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worldcup 2015: all important toss, Sri Lanka v South Africa semi-final
worldcup 2015: all important toss, Sri Lanka v South Africa semi-final
• Prevention of South Africa's World Cup knockout game is not won
• After the century will be the fifth consecutive day, Kumar Sangakkara
• Sangakkara shines win over Scotland
• destruction of the United Arab Emirates to South Africa via Villiers
• After the century will be the fifth consecutive day, Kumar Sangakkara
• Sangakkara shines win over Scotland
• destruction of the United Arab Emirates to South Africa via Villiers
Now, at last, came to light when the intensity of the knockout cricket interesting for serious things. It is a complex trademark funky leaders placed before the third or fourth slip a little more thought and that some awesome batting may not gung-Ho. It does not matter how many seems invincible in sudden death, which is the pool side games. One slip, and the dream is shattered.
Hardest call the semi-final, Sri Lanka, South Africa, where Sydney's Wednesday, is the first one. Living off the scoreboard in the second half, it has run through the lineups check especially South Africa, that can be a powerful man to man. Unfortunately the rain with their semi-final against Sydney sit and appropriate rules, but they, in their first appearance dating back to 1992, has won no World Cup knockout match at seeing yet today remains that no statistics laying blame for South Africa 23 years years ago in England.
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"I have been with this team for four years now and we have a tournament where many have come to win," he said. "I've seen people raise their game the whole team and I've seen people. I do it again if I have any faith in these people change, see this moment. When it comes to dragging our best're working towards a common objective. They know how to cope with the pressure. "
Since they have been around for a long time, they should be. Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga are among 1,501 one appears. All smiles, but they easily split the world that disguises any cricket matches.
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In Sydney, predicted sun light, Sri Lanka (will South Africa) will be required to bat first game and the first half of their power play. Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene as strong, he will be doing all it can to ensure that this form of the game is not his last appearance for his country, will be given to the pursuit of his fifth consecutive ODI century.
Their threadbare bowling and wounded a strong blow to the need to protect Sri Lanka. Malinga growth throughout the tournament and is a trump card, but not so large as if they rarely play in this tournament that mistake, to have handled the.
Rangana Herath, wily old left-arm spinner, could be enough to return, but it is still in his hand to navigate through the wickets in 50 casualties, some farmers in the field, and some luck, Captain Eucharist, Matthews will be required.
He usually tries to harp with separate options for his fifth wicket, but Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir and Vernon - on the contrary, de Villiers has showed he has four top class talent.
(The team bus tire change, he is the man to have no doubt Punch) process now he just pushed a few Villiers included. He does not believe he will do so completely in his mid therefore more inclined to play opener. The show, Auckland Central Ajmal Pakistan, it may not be confident, but explosive. Far as, Hashim Amla and de Villiers many wickets in Sri Lanka will be the desire.
Since they have been around for a long time, they should be. Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga are among 1,501 one appears. All smiles, but they easily split the world that disguises any cricket matches.
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In Sydney, predicted sun light, Sri Lanka (will South Africa) will be required to bat first game and the first half of their power play. Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene as strong, he will be doing all it can to ensure that this form of the game is not his last appearance for his country, will be given to the pursuit of his fifth consecutive ODI century.
Their threadbare bowling and wounded a strong blow to the need to protect Sri Lanka. Malinga growth throughout the tournament and is a trump card, but not so large as if they rarely play in this tournament that mistake, to have handled the.
Rangana Herath, wily old left-arm spinner, could be enough to return, but it is still in his hand to navigate through the wickets in 50 casualties, some farmers in the field, and some luck, Captain Eucharist, Matthews will be required.
He usually tries to harp with separate options for his fifth wicket, but Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir and Vernon - on the contrary, de Villiers has showed he has four top class talent.
(The team bus tire change, he is the man to have no doubt Punch) process now he just pushed a few Villiers included. He does not believe he will do so completely in his mid therefore more inclined to play opener. The show, Auckland Central Ajmal Pakistan, it may not be confident, but explosive. Far as, Hashim Amla and de Villiers many wickets in Sri Lanka will be the desire.
