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 [...]
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Raina century seals one-sided win | ICC T20 World Cup 2010 points table
England beat NewZealand to win Women T20 WorldCup
England defeated New Zealand by six wickets to secure the women’s World Twenty20 crown at Lord’s. Charlotte Edwards’ team were set just 86 after blitzing the New Zealand batting and were taken home by star batter Claire Taylor in the 17th over. The success means that England are now the champions in 20-over and 50-over [...]
Pakistan cheer World Cup victory
KARACHI: Troubled but cricket-crazy Pakistan celebrated on Monday victory in the Twenty20 World Cup 3-½ months after an attack on the Sri Lankan team appeared to drive a nail into the coffin of Pakistani cricket. Pakistan beat in the final at Lord’s in London on Sunday to win its first major trophy since former captain Imran [...]
Why we won in 2007, lost in 2009
Even in 2007 we were not the best team. But we played without caring about reputation with honesty, commitment and passion. Too bad, it was a different story this time.Conclusion: It was a combination of all these factors that led to India’s defeat. We tend to look for a fall guy. There is none. Obviously, [...]
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