Category: T20 World Cup

ICC T20 World Cup 2012 Match Preview: England Vs India

| September 23, 2012 | 0 Comments

The much awaited clash of the competition will transpire on Sunday night (September 23) when defending champions England clash with strong contenders India, at Colombo’s Premadasa Stadium. England’s huge win against Afghanistan has ensured that both the defending champions and India have already qualified for the Super Eights from their group. Sunday’s match will be [...]

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ICC T20 World Cup 2012 Preview: Sri Lanka Vs South Africa

| September 21, 2012 | 0 Comments

In the biggest game of the contest so far, hosts Sri Lanka are set to clash with South Africa, on Saturday, September 22, at Hambantota. Both teams have registered handsome wins against Zimbabwe, the third team in Group C, Sri Lanka by 82 runs and South Africa by 10 wickets, and Saturday’s game will help [...]

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ICC T20 World Cup 2012: Schedule, Match Times & Results Summary

| September 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

Match 21: New Zealand Vs West Indies Date: 1/10/2012 Venue: Kandy Toss won by: New Zealand, who chose to field West Indies: 139 all out in 19.3 overs (Gayle 30; Southee 3/21) New Zealand 139/7 in 20 overs (Taylor 62; Narine 3/20) Result: West Indies won the one-over eliminator (match tied) Match 20: India Vs Pakistan [...]

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South Africa In West Indies: The Proteas Are Likely To Dominate T20

| May 19, 2010 | 0 Comments

Ahead of the first T20 match between South Africa and West Indies, Gayle will have to take some smart decisions, if he wants to compete. Although, like the hosts, SA also did not qualify for the semi-final, at the T20 World Cup many of their players performed well. For instance, Langeveldt took a lot of [...]

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T20 Winners: England’s World Cup Of Joy

| May 17, 2010 | 0 Comments

Before the final, I dreaded the prospect of having to witness a one-sided contest. The actual course of events proved my fear was not unfounded. Except, it was Australia, and not England, that was at the receiving end. Forgive the pun, but hindsight is always 20-20 vision. Look at the pattern of scores by teams [...]

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T20 Worldcup Final:Are Aussies the Favorites?

| May 15, 2010 | 0 Comments

When the Akmal brothers bashed the Aussie bowlers all over the park, I wondered whether Clarke had begun to regret his temporary insanity, in letting Pakistan bat first. And when the Aussies lost wickets in a heap, the feeling got stronger. For the third time, in the tournament, Mike Hussey was there, when it mattered. [...]

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First Semi-final A Sleep Inducing Anti-climax

| May 14, 2010 | 0 Comments

In my preview of the first semi-final I had stuck my neck out to predict a win for the team batting first. On the day, Sri Lanka lost little time in metaphorically decapitating my proferred  head. In T20 cricket, we have seen batsmen thrive on wickets offering no perceptible help to bowlers, especially if there [...]

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The Winners Have Been Led By Their Younger Players

| May 13, 2010 | 0 Comments

It’s only poetic justice in that all 4 semi-finalists at the T20 World Cup owe it to their younger players, for standing up to be counted. Conversely, the younger players of the losing teams failed to fire, when it mattered most. Consider England. The likes of Morgan, Bresnan, Lumb and Kieswetter have all performed consistently [...]

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The Rain Rule — All Duck And Little Worth?

| May 13, 2010 | 0 Comments

Arguably, the most dreaded of all cricket laws is the Duckworth and Lewis Method. Named after  statisticians, Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis, who introduced it to cricket, it is one of those intriguing aspects of sport that never get discussed, despite much confusion as to its basis, or its fairness, in a rain-affected match.  Messrs [...]

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England Are The Team In Form But Lanka Are Hungrier

| May 13, 2010 | 1 Comment

Past history, assuming it matters, tells us nothing. In the solitary match played between the teams, in June 2006, Lanka got the better of England, winning by 2 runs. In ODIs, England lead Lanka, head to head, by a wafer thin 23-21. Commentators never tire of that hoary old cliché, ‘the better team on the [...]

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