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Virat Kohli slams fifty as India crush Pakistan by 8 wickets: T20 World Cup 2012

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 12:10 PM PDT


Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuvraj Singh set it up with a superb display of spin bowling before Virat Kohli took centrestage with an unbeaten 78 as an inspired India thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wickets to keep their title hopes alive in the ICC World Twenty20 on Sunday.

Ashwin (2/16) and Yuvraj (2/16) snapped up four wickets between themselves as Pakistan were shot out for a meagre 128 in 19.4 overs. Lakshmipathy Balaji also complemented the ?spin twins? with impressive figures of 3/22 in 3.4 overs.

Kohli, who has been Pakistan’s nemesis in the past, hit a scintillating unbeaten 78 off 61 balls as India won with three overs to spare. The Delhi lad hit nine boundaries and two sixes to take the team home in the high-voltage contest watched by a capacity crowd.

However, Pakistan are still ahead in terms of net run rate of -0.426 which is shade better than India’s -0.452. Had India won with 20 balls to spare, they would have been No 2 in the group.

India will now have to defeat South Africa in their last group-2 match on Tuesday to make it to the semi-finals.

India’s unbeaten record against Pakistan in ICC World Cups has thus been kept intact having beaten them five times in the 50-over version and thrice in the T20 format.

Kohli started with a thickish outside edge off Raza Hasan for a boundary but then played some lovely strokes. A backfoot cover drive off Saeed Ajmal and lovely cover drive off Yaser Arafat were glorious strokes.

He also lofted Shahid Afridi over long-off for a six.

Whether driving on the up or playing off his hips, Kohli was a treat to watch.

Virender Sehwag. on the other hand, was happy to play the second fiddle during the 74-run partnership for the second wicket but did play a lovely lofted shot off Umar Gul?s bowling. More PTI KHS MRM

Pakistan captain Mohammed Hafeez?s decision to bat first on a slow Premadasa track failed to produce the desired result as Ashwin and Yuvraj frustrated the opposition batsmen by maintaining superb line and length.

Ashwin, who operated from round the wicket, had superb figures of two for 16 from four overs while Yuvraj also had identical figures but from three overs.

The duo snapped four Pakistan wickets for only 32 runs in seven overs and it was the reason why Hafeez and Co could not reach a respectable total. Lakshmipathy Balaji also complemented the ?spin twins? with impressive figures of 3/22 in 3.4 overs.

The only notable partnership was of 47 runs between Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal. Malik was the top scorer with 28 before he gave an easy catch to Rohit Sharma. Last match?s hero Umar Akmal played a pull shot off an Ashwin delivery but couldn?t clear Suresh Raina in the deep.

India versus Pakistan matches are never short of drama and this match was also not an exception. Zaheer Khan?s first over saw him bowl three wide deliveries and then being square driven by Imran Nazir for a boundary before Virender Sehwag dropped the opener at first slip.

Irfan Pathan started off the collapse by removing Nazir who had shuffled a long way but the umpire thought that left-arm seamer?s incoming delivery would have hit the stumps.

Nazir stood his ground for a while before leaving.

To everyone’s disbelief, Shahid Afridi walked in at No 3 and smashed the first delivery from Pathan over his head and then another boundary off the bowler through the cover region.

However, with the former Pakistan captain, opposition teams always fancy a chance and Balaji bowled a short one which Afridi tried to pull it over mid-wicket boundary but was caught by Suresh Raina at the boundary ropes. Afridi made only 14.

Yuvraj then got into the act as he removed left-hander Nasir Jamshed and wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal in quick succession to reduce Pakistan to 49 for four. Both hurried onto their shots.

Jamshed tried to play a slog-sweep which was smartly taken by Dhoni while Kamran tried an expansive cover drive of an arm ball only to give the Indian captain his second catch.

Pakistan captain Hafeez scratched around for 28 balls for his 15 before he dragged one onto his stumps off part-timer Virat Kohli?s bowling.

Umar and Malik then got together to conjure a partnership but Ashwin dismissed both of them in quick succession to end Pakistan?s chances of a big score. (PTI)

India vs Pakistan Highlights Super 8 T20 World Cup 2012

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 11:06 AM PDT


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Pakistan have won their first game in super eights so they will be a bit relaxed than India who are in a must win situation. Pakistan pulled off a thriller against South Africa where they had almost lost but Umar Gul and Umar Akmal helped them win the game. Pakistan team looks to be balanced with both bowlers and batsman performing well. For India choosing five bowlers have backfired and now MS Dhoni is likely to go with 7 batsman again. this could also mean Virender Sehwag will be back in squad to strengthen the top order.

