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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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Category: IPL 2010 - IPL 3, Match Summary, T20 World Cup 2010
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Srilanka did the same to WestIndies what Australia did to India in the earlier match.Srilanka beat West Indies by 57 runs by posting an Imposing 195 batting first and blew away the West Indies for 138 runs as Mendis and Malinga shared 3 wickets each.
Jayawardena seems to be in sublime touch as he scored an unbeaten 98 which follows an 80 and a century in the previous 2 matches of this tournament.Sangakkara gave him able support with a quickfire 68.The good thing to happen in India’s favour is one team has beaten the
other convincingly better and that too much better than Australia.
Hope it do not come to the net runrate situation in this group as it would neither favour India or WestIndies with kind of losses that they have in their first match.It has come down to a knock out of one team in the Sunday’s Match as either India or WestIndies have no
way back if they lose tomorrow’s match.
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India Vs WestIndies match turns into a Knock out,
Jayawardena scores a near century yet again,
Srilanka gives a sound beating to WestIndies
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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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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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Srilanka chances at T20 Worldcup,
Srilanka T20 world cup Team Preview,
Srilanka T20 Worldcup Squad
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April 28, 2010
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Australia suffered a stunning one-run loss to outsiders Zimbabwe in their opening World Twenty20 warm-up match in St Lucia on Tuesday. Zimbabwe made 173 for seven, featuring a dashing 76 from Elton Chigumbura, in their 20 overs before holding Australia to 172 for seven.
Opener David Warner top-scored for Australia with 72 and Twenty20 captain Michael Clarke made 49 but, even though left-arm quick Mitchell Johnson had earlier taken four wickets for 23 runs, Zimbabwe denied Australia victory. Australia needed 13 off the final over but Clarke was dimissed off the penultimate delivery before Johnson, one of several Aussies to be run out, was exited off a wide. Chigumbura’s 76 runs came from just 35 balls with six sixes and five fours in an innings where Australia all-rounder Shane Watson’s two overs went for an expensive 34 runs.
Australia’s opening match of the tournament proper is against defending champions Pakistan in St Lucia on Sunday. In other warm-up matches, New Zealand proved too strong for minnows Ireland in a 40-run victory in Guyana. Pakistan has it easy against the Windward Islands winning by 68 runs in a warm-up match in St Lucia while, in Bridgetown, Bangladesh beat Barbados by 36 runs.
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Australia lose to Zimbabwe,
Chigumbara shines in Warm up,
T20 world cup warm up matches
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April 26, 2010
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Category: Cricket News, IPL 2010 - IPL 3, Match Summary
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The underdogs are the winners yet again as that has been the trend of this IPL season.Chennai beat Mumbai in their own den by 22 runs to win the third edition of the IPL 2010 trophy.Chennai are the only team to have the best record in the Knockout stages of the IPL competition as they made three out three semifinals,two times final and a Champion now.
Dhoni won the toss to have a huge advantage against the home team as Chennai posted 168 in their 20 overs.They were 68/3 after 12 overs and Raina blasted unbeaten 57 as they plundered 100 runs in last 8 overs.
Mumbai faltered early in the chase as once again Ashwin and Bollinger was outstanding.Tendulkar made 48 off 45 balls as their was no contribution allround.Pollard who came at the 18 over blasted once again to make a match out of it with 27 runs in 10
balls.But all went in vain as Mumbai folded for 146.Suresh Raina was adjudged Man of the Match as Chennai team made the whole fans and followers down south proud at the stroke of midnight.Sachin Tendulkar was named man of the series.
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Chennai Super kings DLF IPL 2010 Champions,
Man of the final IPL 2010,
Man of the Series IPL 2010
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April 25, 2010
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Category: Champions League T20, IPL 2010 - IPL 3, Match Summary
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The Deccan Chargers battery life seem to be emptied out yesterday as they lost to Bangalore by 9 wickets in the most disappointing contest of IPL 2010.Deccan Chargers were bowled out for 83 runs in mere 18.3 overs as they seem a disinterested and tired team looking to fasten the time to pack their bags and go to their homes.
In what was billed as a high stakes encounter and a replay of the IPL 2009 finals,it emerged as an embarrasing finish to the third place playoff or what can be said as the Champions League T20 Qualifiers.Adam Gilchrist fell in the first over to kumble in what was again a repeat of IPL 2009 finals and it seemed everybody looked to play the ball high up in the air inside the boundary to give catching practice to the Bangalore fielders.
Kumble finished with 4/16 as Praveen Kumar(2/18) and Kallis(2/3) shortened the Deccan innings.Bangalore reached the target in 13.5 overs as Kallis was the only casualty for 19.Dravid(35)and Pietersen(29) took Bangalore home as well as a stake in the Multi billion
dollar Champions League T20 tournament in SouthAfrica.
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Bangalore finishes Third,
Bangalore qualfies for CL T20 event,
Deccan disappoints at CL T20 Qualifiers
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April 23, 2010
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Chennai Bowlers and Fielders defended a small target of 142 runs against the strong Deccan batting who are on a 5 Match winning streak to bowl them out for 104 runs in 19.2 overs.
Chennai won convincingly by 38 runs as Doug Bollinger bowled a beautiful spell of 4 overs and picked up 4 wickets for 13 runs.
Chennai huffed and puffed its way to post 142 runs against some tight Deccan bowling with contributions from Badrinath(37),Dhoni(30) and some six hitting at the end to take the score past 142.Harris from Deccan picked up 3 wickets as Symonds and Ojha was disciplined as ever.
Deccan looked like romping home easily in the interval of the match but Dhoni’s men thoughtt Otherwise.Ashwin and Bollinger started to bowl the first six overs at a stretch and it seemed the match is getting tougher as Deccan scored only 23 runs and lost Gilchrist
and Suman to Bollinger.Then they kept losing wickets at regular intervals to be bowled out for 142.Its second time in the final for Chennai Super kings and this time they have much tougher opponent in Mumbai.Hope Dhoni’s men pull off the biggest upset of the tournament in finals
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Chennai beats Deccan in second semis,
Chennai reaches Final of DLF IPL,
Doug Bollinger takes four
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April 22, 2010
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Mumbai came back from behind to make it a sort of no contest in the second innings as they won by 25 runs after posting 184 runs in 20 overs.Mumbai are now in the finals of the DLF IPL 2010 for the first time and also the first team from India to qualify for the
Champions League.
Mumbai at one stage was tottering on 77/4 in 11 overs as Kumble,Steyn and Pieterson were picking up wickets as well as restricting the scoreline.Rayudu and Tiwary once again did
the repair work as they have done numerous times and took the score to 144 when Rayudu got out.Tiwary started the fireworks with a well hit six of kallis and what followed was a complete demolition job as Mumbai plundered 77 runs in last 5 overs as Tiwary(52 notout) and Pollard(33 notout) sent the ball over the fence at will.
Bangalore chasing a tough target started briskly but Kallis fell to a beauty from Malinga.Dravid and Pieterson could not force the pace and wickets fell at regular intervals.Malinga and Fernando bowled awesome as KP and Dravid fell in successive balls in the 10th over.Pollard bowled a great spell of 4 overs picking up 3 wickets for 17 runs.Mumbai crowd which packed the stadium went home cherishing the comeback from behind victory.
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Mumbai Qualifies for Champions league,
Mumbai wins semifinal against Bangalore,
Pollard shines allround
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