The most awaited game of the world cup 2011 - India vs Australia

India vs Australia
It is going to be a crunch of a game. The most awaited game of the tournament. Both the teams are the big contenders of lifting the world cup trophy. Australia being 4 times world champion will give their all to stay in the tournament and keep the chances of winning it. On the other hand India is the team with good bunch of a match winners who can turn the game in their favor any moment.
Australia's strength is their fast bowling while India heavily relies on their strong batting line up. 
This game will be a decider for great players like Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, who's team looses the player might not be seen on any future ODI's. 



Pakistan vs West Indies -1st quarter final
It was a dull game, pakistan out played west indies in all departments and they beat them very comprehensively and progressed to semi finals.
It wa sthe first quarter final of the world cup 2011. The toss was won by west indies and without any hesitation they elected to bat, but their batsman failed to give any impression as the team was all out on only 112. Chanderpaul was the top scorer with 44 not out, he was left on one side ran out of partners. Afridi picked up 4 wickets with hafeez and ajamal picked 2 wickets each.
In reply Pakistan easily chased down total and they won with 10 wickets. Hafeez made unbeaten 61 and he was declared man of the match for his all round performance.

India vs West Indies and Zimbabve vs Kenya

The last two games of the group games gone on the expected way.
Zimbabve beat Kenya and India beat West Indies.

Zim won the toss and elected to bat first.Withe help of the half centuries by Sibanda (61), Ervine(66) and Taibu Zim scored a huge total of 308 with the loss of 6 wickets. For kenya Otieno picked 2-61, the other bowlers Ongondo, Odhimabo and Ngoche picked a wicket each.
In reply Kenya failed give a reasonable reply to chase down the score and they were all out on 147 losing the game by 161 runs.Odhiambo was the top scorer with 44, for zim cremer, Lamb and Price picked up 2 wickets each , Utseya and mpofu shared a wicket each.
Ervine was the manof the match for his quiock fire 66 from 54 balls.


 In the other game of India against west indies the toss was won by India and they decided to bat first. India made 268 all out with the help of 113 by yuvraj and 59 by Kohli. Rampaul picked 5 and Russelpicked up 2 wickets. Yuvraj made 113 runs from 123 balls with 10 fours and 2 sixes.
In reply westindies were cruising at one stage at 154 for 2 but they loss their rest 8 wickets in 34 runs. Smith was the top scorer with 81. For India zaheer khan picked 3-26 , yuvraj and ashwin picked 2 wickets each.
Yuvraj was the man of the match for his all round performance. 
India beat West Indies by 80 runs.

Australia Vs Pakistan at Colombo

The 40th game in the world cup ended the winning streak of Australia of 34 consecutive unbeaten games. last time Australia lost a game was in 1999 world cup against the same opposition.
Ricky Ponting for Australia won the toss and elected to bat first . They lost watson early on score of 12 runs, after that ponting and haddin added 63 runs for the second wicket. Once these two were dismissed no other Aussie batsman could stay on the wicket for a longer period , they were all out on 176 in 46.4 overs. Haddin top scored with 42 , Clarke made 34 and smith added useful 25 runs.
Umar gul picked 3/30 and razzak took 2/8. Rehman, Riaz, Afridi and Hafeez picked a wicket each. It was a real struggle for the Australian batsman , they found very difficult to score runs. 
Chasing 177 to win pakistan never looked in serious trouble and the got the winning runs in the 41st over with the loss of 6 wickets. Shafeeq made 46 and U.Akmal made important 44 runs. U.Khan also contributed with 31runs.

Brett lee was very effective with 4/28 but other bowlers failed to give him support. kretja and jhonson could only pick a wicket each.

