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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

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Preview: England vs South Africa, 1st Test, 19-23 July, The Oval, 2012

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 01:15 PM PDT


England will defend their ranking as the top Test team in the world when they come up against a strong South African side in the first of three Test matches at the Oval on Thursday.

The pre-match build-up has concentrated on two outstanding fast bowling attacks — but, as England fast bowler James Anderson and South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis pointed out on Tuesday, the bowlers will have to get past some outstanding batsmen.

“It’s the two best teams in the world,” said Anderson. “Both bowling attacks have been successful over the past 12 to 18 months but if you look at both batting line-ups they’re potentially as strong as well. It’s going to be a clash of two really good teams.”

Meawhile Kallis added: “It’s going to be an interesting battle to see who comes out on top. Both sides have got good batters as well. It’s going to be a fantastic series.”

South Africa edged England 2-1 in 2008, the last time the two teams met in England, but England have been unbeaten at home since then, rising to number one in the world rankings under captain Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower.

However, South Africa have not lost an away series since they were beaten in Sri Lanka in 2006. They are ranked third but will take the top place from England if they win the series.

Anderson, Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan have become a formidable fast bowling force for England.

But South Africa have some heavy artillery as well in Dale Steyn, the world’s top-ranked bowler, the tall Morne Morkel and the accurate Vernon Philander, who has taken 51 wickets at an average of 14.15 since making his debut against Australia last November.

England may have an advantage in spin bowling, where off-spinner Graeme Swann has a superior record to South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir, who has yet to make a major impact at Test level.

South Africa will go into the series with minimal preparation.

They had a three-day camp in Switzerland, during which they climbed mountains and got out of their normal ‘comfort zones’, followed by a two-day match against Somerset and a three-day match against Kent.

Both matches were affected by rain and the tourists were unable to dominate against two relatively weak teams.

But Kallis is convinced the preparation has been ideal and that South Africa are ready to hit form from the start of the series.

South Africa have never won in 10 matches at the Oval and have lost all three Tests at the venue since returning to international cricket in 1991.

Remarkably on each of the latter occasions they lost despite winning the toss and batting first. All three Tests were the last matches of a series.

Kallis regards the record as nothing more than a statistical oddity but it is a puzzling statistic, given that the Oval normally provides pace and bounce for fast bowlers, which has long been a South African strength.

An unusually wet summer could mean the pitch may not have the hardness normally expected by this stage of a season, which could in turn lead to swing and seam may prove more important than outright speed.

The weather could be a factor, with some rain expected on each of the first three days of the match.

South Africa will hand wicketkeeping duties to vice-captain AB de Villiers following a career-ending eye injury to Mark Boucher in the first warm-up game.

Although the loss of the experienced Boucher is a blow, it gives the tourists a chance to field an extra specialist, with batsman JP Duminy set to feature.

Probable XIs:
England: 1 Andrew Strauss (capt), 2 Alastair Cook, 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Ian Bell, 6 Ravi Bopara, 7 Matt Prior (wk), 8 Tim Bresnan/Steven Finn, 9 Stuart Broad, 10 Graeme Swann, 11 James Anderson.

South Africa: 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Alviro Petersen, 3 Hashim Amla, 4 Jacques Kallis, 5 AB de Villiers (wk), 6 Jacques Rudolph, 7 JP Duminy, 8 Vernon Philander, 9 Dale Steyn, 10 Imran Tahir, 11 Morne Morkel.

England announce preliminary squad for T20 World Cup, Pietersen ignored

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:52 PM PDT


Kevin Pietersen’s dream of helping England defend their World Twenty20 title appeared to have been dashed after he was left out of a provisional 30-man squad announced Wednesday.

Pietersen, England’s man of the tournament when they won the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean two years ago, their first major limited overs title, recently retired from all white ball internationals.

The South Africa-born batsman wanted to continue to play Twenty20 matches while opting out of 50 overs per side one-day international fixtures.

