T 20 Information 2012

Squads for T20 wc
    Afghanistan
    Australia
    Bangladesh
    England
    India
    Ireland
    New Zealand
    Pakistan
    South Africa
    Sri Lanka
    West Indies
    Zimbabwe

Group A – England, India, Afghanistan
Group B – Australia, West Indies, Ireland
Group C – Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Group D – Pakistan, New Zealand, Bangladesh     Group 1 – England, West Indies, Sri Lanka, New Zealand
Group 2 – India, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan

ICC Champions Trophy 2013

Jun-2013
Thu 06
09:30 GMT, 10:30 local     1st Match, Group B - India vs South Africa
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
India won by 26 runs
Fri 07
09:30 GMT, 10:30 local     2nd Match, Group B - Pakistan vs West Indies
Kennington Oval, London
West Indies won by 2 wickets (with 9.2 overs remaining)
Sat 08
09:30 GMT, 10:30 local     3rd Match, Group A - England vs Australia
Edgbaston, Birmingham
England won by 48 runs
Sun 09
09:30 GMT, 10:30 local     4th Match, Group A - New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
New Zealand won by 1 wicket (with 13.3 overs remaining)
Mon 10 Day/Night
12:00 GMT, 13:00 local     5th Match, Group B - Pakistan vs South Africa
Edgbaston, Birmingham
South Africa won by 67 runs
Tue 11
09:30 GMT, 10:30 local     6th Match, Group B - India vs West Indies
Kennington Oval, London
India won by 8 wickets (with 10.5 overs remaining)
Wed 12
09:30 GMT, 10:30 local     7th Match, Group A - Australia vs New Zealand
Edgbaston, Birmingham
No result
Thu 13 Day/Night
13:00 GMT, 14:00 local     8th Match, Group A - England vs Sri Lanka
Kennington Oval, London
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 2.5 overs remaining)
Fri 14
09:30 GMT, 10:30 local     9th Match, Group B - South Africa vs West Indies
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Match tied (D/L method)
Sat 15
09:30 GMT, 10:30 local     10th Match, Group B - India vs Pakistan
Edgbaston, Birmingham
India won by 8 wickets (with 2.5 overs remaining) (D/L method)
Sun 16
09:30 GMT, 10:30 local     11th Match, Group A - England vs New Zealand
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
England won by 10 runs
Mon 17 Day/Night
13:00 GMT, 14:00 local     12th Match, Group A - Australia vs Sri Lanka
Kennington Oval, London
Sri Lanka won by 20 runs
Wed 19
09:30 GMT, 10:30 local     1st Semi-Final - England vs South Africa
Kennington Oval, London
England won by 7 wickets (with 12.3 overs remaining)
Thu 20
09:30 GMT, 10:30 local     2nd Semi-Final - India vs Sri Lanka
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
India won by 8 wickets (with 15 overs remaining)
Sun 23
09:30 GMT, 10:30 local     Final - England vs India
Edgbaston, Birmingham
India won by 5 runs

