Team India Wins ICC world cup 2011

MS Dhoni and team does it for India once again. India has won the 2011 Cricket World Cup by 6 wickets over Sri Lanka. A great combination and a wonderful team work to do the historic win.

It is India’s first World Cup championship in 28 years. Congrats once again team India.


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Player of the match MS Dhoni (India)
Player of the series Yuvraj Singh (India)
Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and SJA Taufel (Australia)
TV umpire IJ Gould (England)
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire SJ Davis (Australia)

Highlights 

Match notes

• Sri Lanka innings
• Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 31 runs, 1 wicket)
• Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 27 runs, 0 wicket)
• Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (79 balls), Extras 5
• Drinks: Sri Lanka - 56/1 in 14.0 overs (TM Dilshan 31, KC Sangakkara 17)
• Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 23.6 overs (146 balls), Extras 6
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (KC Sangakkara 21, DPMD Jayawardene 30, Ex 0)
• Drinks: Sri Lanka - 128/3 in 29.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 34, TT Samaraweera 5)
• Over 31.3: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - TT Samaraweera (Struck down)
• Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 33.1 overs (201 balls), Extras 7
• DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 49 balls (6 x 4)
• 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 27, TT Samaraweera 19, Ex 4)
• Over 38.1: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - SJA Taufel, Batsman - TT Samaraweera (Upheld)
• Over 43.1: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - KMDN Kulasekara (Struck down)
• Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 43.3 overs (263 balls), Extras 11
• Powerplay 3: Overs 45.1 - 50.0 (Batting side - 63 runs, 1 wicket)
• 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 23, KMDN Kulasekara 31, Ex 1)
• DPMD Jayawardene: 100 off 84 balls (13 x 4)
• Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 48.3 overs (293 balls), Extras 11
• Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 274/6 in 50.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 103, NLTC Perera 22)

• India innings
• Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 2 wickets)
• Over 0.2: Review by India (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - V Sehwag (Struck down)
• Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 40 runs, 0 wicket)
• India: 50 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 2
• Drinks: India - 81/2 in 15.0 overs (G Gambhir 40, V Kohli 19)
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (G Gambhir 28, V Kohli 19, Ex 3)
• G Gambhir: 50 off 56 balls (6 x 4)
• India: 100 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 7
• India: 150 runs in 29.5 overs (179 balls), Extras 10
• 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (G Gambhir 25, MS Dhoni 22, Ex 3)
• Drinks: India - 165/3 in 32.0 overs (G Gambhir 79, MS Dhoni 23)
• India: 200 runs in 37.5 overs (227 balls), Extras 11
• MS Dhoni: 50 off 52 balls (4 x 4)
• 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 106 balls (G Gambhir 40, MS Dhoni 54, Ex 6)
• Over 44.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - Yuvraj Singh (Struck down)
• Powerplay 3: Overs 45.1 - 50.0 (Batting side - 32 runs, 0 wicket)
• India: 250 runs in 46.2 overs (278 balls), Extras 15
• 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (MS Dhoni 31, Yuvraj Singh 21, Ex 2)
• Attendance - 42,000

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India v Pakistan

How often does an opportunity arise when you witness two cricket crazy nations battle it out and that too in the semi-final of the World Cup?

Mother of all Battles,
Much awaited semi final between INDIA & PAKISTAN

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Quarter Finals Schedule

Match	Date	Teams	Score Cards	Venue
43	23 Mar	Pakistan v West Indies	Score Card	Mirpur
44	24 Mar	India v Australia	Score Card	Ahmedabad
45	25 Mar	New Zealand v South Africa	Score Card	Mirpur
46	26 Mar	Sri Lanka v England	Score Card	Colombo

Quarter Finals Schedule

Match	Date	Teams	Score Cards	Venue
43	23 Mar	Pakistan v West Indies	Score Card	Mirpur
44	24 Mar	India v Australia	Score Card	Ahmedabad
45	25 Mar	New Zealand v South Africa	Score Card	Mirpur
46	26 Mar	Sri Lanka v England	Score Card	Colombo

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Incredible match - India v England - tied

Match tied Well well well. If it weren't for Munaf's short run from the last ball of India's innings India would have this game! Strauss's innings must rank as the best England ODI innings after Gooch's World Cup 115 in 1983. Fourth tied game in World Cup history. Breathless stuff, that game has twisted one way and another and again and another before ending up even.  Ian Bell's Powerplay shot?  India fluffing their last few overs with the bat?  Misfields all round, all end up magnified. What is left to say about it really. India were a bowler short, England a batsmen short and in the end it balanced to a perfect equilibrium. Zaheer's spell with the old ball in the batting Powerplay was remarkable. He is the absolute key to India's World Cup, more than Sachin or Sehwag I would argue. England will be gutted, Strauss led a chase like no other and deserved the win. Also Tim Bresnan, first with five wickets and then 14 runs to hold England together when they were doing their best to fall apart. "The way they started I definitely am happy with a tie," says Dhoni. "When they were 2 down the way they were going the bowlers were finding it very tough. Zak changed it around for us he is a different bowler if you try and come at him it's very difficult. It could count as a win in the points table at the end."  Yes and no, really," answers Strauss to whether he is happy with the result. "We were in a great position and then had a shocking Powerplay. After that we were lucky and grateful for Swann and Shahzad to getting us to the tie. We're happy and devastated at the same time but privileged to play in a game like this." Strauss is rightly named man of the match, "it's the best innings I've played." Indeed. Phew, that was immense fun. My nerves, not to mention fingers, are in tatters. Score Card  Here is ball bay ball commentary of Last 2 overs.
48.1	Chawla to Swann, no run, big slog sweep attempted, but Swann only finds fresh air
48.2	Chawla to Swann, SIX, absolute silence as Swann is on the sweep again. This time getting all of it and it shoots flat, hard over the midwicket rope!
48.3	Chawla to Swann, 1 run, Swann down the wicket now to try and swing a similar shot, this one skews off the leading edge and looped towards third man on the bounce
48.4	Chawla to Bresnan, 2 runs, ooh, Bresnan trying to match Swann but can't quite time it as well. Pressure on though and a misfield allows him to come back for a second
48.5	Chawla to Bresnan, SIX, Bresnan has nailed this! Not another twist, surely! Down one knee, clearing his front leg and thrashing the life out of it, to send it rocketing over midwicket once more
48.6	Chawla to Bresnan, OUT, Chawla strikes back! One way and another this match is going! Bresnan tried again to to find the boundary, he had to, but it's quicker and flatter and through him onto off stump
	TT Bresnan b Chawla 14 (18m 9b 0x4 1x6) SR: 155.55
End of over 49 (15 runs) England 325/8 (14 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.63, RRR: 14.00)
So, after 49 overs England need 14 to pull off a historic victory. India favourites, Munaf to bowl it...
49.1	Patel to Swann, 2 runs, Swann gives himself room outside off to drive towards cover, doesn't get the boundary he needs but a misfield allows him to keep the strike by scampering back a second
49.2	Patel to Swann, 1 run, wonderful stuff from Munaf, perfect slower ball, nothing for Swann to work with and he can only outside edge to third man. Shahzad hits a long ball though...
49.3	Patel to Shahzad, SIX, Strauss is on his feet, Swann is screaming! What a shot from Shahzad! So clean! Just got his front leg out the way, got the half-volley he wanted and creamed it straight down the ground, over the bowler's head and into the stands for six!
49.4	Patel to Shahzad, 1 bye, Shahzad misses outside off but Swann has called through for a bye! Clever, steely stuff from Munaf, quite how a bowler holds his nerve in a situation like this is beyond me. Oh Shahzad what a strike that was.
49.5	Patel to Swann, 2 runs, Swann miles down the track, wants the boundary to finish it but finds an inside edge by heaving to leg. Manic running and slow fielding have him back for a second. One to tie, but two for a famous, unbelievable win...
49.6	Patel to Swann, 1 run, It's a tie! 100 overs of scintillating ODI cricket and the scores are level! That's what World Cup cricket is about! Swann drives hard as Munaf finds a perfect line and length, hit it cleanly but straight to mid-off who managed to make no fumble and pinned England to a single to seal the tie

Today's Matches :

Feb 28	West Indies vs Netherlands	Score Card
Feb 28	Zimbabwe vs Canada	Score Card

World Cup 2011 Schedule

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Pakistan v Sri Lanka

Afridi is the Man of the Match. Finally, a bowling effort gets rewarded! " That was a big game. The way Misbah and Younis played - beautiful and very mature. The fielders relaxed a bit, but on a stage like this we can't do that. I am sure they will improve in the coming games. Good conditions for bowlers - spin and bounce. This is a strong message to other teams, we will come stronger, game after game!" 

Pakistan v Sri Lanka  - Score Card

Sangakkara: "Quite a few positives - we bowled well on a flat deck, but lost three wickets at the wrong time. We got a good start, and needed players to bat long. Unfortunately, Pakistan played very well. Younis and Misbah kept picking singles well, but we did well to drag it back to 270. We got to keep going on - it is a long tournament and lot of games to win." 

Today's Match : India v England
Can India challenge England ? - Score Card

World Cup 2011 Schedule

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South Africa - vs - West Indies

The sad thing for West Indies is that they were not as bad as the final margin suggests. In fact, they were on top for a good part of their innings, with Darren Bravo mastering South Africa's spinners and seamers with Laraesque grace. Imran Tahir was hit out of the attack, but once Bravo fell to an efficient Johan Botha, Tahir came back on and turned hoops around West Indies. Steyn did his bit, and West Indies finished well short of what they needed. And then Dwayne Bravo picked up an injury which reduced them to a 2.5-man attack. AB was just too good to let them off. Comprehensive win in the end. 

 Score Card

JP: "Good to start with a win. Wasn't too difficult to get in on this pitch. Special knock from AB. You knew when he hit that first four, that he was song. Lots of confidence in the dressming room - Immy [Imran Tahir] did exceptionally, so good on him." 

The Delhi crowd and the South African contingent in the stands cheer on as AB de Villiers picks up the Man of the Match award. "It is a batsman's game [that's why Tahir is not Man of the Match he says, tongue in cheek!] I wasn't timing it in the nets last week, but it came off well tonight. Prior IPL experience in Delhi helped a bit - it was my advice to bat second, and that worked for us tonight." Graeme Smith: (clearly nurning a sore throat of sorts) "Winning the toss was nice, we started well. Darren Bravo played really well, but we managed to peg it back in the middle. We tried to mix it up in the middle. Once you pick a wicket, you can build pressure and we managed to pick up wickets in clusters. My batting wasn't the best - I have been a little ill coming into the game, so I just wanted to bat through with AB and build a partnership. AB went faster than run a ball and paced it real well. Long time to our next game, good vibe in the group and we will take some time off."

Darren Sammy: "We had an opportunity to get a lot more runs .. We needed someone to play like AB did for SA. Few positives - Darren Bravo played really well and we hope he can continue. We kept losing wickets in clusters, and it did not help. Losing Dwayne Bravo was not good for us. We don't know the extent of the injury yet. Hopefully he'll be ok."

India stay on top of Group B on Net run rate, but we have a real long way to go before that begins to matter.

Today's Matches 

25 Feb	Australia vs New Zealand	Score Card	Nagpur
25 Feb	Bangladesh vs Ireland	Score Card	Dhaka

Australia vs New Zealand:
Ponting wins the toss and chooses to bowl under clouds. "Solid start in the first game, not spectacular, but this is a very different wicket. Some moisture around, and cloud cover, we expect to do well with the ball. Not often that you begin in conditions like these in India, so this is interesting." Harsha got it right - Aus are unchanged.

There was some rain in Nagpur yesterday, but the good news is that it's stopped in time.

New Zealand were 68/5 (15 ov)

Pakistan have won their first game without any fuss.

Kenya started with so much promise but they have imploded very quickly.

Umar Akmal: Early on we lost couple of quick wickets but later the batsmen had good partnerships. We were confident. The score was too much for the Kenyans. We have been enjoying Sri Lanka so far. I would like to thank the crowd for supporting us. There are lot of Pakistani fans and we hope that they will continue to support us. " 

Score Card

Kamande: "We gave lot of extras. May be because the guys were trying too hard ... We are not performing at both areas. Today, I thought the bowling was 70%. I didnt bowl and let down the other three bowlers. We are playing Pakistan after a long time. It's a difficult situation for us. The batting .. I don't know .. we didn't go for the score. We will try to encourage the boys it doesn;t matter, go for the score." 

Shahid Afridi : We should be more positive in the batting. It was a slow track but we should have started more positively. You should take a chance after 5-6 overs to disturb the line other wise they will keep bowling on the same line if you don't take any chances. The next game, we will come harder. It was good to see Shoaib Akthar bowl really well." Asked about his own bowling, Afridi says with a smile, " I am a bowler first, then a batsman!" 

Umar Akmal is the Man of the Match: "I have played this kind of knock after a long time. I am happy that the seniors like Waqar, Afridi all backed me. I have practised hard and long and Shahid bhai told me if I continue to work like this runs will come. There is always pressure, so you can't take any additional pressure on yourself. I am enjoying my fielding, been training well. I will take this form in the upcoming games. Not only in the next game but in all games that Shahid bhai will offer me." 

Today's Match : South Africa vs West Indies
Can West Indies challenge South Africa ? - Score Card

World Cup 2011 Schedule

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England won by six wickets against Netherlands

England's World Cup campaign is up and wheezing. They were disgraceful in the field, unspectacular with the bat but have got home fairly securely. There was one outstanding performance and it came from Ryan ten Doeschate, who was stunning with his 110-ball 119. He followed it up with 2 for 47 from 10 overs on a flat pitch to prove what a high-class performer he is. 

