‘ICC Events’ Archives
Asia XI beats World XI by 3 wickets in Toronto
Asia XI beats World XI by 3 wickets in the charity cricket Match titled as ALL STAR T20 held at Toronto, Canada. World XI batted first and scored 164 runs. Chasing this total Asia XI reached the target playing 19 overs with 3 wickets left in hand. Scorecard: International XI lost to Asia [...]
DRS no longer mandatory, says ICC
In the space of three months, with the England-India series serving as the catalyst, the ICC's executive board comprising its ten Full Member nations has gone back on the mandatory application of the Decision Review System in Tests and ODIs, and made it subject to bilateral agreements between [...]
Mumbai Indians complete dream run with title
Mumbai Indians 139 (Franklin 41, Bhatkal 3-21, Vettori 2-30) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 108 (Dilshan 27, Harbhajan 3-20, Chahal 2-9, Malinga 2-23) beat by 31 runs. On a night of mediocre cricket, the Mumbai Indians kept their surprise run going to win the biggest prize, in financial [...]
Malinga helps Mumbai Indians snatch victory from Chennai Super Kings
Lasith Malinga looked stunned when Mike Hussey swept his fast yorker to the boundary. But by the end of the evening, it was Malinga's turn to leave Chennai Super Kings shattered. What he couldn't do with the ball, Malinga ( 37 off 18 balls) did with the bat when CSK had all but wrapped it [...]
Sanjay Dutt bonds with Sachin Tendulkar
Sanjay Dutt and Sachin Tendulkar bonded at a recent event this week. Says an onlooker, "They discussed better facilities for children in schools, drinking water and sanitation. The organisation they lend their support to has already collected five crore through them and have adopted 115 [...]
T&T vs RXI: Ruhunu XI opt to bat against Trinidad and Tobago
Ruhunu XI captain Mahela Udawatte won the toss and chose to bat against Trinidad and Tobago in the first qualifying match of the Champions League Twenty20 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday. After setting the 2009 Champions League on fire on this very ground, [...]
Harris in serious doubt for third Test
Ryan Harris, the Australia fast bowler, is in considerable doubt for the third Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo after scans revealed a minor hamstring strain sustained on the final day of the second Test in Pallekele. Having taken six wickets for the match, Harris, 31, complained of hamstring [...]
Pakistan hold nerve in tense finish
Pakistan 247 for 7 (Younis 78, Misbah 54, Price 2-39) beat Zimbabwe 242 for 7 (Sibanda 73, Taylor 84, Cheema 3-36) by five runs. Pakistan defended a modest total on a flat and dry pitch in Bulawayo, in a match that simmered softly for 90 overs, before bubbling into life in the last ten. [...]
All-round Australia dominate first day
Australia 60 for 0 (Watson 36*, Hughes 23*) trail Sri Lanka 174 (Mathews 58, Harris 3-38) by 114 runs. This Test series is only five days old, but already Michael Clarke's Australians can sense victory. Their win inside four days in Galle was impressive, but even more encouraging for the [...]
Nixon inspires Leicestershire to memorable title
Leicestershire 145 for 6 (Jefferson 35, Pollard 2-24) beat Somerset 127 for 9 (Trego 35, Cobb 4-22) by 18 runs A stunning one-handed grab by the wicketkeeper Paul Nixon - in his final match in England before retirement - dismissed Keiron Pollard and inspired Leicestershire to the Twenty20 [...]
