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  • 17 Mar

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    Who will enter Cricket World Cup quarter-finals?

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    There are five teams fighting out for four quarter-finals spot in the Group B of the Cricket World Cup. Of the five, South Africa have qualified for the last eight slots whereas the remaining three spots have yet to be decided.

    If West Indies beat England, then England will be out and West Indies, India and Bangladesh will go through to the next round.

    If England win that game, then West Indies will need to beat India to go through. If India lose then they will go through with England and West Indies, if Bangladesh lose to South Africa. However, if India lose and Bangladesh also win against South Africa, then India and England will tie for the fourth spot with seven points.

    That will mean that only one of the two teams will go through. The side with the better net run-rate, which currently belongs to India.

    If India beat West Indies, and South Africa beat Bangladesh, then India and England will be through and Bangladesh and West Indies will need to look at net run-rates.

  • 12 Mar

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    Now can England get to quarter-finals

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    England’s performance in the Cricket World Cup defies belief. One, they have had a cracking game against India and then again against the South Africa. Chasing 339 for a win, they managed to tie the India game while they defended 171 against South Africa.

    And then, there were the minnow games. They were stretched to the distance by Netherlands, lost to Ireland thanks to Kevin O’Brien and then went down to Bangladesh as well.

    Clearly, things are not looking too right for them as they now need to win their last game against West Indies to habour hopes of getting to the next round.

    The bowling needs to improve by leaps and bounds. It is evident that James Anderson is struggling for form and on Indian pitches will continue struggling given that there will not be any swing or seam. Anderson relies on the swing to get his wickets.

    Then again, Graeme Swann needs to calm himself down instead of taking on the umpires verbally. He is their top bowler and it will not make sense for him to lose it – England lost control in the middle overs because of that.

  • 04 Mar

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    Bowling edge will be the key in Cricket World Cup

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    It is interesting to see that the teams which have done well so far in the Cricket World Cup tournament are the ones which have a good bowling line-up. and the teams which have not been able to do well are those which are struggling with it.

    For example, the Aussies have won two in two, and they have shown how their pace bowling line-up can manage to do a job for the side. Pakistan have won three in three and it has been because of their pace and spin combination in the Cricket World Cup. Afridi’s 14 wickets help of course.

    South Africa have two premier fast bowler apart from the unveiling of a third new spinner in Imran Tahir who is a wicket-taking option.

    On the other, India and England have poor bowling attacks and that has translated into one tie for India and one tie and a loss for England. India will play Ireland in the next game and the Irish will look to take on the Indian bowling easily.

  • 22 Feb

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    England beat Netherlands by six wickets

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    England crushed Netherlands by six wickets in a World Cup Group B match at the Vidarbha Cricket Asociation (VCA) Stadium in Jamtha Tuesday.

    Chasing a target of 293, England made 296 for four in 48.4 overs. The duo’s partnership – Paul Collingwood and  Ravi Bopara remains unbeaten on 30 each. Andrew Strausss was the top scorer with 88 while Jonathan Trott made 62.

    However, Ten Doeschate took 2/47 which include three sixes and nine fours in his 110-ball knock and starred in three 50-plus partnerships to provide a protective shield for Netherlands’s innings. He won the Man-of-the-Match award for his effort.

    Brief Scores:

    The Netherlands: 292 for six in 50 overs (Ryan ten Doeschate 119, Tom Cooper 47; Graeme Swan 2/35, Stuart Broad 2/65).

    England: 296 for 4 in 48.4 overs (Andrew Strauss 88, Jonathan Trott 62; Ryan ten Doeschate 2/47).

  • 28 Jan

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    Shame to see Eden Gardens lose out on hosting Cricket World Cup 2011 match

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    It is a shame for the Eden Gardens to be banned as the Cricket World Cup 2011 venue. The worst part is that they may still host three of the games, but the one that they have been banned for is the game between India and England.

    The Indian team will be probably as disgruntled as the fans. Under most circumstances, the Eden Gardens is one of the most difficult grounds to play for the opposition. The crowd, the size of the ground and the difficulty in adjusting to the pitch makes it very difficult and India would have been happy to play at the ground.

    Unfortunately for the Indian team and for the rest of the fans, the game will not be played at the venue. This will mean that the team will probably need to restrategise around the new venue, whichever it may be.

    And for the fans, they may have nowhere to go. Just feel sorry at the plight and look on as the politics unravels.