ICC 2010 Twenty20 World Cup THREAD

[HAWK73]

Yeh doosri "apni" ko aapne shoaib Malik ki tareh Drop kyoon kar diya...

Ohhh, I was too fast to write it.
Thanks for correction.

 

[Iggy]

Well if Pakistan wait one more day we both can share a plane back to home..

 

[HAWK73]

Very very important matches for Pakistan today.
That Pakistan have to beat South Africa and, England have to beat New Zealand.

Looks very

 

[Iggy]

Why players like Uthappa left out??he was an attacking batsman..he should have been selected and also Irfan pathan.his bowling may not as good as before but he sure can score some runs..much better than the current allrouders Jadega and Yusef Pathan ..

 

[HAWK73]

You got 5 South Asian teams in this current T20 World Cup.
2 toh pia sdhar gai,
Aab 3 baqi reh gai hein.

 

[HAWK73]

Why players like Uthappa left out??he was an attacking batsman..he should have been selected and also Irfan pathan.his bowling may not as good as before but he sure can score some runs..much better than the current allrouders Jadega and Yusef Pathan ..

Wondering, what happened to Irfan Phatan?
Because its a long time ago since I saw him in any Indian team.

 

[fawwaxs]

India call up Yadav for injured Kumar

BRIDGETOWN: India have been given permission to bring in Umesh Yadav as a replacement player at the World Twenty20 after pace bowler Praveen Kumar was forced out with a side strain.

But just how much of a role, if any, the uncapped Yadav will have in the Caribbean is doubtful.

India are on the brink of elimination from the World Twenty20, after losing to the West Indies by 14 runs here on Sunday.

Even if they beat Sri Lanka in their final second round Super Eights match in St Lucia on Tuesday, India will need other results to go their way if they are to reach the semi-finals.

Once replaced, a player cannot return, so Kumar's time at the World Twenty20 is at an end.

The 22-year-old Yadav has not represented India at international level. He has so far played 11 first-class matches, taking 42 wickets.

 

[fawwaxs]

Player row harming Pakistan's title defence: Afridi

BRIDGETOWN: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said the banning of several senior players and ongoing disciplinary action by home officials was hampering the team's defence of its World Twenty20 title.

The champions lost a thrilling Super Eights match to New Zealand by just one run at the Kensington Oval here on Saturday, a defeat that left Pakistan with only a slim mathematical chance of reaching the semi-finals of this year's World Twenty20.

But they arrived in the Caribbean without several senior players after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided to take action following the team's recent tour of Australia where they failed to win a single international match.

Former captains Younus Khan, who led Pakistan to World Twenty20 glory in England last year, and Mohammad Yousuf were both banned indefinitely for what the PCB said was “infighting which resulted in a negative influence on the team”.

Shoaib Malik, another former captain, and pace bowler Rana Naved were both banned for a year and fined two million rupees (24,000 dollars) for disciplinary breaches.

Meanwhile Afridi and wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal were fined three million rupees and placed on probation for six months, also for violations of discipline and Umar Akmal, Kamran's brother, was fined two million rupees.

Pakistan could certainly have done with one of their missing batsmen against New Zealand as they just failed to chase down a target of 134, despite a defiant 67 not out from opener Salman Butt.

“We are coming out from a very difficult time after the New Zealand and Australia tours,” said Afridi.

“The selection committee picks the team for us and first they announce the team before naming the captain and coach. Maybe in the future we can all sit together and pick a good bunch of guys.

Afridi, still effective as a leg-spinner at this level, has failed to live up to his billing as one of the world's most dangerous limited overs batsmen in the Caribbean and on Saturday he holed out for 11.

“My performance is always very key as captain but this time I haven't performed so maybe that's why we haven't had a good result,” Afridi said.

Pakistan, who lost to England by six wickets in their opening Super Eights match here on Thursday, face South Africa in their final second round fixture in St Lucia on Monday.

 

[Frankenstein]

What if both India and Pakistan makes up to Semi-finals and then eventually to finals, Imagine the chaos in this thread

 

[rideto_live]

What if both India and Pakistan makes up to Semi-finals and then eventually to finals, Imagine the chaos in this thread

Dont Like the idea of any team sneaking thru to the semis i guess India an pakistan dont deserve it

 

[Cricketer]

Lahore, Apr 26: Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik were forced to leave their reception even before the scheduled time as uninvited guests, heavy security
arrangements and energy conversation measures enforced by local administration proved to be too much to handle for the newly weds.

