Pakistan loses to Aussies

Australia won by defeating Pakistan by 34 runs in the 11 pm match of the ICC World Cup Twenty20 2010 at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet – St Lucia, WI.

The Man of the Match was David Hussey for striking 53 runs in 29 balls.

The scores:

Australia: D Warner c Umar Akmal b Mohammad Sami 26; S Watson lbw b Saeed Ajmal 81; M Clarke b Mohammad Hafeez 2; D Hussey c Fawad Alam b Saeed Ajmal 53; M Hussey run out 17; C White c Fawad Alam b Saeed Ajmal 9; B Haddin c Mohammad Samib Mohammad Aamer 1; M Johnson b Mohammad Aamer 0; D Smith run out 0; D Nannes not out 0; S Tait b Mohammad Aamer 0; Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 1): 2.

Total Score = 191-10 in 20 Overs

Fall of Wickets: 1-51 (David Warner, 5.4 Over) 2-64 (Michael Clarke, 7.5 Over) 3-162 (David Hussey, 16.1 Over) 4-164 (Shane Watson, 16.4 Over) 5-181 (Cameron White, 18.2 Over) 6-191 (Brad Haddin, 19.1 Over) 7-191 (Mitchell Johnson, 19.2 Over) 8-191 (Michael Hussey, 19.3 Over) 9-191 (Steven Smith, 19.4 Over) 10-191 (Shaun Tait, 20 Over).

Pakistan Bowling: Mohammad Aamer 4-1-23-3, Mohammad Hafeez 4-0-47-1, Mohammad Sami 4-0-54-1, Shahid Afridi 4-0-33-0, Saeed Ajmal 4-0-34-3.

Pakistan: Kamran Akmal c Smith b Nannes 0; Salman Butt c D Hussey b Tait 15; Mohammad Hafeez c M Hussey b Johnson 12; Umar Akmal c M Hussey b Smith 18; Misbah—ul—Haq c Clarke b Nannes 41; Shahid Afridi b Tait 33; Abdul Razzaq c Warner b Nannes 1; Fawad Alam c Clarke b Johnson 16; Mohammad Aamer c Smith b D Hussey 2; Mohammad Sami not out 5; Saeed Ajmal b Tait 4; Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 8, nb 1):10

Total Score = 157-10 in 20 Overs

Fall of Wickets: 1-1 (Kamran Akmal, 0.1 Over) 2-28 (Salman Butt, 3.2 Over) 3-34 (Mohammad Hafeez, 4.2 Over) 4-70 (Umar Akmal, 8.2 Over) 5-117 (Shahid Afridi, 14 Over) 6-120 (Abdul Razzaq, 14.5 Over) 7-132 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 16.2 Over) 8-146 (Mohammad Aamer, 17.4 Over) 9-151 (Fawad Alam, 18.4 Over) 10-157 (Saeed Ajmal, 20 Over).

Australia Bowling: D Nannes 4-0-41-3, S Tait 4-0-20-3, M Johnson 4-0-21-2, S Watson 3-0-24-0, D Hussey 2-0-12-1, M Clarke 1-0-14-0, S Smith 2-0-24-1.

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India won its 1st match

India won by defeating Afghanistan by 7 wickets in the 7 pm match of the ICC World Cup Twenty20 2010 at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet – St Lucia, WI.

The Man of the Match was Ashish Nehra for taking 3 wickets in 4 overs.

The scores:

Afghanistan: Noor Ali c Dhoni b Nehra 50; Karim Sadiq c Dhoni b Nehra 0; Mohammad Shahzad c Dhoni b Nehra 6; Nowroz Mangal c Gambhir b Jadeja 5; Asghar Stanikzai c Zaheer b Kumar 30; Mohammad Nabi c Dhoni b Kumar 0; Raees Ahmadzai not out 5; Samiullah Shenwari run out 7; Hamid Hassan c Nehra b Zaheer 6; Shapoor Zadran not out 0; Extras (b 0, lb 3, w 3, nb 0): 6.

Total Score = 115-8 in 20 Overs

Fall of Wickets: 1-6 (Karim Sadiq, 1.4 Over) 2-22 (Mohammad Shahzad, 3.3 Over) 3-29 (Nowroz Mangal, 5.4 Over) 4-97 (Noor Ali, 16.4 Over) 5-97 (Asghar Stanikzai, 17.1 Over) 6-97 (Mohammad Nabi, 17.2 Over) 7-107 (Samiullah Shinwari, 18.5 Over) 8-114 (Hamid Hassan, 19.5 Over).

India Bowling: Praveen Kumar 3-0-14-2, Ashish Nehra 4-0-19-3, Zaheer Khan 3-0-24-1 (1w), Ravindra Jadeja 4-1-15-1, Yuvraj Singh 1-0-4-0, Harbhajan Singh 4-0-24-0 (1w), Yusuf Pathan 1-0-12-0 (1w).

India: Gautam Gambhir c Nabi b Dawlat 4; Murali Vijay c Shapoor b Hassan 48; Suresh Raina lbw b Samiullah 18; Yuvraj Singh not out 23; Mahendra Singh Dhoni not out 15; Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 3, nb 4): 8.

Total Score = 116-3 in 14.5 Overs

Fall of Wickets: 1-19 (Gautam Gambhir, 2.2 Over) 2-46 (Suresh Raina, 5.3 Over) 3-101 (Murali Vijay, 13.4 Over).

Afghanistan Bowling: Dawlat Ahmadzai 2-0-21-1 (1nb), Shapoor Zadran 2-0-6-0 (1w), Mohammad Nabi 3-0-33-0 (1nb), Samiullah Shenwari 2-0-11-1 (1w), Karim Sadiq 2-0-22-0 (1w, 2nb), Hamid Hassan 3-0-8-1, Nowroz Mangal 0.5-0-14-0.

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M.S.DHONI ANSWERS ALL THE QUESTIONS

Hours before leaving for the West Indies, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday said the scheduling of the hectic IPL just before the Twenty20 World Cup will have no bearing on his team’s chances in the event beginning April 30.

Dhoni said there was no point in complaining about the scheduling of the tournament as they knew before hand that it will start just five days after the conclusion of IPL.

He said the scheduling will not be a concern for India as the team is together for most part of the year.

It’s not that we have not played games. Sometimes you have to just take the schedule what is available, no point complaining about it.

IPL was supposed to finish on 25th. We had one and half day rest after that, then one whole day of flight and then after reaching there, we have 2-3 days which is more than enough, Dhoni told reporters ahead of the Indian team?s departure to the Caribbean.

If we play to our potential, if every player plays according to his role and responsibility, I feel we have good chances. So, hope for the best, Dhoni added.

His views were backed by India coach Gary Kirsten who said the team will give its best shot in the tournament no matter what the schedule is.

We have got the schedule and can’t do anything about it now. The Indian players may feel the heat of it more because all of them played in the IPL but our responsibility is to go out there and ensure that we are well prepared. We will do what we can in these circumstances, he said.

We are looking forward to the World Cup. It is a big tournament and we will like to go out there and perform. We know we can play good cricket, Kirsten added.

Going into the World Cup, Yuvraj Singh’s form is a major concern for India but Dhoni said his return to runs is just a matter of time.

Yuvraj is a great player, one of the best in the T20 format, one of the biggest hitters of the ball and he can contribute with the ball at the same time. He has not scored too many runs in the IPL but at the same time it’s not a big worrying factor.

In the T20 format you need just 5 to 10 deliveries to strike form. He is hitting the ball swell. So we are not too much worried about it, he said.

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