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Friday, March 20, 2015
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
JP Duminy becomes first South African to take World Cup hat-trick in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
JP Duminy scripts history against Sri Lanka at Sydney © Getty Images
With the wickets of Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, and debutant Tharindu Kaushal, JP Duminy in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 quarter-final against Sri Lanka at Sydney Cricket Ground, JP Duminy became the eighth bowler to take a hat-trick in World Cup cricket. It was also the ninth hat-trick in World Cup cricket, since Lasith Malinga has claimed two World Cup cricket hat-tricks, including a four-in-four in ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
Duminy also became the first South Africa to take a World Cup hat-trick; the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the knock-out stages of World Cup cricket; and the first bowler to take a World Cup cricket hat-trick against Sri Lanka.
Mathews, trying to flick the last ball of Duminy’s eighth over (33rd of the Sri Lankan innings), gave a simple catch to Faf du Plessis at mid-wicket. At the other end, Thisara Perera fell to Imran Tahir. Duminy started the new over by having Nuwan Kulasekara caught-behind (the batsman walked), and when Kaushal was trapped leg-before, he was mobbed by the men in green and yellow.
Hat-tricks in World Cup cricket
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Players
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Team
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Against
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Venue
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Year
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Batsmen
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How out
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Chetan Sharma
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India
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New Zealand
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Nagpur
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1987
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Ken Rutherford
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bowled
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Ian Smith
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bowled
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Ewen Chatfield
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bowled
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Saqlain Mushtaq
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Pakistan
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Zimbabwe
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The Oval
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1999
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Henry Olonga
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stumped Moin Khan
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Adam Huckle
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stumped Moin Khan
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Mpumelelo Mbangwa
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LBW
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Chaminda Vaas
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Sri Lanka
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Bangladesh
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Pietermaritzburg
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2003
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Hannan Sarkar
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bowled
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Mohammad Ashraful
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caught and bowled
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Ehsanul Haque
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caught Mahela Jayawardene
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Brett Lee
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Australia
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Kenya
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Kingsmead
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2003
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Kennedy Otieno
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bowled
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Brijal Patel
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caught Ricky Ponting
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David Obuya
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bowled
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Lasith Malinga
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Sri Lanka
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South Africa
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Providence
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2007
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Shaun Pollock
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bowled
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Andrew Hall
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caught Upul Tharanga
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Jacques Kallis
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caught Kumar Sangakkara
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Makhaya Ntini
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bowled
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Kemar Roach
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West Indies
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Netherlands
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Kotla
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2011
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Pieter Seelaar
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LBW
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Bernard Loots
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LBW
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Berend Westdijk
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bowled
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Lasith Malinga
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Sri Lanka
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Kenya
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Premadasa
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Tanmay Mishra
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LBW
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Peter Ongondo
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bowled
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Shem Ngoche
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bowled
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Steven Finn
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England
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Australia
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MCG
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2015
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Brad Haddin
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caught Stuart Broad
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Glenn Maxwell
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caught Joe Root
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Mitchell Johnson
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caught James Anderson
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JP Duminy
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South Africa
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Sri Lanka
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SCG
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2015
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Angelo Mathews
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caught Faf du Plessis
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Nuwan Kulasekara
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caught Quinton de Kock
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Tharindu Kaushal
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LBW
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Injured Muhammad Irfan out of World Cup: PCB
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ADELAIDE (Web Desk) – In another blow to Pakistan before the knockout stage, Muhammad Irfan is out of the World Cup 2015 due to hip injury, the PCB confirmed in a press release on Tuesday.
According to report, Muhammad Irfan will be sent back to Pakistan.
The injury is a major blow to the 1992 champions` chances of defeating four-time winners Australia in the quarter-final at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
Pakistan pacer has been experiencing pain in his right hip region. Consequently, he was rested during the match against Ireland.
“Irfan underwent an MRI scan on Monday afternoon and the radiologist s report showed a stress injury of the pelvis but was inconclusive,” said a PCB release.
Brad Robinson, the Pakistan team s physiotherapist, ordered a more detailed scan, which was carried out Tuesday afternoon, and it reconfirmed a stress fracture in the pelvis.
