ICC 2010 Twenty20 World Cup THREAD

[Awesome]

I wanna know eastern time, not GMT.

for USA.

A walking, talking American cliche

 

[greatsequence]

australia losing to Zimbabwe in the warm up was really bad for the rest of the world. Now they are really playing very good and attacking cricket. I dont see any chance of pakistan winning this match. Pakistan is very poor against pace.

 

[Evil Flare]

India Chicks are Loosing Semi Final to Aussie Chicks ...

I just watch Indian Women Team & they are KINDA HOT !!!!

 

[Frankenstein]

India Chicks are Loosing Semi Final to Aussie Chicks ...

I just watch Indian Women Team & they are KINDA HOT !!!!

Were you watchin the match or the chicks

 

[Frankenstein]

Aus will beat Pakistan in my point of view.

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anyways, when is pak vs aus match starting?

if you were following the previous match then this one will start exactly the same time

 

[WAQAS119]

has anyone got streaming link???

 

[Hyde]

has anyone got streaming link???

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try Live Cricket - Watch Cricket Stream, Free Cricket, Cricket Online if you don't like this streaming - i haven't tried myself though

Cricpal.net Channel 2 working great!

 

[Awesome]

australia losing to Zimbabwe in the warm up was really bad for the rest of the world. Now they are really playing very good and attacking cricket. I dont see any chance of pakistan winning this match. Pakistan is very poor against pace.

It also means less pressure of expectations on Pakistan.

 

[Creder]

Dont count us out yet guys, although i have to admit our team performs the best when we have the least expectations from them

Clarke wary of Pakistan threat

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Andrew McGlashan in St Lucia

May 13, 2010

Michael Clarke knows Australia's dominance at the World Twenty20 will count for nothing if they don't continue that form in the knockout stages starting with a semi-final against Pakistan.

Australia have been the standout team at this year's tournament, maintaining an unbeaten record with their aggressive brand of cricket built around a fearsome pace attack. Despite twice having serious batting slumps - against Bangladesh they were 65 for 6 and against Sri Lanka slipped to 67 for 5 - they have found a clutch of matchwinners throughout the line up. The semi-final berth was secured with a powerful six-wicket victory against West Indies where legspinner Steven Smith claimed 3 for 20.

On paper the semi-final shouldn't be a contest; the ultra professionalism and depth of Australia against the mercurial talents of Pakistan that have only come together once, against South Africa, at this tournament and they lost heavily in the group match between the two. However, with Twenty20 narrowing the margins of error, and Pakistan's ability to rise in must-win matches, they remain a serious threat and Clarke is well aware of the challenge they pose.

"Pakistan are a very strong team in any form of the game but especially T20 and they've shown that to make the semi finals once again," he said. "We take momentum from every win we've had but they'll come out with a lot to prove on a wicket that will probably suit them a little more than Barbados.

"It's important we look at what's in front of us and not too far ahead. Pakistan have a lot of matchwinners. We need to really focus on the opposition and we go from there. We are thrilled to be in the semi-finals but we didn't come here to make the semi-finals."

Prior to this tournament Australia hadn't managed to replicate their dominance of Test and one-day cricket on the Twenty20 arena. They reached the semi-final of the inaugural event in South Africa before losing to India, but also suffered an embarrassing loss against Zimbabwe which led Ricky Ponting to admit they hadn't taken the game seriously enough. In England last year they crashed out in the first round after heavy defeats to West Indies and Sri Lanka leaving the hierarchy aware that something had to be done.

"No doubt it has motivated every player, not just in this tournament but through the last 12 months," Clarke, who replaced Ponting as Twenty20 captain, said. "We've certainly improved and have worked very hard to get into this position. But what we've done now is irrelevant, we need to beat Pakistan."

The key part to Australia's success has been their pace attack of Shaun Tait, Dirk Nannes and Mitchell Johnson which has proved too strong for the opposition especially on the quick pitches in Barbados.

Elsewhere David Hussey, David Warner and Cameron White have shown their striking power while Mike Hussey has proved a revelation coming in at No. 7. Clarke has had the least impact of the players selected in the final XI, but while the runs haven't flowed he has begun moulding Australia's most powerful unit in this format.

"We are all learning the more opportunities we get," he said. "But as I've said from the start I think this is a wonderful squad. We've got guys who haven't had the chance in the middle but they still turn up and train every day and work their backsides off. Then there's the XI on the field that bust their backsides not only for themselves but also for the support staff, the supporters from Australia and the people at home who have doubted us in this format.

"Everyone has performed well in at least one of the games. Our fielding has been outstanding and is a huge part of Australian cricket in any form of the game, that's probably the most satisfying for me."

When Clarke spoke the identity of the first finalists was still unclear, but that is now confirmed as England. It throws up the prospect of an intriguing pre-Ashes encounter and, after some reluctance, the Australian captain said what most people wanted him to.

"I'd look forward to that. If we beat Pakistan and meet England in the final I think it would be a good start to what will be a very good and interesting summer back in Australia with the Ashes. But for me right now I've got both eyes on Pakistan."

Andrew McGlashan is assistant editor of Cricinfo

 

[Kinetic]

I have mentioned Pakistan, India or SA to be the winner of this 20-20 WC. But one question how Pakistan went to semifinal after loosing most of the games? Whats the calculation behind that? Out of six match Pakistan won only two!

 

[Awesome]

I have mentioned Pakistan, India or SA to be the winner of this 20-20 WC. But one question how Pakistan went to semifinal after loosing most of the games? Whats the calculation behind that? Out of six match Pakistan won only two!

In Pakistan's group out of the 4 teams, 3 won only 1 match, lost 2 matches. Pakistan lost its share of the two matches with close margins, going into the last over in both NZ and England games. The other two lost with pretty big margins, Pakistan's NRR was higher. Pakistan goes in.

 

[U-571]

last WC an upset was indeed in peoples mind, because then we had a better leadership and also sveral options available. the team was united. this is its pure luck to get into semis, and second, i cant see the required spirit coming into action. but also i will not be surprised if they win today. pakistan team is unpredictable.

 

[Awesome]

Dont count us out yet guys, although i have to admit our team performs the best when we have the least expectations from them

In both Bangladesh and SL matches, Australia gave a chance that neither team managed to capitalize upon.

Pakistan has to complete its catches and the ball shouldn't be pitched too wide or to the leg side - the undoing of Pakistan's previous Aussie match up.

 

[irfanji]

nice sharing from all nenbers,i am new here

 

[UnitedPak]

Pak team definitely have it in them to take out Aus.

Keep in mind that so far in the tournament, Pakistan at 157 runs have been the highest scoring team against Aussies, and the only team to take out all their wickets. In the last encounter fielding let them down but an improvement was clearly seen in the last two matches.
The potential is there but we just need that trademark Pak spirit to make things neatly come together. Imo a few less fielding mistakes would have won us the match last time.

I am confident that Pak will go through to the finals