Pakistan Vs New Zealand: Pakistan won by 138 runs

November 04, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Cricket News No Comments →

Pakistan took 1-0 lead in the series with a 138 run win over New Zealand in the first ODI on Tuesday.
Pakistan scored 287/9 with major contribution from Afridi, Kamran akmal and Khalid Latif’s steady maiden fifty.
On the chasing side, New Zealand were all out for 149 in the 40th over. This victory gave Pakistan a lead in the three match ODI series.
The remaining two matches are scheduled to be played on Friday and Monday. The two teams will be moving to Dubai for the Twenty 20 internationals on November 12th and 13th.

Pakistan took 1-0 lead in the series with a 138 run win over New Zealand in the first ODI on Tuesday.

Pakistan scored 287/9 with major contribution from Afridi, Kamran Akmal and Khalid Latif’s steady maiden fifty.

On the chasing side, New Zealand were all out for 149 in the 40th over. This victory gave Pakistan a lead in the three match ODI series.

The remaining two matches are scheduled to be played on Friday and Monday. The two teams will be moving to Dubai for the Twenty 20 internationals on November 12th and 13th.

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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 2009: Pakistan Vs West Indies

September 23, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Champions Trophy 2009 No Comments →

Pakistan will clash with West Indies in todays encounter in the Champions Trophy under the captaincy of all-rounder Shahid Afridi as the regular skipper Younis Khan has been ruled out due to a hand injury.
Younis Khan suffered a hairline fracture in his right index finger during a warm up match against Sri Lanka three days back. However, he is likely to be fit for their second match against arch-rivals India on Saturday.
His unavailability for the match paves the way for vice-captain Afridi to take on the responsibility of leading the One-day side for the first time in his career.
Teams
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi, Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Anjum, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Yousuf, Naved-ul-Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul
West Indies: FL Reifer, DJG Sammy, DE Bernard, TL Best, RT Crandon, TM Dowlin, ADS Fletcher, KR McClean, NO Miller, KOA Powell, DM Richards, KAJ Roach, DS Smith, GC Tonge, CAK Walton

Pakistan will clash with West Indies in todays encounter in the Champions Trophy under the captaincy of all-rounder Shahid Afridi as the regular skipper Younis Khan has been ruled out due to a hand injury.

Younis Khan suffered a hairline fracture in his right index finger during a warm up match against Sri Lanka three days back. However, he is likely to be fit for their second match against arch-rivals India on Saturday.

His unavailability for the match paves the way for vice-captain Afridi to take on the responsibility of leading the One-day side for the first time in his career.

Teams:

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi, Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Anjum, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Yousuf, Naved-ul-Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul

West Indies: FL Reifer, DJG Sammy, DE Bernard, TL Best, RT Crandon, TM Dowlin, ADS Fletcher, KR McClean, NO Miller, KOA Powell, DM Richards, KAJ Roach, DS Smith, GC Tonge, CAK Walton

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ICC Annual Awards: List of Short-listed nominees

September 15, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Cricket News, Match Summary No Comments →

Here is the list of cricketers who have been short listed for ICC Annual Awards that is to be announced on October 1 in Johannesburg.
Short-lists of nominees (in alphabetical order):
Cricketer of the Year: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind), Gautam Gambhir (Ind), Mitchell Johnson (Aus), Andrew Strauss (Eng).
Test Player of the Year: Gautam Gambhir (Ind), Mitchell Johnson (Aus), Thilan Samaraweera (SL), Andrew Strauss (Eng).
ODI Player of the Year: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind), Virender Sehwag (Ind), Yuvraj Singh (Ind).
Emerging Player: Ben Hilfenhaus (Aus), Graham Onions (Eng), Jesse Ryder (NZ), Peter Siddle (Aus).
Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year: Rizwan Cheema (Can), Ryan ten Doeschate (Ned), William Porterfield (Ire), Edgar Schiferli (Ned).
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year: Shahid Afridi (Pak), Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL), Chris Gayle (WI), Umar Gul (Pak).
Women’s Cricketer of the Year: Charlotte Edwards (Eng), Shelley Nitschke (Aus), Claire Taylor (Eng).
Umpire of the Year: Aleem Dar, Tony Hill, Asad Rauf, Simon Taufel.
Spirit of Cricket: Australia, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka.
Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for Cricketer of the Year was short listed after voting by an independent 25-member academy.
Dhoni is also in contention to retain the ODI Player of the Year award he won last year as he is short-listed in that category with team-mates Yuvraj and Sehwag as well as West Indies’ Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
Pacer Zaheer Khan, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, VVS Laxman, Amit Mishra and women team’s former captain Mithali Raj, who made it to various categories earlier were left out of the final list of nominees.
Mitchell Johnson is the lone Aussie to make to the nominees’ list.
This year’s awards include eight individual prizes and also features the selection of the Test and ODI Teams of the Year and the award to the side that has adhered most to the Spirit of Cricket.
The nominations were made by a five-man ICC selection panel chaired by former West Indies captain and current chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee Clive Lloyd. The panel also included former players such as Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble, Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan, Bob Taylor of England and New Zealand’s Stephen Fleming.
The Spirit of Cricket award was voted on by all international captains as well as all members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.
The Umpire of the Year award was voted on by the captains and the match referees based on the umpires’ performance statistics.
The LG ICC Annual Awards ceremony is now in its sixth year and this year it will be held in Johannesburg to coincide with the ICC Champions Trophy. Previous ceremonies were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), Johannesburg (2007) and Dubai (2008).