“This injury rules Irfan out of the World Cup,” said Robinson.
Pakistan team management will not immediately ask the selection committee back home for a replacement player, but will wait until the result of Friday s quarter-final.
Pakistan`s bowling attack has already been severely hampered with the absence of off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, pacers Umar Gul and Junaid Khan. Opening batsman Mohammad Hafeez, who usually bowls accurate off-spinners, was also ruled out following a late injury.
In Irfan`s absence against Australia, the bowling would heavily rely on the experienced Wahab Riaz and Shahid Afridi.
AB de Villiers and Kumar Sangakkara clash for the top position: ICC ODI Ranking
AB de Villiers and Kumar Sangakkara clash for the top position: ICC ODI Ranking: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the various ICC Rankings following the last match of the group stage in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Days before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 knock-out stage matches start here we have the list of rankings for teams, the number one batsmen, bowler and all-rounder’s ranking.
The ICC updated the Team Rankings as per their performances before the quarter finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and also announced the battle for the top position for individual performers following the round robin matches.
Quite a few players with superfine performance in the world cup 2015 have made substantial progress in their ICC Ranks.
The ICC Press Release stated:
Top bowling spot firmly within Steyn’s and Starc’s sights; Shakib aims for Dilshan’s number-one all-rounders’ spot
AB de Villiers of South Africa and Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka have brought their battle for the coveted one-number batting spot in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen to Sydney when the two will go head to head in the first quarter-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
De Villiers started the year leading Sangakkara by 76 ratings points and when the two players will take the field on Thursday, the South African will be leading the Sri Lankan by 38 ratings points. Both these outstanding cricketers are enjoying great form with de Villiers having scored 417 to date and Sangakkara leading the field with 496 runs, including four centuries.
While de Villiers has gained eight ratings points since the start of the tournament to enjoy his career-high rating of 899, Sangakkara has gained three places and 68 ratings points to sit on 861 ratings points, also his career-high rating.
Not too far behind the two batsmen are Hashim Amla of South Africa and India’s Virat Kohli.
Amla is in third position, 14 ratings points behind Sangakkara, while Kohli will go into Friday’s second quarter-final against Bangladesh in Melbourne trailing the South African by four ratings points.
While the four top batsmen have consolidated their positions in the latest batting chart, there are a few other batsmen who have made upward movements following their performances in the second half of the pool stage matches and will aim to continue to head in the right direction when they feature in the knockout stage.
Inside the top 10, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has gained two places and is now in eight spot while Australia’s Glenn Maxwell has jumped eight places to occupy a career-best ninth position, just 17 ratings points behind Dhoni.
Outside the top 10, Suresh Raina of India is in 17th position (up by three places), Pakistan’s Ahmed Shehzad 24th (up by two places), Australia’s David Warner 25th (up by five places), Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh 27th (up by seven places), Australia’s Steven Smith 31st (up by six places), New Zealand’s duo of Martin Guptill 34th (up by eight places) and Corey Anderson 39th (up by eight places), Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah 44th (up by 17 places) and Shahid Afridi of Pakistan 44th (up by three places).
Zimbabwe’s former captain Brendan Taylor leads the batsmen who have gained places in the batting table but will not feature in the knockout stage.
Taylor, who is the second leading run-getter with 433 runs, has rocketed 13 places to claim 16th spot, while others include England’s pair of Jos Buttler in 22nd (up by six places) and Ian Bell 23rd (up by four places), Afghanistan’s Samiullah Shenwari 48th (up by four places) and Zimbabwe’s Sean Williams 49th (up by eight places).
In the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Bowlers, Dale Steyn of South Africa and Australia’s Mitchell Starc have Saeed Ajmal’s number-one ranking firmly within their sights. Steyn has gained one place to rise to second spot to trail the absent Pakistan off-spinner by just five ratings points.
Starc, who started the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in seventh spot, is now on a career-high third position after leading the bowlers’ list with 16 wickets. He is four ratings points behind Steyn and nine ratings points behind Saeed.
