MATCH - 17 , CANADA VS PAKISTAN

It was a match between Canada and Afridi which Shahid Afridi won impressively.Canada bowling first, inspired by the performance of Ireland the day before bowled very well.After loosing their openers quickly Pakistan never came back on track and keep loosing wickets at regular intervals.Although Umar Akmal and Misbah Ul Haq showed a little resistance in the middle of inning but not for a long time . It was the spin magic of Balagi Rao who send them back in pavilion.No other batsmen able to impress...

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MATCH - 15 , IRELAND VS ENGLAND

Finally, Finally World cup spirit is touching skies due to a couple of fantastic matches in row.Excitement started with a tie between England-India match and further carried by England in their encounter with Ireland.Match 15 of world cup was between Ireland and England.After their stunning performance against India , England was looking favorite but the Irishmen have other plans .Batting first England openers were looking more then comfortable.They just start demoralize the bowlers from very first...

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MATCH - 14 , SRILANKA VS KENYA

It was a one way traffic when sub-continent expert Srilanka were up against Kenya.Srilankan team brought back their star bowler Malinga into the team for this game.Much was expected from Kenyan team after their shaky performance in earlier matches, but every thing went same as Sri Lanka won the match by 9 wickets.Batting first Kenya was expecting a decent total but SriLanka have other plans in mind. Opening spell of Kulasekara and Malinga was not only economical but also added two wickets in srilankan...

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MATCH - 11 , INDIA VS ENGLAND

It was so far the most exciting encounter in world cup, where host India faced England.Although current form and home conditions made India favorite but the match ends up in a tie.Batting first India was expected to put an immense total on board specially with no Stuart Broad in English side.The opening partnership was good till Sehwag produced an edge to wicketkeeper on the bowling on Bresnan.Sehwag scored fast 35 runs on 26 balls including 6 fours.Then held a big partnership between Sachin and...

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Match no.8 , AUS v NZ - current updates

Match 8 of world cup and arch rivals New Zealand and Australia facing each other.Both the teams have registered impressive victories in their last match of world cup.Australia after lossing the toss , asked for bowling first by Vittori.Opener B.Mc Cullum started the inning in his own fashion but not for a long time. He was caught by kreza on the bowling of Shawn Tait.Martin Guptil then tried to build a strong partnership with Rider. After devolping a small partnership Rider edged a Beauty by Johnson...

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MATCH-7 , S.AFRICA VS WEST INDIES

Finally we have 2 giants in the field , opening their World cup account. The match 7 of world cup was between S.Africa and West Indies (2 strong contenders of cup).West Indies batting first lost their key opening batsman(Chris Gayle) early. It was brave move by captain Smith to bring his spinner in the very first over to get rid of this left hand opener and Botha did so .West Indies inning was then pillared by D.Bravo, who scored 73 runs on 82 balls including 8 fours and 1 six.But their couple of...

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MATCH-6 , PAKISTAN VS KENYA

Another day in world cup but same result . Again a big team of tournament just rolled over another minnows and fruitless journey of world cup 2011 is continuous.Match 6 of world cup was between Pakistan and Kenya, where Pakistan register a big win of 205 runs. Pakistan after choose to bat first ,lost its opener in quick succession and seems crumbling but then came Yunis khan and Misbah ul Haq .Both these middle order batsmen then start snailing their team, using their vast experience and completed...

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MATCH 5, ENGLAND VS NETHERLANDS

We almost have 1st big upset in world cup 2011 on day 4 in a close encounter between England and Netherlands. In a exciting match between 2 European countries England clinch the match , thanks to their long, experienced batting line up.Batting first Netherlands put a competitive total of 292 on the board. Ryan ten Doeschate was the hero of Dutch batting, as he used to be many times. He played a wonderful knock of 119 on 110 balls including 9 fours and 3 sixes before losing his wicket to Stuart...

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TOP 5 BOWLERS OF WORLD CUP 2011

Name Matches Country Total wickets Economy 1 Shahid Afridi 2 Pakistan 9 2.77 2 Mitchell Johnson 2 Australia 8 2.81 3 KJR Roach 2 West Indies 7 4.2 4 Malinga 1 Srilanka 6 4.95 5 H.K.BENNET 2 New Zealand 6 6.58 ...

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TOP 5 BATSMEN IN WORLD CUP 2011

Name Matches Country Total Runs Average Strike Rate 1 Andrew Strauss 2 England 246 123 107.89 2 Sehwag 2 India 210 105 126.5 3 Ian Bell 3 England 183 61 95.6 4 IJL Trott 3 England 170 56.66 101.5 5 Sangakara 3 Srilanka 168 84 97.5 ...

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WORLD CUP - DAY 2, NEW ZEALAND VS KENYA

Kenya had promised a lot before match and so was expected from them, but their total of mere 69 become one of the lowest in world cup history.Batting first Kenya has an opening partnership of 15 runs but after they lose their 1st wicket the other batsmen start to follow quickly.The fast bowling attach includes Tim southy and Oram done an impressive job to hold the Kenyan batsmen followed by Bennett who took 4 wickets for 16 runs (carrier best). Tim southy and Oram picked 3 wickets each.Chasing the...

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DHONI DECLARED INDIAN PLAYING 11 AGAINST BANGLADESH

Unofficially though but Indian skipper M.S.Dhoni has declared his playing 11 for the first match against Bangladesh.Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag as expected will open the inning. Gautam Gambhir will be the third batsman to come and the most wanted 4th slot is grabbed by Virat Kohli by his splendid knocks in past few matches. M.S.Dhoni, Yuvraj singh and Yusuf Pathan will be the other batsmen in playing 11. The bowling department will have Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh for sure the other...

