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ICC Champions Trophy: West Indies vs India

September 29, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Champions Trophy 2009 No Comments →

If Pakistan wins over Australia and if India wins over West Indies, the Indian team will have a chance to survive in the Champions Trophy. The next match will be a must-win for India who take on West Indies on Wednesday.
India will have to face West Indies with the hope that Pakistan would somehow beat Australia by a big margin in the day’s first match at Centurion. If this happens, India would need to increase their net run-rate dramatically, besides winning the match, to stand a chance of making the last-four stage.
India after losing their opening game by 54 runs has a net run-rate of -1.08 whereas Australia who won against West Indies by 50 runs has a massive advantage of +1.00 in their favour. So if India wants to go past Australia’s net run-rate, they have to cover the difference of 104 runs between the two teams.
For instance, if Australia lose their game by 25 runs, India needs to win theirs against the West Indies by 80 runs to prevail and go through to the semi-finals. However, if Australia bat first and score 250 runs, India need to get their runs inside 40 overs for them to go through.
These things do not promise good signs for India as these are just the probabilities for India to get into the Semi-finals.
Teams (from):
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli, Praveen Kumar, Amit Mishra, Abhishek Nayar, Ashish Nehra, Yusuf Pathan, Suresh Raina, Ishant Sharma, RP Singh.
West Indies: Floyd Reifer, Darren Sammy, David Bernard, Tino Best, Royston Crandon, Travis Dowlin, Andre Fletcher, Kevin McClean, Nikita Miller, Kieran Powell, Dale Richards, Kemar Roach, Devon Smith, Gavin Tonge, Chadwick Walton, Daren Powell.

After rain played spoilsport in the Australia vs India match, the chances for India to advance to the semi-finals has been reducing. If Pakistan wins over Australia and if India wins over West Indies, the Indian team will have a chance to survive in the Champions Trophy. The next match will be a must-win for India who take on West Indies on Wednesday.

India will have to face West Indies with the hope that Pakistan would somehow beat Australia by a big margin in the day’s first match at Centurion. If this happens, India would need to increase their net run-rate dramatically, besides winning the match, to stand a chance of making the last-four stage.

India after losing their opening game by 54 runs has a net run-rate of -1.08 whereas Australia who won against West Indies by 50 runs has a massive advantage of +1.00 in their favour. So if India wants to go past Australia’s net run-rate, they have to cover the difference of 104 runs between the two teams.

For instance, if Australia lose their game by 25 runs, India needs to win theirs against the West Indies by 80 runs to prevail and go through to the semi-finals. However, if Australia bat first and score 250 runs, India need to get their runs inside 40 overs for them to go through.

These things do not promise good signs for India as these are just the probabilities for India to get into the Semi-finals.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli, Praveen Kumar, Amit Mishra, Abhishek Nayar, Ashish Nehra, Yusuf Pathan, Suresh Raina, Ishant Sharma, RP Singh.

West Indies: Floyd Reifer, Darren Sammy, David Bernard, Tino Best, Royston Crandon, Travis Dowlin, Andre Fletcher, Kevin McClean, Nikita Miller, Kieran Powell, Dale Richards, Kemar Roach, Devon Smith, Gavin Tonge, Chadwick Walton, Daren Powell.

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Jesse Ryder out of Champions Trophy

September 29, 2009 By: Track Monitor Category: Champions Trophy 2009, Cricket News 1 Comment →

Jesse Ryder suffered an injury during New Zealand’s match against Sri Lanka and has been ruled out of the tournament. He pulled his left abductor muscle while trying to take a single in the early part of his innings. Daniel Vettori expressed that they will miss Jesse Ryder ahead of their big match for making it to the Semis.

The bad day of Jesse Ryder was worsened after the ICC match Referee Javagal Srinath fined him 15% of his match fees for showing anger while walking back to dressing room after his dismissal. Jesse Ryder hit a chair with his bat in anguish after getting dismissed.

