KOLKATA: Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan smacked an unbeaten 83 off 56 balls to steer defending champions Sri Lanka to a six-wicket win over a spirited Afghanistan in the World Twenty20 on Thursday.
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LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in talks with West Indies cricketing great Sir Vivian Richards to appoint him as a mentor for the team's Asia Cup and 2016 World Twenty20 campaign, sources said on Friday.
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will seeka non-objection certificate (NOC) from the federal government for taking part in the World Twenty20 2016, ARY News reported.
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday included Mohammad Amir's name for the fitness camp ahead of the team's tour to New Zealand and 2016 World Twenty20 in India, ARY News reports.
MUMBAI: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Anurag Thakur has said that Dharamshala is the ideal venue to host the much anticipated World Twenty20 encounter between Pakistan and India, ARY News reported.