MUMBAI: Pakistan’s Aleem Dar and Australian umpire Simon Taufel will supervise World Cup Final to be played between Sri Lanka and India on 2nd April in Mumbai, ICC announced on Thursday.
MUMBAI: Legends Sachin Tendulkar and Muttiah Muralitharan face-off in a mouth-watering duel for the last time when India and Sri Lanka clash in the World Cup final on Saturday.
MOHALI: A bevy of Bollywood stars added a dash of glamour to Wednesday’s high-octane World Cup semi-final clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan.
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse on Sunday invited New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to witness the cricket World Cup semi-finals between the two nations on Tuesday, an official said.
MOHALI: Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul-Haq believes fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has a key role to play in the World Cup semi-final against India -- even if the paceman doesn't take the field.
NEW DELHI: Australia's Simon Taufel and Ian Gould of England were on Sunday named as the umpires for Wednesday's highly-charged World Cup semi-final between India Pakistan.
MOHALI, India: At a time when most experts are tipping India to win their mouth-watering semifinal against Pakistan here on Wednesday, Rashid Latif has declared that the Greenshirts are the favourites to grab a place in the World Cup final.
AHMEDABAD: India's batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar completed 18,000 runs in one-day international cricket when he reached 45 against Australia in the second quarter-finals of the World Cup 2011 here at the Sardar Patel Stadium on Thursday.
AHMEDABAD: India recorded a sensational five-wicket victory to oust defending champions Australia with14 balls to spare in the second quarter-finals of the tenth World Cup here at the Sardar Patel Stadium on Thursday.
DHAKA: Shoaib Akhtar is itching to take the field against West Indies for the World Cup quarterfinal here at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur but Pakistan’s team management is not interested in recalling the mercurial fast bowler.
DHAKA: The possibility of a Pakistan-India semifinal on March 30 has come as happy news for Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) as tickets for the match are selling like hot cakes.
DHAKA: Pakistan thrashed West Indies by ten wickets to move into the World Cup semi-finals here at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on Wednesday.
KOLKATA: Zimbabwe recoded a massive 161-run victory against their African neighbours Kenya in the last Group A match of the World Cup here at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.
CHENNAI: India set their clash with Australia in quarter-finals after beating West Indies by 80 runs in the final World Cup Group B match here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.
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COLOMBO: Pakistan stopped Australia’s unbeaten 34-match run in the World Cup and secured top spot on their group table, beating the defending champions by four wickets in their final match of the Group A here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Saturday.
DHAKA: Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan apologised to his nation's cricket-crazy fans after the Tigers crashed out of the World Cup in disgrace on Saturday.
hoaib Akhtar (Punjabi, Urdu: شعیب اختر; born 13 August 1975 in Rawalpindi, Punjab) is a Pakistani right arm fast bowler incricket, who is regarded as one of the fastest bowlers in the world. He set an official world record by achieving the fastest delivery, when he clocked in at 161.3 km/h (100.2 mph) in his bowling speed, twice at a cricket match against England.[1] His ability to bowl fast yorkers and quick bouncers have made him one of the best fast bowlers in cricket.
COLOMBO: Ricky Ponting on Friday paid a glowing tribute to Shoaib Akhtar describing the retiring Pakistan pacer as the fastest bowler he has ever faced in his international career.
KOLKATA: Ireland defeated the Netherlands by six wickets with 14 balls to spare in a high scoring match in the World Cup Group B here at the Eden Gardens on Friday.
MUMBAI: Spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis mesmerized New Zealand batsmen to bowl them out for 153 runs in 35 overs as Sri Lanka recorded a 112-run victory in their last match of the World Cup Group A here at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday.
CHENNAI: England kept their World Cup hopes alive through a dramatic 18-run win over the West Indies in a Group B day-night match here at the MA MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday. Chasing 244, the West Indies were in sight of a certain victory needing 22 runs from 52 balls but in a dramatic move they lost four wickets for just three runs.
COLOMBO: Shoaib Akhtar's career timeline after the Pakistan pace bowler on Thursday announced his retirement from international cricket after the World Cup.
COLOMBO: Pakistan's maverick paceman Shoaib Akhtar, whose colourful career has been a heady mix of on-field brilliance and off-field controversy, will quit international cricket after the World Cup.
BANGALORE: Defending champions Australia defeated Canada by seven wickets with 15.1 overs remaining in their World Cup Group A match here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday.
PALLEKELE,SRI LANKA: Zimbabwe lost the battle against Sri Lanka after their openers provided an impressive century stand in their World Cup Group A day-night match here at the Pallekele International Stadium on Thursday.
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday awarded central contracts to 19 players but ignored under-scrutiny former captain Shoaib Malik, leg-spinner Danish Kaneria and batsman Mohammad Yousuf.
NEW DELHI: India recorded a five-wicket victory after Dutch bowlers provided tough fight in their World Cup Group B match here at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground on Wednesday.
NEW DELH,INDIAI: Canada defeated Kenya by five wickets in a World Cup Group A match at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Monday. Brief scores Kenya 198 (Tanmay Mishra 51, Thomas Odoyo 51; Henry Osinde 4-26) v Canada 199-5 in 45.3 overs (Jimmy Hansra 70, Asish Bagai 64 not out).
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COLOMBO,SRI LANKA: The day-night match between Sri Lanka and Australia in the World Cup Group A has been called off due to rain here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Saturday.
AHMEDABAD,INDIA: New Zealand recorded a 10-wicket victory against Zimbabwe in the World Cup on Friday, boosting their chances of making it to the quarter-finals.
DHAKA,BANGLADESH: West Indies took a giant stride towards the World Cup quarter-finals by pounding lacklustre Bangladesh by nine wickets in a key Group B match on Friday.
COLOMBO,SRILANKA: Shahid Afridi made up for Pakistan's ragged performance with the bat by collecting his second five-wicket haul of the World Cup as the 1992 champions beat Canada by 46 runs on Thursday.
BANGALORE,INDIA: Kevin O’Brien’s record century helped Ireland to hand England a humiliating three-wicket defeat with five balls remaining in their World Cup Group B match here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday.
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: Lasith Malinga turned into a one-man hit squad as he became the first man to pick up two World Cup hat-tricks to lead Sri Lanka to a crushing nine-wicket victory over Kenya on Tuesday.