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ICC Champions Trophy: South Africa Vs England: England makes it to semi-finals

September 28, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Champions Trophy 2009, Highlights No Comments →

England beat South Africa by 22 runs in the nail biting league match of the group B at centurion.
Chasing 324, host South Africa tried their best to reach the target but ended with 301 thereby closing their semi-finals dreams.
After an exceptional innings from Owais Shah and Eoin Morgan, Smith forced England to battle every step of the way, and at 206 for 3 with 14 overs to go, a crushing reversal was not out of the question. However, James Anderson put the game safe with the nerveless figures of 3 for 42 in ten overs, and when Smith himself was ninth man out with 19 balls remaining, South Africa had to face up once more to the humiliation of exiting a global tournament on home soil at the very first hurdle.
It was a startling contest that continued the unlikeliest revival in international cricket. With one shock result already notched up against Sri Lanka, England entered this crunch contest with such confidence that not even the late withdrawal of their wicketkeeper, Matt Prior, could rattle their resolve.
The best performance of the day came from Owais shah, the Man of the match. With a slow but steady 44 in the victory over Sri Lanka, he launched himself into top gear with a brilliant 98 from 89 balls that included five fours and six sixes – five of which came in a 13-ball onslaught in those habitually stagnant middle overs.
Tit-bits:
England’s 323 for 8 is their highest ODI score against South Africa and their third-highest overseas.
England’s 12 sixes is the most they’ve struck in an innings in ODIs. Their previous-highest was against New Zealand in Napier last year.
Owais Shah was especially harsh on Albie Morkel (27 off 23) and Roelof van der Merwe (29 off 26).
Eoin Morgan took Dale Steyn for 18 in 8, Wayne Parnell for 23 in 11 and Johan Botha for 19 in 12. He had a strike-rate of over 100 against every bowler he faced.
England scored 48 runs in their batting powerplay, and 92 in the last ten overs.
Graeme Smith’s 141 is the second-highest score in a losing cause for South Africa in ODIs. Herschelle Gibbs tops the list with 143 against New Zealand in the 2003 World Cup.

England beat South Africa by 22 runs in the nail biting league match of the group B at Centurion.

Chasing 324, host South Africa tried their best to reach the target but ended with 301 thereby closing their semi-finals dreams.

After an exceptional innings from Owais Shah and Eoin Morgan, Smith forced England to battle every step of the way, and at 206 for 3 with 14 overs to go, a crushing reversal was not out of the question. However, James Anderson put the game safe with the nerveless figures of 3 for 42 in ten overs, and when Smith himself was ninth man out with 19 balls remaining, South Africa had to face up once more to the humiliation of exiting a global tournament on home soil at the very first hurdle.

It was a startling contest that continued the unlikeliest revival in international cricket. With one shock result already notched up against Sri Lanka, England entered this crunch contest with such confidence that not even the late withdrawal of their wicketkeeper, Matt Prior, could rattle their resolve.

The best performance of the day came from Owais shah, the Man of the match. With a slow but steady 44 in the victory over Sri Lanka, he launched himself into top gear with a brilliant 98 from 89 balls that included five fours and six sixes – five of which came in a 13-ball onslaught in those habitually stagnant middle overs.

Tit-bits:

  • England’s 323 for 8 is their highest ODI score against South Africa and their third-highest overseas.
  • England’s 12 sixes is the most they’ve struck in an innings in ODIs. Their previous-highest was against New Zealand in Napier last year.
  • Owais Shah was especially harsh on Albie Morkel (27 off 23) and Roelof van der Merwe (29 off 26).
  • Eoin Morgan took Dale Steyn for 18 in 8, Wayne Parnell for 23 in 11 and Johan Botha for 19 in 12. He had a strike-rate of over 100 against every bowler he faced.
  • England scored 48 runs in their batting powerplay, and 92 in the last ten overs.
  • Graeme Smith’s 141 is the second-highest score in a losing cause for South Africa in ODIs. Herschelle Gibbs tops the list with 143 against New Zealand in the 2003 World Cup.
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ICC Champions Trophy: Australia Vs India

September 28, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Champions Trophy 2009 No Comments →

After opening with a bad display on Saturday, India has a tough task to face today as they take on Australia at Centurion. Among the four teams in group A, Pakistan are in a strong position to qualify for the semis as they have won their matches against India and West Indies. Australia have won their first match while West Indies and India have not won even a single match. Only the top two teams will advance to the semi-finals.
Against Pakistan, only Indian left arm seamer Ashish Nehra impressed finishing with 4/55. And Dhoni said, “We didn’t bowl well. I tried whatever we had, but the captain can’t really go and bowl. At the end of the day, the bowlers have to go and bowl. It’s all about adapting to conditions. We should have adapted to the conditions. We could have done a lot better. Frankly speaking, I thought I was short of three bowlers. I didn’t know who to turn to.”
The Indian bowlers cannot afford to have another off-day as defending champions Australia have a strong batting line-up.
Australia’s depth in batting was on view in their opening match against the West Indies on a difficult track in Johannesburg on Saturday, where they managed to reach 275/8 after being 171/7 at one stage.
The pitch at Centurion is expected to favour batsmen more than fast bowlers as Pakistan showed against India on Saturday, with Shoaib Malik scoring a brisk century and Mohammad Yousuf making an 88-ball 87.
Australia are likely to field the same side that beat the West Indies by 50 runs, with batsman Michael Clarke still doubtful due to a back pain.
India, already without key batsman Yuvraj Singh due to a finger injury, will also need to bat better against Australia having excellent fast bowlers in Brett Lee and Johnson.
Teams (from):
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Capt.), Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Rudra Pratap Singh, Amit Mishra, Dinesh Karthik, Abhishek Nayar, Virat Kohli.
Australia: Ricky Ponting (Capt.), Michael Clarke, Callum Ferguson, Nathan Hauritz, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Hopes, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Tim Paine, Peter Siddle, Adam Voges, Shane Watson, Cameron White.

