Cricket

19 September 2012 Last updated at 18:20 GMT

India beat spirited Afghanistan

India work hard to overcome a spirited Afghanistan side by 23 runs in their opening match at the World Twenty20.

Shane Watson

Australia too strong for Ireland

Shane Watson claims 3-26 and hits a rapid 51 as Australia beat Ireland by seven wickets in World Twenty20 Group B.

Luke Wright

England beat Pakistan in warm-up

Defending champions England beat Pakistan by 15 runs in their final World Twenty20 warm-up game in Colombo.

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Comment & Analysis

England player power 'must be quashed'

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Kevin Howells' team of the season

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Compton ready for England Test challenge

Somerset batsman Nick Compton on why he is ready to prove his worth on the international stage
Pietersen 'must speak through actions'

"The board are telling Pietersen to show them how much he wants to play for England," says Jonathan Agnew
Afghanistan cheered on by three fans at World T20

Meet the three Afghan supporters who are following their team in Sri Lanka
County ins & outs

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Cricket Tweets

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RT @TheCricketPaper: World t20 commentator @AlisonMitchell makes her @TheCricketPaper debut with diary from Sri Lanka http://t.co/xk4yReVc @AlisonMitchell 10 hours ago
Not much waving done by the prawn on my plate! RT @pr4wn: *waves* ;) @AlisonMitchell 10 hours ago
Interesting being around Zim team today with them knowing they could have/should have fielded better v SL. Afgh must feel same v Ind. @AlisonMitchell 10 hours ago
I'll let you know how good the prawns really were in the morning... RT @MiddlesexOne: go on Alison,you know you can handle them :) @AlisonMitchell 10 hours ago
.... and the clue was in the word 'jumbo'! http://t.co/QWYF9m0X @AlisonMitchell 10 hours ago

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