Today's match between Pak and Sri Lanka was an exciting one. Both the teams were looking tough and wanted the win in the world cup. The match started at 2:30 in the morning. Pakistan had won the toss and elected to bat first. The two openers gave a good confident start to the Pakistani team but soon it looked that the sri lankan's had the upper hand in the match but the two batsman yonus khan and misbah-ul-haq played brilliantly they both reached their 50's but soon Yonus Khan's wicket fell and Umar Akmal came into the pitch. Misbah-ul-haq was still going strong. After that wickets started to fell in the depth overs and Pakistan reached to a total of 277runs. The Sri Lankan's had never won a single game against Pakistan in the world cup. After that the Sri Lankan's came on to bat. The two openers gave an excellent start to the team but the team soon began to collapse.
Kumar Sangakara played an excellent innings but it was his unfortunate that he was caught out on 49 by Afridi. After that Silva who reached to his 50 was playing marvelously it looked as though that the Sri Lankan's were gonna win the match but soon his wicket fell and the Sri Lankan's last hope was gone after that it was all about Pakistan. They played like champs and are on their way onto the nest round. Their next match is against with Canada and if they won this match they will qualify for the nest round. The man of the match in today's match was Shahid Khan Afridi for his brilliant 4wickets. Pakistan won the match by 13runs and are now on the top on their group.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Pakistan VS Kenya
Today was the 6th match of the ICC world cup. The match was between Pakistan and Kenya. Kenya was thrashed by the kiwis last time, they were all bold out for only 69 runs. The question in today's match was that could Kenya perform against Pakistan in their today. The match started with Pakistan batting first. The opening pair failed to give Pakistan a good start and it looked as though Kenya had everything under control but after that the two batsmen Yonus Khan and Kamran Akmal played exceptionally well in helping their team to get a good start they made an excellent partnership but Kenya finally got a wicket. Both of these players reached in their 50's and after that misbah-u-haq the man in form came into bat he was playing some marvelous shots until Kamran Akmal's wicket fell. Then the young and talented brother of him came into bat "Umar Akmal". Both these batsmen were playing some big hits and helped their team in building a good score. Pakistan reached to 317 runs in their 50overs with the loss of 7 wickets. After that Kenya came into bat. The openers gave them the start they wanted but soon the whole Kenyan team began to flush down. It was some good cricket played by the Pakistan team, they were brilliant in fielding in their match.
Kenya was all bold out for 112. The man of the match was Umar Akmal for his excellent 71runs. The Pakistani team were looking confident after their win against Kenya and were looking forward for their second match which was to be played with Sri Lanka.
Kenya was all bold out for 112. The man of the match was Umar Akmal for his excellent 71runs. The Pakistani team were looking confident after their win against Kenya and were looking forward for their second match which was to be played with Sri Lanka.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Sri Lanka VS Canada 2011 World Cup
For the many who slammed the ICC's decision to expel Associates from the next World Cup, this was a bad day. After Kenya were embarrassed by a modest New Zealand team, Canada desperately needed to showcase why minnow teams belong on the global stage. Instead they were overwhelmed by 210 runs against Sri Lanka, who opened their World Cup campaign as emphatically as their co-hosts India did on Saturday.
Mahela Jayawardene stroked his way to the fastest World Cup hundred by a Sri Lankan, sharing a 179-run stand with his captain Kumar Sangakkara, before the home side's pace bowlers rushed through a hapless Canadian line-up to deliver a crushing victory.
After India's fervoured opening in Mirpur, proceedings at Hambantota felt much more leisurely, and with a combination of sight screen problems and a few injuries, it took the visitors four hours to get through their fielding effort. For the first 20 overs of Sri Lanka's innings the scoring rate was almost as sluggish - despite a 59-ball half-century for Tillakaratne Dilshan - as Canada demonstrated the ideal model for Associate cricket. Disciplined dobbers combined with swift fielding and a slowish track to keep Sri Lanka in check.
It was only when Jayawardene arrived that Sri Lanka's campaign really kicked into gear. He was in total control, threading the spinners through the finest gaps and caressing boundaries at will. Sangakkara was not quite as fluent, needing 47 deliveries to find his first boundary. He survived two moments of alarm, when he was dropped on 12 by by 16-year-old Nitish Kumar, on as a substitute, and again on 48 by the rotund legspinner Balaji Rao.
Jayawardene barely mistimed a ball but twice survived reviews from Canada captain Ashish Bagai, who was convinced he was out caught behind. On both occasions the appeal was spontaneous and exuberant but the UDRS - without Snicko and HotSpot - revealed nothing. With those behind him, Jayawardene's glances, chips, pick-up-sweeps and even a reverse-thwack toyed with an attack that faded under pressure.
