Cricket

LAUDERHILL, Fla. (CP-AP) — The U.S. cricket team qualified for the second round in its ICC Men's T20 World Cup debut, ensuring Canada, Pakistan and Ireland go home early, when its last group game against Ireland was washed out Friday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua (AP) — Adil Rashid took 4-11 and England boosted its chances of reaching the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup by bowling out Oman for 47 on Thursday en route to an eight-wicket win in a pivotal match for the defending

Canada hopes Mother Nature doesn't interfere with a high-profile matchup with top-ranked India at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Saturday. But the weather forecast doesn't look good for Lauderhill, Fla.

WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — There was no upset this time for the United States as the home team was easily beaten by cricket heavyweight India at the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.

It started with an “lbw” for a “golden duck,” got a little worse before it got a little better, and then finished as widely expected for the United States cricket team, losing to India at the Twenty20 World Cup.

WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — Four. Six. Four. With three big heaves of the bat on consecutive balls, Mitch Marsh finished off a nine-wicket rout of Namibia on Tuesday that secured Australia's place in the playoff stage of cricket's Twenty20 World Cup.

The sport of cricket is as foreign to most Americans as driving on the left-hand side of the road or drinking warm beer.

WESTBURY — Pakistan defeated Canada by seven wickets Tuesday to preserve its slender hope of moving on at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — At age 18, Saurabh Netravalkar's ambition was to play at the highest level for India. That never happened but at 32 he's got a chance to bowl against his country of birth at the Twenty20 World Cup.

WESTBURY, New York (AP) — Spinner Keshav Maharaj bowled a six-run, two-wicket final over and South Africa held off Bangladesh by four runs to stay unbeaten in the Twenty20 World Cup on Monday.