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Umar Gul to play for WA in Twenty20 series

SYDNEY: Leading Pakistan paceman Umar Gul will play with the Western Australia Warriors in the 2008-09 domestic Twenty20 Big Bash competition, the Western Australian Cricket Association said Monday. Gul, 24, was one of the stars of the Pakistan team that reached the final of the inaugural World Twenty20 tournament in South Africa last year and also played for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2008 Indian Premier League. Gul has an outstanding record in the Twenty20 format, with 20 wickets in 13 international matches at an average of 12.20 and economy rate of 5.11. He also has 46 wickets in 29 domestic Twenty20 matches at an average of 14.52 and economy rate of 6.25.

New Zealand names rookie Thompson in Twenty20 squad

WELLINGTON: All-rounder Ewen Thompson was the only new face named in New Zealand’s 13-man squad for two Twenty20 matches against the West Indies this month. Thompson, 29, has taken 16 wickets at an average of 17 and an economy rate of 6.97 playing for Central Districts. Fast bowler Tim Southee and limited-overs specialist Scott Styris were recalled for national duty and Test players Tim McIntosh, Jamie How and Iain O’Brien were omitted from the Twenty20 squad. Injured all-rounder Jacob Oram was chosen primarily as a batsman. The first Twenty20 is in Auckland on Dec. 26 and the second in Hamilton on Dec. 28.

Twenty20 World Cup 2010

LAHORE: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday confirmed details of the process for the selection of venues for the Twenty20 World Cup 2010 in the West Indies. “As per the host agreement, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has undertaken to recommend its preferred venues to the ICC. The ICC board will consider the recommendation at its quarterly meeting that will take place in Perth, Australia on January 31 and February 1,” said a spokesman for the ICC. The ICC board will then make its decision based on those recommendations. “The Twenty20 World Cup 2010 in the West Indies promises to be another memorable event and we are looking forward to receiving the WICB’s recommendations,” said ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat in a statement.

England to introduce women's Twenty20 Cup

The ECB has proposed changes, effective next season, to the women's domestic game. The Twenty20 Cup will be introduced next season - England host both the men's and women's World Twenty20 next year - and Ireland will take part in the County Championship, the women's 50-over tournament.

Shoaib Akhtar urges board to launch Twenty20 league

KARACHI (December 17 2008): Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said on Tuesday that a lucrative Pakistani Twenty20 league would offset the reluctance of foreign teams to tour the country for security reasons. Akhtar urged the country's cricket board (PCB) to start its own professional league similar to the multi-million dollar Twenty20 Indian Premier League launched this year.

Umar Gul to play for WA in Twenty20 series

SYDNEY (AFP) - Leading Pakistan paceman Umar Gul will play with the Western Australia Warriors in the 2008-09 domestic Twenty20 Big Bash competition, the Western Australian Cricket Association said Monday. Gul, 24, was one of the stars of the Pakistan team that reached the final of the inaugural World Twenty20 tournament in South Africa last year and also played for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2008 Indian Premier League.

Cricket-Pakistan's Akhtar Urges Board To Launch Twenty20 League

Akhtar urged the PCB to start its own league, similar to the multi-million dollar Twenty20 Indian Premier, which was launched this year. He told the reporters, "We need to find our own solution or else cricket will die in Pakistan. We should have our own twenty20 professional league. The money is there and that is one way to get foreign players to play in our country. I know personally there are wealthy individuals and companies in Pakistan and abroad willing to put money into such a project because cricket has big commercial pull in Pakistan."

Twenty20 the way back for sidelined Lee

Twenty20 looms as the path back to Test cricket for Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, who has ruled himself out of next year's tour of South Africa.

Twenty20 the way back for sidelined Lee (AAP)

Twenty20 looms as the path back to Test cricket for Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, who has ruled himself out of next year's tour of South Africa.

Twenty20 the way back for sidelined Lee

Twenty20 looms as the path back to Test cricket for Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, who has ruled himself out of next year's tour of South Africa.

Twenty20 the way back for sidelined Lee

Twenty20 looms as the path back to Test cricket for Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, who has ruled himself out of next year's tour of South Africa.

Twenty20 the way back for sidelined Lee

Twenty20 looms as the path back to Test cricket for Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, who has ruled himself out of next year's tour of South Africa.

Twenty20 becoming a serious business

Twenty20 is going from hit and giggle to serious cricket and it hits Hamilton tomorrow with a New Zealand-West Indies clash. Matt Richens talks to one of the men who was there from the start.

CRICKET: Twenty20 the way back for sidelined Lee

Twenty20 looms as the path back to Test cricket for Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, who has ruled himself out of next year's tour of South Africa.

Twenty20 Champions League will now be held next year

The inaugural Twenty20 Champions League which was called off due after the terror attacks in Mumbai, will now be held next year in October.

Twenty20 Benefit Match rained off

The scheduled KFC Twenty20 Benefit Match for ex-West Indies Bernard Julien and Larry Gomes was rained out Saturday at Queen's Park Oval.

Twenty20 CL postponed

MUMBAI: The inaugural Twenty20 Champions League which was called off due after the terror attacks in Mumbai, will now be held next year in October.

Twenty20 underway (Newstalk ZB)

The second and final Twenty20 international between the Black Caps and the West Indies is now underway in Hamilton.

Twenty20: NZ beat Windies by 36 runs

New Zealand ended a run of eight Twenty20 defeats to beat West Indies by 36 runs in Hamilton on Sunday night and square the two-match series 1-1.

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