England’s James Anderson and Morne Morkel are the other bowlers inside the top 10 to improve their rankings. Anderson has gained one place to occupy sixth position while Morkel is 10th after rising two places.
New Zealand’s Trent Boult leads the charge of the other bowlers outside the top 10 when he has vaulted nine places to claim a career-best 15th position, thanks to his 15 wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 to date.
Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka has climbed six places to 27th after his 11 wickets in the series to date, West Indies captain Jason Holder has joined his Sri Lanka counterpart Angelo Mathews in 28th spot after taking nine wickets to date, India’s Umesh Yadav has climbed eight places to 34th after his 10 wickets to date and James Faulkner has leaped 12 places to 35th.
In the ICC Player Rankings for ODI All-rounders, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan will try to reclaim the number-one spot from Tillakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka, who leads by 17 ratings points.
There are notable major changes inside the top 20 in the latest all-rounders’ rankings. Glenn Maxwell of Australia has joined India’s Ravindra Jadeja in seventh position by rising three places, Corey Anderson has broken into the top 10 for the first time by gaining seven places while Mahmudullah of Bangladesh is enjoying his career-best ranking of 14th after jumping nine places.
Quick Link : Cricket World Cup 2015: Hit XI of Group Stage
ICC ODI TEAM RANKINGS:
There is no change to the ICC ODI Team Rankings as Australia continues to lead defending champion India by five ratings points. South Africa and Sri Lanka are separated by just four ratings points.
The side that tops the ICC ODI Team Rankings as on 31 March 2015, will receive an ODI shield as well as a cash award of USD$175,000, while the side finishing second will collect USD$75,000.
Forthcoming matches in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015:
Quarter-finals:
Wed 18 March – Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)
Thu 19 March – Bangladesh v India, Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Fri 20 March – Australia v Pakistan, Adelaide Oval
Sat 21 March – New Zealand v West Indies, Wellington Regional Stadium
Semi-finals:
Tue 24 March – SF1 – Winner QF1 (NZ v WI) v Winner QF3 (SL v SA), Eden Park, Auckland
Thu 26 March – SF2 – Winner QF2 (Aus v Pak) v Winner QF4 (BD v Ind), SCG, Sydney
Final:
Sun 29 March – Melbourne Cricket Ground
To find the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Rankings Table,
The ICC ODI batsmen’s Ranking
The ICC ODI bowler’s Ranking
The ICC ODI all-rounder’s Ranking
Check the ICC ODI Team Rankings (as on 16 March, 2015, after pool stage matches in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015)
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
'We're the best team in the tournament' - de Villiers
Four days after AB de Villiers questioned whether South Africa had an inflated sense of self after they lost a second group game, the captain has u-turned on that sentiment. Instead of asking if his men are as good as they think they are, de Villiers has rubber-stamped his initial analysis that his team are made of champion material.
"I 100% believe we are the best team in the tournament here," de Villiers said. "Those two losses in the group stage did hurt us a bit but we are past that now. We know where we could have won those games and we weren't that far off. We know we are very close... three games away from taking that World Cup home. The most important game is tomorrow but we know we are not far off so it's important to be positive and still believe we are the best."
De Villiers had expressed similar strong feelings about South Africa after they lost 1-4 in Australia last November on a recce trip for this tournament. Despite the margin of defeat, de Villiers called his team "the better side" and was pleased that they remained competitive throughout that series.
Two of the five games were decided in the final and penultimate overs, both times with South Africa batting first. That put the spotlight on their death bowling - an area most teams have struggled with at this tournament - rather than chasing problems, which appear to have reared their head again, although de Villiers denied that.
"It's not an issue. I believe we can chase down any total," he said. "There is no special strategy. You have to do the basics well. We've done it in the last year a few times under pressure. We didn't get it right the last couple of chases and that's alright. I am still confident in the batting unit. I believe there are a few guys due for big runs and it's going to happen soon at the right time."