There was no route back for Canada as the pair cashed in against a tiring attack. It's becoming one of cricket's more quirky stats that Sangakkara can't seem to reach three figures in ODI cricket anymore. His last century was in June 2008 and he has now gone 60 matches without a hundred, despite scoring heavily over the period.
He had the ideal opportunity today, but inexplicably popped a gentle return catch to John Davison when eight runs short. By this stage the only trouble for Jayawardene was the heat and he looked exhausted as he crawled the single to bring up his record-breaking century.
While victory was always going to be beyond them, a competitive showing with the bat would have lifted the spirits of a dank World Cup day but Canada's top order folded against a sparky new-ball pairing. The hulking Thislan Perera proved too quick for John Davison and Zubin Sukari before returning later to snare Bagai. The looming threat of rain forced Sangakkara to swap seam for spin to rush to 20 overs - the minimum needed to constitute a match - but once that threat cleared Sri Lanka's job was as good as done.
At 40, Davison has had plenty of experience but appears to be trading off the World Cup century he made eight years ago. In the build-up Canada were keen to point to the clutch of youngsters who had come through their Under-19s side but come the day Kumar and Hiral Patel - their two bright batting talents - were left out. After today's showing both can expect to make their senior World Cup debuts soon.
Rizwan Cheema offered a glimpse of the big-hitting that gave England a fright but by that stage that game was meandering towards the inevitable. After two matches and two crushing defeats, the Associates are doing the ICC's case no harm at all.
Mahela Jayawardene stroked his way to the fastest World Cup hundred by a Sri Lankan, sharing a 179-run stand with his captain Kumar Sangakkara, before the home side's pace bowlers rushed through a hapless Canadian line-up to deliver a crushing victory.
After India's fervoured opening in Mirpur, proceedings at Hambantota felt much more leisurely, and with a combination of sight screen problems and a few injuries, it took the visitors four hours to get through their fielding effort. For the first 20 overs of Sri Lanka's innings the scoring rate was almost as sluggish - despite a 59-ball half-century for Tillakaratne Dilshan - as Canada demonstrated the ideal model for Associate cricket. Disciplined dobbers combined with swift fielding and a slowish track to keep Sri Lanka in check.
It was only when Jayawardene arrived that Sri Lanka's campaign really kicked into gear. He was in total control, threading the spinners through the finest gaps and caressing boundaries at will. Sangakkara was not quite as fluent, needing 47 deliveries to find his first boundary. He survived two moments of alarm, when he was dropped on 12 by by 16-year-old Nitish Kumar, on as a substitute, and again on 48 by the rotund legspinner Balaji Rao.
Jayawardene barely mistimed a ball but twice survived reviews from Canada captain Ashish Bagai, who was convinced he was out caught behind. On both occasions the appeal was spontaneous and exuberant but the UDRS - without Snicko and HotSpot - revealed nothing. With those behind him, Jayawardene's glances, chips, pick-up-sweeps and even a reverse-thwack toyed with an attack that faded under pressure.
There was no route back for Canada as the pair cashed in against a tiring attack. It's becoming one of cricket's more quirky stats that Sangakkara can't seem to reach three figures in ODI cricket anymore. His last century was in June 2008 and he has now gone 60 matches without a hundred, despite scoring heavily over the period.
He had the ideal opportunity today, but inexplicably popped a gentle return catch to John Davison when eight runs short. By this stage the only trouble for Jayawardene was the heat and he looked exhausted as he crawled the single to bring up his record-breaking century.
While victory was always going to be beyond them, a competitive showing with the bat would have lifted the spirits of a dank World Cup day but Canada's top order folded against a sparky new-ball pairing. The hulking Thislan Perera proved too quick for John Davison and Zubin Sukari before returning later to snare Bagai. The looming threat of rain forced Sangakkara to swap seam for spin to rush to 20 overs - the minimum needed to constitute a match - but once that threat cleared Sri Lanka's job was as good as done.
At 40, Davison has had plenty of experience but appears to be trading off the World Cup century he made eight years ago. In the build-up Canada were keen to point to the clutch of youngsters who had come through their Under-19s side but come the day Kumar and Hiral Patel - their two bright batting talents - were left out. After today's showing both can expect to make their senior World Cup debuts soon.
Rizwan Cheema offered a glimpse of the big-hitting that gave England a fright but by that stage that game was meandering towards the inevitable. After two matches and two crushing defeats, the Associates are doing the ICC's case no harm at all.