But England said the terms of his central contract meant he had to be available for both of those formats and that the only alternative was to opt out of all limited overs international cricket, which he duly did. (AFP)

Provisional England World Twenty20 squad

Stuart Broad, (capt), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Gareth Batty, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Scott Borthwick, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Jos Buttler, Alastair Cook, Steven Croft, Steven Davies (wkt), Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Craig Kieswetter (wkt), Michael Lumb, Stuart Meaker, Eoin Morgan, Graham Onions, Samit Patel, Matt Prior (wkt), Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Graeme Swann, James Taylor, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes, Luke Wright

Bangladesh vs Ireland 1st T20 Scorecard Belfast 2012

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:45 PM PDT


Bangladesh tour of Ireland and Netherlands 2012

Ireland vs Bangladesh – 1st T20I

Played at Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast, 18 July 2012

Toss -Ireland won the toss and elected to Field.

Result – Bangladesh beat Ireland by 71 runs

Bangladesh Innings

Bangladesh Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Tamim Iqbal c J Mooney b P Stirling 31 31 3 0 100.00
Mohammad Ashraful b Sorensen 15 13 2 0 115.28
Shakib Al Hasan b P Stirling 57 33 9 0 172.73
Mushfiqur Rahim (c & wk) c W Porterfield b B Rankin 6 5 1 0 120.00
Mahmudullah c P Stirling b Sorensen 23 15 1 2 153.33
Ziaur Rahman Not Out 40 17 0 5 235.29
Nasir Hossain Not Out 8 6 0 0 133.33
Elias Sunny            
Abdur Razzak            
Mashrafe Mortaza            
Abul Hasan            
Extras (b 4,lb 5,w 1, nb 0) 10
Total (5 wickets; 20 overs) 190 (9.50 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (Bangladesh):

1-35 (Mohammad Ashraful, 4.6 ov), 2-94 (Tamim Iqbal, 11.2 ov), 3-114 (Shakib Al Hasan, 13.1 ov), 4-120 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 14.5 ov), 5-154 (Mahmudullah, 16.6 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
Boyd Rankin 4 0 30 1 7.50  
Trent Johnston 4 0 23 0 5.75  
Max Sorensen 4 0 42 2 10.50  
Alex Cusack 3 0 34 0 11.33  
John Mooney 1 0 14 0 14.00  
Paul Stirling 4 0 38 2 9.50 (w 1)


Ireland Innings

Ireland Innings R B 4s 6s SR
William Porterfield (c) st M Rahim b A Razzak 26 16 2 2 162.50
Paul Stirling run out (A Razzak) 4 8 0 0 50.00
Ed Joyce c M Ashraful b E Sunny 11 18 0 0 61.11
Niall O’Brien st M Rahim b E Sunny 8 8 0 1 100.00
Kevin O’Brien b M Mortaza 0 2 0 0 0.00
Gary Wilson (wk) Not Out 41 36 4 1 113.88
John Mooney b Elias Sunny 1 6 0 0 16.66
Alex Cusack b Elias Sunny 1 7 0 0 14.29
Trent Johnston c A Razzak b E Sunny 7 5 1 0 140.00
Max Sorensen Not Out 12 13 0 1 92.30
Boyd Rankin            
Extras (b 0,lb 2,w 6, nb 0) 8
Total (8 wickets; 20 overs) 119 (5.95 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (Ireland):

1-32 (Porterfield, 3.4 ov), 2-34 (Stirling, 4.2 ov), 3-56 (Joyce, 8.2 ov), 4-56 (NJ O’Brien, 8.3 ov), 5-56 (KJ O’Brien, 9.2 ov), 6-60 (Mooney, 10.4 ov), 7-64 (Cusack, 12.6 ov), 8-72 (Johnston, 14.3 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
Mashrafe Mortaza 4 0 36 0 9.00 (w 1)
Abul Hasan 3 0 27 0 9.00  
Shakib Al Hasan 4 0 26 0 6.50  
Abdur Razzak 4 0 9 2 2.25 (w 2)
Mahmudullah 1 0 6 0 6.00 (w 3)
Elias Sunny 4 1 13 5 3.20  


Teams:
Ireland (Playing XI): William Porterfield (c), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O’Brien, Gary Wilson (wk), Kevin O’Brien, Alex Cusack, John Mooney, Trent Johnston, Max Sorensen, Boyd Rankin

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (c & wk), Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Ziaur Rahman, Elias Sunny, Abdur Razzak, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abul Hasan

Bangladesh vs Ireland 1st T20 Live Scores Belfast 2012 #IrevsBan

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 10:09 AM PDT


Toss: Ireland have won the toss and elected to field

Teams:
Ireland (Playing XI): William Porterfield(c), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O’Brien, Gary Wilson(w), Kevin O’Brien, Alex Cusack, John Mooney, Trent Johnston, Max Sorensen, Boyd Rankin

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w/c), Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Ziaur Rahman, Elias Sunny, Abdur Razzak, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abul Hasan

Check out the preview of 1st T20 here and for live scores go here

Team India leaves for Sri Lanka

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 07:03 AM PDT


The Indian cricket team on Wednesday left for Sri Lanka to play five one-dayers and a Twenty20 against the island nation from Saturday.

