ICC World Twenty20, 2009 news from Cricinfo.com

Mohammad Amir and the spirit of Lord's 2009

Wed, 29 May 2024 15:52:16 GMT

As a young tyro, he bowled a seismic over to set Pakistan on their way to the T20 World Cup title. Now he's the elder statesman of their bowling pack

The ideal T20 team today looks like Pakistan's 2007 and 2009 World Cup sides

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 02:18:13 GMT

They were ahead of the curve over a decade ago, but haven't quite followed that blueprint since

Why Twenty20 needs other forms of cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

From Binu Thomas, India I recently read an article from Aravind Panchal in "Inbox" observing that in Twenty20 cricket, there are no definite favourites

Group bug

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

From Ankit R Gulechha, India The group stages of the ICC World Twenty20 are over and the Super 8 leg kicked off two days back

The thing about T20 cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

From Arvind Panchal, United States Probably T20 is still in its nascent stage at the international level and probably things will change further in the years to come, but a few basic things that have emerged out of T20 world would probably

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2009 T20I bowling winner: Umar Gul, lord of the death

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:15:48 GMT

Umar Gul has the art of Twenty20 bowling all sorted

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2009 T20I batting winner: Chris Gayle destroys Australia

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:29:37 GMT

Gayle tears the roof off the sucker

Pakistan win the World Twenty20

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

When it all came together, thrillingly, dangerously, solidly, for a team, a country, that needed it badly

'I think we will beat India or Australia'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the second part of the interview, Pakistan's captain talks about the side's prospects in the Champions Trophy, the legacy he wants to leave behind, winning the World Twenty20, and cricket's formats

The Michael Vaughan story

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A journey through Michael Vaughan's career, as a performer and an inspirational leader

Mix it up right

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

This summer, with its blend of Twenty20 and a top-flight Test series, may offer a blueprint for cricket's programme in the years ahead

Why Younis Khan shouldn't have retired from Twenty20 cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan's captain may have announced his retirement from Twenty20 cricket, but stats suggest he is the perfect batsman for the format

Dilshan's ascent

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka's prolific opener used to be a bits-and-pieces player before he discovered his mojo, got a lock on the batting slot he wanted, and stamped his patent on the most talked-about new stroke in cricket

Tradition v survival

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Don't double up in horror: day-night Tests, coloured clothing and the white ball could be the saviours of the first-class game

Pakistan's road to glory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A journey through the World Twenty20 champions' win against the odds

The best fun imaginable

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Despite cricket's myriad problems, the ICC managed to stage a near-perfect event - a tournament that was fun but not frivolous

The top crop

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo presents the team of the ICC World Twenty20 2009 comprising the best performers from the tournament

Wickets and runs galore, but fewer sixes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo looks back at some of the important stats from the 2009 ICC World Twenty20

Freeze frames

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

From Afridi's pointed finger to Broad's misfield to that save by Mathews - they're all in our look back at the moments that defined the tournament

A time to laugh, a time to heal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan's win has brought respite from death and bombs and given a nation the gift of celebration

Starring Pakistan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Afridi, Younis and Aamer figure prominently in our round up of the highlights of the last five days

'Did you watch us win?'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A beautiful day, great atmosphere, raucous crowds and a match largely worthy of a final. A fan watches Pakistan's players and fans take over Lord's

A giant leap for womankind

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

This tournament has been a fine evangelical exercise for the women's game

Cheers, catches, pressers, nights out

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The best fans, the most jaw-dropping fielding, the most entertaining Q&A sessions and more

Bal pips Chappell to the post in thrilling finish

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A repeat of Star Wars IPL 2009

Ale plus energy drink

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The tournament has been a bracing mix of old and new

Fab day for the fans

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The final was a big test considering the tournament and the crowd, and there wasn't a doubt that Pakistan's raucous fans would ensure their chants were heard

Clinical, professional and un-Pakistani

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The win came through a most uncharacteristic performance

Beyond the realm of victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dileep Premachandran looks at the enormity of Pakistan's Twenty20 triumph, and how much it means to the country during troubled times

World Twenty20, Day 15

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Featuring Cricinfo editors Sambit Bal, Jayaditya Gupta and Alex Brown

More sport than you can shake a stick at

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Twenty20 finals' weekend happens to be shared with top-flight rugby, horse racing and Formula One

The department of tiny prizes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

What's going on with the unbecomingly modest Man of the Match awards?