Score Card 

"We got a lot of things wrong with our bowling and fielding," says Strauss. That's an understatement. "Very good wicket, we knew if we kept wickets in hand we'd have a good chance. We have to improve as the tournament goes on." 

Unsurprisingly, ten Doeschate is named man of the match. "It was pretty special for me. I told my team-mates we're put out a really good performance here on the biggest stage. There wasn't too much planning but we assessed as we went along. I haven't set personal goals for the World Cup but I want us to carry on playing great cricket."

Today's Match : Pakistan v Kenya 
Can Kenya challenge Pakistan? - Score Card

World Cup 2011 Schedule

India v Bangladesh

The World Cup is upon us. And it kicks off with a tussle in Mirpur between two co-hosts - a much-improved Bangladesh and one of the favorites India.

Bangladesh Wins Toss and choose to bowl.
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World Cup 2011 Schedule

Cricket World Cup 2011 Schedule & Score Cards

Match	Date	Teams	Score Cards	Venue
1	19 Feb	India vs Bangladesh	Score Card	Dhaka
2	20 Feb	New Zealand vs Kenya	Score Card	Chennai
3	20 Feb	Sri Lanka vs Canada	Score Card	Hambantota
4	21 Feb	Australia vs Zimbabwe	Score Card	Ahmedabad
5	22 Feb	England vs Netherlands	Score Card	Nagpur
6	23 Feb	Pakistan vs Kenya	Score Card	Hambantota
7	24 Feb	South Africa vs West Indies	Score Card	New Delhi
8	25 Feb	Australia vs New Zealand	Score Card	Nagpur
9	25 Feb	Bangladesh vs Ireland	Score Card	Dhaka
10	26 Feb	Sri Lanka vs Pakistan	Score Card	Colombo
11	27 Feb	India vs England	Score Card	Kolkata
12	28 Feb	West Indies vs Netherlands	Score Card	New Delhi
13	28 Feb	Zimbabwe vs Canada	Score Card	Nagpur
14	1 Mar	Sri Lanka vs Kenya	Score Card	Colombo
15	2 Mar	England vs Ireland	Score Card	Bangalore
16	3 Mar	South Africa vs Netherlands	Score Card	Mohali
17	3 Mar	Pakistan vs Canada	Score Card	Colombo
18	4 Mar	New Zealand vs Zimbabwe	Score Card	Ahmedabad
19	4 Mar	Bangladesh vs West Indies	Score Card	Dhaka
20	5 Mar	Sri Lanka vs Australia	Score Card	Colombo
21	6 Mar	India vs Ireland	Score Card	Bangalore
22	6 Mar	England vs South Africa	Score Card	Chennai
23	7 Mar	Kenya vs Canada	Score Card	New Delhi
24	8 Mar	Pakistan vs New Zealand	Score Card	Pallekelle
25	9 Mar	India vs Netherlands	Score Card	New Delhi
26	10 Mar	Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe	Score Card	Pallekelle
27	11 Mar	West Indies vs Ireland	Score Card	Mohali
28	11 Mar	Bangladesh vs England	Score Card	Chittagong
29	12 Mar	India vs South Africa	Score Card	Nagpur
30	13 Mar	New Zealand vs Canada	Score Card	Mumbai
31	13 Mar	Australia vs Kenya	Score Card	Bangalore
32	14 Mar	Pakistan vs Zimbabwe	Score Card	Pallekelle
33	14 Mar	Bangladesh vs Netherlands	Score Card	Chittagong
34	15 Mar	South Africa vs Ireland	Score Card	Kolkata
35	16 Mar	Australia vs Canada	Score Card	Bangalore
36	17 Mar	England vs West Indies	Score Card	Chennai
37	18 Mar	Sri Lanka vs New Zealand	Score Card	Mumbai
38	18 Mar	Ireland vs Netherlands	Score Card	Kolkata
39	19 Mar	Australia vs Pakistan	Score Card	Colombo
40	19 Mar	Bangladesh vs South Africa	Score Card	Dhaka
41	20 Mar	Zimbabwe vs Kenya	Score Card	Kolkata
42	20 Mar	India vs West Indies	Score Card	Chennai
43	23 Mar	Pakistan v West Indies	Score Card	Dhaka
44	24 Mar	India v Australia	Score Card	Colombo
45	25 Mar	New Zealand v South Africa	Score Card	Dhaka
46	26 Mar	Sri Lanka v England	Score Card	Ahmedabad
47	29 Mar	First Semifinal Sri Lanka v New Zealand	Score Card	Colombo
48	30 Mar	Second Semifinal - INDIA v PAKISTAN	Score Card	Mohali
49	02 Apr	FINAL - India V Sri Lanka	Score Card	Mumbai