saved their worst for last as they were knocked out of their home tournament with a crushing six-wicket defeat by Australia. The hosts were in trouble as soon as the captain Chris Gayle fell second ball and flopped to 105, which their unbeaten opponents eased past in 16.2 overs.

Australia's next engagement is Friday's semi-final against Pakistan while Sri Lanka, who qualified in the first game of the day in St Lucia, face England on Thursday. Sri Lanka's five-wicket victory over India left West Indies needing to win by 24 runs to reach the last four ahead of Kumar Sangakkara's side, but that quickly proved impossible. Read more...
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Match 23: Sri Lankan win knocks India out

Will Sri Lanka go for a win or will they seek to knock out India and hope Australia defeat West Indies to enter the semi-finals? That was the question that hung in the air during the chase. Sri Lanka's answer was emphatic: They first sealed India's fate by going past 143, before writing their own destiny by winning off the last delivery of the game.

Kumar Sangakkara set up the chase and Angelo Mathews took them to the final lap before Chamara Kapugedera sealed the finish in style by hitting a six off the last ball. It was that close and dramatic. The captain and the two inexperienced men he had backed heavily in the past had come through when it mattered at the big stage. Read more...
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Bowlers limit India to 163 | Sri Lanka v India, Group F, St Lucia Report | Cricket News | Cricinfo.com

Bowlers limit India to 163 | Sri Lanka v India, Group F, St Lucia Report | Cricket News | Cricinfo.com

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Match 22: England win as Pak reach semis

England scrambled a three-wicket win over New Zealand to complete a perfect ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight record - and almost certainly avoid Australia in their semi-final too.

England needed to reach only 120 in reply to the Kiwis' 149 for six in today's final Group E match at Beasejour Stadium, to remain top of the table on run rate. Read more..
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Match 21: Umar and spinners knock South Africa out

South Africa were knocked out of the World Twenty20 by living up to their reputation of coming up short in crunch matches with an inexplicably limp batting display after a Charl Langeveldt masterclass in end-innings bowling had kept Pakistan to a gettable total. The bedrock of the defending champions' first victory in the Super Eights were Saeed Ajmal's doosras and a sparkling Umar Akmal cameo, but Pakistan will also thank the redoubtable South African top-order for idling early in the chase. Read more...
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Match 20: Australia hand Sri Lanka 81-run thrashing

Australia stormed to a resounding 81-run win that all but assured their semi-finals spot as Sri Lanka were steamrolled by extreme pace and sustained pressure, folding for 87. Dirk Nannes and Mitchell Johnson were the main destroyers of the Sri Lankan batting line-up, but the win was made possible by Cameron White's unstoppable 85 from 49 balls, which rescued his side from a perilous 67 for 5. Read more...
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Match 19: Gayle and bouncers put India facing exit

Chris Gayle finished agonisingly short of becoming the first man to make two international Twenty20 centuries, but by the time he was run-out he had already swiped West Indies to a total that provided too tall for India's batsmen who yet again floundered against the short ball. The defeat leaves India facing an early exit for the third straight global tournament, and the same questions about batting technique which were raised followed the elimination from last year's World Twenty20 will be asked again. Read more...
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Match 18: Pietersen sets up emphatic victory

England completed a clinical 39-run win over South Africa at the Kensington Oval to get one foot in the semi-finals. The win was set up by a blistering half century from Kevin Pietersen, who added 94 for the second wicket with Craig Kieswetter as England got the better of South Africa's pace-heavy attack to post 168 for 7. England's spin duo of Michael Yardy and Graeme Swann then picked up 5 for 55 between them to run through the middle order, and were well backed up by the seamers as South Africa were rolled over for 129. Read more...
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Match 17: New Zealand vs Pakistan

New Zealand won by 1 run
New Zealand 133/7 (20/20 ov);
Pakistan 132/7 (20/20 ov)

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Match 16: Sublime Jayawardene routs West Indies

Sri Lanka wrapped up a crushing 57-run win over a disappointingly lacklustre West Indies in Barbados after Mahela Jayawardene's sublime unbeaten 98 from 56 balls took them to 195 for 3. Jayawardene took full toll of a shambolic West Indian fielding performance in a 166-run partnership for the second wicket with Kumar Sangakkara - the highest of the tournament so far - and when Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Chris Gayle fell early in West Indies' chase, the fight went from their batsmen. Read more...
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Match 15: Awesome Australia outclass India

The match started with a maiden. Silence before a storm that absolutely blew India out of its way. Six-hitting has seldom been made to look easier: David Warner and Shane Watson just kept clearing their front legs, creating room, and kept lofting the Indians over various parts of the Kensington Oval. Finding gaps and all they didn't care about. Between them they hit 13 sixes and only three fours, and by the time they were done, 142 runs had been scored in 14 overs. Australia's last four overs for 23 runs were silence before another storm: during which their awesome attack annihilated India, except for Rohit Sharma, the only one of eight batsmen to reach double figures. Read more...
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Match 14: Albie Morkel stars in easy win