After opening with a bad display on Saturday, India has a tough task to face today as they take on Australia at Centurion. Among the four teams in group A, Pakistan are in a strong position to qualify for the semis as they have won their matches against India and West Indies. Australia have won their first match while West Indies and India have not won even a single match. Only the top two teams will advance to the semi-finals.

Against Pakistan, only Indian left arm seamer Ashish Nehra impressed finishing with 4/55. And Dhoni said, “We didn’t bowl well. I tried whatever we had, but the captain can’t really go and bowl. At the end of the day, the bowlers have to go and bowl. It’s all about adapting to conditions. We should have adapted to the conditions. We could have done a lot better. Frankly speaking, I thought I was short of three bowlers. I didn’t know who to turn to.”

The Indian bowlers cannot afford to have another off-day as defending champions Australia have a strong batting line-up.

Australia’s depth in batting was on view in their opening match against the West Indies on a difficult track in Johannesburg on Saturday, where they managed to reach 275/8 after being 171/7 at one stage.

The pitch at Centurion is expected to favour batsmen more than fast bowlers as Pakistan showed against India on Saturday, with Shoaib Malik scoring a brisk century and Mohammad Yousuf making an 88-ball 87.

Australia are likely to field the same side that beat the West Indies by 50 runs, with batsman Michael Clarke still doubtful due to a back pain.

India, already without key batsman Yuvraj Singh due to a finger injury, will also need to bat better against Australia having excellent fast bowlers in Brett Lee and Johnson.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Capt.), Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Rudra Pratap Singh, Amit Mishra, Dinesh Karthik, Abhishek Nayar, Virat Kohli.

Australia: Ricky Ponting (Capt.), Michael Clarke, Callum Ferguson, Nathan Hauritz, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Hopes, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Tim Paine, Peter Siddle, Adam Voges, Shane Watson, Cameron White.

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ICC Champions Trophy: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand: Sri Lanka’s semis hopes shattered

September 27, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Champions Trophy 2009 No Comments →

Jesse Ryder battled through a groin strain for his 74 at the top before a rearguard fightback lifted New Zealand to an imposing 315 for seven against Sri Lanka in a group B Champions Trophy match here today.
Ryder and fellow opener Brendon McCullum (46) combined for a 125-run opening stand in 20 overs before an all too familiar middle-order collapse pulled the Kiwis back.
From being 125 for no loss in 20 overs, the Black caps lost half their side by the 30th but Martin Guptill (66) and skipper Daniel Vettori (48) played saviours with their valiant efforts down the order.
Ryder batted with a runner after picking up a groin strain in the fifth over and though the burly left-hander was in discomfort, he didn’t let it hamper his fluent stroke-play.

New Zealand opening batsman Jesse Ryder’s 74 runs helped the team to reach a good score of 315/7 from 50 overs, which in turn helped them defeat the Sri Lanka by 38 runs at the Wanderers.

With this, Sri Lanka’s hopes of an ICC Champions Trophy semi-finals comes to an end.

Ryder batted with a runner after picking up a groin strain in the fifth over and though the burly left-hander was in discomfort, he didn’t let it hamper his fluent stroke-play.

New Zealand overcame a mid-innings blip that saw five wickets fall cheaply with Martin Guptill (66), skipper Daniel Vettori (48) and McCullum (46) other significant contributors.

Sri Lanka were all out for 277 off 46.4 overs in reply with the big early stands they needed never materialising and it was left to Mahela Jayawardene (77) to keep hopes flickering until he became the seventh wicket to fall.

Nuwan Kulasekara, ranked among the top fast bowlers in the world, proved he is no slouch with the bat either, hitting an unbeaten 57 off 56 balls, including four sixes and two fours

It was a disappointing final mini-league outing for the Sri Lankans, who began with a bang last Tuesday by surprising hosts South Africa before suffering a six-wicket loss to England.