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India vs Pakistan Post Match Presentation Super 8 T20 World Cup 2012

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 11:04 AM PDT


Kohli: ‘The key is to stay calm. In the previous match, I was thinking too much. Today, I was more relaxed. I went out and played my natural game and it worked. I have worked hard on my game. As long as I play 10-15 overs, it helps the team. The pitch is much slower in the day and it does something under the lights. Batting is much better in the second part of the game. Playing Pakistan is a high-pressure game and I hope to continue my form.’

Virat Kohli is the MoM for his unbeaten knock of 78.

Dhoni: ‘The team responded well. The players looked relax. After a loose couple of overs, Irfan and Zaheer bowled well. The part-timers also contributed. Balaji was great. Kohli has been consistent in all formats and it is good that he is taking the responsibility. He looks to score runs every time and Sehwag batted well after the loss of Gambhir. Sehwag can accumulate runs quickly against the spinners once he settles in. We were not thinking ahead and we had a nice warm-up session. The support was good for both the sides. In the first over, Sehwag told me that it is nice to play in front of a big crowd. At the end of the day, it feels nice to play in front of a full crowd.’

Hafeez: ‘We could not set a good total. We lost wickets at regular intervals. The batsmen could not settle in and we could not build partnerships. India played well and Virat Kohli batted very well. It was a difficult track to bat on and his innings put India on track. We wanted to win the game and we wanted to put pressure but it did not materialize. We have to improve our fielding. It is a must-win game for us against Australia and we will come back positively.’

India vs Pakistan Scorecard Super 8 T20 World Cup 2012

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 10:14 AM PDT


ICC World Twenty20 2012

India vs Pakistan – 20th Match, Group 2

Played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, 30 Sept 2012

Toss -Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Result – India beat Pakistan by 8 wickets

Pakistan Inn

Pakistan Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Mohammad Hafeez (c) b V Kohli 15 28 1 0 53.57
Imran Nazir lbw b I Pathan 8 5 2 0 160.00
Shahid Afridi c S Raina b L Balaji 14 12 2 0 116.66
Nasir Jamshed c M Dhoni b Y Singh 4 5 0 0 80.00
Kamran Akmal (wk) c M Dhoni b Y Singh 5 6 0 0 83.33
Shoaib Malik c R Sharma b R Ashwin 28 22 3 0 127.27
Umar Akmal c S Raina b R Ashwin 21 18 0 1 116.66
Yasir Arafat run out (Y Singh) 8 11 1 0 72.73
Umar Gul c M Dhoni b L Balaji 12 10 1 1 120.00
Saeed Ajmal c M Dhoni b L Balaji 1 2 0 0 50.00
Raza Hasan Not Out 0 0 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 0,lb 1,w 10, nb 1) 12
Total (All Out; 19.4 overs) 128 (6.51 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (Pakistan):

1-17 (Imran Nazir, 1.2 ov), 2-35 (Shahid Afridi, 4.4 ov), 3-43 (Nasir Jamshed, 6.4 ov), 4-49 (Kamran Akmal, 8.2 ov), 5-59 (Mohammad Hafeez, 9.5 ov), 6-106 (Shoaib Malik, 15.2 ov), 7-115 (Umar Akmal, 17.3 ov), 8-115 (Yasir Arafat, 18.1 ov), 9-128 (Umar Gul, 19.3 ov), 10-128 (Saeed Ajmal, 19.4 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
Zaheer Khan 3 0 22 0 7.33 (w 8)
Irfan Pathan 3 0 30 1 10.00 (w 1)
Lakshmipathy Balaji 3.4 0 22 3 6.00  
Ravichandran Ashwin 4 0 16 2 4.00 (w 1)
Yuvraj Singh 3 0 16 2 5.33  
Virat Kohli 3 0 21 1 7.00 (nb 1)


India Inn

India Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Gautam Gambhir c & b R Hasan 0 2 0 0 0.00
Virender Sehwag c U Gul b S Afridi 29 24 4 0 120.83
Virat Kohli Not Out 78 61 8 2 127.87
Yuvraj Singh Not Out 19 16 2 0 118.75
Rohit Sharma            
Suresh Raina            
MS Dhoni (c & wk)            
Irfan Pathan            
Ravichandran Ashwin            
Lakshmipathy Balaji            
Zaheer Khan            
Extras (b 0, lb 0,w 2, nb 1) 3
Total (2 wickets; 17 overs) 129 (7.59 runs per over)