A magnificent display of clean hitting from Albie Morkel, South Africa's slog-over specialist, and good support from AB de Villiers helped South Africa reach a match-winning score against New Zealand in their opening Super Eights game at the Kensington Oval. A target of 170 required a solid partnership or two from New Zealand, but a committed display in the field ensured that the initiative always remained with South Africa. Read more...
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Match 13: England vs Pakistan

England won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Pakistan 147/9 (20/20 ov);
England 151/4 (19.3/20 ov)

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Match 12: South Africa end Afghanistan's dream

Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn delivered Afghanistan a harsh lesson by demolishing them for 80 to end their World Twenty20 dream and hand South Africa a safe path to the Super Eights. There was no mercy from Morkel and Steyn, whose speed and bounce was simply of a standard that Afghanistan had never faced before, and Charl Langeveldt chipped in with three wickets to confirm the result. Read more...
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Match 11: Michael Hussey and Nannes take Australia throug

Michael Hussey reprised his favourite role, of the rescue artist, to steer Australia to a competitive total before Dirk Nannes' pace and some world-class fielding confirmed there would be no repeat of last year's embarrassing first round World Twenty20 exit. Bangladesh's defeat also meant defending champions Pakistan, the team most likely to take the flight home in case Group A was decided on net run-rate, also progressed to the Super Eights. Read more...
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Match 10: Rain saves England in tense washout

England inched their way into the Super Eights after a tense washed-out contest at Providence, as the same Guyana weather that had contributed to their downfall against West Indies came to their aid in a fraught and low-scoring contest against the underdogs of Ireland.

After being limited to a mediocre 120 for 8 following a superb bowling display led by Trent Johnston, England had restricted Ireland to 14 for 1 after 3.3 overs of their reply, but persistent bad weather denied them the chance to complete their run-chase, and so England went through by virtue of a superior run-rate. Read more...
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Match 9: New Zealand in Super Eights after easy rain-hit win

Zimbabwe came into the tournament as one of the form teams after shocking Pakistan and Australia in the warm-ups, but they subsided to one of the lowest Twenty20 totals against New Zealand to become the first team to bow out of the competition. After making a sprightly start, they collapsed spectacularly - losing eight wickets for sixteen runs - to ease New Zealand's path to the Super Eights. Read more...
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Match 8: England fall victim to rain rules

West Indies booked their place in the Super Eights with a controversial rain-assisted victory over England at Providence, as Chris Gayle justified his decision to bowl first with a fiery but shortlived 25 from 12 balls - an innings that proved sufficient, under the provisions of Duckworth-Lewis, to carry West Indies to a revised target of 60 in six overs, after England had produced arguably their finest batting display in the format's history to post an imposing 191 for 5. Read more...
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Match 7: Jayawardene ton floors Zimbabwe

Batting was expected to be difficult on a slow and low pitch in Providence but the touch artist Mahela Jayawardene sparkled with a delightful ton, only the fourth batsman to hit a Twenty20 hundred, to charge Sri Lanka to 173. A heavy downpour after one over into the chase left Zimbabwe needing 104 from 11 initially, but it rained again to terminate the match after five overs were completed. Sri Lanka won on the D\L method as Zimbabwe only reached 29 for 1 when the par score was 43.Read more...
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Match 6: Watson, Hussey set up emphatic win

Australia began to right previous wrongs in this format with an emphatic dismantling of the defending champions at St Lucia, a 34-run win serving serious notice to one and all of their intentions in this tournament. They wear a fresh look about them in this tournament, under a new captain in Michael Clarke at a global event for the first time since 1999 and with some very handy specialists in the squad.Read more...
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Match 5: Raina century seals one-sided win

Suresh Raina struggled at first, then he sizzled. He overcame a jittery period of mis-hits and short-pitched bowling, scoring 82 off the last 38 balls he faced, en route to only the third century in Twenty20 internationals. Yuvraj Singh came back to form, Graeme Smith's reluctance to attack with Dale Steyn confounded, and India's 186 was always going to be too much on a difficult pitch and a slow and big outfield.Read more...
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Match 4: Pakistan overcome Ashraful assault for 21-run win

Pakistan survived a Mohammad Ashraful scare to begin the defence of their world title at St Lucia with a 21-run win over Bangladesh. Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt had laid the foundations with a 142-run stand that should've put the game beyond Bangladesh. But Ashraful, with Shakib Al Hasan for company, took a real pop at an imposing 173-run target, before Mohammad Sami swung a slow-burning game decisively Pakistan's way. Read more...
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Match 3: Spirited Afghanistan succumb to bouncers