Amla man to glue the top of the agenda is that nothing could be Villiers. "My game plan was to bat as long as the guys have fun at the end of the game set up," de Villiers said. "We have some very good players, teams defeated death could have been. I am very well either, always Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis innings, allowed to burst or bats the bottom Villiers should try to extend."
Agenda down the "sticks" Why more important than the result may be explained by the toss, may explode when they are chasing rather than the freedom of one.
Agenda down the "sticks" Why more important than the result may be explained by the toss, may explode when they are chasing rather than the freedom of one.
Sunday 15 March 2015
Live Cricket Score, World Cup 2015, Pakistan vs Ireland: Ireland restrict Pakistan 237
Live Cricket Score, World Cup 2015, Pakistan vs Ireland: Ireland restrict Pakistan 237
Ireland lost 5/49 in ten overs but last to lose steam and get bowled out for just about the whole moderate on the deck. Ireland will not be happy with that. They won the toss, elected to bat and started the innings Porterfield
Saturday 14 March 2015
IRELAND Vs Pakistan Preview, Match 42, ADELAIDE
It may be Irish batting against Pakistan Pacers place in knockouts
On March 17, 2007, St. Patrick's Day, Ireland raced three wicket victory against Pakistan significant in the second game of ICC Cricket World Cup ever. Eight years on, and only two days before St. Patrick's Day this year, the two teams will play another game where the stakes are high, this time at the Adelaide Oval.
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If the weather stays away from Napier and the West Indies beats United Arab Emirates with the amount of comfort, this will effectively be pre-quarterfinal. The team will almost certainly lose a bag pack.
Pakistan lost its opening two games against old foes India and the West Indies, but bounced back to win the next three, a stunning success last over mighty South Africa.
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Once again, the pitch at the Adelaide Oval looked bone dry and a small number of grass. Whether it is abrasive enough to scuff the ball up and allow for some reverse swing late in the innings still visible. For both sides, however, it will almost certainly bat-first surface. Ireland chased superbly against the West Indies, but it will less a fancy attack in which Mohammad Irfan, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan and Rahat Ali spells were all telling. A lack of initial spinner barely notice a resurrected Pakistan to campaign with victories against Zimbabwe, UAE and South Africa.Ireland may bowlers who can offer that kind of lose speed, but the batsmen managed ten scored more than 50, with Ed Joyce, Niall O'Brien and Andrew Balbirnie twice apiece. Seddon Park against India, had a real chance to pile up 300-plus Ireland. Instead, he lost 53 in ten overs 7 last. It was the kind of glitch can not afford against Pakistan.
Due to recent records when chasing Pakistan, too will not want to bowl first in big-win game. And when he bats, it will look at batsmen more support to Misbah-ul-Haq, the captain to offer.
After three wins on the trot, Misbah and management teams will resist the urge to tinker much. If Younus Khan keeps his place, it is expected that, for either Umar Akmal Sohaib Maqsood or drop down to the bench so that he can attend the XI Haris Sohail, also offers the additional slow-bowling option.
"I want to believe that our best is yet to come," said Grant Flower, Pakistan's batting coach. "If we do not [deliver], I do that we will go much further in the competition.".jpg)
Foirne: plays
Phacastáin (is dócha): Ahmed Shahzad, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Haris Sohail, Misbah-ul-Haq (Capt), Younus Khan, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Rahat Ali, Mohammad Irfan.
Éire (is dócha): William Porterfield (Capt), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O'Brien, Andy Balbirnie, Kevin O'Brien, Gary Wilson (wk), Stuart Thompson, John Mooney, George Dockrell, Alex Cusack.
Hold: Fielding made the difference for Ireland
Zimbabwe, whose campaign is now effectively over, their heads hung low as she walked away, but she would be proud of themselves for almost pulling off only their second 300-plus chase.
