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WesIndies are in the Semi finalz after a dramatic match against englund
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WesIndies are in the finalz after a dramatic match against englund
First make sure the Irish donot kick your precious behind back to Pakistan. Till then chill.
T20 debacle: What cost India the game
New Delhi: A three-run loss at Lord's to England on Sunday sealed India's fate in the World T20 championship and made sure that there will be a new T20 world champion come June 21.
A day after the shocking defeat, CNN-IBN's Nishant Arora dissects the mistakes that cost India the game:
Dhoni's first blunder as skipper was to yet again not complete the quota of overs for his best new ball bowlers. RP Singh delivered a wicket and went for only 13 in his three overs, yet he didn't get a fourth over to bowl.
Despite going for 26 in his three overs, Zaheer Khan's experience was too invaluable to ignore. Why did the skipper not turn to him instead of handing over the ball to Ishant Sharma, who has generously given runs throughout the tournament? Ishant went for 36 in his full quota of four overs.
India's third mistake in the field was allowing two wide balls by Harbhajan Singh to sail to the boundary, not once but twice. As the senior spin bowler, it was a cardinal sin by Harbhajan to bowl two such shocking deliveries - first in the 18th over and then in the final over. Those 10 runs cost India dearly.
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The decision to bat Suresh Raina at number three in the batting line-up despite his obvious weakness against the short ball was also hard to understand. With the asking rate (required run rate) not too stiff, could the skipper have given himself the role of seeing the initial England burn out and kept Raina in the dugout for an assault on the spinners?
Then came the game breaker – Ravindar Jadeja sent in to bat ahead of Yuvraj Singh at number four. Jadeja was simply unable to find the boundaries. He consumed six of the 20 overs on offer, making just 25 with one four leaving Yuvraj, Dhoni and Yusuf Pathan too much to do in the end.
T20 debacle: What cost India the game
ok.. now since the match has got over .. can we have your views "Always neutral" .. on England's loss ..????!!!!!! .. and yeaa Pakistan is in the semis... so whats the english tke on it mate ??
Welcome to Semi Final
great match. ajmal didnt let us struggle. gud thing is that we won with a big margin (39 runs). meanin we ll be seein either england or windies in the semi fianl.
@Al-Zakir
Sir thanks for supporting us throughout
wrong friend!
SA v. PAK (subject to today's match - if NZ wins it will create 3-way tie and then decided on net-run-rate, so hold on to those jets!)
SL v. WI (as above)
no1 of one group plays no2 of other group!
No Sir,
Folowing are the current states.
Std-----Teams --------Pts---- Net RR
1 B1 - Pakistan-------- 4------+1.185
2 C2 - Sri Lanka--------4------+0.70
3 D1 - New Zealand----2-------+0.943
4 A2 - Ireland----------0------- -2.183
If Sri Lanka wins today, Pakistan will play against West indies and Srilanka (Srilanka will get 6 points after winning and stand at top in group) against South Africa.
If Newzealand wins today then Pakistan will play against South Africa (Pakistan runrate is already very strong that makes them to qualify for semi's) and Newzealand (Newzealand runrate is batter then Srilankan runrate. Srilankan run rate will drop more if they lose today) against West indies.
Good news! Bratties are out! WI deserved to get through.
Whoever Pakistan faces, one thing is certain, our team has grown throughout the tournament and they deserve the credit. Despite all the harsh words and criticism the team managed to peak at pivotal junctures. Let's not forget that Pakistan has been alienated for the past few years by the whole cricket community. Pakistan has hardly played any test or ODI series. Regardless, in this WC they have managed to reach the semis which is a huge achievement. Let's stand behind our team and support them through thick and thin. Again, they fully deserve it.
whatever the permutations
no1 of one group plays no2 of other group - so lets wait till tonite!