Vettori has repeatedly stressed the need for good partnerships and his wish was realised by Ryder, who hit 10 fours and a six before edging Kulasekara to skipper Kumar Sangakkara behind the stumps.

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ICC Champions Trophy: Pakistan won by 54 runs

September 27, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Champions Trophy 2009 No Comments →

India lost their first league match to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy at Centurion on Saturday.
Pakistan set a tough target of 302 which seemed difficult for Indian players who did not make it with their bowling as well as batting. India lost all their wickets by 44.5 overs and scored only 248.
After this opening defeat, India has a greater challenge to face Australia on Monday.
Each team will have three league matches and India will hve to win both the next matches to move to the next level.

India failed to open well in their first league match against their arch rival Pakistan in the Champions Trophy at Centurion on Saturday.

Pakistan set a tough target of 302 which seemed difficult for Indian players who did not make it with their bowling as well as batting. India lost all their wickets by 44.5 overs and scored only 248.

After this opening defeat, India has a greater challenge to face Australia on Monday. Each team will have three league matches and India will have to win both the next matches to move to the semis.

India needs to work on both batting and bowling and show an improved performance in the coming matches in order to remain in the Champions Trophy.
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ICC Champions Trophy: Pakistan Vs India

September 26, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Champions Trophy 2009 No Comments →

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first against India in the Champions Trophy league match at Centurion.
Though Pakistan suffered in the beginning after losing the first two wickets, they managed to get back the momentum through Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Yousuf. Malik scored a fantastic 128 runs from 126 balls with 16 fours while Yousuf scored 87 from 88 balls with 7 fours.
With the target of 303 runs, India has just started with their batting.

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first against India in the Champions Trophy league match at Centurion.

Though Pakistan suffered in the beginning after losing the first two wickets, they managed to get back the momentum through Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Yousuf. Malik scored a fantastic 128 runs from 126 balls with 16 fours while Yousuf scored 87 from 88 balls with 7 fours.

With the target of 303 runs, India has just started with their batting.

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ICC Champions Trophy: England Vs Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka lost to England

September 26, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Champions Trophy 2009 No Comments →

Eoin Morgan guided England to a 6-wicket victory over Sri Lanka with a solid half-century in the Champions Trophy on Friday. England achieved 213-run target with five overs to spare, thanks to Morgan (62 not out), man-of-the-match Paul Collingwood (46) and Owais Shah (44).
South Africa and Sri Lanka now have one win from two games in the four-team group, while England were playing their first match after being thrashed by Australia in a recent home One-day series. New Zealand have lost their opening match. The top two sides will make it to the semi-finals.

Eoin Morgan guided England to a 6-wicket victory over Sri Lanka with a solid half-century in the Champions Trophy on Friday. England achieved 213-run target with five overs to spare, thanks to Morgan (62 not out), man-of-the-match Paul Collingwood (46) and Owais Shah (44).

South Africa and Sri Lanka now have one win from two games in the four-team group, while England were playing their first match after being thrashed by Australia in a recent home One-day series. New Zealand have lost their opening match. The top two sides will make it to the semi-finals.

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Younis fit for India’s match

September 24, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Champions Trophy 2009 No Comments →

Pakistan skipper Younis Khan who was nursing his fracture will be back to the team when they face India on Saturday. Younis suffered a minor hairline fracture on the little finger of his right hand during the warm-up game against the Warriors in Benoni on September 20 and had been advised rest by doctors.

Younis did not play their opening match against West Indies on Wednesday which was won under the captaincy of Shahid Afridi. Younis could have been available for Pakistan’s opening Champions Trophy game but the team management decided against taking a risk so that he could be fully fit to play India in Centurion.

India has got a major setback with Yuvraj being out with injury for six weeks. He is replaced by Virat Kohli. Yuvraj’s absence is likely to bring in alterations in the batting line up.