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OPENING CEREMONY OF CRICKET WORLD CUP 2011

The stage is ready to welcome the world for cricketing extravaganza . The opening ceremony will take place tonight at Dhaka, proud capital of Bangladesh.Bangladesh shares in the world cup were increased after Pakistan lost its shares of matches in world cup due to security concerns(After attack on Sri lankan players).As world's richest organizations are co-hosting this event so every one must aspect something big.World renowned rock star Bryan Adams and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy(makers of official world...

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MOST AWAITING INCOUNTERS IN UPCOMING CRICKET WORLD CUP

A lot of arch rivals will be head to head during the cricket world cup 2011. But the most awaiting encounters among those will be1. AFRIDI(PAKISTAN) VS. HARBHAJAN(INDIA)The first one has the reputation of destroying any bowling attack in slog overs and second one is known for keeping batsmen quiet.Their encounter will be special also because both are enjoying good form in their last series with New-Zea land and South Africa respectively.They both can bowl and bat comprehensively. This makes their...

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EARLY PREDICTIONS OF CRICKET WORLD CUP 2011

PREDICTED BEST POSSIBLE PLAYING 11 OF TEAM INDIA 1.VIRENDER SEHWAG(if this man is fit then no body can take his place) 2.SACHIN TENDULKAR(please don't seek any reason for it) 3.GAUTAM GAMBHIR(this left handler can play some big innings) 4...........................................(VIRAT and RAINA will exchange this place) 5.YUVRAJ(gamble) 6.M.S.DHONI(captain cool but don't aspect any batting performance ) 7.YUSUF PATHAN(don't you know why!!!!) 8.HARBHAJAN...

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JOY FOR KOLKATA AND EDEN GARDEN

ICC officials who visited the Eden garden are impressed by the speed of construction of new stands.ICC officials looking stunned praised the working speed.They declared that although Eden garden lost its match between India and England but can comfortably host its other matches which are scheduled in march.Eden garden has hosted some memorable matches and known for its pitch and crowd. This very pitch hosted the 1996 world cup semifinal match between host nations India and Sri lanka. Sri lanha won...

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PRAVEEN'S INJURED, DELIGHT FOR SREE

Indian cricket team and its hardcore fans get embarrassed just before the cricket world cup,when Indian pace bowler declared unfit for upcoming ICC world cup.One of the in-form opening bowler of team India, Praveen kumar suffered from a tennis elbow injury during the only 20-20 cricket match with South Africa last year. BCCI have made the announcements that the injured Praveen will be replaced by SreeSanth .Not able to hide his joy by getting this unexpected opportunity, Sreesanth told...

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MINNOWS CAN CAUSE BLOW IN ICC WORLD CUP 2011

Teams like Ireland, Bangladesh,kenya have done it before and well prepared to do it again. Bangladesh have recently shocked Kiwis with a 4-0 series win. According to the director of ICC'S global academy in Dubai, Rod marsh," these teams are preparing hard with better equipments and coaches". Although these teams can't really win the world cup but have potential to reach the semi- finals of this mega event. The main advantage of not being the favorite is that you play without pressure.Ireland can...

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GANGULY RETIRES FROM ALL FORMS OF CRICKET

In an interview with Headlines Today, the former skipper of Indian team announced his retirement from all sorts of competitive cricket.According to Ganguly," I have already retired from international cricket and was playing Ranji cricket only to stay fit for IPL ". He don't see any possibility to play in IPL , Hence declared his retirement. Ganguly said that he was offered to play the role of mentor in KKR team but the GOD OF OFF SIDE wants the big stage only. One of the best former opener...

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MAIDEN ICC WORLD CUP OF TALENTED INDIAN OPENER

According to the talented opener of Indian cricket team , 'being favourite always increase pressure'.In an interview he said," I will take this mega event as any other cricket series to handle the pressure". Gautam gambhir playing his maiden world cup seems confident about his recovery from injury. The indian opener who cruze India to many victories as opener may asked to bat down the order in the pressence of Sachin tendulk...

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BEST OPENERS IN CRICKET WORLD CUP 2011

1. VIRENDER SEHWAGHe is fear for any fast bowler in the world. With the strike rate of over 90, viru can demoralize any fast bowling attack.It is said that if there is any other batsman who can beat sachins record of 200 unbeaten, that is virender sehwag. Along with batting he can throw some balls also. He has taken 92 wickets till now, which is a healthy figure for a part time bowler. ODI RECORDS OF VIRENDER SEHWAGMATCHES --------------------228RUNS SCORED ----------------7380100s/50s...

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BIG BOYS OF CRICKET WORLD CUP 2011

1. SACHIN TENDULKAR'Master of cricket', this name is not easy to achieve but Sachin deserve it with full authority. Looking at his passion its difficult to call it as his last world cup but most probably it can be his last one. He is holding almost every achievement in this field in-spite of this mega trophy.He single handedly took India to the final's of 2003 World cup. WORLD CUP RECORDS OF SACHI TOTAL RUNS-----------------------------------1796* TOTAL CENTURIES---------------------------4*...

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - Detail Schedule

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - Schedule and fixtures

Group Division: Group A: Group B Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya.India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands. Match no. Time (local) Date Teams Venue 1 14:30 19 Feb India vs Bangladesh Dhaka 2 09:30 20 Feb New Zealand vs Kenya Chennai 3 14:30 20 Feb Sri Lanka...

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