Following New Zealand's victory in the final of the Double Wicket World Cup, Sir Garfield Sobers' Trophy winner Jacob Oram spoke about his successful batting formula for the pairs format. "You throw your bat early on, it comes off, you ride your luck. I guess I was a little bit charmed overall." [More]

Having gone through the series without losing a match, New Zealand were determined to maintain that unblemished record. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first in the finals of the inaugural Double Wicket World Championship. The Sri Lankans from the start of their innings (extended to 12 overs for the finals), were mixing aggression with caution. [More]

Speaking exclusively with Wisden CricInfo during the Double Wicket World Championship in St. Lucia, Wasim Akram spoke of his excitement at his new role at Hampshire. What approach would Wasim be taking to his spell at the Rose Bowl? "I want to go there as a team man, and help the new captain grow into his role, working with him and the players to analyse the game while we're playing." [More]

Unbeaten New Zealand batted first against the recently "promoted" England in the second semi final of the Double Wicket World Championship. The New Zealanders having recognised the importance of batting first during this competition and relying on the strenght of their bowling, batted first against England. [More]

With the competition now down to the semi finals, and each team needing to win in order to advance to the finals and a chance at sharing a whopping US $65,000.00, with the runners up receiving US $30.000.00, today's action promises to be exciting, if not fast-paced. [More]

The Pakistan team have decided to withdraw from taking part in the second semi final of the Double Wicket World Championship, due to the severity of the injury to Shahid Afridi. Yesterday, the Pakistanis forfeited their third round match with the West Indies, having already qualified for the semi finals after Afridi pulled up and further aggravated an injury he was carrying from the previous day. [More]

The Double Wicket World Cup in St. Lucia comes to a climax tomorrow at the Beausejour cricket ground. The two semi-finals will take place over 10 overs, with the winners progressing to the final, which starts at 2:45 local time. [More]

Jayawardene and DeSilva take Sri Lanka into semi-finals

With South Africa already out of reckoning for a semi final place, and with Sri Lanka needing to win this encounter this match soon took on added significance. The South Africans were determined to give the Sri Lankans a decent total to chase, and tried to keep the scoreboard ticking. But, in doing so the South Africans lost wickets at regular interval and paid dearly with the attendant penalties. [More]

In a match that could prove crucial in the unlikely event that Pakistan are unable to field a team for tomorrow's semi finals because of an injury that Shahid Afridi is carrying, both England and Zimbabwe will want to win this encounter. [More]

New Zealand's pairing of Daniel Vettori and Jacob Oram continued their impressive form in the Double Wicket World Championship with a tense 4 run win over Australia. In the closest match of the tournament so far, Jacob Oram was again the batting hero as he struck the fourth ball of Greg Blewett's final over for a towering six over long on. [More]

Pakistan, who along with the West Indies have already qualified for the semi final stages of the Double Wicket World Championship, had a less than auspicious start to their innings. The Pakistanis lost their wickets regularly thanks to a combination of good bowling by the West Indians along with excellent support from the fielders. [More]

South Africa needing to win their encounter against New Zealand in order to keep their hopes of advancing to the next round of matches, batted first. Aware too, of the importance of preserving their wickets, the South Africans were content on getting the singles and twos, in an effort to put a decent total on the board. [More]

Pakistan secured another convincing victory in the first game of the second day of the Double Wicket World Championship at Beausejour, St Lucia. Pakistan passed England's score of 38 in the third over of their reply, and then batted out the remaining overs with few alarms to secure their second victory of the tournament. [More]

Sri Lanka fight back against Australia

Australia looking to advance to the next round of matches, having easily defeated South Africa earlier in the day found it difficult to put runs on the board after the Sri Lankans put up a decent total of 54 when they batted. [More]

West Indies recorded a straightforward win over Zimbabwe this afternoon at Beausejour, passing the Zimbabwean total with more than three overs to spare. Again West Indies progress was steady but sure in response to a low total. A sumptuous Gayle six over mid-on followed by an equally well-timed four in the same area were the highlights of a meticulously assembled West Indies reply. Neither West Indian has been dismissed in the tournament so far. [More]

The fourth match of the preliminary round of matches in the Double Wicket World Cup featured Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Sri Lanka, batting first started their innings in a cautious manner. But, after the second over Aravinda De Silva got into the swing of things, hitting the ball to all parts of the ground. He however, lost his wicket a couple of times in the process causing his team to suffer the penalty of 10 runs being deducted each time. [More]

Pakistan's Shahid Afridi set the Double Wicket World Championship alight this morning with an astonishing display of hitting. In the third match of the day against Zimbabwe, he made a total of 93 runs - reduced to 73 by virtue of being out twice. [More]

South Africa batting first against Australia in the preliminary round of the Double Wicket World Cup, currently being played at the Beausejour Cricket Stadium in St. Lucia, could not have asked for a more disastrous start to their innings. [More]

After winning the toss and fielding, England restricted West Indies to 39 from their 8 overs. The home side comprised Chris Gayle and Carl Hooper, while Adam Hollioake and Andy Flintoff represented England. [More]

Friday sees the first day of a weekend of cricket on the stunning West Indian island of St Lucia. The innovative Double Wicket format should immediately catch the eye - 8 teams of top international players, 8 overs per pair, lose 10 runs for losing a wicket, with the competition over in the space of 3 days. [Preview]