ICC Champions Trophy: Australia In, India Out!

October 01, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Champions Trophy 2009 No Comments →

Australia made it to the semi-finals after the last-ball victory over Pakistan in the Champions Trophy league macth thereby putting an end to India’s languid campaign.
In the must win encounter, Australia first restricted Pakistan to a modest score of 205/6 and they just managed to make it with the very last ball in a nail-biting match which saw fortune fluctuating from one team to the other till the end. And with this India has been knocked out of the Champions Trophy without even making it to the semis.
In the other match between India and West Indies, India bowled out West Indies for 129 runs in 36 overs. While India struggled to chase comfortably as they lost Gambhir and Dravid’s wickets in the beginning. It was Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik who managed to hold on score with their bat. Kohli was adjudged man of the match for his unbeaten 79 which included 9 fours and 2 sixes. India achieved the target in 32.1 overs.

Australia made it to the semi-finals after the last-ball victory over Pakistan in the Champions Trophy league macth thereby putting an end to India’s languid campaign.

In the must win encounter, Australia first restricted Pakistan to a modest score of 205/6 and they just managed to make it with the very last ball in a nail-biting match which saw fortune fluctuating from one team to the other till the end. And with this India has been knocked out of the Champions Trophy without even making it to the semis.

In the other match between India and West Indies, India bowled out West Indies for 129 runs in 36 overs. While India struggled to chase comfortably as they lost Gambhir and Dravid’s wickets in the beginning. It was Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik who managed to hold on score with their bat. Kohli was adjudged man of the match for his unbeaten 79 which included 9 fours and 2 sixes. India achieved the target in 32.1 overs.

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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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