For the many who slammed the ICC's decision to expel Associates from the next World Cup, this was a bad day. After Kenya were embarrassed by a modest New Zealand team, Canada desperately needed to showcase why minnow teams belong on the global stage. Instead they were overwhelmed by 210 runs against Sri Lanka, who opened their World Cup campaign as emphatically as their co-hosts India did on Saturday.
Mahela Jayawardene stroked his way to the fastest World Cup hundred by a Sri Lankan, sharing a 179-run stand with his captain Kumar Sangakkara, before the home side's pace bowlers rushed through a hapless Canadian line-up to deliver a crushing victory.
After India's fervoured opening in Mirpur, proceedings at Hambantota felt much more leisurely, and with a combination of sight screen problems and a few injuries, it took the visitors four hours to get through their fielding effort. For the first 20 overs of Sri Lanka's innings the scoring rate was almost as sluggish - despite a 59-ball half-century for Tillakaratne Dilshan - as Canada demonstrated the ideal model for Associate cricket. Disciplined dobbers combined with swift fielding and a slowish track to keep Sri Lanka in check.
It was only when Jayawardene arrived that Sri Lanka's campaign really kicked into gear. He was in total control, threading the spinners through the finest gaps and caressing boundaries at will. Sangakkara was not quite as fluent, needing 47 deliveries to find his first boundary. He survived two moments of alarm, when he was dropped on 12 by by 16-year-old Nitish Kumar, on as a substitute, and again on 48 by the rotund legspinner Balaji Rao.
Jayawardene barely mistimed a ball but twice survived reviews from Canada captain Ashish Bagai, who was convinced he was out caught behind. On both occasions the appeal was spontaneous and exuberant but the UDRS - without Snicko and HotSpot - revealed nothing. With those behind him, Jayawardene's glances, chips, pick-up-sweeps and even a reverse-thwack toyed with an attack that faded under pressure.
There was no route back for Canada as the pair cashed in against a tiring attack. It's becoming one of cricket's more quirky stats that Sangakkara can't seem to reach three figures in ODI cricket anymore. His last century was in June 2008 and he has now gone 60 matches without a hundred, despite scoring heavily over the period.
He had the ideal opportunity today, but inexplicably popped a gentle return catch to John Davison when eight runs short. By this stage the only trouble for Jayawardene was the heat and he looked exhausted as he crawled the single to bring up his record-breaking century.
While victory was always going to be beyond them, a competitive showing with the bat would have lifted the spirits of a dank World Cup day but Canada's top order folded against a sparky new-ball pairing. The hulking Thislan Perera proved too quick for John Davison and Zubin Sukari before returning later to snare Bagai. The looming threat of rain forced Sangakkara to swap seam for spin to rush to 20 overs - the minimum needed to constitute a match - but once that threat cleared Sri Lanka's job was as good as done.
At 40, Davison has had plenty of experience but appears to be trading off the World Cup century he made eight years ago. In the build-up Canada were keen to point to the clutch of youngsters who had come through their Under-19s side but come the day Kumar and Hiral Patel - their two bright batting talents - were left out. After today's showing both can expect to make their senior World Cup debuts soon.
Rizwan Cheema offered a glimpse of the big-hitting that gave England a fright but by that stage that game was meandering towards the inevitable. After two matches and two crushing defeats, the Associates are doing the ICC's case no harm at all.
Mahela Jayawardene stroked his way to the fastest World Cup hundred by a Sri Lankan, sharing a 179-run stand with his captain Kumar Sangakkara, before the home side's pace bowlers rushed through a hapless Canadian line-up to deliver a crushing victory.
After India's fervoured opening in Mirpur, proceedings at Hambantota felt much more leisurely, and with a combination of sight screen problems and a few injuries, it took the visitors four hours to get through their fielding effort. For the first 20 overs of Sri Lanka's innings the scoring rate was almost as sluggish - despite a 59-ball half-century for Tillakaratne Dilshan - as Canada demonstrated the ideal model for Associate cricket. Disciplined dobbers combined with swift fielding and a slowish track to keep Sri Lanka in check.
It was only when Jayawardene arrived that Sri Lanka's campaign really kicked into gear. He was in total control, threading the spinners through the finest gaps and caressing boundaries at will. Sangakkara was not quite as fluent, needing 47 deliveries to find his first boundary. He survived two moments of alarm, when he was dropped on 12 by by 16-year-old Nitish Kumar, on as a substitute, and again on 48 by the rotund legspinner Balaji Rao.
Jayawardene barely mistimed a ball but twice survived reviews from Canada captain Ashish Bagai, who was convinced he was out caught behind. On both occasions the appeal was spontaneous and exuberant but the UDRS - without Snicko and HotSpot - revealed nothing. With those behind him, Jayawardene's glances, chips, pick-up-sweeps and even a reverse-thwack toyed with an attack that faded under pressure.