Quinton de Kock, who has got into double figures only once in the tournament, is one of the players de Villiers was referring to but his lack of form should be less of a concern than overall shot selection under pressure. Both de Villiers and JP Duminy were dismissed trying to clear the boundary against Pakistan, even though the required run-rate was under control, but big-hitting seems to be something South Africa are intent on getting right. Vernon Philander, who is on track to play after a three-match absence with a hamstring strain, was practising it with such gusto, he broke a window at the New Zealand cricket museum at the Basin Reserve.
While that approach could help them at the Cake Tin, and if they return to New Zealand to contest a semi-final, South Africa may want to be cautioned by Michael Clarke. After Australia's overly aggressive approach saw them collapse against New Zealand, Clarke pointed to a deficiency in proper preparation and some in the South African camp have hinted at the same.
On Tuesday, Morne Morkel suggested South Africa "should have maybe worked on facing new balls a little bit more" to properly prepare for Pakistan at Eden Park but de Villiers did not think that played a role in the collapse. "It's an individual thing. I can't tell certain senior players what to do and what not to do in their preparation. We are each very particular about what we do and how we prepare," he said. "I've got a certain way. I don't face a lot of new balls but I still believe in my skill to bat on the day. I don't go into net sessions and face new balls all the time. I focus on what I believe will get me into the best space for the game."
The pre-match mindset was another talking point after South Africa's defeat to Pakistan, especially after de Villiers revealed he did not feel an "electric vibe" in the team that day. Now, he said the "energy is back," and hoped it stays but maybe only for the UAE game before it gets reined in for the knockouts.
"As a captain you sometimes get a feel going into a game in the warm-up. Sometimes, guys are over-intense, or guys need space or guys are too relaxed and those things change every single game we play and that's what I was referring to," de Villiers said. "The intensity will have to be pulled back if we do make the quarters and the semis because the guys could get over-eager again. You've got to get that balance right at tournaments like this."
South Africa's immediate focus though, is the balance of the team. Their preference for seven specialist batsmen has left them making up a fifth bowler from part-timers but playing five frontline bowlers will leave the line-up one short. What to do?
"That's the difficult decision most teams have to make at this World Cup - an extra batter or an extra bowler. The last few games we have gone for the extra batter, against India we went for the extra bowler. Both times we lost so it's a difficult one."
South Africa will try to solve the conundrum against the UAE but de Villiers promised they will be careful not to "mess around too much with your best possible XI" because they want to finish the group strongly to challenge for the ultimate prize.
"If you look at the standings, if we win the last game we will be in a good position to go into the quarters with a lot of confidence. We would have liked to win the two big games against India and Pakistan but it didn't happen that way and there's no point sulking now," de Villiers said. "It's a very important stage of our World Cup now. It's important to be confident and I still want the boys to believe we are the best, which we are. We are going to go into tomorrow's game with that attitude."
"I 100% believe we are the best team in the tournament here," de Villiers said. "Those two losses in the group stage did hurt us a bit but we are past that now. We know where we could have won those games and we weren't that far off. We know we are very close... three games away from taking that World Cup home. The most important game is tomorrow but we know we are not far off so it's important to be positive and still believe we are the best."
De Villiers had expressed similar strong feelings about South Africa after they lost 1-4 in Australia last November on a recce trip for this tournament. Despite the margin of defeat, de Villiers called his team "the better side" and was pleased that they remained competitive throughout that series.
Two of the five games were decided in the final and penultimate overs, both times with South Africa batting first. That put the spotlight on their death bowling - an area most teams have struggled with at this tournament - rather than chasing problems, which appear to have reared their head again, although de Villiers denied that.
"It's not an issue. I believe we can chase down any total," he said. "There is no special strategy. You have to do the basics well. We've done it in the last year a few times under pressure. We didn't get it right the last couple of chases and that's alright. I am still confident in the batting unit. I believe there are a few guys due for big runs and it's going to happen soon at the right time."
Quinton de Kock, who has got into double figures only once in the tournament, is one of the players de Villiers was referring to but his lack of form should be less of a concern than overall shot selection under pressure. Both de Villiers and JP Duminy were dismissed trying to clear the boundary against Pakistan, even though the required run-rate was under control, but big-hitting seems to be something South Africa are intent on getting right. Vernon Philander, who is on track to play after a three-match absence with a hamstring strain, was practising it with such gusto, he broke a window at the New Zealand cricket museum at the Basin Reserve.