As for Ireland, they are now fourth in Group B with six points, behind Pakistan on net run-rate, but it would be especially happy she none other than George Dockrell help their one-dimensional attack bowler found. Bellerive Oval's first match at the World Cup was a predictable bat-off, but Alex Cusack kept his own, taking four wickets and giving away only 32 runs at 3.36 per over.
The match was lit by a few lively innings of both sides. Ed Joyce's 112 earned him the award for Man-of-the-Match, and Andy Balbirnie's 97 eventually overpowered Brendan Taylor's 121 and a heroic 96 from Sean Williams.
Imagine a steep 332 for victory, Zimbabwe looked down and out when Taylor left in the 38th, but Williams brilliantly orchestrated chase with Regis Chakabva. He never let the run-rate rise above nine per over, but once he was dismissed in the 47th, Ireland got one foot in the door.
Williams, after a run-out attempt survived though, Kevin O'Brien heaved towards midwicket where John Mooney took the catch above his head. The TV Referees asked Mooney's left boot had cut the border. Eight repetitions were inconclusive, but by that time Williams had already gone into the dressing room and the referees signaled was the catch.
Enter Mupariwa. With 26 needed from 12 balls, he hammered two fours and a six, his first since his ODI debut, Kevin O'Brien, leaving Zimbabwe with only seven required off the last over.
But keeping with the hectic nature of the last couple of overs, there would be a final twist. Cusack Chakabva bowled first ball with an off-cutter, which means that Ireland still requires a wicket. Tendai Chatara inside-edged the second ball for a single, and the comparison was required from four to six. Mupariwa was just one big hit away from a famous victory, but off the third ball, he could only increase takes place from a distance, as Porterfield successfully kept from his third grab of the game, on long, sparks wild celebrations from his teammates.
Not many would have expected such an end when Zimbabwe made a watchful start to the chase with the openers Chamu Chibhaba and Sikandar Raza falling five balls at each other. Stirling dived to his left to complete an outstanding catch fire at first slip to Raza, while Porterfield fell from point to secure bag Chibhaba's skier in the ninth over. Zimbabwe's innings was more trouble when Hamilton Masakadza tickled to Gary Wilson, Kevin O'Brien's first over.
The experiment of promoting Solomon Mire to No. 3, he was was caught on the point for only 11 minutes after he was dropped by O'Brien at cover. Zimbabwe's required run-rate hit eight per over in the 20th over, leaving a lot on the plate of Williams and Taylor.
When Taylor had gotten off the mark, he was reaching the fourth Zimbabwean to 5,000 ODI runs. He liked to find the boundaries of the early stages, striking Kevin O'Brien by mid-off twice, as well as in the middle of and midwicket. Andy McBrine was cleared at midwicket for the first six of the innings, then came the blow to midwicket off slow offspin Paul Stirling. Taylor reached his fifty in the 24th over, off just 38 balls, and answered with four boundaries. He followed it by smacking Stirling little over a diving John Mooney at long-on for a second six.
In the 35th over, Taylor reached his seventh ODI hundred, coming off only 79 balls. In Dockrell last over, he piled in the left-arm spinner with two sixes and a four through wide mid on. The 18-run spoiled than the figures of the best bowler of Ireland, who ended his 10 overs giving away 56 runs for one wicket.
Taylor was eventually dismissed for 121 when Cusack duped him with a slower ball that was easily caught by O'Brien. It was only the second time in his career ODI that Taylor was dismissed after making a hundred.
Williams remained unfazed and hit seven fours and three sixes in his 83-ball knock, hacking over square-leg and midwicket with equal aplomb. He ran Ireland ragged with his pace between the wickets, and completed 2000 ODI runs in the 25th over. He ended up making his highest ODI score, but it could be so much more.
Sean Williams' controversial dismissal for 96 was the turning point of pursuit Zimbabwe © AFP
Earlier, Joyce's well-paced hundred, and the continued good form of Balbirnie innings helped Ireland to rise to their highest ever ODI score - 331 8. But it was never considered safe on a flat field, especially with a one-dimensional bowling attack.