World Cup 2011: Shoaib Akhtar declared retirement from international cricket after World Cup

Shoaib akhtar will say good bye to international cricket at the end of this world cup. This will be end of a player who has seen peaks and valleys in his cricketing carrier. 
Since he made debut in the internaional cricket he played only 46 out of 84 Tests pakistan played and appeared in only 163 ODI. Because  of injuries ,fitness, misbehavior, indiscipline and controversies like doping he was in & out of the team many time in his 13 years long carrier.
He will be remembered for getting wickets of Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar in 2 successive deliveries in the Asian test championship match at Kolkata.


I have found some good comments at cricinfo :
A man with humble arrogance and undaunted attitude who turned out to be a threat for great 2W's. Shoaib who became the competitor of his ideals Wasim and Waqar is a man of will and determination. His career full of glitz glamor and controversies a wild man with sane head on his shoulder who challenged himself on his will and still bowling 90+ miles at the age of 36 with Flat feet. I'm gonna miss da arrogance of the ball while leaving from the shoaib's hand.
He is no doubt the fastest bowler in the world and i think his attitude throughout his career matches his personality, pace and aggression. he is one of the greatest entertainers world cricket has ever produced. only pak can produce such a rare talent. he proves his worth while being part of sub-continent team. had he played more matches outside sub-continent he might have been the greatest fast bowler world has ever produced.
Its useless to talk about what Shoaib COULD have achieved...had be been more disciplined..or properly handled...or whatever...Cuz had he achieved ALL those things.
Being an Indian Cricket Supporter- I always followed Indian Team Playing everywhere they go and no doubt India has produced some real batting entertainers like Sachin,Sehwag,Ganguly,Dravid-Now Pathan. But when it comes to bowling department my heartiest congrats goes to PAKISTAN- You all have produced one of the most feared bowlers the world have ever seen- I cannot imagine a match Pakistan have played without a genuine quality express pace fast bowler- Shoaib Aktar was and will continue to be my most cherished fast bowler- I rate Waqar,Wasim and Imran Khan very highly but Shoaib Akhtar is in a differently league all together- He is a real crowd puller- I can pay a heavy ticket just to see this legend runing in to bowl- that feeling and that excitement rush that Shoaib bought to the minds of billions around the world cannot be imagined or measured- SHOIAB AKHTAR will be remembered as very rare fast bowler who never given up on pace just to extend his career-true commitment from heart.

England clinches yet another thriller !

The world cup game between England and west indies was a thriller , England just managed  to win it by 18 runs.

England won the toss and batted first. England batsman started up well adding 48 runs for the first wicket but the middle order failed to cash on the platform given and most of the batsman got out after having a good start.Trott top scored with 47 and luke wright added useful 44. For west indies russel picked up 4/49.  Bishoo picked 3 and Roach also picked up 2 wickets. England team failed to bat out their 50 overs and were all out  on 243 in 48.4 overs.
It was not going to be easy to chase the respectable total of 243 but the west indies top order had their ideas. Chris gayle played a blazing innings of 43 from 21 balls which included 8 fours and 1 six. The cameo innings by sammy 41 runs of 29 balls 2 fours and 3 sixes took the west indies in a comfortable position. They lost regular wickets and at No 8 Russel came and made 49 runs off 46 balls with 2 fours , 3 sixes.For England Tredwell picked up 4/48 and was declared man of the match. Swann picked up 3 and Bopara picked up 2 important wickets. West indies were all out on 225 with 32 balls left and they lost the game by 18 runs.
 At one stage WI were 222  for the loss of 6 wickets and they lost their rest of the 4 wickets in 20 balls adding just 3 runs.
By winning this game England have kept their hope alive to qualify for the quarter finals.

Australia Vs Canada at bangalore

Australia crushed Canada by 7 wickets with 91 ball to spare.
Canada won the toss and chose to bat . They started up well adding 41 runs for the first wicket in just 3.5 overs. H Patel was the top scorer with 54 runs from 45 ball which included 5 fours and 3 sixes. Z sukari and captain A Bagai also added good contribution of 34 and 39 respectively. Canada was all out on 212. Brett lee picked up four wickets , Tait and kretja shared 2 each.
In reply to Canada's modus total Australian openers added 183 for the first wicket. Haddin (88 runs) and watson (94 runs) missed the opportunity to score a century. Ponting was the other wicket to fall and Australia reached target of 212 in 35th over.

