ICC T20 World Cup 2012

[AstanoshKhan]

What's with that weird kit of Pakistan's team?

 

[zip]

Yuvi is back

 

[A.Rafay]

Money Money Money And Trophy And Money And Prizes​

The winner of the 2012 Twenty-20 World Cup in Sri Lanka will pick up $ 1,000,000 (one million dollars- about Rs 94,540,000) while the runners-up will be comforted by receiving a cheque for $ 500,000 (about Rs 47,270,000).
Indian team received $ 3,250,000 (3.25 million dollars- about Rs 307, 255,000) while the runners-up Sri Lanka got a cheque for $ 1,500,000 (about Rs 141,810,000) in the 50-50 World Cup last year in India
The total prize money up for grabs in the 2012 Twenty-20 World Cup has been almost $ 2.75 million dollars (about Rs 259,985,000).
The losing semi finallists in this World Cup will get $ 250,000 each (about Rs 23,635,000 each). The winner of each match in Super Eights will receive $ 42,000 (about Rs 3,970,680) while winner of each match in Group stage will get $20,500 (about Rs 1,938,070).
The winner of the women's Twenty-20 World Cup will pick up $60,000 (about Rs 5,672,400) while runner-up will be comforted by receiving a cheque for $ 25,000 (about Rs 2,353,5ag00).
So how does the winners’ prize money of the Twenty-20 World Cup Cricket compare with those of other major sporting events. Unfortunately, not very favourably. The FIFA World Cup Soccer 2010, Champions Spain, took away $30 million dollars. The club winning the Europe’s regional Champions League is awarded a whopping $170. In golf’s richest event - the FedEx Cup - champions walks away with a $10 million payout. Horse-racing’s Dubai World Cup Night pays the winner $22 million. One of the few major sports which compares to World Cup Cricket in terms of prize-money budget is Grand Slam Tennis, which awards $1.5-2 million to its individual winner.
THE PRIZE MONEY AT THE TWENTY-20 WORLD CUP 2012:
Winning Team $ 1,000,000 Rs 94,540,000
Runner up $ 500,000 Rs 47,270,000
Semi-final Losers $ 250,000 Rs 23,635,000
Semi-final Losers $ 250,000 23,635,000
Winner of each super eight match $ 42,000 Rs 3,970,680
Winner of each 1st round match $ 20,500 Rs Rs 1,938,070
Total $ 2,750,000 Rs 259,985,000

 

[A.Rafay]

Sri Lanka out for fast start at World T20
HAMBANTOTA - Hosts Sri Lanka will hope to make a brisk start to the World Twenty20 Tuesday as they open the country's biggest ever sports event with high hopes of claiming a second global title.
In Hambantota, the home town of President Mahinda Rajapakse, Sri Lanka should encounter few problems against minnows Zimbabwe as they raise the curtain on Twenty20 cricket's three-week, 12-nation, world championship.
Sri Lanka have yet to emulate their 50-over World Cup victory in 1996, despite reaching the final in 2007 and again last year. They were World Twenty20 runners-up in 2009 and went out in the semi-finals in 2010.
The tropical "Teardrop Island", torn by a 37-year ethnic conflict until hostilities were declared over in 2009, has never held a tournament on this scale, although it was a co-host of the 1996 and 2011 World Cups.
Despite a fast and furious format which makes predictions unwise, Mahela Jayawardene's team start as slight tournament favourites because of home advantage and because they are known as a team for the big occasion.
"We are one of the favourites but we are part of the pack that, you know, if we get into a good momentum we could go all the way," Jayawardene said.
"Sri Lanka is a cricket-crazy country and the expectations would be high. People would back us so we need to enjoy that," he added. Along with newly crowned cricketer of the year Kumar Sangakkara, Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan will do damage with the bat, while Sri Lanka can also call on talented all-rounders Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera. Fast bowler Lasith Malinga and unorthodox spinner Ajantha Mendis complete a formidable line-up which will also be familiar with the varied conditions in the capital Colombo, steamy hill town Pallekele and coastal Hambantota.Sri Lanka out for fast start at World T20

 

[Raja.Pakistani]

Sri lanka won by 82 runs. Now looking forward to another warm up match between Pakistan and England

 

[Husnainshah]

Hi. So, anyone planing to go to Sri Lanka?
I'm thinking about it but not sure about the spectators turn out as of now, given the lack of attendance on first Match of Home team vs Zimbabwe.

Would be great if anyone from Kandy or Colombo could share the atmosphere down there. Just wanna make sure that it's worth my while.

