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England hope to give Pieterson reason for return

GROS ISLET: England want to thank star batsman Kevin Pietersen for his form at the ICC World Twenty20 by winning through to the semi-finals without him.

Batting failure did us in: Dhoni

Bounced out for the second straight game and virtually of the competition, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, however, refused to admit the Indian batting’s inability to cope with the short stuff, blaming the pressures of the format for the successive defeats instead.

Relentless Aussies march on with Sri Lanka win

Bridgetown: Australia took a huge step towards the ICC World Twenty20 semi-finals with a crushing 81-run win over Sri Lanka on Sunday that demonstrated once again their impressive strength in depth.

Hard hitting elite eight go head to head in Caribbean

Fast, true pitches and some big hitting are expected over the next few days as the ICC World Twenty20 enters the Super Eight phase on Thursday.

Fit-again Gambhir keen to contribute with bat

Bridgetown: India vice-captain Gautam Gambhir made himself available for the team’s first Super Eight stage match of the ICC World Twenty20 on Friday and said he was eager to contribute with the bat. Gambhir missed the group match against South Africa because of a groin injury but the left-hander said he has recover from it and was raring to go.