MORE FROM Cricket

SHARJAH — Abdul Rehman and Sqib Shah turned in superb batting performances to guide ECB Blues to a thumping 185-run victory over Rufi Real Estate, a press release informed.

ABU DHABI – Standard Chartered Bank defeated Danube Jebel Ali in the Premier Division to emerge champions in the Danube Cricket League.

Shahid Afridi on Wednesday urged fans to back the team after the defending champions’ semi-final finish in the Twenty20, saying public support would spur the squad on.

ISLAMABAD — Surrey has signed Pakistan’s suspended former captain Younis Khan for this year’s English county cricket competitions.

Paul Collingwood has told England’s stars to make sure they use their ICC World Twenty20 triumph as a springboard to dominate world cricket.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - World cricket’s top administrator is convinced it “won’t be too long” before day/night Tests are being played in either Australia or India.

Shane Warne admits England’s ICC Twenty20 final win against Australia has given them a psychological advantage ahead of the forthcoming Ashes series.

England captain Paul Collingwood believes his side’s ICC World Twenty20 triumph is just as significant as their Ashes win over Australia last year.

SYDNEY - Australian media on Tuesday admitted the World Twenty20 final defeat to England “hurts” and hoped it did not foreshadow more pain in this year’s Ashes series against their arch-rivals.