 

[samv]

Ajantha Mendis claims record figures as Sri Lanka crush Zimbabwe in World Twenty20

Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis ripped apart Zimbabwe with record international Twenty20 bowling figures of six wickets for just eight runs, as the hosts cruised to an 82-run victory in the opening match of the World Twenty20.

On target: Ajantha Mendis celebrates taking the wicket of Zimbabwe opener Vusi Sibanda Photo: REUTERS

By Shahid Hashmi, Hambantota8:50PM BST 18 Sep 2012

Mendis, 27, marked his international return after an eight-month injury lay-off with the devastating haul to reduce Zimbabwe to 100 all out in 17.3 overs in the Group C match.
Zimbabwe never came to terms with Mendis’s well-disguised variations and they collapsed limply in pursuit of the daunting target of 183 set by Sri Lanka at Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium

Ajantha Mendis claims record figures as Sri Lanka crush Zimbabwe in World Twenty20 - Telegraph

 

[ameer219]

Go Afghanistan!! They have some good fast bowlers!

Gambhir out!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beautiful bowling!!!!!!!!

 

[saiyan0321]

ghambir out what is wrong with him thats two matches both inside edges he pokes the ball and it rockets to the stumps he need to control this habbit of his even more so since he is the opener and the bowler only needs to bowl a little outside stumps to get him out

 

[Che Guevara]

ghambir out what is wrong with him thats two matches both inside edges he pokes the ball and it rockets to the stumps he need to control this habbit of his even more so since he is the opener and the bowler only needs to bowl a little outside stumps to get him out

his time is up..

 

[ameer219]

Yuvraj out!! Good job by Sadiq!

 

[ameer219]

Afghans need to improve their fielding. You just can't drop a Virat's catch. He can single-handedly win the game!

 

[Matrixx]

This wicket is not for 185 runs....

 

[ameer219]

This wicket is not for 185 runs....

True that, But we all experience his magnificient innings recently from Asia Cup where he score 186. If he is not taken out fast, he can be deadly.. But now thank god he is caught!

 

[A.Rafay]

Bangladesh opener hopes his team will put up a better show in its upcoming match against Pakistan
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal reckons his country is trying to make up for lost time as they attempt to make their mark in T20 cricket.

Tamim and his team-mates have only recently started to gain greater exposure to the 20-over game and the left-hander feels that is counting against them when they play the leading nations.

The 59-run defeat to New Zealand on Friday (21 September) highlighted the Bangladeshi shortcomings and now they face the daunting prospect of beating Pakistan in Pallekele on Tuesday (25 September) to give themselves a chance of remaining in the tournament.

“We realise that we were below-par in all departments (against New Zealand) and that’s why we lost,” said Tamim. “I think in Twenty20 cricket Bangladesh are a developing team. We do not have that much experience in this version and therefore at times there will be bad results.

“But now we have started playing T20s more regularly and you will see a definite improvement in a year or two. Hopefully, there will be positive performance in the next match against Pakistan because everyone is making a conscious effort to lift the game.”

Tamim concedes Bangladesh will need to play out of their skins to cause a surprise against Pakistan, who won their opening match against New Zealand on Sunday.

“Yes, they are world-class in all sectors and they have Twenty20 pedigree in abundance,” said Tamim. “However, no team is unbeatable in this format. We have to be at our best and hope that best is good enough on the day.”

Pakistan’s star bowler Saeed Ajaml showed he was in prime form with 4-30 in his team’s opening ICC WT20 game. The off-spinner will undoubtedly pose a significant challenge for his next opponents.

“For a batsman he provides a fascinating challenge and I am really looking forward to facing him,” Tamim concluded.

JAMSHED, AJMAL STAR IN PAKISTAN WIN OVER NEW ZEALAND

Jamshed with the bat and Ajmal with the ball help Pakistan to a 13-run win
Pakistan and New Zealand. Pakistan, a team with fantastic pedigree at the ICC World Twenty20s; New Zealand dependent on one or two key players – usually good for a scrap, but not always a serious contender against the big teams. The two sides played to reputation at the Pallekele International Stadium on Sunday afternoon, where some solid hitting in the first half and disciplined bowling in the second took Pakistan to a 13-run win.

Batting first after winning the toss, Pakistan started brilliantly, with Mohammad Hafeez, the captain, and Imran Nazir having a strong go at the New Zealand bowling, opened by Kyle Mills and Daniel Vettori. The scoring rate hovered between eight and nine an over at this stage, and it remained there till the end of the innings.

