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ICC Rankings Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 India 17 2032 120 2 West Indies 19 2249 118 3 Sri Lanka 19 2242 118 4 England 20 2330 117 5 New Zealand 24 2787 116 6 South Africa 25 2879 115 7 Pakistan 30 3375 113 8 Australia 20 2197 110 9 Afghanistan 19 1513 80 10 Scotland 12 788 66 11 Bangladesh 16 1028 64 12 Hong Kong 123 802 7 13 Netherlands 14 859 61 14 Zimbabwe 22 1190 54 15 Ireland 10 422 42 The following teams have ratings but have not yet played sufficient matches to achieve a ranking. Team Matches Rating Papua New Guinea 3 70 Oman 7 27 United Arab Emirates 6 15 Rankings Information Only teams who have completed at least eight T20 international matches since 1st August between three and four years ago will have their rating above converted into a ranking on the main table.

AUS 197/5 (20.0 Ovs) IND 200/3 (20.0 Ovs) India won by 7 wkts PLAYER OF THE MATCH Shane Watson PLAYER OF THE SERIES Virat Kohli It's time to say goodbye now. This is  Sidhant Maheshwari , signing off on behalf of  Abhishek, Bharath, Naga  and my co-commentators,  Raju Peethala, Ramakrishnan  and  Pradeep . Take care! So, what a series this has been! After losing the first four contests of the ODI series, India have come back strongly to win four in a row now. Not sure when was the last time a visiting side was as dominant as India during the entire T20I series. There are a lot of positives for MS Dhoni's men, especially in the bowling department. Australia, on the other hand, are yet to find their right combination. They'll have to do so quickly though as the World T20 is just a little more than a month away. For now, the hosts will travel to New Zealand to take part in a 3-match ODI series, that will be followed by a 2-match Tes

New Zealand Cricket apologise for Amir cash taunt Wellington,  Last updated on Thursday, 28 January, 2016, 07:34 AM During the third T20I game in Wellington last Friday, ground announcer Mark McLeod played the sound of a cash register when Amir was running in to bowl. © Getty New Zealand Cricket apologised to the touring Pakistan team, on Thursday (January 28), after a ground announcer taunted pacer Mohammad Amir by playing the sound of a cash register during the third Twenty20 International. During the third T20I game in Wellington last Friday, the announcer Mark McLeod played the sound of a cash register when Amir was running in to bowl. "I think it was inappropriate and disrespectful, and has the effect of trivialising one of the biggest issues facing cricket at the moment," David White, New Zealand Cricket Chief Executive, told  Fairfax Media . "I've contacted the Pakistan team management to apologise, and to assure them there will be no repeat.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus visits FC Barcelona WWW.FCBARCELONA.COM 01/26/2016   18:50 Vice president Jordi Cardone and director Didac Lee welcome the Nobel winner to the Club and congratulate him on his work with young people The winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize  Muhammad Yunus  visited FC Barcelona on Tuesday during his stay in the city as part of the Barcelona Social Business City, an initiative that he himself has put together that focuses on reducing social problems via the promotion of the tertiary sector and business. The project last season was backed by the  FC Barcelona Foundation. FC Barcelona vice president  Jordi Cardoner  and Club director  Dídac Lee  welcomed Yunus to Camp Nou along with FC Barcelona Foundation patron Ramon Garriga, congratulating the Bangladeshi as they did so for his work with the socially excluded and young people. Yunus received the Nobel Prize in 2006 for his contribution to helping to give access to poorer p

ASIA CUP 2016 India, Pakistan Asia Cup Twenty20 clash on February 27 Last updated on Wednesday, 27 January, 2016, 10:35 PM India will play Pakistan on February 27. © Getty Bangladesh will face off against India in the opening match of Asia Cup Twenty20 2016 on February 24, while India will take on Pakistan on February 27, as per the schedule announced on Wednesday (January 27). The Asia Cup, which is being played for the first time in the 20-over format, also features Sri Lanka along with the team that comes out on top in the qualifiers. Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Oman and United Arab Emirates will take on each other in the qualifying stage and the topper will proceed to the next stage. India and Pakistan will face each other at least twice in a T20I between February and April. They take on each other in the first stage of the Asia Cup and will also clash in the group stage in the World T20 2016 on March 19. There may also be additional India-Pakistan clashes in the upcomi

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Full Scorecard Commentary Firstpost Commentary Australia Vs India Live Score  (T20) Tuesday, 26 January 2016 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide INDIA  AUSTRALIA 151 / 10 Overs 19.3 R/R 7.82 Fours 9 Sixes 6 Extras 10 Match Status:  Match Ended Match Result:  India beat Australia by 37 runs India innings:  188 / 3 (20.0) R/R:    9.4 India (IND) Scorecard Batsman Status R B 4s 6s Rohit Sharma c James Faulkner b Shane Watson 31 20 4 1 Shikhar Dhawan c Matthew Wade b Shane Watson 5 8 0 0 Virat Kohli not out 90 55 9 2 Suresh Raina b James Faulkner 41 34 3 1 MS Dhoni (C) (W) not out 11 3 1 1 Extras : 10 (b - 0, w - 7, nb - 0, lb - 1, Penalty - 0) Total 188   (20.0) Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Rohit Sharma, 4.1 ov), 2-41 (Shikhar Dhawan, 4.5 ov), 3-175 (Suresh Raina, 19.2 ov) Bowler O M R Wkts W No Shaun Tait 4 0 45 0 6 0 Kane Richardson 4 0 41 0 0 0 James Faulkner 4 0 43 1 0 0 Shane Watson 4 0 24 2 1 0 Cameron Boyce 3 0 23 0 0 0