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ICC Champions Trophy: New Zealand Vs South Africa: South Africa won by 5 wickets

September 24, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Champions Trophy 2009 No Comments →

New Zealand innings (50 overs maximum)
BB McCullum c Duminy b Botha 44
JD Ryder c Merwe b Parnell 8
MJ Guptill c Amla b Parnell 21
LRPL Taylor lbw b Parnell 72
GD Elliott b Merwe 39
NT Broom lbw b Merwe 1
GJ Hopkins c Duminy b Parnell 13
KD Mills c de Villiers b Steyn 0
DL Vettori not out 1
DR Tuffey c Duminy b Parnell 4
SE Bond c de Villiers b Steyn 0
Extras (b 4, lb 5, w 1, nb 1) 11
Total (all out; 47.5 overs) 214  (4.47 runs per over)
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Ryder, 3.6 ov), 2-58 (Guptill, 12.6 ov), 3-92 (McCullum, 23.1 ov), 4-163 (Elliott, 38.6 ov), 5-171 (Broom, 40.5 ov), 6-203 (Hopkins, 44.6 ov), 7-204 (Mills, 45.5 ov), 8-209 (Taylor, 46.3 ov), 9-213 (Tuffey, 46.5 ov), 10-214 (Bond, 47.5 ov)
Bowling:DW Steyn:9.5-1-32-2-3.25, WD Parnell:8-0-57-5-7.12, JH Kallis:8-0-24-0-3.00, JA Morkel:3-0-13-0-4.33, J Botha:9-1-44-1-4.88,RE van der Merwe:10-1-35-2-3.50
South Africa innings (target: 215 runs from 50 overs)
GC Smith c Vettori b Tuffey 7
HM Amla lbw b Vettori 38
JH Kallis c McCullum b Bond 36
AB de Villiers not out 70
JP Duminy c McCullum b Mills 11
MV Boucher c McCullum b Tuffey 28
JA Morkel not out 19
Extras (lb 2, w 4, nb 2) 8
Total (5 wickets; 41.1 overs) 217  (5.27 runs per over)
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Smith, 5.6 ov), 2-74 (Kallis, 16.3 ov), 3-108 (Amla, 23.2 ov), 4-138 (Duminy, 26.5 ov), 5-180 (Boucher, 35.5 ov)
Bowling:KD Mills:8.1-0-45-1-5.51, SE Bond:10-0-51-1-5.10, DR Tuffey:9-1-52-2-5.77, DL Vettori:10-1-34-1-3.40, JD Ryder:2-0-15-0-7.50, MJ Guptill:1-0-13-0-13.00, GD Elliott:1-0-5-0-5.00
Man of the match: WD Parnell – South Africa

Scoreboard:

New Zealand innings (50 overs maximum)

BB McCullum c Duminy b Botha 44

JD Ryder c Merwe b Parnell 8

MJ Guptill c Amla b Parnell 21

LRPL Taylor lbw b Parnell 72

GD Elliott b Merwe 39

NT Broom lbw b Merwe 1

GJ Hopkins c Duminy b Parnell 13

KD Mills c de Villiers b Steyn 0

DL Vettori not out 1

DR Tuffey c Duminy b Parnell 4

SE Bond c de Villiers b Steyn 0

Extras (b 4, lb 5, w 1, nb 1) 11

Total (all out; 47.5 overs) 214  (4.47 runs per over)

Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Ryder, 3.6 ov), 2-58 (Guptill, 12.6 ov), 3-92 (McCullum, 23.1 ov), 4-163 (Elliott, 38.6 ov), 5-171 (Broom, 40.5 ov), 6-203 (Hopkins, 44.6 ov), 7-204 (Mills, 45.5 ov), 8-209 (Taylor, 46.3 ov), 9-213 (Tuffey, 46.5 ov), 10-214 (Bond, 47.5 ov)

Bowling:DW Steyn:9.5-1-32-2-3.25, WD Parnell:8-0-57-5-7.12, JH Kallis:8-0-24-0-3.00, JA Morkel:3-0-13-0-4.33, J Botha:9-1-44-1-4.88,RE van der Merwe:10-1-35-2-3.50

South Africa innings (target: 215 runs from 50 overs)

GC Smith c Vettori b Tuffey 7

HM Amla lbw b Vettori 38

JH Kallis c McCullum b Bond 36

AB de Villiers not out 70

JP Duminy c McCullum b Mills 11

MV Boucher c McCullum b Tuffey 28

JA Morkel not out 19

Extras (lb 2, w 4, nb 2) 8

Total (5 wickets; 41.1 overs) 217  (5.27 runs per over)

Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Smith, 5.6 ov), 2-74 (Kallis, 16.3 ov), 3-108 (Amla, 23.2 ov), 4-138 (Duminy, 26.5 ov), 5-180 (Boucher, 35.5 ov)

Bowling:KD Mills:8.1-0-45-1-5.51, SE Bond:10-0-51-1-5.10, DR Tuffey:9-1-52-2-5.77, DL Vettori:10-1-34-1-3.40, JD Ryder:2-0-15-0-7.50, MJ Guptill:1-0-13-0-13.00, GD Elliott:1-0-5-0-5.00

Man of the match: WD Parnell – South Africa

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