Gujarat welcomes Pathan brothers with open arms

The two brothers Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan who were part of the victorious Twenty20 World Cup squad were accorded a warm welcome in their home town when they flew into t...

Guj govt declares Rs 5 lac award for Pathan brothers

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi announced Rs five lakh award for Pathan brothers -- Irfan and Yusuf

Dhoni excited about Australian challenge

With the enormity of India's success under his leadership sinking in, India's new captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he was excited but not unduly worried about leading the O...

Dhoni best captain at the moment, says Yuvraj

Dhoni's security to be reviewed soon

Loss to India sheer bad luck, says Malik

Twenty20 Statistics

Highest Team Totals

Aus scored 221-5 v Eng at Sydney 2006/07
Aus scored 214-5 v NZ at Auckland 2004/05

Lowest Team Totals

Aus were 79 all out in 14.3 overs v Eng at Southampton 2005
SA were 114 all out in 18.3 overs v Aus at Brisbane 2005/06

Highest Individual Scores

117 Gayle (WI vs SA) at Johannesburg 2007 World Cup
98* Ponting (Aus v NZ) at Auckland 2004/05

Best Bowling Analysis

4-22 Collingwood (Eng v SL) at Southampton 2006
4-24 Lewis (Eng v Aus) at Southampton 2005
4-29 Kasprowicz (Aus v NZ) at Auckland 2004/05

Most Catches as a Fielder

Hussey of Aus has taken 5 catches in 4 matches
Pieterson of Eng has taken 4 catches in 4 matches

Most Dismissals as a Wicketkeeper

5 dismissals for SA’s De Villiers (4 catches, 1 stumped)
3 dismissals for Pak’s Kamran Akmal ( 3 catches)

Columnist

Young blood in a billion hearts

-by Ajay Shankar

But what’s really been the defining shade of India’s new one-day captain is the lack of fear, the wealth of self-belief.

The Sharmas don’t know yet what they cannot do

-by Harsha Bhogle

South Africa’s extraordinary self-strangulation is an excellent case study on what fear can do.

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standings

Teams	MP	W	T	L	NRR	PTS
India	3	2	0	1	0.75	4
New Zealand	3	2	0	1	0.05	4
South Africa	3	2	0	1	-0.12	4
England	3	0	0	3	-0.70	0


Pakistan	3	3	0	0	0.84	6
Australia	3	2	0	1	2.26	4
Sri Lanka	3	1	0	2	-0.70	2
Bangladesh	3	0	0	3	-2.03	0