Play 01:06 ‘Only person in my time that I would put him with is Sir Vivian’ West Indies coach Phil Simmons likened Chris Gayle‘s destructive batting to that of Viv Richards and said Gayle was “up there with Sir Vivian” in tearing apart bowling attacks. Gayle became the first batsman to score two hundreds in the World T20 after his unbeaten 100 off 48 balls helped West Indies ease their…
Gayle forces the issue in Mumbai
Chris Gayle smote 11 sixes in a match-winning 100 not out, setting various records in the process, as his accelerating masterclass gave West Indies a six-wicket win over England in their ICC World Twenty20 opener. Gayle became the first player to hit 50 World T20 sixes before beating Brendon McCullum’s record of 91 T20 international maximums. By the end of the game he had 98. The powerful West Indies opener…
Morgan pays Gayle his dues
Eoin Morgan accepted that it was Chris Gayle’s night after the West Indian’s sensational hundred defeated England in their first game at this year’s ICC World Twenty20. Gayle smashed 11 sixes in his 100 not out from 48 balls, which saw the Windies chase 183 with six wickets 11 deliveries to spare at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. The left-handed opener crucially nullified Adil Rashid, one of England’s most dangerous bowlers, with…
Atherton talks up England's WT20 chances
Former skipper Michael Atherton believes England are major contenders to win the ICC World Twenty20 in India. Eoin Morgan’s side go into their Group 1 campaign against West Indies today in confident mood after warm-up wins over New Zealand, who stunned hosts India yesterday, and a Mumbai XI. Their limited-overs cricket has come a long way in just over 12 months, since they suffered a group-stage exit at the 50-over…
Swann: Rashid to take World T20 by storm
The performances of Adil Rashid will be vital to England’s chances of winning the ICC World Twenty20, according to former spinner Graeme Swann. The Yorkshire leg-spinner has provided England’s limited-overs attack with another dimension since making an eye-catching return to international cricket over the last 12 months. He enters the tournament, which starts for England against West Indies in Mumbai today, in high spirits following two impressive warm-up displays which…
Gayle closes on century of sixes
Play 00:49 WATCH – Gayle’s eleven sixes 9 Wins for West Indies against England in T20Is, the most wins for them against any team in this format, and also the most losses for England against an opposition. 2 Centuries for Chris Gayle in World T20 games, which makes him the first batsman to score more than one hundred in this tournament. He scored the first ever World T20 hundred, in…
Edwards wants winning feeling to continue
[embedded content] Charlotte Edwards is hoping England can carry the momentum from their warm-up games when they kick off their ICC Women’s World Twenty20 campaign against Bangladesh in Bangalore. England go into their opening Group B match on the back of three straight wins which included a double over two-time World T20 runners-up New Zealand and an emphatic seven-wicket victory over South Africa. Having won the inaugural tournament on home soil…
Anisa Mohammed strikes seal narrow win for WI
West Indies Women 103 for 8 (Taylor 40, Amin 4-16) beat Pakistan Women 99 for 5 (Maroof 22, Mohammed 3-25) by four runsScorecard Merissa Aguilleira top-scored with 40 to take West Indies Women to 103 © IDI/Getty Images A three-wicket haul from offspinner Anisa Mohammed guided West Indies Women to a narrow four-run victory against Pakistan Women in Chennai. Chasing a seemingly small target of 104, Pakistan were dealt a…
Gayle's 47-ball ton wipes out England
West Indies 183 for 4 (Gayle 100*) beat England 182 for 6 (Root 48, Russell 2-36) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:42 WATCH – Chris Gayle celebrates his hundred Chris Gayle, at 36, knows that he could be playing his last World Twenty20 and, judging by the manner in which he pulverised England at the Wankhede, he intends to go out in style. England’s bowlers began the night…
Bowlers failed to deal with the pressure – Mashrafe
Mashrafe Mortaza admitted his bowlers could not stick to their plans against the early charge from Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez © AFP His team had impressed on seaming tracks in the Asia Cup, but Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said his side needed to adjust better to flat surfaces, following the 55-run loss to Pakistan in a World T20 match in Kolkata. Bangladesh had conceded 201 for 5 against a…