Date               Local Time     GMT         Match Details                                                          Venue
18-Sep-2012     19:30         14:00      Group C : Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20              Hambantota
19-Sep-2012     15:30         10:00      Group B : Australia vs TBC, 2nd T20                       Colombo
19-Sep-2012     19:30         14:00      Group A : India vs TBC, 3rd T20                             Colombo
20-Sep-2012     19:30         14:00     Group C : South Africa vs Zimbabwe, 4th T20          Hambantota
21-Sep-2012     15:30         10:00     Group D : New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 5th T20         Kandy
21-Sep-2012     19:30         14:00     Group A : England vs TBC, 6th T20                         Colombo
22-Sep-2012     15:30         10:00     Group C : Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 7th T20           Hambantota
22-Sep-2012     19:30         14:00     Group B : Australia vs West Indies, 8th T20              Colombo
23-Sep-2012     15:30         10:00     Group D : New Zealand vs Pakistan, 9th T20            Kandy
23-Sep-2012     19:30         14:00     Group A : England vs India, 10th T20                      Colombo
24-Sep-2012     19:30         14:00     Group B : West Indies vs TBC, 11th T20                Colombo
25-Sep-2012     19:30         14:00     Group D : Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 12th T20            Kandy
27-Sep-2012     15:30         10:00     Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 13th T20         Kandy
27-Sep-2012     19:30         14:00     Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 14th T20         Kandy
28-Sep-2012     15:30         10:00     Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 15th T20         Colombo
28-Sep-2012     19:30         14:00     Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 16th T20         Colombo
29-Sep-2012     15:30         10:00     Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 17th T20         Kandy
29-Sep-2012     19:30         14:00     Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 18th T20         Kandy
30-Sep-2012     15:30         10:00     Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 19th T20         Colombo
30-Sep-2012     19:30         14:00       Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 20th T20         Colombo
1-Oct-2012     15:30         10:00     Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 21st T20         Kandy
1-Oct-2012     19:30         14:00     Super Eights, Group 1 : TBC vs TBC, 22nd T20         Kandy
2-Oct-2012     15:30         10:00     Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 23rd T20         Colombo
2-Oct-2012     19:30         14:00     Super Eights, Group 2 : TBC vs TBC, 24th T20         Colombo
4-Oct-2012     19:00         13:30     TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi Final T20                              Colombo
5-Oct-2012     19:00         13:30     TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi Final T20                             Colombo
7-Oct-2012     19:00         13:30     TBC vs TBC, Final T20                                            Colombo

Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 2013: Free Live Cricket Streaming 2nd Test Day 1 at Harare

Zimbabwe were on top during most part of the first Test match at Harare. Younis Khan scored an unbeaten 200 and took the game away from the hosts. Pakistan won the Test comprehensively by 221 runs after trailing Zimbabwe by 78 runs.

Zimbabwe have their work cut out in the second Test at Harare. They will be happy with the return of Brendan Taylor.

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You are unlikely to run into a more jaw-dropping bit of trivia today.

Last week Ed Joyce, playing for Ireland, was dismissed for 1 by Boyd Rankin, playing for England.

The same thing happened in the 2007 World Cup. Almost. Rankin dismissed Joyce for 1 in that game as well, but Rankin was then playing for Ireland, and Joyce for England.

 

 

 

 

 First ODI century against Australia in the final of Singer World Series, played at Colombo on 9th September 1994.

Yet another fifty for Misbah. His recent international scores: 96*, 55, 22, 52, 17, 75, 53*, 63, 83*, 3, 67, 53, 51*

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Three cheers to Ireland - easily the best of the rest. They've won the WCL Championship Trophy, beating Scotland comprehensively in the final.

England's Kevin Pietersen set to open batting against Australia in his first home ODI since 2011

Kevin Pietersen will be asked to lead from the front in his first one-day international on England soil for more than two years.

Not since July 2011 have England fans been able to watch one of the country’s finest-ever ODI players hit a boundary in anger.

And stand-in skipper Eoin Morgan admitted that, in the absence of regular openers Alastair Cook and Ian Bell, who are being rested, Pietersen could fill in at the top of the order like he did at the last World Cup.

“It’s certainly an option,” said Morgan. “Kev’s opened the batting for England before and done well. He’s very versatile in that regard so we’ll be looking at that option.”

In his last two innings as an opener, Pietersen scored 111 not out and 130.

Yet England were forced to look elsewhere last year as he flounced into international retirement after being denied the chance to play Test and T20 cricket only.

It was a messy and embarrassing episode that the ECB handled badly, ending with the England captain Andrew Strauss walking away from the game.

But Pietersen performed a U-turn over his retirement and since then he has either been wrapped in cotton wool or been out injured, meaning he has played just five of the last 28 one-dayers at home or abroad.

Friday’s game against Australia at Headingley represents a homecoming of sorts.

It is, after all, the first match he has played there since his relationship with the England dressing room broke down.

He has put that inflammatory press conference and all that followed behind him and will now be expected to provide fireworks of a different sort.

And as England’s most experienced one-day batsman in a fresh-looking squad, Morgan is looking to his star player to provide guidance off the field as well as runs on it.

“Kev offers a hell of a lot,” added Morgan. “As a senior player, he leads by example.

