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May 11, 2010
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Indians would be on prayers as they would hope the same sort of miracle that happened on Monday.They have to beat Srilanka and that too by a margin and then hope Australia beat West Indies.
India is back to their favourite ground st Lucia where they beat Afghanisthan and SouthAfrica but still Srilanka too would have a liking to this ground.Though the Other possibility of Australia beating westindies looks a bit easier the far difficult task is at hand for India.
India have to beat srilanka by 20 runs or more if they bat first and if they chase say they have to score 160 in 17.4 overs.Srilanka looks formidable with Jayawardene and Sangakkara both in terrific form particularly Jayawardene who has just one failed outing in the tournament against Australia.Srilanka though would be a bit more disappointed the way they came a cropper against Australia holding out for low 87 runs.
One more advantage India would have is the experience of playing in st Lucia whereas Srilanka have not played here and played in a rank turner in Guyana.st Lucia is a bit different as it aids both spin as well as good bounce and carry for the seamers.Indian game is more suited to it.All said and done Indians have played badly in Super 8 and they
require a clinical effort to deserve a place in Semifinals.
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Can India Qualify for Semifinals?,
India in a Do or Die match with Srilanka,
India needs to beat Srilanka by 20 runs
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May 11, 2010
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Pakistan are now through to the T20 world cup along with the table toppers England.England beat New Zealand by 3 wickets to make accountable the victory for Pakistan against South Africa.
Pakistan made 148 after a disappointing start with good hittings from Umar Akmal and Afridi.And then restricted SouthAfrica to 137 runs thanks to some tight bowling from Abdur Rehman,Afridi and Ajmal.Ajmal picked up 4 wickets and Rehman 2 wickets.Man of the
Match went to Umar Akmal who scored 51 off 33 balls with able support from Kamran(37) and Afridi(30).SouthAfrica kept losing wickets regularly as only AB Devilliers hit 53 off 41 balls with no support from the other end.Pakistan are now through to the semifinals and
they stand a great chance of making to the finals as both the semifinals would be played in st.Lucia and they have great depth in spinners as well as the batsmen gets effective with the pace and bounce missing as it was in Barbados.
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Dream comeback by Pakistan in T20 worldcup,
Pakistan makes to the Semifinals,
SouthAfrica knocked out of T20 world cup
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May 08, 2010
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The old ghost came to haunt India yet again as they lost to Australia in their first super eight match rather tamely.Indians lost by 49 runs against Australia as they scored only 138 runs all out and that too in 17.5 overs in reply to a strong 184/5 by Australia.India would have been chasing around 220 as Australia was 145 in 15 overs but they held back Australia for 39 runs in the last 5 overs.
It raised hopes of a fightback but it stopped the time the openers came to bat as Nannes and Tait was sending down thunderbolts to the other end of the pitch and all Indian batsmen were clueless.India lost 5 wickets within 40 runs and it all remained formality but for a face saving innings of unbeaten 79.Warner(72) and Watson(54) shined for Australia with the bat and Nannes(3/25) and Tait(3/21) shined with the ball.
India does not look like a team that belong to this group and that too in this pitch in Barbados as they have a military medium attack with the ball and a feeble everlost batsmen and it requires a miracle to even get past WestIndies on Sunday.
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Australia downs India in First Super8 match,
Australia pacers blew India away,
India lost to Australia in Super8 T20 match
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May 06, 2010
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This world cup is different from the last two in the sense that the strong 8 teams have made it to the Super 8.The Group E consist of England,Pakistan,New Zealand and South Africa.And the Group F can be termed the group of death as it consist of Australia,India,West Indies and Srilanka.
The Group E matches commences today with England taking on Pakistan in the first match and South Africa taking on New Zealand in the second match.This is the most crucial phase of the tournament as there can be no guesses on the winners as in the first round with all the 8 teams capable of making to the semifinals.It can be said that Group F is far more stronger and tightly competent than the Group F.
