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/ 26 September 2007

Heroes’ welcome for India’s team

Police battled to contain surging crowds wildly celebrating the return home on Wednesday of the Indian team after lifting the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship title against Pakistan. Thousands braved monsoon rain to greet the cricketers off a flight from South Africa which landed in Mumbai on Wednesday.

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/ 21 September 2007

Twenty20 draws closer to final

The inaugural Twenty20 World Championship has been whittled down from 12 teams to just four, and by 10pm on Saturday evening, it will be known which two teams will battle it out in the final at the Wanderers on Monday. The first semifinal, pits Pakistan against New Zealand, and the second, between Australia and India, should be a cracker.

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/ 21 September 2007

Braun, balls and luck at Twenty20

It took Kevin Pietersen, of all people, to articulate the edgy appeal of the Twenty20 World Championship. ”Twenty20 is totally different from one-day cricket, where you can plan your innings and do so many things in your preparation to make sure the procedures you want to happen out in the middle do happen,” he said this week.

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/ 14 September 2007

India beat Pakistan in ‘bowl-out’

Pakistani fast-bowler Muhammad Asif stunned a near-capacity crowd of partisan supporters by taking a wicket in each of his four overs in the Twenty20 World Championship cricket match against India at the Sahara Stadium Kingsmead in Durban on Friday, setting up a grand struggle between the two Asian giants.