World Cup 2011: India beat West Indies by 80 runs
India beat West Indies by 80 runs in the last group match of ICC World Cup 2011, played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai. Following the target of 269, Caribbean side bowled out for just 188 runs in 43 overs. Zaheer Khan took three wickets.
According to details Indian captain MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first. The home side goes early in trouble by losing the big wicket of Sachin Tendulkar. He can score just 2 runs. New batsman Virat Kohli, along with Gautam Gambhir added 43 runs in the second wicket partnership. Gambhir was taken by Ravi Rampaul on 22. This time, the danger man Yuvraj Singh came to join the crease with Kohli. Both players batted very sensibly and picks their side’s total to 173. On this spot Kohli goes clean bowled by Rampaul. MS Dhoni turned back after playing the innings of 22 runs. On the other end Yuvraj continued to move his side’s score and completed his hundred.
The fifth Indian wicket fell on the total of 232 when Suresh Raina was bowled out by Darren Sammy on 4. The shinning innings of Yuvraj ends on 113. He was catch and bowled by Kieron Pollard. Yusuf Pathan became the fourth wicket of Yusuf Pathan, his score was 11. Soon after, Harbhajan Singh was taken by Andre Russell on 3. Russell finished the Indian innings by picking the wicket of Munaf Patel. After losing all wickets the final score of Indian side was 268 in 49.1 overs. Ravi Rampaul was the best West Indian bowler, he picked 5 wickets for 51 runs. Andre Russell was the second prominent bowler with 2 wickets.
Following the target, West Indies lost its first wicket on the total of 34 when Kirk Edwards was taken by Ashwin on 17. Darren Bravo and Devon Smith added 56 runs in the second wicket partnership. Suresh Raina took the wicket of Bravo when his score was 22. This time Ramnaresh Sarwan came to join Smith. Both players batted sensibly and added 65 runs in the mutual cooperation. The innings of Smith was finished by Zaheer Khan on 81. He made this score with the help of seven boundaries and a six. Soon after, Kieron Pollard was taken by Harbhajan Singh on just 1 run.
Devon Thomas became the sixth wicket of Indian bowlers. He can score 2 runs on 8 balls. Captain Darren Sammy (2), Andre Russell (0), Sulieman Benn (3), also failed to struggle against home bowlers. The resistance of Ramnaresh Sarwan ended on 39. Ravi Rampaul became the victory wicket of India. After losing all wickets the total of Caribbean side was 188 in 43 overs. Zaheer was the most successful Indian bowler with three wickets.
Pakistan, England Set For T20 Battle
DUBAI: Pakistan and England will enthral the lovers of cricket with Twenty20 matches at the Dubai Sports City stadium today and tomorrow.
The WorldCall T-20 Challenge series has gained more importance due to the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 Cup to be held in West Indies in April-May.
The performances in these two matches are also of great importance to the players to ensure a place in their national teams.
Pakistan prestige is also at stake as they are the defending world Twenty20 champions.
Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik has said the defeat to Australia is history, if England too inflict a defeat on them in the Twenty20 format, in which they hold the record for maximum victories (21 victories out of the 28 matches), it will be hard for them to recover.
England have arrived with the confidence of having beaten South Africa in a one-day series. Their skipper Paul Collingwood is hoping that his players will transfer the confidence gained from one-day cricket into Twenty20 format. A victory over Pakistan can go a long way in boosting their confidence in this format. Of the 23 Twenty20 matches England have played, they have won only nine. A victory here will be labelled as the start of a new beginning.
Pakistan, England Set For T20 Battle was first posted on February 19, 2010 at 10:43 am.
Cobras Vs Trinidad and Tobago Hyderabad
Cobras 59/2 (6.6), Cape Cobras have won the toss and elected to bat , Live Match In Progress.
Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat first in the 2nd Semi Final at Hyderabad. Winner of the match will meet NSW tomorrow.
Over 1.4: Single. Ravi Rampaul to H Gibbs, pitched up delivery, drives it wide of mid off for a single.
Over 1.3: Single. Ravi Rampaul to A Puttick, good length delivery, drags his shot to wide mid on.
Over 1.2: No runs. Ravi Rampaul to A Puttick, bangs it short, pulls it to mid on.
Over 1.1: Single. Ravi Rampaul to H Gibbs, pitched up delivery, drives it to mid off and steals a single.
Over 0.6: Single. S Ganga to H Gibbs, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and flicks it to long on.
Over 0.5: Single. S Ganga to A Puttick, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and works it behind square for a single.
Over 0.4: Single. S Ganga to H Gibbs, flatter trajectory delivery, flicks it down to long on.
Over 0.3: No runs. S Ganga to H Gibbs, flatter trajectory delivery, pushes it back to the bowler.
Over 0.2: Single. S Ganga to A Puttick, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and tucks it behind square for a single.
Over 0.1: No runs. S Ganga to A Puttick, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and pushes it to the left of the bowler.
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Cobras Vs Trinidad and Tobago Hyderabad was first posted on October 22, 2009 at 9:07 pm.
