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PAKISTAN WIN WORLD CUP 2009!!

I read that the BD players don't listen too well or follow orders and maintain strategies given by their coach and captain, perhaps a matter of discipline? By not sticking to the plan and so fort..?

I heard the same from the couch. It's time we tighten these screwball before next WC in subcontinent. If they have talent than they must show it every time otherwise should be thrown out form the team as a punishment. Look, I don't have any problem if they lose with bigger team with try but losing to part time team like Ireland is total failure.

Ashraful should be release from captaincy. His performance has been really suck and he doesn't play responsibly. I think you will see some stair up in the team coming days.:smokin:
 
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Afridi was the main difference, says Dutch skipper

Wednesday, June 10, 2009
From our correspondent

LONDON: Pakistan captain Younis Khan on Tuesday hailed his team for raising its game to make the cut for the Super Eights but made it clear that more improvement is needed to reach the semifinals of the World Twenty20 Championship.

"It was all about partnerships today. I thought 180 and 190 should be good. We wanted to be positive and so we batted first. The spinners - Afridi and Ajmal - bowled really well," he said at a press conference.

Younis said that fielding was one area that remains a major concern for him. "We really need to improve our fielding," said the skipper whose players once again dropped catches in the 82-run win over the Dutch.

Younis praised what was a match-winning spell by Shahid Afridi, who picked up 4-11 to pave the path for a big win.

"Afridi was brilliant today," said Younis.

Dutch skipper Jeroen Smits said his team were heartbroken after getting eliminated in spite of a shock victory against England last Friday.

"We didn't have a good day. Afridi was outstanding.

"That's what we said in the morning, we had to fear Afridi and he did it. Our bowling was okay but it was too much for us. Congrats to Pakistan. It's a privilege to be here and we made some impact on Friday night."

Afridi was the main difference, says Dutch skipper
 
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Still, Pakistan body language is not very good.
Pakistan fielding was poor as its always.

I saw little improvement in bowling and batting.

Oppening was good, Pakistan needs that kind of oppening in each match.
There is no need for hard hittings, only oppners should play on surface. they shldn't play in air, playing on surface from gaps can be more dangerous for any team as they showed today.


Any ways, Pakistan is in top 8 nad they need to win atleast 2 games out of 3 which are against Ireland, Srilanka and New Zealand


Thursday, June 11th 2009
New Zealand vs Ireland 7:12:00 AM Trent Bridge
England vs South Africa 5:30:00 PM Trent Bridge

Friday, June 12th 2009
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 7:12:00 AM Lords
India vs West Indies 5:30:00 PM Lords
Saturday, June 13th 2009

West Indies vs South Africa 7:12:00 AM The Brit Oval
New Zealand vs Pakistan 5:30:00 PM The Brit Oval

Sunday, June 14th 2009
Ireland vs Sri Lanka 7:12:00 AM Lords
India vs England 5:30:00 PM Lords

Monday, June 15th 2009
Pakistan vs Ireland 7:12:00 AM The Brit Oval
England vs West Indies 5:30:00 PM The Brit Oval

Tuesday, June 16th 2009
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 7:12:00 AM Trent Bridge
South Africa vs India 5:30:00 PM Trent Bridge


Their is a big competition in BLUE group
 
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Netherlands v Pakistan, ICC World Twenty20, Lord's Report | Cricket News | ICC World Twenty20 2009 | Cricinfo.com

Afridi seals Pakistan's progression

Andrew Miller

June 9, 2009


The Dutch were completely bamboozled by Shahid Afridi's top-spinning legbreaks


Shahid Afridi carried Pakistan into the Super Eights at the expense of a spirited but outclassed Dutch side at Lord's, as he ripped his top-spinning legbreaks through a succession of bamboozled defences to deliver his team a thumping 82-run victory with the superb figures of 4 for 11 from four overs. For the Netherlands, the end came with unseemly haste as they lost their last nine wickets for 52 in 10.2 overs, but they still left the tournament with their heads held high after last week's unforgettable floodlit triumph over England.


