The people that travelled through the hills to watch the first one-day international in Pallekele witnessed a Pakistan team in shambles: they saw a glut of extras, three dropped catches, the worst possible display of end-over bowling, and a batting implosion from a shell-shocked team. They also...

A sparkling knock of 113 by Yuvraj Singh helped India beat the West Indies by 80 runs in the final Group B match in the ICC Cricket World Cup. The victory put India second in their group and secured a quarter-final against Australia in Ahmedabad, while the Windies are left to face Group B...

Pune looked set for their third straight win of the campaign as half-centuries from Jesse Ryder (60) and skipper Yuvraj Singh (66) got them to 187 for the loss of just five wickets. And Yuvraj threatened further with his figures of four for 29 - after a solid start from Delhi openers David...

Gayle announced his arrival to the competition by blasting seven sixes and 10 fours en route to a 55-ball 102 against his former franchise as Bangalore chased down Kolkata's 171 with 11 balls to spare. Earlier, batting first after losing the toss, Jacques Kallis, along with Brad Haddin,...

Chasing a modest 143 for victory, Pune lost four wickets for 40 and in the end could reach only 117 for nine against a disciplined bowling from the home side led by Albie Morkel (three for 29) and Doug Bollinger (two for 20). Earlier, batting first after losing the toss, Chennai openers Hussey...

Chris Gayle plundered 38 runs in a 12-ball blitzkrieg. Gayle continued with his batting pyrotechnics in IPL 4 as he hit six fours and two sixes to score all but two runs of his 38 from boundaries to send the packed home crowd at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium into a frenzy. With the towering...

Australia 192 for 3 (Watson 69, Clarke 53*, Ponting 53) beat Sri Lanka 191 (Randiv 41, Johnson 6-31) by seven wickets Mitchell Johnson produced the fourth-best figures in Australia's one-day history to set his team on the path to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Pallekele. After...

Riding on Chris Gayle's blitzkrieg, the Royal Challengers Bangalore demolished Somerset to keep themselves in contention for a semi-final berth. Gayle blazed 86 from 46 balls, with eight sixes and four fours, to power the home team to an impressive 206 for six. Peter Trego led...