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World Twenty20 winner is anyone's guess

The World Twenty20 explodes into action this week in tropical Sri Lanka with no runaway favourite and upsets likely in cricket's shortest and least predictable form.

At least half of the 12 participating nations will consider themselves strong contenders to lift the trophy in Colombo on October 7, with the others hopeful of living up to the event's reputation for shocks.

From defending champions England, the powerful West Indies and formidable South Africa to Asia's top three -- former winners India and Pakistan, and Sri Lanka -- the field is strong and deep.

The others won't be taken lightly either, if a string of sensational results in the tournament's three previous editions are any indication.

While many purists are unconvinced by Twenty20, and fear the impact on Test cricket, there's no doubting its entertainment value.

India, initially reluctant to embrace the newest format, won the inaugural event in South Africa in 2007 under rookie skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni after senior pros Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly opted out.

It was in the same tournament that Zimbabwe stunned Australia, Bangladesh upset the West Indies, and India brushed aside England, South Africa, Australia and Pakistan in successive games to grab the title.

Pakistan won the second edition in England in 2009, a tournament that made a stunning start when the Netherlands, a non Test-playing nation, upset the hosts by four wickets in front of a packed house at Lord's.

England claimed the 2010 title in the Caribbean, but it was Australia's amazing win over Pakistan in the semi-final that remained the talking point.

With 34 needed from the final two overs, Michael Hussey smashed 38 off 10 balls to take Australia home with one delivery to spare.

Only last week, Australia trounced Pakistan by 94 runs to avenge two successive defeats against the same opponents.

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PCB announces team for T20 World Cup

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday announced the 15-member squad for Twenty20 World Cup scheduled to be held in September in Sri Lanka.

Addressing a news conference, PCB chief selector Iqbal Qasim announced the names of the players who will play three-match T20 series against Australia followed by T20 World Cup, reports Xinhua.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal, who last played for Pakistan in the 2011 ODI World Cup in India, was recalled in the squad.

Explosive opener Imran Nazir, who last featured two years ago, and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq made a comeback for both competitions.

"Each player in the side has a role and has been selected accordingly. These three are utility players and can make a difference," Qasim told media persons in Lahore.

Mohammad Hafeez, who was named T20 captain before Sri Lanka tour, was retained as skipper till December.
Asad Shafiq was also selected following his solid Test series in Sri Lanka, during which he played a couple of responsible innings for the team.

Left-hand opener Nasir Jamshed, after recovering from a finger fracture, also succeeded taking a place in the squad.

PCB dropped five players, Khalid Latif, Ahmed Shahzad, Hammad Azam, Haris Sohail and wicketkeeper Shakeel Ansar, who visited Sri Lanka but could not perform well or failed to get a chance.

The 30-member squad includes:
 Muhammad Hafeez (captain), Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Khalid Latif, Nasir Jamshed, Shoaib Malik, Umer Akmal, Asad Shafique, Muhamamd Sami, Sohail Tanveer, Yasir Arafat, Hamad Azam, Aizaz Cheema, Umer Gul, Raza Hasan, Wahab Riaz, Anwar Ali, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Haris Sohail, Imran Nazir, Ahmed Shehzad, Shakeel Ansar,  Shahzeb Hasan, Kamran Akmal, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Owais Zia, Sharjeel Khan, Ramiz Raja and Junaid Khan.

Preview: India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2012, March 18

India vs Pakistan, 2012

The most awaited match of the Asia Cup, India vs Pakistan, is round the corner and has turned out to be one of the decisive matches of the tournament. What was being billed as a dress rehearsal for the Final has turned into a virtual semi-final for India following their surprise loss to hosts Bangladesh on Friday.
It was all smooth sailing for India till they got a rude shock in the form of a resurgent Bangladesh team. Tendulkar had finally got his 100th century and India had posted a formidable 289. Then the Indian bowling was exposed big time by the Bangladesh batsmen. It will be the bowling that will be the major concern for skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni come Sunday when India take on arch rivals Pakistan.
Pakistan come into the match with the knowledge that they have reached the final on the back of a clinical performance against Sri Lanka. They also come into the match with the knowledge that they have a chance to knock India out of the tournament. Whether that will serve as motivation enough for them to go into the match determined to win is to be seen.
India have all the thinking to do, particularly in the bowling department. Vinay Kumar is most likely to return in place of Ashok Dinda who had a miserable return to international cricket(5.2-1-38-0). Irfan Pathan also had a forgettable day going wiketless for 61 off his 9 overs. R Ashwin has been the biggest disappointment though. Not only has he not looked like picking up a wicket , he has not been able to exercise any sort of control over the batsmen. Ravindra Jadeja is also a very dubious inclusion in the side. He did not bowl his full quota of overs and played only two balls. One wonders if Yusuf Pathan might be a better addition to the team. Praveen Kumar had a decent game.
Overall it should be a cracker of a game between the games fiercest arch-rivals. India have everything to play for and Pakistan have a chance to knock India out of the tournament.
Key Players-India-Sachin Tendulkar has finally scored his 100th ton and we should see a much more relaxed and free flowing Tendulkar against Pakistan, something Pakistan will be wary of.
Pakistan-Saeed Ajmal had got the better of Sachin Tendulkar the last time these two teams met and will look to pick up the prize wicket of the maestro.
Teams-India(probable)- 1 Sachin Tendulkar, 2 Gautam Gambhir, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Rohit Sharma, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 Mahendra Singh Dhoni(c&wk), 7 Yusuf Pathan/ Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Irfan Pathan, 9 R Ashwin/ Rahul Sharma, 10 Praveen Kumar, 11 Vinay Kumar
Pakistan(probable)-1 Mohammed Hafeez, 2 Nasir Jamshed, 3 Younis Khan, 4 Misbah ul haq(c), 5 Umar Akmal, 6 Hammad Azam, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Safraz Ahmed(wk), 9 Umar Gul, 10 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Aizaz Cheema