The first ODI of the series, which marks the start of the season following a seven-week break, will be played in Hambantota.

“Most of the players have come back after a long break and the body looks very different and their fielding and other activities look very different,” Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni told reporters here before heading to Sri Lanka.

“We will make the most of the rest that we have got. It’s the start of the season and we want to start it on a good note.”

After this, India will host New Zealand, play the World Twenty20 Championships and then host England and Pakistan at the end of the year. (PTI)

Sri Lanka Premier League T20 official song video

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 04:30 AM PDT


Sri Lanka Premier League T20 official theme song video watch online. Watch SLPL T20 theme song video online. Sri Lanka Premier League to debut from 11 August 2012. The innaugral edition of SLPL T20 comprises of 7 teams: Uthura, Nagenahira, Ruhuna, Wayamba, Kandurata, Basnahira and Uva.

Here is the offical theme song of SLPL T20

Stay tuned for more updates regarding the series!

Bangladesh vs Ireland 1st T20 Highlights Belfast 2012

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 03:45 AM PDT


Bangladesh vs Ireland highlights of the 1st T20 played at Belfast, Ireland on 18 July 2012. Bangladesh tour Ireland for 3 T20 matches played in Ireland. Its been long Bangladesh played any international series. They last faced Pakistan in the Asia Cup. Ireland on the other hand desperate to play international match to showcase their talent.

Bangladesh vs Ireland 1st T20 Highlights will be posted here. Match scheduled to start at 16:00 GMT or 21:30 IST. Highlights will be posted here depending the coverage of series. So stay tuned for more updates and enjoy the match!

Check out the preview of 1st T20 here and for live scores go here

Bangladesh vs Ireland 1st T20 Live Streams Online 2012

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 03:15 AM PDT


Bangladesh vs Ireland live streams link of 1st T20 to be played at Belfast on 18 July 2012 will be posted here. Bangladesh to play 3 T20′s against Ireland. The series will help both the teams know their strengths and weakness ahead of the T20 world cup in Sri Lanka later in the year. Live Scores for 1st T20 of Bangladesh vs Ireland can be checked here and live streams link here.

Bangladesh vs Ireland 1st T20 Live Streams online. Watch the Bangladesh tour of Europe 2012 live streams online. Bangladesh tour includes 3 T20 matches against Ireland. Live Stream links of series are posted below so just scroll down for the match timings and live stream links.

Match Timings: Jul 18, 2012 (17:00 local | 16:00 GMT | 21:30 IST)

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Pakistan announce T20 squad for Australia series and World Cup

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 02:45 AM PDT


Deciding to bank on experience, Pakistan national selectors have recalled Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq and Imran Nazir for the upcoming Twenty20 series against Australia in UAE followed by the ICC World Cup in Sri Lanka.

Mohammad Hafeez has also been retained as the T20 captain till the end of the year in what came as a major boost for the allrounder.

“Hafeez will be the T20 captain till December this year,” a board spokesman said.

Hafeez had replaced Misbah-ul-Haq as the national T20 captain in May before the Sri Lanka series and Pakistan managed to drew the series 1-1.

While recalling wicketkeeper-batsman Akmal for the Australia series and ICC T20 World Cup the selectors discarded young keeper, Shakil Ansar after just playing him in two T20 matches against Sri Lanka.

The return of Kamran was on the cards after he recently appeared before the integrity committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which gave the nod to the selectors to consider him for the upcoming assignments.

“Kamran is an obvious choice for limited overs cricket and he will add depth to the batting as well,” chief selector, Iqbal Qasim said.

Qasim also said Nazir, who last played for Pakistan in 2010, was rewarded for some consistent performances in domestic cricket and in foreign T20 leagues.

