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World T20: Hosts Bangladesh thrash Afghanistan in opener 17 Mar 2014 - 10:44 am

Bangladesh batsman Anamul Haque celebrates team’s victory at the ICC World Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka yesterday....

Nepal rout Hong Kong in clash of debutants 17 Mar 2014 - 10:43 am

Nepal cricketer Basant Regmi (centre) reacts after the dismissal of Hong Kong cricketer Nizakat Khan during the ICC Twenty20 World Cup second qualifying...

Sangakkara to quit T20 after world meet 17 Mar 2014 - 10:42 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara (pictured), will retire from Twenty20 internationals after the ongoing World T20 in Bangladesh, the veteran left-hander told a...

Australia, Sri Lanka eye elusive Twenty20 title 15 Mar 2014 - 06:34 am

Australia players celebrate the dismissal of South Africa’s AB de Villiers after he was caught out by Brad Hogg (centre) during the final...

Afridi hopes to regain fitness ahead of T20 World Cup 14 Mar 2014 - 06:30 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi (pictured) said yesterday he was hopeful of a quick recovery from injury in time for the World...

Bangladesh asks fertiliser factories to shut for T20 14 Mar 2014 - 06:29 am

DHAKA: Authorities in cricket-crazy Bangladesh yesterday asked fertiliser factories to halt production in a bid to divert gas supply to power plants and...

Hodge sees Australia home 14 Mar 2014 - 06:29 am

DURBAN, South Africa: Brad Hodge hit two sixes in the last over as Australia clinched a five-wicket win in a helter-skelter second Twenty20...

IPL begins in UAE, to finish off in India 13 Mar 2014 - 01:27 am

Mumbai: The Indian Premier League (IPL), scheduled from April 16 to June 1, will be co-hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and...

T20: West Indies beat England to win series 13 Mar 2014 - 01:13 am

BRIDGETOWN: West Indies rallied from a middle-order wobble to romp to a series-clinching five-wicket victory over England in the second Twenty20 International of...

Akram tips Pakistan among favourites in World Twenty20 12 Mar 2014 - 12:10 am

Former Pakistan cricket captain and legendary paceman Wasim Akram during a diabetic awareness programme event in Karachi yesterday. KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain and...

West Indies, England players fined 11 Mar 2014 - 11:58 pm

London: England all-rounder Ravi Bopara and West Indian duo Darren Sammy and Marlon Samuels were all fined for their on-field confrontation on Sunday,...

Samuels powers Windies to win 11 Mar 2014 - 12:16 am

West Indies cricketer Andre Russell runs out England’s James Tredwell during their first T20 match at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, yesterday. BRIDGETOWN:...

Virat Kohli reclaims No. 1 ODI ranking 10 Mar 2014 - 12:42 am

Dubai: India’s Virat Kohli has reclaimed the No.1 position in the latest ICC rankings for One-Day International (ODI) batsmen released Sunday at the...

Sri Lanka regain Asia Cup title 09 Mar 2014 - 01:46 am

Sri Lankan players pose with the winner’s trophy after they won the 2014 Asia Cup final against Pakistan in Dhaka yesterday. RIGHT: Sri...

Sangakkara, Afridi set to light up Asia Cup final 08 Mar 2014 - 12:56 am

Pakistani captain Misbah-ul-Haq gestures during a practice session ahead of today’s final of the Asia Cup in Dhaka. RIGHT: Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi sports...

Wounded South Africa clinging to throne 08 Mar 2014 - 12:54 am

MELBOURNE: The resounding thud of South Africa’s fall on home soil capped an intriguing season of Test cricket that has seen the establishment...

Warner makes things happen for Australia 08 Mar 2014 - 12:54 am

CAPE TOWN: From bar room brawler to Test match troubadour, cricketing bad boy David Warner has made a swift transition into one of...

Penalty for ‘bad boy’ Botha 08 Mar 2014 - 12:53 am

SYDNEY: South African Johan Botha will miss South Australia’s crucial final round Sheffield Shield match after being suspended by Cricket Australia yesterday. Botha,...