South Africa vs Ireland at Kolkata

South Africa won easily by 131 runs. Batting first South Africa made 272 for the loss of 7 wickets with half century by Duminy who was unlucky to miss a century and got out on 99.
Van vyk added 42 and Ingram added 46 useful runs.
In reply Ireland batters failed to reach the task by a big difference and the team was all out on 141runs. Morkel and pietersan picked up 3 wickets each .
J P Duminy was declared man of the match for his useful batting performance.

Results of the recent world cup matches

1. INDIA VS BANGLADESH AT DHAKA
India won by 87 runs



2. KENYA VS NEW ZEALAND AT CHENNAI
New Zealand won by 10 wickets


3. SRI LANKA VS CANADA AT HAMBANTOTA
Sri Lanka won by 210 runs


4. AUSTRALIA VS ZIMBABVE AT AHMEDABAD
Australia won by 91 runs


5. ENGLAND VS NETHERLANDS AT NAGPUR
England won by 6 wickets


6. KENYA VS PAKISTAN AT HAMBANTOTA
Pakistan won by 205 runs


7. SOUTH AFRICA VS WEST INDIES AT DELHI
South Africa won by 7 wickets


8. AUSTRALIA VS NEW ZEALAND AT NAGPUR
Australia won by 7 wickets


9. BANGLADESH VS IRELAND AT DHAKA
Bangladesh won by 27 runs


10. SRI LANKA VS PAKISTAN AT COLOMBO
Pakistan won by 11 runs


11. INDIA VS ENGLAND AT BANGALORE
Match tied


12. CANADA VS ZIMBABVE AT NAGPUR
Zimbabwe won by 175 runs


13. NETHERLANDS VS WEST INDIES AT DELHI
West Indies won by 215 runs


14. SRI LANKA VS KENYA AT COLOMBO
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets


15. ENGLAND VS IRELAND AT BANGALORE
Ireland won by 3 wickets


16. NETHERLANDS VS SOUTH AFRICA AT MOHALI
South Africa won by 231 runs


17. CANADA VS PAKISTAN AT COLOMBO
Pakistan won by 46 runs


18. NEW ZEALAND VS ZIMBABVE AT AHMEDABAD
New Zealand won by 10 wickets


19. BANGLADESH VS WEST INDIES AT DHAKA
West Indies won by 9 wickets


20. SRI LANKA VS AUSTRALIA AT COLOMBO
No result because of rain


21. ENGLAND VS SOUTH AFRICA AT CHENNAI
England won by 6 runs


22. INDIA VS IRELAND AT BANGALORE
India won by 5 wickets


23. CANADA VS KENYA AT DELHI
Canada won by 5 wickets


24. NEW ZEALAND VS PAKISTAN AT PALLEKELE
New Zealand won by 110 runs


25. INDIA VS NETHERLANDS AT DELHI
India won by 5 wickets


26. SRI  LANKA VS ZIMBABVE AT PALLEKELE
Sri Lanka won by 139 runs


27. IRELAND VS WEST INDIES AT MOHALI
West Indies won by 44 runs


28. BANGLADESH VS ENGLAND AT CHITTAGONG
Bangladesh won by 2 wickets


29. INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA AT NAGPUR
South Africa won by 3 wickets


30. CANADA VS NEW ZEALAND AT MUMBAI
New Zealand won by 97 runs


31. AUSTRALIA VS KENYA AT BANGALORE
Australia won by 60 runs


32 BANGLADESH VS NETHERLANDS AT CHITTAGONG
Bangladesh won by 6 wickets


33. PAKISTAN VS ZIMBABVE AT PALLEKELE.
Pakistan won by 7 wickets  (D/L method)

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