Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Jayawardene inspires Sri Lanka to second WT20 final

On a crumbling, turning, brute of a pitch by Twenty20 standards, Mahela Jayawardene responded with a T20-size classic

04-Oct-2012•The Report by Sidharth Monga

India's one-run win not big enough to qualify

India beat South Africa by one run but failed to make the semi-finals because of their net run rate

02-Oct-2012•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Niceness only gets you so far, NZ

Despite their excellent record in world tournaments, New Zealand lack an edge to their cricket

01-Oct-2012•Sidharth Monga

New Zealand knocked out after Super Over

They took the New Zealand spirit, trampled on it, and handed over the broken pieces along with their boarding passes

01-Oct-2012•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Steady India thrash anxious Pakistan

India, needing to win this to stay alive, posted their first Super Eights win in World Twenty20s since 2007

30-Sep-2012•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Win, then hope for the best for West Indies and New Zealand

ESPNcricinfo previews the Super Eights game between New Zealand and West Indies in Pallekele

30-Sep-2012•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Varied, unorthodox Sri Lanka hammer West Indies

A delightfully unorthodox Sri Lankan attack working at close to its best handcuffed a power-packed West Indies line-up, conceding just 129 runs even though they got just five wickets in the 20 overs

29-Sep-2012•The Report by Sidharth Monga

India look for inspiration, Pakistan progress

ESPNcricinfo previews the Group 2 Super Eights World T20 match between India and Pakistan

29-Sep-2012•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Spin-heavy teams meet with semi-final implications

ESPNcricinfo previews the World T20 Super Eight match between Sri Lanka and West Indies

28-Sep-2012•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Sri Lanka prevail in Super Over

Lasith Malinga came good in the Super Over, defending 13 and trumping a super effort from Tim Southee to give Sri Lanka their first Super Eights points

27-Sep-2012•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Nazir takes Pakistan to Super Eights with super chase

Pakistan's celebrated bowling unit's rare off day put a latch on it, but their batsmen smashed down the qualification door by chasing down 176 with eight balls to spare

25-Sep-2012•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Not right as rain

T20 is far removed from traditional cricket; it's time it got a specialised rain rule

25-Sep-2012•Sidharth Monga

Budding rivalry meets inconsequential match

ESPNcricinfo previews the Group A match between England and India

22-Sep-2012•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Afghanistan give India scare but run out of gas

Bubbling with enthusiasm and energy, Afghanistan gave India a scare with the ball and a half with the bat, but 20 overs proved to be too long a time for them to sustain that quality and keenness

19-Sep-2012•The Report by Sidharth Monga

India bank on 'home' conditions in Sri Lanka

India's batting strength and their familiarity with Sri Lankan conditions mean they are in a better shape this World T20

18-Sep-2012•Sidharth Monga

Afghan journeymen aim to stall India's journey

ESPNcricinfo previews the Group A match between Afghanistan and India

18-Sep-2012•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Mukund to lead India A in New Zealand

Tamil Nadu opener Abhinav Mukund has been selected to captain the 16-member India A squad for their tour of New Zealand in September and October

10-Aug-2012•Sidharth Monga

Selections pose more questions than answers

While fans anticipated some response to 0-8, the selectors gave it all a farcical turn with strange picks for reserves

10-Aug-2012•Sidharth Monga

Pujara, Rohit likely for New Zealand Tests

Rahul Dravid's retirement earlier this year has spared the current selection committee major headaches as they sit together to pick their last Test team before the end of their term

09-Aug-2012•Sidharth Monga

The big one double oh

Hundredth Tests used to be no great shakes; they then became all the rage, and now they're back to being ho-hum again

19-Jul-2012•Sidharth Monga

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