England vs India Live Cricket 10th Match Group A From Colombo

England

Todd Kieswetter (wk) Stuart Extensive (c)

Alex Hales, Gretchen Wright, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler, Jonathan Bairstow, Samit Patel, Graeme Swann, Steven Finn, Jade rub mattresses rub mattresses Dernbach, Ravi Bopara, Danny Briggs, Eileen Lumb, Tim Bresnan

 India

MS Dhoni (c & wk)

Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Zaheer Khan, Ashok Dinda, Piyush Chawla, Manoj Tiwary, Harbhajan Singh

New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Cricket 9th Match Group D From Pallekele

New Zealand            

Brendon McCullum (wk) Ross Taylor (c)

Martin Guptill, John Franklin, Rob Nicol, Kane Williamson, E Oram, Daniel Vettori, Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Kyle Turbines, Ronnie Hira, Adam Milne, Doug Bracewell, BJ Watling

Pakistan

Mohammad Hafeez (c) Kamran Akmal (wk)

Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Gul, Mohammad Sami, Sohail Tanvir, Saeed Ajmal, Asad Shafiq, Yasir Arafat, Abdul Razzaq, Raza Hasan

Australia vs West Indies 8th Match Group B From Colombo T20

West Indies 191/Runs 8/Out 20.0 Ovrs
Australia 100/Runs 1/Out  9.1 Ovrs
Australia Won By 17 Runs D/L Method


Australia seeking a complex concentrate on of 192, were 100-1 in 9.1 overs when significant rain fall forced the go with to be known as off at the top side part of 18,000 fans at the Premadasa floor.

The Aussies, who were before par place of 83 at that stage, won by 17 functions, according to the Duckworth-Lewis strategy.

Australia's second following win -- they beat Ireland in europe by seven wickets on Wed -- outcomes in the European Indies and Ireland in europe battling for the other Incredibly Eights recognize from the group on Friday.

The environment broken a willing finish with Quotes cut ahead, demanding 92 more from 65 paintballs with nine wickets in part.

David Warner hit 28 in an beginning take a place of 30 with Geebet Watson, before Scott Hussey finalized up with Watson to add 70 in 42 paintballs for the unbroken second wicket.

Watson was unbeaten on 41 off 24 paintballs with three sixes and two restrictions. Hussey was on 28 with three four feet and a six.

Earlier, the European Indies released 191-8 following battling half-centuries from Several weeks Gayle and Marlon Samuels.

Left-handed Gayle designed 54 off 33 paintballs and Samuels plundered 50 from 32 paintballs after the European Indies selected to bat in their first go with of the competitors.

Sri Lankan fans were managed to a variety of shifts as Gayle hit four sixes and five restrictions and Samuels broken in with four sixes and three four feet.

Australia rued a reduced catch at third man by Watson when Gayle was on four, as the owner killed youthful fast bowler Pat Cummins for 18 functions in the fifth over.

When Gayle obtained his half-century off 26 paintballs in the 8th over, the European Indies had moved to a attractive 80-2.

He put on 39 in 23 paintballs for the second wicket with Fitzgibbons Charles (16) and 46 for the third with Samuels.

Watson avenged his error by having an improved come returning catch to neglect Gayle off the first golf ball of the 11th over, but Samuels took over to remove the Sydney go-karting. (AFP)

Australia vs West Indies Live Cricket 8th Match Group B From Colombo

Australia

Level Warner, Geebet Watson, Eileen Hussey, Cameron Shiny, Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Spiritual, Kaira Hogg, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Xavier Doherty, Ben Hilfenhaus, Level Hussey, Clint McKay

West Indies

Several weeks Gayle, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Fitzgibbons, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Well done, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Fidel Edwards, Ravi Rampaul, Samuel Badree, Fitzgibbons Charles, Darren Bravo

Sri Lanka vs South Africa Live Cricket 7th Match Group C From Hambantota

Sri Lanka 

 Dilshan Munaweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene(c), Kumar Sangakkara(w), Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Rangana Herath, Ajantha Mendis, Lasith Malinga, Akila Dananjaya Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Shaminda Eranga, Nuwan Kulasekara
South African 

 Rich Levi, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers(w/c), Jean-Paul Duminy, Farhaan Behardien, Albie Morkel, Johan Botha, Robin the boy wonder the boy wonder the boy wonder Lewis, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Bieber Ontong, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Faf du Plessis, Mark Parnell

England vs Afghanistan Cricket Match And 6th Match Group A From Colombo

England 196/Runs 5/Out  20.0 Ovrs
Afghanistan 80/ 10/out 17.2 Ovrs

England Won by 116 Runs 

England innings 

Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 52 functions, 1 wicket)

England: 50 functions in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Components 4

2nd Wicket: 50 functions in 30 paintballs (AD Hales 25, LJ Wright 23, Ex 4)

LJ Wright: 50 off 34 paintballs (5 x 4, 2 x 6)

England: 100 functions in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Components 6

3rd Wicket: 50 functions in 38 paintballs (LJ Wright 28, EJG Morgan 20, Ex 3)

England: 150 functions in 17.4 overs (107 balls), Components 10

Innings Break: England - 196/5 in 20.0 overs (LJ Wright 99, SR Patel 0)

Afghanistan innings

Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 22 operates, 5 wickets)
Afghanistan: 50 operates in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Accessories 5

Bangladesh vs New Zealand Cricket Match And 5th Match Group D From Pallekele T20

New Zealand 191/Runs 3/Out  20.0 Ovrs
Bangladesh 132/Runs 8/Out  20.0 Ovrs
New Zealand won by 59 Runs 

Brendan McCullum split a few Twenty20 worldwide information in New Zealand's 59-run win over Bangladesh in the Group D operator in Pallekele, but his amazing 123 off just 58 paintballs most significantly provided his team the area in the tournament's hardest group. McCullum split the history for the greatest ranking in Twenty20 internationals when he went previous Rich Levi's 117 created a few months ago (which, coincidentally, came against New Zaland), and has also become the first batsman to ranking two thousands in this structure.

The innings was more than enough to reduce the chances of any risk from the Bangladesh batsman, who were experiencing their second-highest pursuit. Kyle Generators provided them no possibility of a fast restoration by eliminating Tamim Iqbal off the third basketball, the left-hand batsman firm at the anti aging and captured quickly by Martin Guptill. In his next over, Generators took the wicket of Shakib Al Hasan, who ongoing his inadequate day by cracking one to Kane Williamson at protect. The same mixture eliminated leader Mushfiqur Rahim, the capture taken at strong midwicket. Tim Southee ongoing his excellent type by also choosing up three wickets, but it would be Mills' performance that would be most motivating for New Zealand, after he had gone down into McCullum in their last aggressive Twenty20 just ten times ago.

McCullum, too, seemed well over the consequences of that accident. In an some time to 12 moments, he created not only a scintillating show of big-hitting but also revealed how to modify equipment in a 20-over innings without spending too many supply. His affect is the model that all modern-day teachers would want batsmen to endeavor for, though some of McCullum's injections can hardly be replicated without his power, power and creativity.

Bangladesh was missing the power because they were not the ones in control while fielding. Mushfiqur would be dissatisfied with his fielders allowing him down. The variety of fumbles and misfields from the starting revealed how firm they were and it also intended that a expensive overthrow (by Mashrafe Mortaza in the 7th over) or a decreased capture of McCullum (by Mashrafe in the 19th) was only a issue of your energy and energy. But Mushfiqur too was at error by only sticking to Technique A, which was to shift the left-arm rewriters according to the levels of the Twenty20 innings. He didn't actually shift his bowlers according to who was at the stop ageing treatment or the boosting of the batsmen. When McCullum was new at the stop ageing treatment and had issues getting after Abdur Razzak, Mushfiqur Rahim took off the older left-arm rewriter so that his two overs could be used later. It was becoming quite obvious who would dish when and, consequently, the batsmen could easily research what the bowler was about to dish out - after Razzak had bowled two fantastic overs at the top, it was quite obvious that Mushfiqur would ask him to dish the greatest over.

Sometimes, though, a reaching performance like McCullum's doesn't keep the head with much choice. From the conventional backfoot effect through the defends to finishing off the New Zealand innings with two attracted sixes, McCullum was the firestarter, primary and finisher of the innings.

He launched his arms for once when he hit Shafiul Islam dutifully through the defends. In the next over came his first six, a typical defeat over the defends, and he followed it up with his second an over later. More than those two sixes though it was how he deflated Bangladesh's energy by going after their best bowler. With Shakib conceding 20 off his first two overs, such as two big sixes, Bangladesh started to look less inspired as their best player was designed to look individuals.

McCullum unfurled three restrictions in the next two overs off Elias Heated and Ziaur Rahman as he distribute his wide range to almost every side of the large place in Pallekele. He obtained his 40 five off 29 paintballs but remained cautious of what was at discuss as he went quiet in Razzak's third over. That should have been Mushfiqur Rahim's cue to offer him another over to keep the run-rate down, but the next five overs went for 62 functions, which engaged McCullum defeating a flat-bat hit for six off a Mashrafe lively. He also rode out Franklin's fall, and with head Ross Taylor offering him the hit at every opportunity, a century seemed right around the place.

The next hurry was against Shafiul, who was hit for 15 in the 17th over; the next three overs went for 15, 17 and 16 as Bangladesh decreased apart. McCullum, meanwhile, obtained his century with a routine take to the midwicket advantage off the 51st submission he knowledgeable, hurrying from 50 to the century in just 22 paintballs.

McCullum decreased off the last golf ball of the innings to offer Razzak his second wicket but he had damaged Bangladesh badly enough. Apart from having the biggest individual innings position and being the biggest run-getter in T20Is, McCullum also preserves the record now for the most restrictions (150) and sixes (64) in this framework.

With Bangladesh having issues at 37 for four in the 7th over, Nasir Hossain took to be able to position his second Twenty20 globally 40 five, but was ignored just one golf ball after he had obtained the milestone. He offered a fantastic concern of his capabilities, unable six restrictions and a six, but he is still far away from the type of batsman who can create stress or change the course of the encounter.

England vs Afghanistan Live Cricket 6th Match Group A From Colombo

Afghanistan will look to press on from their amazing showing against Regional local indian local with another amazing display against defending winners Britain. Britain on the otherhand will look to get their title-defense off to a very effective start and offer out a warning to the other categories competitive for top respect in Sri Lanka

Afghanistan

The cricketing minnows exposed they are no push-overs when they had Regional local indian local fighting tooth and take to appear winners. Nawroz Mangal's men will take a lot of center from their amazing performance and would have had Britain placed up and getting notice. The skipper, Karim Sadiq and Mohammad Nabi all had amazing journey with the bat during the look for while the Zadrans(Shapoor and Dawlat) had a amazing impact while beginning the go-karting.

Afghanistan's top problem will be the rest of their go-karting department. Apart from the beginning mixture, the Asian nation launched 99 functions in their remaining 12 overs to let Regional local indian local off the hook up. Another concerning aspect will be their getting, the Afghans put down one chance too many, and that too off important batsmen and missed to be able to restrict Regional indian local native to a decreased position. They will wish for no such slip-ups against the defending Champions.

Mangal's men will have nothing to decrease against the English and will wish for another all-out performance from their players.

England

The strength of this English aspect is its capability to restoration from complicated tasks and never stop. They have a amazing all-round group with a mix of youthful growth and experience.

The inclusion of Jonny Bairstow, Alex Hales and Jos Buttler would offer the getting a new figure. Todd Kieswetter looks in amazing kind and planning to go. Eoin Morgan would offer the necessary experience to the center buy. The combined go-karting looks amazing with Tim Bresnan, Extensive and Finn significant the quantity hit. In Graeme Swann they have probably the best rewriter in the experience currently (alongside Saeed Ajmal). The group also functions of some very useful all-rounders in Samit Patel, Mom Wright and Alex Hales.

The group does not have a amazing batsman amongst its tasks with Kevin Pietersen, Alastair Get ready and Ian Gong not in the aspect. Except Eoin Morgan, there is no one to offer that soothing impact in the middle-order.

Watch out for

Mohammad Nabi: The experienced all-rounder was key to Afghanistan's amazing performance in their first action. He had a annoying journey with the golf ball, but designed up for it with a blitzkrieg while getting. If he gets his go-karting the same, he will be a important cog in the Afghan group.

Craig Kiesetter: Todd Kieswetter is ready to demonstrate the capability he provides. The wicketkeeper-batsman would look to offer the innings with the motivation and the fireworks at the top of the deal. His capability to apparent the suggestions at will, amazing hand-eye sychronisation and fashionable time would make him one key for Britain.
Teams:
England

Todd Kieswetter(w), Alex Hales, Mom Wright, Eoin Morgan, Jonathan Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Samit Patel, Stuart Broad(c), Steven Finn, Danny Briggs, Eileen Lumb, Tim Bresnan, Jade rub beds rub mattresses rub mattresses rub mattresses Dernbach, Ravi Bopara, Graeme Swann
Afghanistan

Mohammad Shahzad, Nawroz Mangal(c), Karim Sadiq(w), Asghar Stanikzai, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shenwari, Shafiqullah Shafiq, Gulbodin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Mohammad Nasim Baras, Izatullah Dawlatzai, Hamid Hassan, Javed Ahmadi

Bangladesh vs New Zealand Live Cricket 5th Match Group D from Pallekele

Bangladesh Teams

Bangladesh Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w/c), Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Ziaur Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza, Elias Heated, Abdur Razzak, Shafiul Islam, Jahurul Islam, Abul Hasan, Farhad Reza, Junaid Siddique


New Zealand Teams 


New Zealand Rob Nicol, Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum(w), Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor(c), John Franklin, E Oram, Daniel Vettori, Kyle Turbines, Ronnie Hira, Adam Milne, Nathan McCullum, Doug Bracewell, Tim Southee, BJ Watling

South Africa vs Zimbabwe Cricket Match And 4th Match Group C From Hambantota

Zimbabwe 93.Runs 8.Out 20.0 Ovrs
South Africa 94.Runs 0.Out  12.4 Ovrs
South Africa  won by 10 wkts

Southeast African-american cantered to a 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe, knocking them out of the World Twenty20 Headline, in a Group C encounter at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Globally Cricket Floor in Hambantota on Saturday. Position | Photos

After Jacques Kallis' four wickets had restricted Zimbabwe to 93 for eight, openers Wealthy Levi (50 not out) and Hashim Amla (32 not out) designed light execute of the concentrate on, getting with 44 paintballs to additional.

Zimbabwe with this decrease have losing 14 matches in a row in T20 internationals.

South African-american, who put Zimbabwe into bat, had an benefits from the start. Zimbabwe losing three beginning wickets and did not recover hence.
(Above) Southeast Africa's Hashim Amla (right) and Wealthy Levi run between the wickets during the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup go with between Southeast African-american and Zimbabwe in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. (Photo AP)

A fantastic beginning cause by the Morkel bros Morne and Albie put Zimbabwe on the coming back platform. Stuart Matsikenyeri (11) and Todd Ervine, who top acquired with 37 off 40 paintballs, tried to get the innings coming back to regular but Kallis completed the resurrection execute pre-maturely.

With wickets failing all around him, Ervine dug powerful and batted very carefully. Dale Steyn, who took a only wicket, was the most cost-effective bowler offering away just nine functions in his four overs.

With a little concentrate on at the top part side of them, Southeast African-american took their a while to didn't take many risks. Amla was especially cautious getting 33 paintballs to reach 32. Levi, after a gradually start began out his arms towards the fag end of the innings stunning six four feet.

Zimbabwe bowlers seemed brief of principles and were easily chosen off. The rewriters did cause some problems but just had too few a functions to secure on the board.

India vs Afghanistan Cricket Match And 3rd Match Group A From Colombo

India 159.Runs 5.Out 20.0 Ovrs
Afghanistan 136.Runs 10 Out 19.3 Ovrs
India Won by 23 Runs 

Group A:indian beat Afghanistan by 23 runs
India 159-5; Afghanistan 136 (19.3 overs)
Kohli top-scored with 50 in India's 159-5
Afghanistan reduced four catches
Group B: Quotes bt Ireland in europe by seven wkts
Ire 123-7 (20 overs); Aus 125-3 (15.1 ovs)
Watson three wickets and 51 (3 sixes)


Kohli: "It's always fantastic to get a start. I had a affordable impact in the warmed up action as well. It's always complicated to execute against a team which has nothing to decrease. They could just go out and display themselves. I just preferred to keep through the initial period and then go after the go-karting. The attention for the encounter is the key behind my stability I think. "
Kohli is the Man of the Match
Mahendra Singh Dhoni: "It's important to get off to a effective start. The framework consideration account balances the categories. If one of their batsmen had got going it could have been different. We have to improve in a lot of locations to be sincere. Otherwise there will be pressure on the batsmen to position 20 functions more than the par position. We are experiencing 1 bowler brief so the element digital electronic timers have to do well. But if the main bowlers are not doing well, then it's a big problem. People talk about 5 bowlers, but the bowlers on the day should do well. We can't take any element carefully. This was an outstanding example. "
Mangal: "Definitely it was a fantastic action for the kids. We could have done better. Our taken option was a bit insufficient. The fielding was insufficient, we could have done better. But we restricted the fantastic reaching variety up to 160, but we couldn't search it down. "
A phrase of improve for Afghanistan. Nobody expected them to beat Native indian but they sure did offer them with a run for their money. They are a team packed with raw capability, and could be a dangerous element later on if managed well.
A several of problems for Native indian. Wide variety 1: Sehwag and Gambhir's kind. They cannot handle to execute 5 bowlers given the way of the openers. Wide variety 2: Zaheer Khan was expensive, but maybe it was just an off day.
The scorecard says won by 23 functions but there were a few nervous moments for Native indian. The taking was the difference in the end. Afghanistan reduced 4 appeals to, while Native indian took everything that came their way. Shahzad, Mangal and Sadiq got off to starts but none could convert it. Balaji offered the first cutting-edge and that was followed by a several hit from Yuvraj, which selected the way of life out of the Afghan process. Mohammad Nabi performed down the deal with a 17 golf ball 31, but when he reduced to Ashwin, the encounter was well and truly India's.
19.3 Balaji to D Zadran, out Bowled!! That completes the encounter. Too fantastic for the tail-ender. A yorker instantly on the stumps, Zadran facilitates away and looks to reach out but looks over. There were a few nervous moments but Native indian appear effective. D Zadran b Balaji 8(5) [4s-2]
Balaji to D Zadran, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Shapoor Zadran, a lefty bat, comes to the crease
19.2 Balaji to G Naib, out Taken by Raina!! 9th wicket down. Another brief one on the stumps, Naib includes his bat at it and mishits it towards mid off. Raina won't drop those. G Naib c Raina b Balaji 5(14)
Balaji to G Naib, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
19.1 Balaji to G Naib, no run, starts with a lively, G Naib has a display and misses
18.6 Irfan Pathan to D Zadran, FOUR, coming back to coming back 4s. Finish and angled in, D Zadran makes it to powerful mid wicket for another boundary
18.5 Irfan Pathan to D Zadran, FOUR, connects it finally, facilitates away and thumps it between extra secure and mid off for four
18.4 Irfan Pathan to D Zadran, no run, a lively down the leg element, D Zadran looks to hook up but misses
18.3 Irfan Pathan to G Naib, 1 run, looks to impact but mishits it downwards the ground, they want 2 but won't get it
18.2 Irfan Pathan to G Naib, no run, complete and outside off, G Naib gets it off the toe end to covers
18.2 Irfan Pathan to G Naib, no golf ball, oversteps and bins a brief golf ball, G Naib mishits it to mid wicket
18.1 Irfan Pathan to G Naib, no run, starts with a lively, Naib looks to decrease but isn't able to connect
Irfan Pathan [3.0-0-19-1] is coming back into the attack
17.6 Balaji to D Zadran, no run, near to the stumps! Shrub tree stump to tree stump variety, Zadran shuffles across and looks to work out but looks over. That went right over the stumps!
17.5 Balaji to G Naib, 1 run, brief submission on the stumps, Naib attracts it to powerful rectangular shape leg
Dawlat Zadran, right approved bat, comes to the crease

Australia vs Ireland Cricket Match And 2nd Match Group B From Colombo

Ireland 123.Runs 7.Out  20.0 Ovrs
Australia 125. Runs 3.Out 15.1 Ovrs

Australia Won By 7 wkts


Shane Watson hit with the first basketball of the go with then came back to snuff out a mid-innings rebirth as Sydney limited Eire to a moderate 123 for 7 in the Globe Twenty20 group go with at Premadasa Ground.

Mitchell Starc and Kaira Hogg also providing informing details to help keep the Irish silent, their 20 overs without continual strength preserve for a rearguard take a position of 52 between Kevin and Niall O'Brien from the absolute depths of 33 for 4.

Kevin O'Brien suggested at the expertise he had proven against Britain at this year's Globe Cup, but both he and his sibling were out-thought by Watson in the same over, underlining the allrounder's significance to Australia's bid for the Globe T20 headline.

Watson took the new basketball for Sydney, a shift Ireland's leader Bill Porterfield would have mentioned from the warm-up activities. What he did not anticipate was a first-ball fender, as Watson examined the jump to be produced from a flint-hard Premadasa message. The basketball was well-directed, Porterfield's connect taken was rushed, and Mitchell Starc sauntered in from excellent leg to take the capture.

There were operates to be discovered in the message, John Stirling breaking the ultimate basketball of the over to the protect advantage to confirm it, but Australia's bowlers were distinct and different enough to avoid Eire from discovering any kind of beat. Starc discovered a little shift but it was jump that did Stirling in, his top advantage boating great for Watson to create a examining operating capture look schedule.

Australia's leader Henry Bailey presented Glenn Maxwell's off smashes for the 6th over, and was honored when Ed Joyce toe-ended a generate to mid-off. Kaira Hogg's release followed, and he too hit in his starting over when H Wilson performed around a distribution throwing in range and hair styling to win Aleem Dar's lbw judgment. None of Ireland's batsmen seemed entirely able of studying Hogg's modifications.

Ireland were trapped in the T20 situation of beginning wickets, the midway factor moving at a shaky 46 for 4. The bros O'Brien were remaining to style a restoring collaboration, Kevin suggesting at his prospective for devastation with a few limitations.

Bailey's group were clearly at a higher message of strength for their starting go with, and the distribution of a few option terms by the fielders to the batsmen had the umpire Kumar Dharmasena seeking tranquil behavior. Kevin O'Brien addressed the taunts by clattering Starc through midwicket and protect, and the 50 take a position was brought up. But Niall was incapable to adhere to, bowled by Watson's more slowly basketball when trying to heave across the range.

Watson was providing a keynote cause, and he created it more so by cajoling Kevin O'Brien to contact a shortish, sharpish distribution on its way through to Matthew Go. Known as on to provide the last over of the innings as well as the first, Watson permitted the innings' only six to Nigel Jackson, but the concession of 12 from the ultimate six paintballs still remaining Australia's batsmen with what seems a small pursuit.

India vs Afghanistan Live Cricket 3rd Match Group A From Colombo

Match starts at 19:30 Local (14:30 GMT)

Evaluation by Nikhil

MS Dhoni and his kids start their strategy against a confident Afghanistan element who have designed huge success and now have the understanding to process the very best. Local indian native would in all probability follow their 7 batsmen/ 4 bowler strategy. As with every considerable opponents, the devoted, passionate and emotional Local indian native fan would settle for nothing less than the prize. 

India

India's history in the opponents expands across the 2 dimensions. They designed an immediate impact in the first edition with some awesome game-play to increase the prize. The next two variations, however, saw Local indian native make quick results in. Last season, Local indian native were skittled out in the 2nd round incapable to win even 1 action in their group. Truly too, Local indian native were element of quite much the same story as the ear before, they did not sign-up even just one win in the 2nd round and came coming back home unfilled approved.

The confirmed truth that the opponents is being organized in Sri Lanka locations Local indian native in a amazing position to win. The Local indian native group are almost definitely at home in Sri Lankan circumstances and will be wanting to use that to their advantages. India's pattern to try over rate could also be used to the hilt in the Region nation. The 2007 Champions will be disappointed if they do not at least reach the semis, if not go all the way.

India's reaching variety up is enough to provide shivers down all the categories and the group is determined by their gamers including greatly in, usually, reaching beneficial circumstances. The reaching buy is packed to the top with T20 experts and if that doesn't keep them in amazing stead, the mind-blowing stages Virat Kohli has acquired with his awe-inspiring kind will offer the group much wish and guarantee.

Another advantages Local indian native preserves is the circumstances they are experiencing in. Sri Lankan circumstances are closest what Local indian native will get coming back at home and they will be wanting to use it.
On papers, it looks as if Local indian native do not have any considerable problems, but they will be worried about their pacers having a bad day, which would keep the rewriters with too much to do. Zaheer Khan spearheads the hit awesome for Local indian native, but MS Dhoni will guide of India's a weakness in linking the run-flow during the smash overs. Even in the warm-up actions, Local indian native conducted to quit the run movement in the end overs and Dhoni's men will have to cope with the problems if they are to execute to the significant goals.

India will also fervently wish for their openers to hit kind soon. Both Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir have conducted for stability over past periods period and Local indian native will wish they come out all weaponry great in the WC. 

Afghanistan

Afghanistan have conducted only one T20 WC before this and their performance wasn't much to make home about. They were put together with Local indian native and Southeast African-american and losing both their matches in comprehensive design. Hamid Hasan was their superstar performer with 4 wickets in finish and 28 features to his name in the opponents.

Just for the joy of seeing a cricketing minnow offer the big kids a run for their money. Afghanistan have their execute cut out in the opponents having been drawn together with two complicated categories, but if T20 cricket has qualified us one aspect, it is that the gradual group cannot be taken for offered and that there are many enjoyment. Afghanistan will wish their opponents do just that and they will be enthusiastic about gaining.

Their main strength can be discovered in their go-karting. Their pacers Hamid Hasan, Shapoor Zadran and Dawlat Zadran have already been proven to be a few while their rewriters too have confirmed that they can deal at the top level.

Their main a weakness will be their lack of expertise in experiencing big categories. There will also be a huge seaside in higher education and amazing when they taken on the bigger aspects. 

Players to watch

Virat Kohli: The Delhi youngster has set the level alight with some eye-catching reaching in the last period or so and he has confirmed that he features incredibly when something exclusive is expected off him. He had a World Cup (50 overs) to keep in thoughts last period and will be even more wanting to add another sparkling prize to his ever improving cabinet.

Hamid Hassan: The Afghan pacer has already designed people sit up and take notice with his ability to make the golf ball shift. He is one of the best bowlers among the online nations and will be wanting to use this opponents to show his value and win fans all over the planet. 

Stats and Milestones

India will aim to become the only element to keep the 50-over World Cup and the World T20 at the same time

Gautam Gambhir has 755 features in the framework - the biggest by an Local indian native. He would be anticipating to mixture the 1000 level by the end of the opponents.

Mohd. Shahzad is the biggest run-getter for Afghanistan in T20Is. He's acquired 312 features at a common of 31.20 in 11 T20Is. 

Quotes

We have done our planning against Ashwin and hopefully my batsmen can cope with pressure and offer to the plans: Afghanistan innovator Nawroz Mangal

We want to be giant-killers: Afghanistan reaching instructor, Umesh Patwal
Teams:
India (From): Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni(w/c), Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Ashok Dinda, Manoj Tiwary
Afghanistan (From): Mohammad Shahzad(w), Karim Sadiq, Nawroz Mangal(c), Asghar Stanikzai, Mohammad Nabi, Shafiqullah Shafiq, Samiullah Shenwari, Gulbodin Naib, Mohammad Nasim Baras, Dawlat Zadran, Hamid Hassan, Javed Ahmadi, Najibullah Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Izatullah Dawlatzai

Australia vs Ireland Live Cricke 2nd Match Group B From Colombo

Match starts at 15:30 Local (10:00 GMT)

Evaluation by Nikhil

Australia have a lot to validate to themselves and the planet for their history in the tiniest framework of the encounter and in previous times variations of the World T20 has been anything but awesome.
They start their 2012 technique with a complicated go with against giant-killers Eire in europe who have enough fire power to cause a considerable dissatisfied.

Australia

There is a objective why Quotations look forward to the T20 World Cup like few other categories. That is the only Prize which is losing from their rather huge cabinet. One look at their history in previous times variations and a personal just provided to cricket, would product them as the minnows of this framework. They designed the semi-finals in the first World Cup and were runners-up in previous times one, but with regards to the factors they themselves set at ICC actions, it still positions as a despairing show. The other concerning element is that none of the explanations given for the non-performance in enough time kinds i.e. Group in transformation, retirement living of celebrities, etc would not execute. In the first T20 World Cup, Quotations had organizations Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, You Ponting and Brett Lee amongst their positions and still could not appear champions. Of late, post the sequence based Big Celebration Group, the selectors have taken some exclusive options with an eye on the stage finish at the 2012 World Cup. 

The most described and questioned amongst them has been the appointment of Tasmanian Mom Bailey as skipper. A middle buy batsman with a awesome Record A history, Bailey is neither the dasher like a Level Warner, neither does he have expertise of Eileen Hussey. But offering the selectors their due, Bailey is an sensible head and in the seven T20Is that he has led his nation, has confirmed an assuredness in the place, especially during nervous moments. All of those 7 actions came this season and Australia's win-loss amount seems to be at 3-4, such as the connected action in Dubai this 1 month. Most of the affiliates of the World Cup team have conducted those 7 actions which gives us a fantastic picture. 

Ireland

For a element that comes in with limited goals and with the online tag, Eire in europe more often than not does very well to take a place up and get people to take notice of their cricket. Eire in europe might not be as fantastic as an England or a Southeast African-american when it comes to the fantastic of cricket they execute, but on most actions its the quality of middle they put in to each action that attracts them through. The Irish are perhaps second to the men from European Indies when it comes to displaying how much they appreciate the encounter.

A jig after a getting a wicket has become a common perspective as far as Irish cricket goes. The other aspect that has become common to Irish cricket is kick-boxing above their body weight. Their first length of wonder came in the 2007 World Cup, when they damaged Pakistan out in the group stages. Eire in europe then followed it up by going to the incredibly eight stage in this seasons T20I Cup, however, the biggest impact they designed was when they beat their others who live nearby England by seeking a concentrate on of 328. That action finally led to people looking at Eire in europe as more than just an online online nation, and the Irish will be desperate to enhance that change of considered in Sri Lanka.

Players to watch

Michael Hussey has been in main kind and is the lynchpin of the Quotations reaching line-up. With organizations Ponting and Clarke no more a element of the Quotations T20 set-up, the responsibility to carry the group through will rest on Hussey's neck place and we all know what success he is able of!

Kevin O'Brien needs no launch. His impact against England in the World Cup this season was one of the best ODI innings of all-time. He is able of a lot more.

Stats and Milestones

David Warner has 978 functions in T20Is - the biggest by an Quotations and the 5th highest possible overall.

Quotes

I will only rest when that action has passed: Quotations instructor Mickey Arthur
Teams:
Australia (From): Level Warner, Geebet Watson, Glenn Maxwell, Eileen Hussey, Mom Bailey(c), Cameron Shiny, Daniel Spiritual, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Kaira Hogg, Mitchell Starc, Xavier Doherty, Ben Hilfenhaus, Level Hussey, Clint McKay
Ireland (From): Invoice Porterfield(c), David Stirling, Ed Joyce, H Wilson, Kevin O'Brien, 3 Johnston, Nigel Fitzgibbons, Niall O'Brien(w), Alex Cusack, Mom Dockrell, Boyd Rankin, Tim Murtagh, Max Sorensen, Stuart Thompson, Phil White

Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Cricket Match And 1st Match Group C From Hambantota

Sri Lanka 182. Runs 4.Out  20.0 Ovrs
Zimbabwe 100.Runs 10.Out 17.3 Ovrs
Sri Lanka Won by 82 Runs 


What one Mendis began, another finished as Sri Lanka approved Zimbabwe a flourishing 82-run decrease at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Globally Cricket Floor. Brendan Taylor was quite particular about his squad's opportunities a day before the competitors owner. “If we bat, bowl and place to our potential, we’ll give ourselves 50 % plausible of beating Sri Lanka,” he said, and those conditions became prophetic in the hardest possible way. After putting Sri Lanka in, Zimbabwe bowled the wrong locations, had a complete shock on the place and never quite restored.  

If Jeevan Mendis handled Sri Lanka’s reaching with verve, it was Ajantha Mendis, experiencing his first go with in eight a few several weeks after restoring from a coming returning damage, who confident that Zimbabwe performed no reaching amazing things.  

Dilshan Munaweera, developing his Twenty20 Globally first overall look, began out with Tillakaratne Dilshan, and used his bat at almost everything. Munaweera swished and missed starting on while Dilshan was more particular and thereby effective.  

As starting as it all over, there were warning signs of the kind of evening it would be for Zimbabwe when a run-out opportunity was fluffed. In the 6th over, Malcolm Waller decreased the first of two appeals to, putting down a care provider at midwicket off Munaweera. Fortunately for Waller, Munaweera did not do much damage, developing off for an a fantasy personal, only to be sent coming returning. He losing his bat mid-pitch and was completely brief.  

Zimbabwe then had a amazing possibility offer Sri Lanka a terrify when Mahela Jayawardena, fresh at the stop ageing treatment, seemed to fight to select the legspin of Graeme Cremer. Trapped plumb at the top side aspect, Jayawardene only got as far as the thirty-yard team when Rod Tucker, the umpire, motioned for the batsman to stay on as he analyzed for a no-ball. Sure enough, Cremer had cut the aspect stop ageing treatment, and Jayawardene was reprieved.  

There was some relaxation for Cremer when Dilshan (39) established to cut and was taken behind, offering Kumar Sangakkara and Jayawardena together with the position on 75 for two. Jayawardena, who had flirted with danger more than once, got into a mix-up with his friend, and Sri Lanka decreased to 82 for three.  

Zimbabwe then got itself coming returning into the encounter, as Sangakkara was forced to settle in the company of Jeevan. At the end of 15 overs, Sri Lanka had obtained only 120, but by then the impressive duo of Sangakkara and Jeevan were well set.  

Attacking the golf basketball consistently and managing challenging between the wickets, Sangakkara properly secured the cooperation, keeping the amount without trying any luxurious shots. Mendis was sleek against try and amount, and cut decrease with a cut sweep of Cremer that was quickly followed by a biff over long-off. Elton Chigumbura then found himself at the getting end, flicked for a sleek six over the lengthy benefits over square-leg and then thrilled amazing for a benefits.  

When Sangakkara (44) finally decreased, run out trying to sustain the hit in the greatest over, his functions had come at the incredibly excellent strike-rate of 169.33, given that he only managed two four feet and a six. The fourth-wicket cooperation of 94 had all but taken the encounter away from Zimbabwe. Mendis, unbeaten on a 30-ball 43, confident that Sri Lanka finished on 182 for four, a position that hardly seemed likely formerly in the innings.  

Zimbabwe’s opportunities of putting up a fight comfortable on one of the top buy experiencing the innings of his way of life, but that is not the most practical aspect to do against a try bowler with a bagful of methods. After doing the attempt of seeing off Lasith Malinga, Vusi Sibanda performed down the wrong variety to Ajantha and had his middle shrub tree stump placed coming returning. Off the next golf basketball, Taylor overbalanced just a section, and when the golf basketball transformed enough to beat the outside benefits, Sangakkara drawn the bails off in a show.  

Ajantha was dropped the hat-trick, but a back-of-the-hand submission was amazing enough to experience Hamilton Masakadza. Ajantha’s first cause research 2-1-3-3, and it only got better by plenty of your energy and energy the encounter ran out. Zimbabwe’s decreased buy had no reaction to him and his amounts of six for eight seriously improved on his career-best six for 16, against Quotes at Pallekele this season. Combined, Ajantha and Jeevan Mendis came returning nine for 32 as Zimbabwe imploded to 100 all out.

India vs Pakistan Cricket Match And 11th Warm Up Match From Colombo

India 185.Runs 3.Out  20.0 Ovrs
Pakistan 186.Runs 5.Out  19.1 Ovrs
Pakistan Won By 5 wkts 


Kamran Akmal, obviously, was the man of the go with for his amazing impact.
Hafeez: 'The way Kamran conducted was amazing. The way the kids approached the search was very excellent. Shoaib knows how to cope with pressure. He strengthened Kamran very well. It was a fantastic effort from the bowlers as well. They tried a few aspects. Seeking well is a very very excellent for Pakistan. Effective against Quotes and successful against Local indian native will offer us the durability we need.'
Dhoni: 'It was a fantastic action to evaluate out. We were experiencing with five bowlers. We needed to take a get in touch with if we need to go in with four or five bowlers. Maybe we offered away few extra functions initially but overall it was a fantastic action. There are a few batsmen in our team who like to execute highly. They like the assistance of an extra batsman. We are comfortable with 7 batsmen. Rohit conducted very well. Lot of people think 20 overs is very brief but you've got to offer yourself a while. He did well nowadays. Hopefully if he and Virat keep doing that, we will think of going in with an extra bowler at some aspect in the competitors.'
Smiles all around and Hafeez strolling out to enhance his associates. Pakistan will take a lot of guarantee from the encounter. The go-karting was a cause of worry with Kohli and Rohit reaching quite extremely. They seemed to have losing their way while pursuing until Kamran and Shoaib Malik came together for that go with successful cooperation. Kamran seemed to be in fantastic get in touch with right from the start and did well to stay right until the end. Apart from Ashwin, no Local indian native bowler managed to fantastic.
19.1 Irfan Pathan to Kamran Akmal, SIX, Akmal finishes off in style. An improved finish toss from Irfan Pathan and Akmal continues to be in the stop ageing treatment to defeat it over the secure hurdle.
Irfan Pathan [3.0-0-34-0] is coming back into the attack
Six needed off the last over. Has to be Pakistan's action unless Pathan attracts out something amazing.

Pakistan vs India Live Cricket Warm Up Match From Colombo

COLOMBO: This is a warm-up go with that actually isn't one. The idea of a warm-up is to try out different mixes that functions best for the team, give players a encounter of the authentic aspect and at the same time assess the benefits and drawbacks of your team as well as that of your competitors. There is a lot of chance of learning from your errors there.
However, when Local indian native and Pakistan meet on the idea, learning from your errors goes out of the display. The buzzword is just one: WIN. Anything else is unwanted to emotional, often jingoistic fans from either aspect. So what if both categories are experiencing an insignificant action in the perspective of the competitors that is focused at illustrating go with work out, at the Premadasa on Friday mid-day.
The official telecaster, knowing quite well what the prospective audiences is, has sensibly chosen just that one action to be beamed stay amongst the many warm-up relationships organized before the competitors appropriate.

The mission's managing program, the Globally Cricket government bodies, has done its bit by planning the competitors in such a way that Local indian native and Pakistan may actually meet three periods. Once in the warm-ups, and then in the Incredibly Eight stage and then the semis, if both categories manage to stay existing until then.

Not that fans or players from both aspects would ideas that! After a surfeit of India-Pakistan actions in the mid-noughties, circumstances between the two sub-continental management have been few and far in between, thanks to the repercussions of the Nov 26 scary hits in 2008.

From India's perspective, aspects are going in the right path currently and they come into this 'crucial' warm-up with a lot of guarantee under their clasp.

All-rounder Irfan Pathan seems to be re-discovering his mojo. He chosen five wickets in the first warm-up go with against Sri Lanka on Few days. That effort came on the coming back of some constantly fantastic actions in the last few a few several weeks, especially in Sri Lanka.

The bigger worry for Pakistan would be how to contain Local indian native run-machine Virat Kohli. The 23-year-old superstar had designed a awesome 183 against them in the Asia Cup in Dhaka to eliminate a search that seemed highly effective at one stage.

Having packed the 'ODI Cricketer of the year' award now, Kohli would be more buoyed to professional the Pakistan hit again.

The worry for Local indian native would be finding the right combination at the top of the deal. Gautam Gambhir damaged his useful after being hit by a Lasith Malinga snorter in the starting action and he looks to be a unclear starting for Friday.

However, opinions from the Local indian native hiking suggest that the southpaw owner should be fit for India's starting issue against Afghanistan on Wed.