Thursday, November 22, 2012

1st Test: Bangladesh v West Indies at Dhaka - Nov 13-17, 2012

1st Test: Bangladesh v West Indies at Dhaka - Nov 13-17, 2012
West Indies 527/4d and 273
Bangladesh 556 and 167
West Indies won by 77 runs
Test debuts Sohag Gazi (Bangladesh); V Permaul (West Indies)
Player of the match
KOA Powell (West Indies)



Kieran Powell celebrates his century
 

1st Test: Australia v South Africa at Brisbane - Nov 9-13, 2012

1st Test: Australia v South Africa at Brisbane - Nov 9-13, 2012
South Africa 450 and 166/5
Australia 565/5d
Match drawn
Test debuts RJ Quiney (Australia); RK Kleinveldt (South Africa)
Player of the match
MJ Clarke (Australia)


Michael Clarke walks off after his unbeaten 259
 

1st Test: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Galle - Nov 17-19, 2012

1st Test: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Galle - Nov 17-19, 2012
New Zealand 221 and 118
Sri Lanka 247 and 93/0
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
Test debut FDM Karunaratne (Sri Lanka)
Player of the match
HMRKB Herath (Sri Lanka)


Rangana Herath picked up 6 for 43 in the second innings and finished with 11 in the match
 

1st Test: India v England at Ahmedabad - Nov 15-19, 2012

1st Test: India v England at Ahmedabad - Nov 15-19, 2012
India 521/8d and 80/1
England 191 and 406 (f/o)
India won by 9 wickets
Test debut NRD Compton (England)
Player of the match
CA Pujara (India)


Wagon wheel of Cheteshwar Pujara's double hundred
 

Thursday, November 8, 2012

3rd ODI: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Pallekele - Nov 6, 2012

New Zealand 188/6 (33/33 ov)
Sri Lanka 200/3 (31.1/33 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) (D/L method)
Player of the match TM Dilshan (Sri Lanka)



Tillakaratne Dilshan plays an unorthodox shot for his hundred
 

2nd ODI: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Pallekele - Nov 4, 2012

New Zealand 250/6 (50 ov)
Sri Lanka 118/3 (22.5/22.5 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 14 runs (D/L method)
Player of the match SL Malinga (Sri Lanka)



Tom Latham was bowled by Lasith Malinga for 2 off 18 balls
 

1st ODI: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Pallekele - Nov 1, 2012

Match abandoned without a ball bowled



Wet scenes in Pallekele

Only T20I: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Pallekele - Oct 30, 2012

Only T20I: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Pallekele - Oct 30, 2012
New Zealand 74/7 (14/14 ov)
Sri Lanka 6/0 (2/14 ov)
No result



The groundstaff bring the covers on

Friday, November 2, 2012

Final: Lions v Sydney Sixers at Johannesburg - Oct 28, 2012

Lions 121 (20/20 ov)
Sydney Sixers 124/0 (12.3/20 ov)
Sydney Sixers won by 10 wickets (with 45 balls remaining)
Player of the match MJ Lumb (Sydney Sixers)
Player of the series
MA Starc (Sydney Sixers)



Michael Lumb scored a dominant unbeaten 82
 

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Pakistan All Star XI v International World XI at Karachi - Oct 20, 2012

Pakistan All Star XI 222/7 (20/20 ov)
International World XI 138/8 (20/20 ov)
Pakistan All Star XI won by 84 runs
Player of the match Umar Akmal (Pakistan All Star XI)


Tabish Khan celebrates his second wicket


Umar Akmal Made 67 Not Out
 
 

Friday, October 5, 2012

2nd Semi-Final: Australia v West Indies at Colombo (RPS) - Oct 5, 2012


2nd Semi-Final: Australia v West Indies at Colombo (RPS) - Oct 5, 2012
West Indies 205/4 (20/20 ov)
Australia 131 (16.4/20 ov)
West Indies won by 74 runs
Player of the match CH Gayle (West Indies)


Chris Gayle celebrates his fifty

1st Semi-Final: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS) - Oct 4, 2012

1st Semi-Final: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS) - Oct 4, 2012
Sri Lanka 139/4 (20/20 ov)
Pakistan 123/7 (20/20 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 16 runs
Player of the match DPMD Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)