“The confidence with which he goes about his business rubs off on people and that’s crucial.”
Pietersen’s ODI stats

Matches: 132

Innings: 121

Not Outs: 16

Runs: 4369

Highest score: 130

Average: 41.60

100s: 9

50s: 24

Ducks: 6

Caught out: 67

Stumped out: 2
England v Australia: The ODI fixtures

Friday: Leeds

Sept 8: Manchester

Sept 11: Birmingham

Sept 14: Cardiff

Sept 16: Southampton
Friday's probable teams

England: Pietersen, Carberry, Trott, Morgan (c), Bopara, Root, Buttler (wk), Tredwell, Rankin, Finn, Overton

Australia: Finch, Marsh, Watson, Clarke (c), Bailey, Voges, Wade (wk), Ahmed, Johnson, Faulkner, McKay

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Younis Khan raises his bat after his first Test century against Zimbabwe

Live Cricket Score: Zimbabwe vs Pakistan, 3rd ODI at Harare

Hosts Zimbabwe take on Pakistan in the decisive third One-Day International (ODI) at Harare. The hosts shocked their higher-ranked opponents in the first ODI with a seven-wicket win. Pakistan won the second bout by 90 runs.

Both sides have everything to play for in the final ODI which promises to be an enthralling contest.

Zimbabwe have been whitewashed 5-0 by India in a recent series, Brendan Taylor's side fought well in the two Twenty20 internationals against Pakistan but still lost. In the first ODI they chased down the target professionally but lost the plot in the second match.

Will Misbah-ul-Haq's men win the title or will Brendan Taylor-led Zimbabwe script history?

Teams:

Zimbabwe: Vusi Sibanda, Hamilton Masakadza, Sikandar Raza, Brendan Taylor (c & wk), Sean Williams, Malcolm Waller, Elton Chigumbara, Shingi Masakadza, Prosper Utseya, Tendai Chetara, Tinashe Panyagara.

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A True Legend - Saeed Anwar.

The Best Opening Batsman Pakistan has Ever Produced !

*Most Sixes In ODIs So Far (2013).

1) Shahid Afridi (Pak), "19 Sixes" In 12 Matches ,
2) Misbah Ul Haq (Pak), "19 Sixes" In 20 Matches,
3) MUHAMMAD Hafeez (Pak) , "16 Sixes" In 20 Matches,
4) Brendon McCullum (N.Z), "16 Sixes" In 12 Matches,
5) Johnson Charles (W.I), "16 Sixes", In 15 Matches.

Finch the new master blaster

When Chris Gayle stunned cricket fans by blasting 175 not out from 66 deliveries in the Indian Premier League earlier this year Aaron Finch was one of his main casualties, as both the opposition captain and by conceding 28 runs from the five deliveries he bowled to him.

The powerfully built Australian can now lay claim to inflicting such destruction rather than striving in vain to stifle it, following his international record 156 from 63 deliveries in the first Twenty20 in England on Thursday night.

The right-hander from Colac spearheaded Australia to a 39-run victory, the nation's first in any format since February. He also became the first batsman to score a Twenty20 century for Australia. Of his 14 sixes against England four came at significant junctures: his first delivery, and also his 50-, 100- and 150-run milestones.

''It was just one of those days where things seemed to hit the middle of the bat and things went my way,'' Finch said. ''I'm still feeling pretty good to be honest.''
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Finch's feat was in stark contrast to his wretched summer for Australia, where his 10 limited-overs appearances at the top of the order produced only 117 runs. But the 26-year-old got another chance for Australia because of his sparkling form just below the top level.

Finch's century against England was his sixth in the past year, including two for Australia A. Over that period Finch has played 55 limited-overs matches and scored 2198 runs at an average of 43.1, with 11 half-centuries. He was named the best player in last summer's Big Bash League and also scored two hefty Ryobi Cup centuries for Victoria, 154 against Queensland and 140 against NSW.

Most encouraging for Australian cricket supporters is Finch's desperation to replicate his sparkling limited-overs form in first-class matches. Over the past two seasons he has averaged a paltry 15.79 in the Sheffield Shield, which led to his axing. His desire to play shield prompted an unsuccessful request earlier this year to be released from the final year of his contract with Victoria to join NSW.

