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World Twenty20 in a spin

Pankaj Mishra — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:38:00 +0530

Turn and trickery, rather than raw pace, are proving match-winners at the World Twenty20 as slow bowlers put the brakes on the game's big hitters.

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Ruthless Proteas please Smith

deepak — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:34:00 +0530

South Africa captain Graeme Smith said his side had "sent a message" after their crushing 130-run win over Scotland at the ICC World Twenty20.

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S.Africa crush Scotland in cricket Twenty20

deepak — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:26:00 +0530

AB de Villiers's 79 not out provided the platform for South Africa to crush Scotland by 130 runs in the Proteas' opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 at the Oval here on Sunday.

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De Villiers puts Proteas on top against Scotland

deepak — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:20:00 +0530

AB de Villiers's unbeaten 79 saw South Africa to an impressive total of 211 for five against minnows Scotland in their ICC Twenty20 World Cup clash at the Oval here on Sunday.

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Scotland win toss and field against South Africa

deepak — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:07:00 +0530

Scotland captain Gavin Hailton won the toss and elected to field against South Africa in their Group D ICC World Twenty20 match at the Oval on Sunday.Scotland made two changes to the side that lost to New Zealand by seven wickets in a seven overs per side match on Saturday.

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Scotland set stiff target for New Zealand

deepak — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:54:00 +0530

Scotland set New Zealand 90 to win in their opening ICC Group D world Twenty20 match at the Oval here on Saturday.In a match reduced by rain to seven overs per side, the minnows made 89 for four thanks to big-hitting from Ryan Watson, Navdeep Poonia and Kyle Coetzer.

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South Africa seek to right one-day wrongs

deepak — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:51:00 +0530

South Africa begin their quest to win the ICC World Twenty20 title against Scotland at the Oval on Sunday determined to shed their reputation as one-day 'chokers'.

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New Zealand win toss and field against Scotland

deepak — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:33:00 +0530

New Zealand stand-in captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to field against Scotland in their Group D ICC World Twenty20 opener at the Oval here on Saturday.

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Rain delays New Zealand-Scotland T20

Pankaj Mishra — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:03:00 +0530

Rain delayed the scheduled 10:00am local time (0900GMT) start of the Group D ICC World Twenty20 match between New Zealand and Scotland at the Oval here on Saturday.

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New Zealand staying under the radar

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:48:00 +0530

New Zealand's World Twenty20 opener against Scotland at the Oval on Saturday promises to be a low key affair - and that is, you suspect, just the way the Black Caps want it.

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Seelaar sets up Dutch success over Scots

Rakesh Saini — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:59:00 +0530

Left-arm spinner Pieter Seelaar took three wickets as the Netherlands beat Scotland by seven wickets in their ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match at the Oval here on Wednesday.

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Netherlands win toss and field against Scotland

Rakesh Saini — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:54:00 +0530

Netherlands captain Jeroen Smits won the toss and elected to field against Scotland in their ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match at the Oval here on Wednesday.

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Pietersen helps save England from Scots struggle

Rakesh Saini — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:44:00 +0530

Kevin Pietersen hit an unbeaten 53 to steer England to an unconvincing six-wicket win over Scotland with six balls remaining at Trent Bridge here on Tuesday in a World Twenty20 warm-up.

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Scotland aim to regroup in World T20

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:44:00 +0530

Scotland come into the World Twenty20 desperate to be, at the very least, competitive against the likes of Group C rivals South Africa and New Zealand after some worrying recent results.

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ICC to review umpire referral system

deepak — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:54:00 +0530

The future of international cricket's controversial umpiring referral system will be up for discussion when a group of leading administrators gathers here at Lord's.

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Bring on Australia and Pakistan, say Afghanistan

deepak — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:23:00 +0530

The Afghanistan cricket dreamers are at it again. Not satisfied with a meteoric rise from fifth-division non-entities to the verge of World Cup qualification within one year, they have adjusted their sights to facing the likes of Australia and Pakistan at one-day level.

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Ireland cane Canada as Afghanistan fail again

deepak — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:21:00 +0530

Ireland outplayed Canada in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier feature match here on Monday while fairytale contenders Afghanistan lost again.Undefeated knocks by Kevin O'Brien (89) and Eoin Morgan (84) steered pre-tournament favourites Ireland to a six-wicket triumph over Canada at Willowmoore Park.

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Kenya halt Afghanistan's victory roll

deepak — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:28:00 +0530

Resurgent Kenya halted the victory roll of giantkillers Afghanistan Saturday with a 107-run win in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

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Afghanistan triumph again as Bermuda fall short

deepak — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:18:00 +0530

Giantkillers Afghanistan claimed another 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier victim Thursday with a 60-run triumph over Bermuda in Potchefstroom.

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Momand mulls future with Afghanistan

deepak — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:48:00 +0530

Disgruntled opening batsman Riffatullah Momand Tuesday mulled his future -- whether to wait four years to become eligible to play for Afghanistan or revive his career in Pakistan.

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England and Scotland set for Twenty20 match: report

Rakesh Saini — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:15:00 +0530

A cricket match between Scotland and England looks set to be played as England prepare for the summer ICC World Twenty20 competition, the England and Wales Cricket board said on Wednesday.

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World cricket 'never healthier' says ICC chief

deepak — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:36:00 +0530

International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman David Morgan said here Thursday that, for all its problems, "world cricket has probably never been healthier."And the Welshman added five-day Tests had nothing to fear from the growing popularity of Twenty20, the shortest form of major international cricket.

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Lorgat orders slow over-rate and 'sledging' crackdown

deepak — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:24:00 +0530

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat has told Test match referees and umpires to come down hard on slow over-rates and verbal abuse.

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Bangladesh denies abandoning Pakistan over Trophy

deepak — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:39:00 +0530

A top Bangladesh cricket official Tuesday rejected accusations from Pakistan that it failed to offer its support in the row over the rescheduled Champions Trophy.

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ICC looks to prop up Tests in face of Twenty20 onslaught

deepak — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:49:00 +0530

Concerned by dwindling spectator interest in Test matches, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday said it was looking into ways to jazz up the long version of the game.

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ICC reschedule Champions Trophy to 2009

deepak — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:53:00 +0530

The International Cricket Council said Wednesday it had decided to reschedule the Champions Trophy tournament in Pakistan, postponed this year amid security concerns, to next September.

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Cricket ponders Olympic declaration

deepak — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:25:00 +0530

When veteran Chinese leader Zhou Enlai was asked in the early 1970s what he thought of the impact of the French Revolution of 1789, he replied: "It is too early to say."

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Rain intervenes after English seam restricts Scots

deepak — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:49:00 +0530

England's seam attack limited Scotland to 156 for 9 in a one-day international here on Monday - but rain forced the match to be abandoned with England 10 for 0 in reply.

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Umpires powerful despite review trial, says Richardson

deepak — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:43:00 +0530

An experimental rule allowing players to seek a second opinion on umpiring decisions will not undermine the on-field officials' authority, a top cricket official said here on Wednesday.

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Cricket: ICC board to decide Champions Trophy fate on Thursday

Rakesh Saini — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:30:00 +0530

The International Cricket Council will decide Thursday whether Pakistan can host the Champions Trophy in September amid security fears in the country.

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