Here is the list of cricketers who have been short listed for ICC Annual Awards that is to be announced on October 1 in Johannesburg.

Short-lists of nominees (in alphabetical order):

Cricketer of the Year: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind), Gautam Gambhir (Ind), Mitchell Johnson (Aus), Andrew Strauss (Eng).

Test Player of the Year: Gautam Gambhir (Ind), Mitchell Johnson (Aus), Thilan Samaraweera (SL), Andrew Strauss (Eng).

ODI Player of the Year: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind), Virender Sehwag (Ind), Yuvraj Singh (Ind).

Emerging Player: Ben Hilfenhaus (Aus), Graham Onions (Eng), Jesse Ryder (NZ), Peter Siddle (Aus).

Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year: Rizwan Cheema (Can), Ryan ten Doeschate (Ned), William Porterfield (Ire), Edgar Schiferli (Ned).

Twenty20 International Performance of the Year: Shahid Afridi (Pak), Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL), Chris Gayle (WI), Umar Gul (Pak).

Women’s Cricketer of the Year: Charlotte Edwards (Eng), Shelley Nitschke (Aus), Claire Taylor (Eng).

Umpire of the Year: Aleem Dar, Tony Hill, Asad Rauf, Simon Taufel.

Spirit of Cricket: Australia, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka.

Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for Cricketer of the Year was short listed after voting by an independent 25-member academy.

Dhoni is also in contention to retain the ODI Player of the Year award he won last year as he is short-listed in that category with team-mates Yuvraj and Sehwag as well as West Indies’ Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Pacer Zaheer Khan, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, VVS Laxman, Amit Mishra and women team’s former captain Mithali Raj, who made it to various categories earlier were left out of the final list of nominees.

Mitchell Johnson is the lone Aussie to make to the nominees’ list.

This year’s awards include eight individual prizes and also features the selection of the Test and ODI Teams of the Year and the award to the side that has adhered most to the Spirit of Cricket.

The nominations were made by a five-man ICC selection panel chaired by former West Indies captain and current chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee Clive Lloyd. The panel also included former players such as Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble, Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan, Bob Taylor of England and New Zealand’s Stephen Fleming.

The Spirit of Cricket award was voted on by all international captains as well as all members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.

The Umpire of the Year award was voted on by the captains and the match referees based on the umpires’ performance statistics.

The LG ICC Annual Awards ceremony is now in its sixth year and this year it will be held in Johannesburg to coincide with the ICC Champions Trophy. Previous ceremonies were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), Johannesburg (2007) and Dubai (2008).

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Afridi might play for New South Wales

June 23, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Champions Trophy 2009, Player News No Comments →

Flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi who guided Pakistan to glory in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in England may soon receive an offer to play in Sheffield Shield for the Australian domestic side New South Wales.
The 29-year-old cricketer helped Pakistan win their first major title in 17 years by beating Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the final at Lord’s on Sunday.
Afridi put up an excellent all-round performance during the tournament, scoring 176 runs in seven matches which included two half-centuries and also scalped 11 wickets with an economy rate of 5.32.
If the deal materialises, Afridi would become one of the high-profile players to join an Australian side, after NSW’s selection of Kiwi Brendon McCullum for last season’s Big Bash final against Victoria, the report said.

Flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi who guided Pakistan to glory in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in England may soon receive an offer to play in Sheffield Shield for the Australian domestic side New South Wales.

The 29-year-old cricketer helped Pakistan win their first major title in 17 years by beating Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the final at Lord’s on Sunday.

Afridi put up an excellent all-round performance during the tournament, scoring 176 runs in seven matches which included two half-centuries and also scalped 11 wickets with an economy rate of 5.32.

If the deal materialises, Afridi would become one of the high-profile players to join an Australian side, after NSW’s selection of Kiwi Brendon McCullum for last season’s Big Bash final against Victoria, the report said.

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ICC World T20 XI: Indian Players find No place

June 22, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Champions Trophy 2009, Cricket News No Comments →

Indian cricketers have failed to find a place in the World Twenty20 squad released by ICC in London on Monday. The squad consists of four Pakistan, three Sri Lanka, three South Africa and two West Indies players.
Member of Team India, who failed miserably in the T20 world championship, could not find a place in the ICC’s World T20 XI.
Younus Khan, who bids adieu to the shortest version of the game, has been made the skipper of the team alongwith his Pakistan team-mates all-rounder Shahid Afridi, wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal and paceman Umar Gul.
Sri Lanka’s Tillakratne Dilshan, player of the tournament, named as an opener alongwith the West Indies Chris Gayle while South Africa Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers included for the middle-order.
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, teenage South Africa paceman Wayne Parnell and Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis complete the line-up, with Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga as the 12th man.
ICC’s World Twenty20 squad:
Jacques Kallis (SA), AB de Villiers (SA), Shahid Afridi (Pak), Kamran Akmal (Pak), Chris Gayle (WI), Tilakratne Dilshan (SL), Mohammed Younus Khan (Pak, Skipper), Dwayne Bravo (WI), Wayne Parnell (SA), Umar Gul (Pak), Ajantha Mendis (SL), Lasith Malinga (SL)

Indian cricketers have failed to find a place in the World Twenty20 squad released by ICC in London on Monday. The squad consists of four Pakistan, three Sri Lanka, three South Africa and two West Indies players.

Member of Team India, who failed miserably in the T20 world championship, could not find a place in the ICC’s World T20 XI.

Younus Khan, who bids adieu to the shortest version of the game, has been made the skipper of the team alongwith his Pakistan team-mates all-rounder Shahid Afridi, wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal and paceman Umar Gul.

Sri Lanka’s Tillakratne Dilshan, player of the tournament, named as an opener alongwith the West Indies Chris Gayle while South Africa Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers included for the middle-order.

West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, teenage South Africa paceman Wayne Parnell and Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis complete the line-up, with Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga as the 12th man.

ICC’s World Twenty20 squad:

Jacques Kallis (SA), AB de Villiers (SA), Shahid Afridi (Pak), Kamran Akmal (Pak), Chris Gayle (WI), Tilakratne Dilshan (SL), Mohammed Younus Khan (Pak, Skipper), Dwayne Bravo (WI), Wayne Parnell (SA), Umar Gul (Pak), Ajantha Mendis (SL), Lasith Malinga (SL)

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ICC World Twenty20: Next Champions Pakistan

June 22, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Champions Trophy 2009 No Comments →

Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka innings (20 overs maximum)
T Dilshan c S Hasan b M Aamer 0
S Jayasuriya b A Razzaq 17
J Mubarak c S Hasan b A Razzaq 0
K Sangakkara not out 64
M Jayawardene c Haq b Razzaq 1
LPC Silva c Ajmal b Gul 14
I Udana b Afridi 1
A Mathews not out 35
Extras (lb 3, w 2, nb 1) 6
Total (6 wickets; 20 overs) 138
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-2, 3-26, 4-32, 5-67, 6-70
Bowling: Mohammad Aamer: 4-1-30-1-7.50,Abdul Razzaq:3-0-20-3-6.66,Shahid Afridi:4-0-20-1-5.00,Saeed Ajmal:4-0-28-0-7.00,Shoaib Malik:1-0-8-0-8.00,Umar Gul:4-0-29-1-7.25
Pakistan innings (target: 139 runs from 20 overs)
Kamran Akmal st Sangakkara b Jayasuriya 37
Shahzaib Hasan c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan 19
Shahid Afridi not out 54
Shoaib Malik not out 24
Extras (lb 2, w 2, nb 1) 5
Total (2 wickets; 18.4 overs) 139
Fall of wickets: 1-48, 2-63
Bowling: AD Mathews:2-0-17-0-8.50,I Udana:4-0-44-0-11.00,SL Malinga:3.4-0-14-0-3.81,M Muralitharan:3-0-20-1-6.66,BAW Mendis:4-0-34-0-8.50,ST Jayasuriya:2-0-8-1-4.00
Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20
Man of the Match: Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
Man of the series: TM Dilshan (Sri Lanka)

