West Indies Elect to Bat Against Pakistan
JOHANNESBURG : West Indies captain FL Reifer won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in ICC Champions Trophy 2009.
It is expected to be a cracking encounter between two strong teams.
West Indies: FL Reifer(captain), DJG Sammy, DE Bernard, TL Best, TM Dowlin, ADS Fletcher, NO Miller, KOA Powell, DM Richards, KAJ Roach, DS Smith, GC Tonge,CAK Walton,
Pakistan: Afridi*,Fawad Alam, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Yousuf, Naved-ul-Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul
West Indies Elect to Bat Against Pakistan was first posted on September 23, 2009 at 6:55 pm.
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Pak Vs WI: Windies Out for 133
Pak Vs WI: A second-string West Indies team was bowled out for 133 inside 35 overs by Pakistan in the Champions Trophy on Wednesday, with only tailender Nikita Miller reaching a half-century.
Miller scored 51 off 57 balls with six boundaries and a six after coming in with West Indies on 47-7 at Wanderers stadium.
Darren Sammy (25) and Devon Smith (18) were the only other batsmen to reach double figures as fast bowlers Mohammad Aamer took 3-24 and Umar Gul 3-28.
West Indies’ squad for the event has been affected by a long-running contract dispute between the players and the cricket board.
West Indies captain Floyd Reifer’s decision to bat first after winning the toss backfired immediately on a lively pitch.
Dale Richards was caught and bowled by Aamer for 1 on the sixth ball of the innings. Three overs later, Andre Fletcher was out for 7, and 11-2 soon became 14-3 when Travis Dowlin was caught by Kamran Akmal for a duck off Aamer.
Smith and David Bernard put on 22 before Smith was caught by Umar Akmal off Gul.
Aamer bowled Bernard for 6, and Gul then dismissed Floyd Reifer (7) and Chadwick Walton in successive deliveries to leave West Indies on 47-7 in the 15th over.
Miller and Sammy added 38 but West Indies’ resistance was soon broken, helped by spinner Saeed Ajmal’s two wickets.
Pak Vs WI: Windies Out for 133 was first posted on September 23, 2009 at 11:11 pm.
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Pakistan Vs Srilanka Warm Up Match Today
JOHANNESBURG: In preparation of the Champions Trophy, Pakistan cricket team will play their warm-up match against Sri Lanka while hosts South Africa will face the West Indies here on Friday.
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Process of teams arrival continues here for the participation in the mega event.
Johannesburg has become the centre of attraction for all people these days as the participating teams have begun to arrive here and the process of press conferences continues besides practice sessions.
While talking with media ahead of the warm-up match against Pakistan, Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara said that his team has recently displayed very good performance due to which he is hopeful of success in the Champions Trophy.
Captain of hosts team, Graeme Smith and the West Indian captain, Floyd Reifer are also determined for achieving success before the warm-up match.
Meanwhile, New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori also desirous of making a come back with good performance in the Champions Trophy.
Pakistan Vs Srilanka Warm Up Match Today was first posted on September 18, 2009 at 3:06 pm.
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