The first match has happened yesterday at Barbados and it seems to go by the reputation as the Pitch has lots of bounce and carry but for the advantage of the Indians it is also taking turn.The next 6 days would see riveting contest all the way in every match and it is
a sight worth watching for every ardent cricket follower
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England faces Pakistan today,
Super 8 Matches from today,
T20 World Cup Super 8 Groupings
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May 06, 2010
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Collingwood blasted the Duckworth Lewis Method of setting target in rain affected matches as they lost the game against WestIndies after scoring 191 runs batting first.
He was right enough in saying that the first day when England batsman batted well to score 191 against a good west indian attack.And once rain came for two interruptions the target for westindies was set as 60 runs in 6 overs which seems a complete different equation with 10 wickets in hand.The second day his batsmen struggled to score 120 against a disciplined Ireland attack and rain again came to the rescue as Ireland would have fancied their chances with a small total on a good pitch and their Main stay Neil O Brein
going well.
But still Collingwood may not be completely right as D/L method always favour the team batting second and it is proven method for years in ODIs.The only thing that needs to be looked into it is how many overs are minimum required in the second innings of a T20 match.Five or Six overs seems to little and that is why these sort of weird target comes up
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Collingwood blast DL Method,
Duckworth Lewis Method comes under scanner,
Rain favours England from a major upset
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May 05, 2010
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India have entered the Super 8 stage winning both the group matches against Afghanisthan and SouthAfrica.
Indians have a tough road ahead as they head to face Australia,WestIndies and Srilanka in the next matches.India would face Australia and WestIndies at Barbados which is considered as one of the Quickest and Bounciest wickets in WestIndies.
India face Australia this Friday on May 7 in Australia and WestIndies on May 9.They would face Srilanka at St.Lucia on May 11.India went into the Super Eight Stage at last year world Cup in a similar situation where they won both their group matches but lost all the three super 8 matches.But this time they have a victory against South Africa to show for,though they would have felt it would be an easier passage in the other group which might consist of South Africa,England,NewZealand and Pakistan.
Indian batsman have to overcome their short pitched bowling blues which they had in England last year.The good thing to have happened is that Raina and Yuvraj seems to be in form and played the back of the length bowling from SouthAfrica very well.India have a tough opener in Australia who seem to have a battery of high pace bowlers and demolishing batsmen.India would like to have Gambhir and Zaheer fully fit and raring to go against Australia as experience holds the key against their might.All in all India’s fate would be decided this weekend in space of 5 days starting from this friday.
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India Road ahead for T20 world cup 2010,
India Super 8 Matches,
Super 8 Matches for India
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April 30, 2010
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SouthAfrica,the chokers at the world events would look to wash out this name at least this year and at this T20 world cup.Twice they have been knocked out of the T20 world cup in bizarre circumstances.During the Inaugural T20 Worldcup in their home.They were unbeatable
till the time they clashed with India and then they got beaten so bad to get knocked off the T20 world cup.
Again the same story last year in WestIndies as they came unbeaten through to be beaten by an Afridi special in the Semifinals.Here is the SouthAfrican Squad
Graeme Smith (captain), Jacques Kallis (vice-captain), Lungile Bosman, Johan Botha, Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Rory Kleinveldt, Charl Langeveldt, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Juan Theron, Roelof van der Merwe.
South Africa have Smith and Kallis as their go to men in the batting department with good support by AB Devilliers and the ever reliable Mark Boucher.Their batting stars Gibbs and JP Duminy still looks to be circumspect and out of form.Bosman is another dynamite who can
explode to surprise a few in this world cup.They have riches in the allrounder department with Morkel brothers and Kallis.Botha and Van de Merwe can also bat in addition to their wily Spin that they bring to the table.Their fast bowling is still depended on Steyn though the new comer Theron looks a bright prospect after his showings in the IPL.All in all time and again South Africa starts as favourites,continues as favourites and fail at the last hurdle.They would come hard to
prove that point wrong
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SouthAfrica chances at T20 Worldcup,
SouthAfrica T20 world cup Team Preview,
SouthAfrica T20 Worldcup Squad
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April 30, 2010
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Australia would be itching for the T20 world cup to start as this is the only trophy that does not exist in their envious cabinet.Here is the Australian Squad
Michael Clarke (Captain), Cameron White (Vice-captain), Daniel Christian, Brad Haddin, Nathan Hauritz, David Hussey, Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Dirk Nannes, Tim Paine, Steven Smith, Shaun Tait, David Warner, Shane Watson.
