Debutant Asad Shafiq’s unbeaten 78 guided Pakistan into the quarterfinals of the World Cup with a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in a rain-marred Pool A match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium here Monday that was decided on the Duckworth-Lewis Method.Needing a win to secure a spot in the World Cup last eight, Pakistan gave [...] Continue reading Clinical Pakistan beat Zimbabwe to make World Cup quarters
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Ricky Ponting, during his 36-run knock here Sunday against Kenya, became the first World Cup captain to score a thousand runs. He aggregates 1,030 at an average of 54.21 in 26 games and he has hit three centuries and five fifties.Ponting’s world cup performance in India, however, has not been all that good. In nine [...] Continue reading Ponting first World Cup captain to score 1,000 runs
The following is the scoreboard of the West Indies innings against Ireland in a World Cup Group B match here Friday. West Indies: Devon Smith b Kevin O’Brien 107 S Chanderpaul c Porterfield b Kevin O’Brien 35 Darren Bravo b Kevin O’Brien 0 Ramnaresh Sarwan c Mooney b Dockrell 10 Kieron Pollard c Rankin b [...] Continue reading World Cup scoreboard: West Indies vs. Ireland
Sensational batting by birthday boy Ross Taylor and Jacob Oram, coupled with disciplined bowling, saw New Zealand crush Pakistan by 110 runs and roar back into the World Cup here Tuesday. Taylor (131 off 124 balls) and Oram (25 off nine balls) mauled Pakistan in the last 10 overs which cost them 139 runs as [...] Continue reading New Zealand crush Pakistan, roar back into World Cup
Star cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who steered India to a comfortable win over Ireland late Sunday with his all-round performance, hoped to play a key role in the upcoming big matches in the ICC World Cup series. “It’s been a very good day for me as I was in form with bat and ball. I am [...] Continue reading Yuvraj hopes to play key role for India in World Cup