Finch demonstrated his desire to become a shield regular by declining a contract extension from the Bushrangers. A decision on whether he stays next year is likely to rest both on his form and his place in Victoria's selection queue. He averaged only 26.16 in Australia A's past three first-class matches scored 51 and 88 in one match against South Africa A. ''Being in and out of the side is never ideal and I suppose last year I let a couple of chances slip,'' the Melbourne Renegades star said.

''For my own confidence and probably for the selectors' confidence in me, it's nice to get a big score and repay a bit of that faith in me.''

The positive reviews Finch earned for his captaincy of Melbourne Renegades last summer were significant in his elevation to Australia A for two series this year, at home to England Lions and away in Zimbabwe and South Africa.

The immediate implication of Finch's record-breaking innings is his likely retention for the full limited-overs series in England, and possibly also for the October limited-overs tour of India. Once he returns, however, there will be significant pressure on Victoria - and rightly so - to give him an extended run in its shield team because of his national-selection potential.

The reason Finch deserves credits in the shield for his limited-overs form is that the majority of his stroke-play in the latter is based on conventional shots. If his one-day and T20 innings typically consisted of overtly risky and improvised shots it would be a different matter, but there is little about Finch's approach that would not be conducive to red-ball cricket, provided he can demonstrate restraint over long periods and an ability to curb his strokeplay.

With the Bushrangers also boasting talented young batsmen such as Peter Handscomb and Michael Hill, and having brought in all-rounder Daniel Christian during the winter, the pressure for batting slots in their line-up is expected to be fierce. Finch, at least initially, deserved immunity.

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Tendulkar said the event provided him the opportunity to play against the best players of that era, but is disappointed at not playing against his hero Viv Richards
Tendulkar scored 283 runs in the 1992 World Cup at an average of just over 47 and was man of the match in India’s only two victories – over Pakistan by 43 runs and Zimbabwe by 55 runs.
The maestro retired from limited overs cricket last year after playing in 463 ODIs in which he scored 18,426 runs, including 49 centuries. In the 198 Tests to date, Tendulkar has scored 15,837 runs at an average of just under 54 with 51 centuries.
Remembering his progress from a ball boy in the ICC Cricket World Cup 1987 to being alongside the legends of that era in the best tournament, a modest Tendulkar said: “I remember in 1987, I was a ball boy so it was a big transformation for me from being a ball boy to participating in the next World Cup.
“I still remember the group picture of teams in Sydney. It was followed by a dinner at the Darling Harbour. It was an unbelievable experience with all the top players from the world in the room. I didn’t speak much to anyone. But just to see them from close vicinity was special,” he said.
For Tendulkar, the World Cup was the first chance to play with some of the big names.
“England had Ian Botham, Graham Gooch, Allan Lamb. If you talk about South Africa, there was Kepler Wessels leading them and Peter Kirsten as a senior player. For Pakistan, there was Imran Khan, Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram. Having got a chance to play against them in Pakistan in 1989 itself was wonderful, but playing them in a world championship was a different feeling altogether.
“West Indies had Desmond Haynes, Richie Richardson, Malcolm Marshall and Curtly Ambrose. I was quite disappointed that Vivian Richards was not part of the West Indies squad. He was (and still is) my hero, so it was disappointing that I could not play against him.
“Australia was led by Allan Border, and Steve and Mark Waugh, and Craig McDermott were an important part of their squad. New Zealand had Martin Crowe and John Wright who played that World Cup. Sri Lanka had the likes of Aravinda de Silva and Arjuna Ranatunga.”
Tendulkar said the World Cup also introduced a number of newcomers to the world who went on to become household names and great ambassadors for the game.
“I have to say Allan Donald was a big name then. Everyone spoke about how good he was. Then there was Jonty Rhodes. His run out of Inzamam-ul-Haq was one of the highlights of the World Cup. Not many guys have seen a run out like that!
“West Indies had Brian Lara who was special with his flamboyant batting. For Pakistan there was Wasim Akram who was at the peak of his career, and Inzamam-ul-Haq who played an important knock in the semi-final. From New Zealand, Mark Greatbatch gave them some amazing starts, but Martin Crowe was the one who batted beautifully and was consistent throughout the tournament,” he said.
As a player who has played in three different decades, Tendulkar considered himself lucky to have been pitted his skills against the great all-rounders of the 1980s.
“There were some real big names and some of the world’s top all-rounders. One thing I feel happy about is that I played against all of them: Richard Hadlee, Malcolm Marshall, Clive Rice, Kapil Dev, Imran Khan and Ian Botham. They were the best all-rounders the game had produced.
“Having been able to play against them I consider myself very fortunate. It was quite an experience to play those top guys,” he said.

