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    LONDON (AP) -- The International Cricket Council has launched an ''urgent investigation'' following allegations by an Indian television station that several umpires … More »

    AP - Sports - Tue, Oct 9, 2012 10:22 AM EDT
  • Sri Lanka beats Pakistan to reach T20 …

    Sri Lanka beats Pakistan to reach T20 …

    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Spinners Rangana Herath and Ajantha Mendis shared five wickets as Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 16 runs on Thursday to reach the World … More »

    AP - Sports - Thu, Oct 4, 2012 2:12 PM EDT

  • Sri Lanka Hosts 2012 T20 Cricket World …

    Invented in 2003 by the England and Wales Cricket Board, Twenty20 cricket is designed as a crowd-pleasing, fast-paced version of the game completed in around three … More »

    Yahoo! Contributor Network - Wed, Sep 26, 2012 2:06 PM EDT

  • South Africa and Pakistan Lead Field …

    October 7, 2012, will see a world champion crowned at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The shortest format of the sport of cricket, known as Twenty20, … More »

    Yahoo! Contributor Network - Wed, Sep 26, 2012 11:10 AM EDT

  • T20 World Cup: The Biggest Cricket Event …

    The T20 World Cup is now the most-watched cricket event in the world, following its short rise from a replacement county cricket game in England to a World Cup … More »

    Yahoo! Contributor Network - Tue, Sep 25, 2012 7:15 PM EDT

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1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Russia 24 26 32 82
4 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
5 Germany 11 19 14 44
6 Japan 7 14 17 38
7 Australia 7 16 12 35
8 France 11 11 12 34
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