Nazir fell, caught and bowled by Tim Southee, for a 16-ball 25, but with Nasir Jamshed walking in to partner Hafeez, things only got worse for New Zealand. The duo put on 76 for the second wicket in eight overs, and it looked like Pakistan might take its total close to 190, or even 200.

But with Hafeez (43 in 38 balls), Kamran Akmal (3 in 3) and Jamshed (56 in 35) falling between the 14th and 16th overs, the innings stuttered. It took a bit of late-order flourish from Umar Akmal (23 in 15) and Shahid Afridi (12 in 6) to keep the scoring rate up and end the 20 overs on a solid 177 for six.

From New Zealand’s point of view, Vettori was the most economical, giving away just 23 from his four overs, while Tim Southee (2 for 31) and Jacob Oram (2 for 44) were the most successful.

Chasing 178 was always going to be tough, whether Brendon McCullum got going or not. In any case, he got his chance only after Rob Nicol and Kane Williamson, the openers, had used up 40 balls to take the score to 53. It was slow going by Twenty20 standards, with Nicol getting his 33 runs in 28 balls and Williamson making 15 from 13.

McCullum was also slow – by his own swashbuckling standards and otherwise – in scoring 32 from 31 balls, and when he was dismissed in the 16th over with the score on 108, the match was heavily stacked in Pakistan’s favour.

Surprisingly, Ross Taylor, the captain, kept himself back, promoting Vettori (18 in 16 balls) and Oram (11 in 7) in the batting order. That decision could have changed the way the match eventually panned out because when Taylor did come in, he slammed 26 in 11 balls. By then though, the asking rate had shot through the roof, and despite some lusty hitting, wickets kept falling and the target remained out of reach.

Saeed Ajmal was again the best of Pakistan’s bowlers, returning figures of 4 for 30 from his four overs, saving his best for the death and keeping things tight just when New Zealand’s lower order threatened to pull off a miracle.

It was not a day of complete despair for New Zealand, though, with its narrow margin of defeat ensuring that it was through to the Super Eights by virtue of its Net Run Rate.

WE MADE IT EASIER FOR INDIA, SAYS BROAD
England captain admits to lapses in the field, but says that loss doesn't change team's plans
Stuart Broad must have been gutted at his team’s implosion against spin in its Group A league clash at the ICC World Twenty20 against India, but England’s captain chose to put a positive spin on proceedings, saying he was glad the abject capitulation came in a game with not much at stake from the tournament’s perspective.

“Any international defeat is really frustrating and especially when you put in a performance like that,” Broad said after England was shot out for 80, its lowest Twenty20 International total, to slump to defeat by 90 runs, its highest margin of defeat. “But it’s a bit easier to take when it doesn’t change what you do. It’s not like tomorrow is going to be a different day and we have to go home. It doesn’t change our destination and future. We will still hop on the bus tomorrow to Kandy.

“We lost early wickets and spinners enjoy bowling to new batsmen. We saw how well we did the other day when we hit straight and hard. Today, to lose the first couple of wickets hitting across the line is disappointing but you learn from your mistakes and certainly it will be in our minds when we come across it like that again. Going straight was a much better option than going across the ball. We made it pretty easy for India in the end by losing regular wickets.”

Broad said England would do well to learn from its mistakes, not just with the bat but also with the ball and in the field. “We have to learn from our mistakes,” he admitted. “There were some pretty clear ones, certainly in the batting line-up. The young guys seem to learn very quickly. It’s something we’ll talk about and move forward on. It will be interesting to see whether the Pallekele wicket offers the same as here. During the SLPL, it seamed around a bit so, we’ll have to adjust to the conditions that way.” England will be based in Pallekele for the Super Eights, beginning on September 27.

“We were a little bit sloppy in places with the ball and in the field,” he added. “We gave away a few soft twos in the outfield and we didn’t get our lengths as well which we could have done up front. But this (India’s 170 for 4) is the lowest first-innings score on this ground so far in the tournament, we can’t be too disappointed with that. We thought it was chaseable, the wicket was pretty flat and didn’t have the pace in it like it did the other night. We could have held India to a slightly lower score but we were happy with our performance.”

Broad was guarded in his praise of Harbhajan Singh, who celebrated his return to international cricket with 4 for 12, the best figures by an Indian in T20Is, and the Man of the Match award. “I don’t think the wicket turned much but Harbhajan bowled very nicely, he got his top spinner going well. We knew it was a bit dry at the start but we wanted to try a different balance of our side with the four seamers, and see how that worked in a game that we could afford to lose.”