Indian Cricket Team Updates

India clinched a 20-run win against England at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur in their second warm-up game before the 2014 ICC World T20. A quick-fire 54 by Suresh Raina and 74* by Virat Kohli helped set up the game in India’s favour. The duo took their team to 178 for four after the England pacers left India floundering on 39 for three.   (Also Read:  Report: India vs Sri Lanka, WT20 Warm-up, 2014 ) Earlier, after being inserted to bat first, the opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan returned to the hut early in the innings. Yuvraj Singh was the next to depart, trying to pull the ball as it took the edge and was caught by the wicketkeeper.   (Also Read:  Results: ICC T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches, 2014 ) Raina then joined Kohli in reviving the innings. Both batsmen took the opposition bowlers head on with an 81-run partnership. After scoring 41 in the previous outing, Raina continued his good run as he belted the ball all across...

Back in Bangladesh for the ICC World T20, India lost their first warm-up match of the tournament to Sri Lanka by five runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Ravichandran Ashwin claimed three for 22, while Suresh Raina scored 41 off 31 balls in the encounter. (Also Read:  Results: ICC T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches, 2014 ) Earlier, opting to field first, India restricted Sri Lanka to 153 for six in 20 overs. The Indian spinners struck at regular intervals to keep the SL line-up in check. Ravichandran Ashwin picked three wickets, while Amit Mishra and Suresh Raina claimed one each. Varun Aaron, who gave India their first breakthrough by dismissing Kusal Perera, was the only Indian pacer to get a wicket. Mishra then caught Mahela Jayawardene off his on bowling to leave SL on 65 for two. In the next over, Ashwin followed up with the wicket of Tillakaratne Dilshan without a run being added to the scorecard. And 12 runs later, Kumar Sangakkara was castled by Raina. Ab...

Results: World T20 Warm-up Matches, 2013/14 Afghanistan v Netherlands at Chittagong - Mar 12, 2014 Afghanistan 150/7 (20/20 ov); Netherlands 86 (12.3/15 ov, target: 122) Afghanistan won by 35 runs (D/L method) Bangladesh v United Arab Emirates at Fatullah - Mar 12, 2014 United Arab Emirates 142/7 (20/20 ov); Bangladesh 146/6 (18.5/20 ov) Bangladesh won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) Hong Kong v Zimbabwe at Chittagong - Mar 12, 2014 Zimbabwe 153/7 (20/20 ov); Hong Kong 159/6 (20/20 ov) Hong Kong won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) Ireland v Nepal at Fatullah - Mar 12, 2014 Nepal 137/7 (20/20 ov); Ireland 141/5 (19.1/20 ov) Ireland won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Chittagong - Mar 14, 2014 Afghanistan 168/6 (20/20 ov); Zimbabwe 173/3 (19.3/20 ov) Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Nepal v United Arab Emirates at Fatullah - Mar 14, 2014 Nepal 95 (20/20 ov); United Arab Emirates 99/4 (18.5/20 ov...