While that approach could help them at the Cake Tin, and if they return to New Zealand to contest a semi-final, South Africa may want to be cautioned by Michael Clarke. After Australia's overly aggressive approach saw them collapse against New Zealand, Clarke pointed to a deficiency in proper preparation and some in the South African camp have hinted at the same.
On Tuesday, Morne Morkel suggested South Africa "should have maybe worked on facing new balls a little bit more" to properly prepare for Pakistan at Eden Park but de Villiers did not think that played a role in the collapse. "It's an individual thing. I can't tell certain senior players what to do and what not to do in their preparation. We are each very particular about what we do and how we prepare," he said. "I've got a certain way. I don't face a lot of new balls but I still believe in my skill to bat on the day. I don't go into net sessions and face new balls all the time. I focus on what I believe will get me into the best space for the game."
The pre-match mindset was another talking point after South Africa's defeat to Pakistan, especially after de Villiers revealed he did not feel an "electric vibe" in the team that day. Now, he said the "energy is back," and hoped it stays but maybe only for the UAE game before it gets reined in for the knockouts.
"As a captain you sometimes get a feel going into a game in the warm-up. Sometimes, guys are over-intense, or guys need space or guys are too relaxed and those things change every single game we play and that's what I was referring to," de Villiers said. "The intensity will have to be pulled back if we do make the quarters and the semis because the guys could get over-eager again. You've got to get that balance right at tournaments like this."
South Africa's immediate focus though, is the balance of the team. Their preference for seven specialist batsmen has left them making up a fifth bowler from part-timers but playing five frontline bowlers will leave the line-up one short. What to do?
"That's the difficult decision most teams have to make at this World Cup - an extra batter or an extra bowler. The last few games we have gone for the extra batter, against India we went for the extra bowler. Both times we lost so it's a difficult one."
South Africa will try to solve the conundrum against the UAE but de Villiers promised they will be careful not to "mess around too much with your best possible XI" because they want to finish the group strongly to challenge for the ultimate prize.
"If you look at the standings, if we win the last game we will be in a good position to go into the quarters with a lot of confidence. We would have liked to win the two big games against India and Pakistan but it didn't happen that way and there's no point sulking now," de Villiers said. "It's a very important stage of our World Cup now. It's important to be confident and I still want the boys to believe we are the best, which we are. We are going to go into tomorrow's game with that attitude."
Sri Lanka bat, Kusal Perera included
Angelo Mathews won the toss and Sri Lanka will bat first against
Scotland at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. The teams made three changes each
for what is Sri Lanka's last match of the pool stage and Scotland's
penultimate fixture.
Sri Lanka brought in Dushmantha Chameera for his second ODI and Nuwan Kulasekara for his second game of the tournament, and Kusal Perera was also included having been added to the squad to replace the injured Dinesh Chandimal. Upul Tharanga and Sachithra Senanayake were also left out.
Scotland brought in Freddie Coleman, Rob Taylor and Michael Leask, and left out Majid Haq, Hamish Gardiner and Iain Wardlaw. The match was set to begin in slightly cloudy weather, although the forecast for the day was good.
Scotland 1 Kyle Coetzer, 2 Calum MacLeod, 3 Matt Machan, 4 Preston Mommsen (capt), 5 Freddie Coleman, 6 Richie Berrington, 7 Matt Cross (wk), 8 Josh Davey, 9 Rob Taylor, 10 Michael Leask, 11 Alasdair Evans.
Sri Lanka 1 Lahiru Thirimanne, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Angelo Mathews (capt), 6 Kusal Perera, 7 Thisara Perera, 8 Nuwan Kulasekara, 9 Seekkuge Prasanna, 10 Dushmantha Chameera, 11 Lasith Malinga.