Pakistan won the ICC World Twenty20 by 8 wickets with 8 balls remaining.

Scoreboard:

Sri Lanka innings (20 overs maximum)

T Dilshan c S Hasan b M Aamer 0

S Jayasuriya b A Razzaq 17

J Mubarak c S Hasan b A Razzaq 0

K Sangakkara not out 64

M Jayawardene   c Haq b Razzaq 1

LPC Silva c Ajmal b Gul 14

I Udana b Afridi 1

A Mathews not out 35

Extras (lb 3, w 2, nb 1) 6

Total (6 wickets; 20 overs) 138

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-2, 3-26, 4-32, 5-67, 6-70

Bowling: Mohammad Aamer: 4-1-30-1-7.50,Abdul Razzaq:3-0-20-3-6.66,Shahid Afridi:4-0-20-1-5.00,Saeed Ajmal:4-0-28-0-7.00,Shoaib Malik:1-0-8-0-8.00,Umar Gul:4-0-29-1-7.25

Pakistan innings (target: 139 runs from 20 overs)

Kamran Akmal st Sangakkara b Jayasuriya 37

Shahzaib Hasan        c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan 19

Shahid Afridi not out 54

Shoaib Malik not out 24

Extras (lb 2, w 2, nb 1) 5

Total (2 wickets; 18.4 overs) 139

Fall of wickets: 1-48, 2-63

Bowling: AD Mathews:2-0-17-0-8.50,I Udana:4-0-44-0-11.00,SL Malinga:3.4-0-14-0-3.81,M Muralitharan:3-0-20-1-6.66,BAW Mendis:4-0-34-0-8.50,ST Jayasuriya:2-0-8-1-4.00

Man of the Match: Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)

Man of the series: TM Dilshan (Sri Lanka)

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Match 9: Pakistan Vs Netherlands: Pakistan won by 82 runs

June 10, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Champions Trophy 2009 No Comments →

Here are the statistical highlights of the ICC World Twenty20 match between Pakistan and Netherlands at Lords.

  • Shahid Afridi’s bowling figures of 4-11 are his best ever in Twenty20 Internationals, bettering the 4/19 against Scotland at Durban in the first edition.
  • Afridi, with his aforesaid performance, became the only bowler to have captured two four wicket-hauls in the ICC World Twenty20.
  • With four stumpings in Netherlands` innings, Kamran Akmal has established a record for the most stumpings by a wicketkeeper in the ICC World Twenty20.
  • Akmal is the first to have four dismissals in an innings for Pakistan.
  • Akmal’s all-round performance of 41 plus and four dismissals is without a parallel in Twenty20 Internationals.
  • Akmal has received his first Man of the Match award in Twenty20 Internationals.
  • Saeed Ajmal (3/20) has registered his best bowling figures in Twenty20 Internationals.
  • With 16 wickets each, Umar Gul and Shahid Afridi share the record for most wickets in the ICC World Twenty20.
  • Afridi’s figures of 4 – 11 are the second best in the ICC World Twenty20, next only to the 4 – 7 by New Zealand`s Mark Gillespie against Kenya at Durban on September 12, 2007.
  • Afridi’s overall tally of 26 wickets is bettered only by Umar Gul (27) in Twenty20 Internationals.
  • Netherlands (93) have posted their lowest total in Twenty20 Internationals, outstripping the 97 against Canada at Belfast last year.
  • Pakistan’s victory by 82 runs is their biggest by runs margin in the ICC World Twenty20.
  • Pakistan’s 175 for five is the highest total at Lord`s, outstripping Netherlands` 163 for six against England on June 5, 2009.
  • Pieter Seelaar (2/36) has registered his best bowling figures in Twenty20 Internationals.
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