The first of the Group E matches of the super eight commences today. The picture of composition is clear today after the out come of West Indies vs Sri Lanka is known. Pakistan is the other member of Group F which has emerged on top in its Group by virtue of its convincing victory over Holland. Whether it can perform the same way against teams that have class has to be seen. England having stood second in its group by virtue of its run rate has been placed in this group. India having emerged on top of its group has been clubbed with South Africa.
South Africa is undoubtedly on top if its group and is expected to breeze through to the semi final and it is clear by now that given the opportunities that England had it is incapable of creating an upset to gain a semi final berth. To compound the problems of the countries in this group West Indies have also been placed in this group. Could it be because West Indies tried to play it smart by losing to Sri Lanka. The official version is not yet known.
South African batting has solidity in the opening partnership of Jack kallis and Graeme Smith. When Graeme Smith fails to create an impression in the first six overs it is kallis who has been accelerating the score with some good cricketing shots. The middle order of South Africa is then capable of stepping on the gas. Right down to Mark Boucher the South Africans are capable of playing some hard cricket.
Once the match completes, i will try to update u with the highlights
The ICC T20 World Cup has entered the super eight stage. By now we know the composition of the groups E and F. The match between West Indies and Sri Lanka has ended the suspense of who will emerge on top in their group. The West Indies failed to tackle the bowling attack of the Sri Lankans and thus lost the match, The Sri Lankans breezed into Group F as the topper of the C Group. But then this is T20 and we can never predict the out come of a match until the last ball.
Look what happened to a low scoring match between South Africa and New Zealand. New Zealand lost the match by a single run and thus landed in Group F. May be it was the absence of their captain Daniel Vetttori. But in the final run New Zea Land will be happy to be in Group F because the other team in Group F is Pakistan which New Zealand will not mind at all.
That brings us to this match between Ireland and New Zealand. Ireland managed to squeak through into this group courtesy their win against Pakistan. But that was not good enough to take them as toppers to Group F because of net run rate where the Pakistanis fared better.
The Black Caps are expected to do well and will win this match with out any consternation..
This is the last of the group matches of Group B. Both India and Ireland have one their match against Bangladesh and both will clash for the first and second position in the group.
India will doubtlessly try and win this match. But Dhoni should think of providing some match practice to Suresh Raina and Yousuf Pathan who’ve not had a go in the last match. Yuvraj’s 41 off 18 balls was an invaluable contribution that took away the match from Bangladesh. Although Gautam Gambhir scored a fifty he should think of accelerating the run rate.
Dhoni was not convincing in his batting and he should think of letting Suresh Raina come at number 3 in this match. Pragyan Ojha made a rich haul of 3 wickets against Bangladesh and he would be expected to turn his wrist once again.
If India wins this match the tough part will start then because in the super eight it is placed with probably West Indies and the loser of South Africa and New Zealand. This probably is the toughest group and all the more reason why the key batsmen should get some match practice before going in to the super eight clash.
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The Australians have made their exit from the tournament with their defeat to both West Indies and Sri Lanka. With West Indies it was simply the batting of the openers Chris Gayle and Andre Fletcher which put the Australians out of business. In the second match with Sri Lanka the Australians simply did not have the answer against the bowling of Ajantha Mendis and Lasith Malinga. Australia could put up only a total of 159 for the loss of 9 wickets. Such was the regularity of the fall of wickets that except Mitchell Johnson supported by David Hussey no Australian batsman could convincingly score against the Sri lankans.
The match between Sri Lanka and West Indies will be played at the Trent Bridge and will commence at 0030 hrs on 10 June. This is an interesting match because more than the winner of this match the loser of this match will benefit and proceed to Group F where the only other good team will be the winner of the match between South Africa and New Zealand and they will be assured of a berth in semi finals.
So, both Sri Lanka and West Indies should not worry and we can expect a good contest between the bat and the ball.
This match will be played at Lords on 09 June at 0030 GMT. Considering the way England clawed its way back into the game, Pakistan will hope to do the same. They will also be hoping to do it in style because the run rates may decide the seedings in this group.
Netherlands had only won by whisker that too on the last ball. But they still have a positive run rate. If they manage a decent net run rate then even if they lose this match they might end up higher than Pakistan. So not only has Pakistan to win this match but win it in a convincing manner.
If the match is close match then Pakistan is out.We hope Pakistan does put up a good display.
These two strong sides are evenly poised and managed to break the spirit of Scotland by their convincing and emphatic victories. The important aspect of this game is the loser in this match will be grouped with India in the super eight stage. So, the Indians will be keenly watching the out come of this match to formulate their strategies. Gary Kirsten is a South African and the IPL has given enough opportunity for both the Indians as well as both the teams to study each other’s strengths and weaknesses.
The South African openers are not as fiery as the New Zealand openers but one has already seen what a steady partnership with out the loss of wickets can do to the final outcome.
This Group A match between the minnows is scheduled on day 4 at 0030 hrs GMT at Trent Bridge. It is a recognition of Bangladesh’s evolvement as a Test playing nation that it has been ranked number 2 in the A group. Even other wise it emerged as a giant killer in the last championship. Bangladesh is expected to win this match unless Ireland has plans to surprise like the nether land team. This match is likely to decide which 2 teams from Group A will make it to the super eight.
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The match between South Africa and Scotland will be help South Africa in tying up loose ends and test the form of their opening pair and also the performance of their bowlers. The variety that is required of South Africa will be at test in this game. Since southafrica are one of the serious contenders this time, it will be a huge bonus point for them to start with a very good start on a team like Scotland. But never forget, this Scotland has the ability to fight till the end and can also conceal a win on their day.
Once the match commences you can watch live here. and also recorded highlights after the match completes. South Africa Innings:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is making all the right cautious noises about the previous performances not really being an indicator for the performance in the tournament. It is good to be cautious than be complacent. For India it appears that Virender Sehwag will be replaced as opener by Rohit Sharma because Sehwag is not fully fit. No body in the present set up can be expected to take over from Sehwag but the selection of Rohit is interesting. To be fair to Rohit he has performed excellently in the two opening matches both against New Zealand and Pakistan. More than that it is a quiet acceptance of the fact that the best players should open. Rohit is not the batsman who would go slam bang but he can also send the ball a long way and can take both routes, once he sets in. Gautam Gambhir is experienced enough to understand this and will surely seize the initiative in the opening overs.
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Whoa!!! What a spectacular match this day. It is the best best start to the tournament, ICC TWENTY twenty t20. The holand started with nothing and won over the host ENGLAND. England was never into the match at any moment. The DUTCH Outplayed english in all the areas of the cricket. Those who have seen the match have got the real enjoyment.
So the match goes this way.
ENGLAND BATTING has started so good by the opening partnership’s over haul. It seemed that netherlands were no where in to the match at this moment. Surprisingly England lost its first wicket and the decline of the england’s run rate started. after a huge fall of run rate and wickets in quick succession, England managed to put a par score of 162 for the loss of 5 wickets.
Netherlands Batting:
It lost it early wicket in the first over itself. but then came their team’s eldest player who struck with a blitzering six that went over deep midwicket. He also provided the required momentum by blowing two sixes and a four in quick overs. The momentum thus provided is carried over by the team members where BORREN, Reekers, Grooth, Doeschate are the main contributors.
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