'I'm a charlatan'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

He's not quite a rock star, and he didn't become a fighter pilot. At least he's England's first-choice spinner

When entertainment met education

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The World Twenty20 has won new fans and converted the sceptics into followers of the shortest format

'People are surprised how good women's cricket is'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The departing Australian captain on the worst singer in the squad, touring India, arm-wrestling Michael Clarke, and more

No losers in a match that's bigger than the game

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

What can a mere sporting win do? A lot

Top-order batting gives Sri Lanka an edge

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo looks at the important numbers ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 final

Emergency calls

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

An inspector is summoned and people are asked to evacuate

Dilshan keeps Chappell on top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The top two are separated by a little over 200 points with one game to go

Attack of the openers, and a fan of gold

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

M to the power four, egging Dilshan on to a century, and a shiny bodysuit

How Razzaq's return made a difference

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Pakistan allrounder is happy to take the new ball and keen to work on his fitness as he joins the national side after two years away

Baz's tattoos, Ramiz's articles

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Lots of one, very little of the other

Men with je ne sais quoi

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan's march to the final is a tale of teams who sometimes do things nobody expects them to

Gayle, Dilshan and maritime metaphors ahoy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It was all very nautical at The Oval on Friday night

Dilshan trumps in evening of solos

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In one of the most remarkable innings in Twenty20s, he was measured and seemingly unhurried though the strike-rate was pushing 170

Kandy is dandy

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 06:54:31 GMT

Well now, if it isn't the rubber-wristed, Aussie-loving pop-eyed magician himself

Gayle and Dilshan's one-man show

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The statistical highlights from the second semi-final between Sri Lanka and West Indies

Is there a World Cup on?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

You wouldn't know from reading the UK papers that cricket's biggest event of the month was in town

World Twenty20, Day 14

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Featuring Cricinfo's associate editor Dileep Premachandran, UK editor Andrew Miller and Pakistan editor Osman Samiuddin

Drowned in sound

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan's fans raised the roof at the ground and long into the night

Kallis boosts Chappell

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It's Ian Chappell entrenched at No. 1 more strongly than ever

Sixteen again

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In which Shahid Afridi rediscovers his old self

Fat Jack, Mr Boom, splendid hair

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

... And why we should give the C word a rest and use the P word a little more

New Zealand's bogey opposition

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ask any New Zealand cricketer which team he least prefers to play, and the answer will probably be Pakistan

Hurt South Africa fall short again

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Another South Africa loss in a big game, but this one won't haunt a generation like Edgbaston in 1999

Bowlers give Sri Lanka the advantage

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

S Rajesh provides a statistical preview to the second semi-final between Sri Lanka and West Indies to be played at The Oval

World Twenty20, Day 13

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Featuring Cricinfo deputy editors Alex Brown and Ajay Shankar

Ladies first

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The women play their semis and final before the men, and at the same grounds. Good for them

Ghost match day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

No cricket, no problem - there's always a game on in the garden

Boy wonder

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

He has been marked for big things since he was 15; days short of 20th birthday he has announced himself for all to see

Battle of the best bowling teams

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A look at how the stats stack up for Pakistan and South Africa ahead of their ICC World Twenty20 semi-final

Crazy love

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Indian cricket fans do things in extremes. Get used to it

Windies need a new leader

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

So long as a premium is placed on Test cricket, West Indies are in need of a captain who endorses its primacy

Battle for semis heats up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It's Ian Chappell at No. 1, leading Sambit Bal by 118 points

Troupers v Androids

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The upper body of Botha, the paunch of Yuvraj, and the light from the heavens - all on display at Trent Bridge

Green, mean and dreary

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

South Africa should be crowd favourites but it seems their fate to be boring as England - only better

