Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 9 wickets in Super Eights

2012 ICC World Twnety20 in Sri Lanka

Jayawardene unbeaten 65 off 49 balls and Kumar Sangakkara 39 off 34 balls guided Sri Lanka to beat West Indies by nine wickets in ICC World Twenty20 Super Eights on Saturday. Sri Lanka lead the table with 2 wins.

Scorecard:

West Indies won the toss elected to bat first

West Indies 129/5 in 20 overs

Marlon Samuels 50

Dwayne Bravo 40

Ajantha Mendis 2-12

Target 130 from 20 overs

Sri Lanka 130/1 in 15.2 overs

Mahela Jayawardene 65* 

Kumar Sangakkara 39* 

Ravi Rampaul 1-39

Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets.

Man of the Match - Mahela Jayawardene

West Indies beat England by 15 runs

2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka

Johnson Charles carrier best 84 off 56 balls and Chris Gayle 58 off 35 balls helped West Indies to beat Defending T20 Champions England by 15 runs in Pallekele on Thursday.

Scorecard:

West Indies won the toss chose to bat first

West Indies 179 for 5 wickets in 20 overs

Johnson Charles 84 (10 fours and 3 sixes)

Chris Gayle 58 (6 fours and 4 sixes)

Stuart Broad 2-26

Target 180 in 20 overs

England 164 for 4 in 20 overs

E Morgan 71*

Alex Hales 68

Ravi Rampaul 2-37

West Indies won by 15 runs.

Man of the Match - Johnson Charles

West Indies Vs Ireland match called-off, West Indies qualified for Super Eights

2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka

West Indies qualify for the Super Eights by Net Run Rate after their Group B  encounter match against Ireland to be called-off dur rain.

Scorecard:

West Indies won the toss chose to field first

This match was reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.

Ireland 129/6 in 19 overs

Niall O'Brien 25

G Wilson 21

Chris Gayle 2-21

Target 130 from 19 overs. (rain stops play) 

The match was called-off due to heavy rain. West Indian team qualified for Super Eights by run rate compared to Ireland. 

West Indies take on Ireland in a must win game

2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka

September 24

West Indies Vs Ireland at Colombo

Start Time:

14:00 GMT, 19:30 Local Time

West Indies

Chris Gayle and Dwayne Smith are the best opening pair in the the tournament. Marlon Samuels was back to form in previous match against Australia. The Batting is the West Indies strength. They have deep batting line up like Pollard, Russell, Sammy. West Indies need to concentrate bowling department. 

Ireland

The top three batsmans key factor for Ireland. The middle order of the Ireland team filled with power of O'Brien brothers. 

West Indies Squad

Darren Sammy (capt.), Dwayne Smith, Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles,Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Pampaul, Sunil Narine, Fidel Edwards, Samuel Badree, Darren Bravo, Andre Russell, Lendil Simmons.

Ireland

William Porterfield (capt.), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O'Brien, Gary Wilson, Kevin O'Brien, Alex Cusack, Trent Johnston, Nigel Jones, George Dockrell, Boyd Rankin, Tim Murtagh, Max Sorensen, Stuart Thompson, Andrew White.

Note - The winning team will be qualified for Super Eights.

Australia beat West Indies by 17 runs in D/L Method

2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka

Shane Watson's 41 off 24 balls and David Warner 28 off 14 balls guide Australia to beat West Indies by 17 runs in a D/L Method.

West Indies won the toss chose to bat first. West Indies made a good start after dismissal of Dwayine Smith, Charles out for 16, Chris Gayle and Marlon samuels played brilliantly. Chris Gayle smashed 54 off 33 balls with five fours and four sixes. Marlon Samuels scored 50 from 32 balls consits of 3 fours and 4 sixes. West Indies post 191 for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Shane watson take 2 for 29 and Mitchell Starc get 3-35.

In the chasing, Australia's David Warner and Shane watson made a solid start. Australia were at 100/1 in 9.1 overs when rain interrupted the match. Australia already ahead by 17 runs in D/L method, Australia were declared the winners. Shane Watson named as the Plyer of this match.

West Indies 191/8 (20 overs)

Chris Gayle 54, Marlon Samuels 50, M Starc 3-35

Australia 100/1 (9.1 overs)

Shane Watson 41*, Michael Hussey 28*

West Indies Ready for Australian Challange

2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka

September 22, 2012

West Indies Vs Australia  

@ 14:00 GMT, 19:30 Local Time in Colombo

Australia Squad:

George Baily (capt.), Shane Watson, Daniel Christian, Pat Cummins, Xavier Doherty, Ben Hilfenhaus, Broad Hogg, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Clint McKay, Glen Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Mathew Wade, David Warner, Cameron White.

West Indies Squad:

Darren Sammy (capt.), Darren Bravo, Dwayine Bravo, J Charles, Fidel Edwards, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, K Pollard, Dinesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, A Russell, Marlon Samuels, L Simmons, D Smith.

Chris Gayle batting and Sunil Narine mystery spin is key facts for the West Indies Team. 

Chris Gayle stars West Indies beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets in a Warm-Up Game

2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka

Scorecard:

Afghanistan won the toss chose bat first

Afghanistan 122 for 7 in 20 Overs

AsgharStanikzai 53

F Edwards 24/3

Target 123 runs from 20 overs

West Indies 125 for 2

Chris Gayle 65*

Mohammad Nabi 29/2

West Indies won by 8 wickets

Stanikzai made 53 runs but no other batsmans failed to bat. Fidel Edwards brilliant spell (24/3) restrict Afghanistan to 122 runs. In chasing Chris Gayle' 65 take a game from Afghanistan.

West Indies Pool Fixtures for ICC World Twenty20 2012

2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka

September 22

West Indies Vs Australia

14:00 GMT, 19:30 Local Time

R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Sepetember 24

West Indies Vs Ireland

14:00 GMT, 19:30 Local Time

R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Narine will play a big role in World T20 - Sammy

West Indies captain Darren Sammy has said his side would have a weapon in Sunil Narine in Sri Lanka for the World Twenty20. Sammy said the offspinner, among the best spinners in the world, has had an extraordinary introduction to international cricket, and that he expects Narine to play a crucial part in West Indies campaign on Sri Lanka's dry, turning tracks.

"By now he is a very experienced T20 bowler, " Sammy said, "He has done well in this format and won the Golden Player Award in the IPL. I can see him playing a very big role for us in the tournament because of the pitches here".

"He has been a great performer for West Indies since coming into the team, so I think it will be more of the same in this tournament".

West Indies Squad for ICC World Twenty20

Darren Bravo and Andre Russell, who both missed the Twenty20 Series win over New Zealand. Both of them included in West Indies squad for ICC World Twenty20. The World Twenty20 take place in Sri Lanka form September 18-October 7.

West Indies Squad:

Darren Sammy (captain), Dwayne Bravo (vice-captain), Samuel Badree, Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Fidel Edwards, Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin (wkt), Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith.