Pakistan ends losing streak against Australia, wins first T20 by 23 runs

Pakistan finally exacted some revenge from the Aussies, beating them for the first time in 13 matches across all formats of the game, as the green brigade, led by an inspirational Shahid Afridi, won the first of the two Twenty20 internationals by 23 runs at Edgbaston and although this win may not bring them back the World Cup, it would come as a relief to some Pakistani supporters who have seen their team being repeatedly humiliated by the Aussies in the last six months.

Ponting urges Australia to play for pride in the last two ODIs

Australian captain Ricky Ponting fell on the crutch used by many a beaten England captain when he urged his team to play for “pride” as the one-day series against their old rivals was lost.

2008 was a fairytale, this year it’s hard work: Warne

They were languishing at the bottom of the league table and everyone had written them off, with key players like Graeme Smith and Dmitri Mascarenhas heading back home due to injuries but the Rajasthan Royals have turned the tournament right on its head after they registered their fourth successive win on Sunday, putting them on the third spot in the league table.

Rajasthan makes it four in a row

Rajasthan Royals continued their resurgence in the Indian Premier League 2010 by notching up their fourth consecutive win as they defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 17 runs.

Confident Rajasthan look at upping Deccan!

Rajasthan Royals were virtually written off after three consecutive defeats… but Shane Warne and his boys have sprung back into reckoning on the back of two straight wins. And now they’re looking at reining in Deccan Chargers in today’s match to strengthen their position on the points table.

Rajasthan Royals beat Kings XI to save face

Rajasthan Royals, languishing at the bottom uptil now, has come back strongly with a 31-run win taking them to a joint-fourth position and leaving the host Punjab team, who have lost four out of five games, at the bottom. Adam Voges and Faiz Fazal were the star performers for RR, with their bowlers too focusing their energies of effectively capturing wickets.

Pakistan end Oz tour with another humiliating defeat

Pakistan finished their Australian tour just as they had started it — with a defeat! Australia won the only twenty20 match between the two teams by 2 runs to finish a tour where Pakistan couldn’t manage to win or draw a single game.

IPL stint was very important: Nayar

The stint for the Mumbai Indians franchise outfit in the Indian Premier League in South Africa was very important for his step up the cricket ladder to the international arena, feels all rounder Abhishek Nayar.

CA scraps Symonds’ contract, Tait replaces him

Beleaguered all-rounder Andrew Symonds’ career was dealt another blow with Cricket Australia terminating his central contract after he was sent home from ICC World Twenty20 Championships in England following another alcohol-related incident.

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