But Nazir has come in at the cost of another dashing young opener, Ahmed Shahzad who played against Sri Lanka.

The selectors have also dropped left arm pacer, Wahab Riaz from the squad that went to Sri Lanka.

Razzaq had last appeared for Pakistan in 2011 during the one-day series against Sri Lanka but had to return home midway through the series due to fitness issues.

“It is a very balanced T20 squad and ready for two very tough assignments,” Qasim said.

The PCB had earlier not given clearance to the selectors to consider Kamran in recent times after his name appeared in the spot-fixing trial held in London last year involving Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer.

Kamran was suspected of links with bookmakers. His last appearance for Pakistan was in the 2011 World Cup.

Pakistan will play three one-dayers and three T20 matches against Australia from August 28 in the UAE before going to Sri Lanka for the ICC World Cup, which it won in 2009.

Pakistan T20 squad for Australia series and ICC World Cup:

Mohammad Hafeez (c), Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Yasir Arafat, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Mohammad Sami, Reza Hasan and Saeed Ajmal.

Preview: Bangladesh vs Ireland 1st T20 Belfast 2012

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 02:15 AM PDT


Bangladesh to play against Ireland in a 3 T20 match series. The series looks to be a significant one for both the teams as they will begin their practice for the T20 world cup in Sri Lanka. Although the conditions in Ireland and in Sri Lanka are completely different but this will definitely help the teams to prepare and work on the strengths and shortfalls.

Ireland desperate to play more of international cricket and this series will definitely help them showcase their talent against an international team. For Bangladesh its a series to show their caliber away from home and they can’t afford to loose this series.

Ireland, being the home team definitely look to get best of the home conditions. Their side is packed full of experienced county cricketers such as Ed Joyce, Niall O’Brien, Tim Murtagh and the captain William Porterfield. The return of Boyd Rankin, the fast bowler, makes for a very strong seam attack.

Bangladesh too have brought their key players. Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan are impressive international cricketers who have experience of county cricket that will serve them well in conditions likely to help the bowlers.

Teams
Ireland (Probable XI): William Porterfield (captain), Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, Ed Joyce, John Mooney, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O’Brien, Niall O’Brien, Andrew Poynter, Boyd Rankin, Max Sorensen, Paul Stirling, Andrew White, Gary Wilson

Bangladesh (Probable XI): Mushfiqur Rahim (capt), Mahmudullah, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, Junaid Siddique, Jahurul Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Nasir Hossain, Ziaur Rahman, Elias Sunny, Abdur Razzak, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Abul Hasan.

Australia announce preliminary squad for T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 02:00 AM PDT


Young paceman James Pattinson was surprisingly left out from Australia’s preliminary 30-member squad announced on Wednesday for the World Twenty20 Championship in Sri Lanka in September.

The 22-year-old Pattinson, who has been impressive since his Test debut against New Zealand last year, was not a part of the initial Australian pace attack which comprises of Clint McKay, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Ben Hilfenhaus among others.

The squad also includes Mitchell Johnson, Dirk Nannes, Ryan Harris and Ben Laughlin.

“The ICC World Twenty20 will be a fiercely contested tournament. A great deal of flamboyant cricketing talent will be on display and some games will be turned on their heads by 10 minutes of brilliance. The squad announced today is full of talent, enterprise and all-round strength,” National Selector John Inverarity said.

“Within the 30 players named is depth and cover for all departments within the team,” he added.

The World Twenty20 will begin on September 18 with the men’s competition while the women’s matches will begin on September 26.

As with the previous ICC World Twenty20 in 2010, the men’s and women’s semi-finals and finals will be played as a double-header.

The Australian men’s team is in Group B alongside Ireland and West Indies, and its first pool match is against Ireland on September 19.

The Australian women’s team is in Group A alongside India, England and Pakistan. The defending champions kick off their campaign against India on September 27.

Australian men’s Squad: George Bailey (capt), Travis Birt, Dan Christian, Pat Cummins, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Ryan Harris, Ben Hilfenhaus, Brad Hogg, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Ben Laughlin, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Andrew McDonald, Clint McKay, Dirk Nannes, Stephen O’Keefe, Tim Paine, Rob Quiney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Adam Voges, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Shane Watson, Cameron White.