Mahela Jayawardene plays the reverse sweep
 

24th Match, Group 2: India v South Africa at Colombo (RPS) - Oct 2, 2012

24th Match, Group 2: India v South Africa at Colombo (RPS) - Oct 2, 2012
India 152/6 (20/20 ov)
South Africa 151 (19.5/20 ov)
India won by 1 run
Player of the match Yuvraj Singh (India)


Yuvraj Singh celebrate his 2nd wicket
 

23rd Match, Group 2: Australia v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS) - Oct 2, 2012

23rd Match, Group 2: Australia v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS) - Oct 2, 2012
Pakistan 149/6 (20/20 ov);
Australia 117/7 (20/20 ov)
Pakistan won by 32 runs
Player of the match Raza Hasan (Pakistan)


Raza Hasan bowled 2 for 14 in 4 overs
 

22nd Match, Group 1: Sri Lanka v England at Pallekele - Oct 1, 2012

22nd Match, Group 1: Sri Lanka v England at Pallekele - Oct 1, 2012
Sri Lanka 169/6 (20/20 ov)
England 150/9 (20/20 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
Player of the match SL Malinga (Sri Lanka)


Lasith Malinga celebrates his fifth wicket
 

21st Match, Group 1: New Zealand v West Indies at Pallekele - Oct 1, 2012

21st Match, Group 1: New Zealand v West Indies at Pallekele - Oct 1, 2012
West Indies 139 (19.3/20 ov)
New Zealand 139/7 (20/20 ov)
Match tied (West Indies won the one-over eliminator)
Player of the match SP Narine (West Indies)

Sunil Narine bowled superbly taking 3 for 20
 

20th Match, Group 2: India v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 30, 2012

20th Match, Group 2: India v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 30, 2012
Pakistan 128 (19.4/20 ov)
India 129/2 (17/20 ov)
India won by 8 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
Player of the match V Kohli (India)


Virat Kohli plays a shot towards the off side for his fifty
 

19th Match, Group 2: Australia v South Africa at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 30, 2012

19th Match, Group 2: Australia v South Africa at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 30, 2012
South Africa 146/5 (20/20 ov)
Australia 147/2 (17.4/20 ov)
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
Player of the match  SR Watson (Australia)

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Shane Watson raises his bat after scoring fifty

18th Match, Group 1: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Pallekele - Sep 29, 2012

18th Match, Group 1: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Pallekele - Sep 29, 2012
West Indies 129/5 (20/20 ov)
Sri Lanka 130/1 (15.2/20 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
Player of the match DPMD Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)


Mahela Jayawardene attempts sweep shot for his fifty
 

17th Match, Group 1: England v New Zealand at Pallekele - Sep 29, 2012

17th Match, Group 1: England v New Zealand at Pallekele - Sep 29, 2012
New Zealand 148/6 (20/20 ov)
England 149/4 (18.5/20 ov)
England won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Player of the match LJ Wright (England)


Luke Wright slogs his way to a half-century


 

Friday, September 28, 2012

16th Match, Group 2: Australia v India at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 28, 2012

16th Match, Group 2: Australia v India at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 28, 2012
India 140/7 (20/20 ov)
Australia 141/1 (14.5/20 ov)
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)
Player of the match SR Watson (Australia)



Shane Watson made fifty from 28 balls
 

15th Match, Group 2: Pakistan v South Africa at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 28, 2012

15th Match, Group 2: Pakistan v South Africa at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 28, 2012
South Africa 133/6 (20/20 ov)
Pakistan 136/8 (19.4/20 ov)
Pakistan won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Player of the match Umar Gul (Pakistan)



Umar Gul slammed 32 off 17 balls to revive Pakistan 
 

14th Match, Group 1: England v West Indies at Pallekele - Sep 27, 2012

14th Match, Group 1: England v West Indies at Pallekele - Sep 27, 2012
West Indies 179/5 (20/20 ov)
England 164/4 (20/20 ov)
West Indies won by 15 runs
Player of the match J Charles (West Indies)



Johnson Charles slogs during his 84
 

13th Match, Group 1: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Pallekele - Sep 27, 2012

13th Match, Group 1: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Pallekele - Sep 27, 2012
New Zealand 174/7 (20/20 ov)
Sri Lanka 174/6 (20/20 ov)
Match tied (Sri Lanka won the one-over eliminator)
T20I debut A Dananjaya (Sri Lanka)
Player of the match
TM Dilshan (Sri Lanka)



