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  • 28 Feb

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    West Indies won by 215 runs

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    ICC Cricket World Cup – 13th match, Group B: Netherlands v/s West Indies

    Toss: Netherlands (Elected to field)

    Man of the Match: Kemar Roach

    Match Results: West Indies won by 215 runs

    West Indies slammed Netherlands by 215 runs in a group A match played at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. West Indies gave a brilliant score as the team started off the game on the positive note to keep the smiling face of their fans alive.

    Opting to bat, West Indies delivered a brilliant score summing up the 330 runs in the 50 overs with a loss of 8 wickets. However, Chris Gayle has become the top scorer covering his entire 80 runs innings which includes seven fours and two exceptional sixes.

    Apart from Chris, the other noteworthy contributor are Smith who managed to secure 53runs whereas Bravo dig out 30 runs and Sarwan captures 49 runs and last but not the least  Kieron Pollard gave a remarkable performances with his 60 runs scores in just 27 balls.

    In reply Netherlands display a superb scores but couldn’t last long as the batting were all went flat because the team got all out after securing a 115 runs in 32 overs.

    The team partnership Cooper who acquires 55 runs along with partner Bukhari summing up 24 runs for Netherlands side gave some hope but at the end it all went flat.  Though, Kemar Roach tremendous 6 wickets declared him as the man of the match.

    West Indies next will face Bangladesh in their next match on 4th March at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.

    The Teams

    West Indies: Chris Gayle, Devon Smith, Darren Bravo, R Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kieron Pollard, Devon Thomas(k), Darren Sammy(c), Nikita Miller, Sulieman Benn, Kemar Roach, Ravi Rampaul, Kirk Edwards, Andre Russell,

    Netherlands: Alexei Kervezee, Wesley Barresi(k), Tom Cooper, Ryan ten Doeschate, Bas Zuiderent, Tom de Grooth, Peter Borren(c), Mudassar Bukhari, Pieter Seelaar, Bernard Loots, Berend Westdijk, Adeel Raja, Atse Buurman, Bradley Kruger, Eric Szwarczynski

     

     

  • 28 Feb

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    Zimbabwe won by 175 runs

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    ICC World Cup 2011

    Zimbabwe vs Canada, 12th Match, Group A

    Played at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur, February 28, 2011 (50-over match)

    Match Details:

    • Umpires : Asad Rauf , Bruce Oxenford
    • Match Referee : Ranjan Madugalle
    • Toss : Zimbabwe(Elected to bat)
    • Man of the Match : Tatenda Taibu
    • Match Status : Zimbabwe won by 175 runs

    Zimbabwe crushed Canada by 175 runs in their Group A matches of ICC world cup 2011 here on Monday.

    Opting to bat first, Caption Captain Chigumbura along with his team started off with a good innings. The Zimbabwe team played pretty well but soon gets departed from the ground. However, Taibu and Ervine – the duo’s partnership seal the stadium with their remarkable innings.

    Though, Taibu couldn’t got the chance to give extra shots as he dismissed after scoring a 98 runs whereas Ervine managed to procure 85 runs in just 81 balls which includes 6 fours and 2 sixes respectively. In the end, Zimbabwe scored 298 runs with the loss of 9 wickets in 50 overs.

    In reply, Canadian squad were also gave some good shots as the key contributor Balaji Rao was one of the leading wicket taker from Canada side who picked –up 4 crucial wickets. Though, it was quite a challenging for Canadian squad to reach a 299 runs target against Zimbabwe squads.

    Canadian squad also worked hard but they couldn’t keep the momentum of the game as they were losing the wickets at regular intervals. This was quite disappointing point for the Canada team as they unmatched the Zimbabwe’s scores and left the ground easily.

    For Canada, the notable contributors was Ray Price and Graeme Cremer who picked up three wickets each on the other hand two wickets 2 wickets went into the pocket of Utseya and Lamb.  All in all Zimbabwe’s this victory will give them a kind of confidence for their coming matches.

    Brief Score:

    Zimbabwe: 298 for 9 (Taibu 98, Ervine 85, Rao 4-57)

    Canada: 123 (Surkari 26, Price 3-16, Cremer 3-31)

    The Teams

    Zimbabwe: Brendan Taylor, Charles Coventry, Tatenda Taibu(k), Craig Ervine, Elton Chigumbura(c), Sean Williams, Gregory Lamb, Prosper Utseya, Graeme Cremer, Ray Price, Chris Mpofu, Regis Chakabva, Sean Ervine, Shingirai Masakadza, Tinashe Panyangara, Terry Duffin,

    Canada: Nitish Kumar, John Davison, Ruvindu Gunasekera, Ashish Bagai(c)(k), Jimmy Hansra, Zubin Surkari, Tyson Gordon, Rizwan Cheema, Khurram Chohan, Harvir Baidwan, Balaji Rao, Hamza Tariq, Henry Osinde, Hiral Patel, Karl Whatham, Parth Desai

     

     

  • 27 Feb

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    India, England tie on final ball in World Cup Cricket thriller

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    India and England tied their Cricket World Cup match today in Bangalore, with both teams scoring 338.

    India and England started the game on a promising note to chase the victory but today’s victory on both the side left a record breaking run- feast end off with a remarkable tie in the last run scores in the ICC Cricket World Cup -2011.

    Opting to bat first, India seal the ground with a 339-run as Sachin Tendulkar and Andrew Strauss both smashed centuries in a match where momentum roll intensely for as England somehow manage to secure 8-338 to match India’s total.

    Sachin Tendular made a remarkable entry in the world record books for being the first man to make his five World Cup Centuries covering his 47th ODI’s – as India reached to a winning total.