Australia looks pretty strong both in the batting and bowling department with an high speed pace bowlers in their lineup with Johnson,Tait and Nannes.All the three can bowl in the high 140’s or 150’s and can trouble the batsman in the air.Their spin bowling does not make ahuge reading with Hauritz and Steven Smith though Clarke and White would also be keeping themselves as slow bowling options.Tim Paine and Haddin are able keepers and smashing batters in their own right and either of them can be in their starting XI for this
Australian team.
And to say that they have a huge bench strength is very apt as a player of the calibre of Lee who is out with an injury in the last minute is replaced by Ryan Harris.Harris has proved himself for Australia in the home season and he is an able guy as a batsman.Someone like Doug Bollinger who did very well for Chennai Super kings in the IPL as well as for the past season in Australia is not even in the squad speaks so much about the Australian bench strength.The Batting honours need to be shared among Clarke,Hussey brothers and white in the middle Shane watson could be the surprise weapon with both bat and the ball.
Australia have a strong chance of lifting the trophy if they could repeat the performance they displayed with the same team in the Champions Trophy 2009 in Southafrica
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Australia chances at T20 Worldcup,
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Australia T20 Worldcup Squad
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April 29, 2010
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The Srilankan Squad for the T20 worldcup in West Indies does not have too many surprises and Sanath Jayasuriya at 40 and contesting the elections and still playing cricket is the all too surprising story to tell.
Kumar Sangakkara (Capt), Muttiah Muralitharan, Mahela Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Angelo Mathews, Thissera Perera, Suraj Randiv, Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwan Kulasekera, Lasith Malinga, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Chamara Kapugedera, Ajantha Mendis, Chanaka Welegedera.
Their batting looks strong with their ever reliable Captain Sangakkara and the former Captain Jayawardena in the Middle.Their top order is also strengthened by Dilshan.Jayasuriya has to fire as he has been long due in all forms of cricket.Matthews as a hardhitting lower order bat and a usefule medium pace bowler lends them the balance.
The bowling attack remains the most potent with the three M’s Malinga,Murali and Mendis in the mix.The old wily Jayasuriya’s left armers is also useful in this form of the game as he proved that in the last worldcup.
Srilanka would look to avenge for their last year finals loss to Pakistan as they looked quite strong to take the cup after defeating Pakistan in the Super six stage.The carribean Climate and pitch conditions would also suit them and this time they would want to go one better in the Carribean( for 2007 worldcup runners up) in the T20 worldcup(2009 T20 world cup runners up)
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April 29, 2010
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Pakistan team have a great track record in the two T20 worldcups held so far in South Africa and in England.They were the runners up in the 2007 Edition and worthy champions in the 2009 Edition.
The Pakistan T20 Squad captained by Shahid Afridi is as follows
Muhammad Hafeez, Salman Butt, Khalid Latif, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Fawad Alam, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Irfan, Kamran Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad
Aamer, Mohammad Sami, Hammad Azam.
This Pakistan team is lagging behind in terms of experience,match practice and in form before the T20 Worldcup and though the same scenario can be said of them in the last edition,this time it looks far more severe than one thought.
Mohammad Yusuf and Younis Khan has been pillar of Pakistan batting and the absence of Shoaib Malik too makes the batting department weak.The fulcrum of batting remains with the Akmal brothers with Afridi to support them.Salman Butt,Fawad Alam and the Veteran Misbah have more things to prove than what they have delivered.It could not get worser than this in the bowling department with Umar Gul getting
injured in the last minute and replaced by Mohammad Sami.Gul has been the leading wicket taker in T20 Internationals and have been instrumental in pakistan getting to finals in both the Edition.
Though the New Gen Mohammad Ameer is there along with seasoned Saeed Ajmal Pakistan looks wanting in the seam bowling department.
All said and done they do have the habit of coming out with surprises in their performance now and again,their Mercurial nature is what stands them in good stead in this T20 worldcup 2010 in WestIndies
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Pakistan chances at T20 Worldcup,
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Pakistan T20 Worldcup Squad
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