Tillakaratne Dilshan made 76 of 53 balls
 

12th Match, Group D: Bangladesh v Pakistan at Pallekele - Sep 25, 2012


12th Match, Group D: Bangladesh v Pakistan at Pallekele - Sep 25, 2012
Bangladesh 175/6 (20/20 ov)
Pakistan 178/2 (18.4/20 ov)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Player of the match Imran Nazir (Pakistan)



Imran Nazir scored 72 off 36 balls

11th Match, Group B: Ireland v West Indies at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 24, 2012

11th Match, Group B: Ireland v West Indies at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 24, 2012
Ireland 129/6 (19/19 ov)
No result



Rain forced an abandonment

10th Match, Group A: England v India at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 23, 2012

10th Match, Group A: England v India at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 23, 2012
India 170/4 (20/20 ov)
England 80 (14.4/20 ov)
India won by 90 runs
Player of the match Harbhajan Singh (India)
 


Harbhajan Singh took 4 for 12 on his international comeback

9th Match, Group D: New Zealand v Pakistan at Pallekele - Sep 23, 2012

9th Match, Group D: New Zealand v Pakistan at Pallekele - Sep 23, 2012
Pakistan 177/6 (20/20 ov)
New Zealand 164/9 (20/20 ov)
Pakistan won by 13 runs
Player of the match Nasir Jamshed (Pakistan)


Nasir Jamshed struck four sixes his 27-ball fifty


Saturday, September 22, 2012

8th Match, Group B: Australia v West Indies at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 22, 2012

8th Match, Group B: Australia v West Indies at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 22, 2012
West Indies 191/8 (20/20 ov)
Australia 100/1 (9.1/9.1 ov)
Australia won by 17 runs (D/L method)
Player of the match SR Watson (Australia)



Shane Watson scored quick 40
 

7th Match, Group C: Sri Lanka v South Africa at Hambantota - Sep 22, 2012

7th Match, Group C: Sri Lanka v South Africa at Hambantota - Sep 22, 2012
South Africa 78/4 (7/7 ov)
Sri Lanka 46/5 (7/7 ov)
South Africa won by 32 runs
Player of the match AB de Villiers (South Africa)



AB de Villiers scored a quick 30
 

6th Match, Group A: Afghanistan v England at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 21, 2012

6th Match, Group A: Afghanistan v England at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 21, 2012
England 196/5 (20/20 ov)
Afghanistan 80 (17.2/20 ov)
England won by 116 runs
Player of the match LJ Wright (England)


Luke Wright, unbeaten on 99, walks off with Samit Patel
 

5th Match, Group D: Bangladesh v New Zealand at Pallekele - Sep 21, 2012

5th Match, Group D: Bangladesh v New Zealand at Pallekele - Sep 21, 2012
New Zealand 191/3 (20/20 ov)
Bangladesh 132/8 (20/20 ov)
New Zealand won by 59 runs
Player of the match BB McCullum (New Zealand)



Brendon McCullum raises his bat after scoring 123
 

4th Match, Group C: South Africa v Zimbabwe at Hambantota - Sep 20, 2012

4th Match, Group C: South Africa v Zimbabwe at Hambantota - Sep 20, 2012
Zimbabwe 93/8 (20/20 ov)
South Africa 94/0 (12.4/20 ov)
South Africa won by 10 wickets (with 44 balls remaining)
Player of the match JH Kallis (South Africa)



Jacques Kallis was named Man of the Match for his 4 for 15
 

3rd Match, Group A: Afghanistan v India at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 19, 2012

3rd Match, Group A: Afghanistan v India at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 19, 2012
India 159/5 (20/20 ov)
Afghanistan 136 (19.3/20 ov)
India won by 23 runs
T20I debut Najibullah Zadran (Afghanistan)
Player of the match
V Kohli (India)



Virat Kohli goes down the ground for his half-century 
 

2nd Match, Group B: Australia v Ireland at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 19, 2012

2nd Match, Group B: Australia v Ireland at Colombo (RPS) - Sep 19, 2012
Ireland 123/7 (20/20 ov)
Australia 125/3 (15.1/20 ov)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
Player of the match SR Watson (Australia)



Shane Watson picked up three wickets
 

1st Match, Group C: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Hambantota - Sep 18, 2012