Buzz up!
As per media reports, scores of uninvited guests reportedly showed up at the reception, which was held in Sialkot hockey ground.


Adding to this disarray was the heavy security arrangements of the Pakistan Punjab Police and the alleged mismanagement of the same as well as the local administration's persistence asking the organisers to take down additional lighting arrangements.

According to a news channel Duniya, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza's family left to Lahore even before the function ended. Following this, the couple also left.

Besides this, a new controversy emerged when Pakistan media reported that the groom Shoaib Malik was demanding Rs 3.5 million from them if they wanted the rights to cover the 'walima' scheduled to be held in Lahore on Tuesday, Apr 27.

lolol

sorry just read it...though an old news..

 

[Skeptic]

Lahore, Apr 26: Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik were forced to leave their reception even before the scheduled time as uninvited guests, heavy security
arrangements and energy conversation measures enforced by local administration proved to be too much to handle for the newly weds.

Buzz up!
As per media reports, scores of uninvited guests reportedly showed up at the reception, which was held in Sialkot hockey ground.


Adding to this disarray was the heavy security arrangements of the Pakistan Punjab Police and the alleged mismanagement of the same as well as the local administration's persistence asking the organisers to take down additional lighting arrangements.

According to a news channel Duniya, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza's family left to Lahore even before the function ended. Following this, the couple also left.

Besides this, a new controversy emerged when Pakistan media reported that the groom Shoaib Malik was demanding Rs 3.5 million from them if they wanted the rights to cover the 'walima' scheduled to be held in Lahore on Tuesday, Apr 27.

lolol

sorry just read it...though an old news..

This goes here

http://www.defence.pk/forums/members-club/52503-sania-mirza-marry-shoaib-malik.html

 

[Nemesis]

You were right arihant. Christ my maths sucks big time!

Anyway, here is the scenario for Asian teams - source cricinfo

India -
(points 0, net run-rate -1.575)
For India to make the cut, they'll have to beat Sri Lanka by a margin of at least 20 runs, and then hope West Indies lose to Australia. Currently India have conceded 63 more runs than they have scored, compared to Sri Lanka's 24. If they win by 20 runs, their difference will reduce to 43 while Sri Lanka's will increase to 44, which will do the trick for India. If India bat second, and assuming Sri Lanka have scored 160, they'll need to chase it down in a maximum of 17.4 overs to lift their NRR above Sri Lanka's.

Pakistan -
(points 0, net run-rate -0.215)
They need to beat South Africa, and then hope that England beat New Zealand later in the day. If both the matches go down Pakistan's desired route, they will be level on two points along with New Zealand and South Africa, and they will also have the best net run-rate of the three.

Sri Lanka
(points 2, net run-rate -0.600)
They are currently in second place, thanks to a run rate that is superior to that of West Indies. The best-case scenario for them is that they beat India, and Australia beat West Indies, in which case Australia and Sri Lanka will qualify for the semi-finals on points. Sri Lanka will also be through if they lose to India by less than 20 runs and Australia beat West Indies.

However, even a win against India will not assure them a spot in the last four, if West Indies beat Australia. Currently, Sri Lanka have conceded 24 more runs than they have scored, while for West Indies the corresponding number is 43. If both teams win their final games and West Indies win by a margin that offsets that difference, then they will go through. Thus, if Sri Lanka beat India by a run, and West Indies beat Australia by 21 runs, then the home team will progress to the semis.

Bangladesh - (Points 0, run rate -56.00101010)
As they are not in the Super 8s, they would require God to turn back time, transfer some of his (or her) skills to Bangladeshi payers and then hope for the best. However, even in such a situation, their chance of making it is doubtful.

 

[Al-zakir]

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat...

Perhaps luck in our side today......

 

[Al-zakir]

Bangladesh - (Points 0, run rate -56.00101010)
As they are not in the Super 8s, they would require God to turn back time, transfer some of his (or her) skills to Bangladeshi payers and then hope for the best. However, even in such a situation, their chance of making it is doubtful.

We are counting on . Bd is burried.....so rest them in peace.