Category: CRICKET
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Umar Akmal found guilty of breaching CoC
Umar Akmal found guilty of breaching CoCUmar Akmal found guilty of breaching CoC Colombo, Oct 05, 2012: Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee for a level 2 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during his side’s 16 runs defeat against Sri Lanka in the first semi-final…
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WI & NZ qualify for ICC T20 semifinals
Galle – Sri Lanka, Sept 30, 2012: West Indies and two-times finalist New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012, after each recorded victories on the final day of Group B matches in Galle on Sunday. A strong all-round performance by Stafanie Taylor cemented a West Indies victory over…
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England & Sri Lanka fined for maintaining
Pallekele, Sept 29, 2012: The Sri Lanka team has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during the side’s ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 Super Eight fixture against West Indies on Saturday. Javagal Srinath of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fines after Mahela Jayawardena’s side was ruled to be…
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Aus & Eng qualify for WT20 semi-finals
Galle – Sri Lanka, Sept 29, 2012: Defending champion Australia and former winner England qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 after recording their second successive victories in Group A in Galle on Saturday. Australia defeated Pakistan by 25 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis Method, while an unbeaten 50 by…
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Simon Taufel to step down from elite panel
Colombo, Sept 26, 2012: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced that Simon Taufel will step down from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires at the end of the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012, which runs until 7 October, to take up the new role of ICC Umpire Performance and Training Manager.…
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Event Technical Committee confirms replacement
Pallekele – Sir Lanka, Sept 25, 2012: The ICC has confirmed the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 has approved Reema Malhotra as a replacement player for Gouhar Sultana in the India squad for the tournament. The women’s event will be staged in Galle from 26 September to 1…
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Sarah and Lisa Sthalekar top batting and bowling
Colombo – Sri Lanka, Sept 24, 2012: England’s Sarah Taylor and Lisa Sthalekar of Australia were revealed as the number-one ranked batter and bowler, respectively in the Reliance ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings which were launched in Colombo today (Monday). The launching ceremony took place just two days before the start of ICC Women’s World Twenty20…
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ICC launches comprehensive ICC World Twenty20
Colombo, Sept 18, 2012: The ICC today unveiled the most comprehensive range of social media activations for a global cricket event ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 which begins on Tuesday 18 September in Hambantota. Using the official event Twitter hashtag, #wt20, fans will be encouraged through the global broadcast feed, produced…
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Official App launched across smartphone devices
Colombo, Sept 18, 2012: smartphone, Cricket fans able to follow action ICC World Twenty20 2012 on free-to-download App available across multiple platforms. The first ever official ICC Cricket App has today been released in partnership with Reliance Communications to coincide with the start of the ICC World Twenty20 2012, which begins today. The App, which will…
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ICC launches comprehensive World T20
Colombo – Sri Lanka, Sept 16, 2012: The ICC today unveiled the most comprehensive range of social media activations for a global cricket event ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 which begins on Tuesday 18 September in Hambantota. Using the official event Twitter hashtag, #wt20, fans will be encouraged through the global…