Afghanistan certainly weren't overawed, but struggled against short-pitched deliveries, losing five out of their eight wickets to bouncers. As promised India played as they would against a top team, setting up an easy chase and finishing it solidly - without flair and major hiccups. Noor Ali, compact against the quicks and happy to use his feet against spinners, was Afghanistan's best batsman by a fair distance, helping them recover from 29 for 3 with a near run-a-ball fifty. As a fielding unit, they looked like they belonged: tall left-armer Shapoor Zadran's pace impressed, as did the spin of Mohammabi Nabi and Samiullah Shenwari.Read more....
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Match 2: All-round Sammy steers West Indies home

Darren Sammy shone in every way to ensure West Indies overcame the absence of Chris Gayle and a stuttering batting display as they overpowered Ireland. Sammy collected 30 runs, three breakthroughs and a record four catches during the 70-run success. Ravi Rampaul's three-wicket opening burst was also crucial in Ireland being knocked over for 68, the second-lowest total in Twenty20s.Read more....
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Match 1: New Zealand start with tense victory

New Zealand edged Sri Lanka in just the sort of cliffhanger the organisers would have wanted to kick off the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean. If McCullum is talked of as a match-winner, it is probably Brendon that one thinks of, but it was his brother Nathan who was the hero with an all-round performance, topped off by a six over long-off to seal a tense victory with one delivery to go. Read more......
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ICC t20 World Cup 2010: fixture

Date and Time	Match
Fri Apr 30	1st Match, Group B - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
17:00 GMT | 13:00 local	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Fri Apr 30	2nd Match, Group D - West Indies v Ireland
21:00 GMT | 17:00 local	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Sat May 1	3rd Match, Group C - Afghanistan v India
13:30 GMT | 09:30 local	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sat May 1	4th Match, Group A - Bangladesh v Pakistan
17:30 GMT | 13:30 local	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sun May 2	5th Match, Group C - India v South Africa
13:30 GMT | 09:30 local	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sun May 2	6th Match, Group A - Australia v Pakistan
17:30 GMT | 13:30 local	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Mon May 3	7th Match, Group B - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
13:30 GMT | 09:30 local	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Mon May 3	8th Match, Group D - West Indies v England
17:30 GMT | 13:30 local	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Tue May 4	9th Match, Group B - New Zealand v Zimbabwe
13:30 GMT | 09:30 local	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Tue May 4	10th Match, Group D - England v Ireland
17:30 GMT | 13:30 local	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Wed May 5	11th Match, Group A - Australia v Bangladesh
13:30 GMT | 09:30 local	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Wed May 5	12th Match, Group C - Afghanistan v South Africa
17:30 GMT | 13:30 local	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Thu May 6	13th Match - TBC v TBC (A1 v D2)
13:30 GMT | 09:30 local	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Thu May 6	14th Match - TBC v TBC (C1 v B2)
17:30 GMT | 13:30 local	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Fri May 7	15th Match - TBC v TBC (A2 v C2)
13:30 GMT | 09:30 local	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Fri May 7	16th Match - TBC v TBC (B1 v D1)
17:30 GMT | 13:30 local	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sat May 8	17th Match - TBC v TBC (A1 v B2)
13:30 GMT | 09:30 local	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sat May 8	18th Match - TBC v TBC (D2 v C1)
17:30 GMT | 13:30 local	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sun May 9	19th Match - TBC v TBC (C2 v D1)
13:30 GMT | 09:30 local	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sun May 9	20th Match - TBC v TBC (B1 v A2)
17:30 GMT | 13:30 local	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Mon May 10	21st Match - TBC v TBC (A1 v C1)
13:30 GMT | 09:30 local	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Mon May 10	22nd Match - TBC v TBC (B2 v D2)
17:30 GMT | 13:30 local	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Tue May 11	23rd Match - TBC v TBC (B1 v C2)
17:00 GMT | 13:00 local	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Tue May 11	24th Match - TBC v TBC (D1 v A2)
21:00 GMT | 17:00 local	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Thu May 13	1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
15:30 GMT | 11:30 local	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Fri May 14	2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
15:30 GMT | 11:30 local	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sun May 16	Final - TBC v TBC
15:30 GMT | 11:30 local	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

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IPL 2010: FINAL MATCH

Final: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians at Mumbai - April 25, 2010

Chennai Super Kings won by 22 runs

Chennai Super Kings 168/5 (20/20 ov);

Mumbai Indians 146/9 (20/20 ov)

Chennai Super Kings become the winner of IPL 2010

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IPL 2010: 3rd place Play-off

3rd Place Play-off: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccab Chargers at Mumbai - April 24, 2010

Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 9 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)

Deccan Chargers 82 (18.3/20 ov);

Royal Challengers Bangalore 86/1 (13.5/20 ov)

Royal Challengers Bangalore has qualified as the third team after Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings for the Champions League 2010 to be held at South Africa

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