This sporting life

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Football, tennis, baseball on screen, and some cricket - there's a welter of games on offer in England in the summer

The short format's big role

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The purists may sneer at it, but Twenty20's most vital role will be in making cricket popular in places where it isn't

'Pitch leg, hit off'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

South Africa's speediest quick answers readers' queries about his favourite mode of dismissal, passing on trade secrets in the IPL, and more

Where did it all go wrong for India?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India swaggered into England lugging heavy reputations and massive expectations but looked anything but a champion side

World Twenty20, Day 12

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Featuring Cricinfo's executive editor Martin Williamson and deputy editor Ajay Shankar

Perfect timing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Missed the last train home? Get the time-table and calculator out and plot your next move

Chappell consolidates lead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

No change at the top at the end of the Super Eights

Splayed stumps and a belly flop

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Gayle b Sidebottom, and impromptu entertainment courtesy a pitch invader

Scoops, tricks and retro chic

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Razzaq, Michael Jackson, and eighties-style allrounders all make comebacks in our look back at the highlights from the last six days

What's with the whining?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Win gracefully, lose gracefully - it's a simple principle, and one that matters increasingly

The return of Blondie

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka's slinger collects tennis balls, cooks curry, and loves his mobile phone to bits

Dude, where's my bike?

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 06:55:07 GMT

Stock the fridge with milk, fill up the fuel tank and give it up for India's captain

An honourable exit

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England may have lost to West Indies, but plenty of positives can be taken from the World Twenty20 as they finally fix both their eyes on the impending Ashes

They who roar last

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India's fans out-shouted England's all day - except at the very end

World Twenty20, Day 11

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Featuring Cricinfo's editor Sambit Bal and assistant editor Will Luke

Chappell maintains lead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Just 162 points separate the top three; we could be heading for a close battle

Exit the cool

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Goodbye to the golden boys, hello to a new, nerveless England

Passion, pressure and the switch hit

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Why it felt like England v India was taking place at the bottom of the Marianas Trench

'We're not a Mickey Mouse team'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Netherlands have played three World Cups, but their biggest moment in cricket only came 10 days ago. One veteran has been there all along

Pace barrage leaves India ducking out

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India's weakness against the short ball on a lively pitch was exposed by West Indies a couple of days ago at Lord's and England exploited it to the hilt to send the defending champions crashing out of the ICC World Twenty20

England reap rewards of attacking mantra

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

At long last, England care passionately about a tournament that, for vast swathes of the build-up and even for the first week, they were little more than dispassionate bystanders

The race for the semi-finals

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The results on Sunday mean five teams are in contention for three semi-final spots in the ICC World Twenty20, with South Africa already qualified. Cricinfo looks at what each team needs to do to make the cut

Chappell stays No. 1 on quiet day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sanjay Manjrekar is the big mover on day 10

Mercurial? Two bags full, please

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The joy of watching Pakistan, and a puzzling epidemic of grumpiness in the West Indian side

West Indies shake off the blues

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dwayne Bravo's return has been of utmost importance to West Indies' revival

The drill

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Press conferences on tour quickly fall into all-too-predictable patterns

Bravo spoils an Indian party

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Entertaining cricket at Lord's, but it's from the other team

Dhoni's loss of form worries India

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India need to decide where to bat Dhoni and hit upon a batting order that will carry them through the Super Eights

No change at the top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Chappell has 11 transfers left, Sambit Bal has 12. David Lloyd and Sanjay Manjrekar are better placed with 17 and 22 respectively

Proxy games

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It's India v Pakistan even when they're not playing each other

A world in an over

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Literally, if the over is bowled by one Sohail Tanvir

Tall, sharp and uncomplicated

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

He doesn't fail dope tests, he doesn't fight team-mates or officials, he just runs up, bowls - damn well - and goes away

Courageous Sri Lanka put the past behind

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Their ability to not merely survive, but thrive, so soon after the catastrophic events of Lahore is beyond remarkable

Indisciplined Pakistan gift game away

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wayward bowling and some notoriously slack fielding cost Pakistan their match against Sri Lanka at Lord's