13th March 2007
West Indies 241 for 9 in 50 overs (Samuels 63, Sarwan 49, Lara 37, Anjum 3-44, Gul 2-38, Hafeez 2-39) beat Pakistan 187 in 47.2 overs(Malik 62, Yusuf 37, Inzamam 36, Smith 3-36, Bravo 3-42) by 54 runs
Player of the Match : Dwyane Smith - 32 off 15 balls , 3-36
14th March 2007
Australia 334 for 6 in 50 overs (Ponting 113 - 93 balls, Hayden 60, Gilchrist 46, Hogg 40* - 15 balls, Haq 2-49) beat Scotland 131 in 40.1 overs (Smith 51, Macgrath 3-14, Tait 2-45) by 203 runs
Player of the Match : Ricky Ponting
Kenya 203 for 3 in 43.2 overs (Tikolo 72*, Ouma 58, Mishra 35*) beat Canada 199 in 50 overs (Barnett 41, Billcliff 34, Dhaniram 34, Kamande 2-25, Tikolo 2-34) by 7 wickets
Player of the Match : Steve Tikolo
15th March 2007
Srilanka 321 for 6 in 50 overs (Jayawardane 85, Sangakkara 76, Chamara Silva 55* , Hurdle 2-61, Mukkudem 2-50) beat Bermuda 78 in 24.4 overs (Maharoof 4-23, Malinga 3-10, Murali 2-28) by 243 runs
Player of the Match : Mahela Jayawardane
Ireland 221 for 9 in 50 overs (Bray 115* - carried bat, Chigumbura 2-21, Brent 2-40 , Mpofu 2-58) tied with Zimbabwe 221 in 50 overs (Matsikenyari 73*, Sibanda 67, McCallan 2-56)
Player of the Match : Jeremy Bray
Showing posts with label World Cup 2007. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Cup 2007. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
World Cup 2007 - First salvo
WOW !!!! Cricket World Cup 2007 starts today. The biggest sporting bonanza (discounting Soccer World Cup, Olympics, Asian Games, Super Bowl etc) ever !!!!
Today The Host West Indians face off a similar mercurial team Pakistan in the opening match of this 9th edition of the world cup.
Shall we discuss the participating teams' prospects ???
1. We Indians are so much crazy about this event that inspite of having no chance of proceeding even to the semifinals [remind me to eat my non-existent hat if we , by some fluke manage to reach the semifinals, remind me to put my foot in my mouth if we reach the finals like we did in 2003. What if we win the cup like 1983 ??? What if pigs have wings ??? ]
2. Bangladesh - whose chance of winning this trophy is similar to a snowflake's chance of surviving in Hell - they'd be happy to win their match against Bermuda.
3. Pakistan - they can win this tournament, provided their top, middle and lower order batting clicks, their so-called fast bowlers doesn't give out too many extra deliveries and Inzy and Mohammed Yusuf doesn't run themselves or other partners out, or Shahid Afridi remembers to put the white cherry regularly beyond the boundary or .... too many factors. Forget it.
4. Srilanka - Their openers are in tremendous form, their middle order is not. But not to worry. If Jayasurya gets his guns blazing and Murali gets those doosras spinning and W.P.J.U.C. Vaas gets those yorkers right, voila !!!! repeat 1996.
5. Australia - World Champions Three times over, currently in a 5 match loosing streak. They will bounce back, but I seriously doubt how much would they bounce in WestIndian pitches ....
6. South Africa - Semifinalist for sure, finalist ? Maybe. Winners ? check my comments for India
7. New Zealand - Super 8 is the limit - can't survive for long in West Indian pitches.
8. West Indies - The Host - See my comments for India
9. England - See my comments for Newzealand
10. Kenya - Forget 2003 performance. 2007 is a different ball-game
11. Zimababwe now is at par with the other 5 minnows - they are there to provide valuable match practice and bolster batting averages of the super eighters ...
Anything more to write ? No ?
well then, that's that ... keep watching this space for daily match results and brief score.
p.s. any body reads this blog ?
Today The Host West Indians face off a similar mercurial team Pakistan in the opening match of this 9th edition of the world cup.
Shall we discuss the participating teams' prospects ???
1. We Indians are so much crazy about this event that inspite of having no chance of proceeding even to the semifinals [remind me to eat my non-existent hat if we , by some fluke manage to reach the semifinals, remind me to put my foot in my mouth if we reach the finals like we did in 2003. What if we win the cup like 1983 ??? What if pigs have wings ??? ]
2. Bangladesh - whose chance of winning this trophy is similar to a snowflake's chance of surviving in Hell - they'd be happy to win their match against Bermuda.
3. Pakistan - they can win this tournament, provided their top, middle and lower order batting clicks, their so-called fast bowlers doesn't give out too many extra deliveries and Inzy and Mohammed Yusuf doesn't run themselves or other partners out, or Shahid Afridi remembers to put the white cherry regularly beyond the boundary or .... too many factors. Forget it.
4. Srilanka - Their openers are in tremendous form, their middle order is not. But not to worry. If Jayasurya gets his guns blazing and Murali gets those doosras spinning and W.P.J.U.C. Vaas gets those yorkers right, voila !!!! repeat 1996.
5. Australia - World Champions Three times over, currently in a 5 match loosing streak. They will bounce back, but I seriously doubt how much would they bounce in WestIndian pitches ....
6. South Africa - Semifinalist for sure, finalist ? Maybe. Winners ? check my comments for India
7. New Zealand - Super 8 is the limit - can't survive for long in West Indian pitches.
8. West Indies - The Host - See my comments for India
9. England - See my comments for Newzealand
10. Kenya - Forget 2003 performance. 2007 is a different ball-game
11. Zimababwe now is at par with the other 5 minnows - they are there to provide valuable match practice and bolster batting averages of the super eighters ...
Anything more to write ? No ?
well then, that's that ... keep watching this space for daily match results and brief score.
p.s. any body reads this blog ?
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