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Short-staffed: 9-player Australia wins T20 World Cup warmup match against Namibia

Short-staffed: 9-player Australia wins T20 World Cup warmup match against Namibia

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Australia's first Twenty20 World Cup warmup game started in bizarre circumstances Tuesday when the team only had nine players available to take on Namibia, forcing a selector and a coach to take the field.
T20 warmup match between England and Pakistan abandoned because of rain, damaging World Cup prep

T20 warmup match between England and Pakistan abandoned because of rain, damaging World Cup prep

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — The T20 World Cup preparations of England and Pakistan were further hurt after the third match of their warmup series was abandoned Tuesday without any play possible in Cardiff because of rain.
US-Bangladesh and England-Pakistan cricket matches washed out in blow to their T20 World Cup prep

US-Bangladesh and England-Pakistan cricket matches washed out in blow to their T20 World Cup prep

DALLAS (AP) — Bad weather forced the abandonments of the T20 matches between United States and Bangladesh outside Dallas and England vs. Pakistan in Cardiff, Wales, on Tuesday, denting the four teams' preparations for the upcoming World Cup. The U.
Canada dispatches Nepal in warm-up game ahead of ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Canada dispatches Nepal in warm-up game ahead of ICC Men's T20 World Cup

DALLAS — Nicholas Kirton scored 51 runs and Ravinderpal Singh added 41 to help Canada defeat Nepal by 63 runs in a warm-up match Monday ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Kirton slammed four fours and two sixes in his 39-ball innings.
Canada dispatches Nepal in warm-up game ahead of ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Canada dispatches Nepal in warm-up game ahead of ICC Men's T20 World Cup

DALLAS — Nicholas Kirton scored 51 runs and Ravinderpal Singh added 41 to help Canada defeat Nepal by 63 runs in a warm-up match Monday ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Kirton slammed four fours and two sixes in his 39-ball innings.
Kolkata routs Hyderabad by 8 wickets to win its third Indian Premier League title

Kolkata routs Hyderabad by 8 wickets to win its third Indian Premier League title

CHENNAI, India (AP) — Kolkata Knight Riders dismantled the batting powerhouse of Sunrisers Hyderabad for only 113 runs to set up an eight-wicket victory Sunday and a third Indian Premier League title. The $2.
A capsule history of the T20 World Cup

A capsule history of the T20 World Cup

A brief history of the T20 World Cup: 2007 in South Africa Final: India def.

T20 World Cup uses cricket's fast and furious format. The tempo appeals to new and existing fans

The first cricket World Cup to be hosted on U.S. soil starts June 1 and will be shared with countries in the Caribbean, represented by the two-time champion West Indies. Fear not. It won't drag on.
India, the biggest promotor of T20 cricket, is determined to end a World Cup title drought

India, the biggest promotor of T20 cricket, is determined to end a World Cup title drought

NEW DELHI (AP) — In the ever-growing Twenty20 cricket landscape, India boasts the richest and most-watched league in the world. Yet all that investment and attention hasn't translated into international success for India's national team.
US, Canada squads at the Twenty20 World Cup are a melting pot of nationalities

US, Canada squads at the Twenty20 World Cup are a melting pot of nationalities

The U.S. cricket team which will co-host the Twenty20 World Cup may be a fitting cross-section of its country as a roster of migrants, a melting pot of nationalities and cultures.
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