Tag: cricket
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Pakistan clean sweep by South Africa
Centurion – South Africa, Test Series, Feb 24, 2013: For the two decades since their return from sporting isolation, South Africa has been among the top teams in the world, without ever having a sustained run as the undisputed No. 1. Even in the recent successes, an element of ruthlessness was missing, highlighted by the…
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Interview with Cricketer Shahid Khan Afridi
Shahid, Subject interview was taken on 23-Feb 2013, at 17:45 onwards, at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi – Pakistan. Mohammad: Assalom-o-Alaikum. How are you? Afridi: Walikumas-Salam. I am fine Shukar AL-HAMDOLLILAH. Mohammad: How are you feeling after selecting in ODI & T-20 squad for SA? Afridi: First of all I thanks to Almighty Allah for His…
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ICC President thanks BCCI, MCA and OCA
Mumbai, 19 February 2013: ICC President Alan Isaac has thanked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for a successful staging of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 and has praised the volunteers, organisers and sponsors for providing a wonderful opportunity to female cricketers to show their talent and potential on a world…
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South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test Cape Town
Cape Town – South Africa, Feb 17, 2013: A cracking match in Cape Town continued to be a great advertisement for Test cricket as it served up another yo-yoing session on the fourth morning which handed South Africa an advantage they never ceded, going on to complete their fifth Test win in a row and…
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Australia claim sixth ICC Women’s World Cup title
Mumbai – India, Feb 17, 2013: Australia marched its way into Women’s World Cup history tonight as the side won a record sixth ICC Women’s World Cup title after it beat West Indies by 114 runs in front of a vociferous crowd at the Cricket Club of India’s Brabourne Stadium. Electing to bat first, Australia…
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Australia and West Indies go head-to-head
Mumbai – India, Feb 16, 2013: Glory, Five-time champion Australia will face West Indies in the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup India 2013 at the Cricket Club of India’s Brabourne Stadium tomorrow, with the match beginning at 1430 and broadcast in High Definition around the globe by the ICC Broadcast Partner, Star Sports.…
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South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test Cape Town
Cape Town – South Africa, Feb 15, 2013: Pakistan cricket continues to confound. In the morning, South Africa’s ruthless pack of quick bowlers ran through the opposition top order yet again and all the fears over Pakistan’s brittle batting seemed to have come to pass. Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq, however, showed there was plenty…
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ICC Women’s World Cup India 2013
Cuttack – India, Feb 06, 2013: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced details of the umpire appointments for the Super Six stage of the current ICC Women’s World Cup India 2013, which is taking place between Mumbai and Cuttack with the final scheduled for the Cricket Club of India on 17 February. The tournament…
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ICC Board held its first meeting of 2013 in Dubai
Dubai, Jan 31, 2013: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board held its first meeting of 2013 in Dubai and among the decisions made were: Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme New Zealand Cricket has been allocated US$1.8m, which represents US$0.6m for each of the next three years from the ICC’s Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP)…
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ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 India
Mumbai – India, Jan 28, 2013: Defending champion England will start as favourites to qualify for the Super Six stage of this week’s ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 from Group A which also includes host India and qualifiers West Indies and Sri Lanka. The second and third place will be a hard fought contest, with…