Wayne Parnell and Simon Harmer put up a 50-run stand for the seventh wicket after their batting line up was rocked by India A bowlers.

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Since the Second World War many fine England spinners have graced the field at Lord’s in an Ashes Test. The most notable were Derek Underwood, Jim Laker and Phil Edmonds.
 There were also miserly off-spinners like Fred Titmus and John Emburey. None had taken five wickets in an innings against Australia on this ground. The last time an England spinner achieved that (Hedley Verity) Ramsay MacDonald was Prime Minister.

The current incumbent, David Cameron, was in attendance on Friday - sitting in the cheap(er) seats at the Nursery End - to see Graeme Swann finally achieve it.

And, given that the pitch is already a beach more suitable for a bucket and spade than a bat and ball, you wouldn’t bet against him repeating the feat in Australia's second innings. He spun some balls so much to left handers they went straight to first slip.

It was not Swann’s finest spell of bowling, and he admitted it. He took his first wicket with a waist high full toss, and two others from tailend slogs.

There was probably only one vintage Swann dismissal among them - a beautifully flighted off break to the right handed Steve Smith that turned and bounced to flick Smith’s gloves and be taken at short leg. But in truth Australia’s batting was so inept he did not have to be at his best.
 Unconventionally he took all his wickets from the Nursery End. Given that the Lord’s slope naturally takes the ball away from right handers from there, it is not the preferred end for off-spinners, as it obliges them to try to turn the ball against the angle of the pitch.

But from the moment in the morning that the England coaching staff - Andy Flower, David Saker and Graham Gooch - spied the deep rough down the line of the leg stump created by Ryan Harris’s bowling from the Pavilion End, Swann was always going to be aiming his off-breaks into it.

Australia had intimated before the match that they might try and undermine Swann with well chosen verbals.
 That is not easy to do when the man in question, coming in at No 11, has just thumped the second new ball for a brisk 28 not out and turned an ordinary team batting performance into an acceptable one.

Added to that you need Australians with presence and stature to make those challenging statements.

Unfortunately the only ones to be found are either in the MCC committee room (Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting), the Mound Stand (Allan Border, Merv Hughes) or the commentary box (Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath.)

Swann had the regulation one over before lunch and set to work after the interval. Despite again losing his opening partner Shane Watson when apparently settled at the crease, Chris Rogers looked comfortable against the spin.

Then unaccountably he swung at a legside full toss, missed and was hit in the midriff. It was an incident that belonged more on the village green. Swann yelped out an appeal — more in amusement than in expectation. But umpire Marais Erasmus raised the dreaded finger.

Even more unaccountably Rogers, Mr Exceptional in a team of nice guys, failed to challenge it, believing that other players were more deserving of Australia’s one remaining review.

Halfway back to the pavilion Hawkeye revealed it would have missed leg stump by some distance but by then it was too late. It was Australia’s 10th misuse of the DRS and we are only seven days into the series.

Usman Kawaja, Australia’s seventh No 3 in two years, had already been dropped at slip off Swann, and was clearly disconcerted by the degree of spin. Sometimes it veered into the red on Sky’s Rev counter.

Unwisely the left-hander stepped out to launch him over the top and skewed a catch to Pietersen. It was a horror wicket that spoke of pressure and panic.

Michael Clarke, Swann’s most likely tormentor, was soon back in the pavilion courtesy of Stuart Broad. A glove-ripper and two ugly slogs later and Swann had what bowlers like to call a ’Michelle’ (Pfeiffer.)

He will bowl far better (and already has in this series) for a good deal less reward. But the current PM will not have had time to practice his Boycott-advised straight drive before he does it again.

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