There was no route back for Canada as the pair cashed in against a tiring attack. It's becoming one of cricket's more quirky stats that Sangakkara can't seem to reach three figures in ODI cricket anymore. His last century was in June 2008 and he has now gone 60 matches without a hundred, despite scoring heavily over the period.
He had the ideal opportunity today, but inexplicably popped a gentle return catch to John Davison when eight runs short. By this stage the only trouble for Jayawardene was the heat and he looked exhausted as he crawled the single to bring up his record-breaking century.
While victory was always going to be beyond them, a competitive showing with the bat would have lifted the spirits of a dank World Cup day but Canada's top order folded against a sparky new-ball pairing. The hulking Thislan Perera proved too quick for John Davison and Zubin Sukari before returning later to snare Bagai. The looming threat of rain forced Sangakkara to swap seam for spin to rush to 20 overs - the minimum needed to constitute a match - but once that threat cleared Sri Lanka's job was as good as done.
At 40, Davison has had plenty of experience but appears to be trading off the World Cup century he made eight years ago. In the build-up Canada were keen to point to the clutch of youngsters who had come through their Under-19s side but come the day Kumar and Hiral Patel - their two bright batting talents - were left out. After today's showing both can expect to make their senior World Cup debuts soon.
Rizwan Cheema offered a glimpse of the big-hitting that gave England a fright but by that stage that game was meandering towards the inevitable. After two matches and two crushing defeats, the Associates are doing the ICC's case no harm at all.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
From February 19, 2011, the ninth edition of the Cricket World Cup will officially get underway in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Although as many as 14 teams and over 200 players will take part in the event, only a few are likely to stand out due to the presence of outstanding players in their ranks.
There is no doubt that in the last three World Cup tournaments, Australia has been a side better than the rest. A win in 2011 will be important to veterans Ricky Ponting and Brett Lee who have featured in three and two title triumphs respectively. Add the all-round Shane Watson at the top of the order, the dependable Michael Hussey (if he is fit) and Mitchell Johnson as the spearhead, and you get an instant recipe of another World Cup win. Quickie Shaun Tait took as many as 23 wickets in the Caribbean in 2007, and he will also try to demolish batting line ups in the subcontinent.
India and Pakistan failed to qualify for the second round of the last World Cup four years ago, yet they both have the firepower to qualify for the last four this time.
Sachin Tendulkar, who will become the second player after Javed Miandad to feature in six World Cup events, is in the form of his life. Playing in front of his home crowd will boost his performance and with Mahendra Singh Dhoni as captain and fellow swashbucklers Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Yusuf Pathan in the side, India will be a force to reckon with. The presence of Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan will bolster their bowling attack, making them a threat if they stick to coach Gary Kirsten’s script.
On the other hand, Pakistan will have the services of veterans Shahid Afridi, Abdur Razzaq and Shoaib Akhtar who were part of the side that reached the final of the 1999 World Cup. The presence of Younis Khan and Misbah ul Haq will give batting the stability they need whereas Umar Akmal and Wahab Riaz will provide the exuberance needed from young blood.
Kumar Sangakkara and his Sri Lankan squad will be looking to give Muttiah Muralitharan the perfect farewell he deserves by winning the event, again. Most of the players were part of the last World Cup as well as the World Twenty20 final in 2007 and 2009 respectively.
In Sri Lankan conditions, Tillekeratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene are the most difficult batsmen to dismiss, and same goes for spin twins Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis who can take wickets at will if the conditions suit them.
Bangladesh may never have reached the last four stage of the event yet they have defeated Pakistan (in 1999) and India (in 2007) to stake their claim as a force to reckon with in the mega event. They defeated New Zealand last year and had triumphed against West Indies before that, both under the leadership of Shakib Al Hasan who will bank on the explosive start provided by Tamim Iqbal and guile of his fellow spinners Abdur Razzak and Co.
England may have lost the one day series to Australia just before the mega event yet they are a force to reckon with in subcontinent conditions. They were the runners up in the 1987 event and would have been the eventual winners had skipper Mike Gatting not played that wretched reverse sweep that brought their downfall! With an able leader in Andrew Strauss, the English side is likely to pose a threat to Aussie domination. They have batsmen like Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen and Eoin Morgan in their ranks whereas James Anderson’s pace as well as Graeme Swann (if fit) can destroy any team on its day.