Australian women’s squad: Charlotte Anneveld (capt), Jemma Barsby, Kristen Beams, Alex Blackwell, Melissa Bulow, Erin Burns, Jess Cameron, Nicola Carey, Renee Chappell, Sarah Coyte, Lauren Ebsary, Sarah Elliott, Holly Ferling, Jodie Fields, Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy, Julie Hunter, Jessica Jonassen, Meg Lanning, Sharon Millanta, Beth Mooney, Erin Osborne, Ellyse Perry, Leah Poulton, Angela Reakes, Megan Schutt, Lisa Sthalekar, Kara Sutherland, Gemma Triscari, Elyse Villani.

Yuvraj Singh included in India’s T20 World Cup preliminary squad

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 01:32 AM PDT


Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh who has been training hard to attain fitness after successfully combating a rare germ cell cancer has received a shot in the arm as the national selectors have included him in the 30-member squad for T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka.

Earlier, chairman of selectors had publicly stated that he hopes to see the star all-rounder – who helped India win its second World Cup in 2011- to be back in the reckoning for the mega event in Sri lanka, starting September.

The squad also includes out-of-form Harbhajan Singh. MS Dhoni will lead the team in the T20 tournament.

According to a report in NDTV, following is the probable's list for T20 World Cup,

Indian squad for T20 World Cup: MS Dhoni (c), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, R. Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Umesh Yadav, Ashok Dinda, Ajinkya Rahane , Manoj Tiwary, Rahul Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Mandeep Singh, Piyush Chawla, Ravindra Jadeja, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, Munaf Patel, Naman Ojha, Dinesh Karthik, Praveen Kumar, L. Balaji.

PCB wants revenue share in India-Pakistan series in December

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 01:24 AM PDT


The much-anticipated Indo-Pak limited-overs series in December could face problems getting off the ground as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is determined to get a share of the revenues generated from the matches.

A PCB official told PTI that the board would soon take up the issue of revenue sharing with BCCI when discussions are held to work out modalities for the series planned in India.

The BCCI has officially invited Pakistan for a series of three ODIs and two Twenty20 matches in December. It will be the first bilateral series between both the countries since 2007 when Pakistan toured India.

“The situation is that if the BCCI does not agree to a revenue-sharing formula, we end up losers and gain nothing financially from this series,” the official said. He said until now the BCCI had not given any commitment to even tour Pakistan or play a Pakistan “home” series at any neutral venue. “As things stand, they say they will send their team to Pakistan when the security situation improves and that means no set deadline. They have also said they don’t want to play us [at] any neutral venues,” the official noted.

“It is a positive thing they have invited us, but unless there is some revenue-sharing formula agreed upon, we gain nothing from the series,” he said.

The official pointed out that India are yet to compensate Pakistan for a previous cancelled tour. “They didn’t come because the Mumbai incident had happened but after that also they have not responded to our proposals of giving us matches at neutral venues so that we can recoup some of our losses from that 2009 tour,” the official said.

The official said while PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf was very keen to see the revival of bilateral ties with India, he was also firm that Pakistan needed to gain something out of the series for itself. “We need to gain something financially from the series or get a firm and written commitment from India to play us in a ‘home series’ at a neutral venue of our choice,” he said.

He said the two boards would soon start discussing the modalities of the planned series. “Until that time, we are committed to touring India but we also have to look at what we gain in the long run because we are not hosting international teams since 2009 and we are facing financial issues,” he said.

India-Pakistan series bigger than Ashes: Afridi

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:27 PM PDT


Praising the efforts of the two countries’ cricket boards in reviving bilateral series, former Pakistan skipper and allrounder Shahid Afridi said the popularity of India-Pakistan series is bigger than the Ashes.

Besides Afridi, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq said that fans from both sides of the border are always eager to watch cricket matches between the two arch-rivals. Pakistan will be playing three one-day internationals and two Twenty20s against traditional rivals India in December this year.

“The series between Pakistan and India is more popular than the Ashes,” Afridi was quoted as saying by The News. “The matches between Pakistan and India are widely followed and people throughout the world are greatly interested in their matches,” he added.

“The pressure is great when we play against India but it is also more thrilling,” Afridi said.

It will be the first bilateral series between the two teams since Pakistan toured India in 2007. “It will be a great a spectacle for the cricket fans when the two sides face each other,” Misbah said.
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