Tough Task To Stay On Top For India And South Africa.

There is really a tough task for both teams to stay on top in Group-B in the running world cup and figures that cannot be ignored by both teams as mentioned below:

India Vs South Africa

Head-to-Head

Total 65 Matches

South Africa won 39

India won 24

Tie 02.

In World Cup

Total match: 02

South Africa won: 02

And India won: 00

In Indian subcontinent -

Total match: 26,

India won: 15,

South Africa: 10

Tie: 01

Three top-10 batsmen

AB de Villiers, South Africa (266 runs)

Virender Sehwag, India (254 runs)

Sachin Tendulkar, India (213 runs)

Bad Weather Stopped Australia-Lanka World Cup Match

The facts about bad weather and critical Australia vs Sri Lanka World Cup challenges? The 2003 World Cup semi-final among both of these qualified ends on Port Elizabeth were definitely disturbed because of the factors and Australia won that match by 48 runs on a Duckworth Lewis system. The 2007 World Cup final at Bridgetown, Barbados too was a stopped event caused by bad weather. Due to a cancellation of the match both teams - got 1-1 point.

Although, this is the first time in the tournament; a match has been canceled due to rain.



Australia, using on Adam Gilchrist's belligerent 149, won it by 53 runs with again Duckworth and Lewis system getting inside the situation.

Sri Lanka's current superior capabilities from the World Champs and the top rated One Day International team, mentioned that Saturday's Group-A World Cup match at the R Premadasa Stadium could well be a popping event.

Nevertheless, as Sri Lanka brought back from a unstable 73 for 3 to 146 for 3 in 32.5 overs, the heavens, that were black and dusty for up to sixty minutes, showed and the umpires requested the protects, that during the time of authoring this, were terribly insufficient.

There was clearly massive puddles on the surface at the time of 5.45 pm and any chance of play commencing, appeared hopelessly far off.

It was subsequently a shame while for the crowds of people who had overloaded the stadium a fantastic 2 hours prior to the beginning expecting the hosts would certainly develop on the 1-6 World Cup history. Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara started a serious beginning by winning a big toss and he predictably made a decision to bat first.

He has also exhibited all three of his tweakers.Right Handed off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, the mystery bowler Ajantha Mendis and his left hand spinner Ranga Herath.

Cricket World Cup Bangladesh Vs West Indies Group-B Match Final Scoreboard

Final Scoreboard Friday between Bangladesh and West Indies in a Cricket 

World Cup 2011 Group B match at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium: 

MIRPUR, Bangladesh 

Bangladesh

                  Tamim Iqbal c Sammy b Roach 0

                  Imrul Kayes c Thomas b Sammy 5

                  Zunaed Siddique lbw b Roach 25

                  Mushfiqur Rahim c Sarwan b Sammy 0

                  Shakib Al Hasan b Benn 8

                  Raqibul Hassan c Pollard b Sammy 4

                  Mohammad Ashraful c Thomas b Roach 11

                  Naeem Islam c Thomas b Benn 1

                  Shafiul Islam c Pollard b Benn 0

                  Abdur Razzak not out 2

                  Rubel Hossain b Benn 0

Extras: (1w, 1nb) 2

TOTAL: (all out) 58

Overs: 18.5

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-16, 3-25, 4-36, 5-41, 6-51, 7-56, 8-56, 9-58, 10-58.

Bowling: Kemar Roach 6-0-19-3, Suliemann Benn 5.5-2-18-4, Darren Sammy

7-0-21-3.

West Indies

                  Devon Smith b Islam 6

                  Chris Gayle not out 37

                  Darren Bravo not out 9

Extras: (5w, 2b) 7

TOTAL: (for 1 wicket) 59-1

Overs: 12.2

Did not bat: Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kieron Pollard, 

Devon Thomas, Darren Sammy, Nikita Miller, Sulieman Benn, Kemar Roach.

Fall of wicket: 1-29.

Bowling: Shafiul Islam 2-0-11-0, Naeem Islam 6-1-14-1, Rubel Hossain 1-0-12-0,

 Abdur Razzak 1-0-8-0, Mohammad Ashraful 2-0-11-0, Shakib Al Hasan 0.2-0-1-0.

Toss: Bangladesh.

Result: West Indies win by 9 wickets.

Umpires: Steve Davis, Australia, and Kumar Dharmasena, Sri Lanka.

TV umpire: Asad Rauf, Pakistan. Match referee: Ranjan Mdugalle, Sri Lanka.

Canada's Hopes Destroyed By Spin of Afridi In World Cup

Because of Shahid Afridi’s splendid spin blowing, Pakistan destroyed Canada on 138 runs defending his small score of 184 runs.

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi took 5 wickets in the second match. For his accurate bowling, he was chosen Man of the match.

Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Pakistan got all out on only 184 runs.

Canadian bowlers and fielders full resolution to perform put the Pakistan in profound crisis.

Pakistan has lost their four wickets on just 40 runs. Misbah-ul-Haq (37) and Umar Akmal (48) tried to handle the situation  adding 73 runs for the fifth wicket but after the breakdown of the partnership, Pakistan have lost their last five wickets adding just 19 runs.

After all Pakistan won the match beating Canada by 46 runs and keep the top position in Group-A of cricket world cup 2011 and its full credit goes to Shahid Afridi.

Final Scoreboard: South Africa Vs Netherlands

Final Scoreboard after South Africa's innings Thursday in the Cricket World Cup 2011 Group B match against Netherlands at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium: MOHALI, India

South Africa Innings

                  Hashim Amla c Cooper b Ten Doeschate 113

                  Graeme Smith b Loots 20

                  Jacques Kallis c Barresi b Ten Doeschate 2

                  AB de Villiers run out 134

                  Faf du Plessis not out 18

                  JP Duminy c Borren b Ten Doeschate 40

                  Morne van Wyk not out 0

                 

Extras: (2b, 5lb, 16w, 1nb) 24

                 

TOTAL: (for five wickets) 351

                 

Overs: 50. Batting time: 220 minutes.

                 

Fall of wickets: 1-51, 2-58, 3-279, 4-283, 5-349.

                 

Did not bat: Robin Peterson, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir.

                 

Bowling: Mudassar Bukhari 10-0-44-0 (2w), Berend Westdijk 9-0-76-0 (4w), Ryan ten Doeschate 10-0-72-3 (1w), Bernard Loots 9-0-60-1 (1nb), Pieter Seelaar 10-0-74-0, Tom Cooper 2-0-18-0.

Netherlands Innings

                  Alexei Kervezee c & b Kallis 10

                  Wesley Barresi st Van Wyk b Duminy 44

                  Tom Cooper c Steyn b Kallis 9

                  Bas Zuiderent lbw b Peterson 15

                  Ryan ten Doeschate lbw b Steyn 11

                  Tom de Grooth run out 12

                  Peter Borren lbw b Peterson 3

                  Mudassar Bukhari b Tahir 0

                  Pieter Seelaar not out 2

                  Bernard Loots lbw b Tahir 6

                  Berend Westdijk lbw b Tahir 0

                 

Extras: (8w) 8

                 

TOTAL: (all out) 120

                 

Overs: 34.5.

                 

Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-46, 3-81, 4-83, 5-100, 6-109, 7-109, 8-110, 9-120, 10-120.

                 

Bowling: Dale Steyn 6-1-26-1 (3w), Morne Morkel 5-0-18-0 (1w), Jacques Kallis 6-0-19-2, Imran Tahir 6.5-0-19-3 (2w), Robin Peterson 5-0-22-2 (1w), JP Duminy 5-0-16-1 (1w).

                 

Result: South Africa won by 231 runs.

                 

Toss: Netherlands.

                 

Umpires: Asoka de Silva, Sri Lanka, and Richard Kettleborough, England.

                 

TV umpire: Simon Taufel, Australia. Match referee: Jeff Crowe, New Zealand.

Kevin O'Brien Put The Fastest World Cup Century.

Ireland's middle-order batsman Kevin O'Brien Cup has put fastest centuries in group-B match against England's. Brien put century in just 50 bowls with help of 13 fours and 6 sixes and it is fastest century in the World Cup's and sixth fastest all over.

  Kevin O'Brian showing joy after his century.

Brian broke the Hayden’s record of a century. Hayden completed the century in 66 balls in the 2007 World Cup against South Africa..

Ireland created history beating England by 3 wickets with the help of his explosive middle order batsman Brian’s fastest century.

List of record holders who made fastest century.

Shahid Afridi - 37 balls.
Mark Boucher - 44 balls
Brian Lara – 45 balls
Again Shahid Afridi in 45 balls
Sanath Jayasuriya - 48-balls
Kevin O'Brien – 50 balls (World Cup Fastest Century)

Final Scoreboard: Cricket World Cup 2011 Group-B Match Ireland Vs England

Final Scoreboard Wednesday after Ireland's three-wicket Cricket World Cup 2011 Group B win over England at Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium: BANGALORE, India

England Innings

                  Andrew Strauss b Dockrell 34

                  Kevin Pietersen c N O'Brien b Stirling 59

                  Jonathan Trott b Mooney 92

                  Ian Bell c Stirling b Mooney 81

                  Paul Collingwood c K O'Brien b Mooney 16

                  Matt Prior b Johnston 6

                  Tim Bresnan c Johnston b Mooney 4

                  Michael Yardy b Johnston 3

                  Graeme Swann not out 9

                 

Extras: (1b, 2lb, 20w) 23

                 

TOTAL: (for eight wickets) 327

                 

Overs: 50.

                 

Fall of wickets: 1-91, 2-111, 3-278, 4-288, 5-299, 6-312, 7-317, 8-327.

                 

Did not bat: Stuart Broad, James Anderson.

                 

Bowling: Boyd Rankin 7-0-51-0 (4w), Trent Johnston 10-0-58-2, Alex Cusack 4-0-39-0 (1w), George Dockrell 10-0-68-1 (5w), John Mooney 9-0-63-4 (1w), Paul Stirling 10-0-45-1.

Ireland Innings

                  William Porterfield b Anderson 0

                  Paul Stirling c Pietersen b Bresnan 32

                  Ed Joyce st Prior b Swann 32

                  Niall O'Brien b Swann 29

                  Gary Wilson lbw b Swann 3

                  Kevin O'Brien run out 113

                  Alex Cusack run out 47

                  John Mooney not out 33

                  Trent Johnston not out 7

                 

Extras: (5b, 16lb, 12b) 33

                 

TOTAL: (for seven wickets) 329

                 

Overs: 49.1

                 

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-62, 3-103, 4-106, 5-111, 6-273, 7-317.

                 

Did not bat: George Dockrell, Boyd Rankin.

                 

Bowling: James Anderson 8.1-1-49-1 (1w), Stuart Broad 9-0-73-0 (2w), Tim Bresnan 10-0-64-1 (2w), Michael Yardy 7-0-49-0 (2w), Graeme Swann 10-0-47-3, Paul Collingwood 5-0-26-0.

                 

Result: Ireland won by three wickets.

                 

Toss: England.

                 

Umpires: Billy Bowden, New Zealand, and Aleem Dar, Pakistan.

                 

TV umpire: Marais Erasmus, South Africa. Match referee: Roshan Mahanama, Sri Lanka.

Malinga Hat-trick Photos

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Malinga Hat-Trick Destroyed Kenya

Sri Lankan fast bowler Malinga in the Group A match against Kenya has made history by putting superb hat-trick. Malinga’s stormy bowling destroyed the Kenya team. Malinga has become the first and only bowler who put two hat-trick in the cricket world cup.

Malinga took the wickets in the last bowl of 42 overs and first two balls of 44 overs against kenya. Earlier in 2003 Cricket World Cup match against South Africa, Malinga had put four wickets on consecutive balls.

This is the seventh hat trick of World Cup history and twice of Malinga.

List of Players who has put hat-trick in the history of cricket world cup.

1.         Chetan Sharma (India),

2.         Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan),

3.         Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka),

4.         Brett Lee (Australia)

5.         Kemar Roach (West Indies)

6.         Malinga (Sri Lanka) Two Times.

   

Final Scoreboard: Kenya Vs Sri Lanka

Final Scoreboard Tuesday after Sri Lanka's nine-wicket win over Kenya in the Cricket World Cup 2011 Group A match at R. Premadasa Stadium: COLOMBO, Sri Lanka

Kenya Innings

                  Morris Ouma lbw b Kulasekara 1

                  Seren Waters lbw b Malinga 3

                  Collins Obuya b Malinga 52

                  David Obuya c Samaraweera b Muralitharan 51

                  Steve Tikolo c Dilshan b Mathews 7

                  Tamnay Mishra lbw b Malinga 0

                  Jimmy Kamande run out 1

                  Nehemiah Odhiambo not out 8

                  Peter Ongondo b Malinga 0

                  Shem Ngoche b Malinga 0

                  Elijah Otieno b Malinga 0

                 

Extras: (1b, 6lb, 3nb, 9w) 19

                 

TOTAL: (all out) 142

                 

Overs: 43.4. Batting time: 192 minutes.

                 

Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-8, 3-102, 4-120, 5-127, 6-128, 7-137, 8-137, 9-137, 10-142.

                 

Bowling: Lasith Malinga 7.4-0-38-6 (3nb 7w), Nuwan Kulasekara 9-1-18-1, Angelo Mathews 7-0-20-1 (1w),  Ajantha Mendis 9-2-23-0, Muttiah Muralitharan 8-0-24-1, Chamara Silva 3-0-12-0 (1w).

Sri Lanka Innings

                  Upul Tharanga not out 67

                  Tillakaratne Dilshan c Ouma b Otieno 44

                  Kumar Sangakkara not out 27

                 

Extras: (1nb, 7w) 8

                 

TOTAL: (for 1 wicket) 146

                 

Overs: 18.4. Batting time: 91 minutes.

                 

Fall of wicket: 1-72.

                 

Did not bat: Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis.

                 

Bowling: Peter Ongondo 3-0-28-0 (2w), Nehemiah Odhiambo 5-0-26-0, Shem

Ngoche 4-0-39-0, Jimmy Kamande 1-0-14-0 (2w), Elijah Otieno 4-0-26-1 (1nb 2w), Collins Obuya 1.4-0-13-0 (1w).

                 

Toss: Kenya.

                 

Result: Sri Lanka won by nine wickets.

                 

Umpires: Tony Hill, New Zealand and Shahvir Tarapore, India.

                 

TV Umpire: Ian Gould, England. Match referee: Chris Broad, England.