Tag: ICC

  • WI & NZ qualify for ICC T20 semifinals

    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…

  • England & Sri Lanka fined for maintaining

    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…

  • Aus & Eng qualify for WT20 semi-finals

    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…

  • Simon Taufel to step down from elite panel

    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.…

  • Event Technical Committee confirms replacement

    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…

  • Sarah and Lisa Sthalekar top batting and bowling

    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…

  • ICC launches comprehensive ICC World Twenty20

    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…

  • Official App launched across smartphone devices

    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…

  • ICC launches comprehensive World T20

    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…

  • Kumar Sangakkara takes top honours at glittering

    Kumar Sangakkara takes top honours at glittering

    Colombo – Sri Lanka, Sept 15, 2012: Kumar Sangakkara was tonight presented the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year at the prestigious LG ICC Awards, held at a glittering ceremony in Colombo. Sangakkara was also named in the ICC Test and ODI Teams of the Year that were announced last month…