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ICC Future Tours Programme in 2012

Upcoming Tours in 2012

January 2012

India in Australia
Tri-Series in Australia (Aus, NZ & Ind)
Zimbabwe in New Zealand
Sri Lanka in South Africa
England in Pakistan (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)

February 2012

England in Zimbabwe - postponed
Tri-Series in Australia
Asia Cup
South Africa in New Zealand (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)

March 2012

India in South Africa (Only T20)
Australia in West Indies (4 Tests & 5 ODIs)
Pakistan in India (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)
South Africa in New Zealand
England in Sri Lanka (2 Tests)
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh (5 ODIs)

April 2012

Australia in West Indies
Pakistan in India
South Africa in New Zealand
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh
New Zealand in West Indies (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)

May 2012

West Indies tour of England 2012 (3 Test, 3 ODI and T20I match)
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2012 (3 Test, 5 ODI and 2 Twenyt20 matches)

June 2012

West Indies tour of England 2012 (3 Test's. 3 ODI's and T20I)
Australia tour of England 2012 (5 ODI matches)
New Zealand tour of West Indies 2012 (3 Test, 5 ODI and 2 Twenty20 matches)

July 2012

India tour of Sri Lanka 2012 (3 Test matches)
South Africa tour of England 2012 (3 Test, 5 ODI and 3 Twenyt20 matches)

August 2012

Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe 2012 (2 Test, 3 ODI and 2 Twenty20 matches)
New Zealand in India 2012 (3 Test matches)
Pakistan vs Australia 2012 in UAE (5 ODI and 1 Twenty20 match)

September 2012

ICC T20 World Cup 2012 (27 Twenty20 matches)
ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2012 (15 Twenty20 matches)

Magic Moments of India vs Pakistan cricket : ICC World Cup 2nd Semi Final

Wednesday’s match was a historic moment for the two countries. It was the first time the teams have met in either country since the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Match Summary:-

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1^st Innings : IND: 260/9 (50) RR: 5.20 

Fall of Wickets: 1-48 (Virender Sehwag, 5.5 Over) 2-116 (Gautam Gambhir, 18.5 Over) 3-141 (Virat Kohli, 25.2 Over) 4-141 (Yuvraj Singh, 25.3 Over) 5-187 (Sachin Tendulkar, 37 Over) 6-205 (MS Dhoni, 41.4 Over) 7-236 (Harbhajan Singh, 46.4 Over) 8-256 (Zaheer Khan, 49.2 Over) 9-258 (Ashish Nehra, 49.5 Over)

 

2^nd Innings : PAK: 231/10 (49.5) RR: 4.63  

Fall of Wickets: 1-44 (Kamran Akmal, 9 Over) 2-70 (Mohammad Hafeez, 15.3 Over) 3-103 (Asad Shafiq, 23.5 Over) 4-106 (Younus Khan, 25.4 Over) 5-142 (Umar Akmal, 33.1 Over) 6-150 (Abdul Razzaq, 36.2 Over) 7-184 (Shahid Afridi, 41.5 Over) 8-199 (Wahab Riaz, 44.5 Over) 9-208 (Umar Gul, 46.1 Over) 10-231 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 49.5 Over)

 

Man of the match: Sachin Tendulkar

Toss : India won the toss & elected to bat
Result : India won by 29 runs 
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India vs Pakistan Semi Final of World Cup 2011 in Mohali

Chak De India......

The 2nd Semi Final match number 49th of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 match will be play between India & Pakistan. Both teams are playing well cricket in this world cup 2011.  India-Pakistan is a dream game. Here is the schedule of the 2nd Semi Final match between Pakistan vs India. 


Pakistan vs India : Match Schedule / Fixture
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Wed Mar 30, 2011
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local
14:00 PKT 2nd Semi Final - Pakistan v India
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
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Pakistan Cricket Team Squad :-
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Ahmed Shehzad, Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq , Abdul Razzaq, Sohail Tanvir, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Younis Khan, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Wahab Riaz, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal

India Cricket Team Squad  :-
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Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Srisanth, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Harbhajan Singh.

We all know every time a Pakistan Vs India match played in a World Cup, India had the better advantage. India has managed to win almost all the important World Cup matches against Pakistan. The all important quarterfinal match in 1996 is a prime example of how crucial a Pakistan Vs India match can be in a World Cup.


You can follow live match on any Tvs channels including Star Sport, Rupavahini Corporation, Star Cricket, ESPN, Geo Super, Sky Sport, PTV, Bangladesh Television, DD National, DirecTvs etc.

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Pakistan Cricket allrounder Shahid Afridi will lead the pakistan team in the ICC Cricket World Cup

Pakistan Cricket allrounder Shahid Afridi will lead the team in the ICC Cricket World Cup, beginning from February 19.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced Afridi as the captain for the World Cup on Friday. Misbah-ul-Haq will be the Voice Caption of Pakistan Team in the Cricket World Cup 2011. These announcement have came just after Pakistan team won the ODI series against New Zealand.

Note: Pakistan was the only team which did not name its captain while announcing the 15-member squad.

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Pakistan Announced A 15 Member Squad For The Cricket World Cup 2011

On Tuesday Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a 15-member squad for the cricket World Cup 2011, leaving out star batsman Muhammad Yousuf (18 Jan. 2011).

Pakistan Squad for World Cup 2011: Muhammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Muhammad Younus, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umer Akmal, Asad Shafique, Kamran Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Sohail Tanveer, Abdul Rehman, Wahab Riaz, Umer Gul, Shoaib Akhtar, and Saeed Ajmal.

The board said it would announce the national team’s captain later.

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