The year 2010 belonged to South Africa’s Hashim Amla who scored at will in both Tests and ODIs. He will be the trump card for Graeme Smith in the mega event. Then there is AB De Villiers and Jacques Kallis, the top ranked batsmen in the world who will be their best bet to break the title jinx for good. Pacer Dale Steyn will also unleash his fearsome bowling while Pakistan-born Imran Tahir is also likely to create problems for batsmen with his untested leg-spin.
Although New Zealand have lost 17 of their last 20 matches, they have the likes of skipper Daniel Vettori, all-rounders James Franklin, Brendon McCullum, Scott Styris and Jacob Oram who can win matches on their own. Same goes for the West Indies who have Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard and captain Darren Sammy in their squad, each with a mission to win, and win at all cost.
Fielding will play a decisive role in the event as the best in the world from England’s Paul Collingwood and Graeme Swann, Pakistan’s Younis Khan and Shahid Afridi, Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene, India’s Yuvraj Singh and Australia’s Michael Clarke will spend 40 days in the subcontinent, helping their team become the world champions for the next four years!
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There is no doubt that in the last three World Cup tournaments, Australia has been a side better than the rest. A win in 2011 will be important to veterans Ricky Ponting and Brett Lee who have featured in three and two title triumphs respectively. Add the all-round Shane Watson at the top of the order, the dependable Michael Hussey (if he is fit) and Mitchell Johnson as the spearhead, and you get an instant recipe of another World Cup win. Quickie Shaun Tait took as many as 23 wickets in the Caribbean in 2007, and he will also try to demolish batting line ups in the subcontinent.
India and Pakistan failed to qualify for the second round of the last World Cup four years ago, yet they both have the firepower to qualify for the last four this time.
Sachin Tendulkar, who will become the second player after Javed Miandad to feature in six World Cup events, is in the form of his life. Playing in front of his home crowd will boost his performance and with Mahendra Singh Dhoni as captain and fellow swashbucklers Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Yusuf Pathan in the side, India will be a force to reckon with. The presence of Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan will bolster their bowling attack, making them a threat if they stick to coach Gary Kirsten’s script.
On the other hand, Pakistan will have the services of veterans Shahid Afridi, Abdur Razzaq and Shoaib Akhtar who were part of the side that reached the final of the 1999 World Cup. The presence of Younis Khan and Misbah ul Haq will give batting the stability they need whereas Umar Akmal and Wahab Riaz will provide the exuberance needed from young blood.
Kumar Sangakkara and his Sri Lankan squad will be looking to give Muttiah Muralitharan the perfect farewell he deserves by winning the event, again. Most of the players were part of the last World Cup as well as the World Twenty20 final in 2007 and 2009 respectively.
In Sri Lankan conditions, Tillekeratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene are the most difficult batsmen to dismiss, and same goes for spin twins Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis who can take wickets at will if the conditions suit them.
Bangladesh may never have reached the last four stage of the event yet they have defeated Pakistan (in 1999) and India (in 2007) to stake their claim as a force to reckon with in the mega event. They defeated New Zealand last year and had triumphed against West Indies before that, both under the leadership of Shakib Al Hasan who will bank on the explosive start provided by Tamim Iqbal and guile of his fellow spinners Abdur Razzak and Co.
England may have lost the one day series to Australia just before the mega event yet they are a force to reckon with in subcontinent conditions. They were the runners up in the 1987 event and would have been the eventual winners had skipper Mike Gatting not played that wretched reverse sweep that brought their downfall! With an able leader in Andrew Strauss, the English side is likely to pose a threat to Aussie domination. They have batsmen like Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen and Eoin Morgan in their ranks whereas James Anderson’s pace as well as Graeme Swann (if fit) can destroy any team on its day.
The year 2010 belonged to South Africa’s Hashim Amla who scored at will in both Tests and ODIs. He will be the trump card for Graeme Smith in the mega event. Then there is AB De Villiers and Jacques Kallis, the top ranked batsmen in the world who will be their best bet to break the title jinx for good. Pacer Dale Steyn will also unleash his fearsome bowling while Pakistan-born Imran Tahir is also likely to create problems for batsmen with his untested leg-spin.
Although New Zealand have lost 17 of their last 20 matches, they have the likes of skipper Daniel Vettori, all-rounders James Franklin, Brendon McCullum, Scott Styris and Jacob Oram who can win matches on their own. Same goes for the West Indies who have Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard and captain Darren Sammy in their squad, each with a mission to win, and win at all cost.
Fielding will play a decisive role in the event as the best in the world from England’s Paul Collingwood and Graeme Swann, Pakistan’s Younis Khan and Shahid Afridi, Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene, India’s Yuvraj Singh and Australia’s Michael Clarke will spend 40 days in the subcontinent, helping their team become the world champions for the next four years!
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