Fall of Wickets (India):

1-1 (Gambhir, 0.2 ov), 2-75 (Sehwag, 10.3 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
Raza Hasan 4 0 22 1 5.50 (w 1)
Umar Gul 3 0 30 0 10.00 (nb 1 w 1)
Saeed Ajmal 4 0 25 0 6.25  
Shahid Afridi 4 0 34 1 8.50  
Yasir Arafat 1 0 11 0 11.00  
Mohammad Hafeez 1 0 7 0 7.00  



Teams
Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Hafeez(c), Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal(w), Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Raza Hasan

India (Playing XI): Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Lakshmipathy Balaji

Pakistan elects to bats against India, Sehwag returns, Bhajji dropped – T20 World Cup 2012

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 07:36 AM PDT


Toss: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat

Hafeez: ‘We will bat. We have variety in the team and we want to put up a good score. The guys are playing positive cricket. We are looking forward to this game. There are no changes in the team’.

Dhoni: ‘This pitch may turn a bit. We were going to bowl first. Bhajji and Chawla are out and Balaji and Sehwag return. Pakistan play spin well and we have got part-timers who can exploit the conditions. We want to do well in front of a big crowd.’

Teams
Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Hafeez(c), Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal(w), Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Raza Hasan

India (Playing XI): Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Lakshmipathy Balaji

Australia vs South Africa Post Match Presentation T20 World Cup 2012

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 07:21 AM PDT


Shane Watson: ‘ It’s nice to be able to continue doing well. I know what my role with the bat and ball is. There is still a long way to go. I knew facing Steyn and Morkel would be a big challenge. I wanted to get through the initial overs and take on the other bowlers. It worked out well, unfortunately Warner got out. Hussey and me stabilized the innings. Top 4 batsmen will win you the games. Top order is the most important.’

Shane Watson is the Man of the Match. His fourth consecutive award

Bailey: ‘ Tough call to bring Doherty in. Good start did the trick. We wanted to restrict them to a total which we could chase. Full credit to South Africa, they put on a good total. Great start for Doherty, he was brought in to do jus that i.e. take wickets.’

de Villiers : ‘ We have got a good side, it’s frustrating when we don’t click. Saddest thing is letting the people at home down. Australia are not the worst bowling attack in the world. We could not get off to a quick start. We got close to dismissing Watson, but couldn’t. It’s not all gloom and doom, we will try to win against India by a big margin’

Australia vs South Africa Highlights Super 8 T20 World Cup 2012

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 06:40 AM PDT


Australia vs South Africa Highlights T20 World Cup 2012. South Africa vs Australia Highlights Super 8 T20 Cricket World Cup 2012. Watch SA vs Aus Highlights T20 World Cup played in Colombo on 30 sept. South Africa vs Australia Super 8 Cricket Highlights. T 20 Cricket World Cup 2012.

Australia will play against South Africa in the second game of the super eights. South Africa have to win this if they want to stay alive in the tournament. Australia have been in splendid form winning all their matches till now and will now be aiming to book the slot in semi-finals. FOr SOuth Africa the biggest challenge will be to deal with opener David Warner and Shane Watson and the in-form Michael Hussey. The game is getting tougher and one loss will effect a lot.

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Australia vs South Africa Scorecard Super 8 T20 World Cup 2012

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 05:46 AM PDT


ICC World Twenty20 2012

Australia vs South Africa – 19th Match, Group 2

Played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, 30 September 2012

Toss - Australia won the toss and elected to field.

Result – Australia beat South Africa by 8 wickets

South Africa Inn

South Africa Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Richard Levi b X Doherty 0 3 0 0 0.00
Hashim Amla c M Wade b Shane Watson 17 15 1 1 113.33
Jacques Kallis c M Wade b X Doherty 6 7 1 0 85.71
Jean-Paul Duminy st M Wade b X Doherty 30 25 4 0 120.00
AB de Villiers (c & wk) c G Bailey b Shane Watson 21 24 0 0 87.50
Farhaan Behardien Not Out 31 27 2 1 114.81
Robin Peterson Not Out 32 19 6 0 168.42
Wayne Parnell            
Johan Botha            
Dale Steyn            
Morne Morkel            
Extras (b 1,lb 0,w 8, nb 0) 9
Total (5 wickets; 20 overs) 146 (7.30 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (South Africa):

