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Can Sri Lanka strike big at home?

Sri Lanka have failed thrice in finals of limited-overs world events since 2007, and fans are growing weary of the bridesmaids label

17-Sep-2012•Andrew Fernando

Akmal assault wins it against hapless Indian bowlers

A day before the World Twenty20 begins in Sri Lanka, India's bowlers failed to defend 185 in a warm-up game after R Ashwin had reduced Pakistan to 91 for 5

17-Sep-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ireland prevail despite Shakib brilliance

Ireland fought back to win by five runs after Shakib Al Hasan's blistering half-century

17-Sep-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

England hold on for narrow win

The nine-run victory gave England immediate impetus and left Australia, whose T20 ranking briefly fell below Ireland's earlier this month, still searching for a solution

17-Sep-2012•David Hopps in Colombo

Maxwell's confidence bubbles over

Australia's young allrounder Glenn Maxwell has declared he will be his side's "x-factor" in the World Twenty20

17-Sep-2012•Daniel Brettig

Buttler propelled into the spotlight

Jos Buttler's international career finally came alive at Edgbaston and in an instant his stock has rocketed

16-Sep-2012•David Hopps

McKay makes solid return from injury

Clint McKay became one of the fastest to 50 ODI wickets earlier this year but he knows his place in the shorter format is far from certain for Australia's World T20 campaign

15-Sep-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Australia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh post wins

A round-up of warm-up games ahead of the World Twenty20 2012

15-Sep-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Dhoni, Irfan perform in warm-up win

A 78-run recovery stand and a belligerent finish from MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma paved the way for India's 26-run win over Sri Lanka

15-Sep-2012•The Report by Andrew Fernando in Colombo

Shakib enjoying new top-order role

"If I bat in the top order, I will get more chances to score runs and more chances to face balls," Shakib Al Hasan has said

14-Sep-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Buoyant Irfan relishing top-flight cricket

The attention may be on Yuvraj Singh, but Irfan Pathan has been quietly scripting a comeback story of his own

14-Sep-2012•Andrew Fernando in Colombo

Buttler's confidence ramped up

Jos Buttler has admitted his relief at being able to play a part in an England victory after his brutal 32 off 10 balls against South Africa at Edgbaston levelled the Twenty20 series

13-Sep-2012•Andrew McGlashan

Gibson plays down warm-up loss

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson was adamant that the loss to Sri Lanka meant little, given the timing and conditions of the defeat, and their resting of key players

13-Sep-2012•Andrew Fernando in Colombo

Opening a worry for South Africa

Peter Kirsten, the former South Africa batsman, thinks Richard Levi has developed a small technical fault which has contributed to his recent lean run

13-Sep-2012•Firdose Moonda

Mushfiqur upbeat despite tough group

Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh captain, has confidently said that his team is capable of "doing anything" with luck on their side in the ICC World Twenty20

13-Sep-2012•Mohammad Isam

'Will be wary of spinners' - Taylor

Ross Taylor, New Zealand captain, has said that his team's focus wouldn't shift beyond the matches in the group stage in the World Twenty20

13-Sep-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ireland win by sizeable margin

A half-century from Niall O'Brien and three wickets each from spinner George Dockrell and medium-pacer Alex Cusack helped Ireland beat Zimbabwe by 54 runs

13-Sep-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka cruise to nine-wicket win

A collective bowling performance from Sri Lanka and half-centuries by Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene made short work of West Indies

13-Sep-2012•The Report by Andrew Fernando in Colombo

Ireland face up to difficult task

Ireland have a huge challenge ahead of them in the World Twenty20, having been grouped with one of the favourites, West Indies, and a team with a reputation for doing well on the world stage, Australia

12-Sep-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Hafeez banks on Pakistan's T20 experience

Mohammad Hafeez has said that experienced Twenty20 players, Pakistan's past record in the World Twenty20, and familiarity with Sri Lankan conditions give his side confidence ahead of the upcoming world event

12-Sep-2012•Umar Farooq

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