Joyce came during the third and over a ridge short of first slip and a dropped catch fell when he skied off Mupariwa on 34. He reached his fifty in the 23rd over, survived from 62 balls. Ireland hundred grew by then, but the pace of the innings was quite lethargic.
The arrival of Balbirnie, after a 63-run partnership between Joyce and Porterfield, changed the complexion of the innings. He added 138 runs in just 18.3 overs with Joyce in to recover the advantage back. Balbirnie was batting at No. 4 for the first time, but he was adjusted to what was needed in the stage. New to the fold, he left Joyce doing the bulk of batting during their collaboration, which eventually became Ireland's highest second wicket stand in ODIs.
Joyce seemed more authoritative after crossing fifty, hitting sixes over midwicket, square leg and long-on. He reached his third ODI hundred (and the second for Ireland) from 98 balls and was dropped for a second time at 105 Craig Ervine at cover. However, the same fielder caught a simple catch at midwicket to finally get rid of Joyce, of which 112 came from 103 balls.
Balbirnie took over and clattered 58 runs in 5.4 overs with Kevin O'Brien. Taylor, the stand-in captain, much of the bowling changes to thwart the attack, but Balbirnie kept going at a fast pace. Ireland took 44 runs in the batting Powerplay before Balbirnie Panyangara beaten for 21 runs in the 44th over with two fours and two sixes, one of them put on one knee backward square leg.
Kevin O'Brien and Gary Wilson hit 24 and 25 respectively but Balbrinie, faced with very few deliveries after the 45th, missed out on a century when he was run in the final over for 97. Williams and Chatara took three wickets each like Zimbabwe had to do it with only three specialist bowlers and three part-timers.
Ireland hung on like they would for dear life, defeating Zimbabwe by five runs in one of the most exciting finishes in the World Cup. After 657 runs and 17 wickets a game of adversity came to an end when the Irish captain William Porterfield ran from long-on for the final set of Tawanda Mupariwa, which include almost had decisive for Zimbabwe with two fours and a six in the second last pass.
Zimbabwe, whose campaign is now effectively over, their heads hung low as she walked away, but she would be proud of themselves for almost pulling off only their second 300-plus chase.
As for Ireland, they are now fourth in Group B with six points, behind Pakistan on net run-rate, but it would be especially happy she none other than George Dockrell help their one-dimensional attack bowler found. Bellerive Oval's first match at the World Cup was a predictable bat-off, but Alex Cusack kept his own, taking four wickets and giving away only 32 runs at 3.36 per over.
The match was lit by a few lively innings of both sides. Ed Joyce's 112 earned him the award for Man-of-the-Match, and Andy Balbirnie's 97 eventually overpowered Brendan Taylor's 121 and a heroic 96 from Sean Williams.
Imagine a steep 332 for victory, Zimbabwe looked down and out when Taylor left in the 38th, but Williams brilliantly orchestrated chase with Regis Chakabva. He never let the run-rate rise above nine per over, but once he was dismissed in the 47th, Ireland got one foot in the door.
Williams, after a run-out attempt survived though, Kevin O'Brien heaved towards midwicket where John Mooney took the catch above his head. The TV Referees asked Mooney's left boot had cut the border. Eight repetitions were inconclusive, but by that time Williams had already gone into the dressing room and the referees signaled was the catch.
Enter Mupariwa. With 26 needed from 12 balls, he hammered two fours and a six, his first since his ODI debut, Kevin O'Brien, leaving Zimbabwe with only seven required off the last over.
But keeping with the hectic nature of the last couple of overs, there would be a final twist. Cusack Chakabva bowled first ball with an off-cutter, which means that Ireland still requires a wicket. Tendai Chatara inside-edged the second ball for a single, and the comparison was required from four to six. Mupariwa was just one big hit away from a famous victory, but off the third ball, he could only increase takes place from a distance, as Porterfield successfully kept from his third grab of the game, on long, sparks wild celebrations from his teammates.