1st Match, Group C: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Hambantota - Sep 18, 2012
Sri Lanka 182/4 (20/20 ov)
Zimbabwe 100 (17.3/20 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 82 runs
T20I debuts EMDY Munaweera (Sri Lanka); BV Vitori (Zimbabwe)
Player of the match
BAW Mendis (Sri Lanka)



Ajantha Mendis recorded best ever T20I bowling figures
 

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

3rd T20I: Australia v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC) - Sep 10, 2012

3rd T20I: Australia v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC) - Sep 10, 2012
Australia 168/7 (20/20 ov)
Pakistan 74 (19.1/20 ov)
Australia won by 94 runs
Player of the match DA Warner (Australia)
Player of the series Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)



David Warner heaves one through leg-side



The Pakistan team with the trophy for the Twenty20 series
 
 

2nd T20I: India v New Zealand at Chennai - Sep 11, 2012


2nd T20I: India v New Zealand at Chennai - Sep 11, 2012
New Zealand 167/5 (20/20 ov)
India 166/4 (20/20 ov)
New Zealand won by 1 run
Player of the match BB McCullum (New Zealand)
Player of the series
BB McCullum (New Zealand)



Brendon McCullum scored a quick 91
 

2nd T20I: England v South Africa at Manchester - Sep 10, 2012

South Africa 77/5 (9/9 ov)
England 29/2 (4.1/9 ov)
No result



Umpire Rob Bailey gives the final signal to leave the field for good

Friday, September 7, 2012

2nd T20I: Australia v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC) - Sep 7, 2012

Pakistan 151/4 (20/20 ov)
Australia 151/8 (20/20 ov)
Match tied (Pakistan won the one-over eliminator)
T20I debut MA Starc (Australia)
Player of the match
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)



Ajmal took 2 wickets
 

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

1st T20I: Australia v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC) - Sep 5, 2012

Australia 89 (19.3/20 ov)
Pakistan 90/3 (14.5/20 ov)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)
T20I debuts GJ Maxwell (Australia); Nasir Jamshed and Raza Hasan (Pakistan)
Player of the match Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)


Mohammad Hafeez leaps in the air after picking David Warner's wicket

5th ODI: England v South Africa at Nottingham - Sep 5, 2012

England 182 (45.2 ov)
South Africa 186/3 (34.3 ov)
South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 93 balls remaining)
Player of the match HM Amla (South Africa)
Player of the series
HM Amla (South Africa


Hashim Amla drives during his match-winning innings
 

Monday, September 3, 2012

3rd ODI: Australia v Pakistan at Sharjah - Sep 3, 2012

3rd ODI: Australia v Pakistan at Sharjah - Sep 3, 2012
Pakistan 244/7 (50 ov)
Australia 250/7 (47 ov) 
Australia won by 3 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
Player of the match MEK Hussey (Australia)
Player of the series
MA Starc (Australia)


Michael Hussey clips one through the leg side


Mitchell Starc celebrates one of his four wickets
 
 


2nd Test: India v New Zealand at Bangalore - Aug 31-Sep 3, 2012

2nd Test: India v New Zealand at Bangalore - Aug 31-Sep 3, 2012
New Zealand 365 and 248
India 353 and 262/5
India won by 5 wickets
Player of the match V Kohli (India)
Player of the series
R Ashwin (India)


Virat Kohli roars after the winning runs are hit
 

4th ODI: England v South Africa at Lord's - Sep 2, 2012

4th ODI: England v South Africa at Lord's - Sep 2, 2012
South Africa 220/8 (50 ov)
England 224/4 (46.4 ov)
England won by 6 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
Player of the match IR Bell (England)


Ian Bell raises his bat after reaching fifty
 

Friday, August 31, 2012

Final: Uva Next v Nagenahira Nagas at Colombo (RPS) - Aug 31, 2012

Nagenahira Nagas 134/4 (15/15 ov)
Uva Next 63/1 (5.1/5.1 ov)
Uva Next won by 19 runs (D/L method)
Player of the match EMDY Munaweera (Uva Next)



Dilshan Munaweera plays a shot through off side,

  

3rd ODI: England v South Africa at The Oval - Aug 31, 2012

3rd ODI: England v South Africa at The Oval - Aug 31, 2012
South Africa 211 (46.4 ov)
England 212/6 (48 ov)
England won by 4 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Player of the match EJG Morgan (England)



Eoin Morgan made 73 off 67 balls to provide much-needed impetus