Jayawardene ton floors Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka won on the Duckworth-Lewis method as Zimbabwe only reached 29 for 1 in five overs instead of the required 43 for 1.
Sri Lanka won on the Duckworth-Lewis method as Zimbabwe only reached 29 for 1 in five overs instead of the required 43 for 1.
Before this tournament started there were two Twenty20 international hundreds. In the last 48 hours that tally has been doubled and Mahela Jayawardene's even 100 will rank among the finest innings played in the format
With Afghanistan, Ireland and Bangladesh unable to produce an upset in their opening World Twenty20 matches it is now down to Zimbabwe to shake up the established order
Alan Butcher, the Zimbabwe coach, has backed his team's strength in spin bowling to cause Sri Lanka problems when the two teams meet at Providence on Monday
Group A | |||||
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Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
AUS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.525 |
PAK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -0.325 |
BAN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.2 |
Group B | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
NZ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.428 |
SL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.355 |
ZIM | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.595 |
Group C | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
IND | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.495 |
SA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.125 |
AFG | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2.446 |
Group D | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
WI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.78 |
ENG | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.452 |
IRE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3.5 |
Group E | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
ENG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.962 |
PAK | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.041 |
NZ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.373 |
SA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.617 |
Group F | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
AUS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.733 |
SL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.333 |
WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.281 |
IND | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.117 |