Not many would have expected such an end when Zimbabwe made a watchful start to the chase with the openers Chamu Chibhaba and Sikandar Raza falling five balls at each other. Stirling dived to his left to complete an outstanding catch fire at first slip to Raza, while Porterfield fell from point to secure bag Chibhaba's skier in the ninth over. Zimbabwe's innings was more trouble when Hamilton Masakadza tickled to Gary Wilson, Kevin O'Brien's first over.
The experiment of promoting Solomon Mire to No. 3, he was was caught on the point for only 11 minutes after he was dropped by O'Brien at cover. Zimbabwe's required run-rate hit eight per over in the 20th over, leaving a lot on the plate of Williams and Taylor.
When Taylor had gotten off the mark, he was reaching the fourth Zimbabwean to 5,000 ODI runs. He liked to find the boundaries of the early stages, striking Kevin O'Brien by mid-off twice, as well as in the middle of and midwicket. Andy McBrine was cleared at midwicket for the first six of the innings, then came the blow to midwicket off slow offspin Paul Stirling. Taylor reached his fifty in the 24th over, off just 38 balls, and answered with four boundaries. He followed it by smacking Stirling little over a diving John Mooney at long-on for a second six.
In the 35th over, Taylor reached his seventh ODI hundred, coming off only 79 balls. In Dockrell last over, he piled in the left-arm spinner with two sixes and a four through wide mid on. The 18-run spoiled than the figures of the best bowler of Ireland, who ended his 10 overs giving away 56 runs for one wicket.
Taylor was eventually dismissed for 121 when Cusack duped him with a slower ball that was easily caught by O'Brien. It was only the second time in his career ODI that Taylor was dismissed after making a hundred.
Williams remained unfazed and hit seven fours and three sixes in his 83-ball knock, hacking over square-leg and midwicket with equal aplomb. He ran Ireland ragged with his pace between the wickets, and completed 2000 ODI runs in the 25th over. He ended up making his highest ODI score, but it could be so much more.
Sean Williams' controversial dismissal for 96 was the turning point of pursuit Zimbabwe © AFP
Earlier, Joyce's well-paced hundred, and the continued good form of Balbirnie innings helped Ireland to rise to their highest ever ODI score - 331 8. But it was never considered safe on a flat field, especially with a one-dimensional bowling attack.
Joyce came during the third and over a ridge short of first slip and a dropped catch fell when he skied off Mupariwa on 34. He reached his fifty in the 23rd over, survived from 62 balls. Ireland hundred grew by then, but the pace of the innings was quite lethargic.
The arrival of Balbirnie, after a 63-run partnership between Joyce and Porterfield, changed the complexion of the innings. He added 138 runs in just 18.3 overs with Joyce in to recover the advantage back. Balbirnie was batting at No. 4 for the first time, but he was adjusted to what was needed in the stage. New to the fold, he left Joyce doing the bulk of batting during their collaboration, which eventually became Ireland's highest second wicket stand in ODIs.
Joyce seemed more authoritative after crossing fifty, hitting sixes over midwicket, square leg and long-on. He reached his third ODI hundred (and the second for Ireland) from 98 balls and was dropped for a second time at 105 Craig Ervine at cover. However, the same fielder caught a simple catch at midwicket to finally get rid of Joyce, of which 112 came from 103 balls.
Balbirnie took over and clattered 58 runs in 5.4 overs with Kevin O'Brien. Taylor, the stand-in captain, much of the bowling changes to thwart the attack, but Balbirnie kept going at a fast pace. Ireland took 44 runs in the batting Powerplay before Balbirnie Panyangara beaten for 21 runs in the 44th over with two fours and two sixes, one of them put on one knee backward square leg.
Kevin O'Brien and Gary Wilson hit 24 and 25 respectively but Balbrinie, faced with very few deliveries after the 45th, missed out on a century when he was run in the final over for 97. Williams and Chatara took three wickets each like Zimbabwe had to do it with only three specialist bowlers and three part-timers.
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