Veteran Australian opener Matthew Hayden has called time on his glittering playing career, opting not to play in Australia's domestic Twenty20 series this year, his Brisbane Heat team said on Thursday

Virender Sehwag's prolonged form slump has become a cause of concern but the struggling opener today received the backing of another swashbuckler Sanath Jayasuriya who said India needed an “impact player” like him to win matches.

South African captain AB de Villiers won the toss and elected to bowl first in their Group C clash against Zimbabwe at Hambantota on Thursday.

South Africa were boosted by the inclusion of Albie Mork

In a land in which offspring of politicians become politicians and sons and daughters of film stars seem ready to enter the cinema field even as they are born, it should surprise no one if sons follow

Ireland skipper William Porterfield won the toss and elected to bat in the second match of the World Twenty20 at the R Premadasa Stadium, here on Wednesday.

Teams:

Australia: David Warner, Shane Wat

Hosts Sri Lanka thrashed Zimbabwe by 82 runs in the opening match of the World Twenty20 at Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota on Tuesday.

Ajantha Mendis recorded the best ever international Twen

The high-profile ICC World Twenty20 gets underway here on Tuesday with no clear favourites but inaugural champions India will fancy their chances on the slow familiar tracks of the island nation where

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma struck quickfire half-centuries to power India to 185 for three against arch-rivals Pakistan in their second warm-up game ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 here on Monday.

Kamran Akmal smashed a blistering unbeaten 92 as Pakistan dented arch-rival India’s confidence ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 with a thrilling five-wicket win in their last warm-up game here today.

Season 6 could feature 10 teams in the cash-rich IPL in 2013 if Deccan Chargers are cleared by the court to participate after BCCI dramatically terminated the franchise at an emergency meeting of the