Cricket

Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels held their nerve in a one-over eliminator for West Indies to knock out New Zealand at the World Twenty20 on Monday.

Chasing 18 for victory, Gayle and Samuels both hit a six off Tim Southee as West Indies raced to 19-0 in five balls in the Super...

Virat Kohli hit two sixes and eight fours in a career-best 78 not out to guide India to a crushing eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the Super Eights at the World Twenty20 on Sunday.

It was Kohli's best score in Twenty20 internationals, surpassing the 70 he scored against New Zealand just before this tournament.

Shane Watson continued his imperious form at the World Twenty20 by smashing 70 runs and taking two wickets to propel Australia to a crushing eight-wicket win over South Africa in the Super Eights.

Watson hit two sixes and eight boundaries from 47 balls as Australia moved into a strong position to advance to the semi-finals.

Sri Lanka became a firm favorite to qualify for the World Twenty20 semifinals after crushing West Indies by nine wickets in the Super Eights on Saturday.

Sri Lanka can advance with a win or narrow loss — because of an excellent net run rate — to defending champions...

Luke Wright hit a belligerent half-century and Steven Finn grabbed 3-16 to keep defending champions England's hopes alive at the World T20 with a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the Super Eights.

Wright smashed 76 off 43 balls to guide England to 149-4 in 18.5 overs after New Zealand was restricted to 148-6 in Group 1 match.

Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford admits his side faces an uphill battle to win the Twenty20 World Cup on home soil if they don’t get deadly spinner Ajantha Mendis back on the pitch.

Mendis has already missed one game due to a side strain and is battling to be fit for today's opening Super Eights clash against...

Michael Hussey insists he has no intention of getting involved in a slanging match with outspoken Indian Harbhajan Singh, but he can’t say the same for the rest of the side.

Australia renew their rivalry with the fiery spinner in Friday's Twenty20 World Cup Super Eights clash in Colombo.

Indian spinners Harbhajan Singh and Piyush Chawla ripped through the England batting to lead their side to a crushing 90-run win in a one-sided Twenty20 World Cup Group A match on Sunday.

Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 55 off 33 balls fired India to an imposing total of 170 for four. Harbhajan took four for 12 and Chawla...