Today, however, the greater class and knowhow of the Pakistanis came to the fore. They produced a chastened display after their error-strewn effort against England at The Oval on Sunday, and though their batting was kept on a tight leash by some determined Dutch bowling, the prospect of defeat was never seriously entertained. Netherlands were set 176 for victory, but thanks to their superior net run-rate going into this game, they could still have gone through with a score of 151 or more. In the end, the calculations were academic.


Netherlands were given a typically brief but belligerent start from their pinch-hitter, Darron Reekers, who smashed three fours from his first five balls including two stand-and-deliver slaps over long-on from Mohammad Aamer, but that, realistically, was as good as their run-chase got. From his very next delivery, Reekers miscued another wild wallop, and Sohail Tanvir claimed a well-judged catch at deep midwicket.

It wasn't a faultless display by any stretch of the imagination, and Pakistan's fallible catching again resurfaced when Alexei Kervezee was gifted two lives in consecutive overs. But Afridi struck with his first delivery of the match when he slid a topspinner through Bas Zuiderent's defences, and Peter Borren followed one over later when he top-edged a sweep off Saeed Ajmal. Kervezee's chancy innings came to an end in the same over as he galloped down the wicket to slap what would have been their first boundary in front of square for seven overs, but was defeated by the doosra and stumped by a mile.

At 49 for 4 in the ninth over, the Dutch resistance had been all but crushed, and Afridi stepped forward to grind them down even further. Though he fumbled a run-out opportunity to let Tom de Grooth get off the mark first-ball, Afridi struck with the first ball of his third over, a full flat topspinner that flattened the leg stump. Two balls later, Daan van Bunge yorked himself as he charged down the track and was easily stumped for a duck, and though Ryan ten Doeschate stemmed the procession with a six over midwicket off Shoaib Malik, his same-over dismissal - again to a yorker-length stumping - reduced the score to a sorry 71 for 7.

Afridi had time to claim one more wicket in his superlative four-over spell, as Edgar Schiferli flogged a lofted drive to deep mid-off, before Kamran Akmal completed his fourth stumping of the match - again off Ajmal - as Dirk Nannes was dragged out of his ground. It was left to Umar Gul to seal the contest with 14 balls to spare, when he splattered Pieter Seelaar's stumps with another full-length delivery. Pakistan's captain, Younis Khan, may have derided Twenty20 matches as "fun" after their defeat against England, but this was a very serious performance indeed.

The tone of the Pakistan performance was set during their six Powerplay overs, in which they raced to 50 for 1. Salman Butt, singled out by his captain after the England match for the woeful state of his fielding, responded with the aggression of a man whose job was on the line as he whipped his first ball, from Nannes, through midwicket for four, before launching Schiferli over the covers and into the Mound Stand for six.

Just as Butt was beginning to cut loose, however, he drilled ten Doeschate to Borren at mid-off for 18. Malik launched his innings with two fours in three balls before being badly dropped by Zuiderent at backward point on 14, and when Akmal found his range with a brace of sixes in consecutive overs, Pakistan had reached 77 for 1 with 11 overs remaining, and looked as though they were pulling clear.

But Netherlands showed from a similar position against England that they are a side who will not give up, and Borren combined with the 21-year-old offspinner, Seelaar, to put the brakes back on the innings. Having reached 41 from 29 balls, Akmal found himself frustrated in a beautifully slow and teasing second over from Seelaar, which ended with an ambitious drill over midwicket, and a heart-in-the-mouth juggling catch from Schiferli in front of the Tavern Stand.

The Dutch bowlers maintained their discipline admirably as the overs ticked away. If in doubt they went full, sometimes offering full-tosses, but there was scarcely a long-hop in evidence. Younis dented ten Doeschate's figures by clearing his front foot to swipe Pakistan's fourth six of the innings, then belted Seelaar for two more in two balls to hoist his team past 150 with 15 balls remaining. But Seelaar kept his cool, and his line and length, and before the over was out, de Grooth at long-on had intercepted Younis's next shot in anger.

Schiferli maintained the full-and-straight approach to deny Afridi the room to swing his arms, although he did finally connect with one to drill Nannes out of the ground with four balls remaining. The bowler responded by uprooting his leg stump with the very next delivery, but as Afridi would later go on to show with the ball, sometimes there is simply no stopping him. When the mood takes them, there is sometimes no stopping Pakistan either.

