March 2011 News

Pakistan thrash West Indies out of the tournament.

Published: March 26, 2011

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Pakistan took on West Indies on Wednesday at the ShereBangla National Stadium in Mirpur. The match was first of the quarterfinal fixtures of the ICC World Cup tournament.


Irish toil hard but Windies make it through

Published: March 26, 2011

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Though West Indies beat the Irish by 43 runs, Ireland, which had made quite a few teams sit up and take notice during its earlier matches, once again showed an excellent display of skill and effort.


Rampaul ravages, Yuvraj saves!

Published: March 26, 2011

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It was a career-best performance by Ravi Rampaul of West Indies but that did not stop India from registering a 80-run win in its final game of the group stages.


South Africa spoils Indian party again!

Published: March 16, 2011

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The stage was set in Nagpur for one of the most competitive ties in the world cup so far. Host India (ICC ODI ranking 2) took on South Africa (ICC ODI ranking 3) as part of the group B fixture. Till now the two teams have played against each other in the world cup twice and both the times the result had been in favour of the Proteas.


Bangla Tigers upset England!

Published: March 16, 2011

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Bangladesh beat England by 2 wickets in this tenth ODI held at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong . It was yet another defeat for the English side that had lost to associate members Ireland just a few weeks prior.


Yuvraj does it once again!

Published: March 12, 2011

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It was a cool afternoon at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium with temperatures at around 21 degrees Celsius. Netherlands took on hosts India in the fourth game of their ICC World Cup journey.


Lankans breathe fire on Zimbabweans

Published: March 12, 2011

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Sri Lanka certainly did get things right this time, with its win of 139 runs. Zimbabwe continues with what has been a poor World Cup for them. T. Dilshan was awarded Man of the Match for scoring a century and taking 4 wickets.


England vs. South Africa: A neck and neck affair

Published: March 10, 2011

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One of the two group matches lined up this Sunday, this one was between a fully charged South African side and a team fighting to stay in the tournament, England. It was a day match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.


Sunday Special: India take on Ireland in their 3rd Group Match

Published: March 10, 2011

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India took on Ireland this Sunday at the Chinaswammy Stadium in Bangalore, or Bengalaru, as it is locally called. This match seemed like it did not have much to offer, with one of the top-ranking ODI teams taking on a recently qualified world cup team.