    Moreover, England land in the ground to display their powerful innings but in the 43rds overs Zaheer Khan stop them with his brilliant bowling style and took three wicket in just six balls to renew the home team fortunes.

  • 27 Feb

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    India need to play more spinners

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    Looking at the way thing have gone in the Cricket World Cup so far, it looks like the strategy set by the teams looks almost set.

    For one, the teams have decided to start slowly. Take it over by over to begin with before getting to accelerate.

    And the second tactic is to get the spinners early, if not get them to open the bowling. The biggest surprise was always South Africa’s decision to go ahead with three frontline spinners in the game against West Indies.

    It is clear that India’s strategy to go in with three medium pace bowlers was a shocker. They should have, and should still, for the rest of the games, go in with at least two frontline spin bowlers and the rest of the spinners in the form of the part-timers.

    One can be rest assured that the side will take in the second spinner in the next game against England. the question, though is, whether England will play a second one?

  • 26 Feb

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    World Cup: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 11 runs

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    Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 11 runs in the in group ‘A’ match of the World Cup held in the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

    Once again Afridi shine in the game as he took 4 wickets in the game while, Misbah-ul-Haq scored unbeatable 83 runs.

    Opting to bat first, Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad and Muhammad Hafeez were looking confident as they score of  28,  while Shehzad went back to pavilion as he manage to hit 13 runs, Sangakkara took his catch behind the wicket on the ball of Pereira.

    The new batsman Kamran Akmal gave a sensible score along with Hafeez adding a sum of 48 runs in the second wicket partnership. After reaching 14th over Hafeez turned back on 31.

    Chasing a defended target, Sri Lanka started off very slow. Upul Tharanga made 33 runs and moved out of the field However, Mahila Jayawardene was just land on the field, but Shoaib Akhtar kicked off him  just 1 run. After losing 4 wickets on 96 runs Captain Kumar Sangakkara made a promising innings along with Chamara Silva that covers up the another 74 runs in the fifth wicket partnership. The innings of captain ended when he was one less then his fifty.

    However,  Chamara Silva continued to struggle the battle but couldn’t  stay on the floor as he finished on 57 runs. Angelo Mathews bowled out by Afridi after scoring 8.  Eventually, the final score of Sri Lankan team was 266/9.

    Shahid Afridi, who picks 5 wickets in the first match, once again giving his best performance got 4 wickets. Shoaib Akhtar was the second prominent bowler with 2 wickets. All in all, it was an awesome performance as the Pakistan squad roll the game perfectly in today’s second victory against Sri Lanka.

  • 25 Feb

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    Bangladesh beat Ireland by 27 runs

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    Bangladesh beat Ireland by 27 runs in group ‘B’ match of ICC World Cup held in the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. Following the target of 206 runs all Irish team stopped at score 178.

    Opting to bat first, Tamin Iqbal in partnership with Imrul Kaye’s scores 53 runs. Whereas, Kayes move out after securing 12runs. Junaid Siddique also didn’t stay longer as he turned back on 3. However, Captain Saqibul Hasan managed to secure 16 on his part.

    After losing wickets at regular intervals, wicket keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim along with Raqibul Hasan gave an awesome performance adding total scores to 147. Though, Naeem Islam secure 29 whereas Abdur Razzak 11.

    To sum-up the overall scores, Bangladesh total scored was 205 runs in 49.2 overs.

    From the beginning itself, Ireland had to face the challenges put forth by the Bangladeshi’s squad as the opener Paul Stirling moved back to the pavilion after scoring 9 on the total of 23. After losing 2 wickets on 36 runs Ed Joyce and wicketkeeper batsman Niall O’Brien scored 38 runs in the third wicket partnership. With the regular loss of wickets, Ireland had to stop at 178

    With the fall of all wickets final Irish score was 178. Though, Shafiul Islam seems to be the most promising bowler from Bangladesh by taking wickets, while Saqibul Hasan and Ashraful picked 2 wickets each.

  • 25 Feb

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    Australia beat New Zealand by 7 Wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

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    Australia won the match against New Zealand by seven wickets in Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur – India.

    This is Australia second victory in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Since, Australia overpowers New Zealand by seven wickets and reached a target of about 207 in just 34 overs.

    Opting to bat, New Zealand couldn’t manage to keep the roll on the game as the defending champions stop them at 206 before half-centuries from openers Shane Watson and Brad Haddin set Australia up for a 25th straight World Cup victory.

    Though, Left-arm quick Johnson bowled with good rhythm and dismissed Jesse Ryder (25), James Franklin (0), Nathan McCullum and Tim Southee (6).

    However, McCullum secured a top score which includes 52runs in 76 balls, adding 54 for the eighth wicket along with captain Daniel Vettori, who manage to secure  44, to add  value scores of New Zealand.

    Though, Shaun Tait kicked out three for 35 removing Brendon McCullum for 16, Ross Taylor for seven and Scott Styris without scoring and there was a wicket apiece for Watson, Brett Lee and Steven Smith.

    Moreover, Watson and Haddin moved on their way to a 133-run opening partnership in 18.1 overs. While Watson struck for 62 in 61 balls that includes six fours & a six though, Haddin took 55 in 50 balls covering eight fours before both were kicked off by Hamish Bennett, who took his wicket tally for the tournament to six.

    And although Southee had Australian captain Ricky Ponting stumped for 12, Australia cruised home with Michael Clarke (24 not out) and Cameron White (22 not out) steering them past the finish line.

    Australia will meet next to Sri Lanka on 5th March and  New Zealand are back in action when they take on Zimbabwe one day earlier.

    Brief score:

    Australia: 207-3 (Watson 62, Haddin 55no)

    New Zealand: 206 (N McCullum 52) by 7 wickets

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