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Thursday, 13 May 2010 08:55 |
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 Sri Lanka will keep England guessing until the last minute over the presence of mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis in their team for Thursday's World Twenty20 semi-final.
There was no place for Mendis' curiosities in the Sri Lanka side that beat India on Tuesday to book a return visit to Beausejour Stadium, in pursuit of a second successive place in the final of this tournament.
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Thursday, 13 May 2010 08:52 |
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 Kevin Pietersen will have just 20 hours to rest and reacclimatise in the Caribbean before he must switch back on for England in an ICC World Twenty20 semi-final.
But captain Paul Collingwood has no qualms about compromised preparation or jet-lag issues, confident instead that England's mercurial number three will be so invigorated at becoming a father for the first time that his game head will be well and truly on against Sri Lanka.
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Thursday, 13 May 2010 08:49 |
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 Board of Control for Cricket in India vice-president Rajiv Shukla has refused to blame a packed schedule and player fatigue for the national team's exit from the World Twenty20.
Yesterday's five-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in St Lucia - which came hot on the heels of losses to Australia and West Indies in the Super Eights - sealed India's elimination from the competition.
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Thursday, 13 May 2010 08:47 |
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 West Indies captain Chris Gayle apologised to the home fans for a "terrible" performance after his side bowed out of the ICC World Twenty20 in tame fashion.
Gayle's side needed a comprehensive win over Australia to have a chance of reaching the semi-finals, but were bowled out for just 105.
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Thursday, 13 May 2010 08:45 |
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 South Africa coach Corrie van Zyl admits "a few hard calls" may need to be made in the near future if the Proteas are to turn around their fortunes in limited-overs cricket.
Van Zyl's side were dumped out of the ICC World Twenty20 earlier this week after a largely disappointing overall performance in the West Indies.
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Thursday, 13 May 2010 08:42 |
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 Former Indian cricket greats have lashed out at the current team after their early exit from the World Twenty20, blaming weakness against the bouncer and the poor standard of the Indian Premier League.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men failed to qualify for the semi-finals after a five-wicket defeat by Sri Lanka on Tuesday, their third successive loss in the Super Eights round.
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Thursday, 13 May 2010 08:37 |
 Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara paid tribute to the performance of Angelo Mathews and Chamara Kapugedera after the pair blasted his side to a five-wicket win over India in St Lucia.
The victory ends India's hopes in the ICC World Twenty20, but Sri Lanka look set to progress to the last four.
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England stormed into the final of the ICC World Twenty20 with a crushing seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka at Beausejour Stadium.
Australia beat West Indies by six wickets to finalise the semi-final line-up in the ICC World Twenty20 on Tuesday.
A late onslaught from Angelo Mathews and Chamara Kapugedera helped Sri Lanka to a five-wicket victory over India which put them on the verge of a place in the semi-finals of the ICC World Twenty20 in St Lucia.
