Category: Twenty20
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May 17, 2011
Gilchrist hits boundaries Bangalore
Bangalore got utterly destroyed by Kings XI Punjab after an Australian onslaught that meant the game was effectively won after about 15 overs.
May 26, 2010
The importance of the Champions League
The ICC recently rejected calls for an international window for the Indian Premier League. But with news that no counties will take part in the 2010 Champions League we ask, is this competition more deserving of space in the international calendar?
May 17, 2010
England’s Twenty20 Flowering
It is less than 12 months since England’s humiliating defeat to Holland in the 2009 World Twenty20. Since then they have learnt from their mistakes and constructed a new side to be worthy champions of the 2010 tournament.
May 5, 2010
The Duckworth/Colly method
I had planned a glorious essay on the failings of the Duckworth/Lewis Method in Twenty20. But then I got bored, so you’ll have to make do with the following sardonic morsel.
April 29, 2010
World Twenty20 preview
It’s only 10 months since the last edition, but I am strangely exited about this tournament in a way that it’s impossible to be about the IPL right now. The format is lean and snappy, the cricket will be competitive and it’s genuinely hard to call this one, although I am going to have a go.
April 13, 2010
English players at the IPL
There are some English players performing in the 2010 edition of the IPL. Even Paul Collingwood has seen some action. Here’s how they are getting on.
November 16, 2009
England batsmen to blame for conceding 240?
South Africa scored a mammoth 240 in the 2nd Twenty20 International, yet England’s batsmen are being asked to answer for the failure of the bowlers
October 22, 2009
A message to the Champions League mockers
There is a certain class of English cricket enthusiast who will have barely registered that the Champions League was even taking place this past two weeks. If you are a member of this class, you would probably snort in derision at the idea that it is set to become one of the most important competitions in cricket.
October 21, 2009
NSW thrash Vics, Hughes technique inspiration
Some might say that a cricket contest took place today. Others, including all of New South Wales, would disagree with a certain amount of muscular vitality. But far more importantly, we can reveal for the first time a hidden secret about the much scrutinised technique of Philip Hughes.
October 18, 2009
Somerset bow out
Somerset hoped to take advantage of Kieron Pollard-inflicted shell-shock when they played NSW Blues. They didn’t want a backlash, and in the end got neither. Instead they gave it away with careless batting early on, and got creamed as a result.
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