1-0 (Levi, 0.3 ov), 2-8 (Kallis, 2.1 ov), 3-33 (Amla, 5.5 ov), 4-64 (Duminy, 10.1 ov), 5-86 (de Villiers, 14.1 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
Xavier Doherty 4 0 20 3 5.00 (w 2)
Mitchell Starc 4 0 30 0 7.50 (w 1)
Pat Cummins 4 0 33 0 8.25 (w 2)
Shane Watson 4 0 29 2 7.25 (w 1)
Brad Hogg 3 0 26 0 8.70 (w 2)
Glenn Maxwell 1 0 7 0 7.00  


Australia Inn

Australia Innings R B 4s 6s SR
David Warner b M Morkel 5 9 0 0 55.56
Shane Watson c W Parnell b R Peterson 70 47 8 2 148.92
Michael Hussey Not Out 45 37 2 2 121.62
Cameron White Not Out 21 13 3 1 161.54
George Bailey (c)            
Glenn Maxwell            
Matthew Wade (wk)            
Pat Cummins            
Mitchell Starc            
Brad Hogg            
Xavier Doherty            
Extras (b 1,lb 0,w 5, nb 0) 6
Total (2 wickets; 17.4 overs) 147 (8.32 runs per over)

Fall of Wickets (Australia):

1-10 (Warner, 3.1 ov), 2-109 (Watson, 13.5 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
Dale Steyn 3 0 15 0 5.00 (w 1)
Morne Morkel 3 0 23 1 7.70 (w 1)
Jacques Kallis 1 0 8 0 8.00 (w 1)
Johan Botha 3.4 0 31 0 8.50 (w 2)
Robin Peterson 4 0 41 1 10.25  
Wayne Parnell 2 0 24 0 12.00  
Jean-Paul Duminy 1 0 4 0 4.00  



Teams:
Australia (Playing XI): Shane Watson, David Warner, Michael Hussey, George Bailey(c), Cameron White, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Brad Hogg, Xavier Doherty

South Africa (Playing XI): Richard Levi, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers(w/c), Jean-Paul Duminy, Farhaan Behardien, Wayne Parnell, Johan Botha, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel

T20 World Cup 2012: Australia opts to bowl against South Africa

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 03:37 AM PDT


Toss: Australia have won the toss and elected to field

Bailey: ‘We will bowl first. It was a fantastic partnership between Watson and Warner. Xavier Doherty gets a game today.’

de Villiers: ‘We were not in control for most of the game. I would have batted first and put a good score on the total. Wayne Parnell replaces Albie Morkel.’

Cummins: ‘We have a couple of good spinners in Maxwell and Hogg. I have enjoyed playing here. If you hit the deck hard, some deliveries go through well. I suppose it is a good thing that the middle order has not yet been tested. South Africa will be coming hard at us today.’

Pitch Report: The pitch has very little grass. It is dry and barren. As compared to the other day (28th September), this pitch is a little harder.

India vs Pakistan Live Streaming T20 World Cup 2012

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 05:30 PM PDT


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India team in a do-or-die match against the old rivals Pakistan. If India loose here they will be going back home. MS Dhoni strategy of five bowlers have backfired and India is in deep trouble. Virender Sehwag was dropped for the last two matches and he clearly needs to be in the team. He is an explosive batsman and if he start hitting then it will be difficult for opponent to get back. For Pakistan its like everything falling in place. After beating South Africa in last match from a position where they almost lost definitely boost the team confidence.

India vs Pakistan Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup will be broadcasted on Star Cricket, Sky Sports HD and below are the links to watch the game live online.

All Live Streams links will be posted here! So BOOKMARK this Page!!

1. TheCricTV – http://thecrictv.com

2. TheCricket-TV – http://thecricket-tv.info

3. TheCricket-TV – http://thecrickett-tv.blogspot.com/

Australia vs South Africa Live Streaming T20 World Cup 2012

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:34 PM PDT


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Australia with a win in the last game against India will be looking to seal there Semi-Final spot. South Africa lost their opening game to Pakistan have to win this one to stay alive in the competition. South Africa was in complete hold in the last game when Umar Gul took the game away from them. South Africa need to work hard to overcome the short comings so as to beat Australia. The biggest challenge for South Africa will be the openers David Warner and Shane Watson who have been in splendid form. South Africa need to have a game plan to tackle them else this could lead to South Africa being knocked out of tournament.

Australia vs South Africa Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup will be broadcasted on Star Cricket, Sky Sports HD and below are the links to watch the game live online.

All Live Streams links will be posted here! So BOOKMARK this Page!!

1. TheCricTV – http://thecrictv.com

2. TheCricket-TV – http://thecricket-tv.info

3. TheCricket-TV – http://thecrickett-tv.blogspot.com/
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