Andrew Miller is my personal favourite write when it comes to cricket.
 
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Govt to probe Tigers' T20 disaster


Wed, Jun 10th, 2009 9:15 pm BdST

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Dhaka, June 10 (bdnews24.com)—The government will form a committee to explore the reasons behind the disastrous showing of the national cricket team in the ICC World Twenty20 in England.

"We will look into the matter of Bangladesh's losses in the Twenty20 World Cup," Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs minister Dipankar Talukdar told parliament on Wednesday, on behalf of the state minister for youth and sports, who was absent.

"Bangladesh are also due to play in the upcoming 2011 World Cup, and the government will take the measures to keep the nation's honour up," Talukdar said in reply to a query from Awami League MP Mostaq Ahmed Ruhi.

Bangladesh were miserably knocked out of the Twenty20 series in England after a six-wicket defeat to ICC associate member Ireland and a 25-run loss to defending champions India.

Govt to probe Tigers' T20 disaster :: Sport :: bdnews24.com ::
 
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someone here said earlier that Bangladesh suffered from over confidence, i tend to agree. It seems that often they either overdo it or take the opposition lightly. Ashraful's dismissal against India was like he was sure fielder wouldnt be able to catch a bullet like shot that he hit, only to be found shocked at the end. I hope Bangladesh doesnt waste their young talent.
 
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Pak look to draft in former 'rebel' Razzaq

AFP


Karachi: Pakistan on Wednesday sought special permission from the organisers of the World Twenty20 to call-up all-rounder Abdul Razzaq to replace injured Yasir Arafat, an official said.


The 29-year-old Razzaq cut his ties with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) earlier this month and was cleared by the Pakistan Cricket Board to play for the national team.


Fast bowler Arafat suffered a hamstring injury during Pakistan's 48-run defeat against England in their opening match on Sunday and could be ruled out of the remaining matches.

Lawson expects Pak to make it to T20 semis

"Yes, we have requested for Razzaq's inclusion as replacement," PCB chairman Ijaz Butt told AFP.


The technical committee of the World Twenty20 will take a final decision on the inclusion of Razzaq.


Razzaq, who played 46 Tests and 231 one-day internationals for Pakistan, joined the unofficial ICL as a protest against his omission from the squad selected for the inaugural World Twenty20 in South Africa in 2007.


The PCB barred all the 23 players who signed for the rebel league from domestic and international cricket as the ICL was not recognised by the ICC and Board of Control for Cricket in India.


However, all but two of Pakistan's ICL players had their bans suspended by the Sindh High Court in February this year.


Razzaq said he was delighted at the prospect of playing for Pakistan again."I am very happy and if given a chance I will do my very best for the country," he said.
 
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Now if Razzaq can make a comeback during the T20, that would be a huge bonus and a booster for Pak. Exclude Butterfinger and add Razzaq.
 
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Govt to probe Tigers' T20 disaster


Wed, Jun 10th, 2009 9:15 pm BdST

Dial 2324 from your mobile for latest news
Dhaka, June 10 (bdnews24.com)—The government will form a committee to explore the reasons behind the disastrous showing of the national cricket team in the ICC World Twenty20 in England.

"We will look into the matter of Bangladesh's losses in the Twenty20 World Cup," Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs minister Dipankar Talukdar told parliament on Wednesday, on behalf of the state minister for youth and sports, who was absent.

"Bangladesh are also due to play in the upcoming 2011 World Cup, and the government will take the measures to keep the nation's honour up," Talukdar said in reply to a query from Awami League MP Mostaq Ahmed Ruhi.

Bangladesh were miserably knocked out of the Twenty20 series in England after a six-wicket defeat to ICC associate member Ireland and a 25-run loss to defending champions India.

Govt to probe Tigers' T20 disaster :: Sport :: bdnews24.com ::

Govt intervention in sports ?..
 
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Friday, June 12th 2009
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 7:12:00 AM Lords
Saturday, June 13th 2009

Looks like an interesting match; looking forward to it.
 
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India vs ireland underway as a 18 over match.....the hero for ireland in the last match,o'brien,not playin due to injury
 
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First wicket...gray bowled by zaheer.....brilliant inswiinging yorker
 
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