Sri Lanka brought in Dushmantha Chameera for his second ODI and Nuwan Kulasekara for his second game of the tournament, and Kusal Perera was also included having been added to the squad to replace the injured Dinesh Chandimal. Upul Tharanga and Sachithra Senanayake were also left out.
Scotland brought in Freddie Coleman, Rob Taylor and Michael Leask, and left out Majid Haq, Hamish Gardiner and Iain Wardlaw. The match was set to begin in slightly cloudy weather, although the forecast for the day was good.
Scotland 1 Kyle Coetzer, 2 Calum MacLeod, 3 Matt Machan, 4 Preston Mommsen (capt), 5 Freddie Coleman, 6 Richie Berrington, 7 Matt Cross (wk), 8 Josh Davey, 9 Rob Taylor, 10 Michael Leask, 11 Alasdair Evans.
Sri Lanka 1 Lahiru Thirimanne, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Angelo Mathews (capt), 6 Kusal Perera, 7 Thisara Perera, 8 Nuwan Kulasekara, 9 Seekkuge Prasanna, 10 Dushmantha Chameera, 11 Lasith Malinga.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Chandimal ruled out of World Cup
Chandimal ruled out of World Cup
Chandimal tweaked a hamstring in his right thigh when attempting a tight second run in the 41st over in Sydney. He immediately called for on-field treatment, but despite a rest and a rub-down, was significantly hampered by the injury.
He stayed at the crease to complete his fifty, but was forced to retire hurt in the 42nd over, when running between the wickets proved too difficult. His 52 not out off 24 balls - in his first World Cup innings - had done much to raise hopes of a successful Sri Lanka run chase. Their challenge petered out after his exit.
Kusal Perera has largely played as an opener over the past two years, but if he enters the XI, he is likely to resume batting in the middle order, where he had begun his career. He had been flown into Sydney as cover last week, when Dimuth Karunaratne suffered a blow on his hand that ruled him out of the tournament. Kusal arrives with a little form behind him. He hit a 68-ball 74 and a 69-ball 108 not out in a first-class encounter at home a few days before he set out for Australia.
Chandimal is the fifth Sri Lanka player to sustain an injury during Sri Lanka's campaign. Fast bowler
Dhammika Prasad, slow-bowling allrounder Jeevan Mendis and batsman Karunaratne have already been ruled out of the tournament, and Rangana Herath is still recovering from a cut to his spinning finger. Herath is also unavailable for the match against Scotland.
India bowl out another team, chase 260
Ireland scored the highest score against India in this World Cup, William Porterfield and Paul Stirling registered the best partnership - 89 - against them, Niall O'Brien came within one run of the best individual score against their unbeaten opponents, but India's excellent offspin bowling and aggressive captaincy restricted them to 259, well below par on a flat pitch, small Seddon Park boundaries and given Ireland's weak bowling.
Porterfield and Stirling attacked the Indian quicks with gusto, reaching 57 in nine overs before R Ashwin dragged them back. A period of quick overs and slow runs followed, and when Niall O'Brien began to pull Ireland back out, Ashwin came back to start another slide, and Ireland went from 206 for 3 to becoming the fifth team out of five to be bowled out by India in this tournament.
This was the first time any batting side tested India. Unlike, say South Africa, India refused to go on the defensive. Ravindra Jadeja didn't have a great day, but Suresh Raina filled in superbly. He took out Ed Joyce to go with Ashwin's scalps of Stirling and the in-form Andy Balbirnie. Between them Ashwin and Raina bowled 20 overs for 78 runs. That's where the match turned.
When spin came on in the 10th over, with the run-rate over six and no wicket down, you would have forgiven a few other established captains defensive fields. MS Dhoni, the best captain of spin in limited-overs cricket, had a slip, a leg slip, and men saving singles even after the Powerplay was over. It also asked a lot of the bowlers. Anything half bad was bound to go for boundaries. Jadeja was only half bad in the 14th over, and was taken for a four and a six. Dhoni had no qualms taking him off and going to Raina immediately.
Even before Raina came on, though, Stirling tried to chip Ashwin over cover. Ashwin had bowled until then bowled 17 balls for 12 runs, giving nothing away. It required Stirling to manufacture something. He tried, but couldn't open the face enough, and holed out to long-off. Now Raina and Ashwin began to run through their overs quite economically. The pressure was palpable. Dhoni could read the batsmen's minds. He told Raina Joyce was under pressure and looking for a big hit. Raina stayed accurate. Joyce looked for a forceful back-foot shot to a full ball. Bowled.
Overs flew by. When Niall O'Brien took risks against Rohit Sharma in the 30th over and hit two fours, India had bowled the 15 preceding overs for 45 runs and surely in under 45 minutes. The first sign of pace - Mohit Sharma - in 23 overs meant Ireland felt obliged to push the scoring. Except that Mohit didn't provide any pace, and Porterfield fell to a slower ball. This wicket was as much Mohit's as the spinners' who had created the pressure.
Niall O'Brien wasn't done yet, though. In the Powerplay he mounted another attack, and India were tested yet again by the 61-run stand between him and Balbirnie. And again Ashwin provided the answers, getting Balbirnie on the sweep in the 39th over. Mohammed Shami chipped in immediately with Kevin O'Brien's wicket, and Niall O'Brien found himself under pressure again amid the falling wickets. When he moved across the stumps to try to hit Shami into the leg side, he chipped straight to square leg in the 43rd over. It was now going to be difficult for Ireland to bat out the overs. They couldn't.
Porterfield and Stirling attacked the Indian quicks with gusto, reaching 57 in nine overs before R Ashwin dragged them back. A period of quick overs and slow runs followed, and when Niall O'Brien began to pull Ireland back out, Ashwin came back to start another slide, and Ireland went from 206 for 3 to becoming the fifth team out of five to be bowled out by India in this tournament.
This was the first time any batting side tested India. Unlike, say South Africa, India refused to go on the defensive. Ravindra Jadeja didn't have a great day, but Suresh Raina filled in superbly. He took out Ed Joyce to go with Ashwin's scalps of Stirling and the in-form Andy Balbirnie. Between them Ashwin and Raina bowled 20 overs for 78 runs. That's where the match turned.
When spin came on in the 10th over, with the run-rate over six and no wicket down, you would have forgiven a few other established captains defensive fields. MS Dhoni, the best captain of spin in limited-overs cricket, had a slip, a leg slip, and men saving singles even after the Powerplay was over. It also asked a lot of the bowlers. Anything half bad was bound to go for boundaries. Jadeja was only half bad in the 14th over, and was taken for a four and a six. Dhoni had no qualms taking him off and going to Raina immediately.
Even before Raina came on, though, Stirling tried to chip Ashwin over cover. Ashwin had bowled until then bowled 17 balls for 12 runs, giving nothing away. It required Stirling to manufacture something. He tried, but couldn't open the face enough, and holed out to long-off. Now Raina and Ashwin began to run through their overs quite economically. The pressure was palpable. Dhoni could read the batsmen's minds. He told Raina Joyce was under pressure and looking for a big hit. Raina stayed accurate. Joyce looked for a forceful back-foot shot to a full ball. Bowled.
Overs flew by. When Niall O'Brien took risks against Rohit Sharma in the 30th over and hit two fours, India had bowled the 15 preceding overs for 45 runs and surely in under 45 minutes. The first sign of pace - Mohit Sharma - in 23 overs meant Ireland felt obliged to push the scoring. Except that Mohit didn't provide any pace, and Porterfield fell to a slower ball. This wicket was as much Mohit's as the spinners' who had created the pressure.
Niall O'Brien wasn't done yet, though. In the Powerplay he mounted another attack, and India were tested yet again by the 61-run stand between him and Balbirnie. And again Ashwin provided the answers, getting Balbirnie on the sweep in the 39th over. Mohammed Shami chipped in immediately with Kevin O'Brien's wicket, and Niall O'Brien found himself under pressure again amid the falling wickets. When he moved across the stumps to try to hit Shami into the leg side, he chipped straight to square leg in the 43rd over. It was now going to be difficult for Ireland to bat out the overs. They couldn't.
Saturday, March 7, 2015
سرفراز کے چھکے پر وسیم اکرم نے بھی ”چھکا“ مار دیا
آکلینڈ (مانیٹرنگ ڈیسک) پاکستان کی جنوبی افریقہ کے خلاف شاندار فتح پر جہاں عوام انتہائی خوش ہیں وہیں سابق کرکٹرز بھی پرجوش دکھائی دے رہے ہیں۔ اس میچ میں سرفراز احمد کے شاندار 49 رنز اور وکٹ کے پیچھے 6 کیچز کی دھوم بھی پوری دنیا میں مچ گئی ہے۔ پاکستان کے مایہ ناز سابق فاسٹ باﺅلر اور کمنٹیٹر وسیم اکرم بھی سرفراز احمد کی بیٹنگ سے خوب محظوظ ہوتے رہے اور کمنٹری باکس میں بیٹھے ایسے الفاظ کا استعمال کرتے رہے کہ جن پر ان کے ساتھی کمنٹیٹر ہنسی سے لوٹ پوٹ ہو گئے۔
سرفراز احمد نے جنوبی افریقہ کے آل راﺅنڈر جے پی ڈومنی کو ایک ہی اوور میں 3 انتہائی شاندار چھکے مارے اور اس دوران وسیم اکرم کمنٹری کے فرائض سرانجام دے رہے تھے۔ سرفراز احمد نے جونہی دوسرا چھکا مارا تو انہوں نے اپنے روائتی انداز میں یہ الفاظ استعمال کئے ”شاٹ یار“ جس پر ان کے ساتھی کمنٹیٹرز ہنسی سے لوٹ پوٹ ہو گئے جس کے بعد وسیم اکرم نے فوراً انگریزی میں بھی ان کے شاٹ کی تعریف کر دی تاکہ وہ حضرات جو اردو نہیں سمجھتے وہ بھی سرفراز کیلئے ان کے تعریفی کلمات کو سمجھ سکیں
سرفراز احمد نے جنوبی افریقہ کے آل راﺅنڈر جے پی ڈومنی کو ایک ہی اوور میں 3 انتہائی شاندار چھکے مارے اور اس دوران وسیم اکرم کمنٹری کے فرائض سرانجام دے رہے تھے۔ سرفراز احمد نے جونہی دوسرا چھکا مارا تو انہوں نے اپنے روائتی انداز میں یہ الفاظ استعمال کئے ”شاٹ یار“ جس پر ان کے ساتھی کمنٹیٹرز ہنسی سے لوٹ پوٹ ہو گئے جس کے بعد وسیم اکرم نے فوراً انگریزی میں بھی ان کے شاٹ کی تعریف کر دی تاکہ وہ حضرات جو اردو نہیں سمجھتے وہ بھی سرفراز کیلئے ان کے تعریفی کلمات کو سمجھ سکیں
Table Points ICC World Cup 2015
POOL A
| TEAMS | MAT | WON | LOST | TIED | N/R | PTS | NET RR | FOR | AGAINST | |
| New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +3.589 | 754/110.2 | 649/200.0 | > |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.128 | 1113/195.4 | 1112/200.0 | > |
| Australia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +1.804 | 910/150.0 | 525/123.1 | > |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +0.182 | 829/148.1 | 812/150.0 | > |
| England | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.201 | 966/200.0 | 963/159.4 | > |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.953 | 747/199.3 | 1130/198.2 | > |
| Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.423 | 854/200.0 | 982/172.3 | > |
POOL B
| TEAMS | MAT | WON | LOST | TIED | N/R | PTS | NET RR | FOR | AGAINST | |
| India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.246 | 896/158.0 | 685/200.0 | > |
| South Africa | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.462 | 1537/247.0 | 1176/247.0 | > |
| Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.194 | 1189/247.0 | 1237/247.0 | > |
| West Indies | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.511 | 1309/248.0 | 1349/233.0 | > |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.137 | 796/145.1 | 993/150.0 | > |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.723 | 1067/196.0 | 1221/198.0 | > |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.691 | 875/200.0 | 1008/166.1 | > |
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