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England v South Africa, 14th Match
Trent Bridge, 11 Jun 2009
Umpires: SJ Davis , AL Hill
Toss won by England, Elected to bat
Player of the Match: JH Kallis
South Africa won by 7 wickets


Score Summary
Runs Run Rate Overs
England 111/10 5.60 19.5
South Africa 114/3 6.22 18.2



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England Batting Score Card
Batsman	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	FOW
RS Bopara	b DW Steyn	2	5	0	0	4/1
LJ Wright	ct MV Boucher b WD Parnell	1	6	0	0	4/2
KP Pietersen	ct RE van der Merwe b JA Morkel	19	17	4	0	25/3
OA Shah	ct MV Boucher b JH Kallis	38	33	3	2	88/7
PD Collingwood	b JH Kallis	19	19	2	0	78/4
JS Foster	ct JA Morkel b RE van der Merwe	1	4	0	0	79/5
AD Mascarenhas	b RE van der Merwe	1	3	0	0	82/6
GP Swann	ct JA Morkel b J Botha	5	6	0	0	92/8
SCJ Broad	b WD Parnell	9	8	1	0	111/9
AU Rashid	not out	9	17	0	0
JM Anderson	b WD Parnell	0	1	0	0	111/10
Total	10 wicket(s); 19.5 over(s)	111

South Africa
	Over	MDN	Runs	Wkts	Wide	No
DW Steyn	4.0	0	19	1	1	0
WD Parnell	3.5	0	14	3	1	0
JH Kallis	3.0	0	20	2	0	0
JA Morkel	1.0	1	0	1	0	0
J Botha	4.0	0	25	1	1	0
RE van der Merwe	4.0	0	32	2	2	0

South Africa
Batsman	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	FOW
GC Smith	ct JS Foster b SCJ Broad	11	15	2	0	17/1
JH Kallis	not out	57	49	5	1
HH Gibbs	b GP Swann	30	30	2	1	91/2
AB de Villiers	ct PD Collingwood b AU Rashid	11	12	0	0	108/3
JP Duminy	not out	2	4	0	0
MV Boucher
DW Steyn
J Botha
JA Morkel
WD Parnell
RE van der Merwe
Total	3 wicket(s); 18.2 over(s)	114

England
Bowler	Over	MDN	Runs	Wkts	Wide	No
AD Mascarenhas	4.0	0	22	0	0	0
JM Anderson	3.2	0	27	0	1	0
SCJ Broad	3.0	0	14	1	0	0
GP Swann	4.0	0	26	1	1	0
AU Rashid	4.0	0	24	1	0	0

South Africa
Batsman	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	FOW
GC Smith	ct JS Foster b SCJ Broad	11	15	2	0	17/1
JH Kallis	not out	57	49	5	1
HH Gibbs	b GP Swann	30	30	2	1	91/2
AB de Villiers	ct PD Collingwood b AU Rashid	11	12	0	0	108/3
JP Duminy	not out	2	4	0	0
MV Boucher
DW Steyn
J Botha
JA Morkel
WD Parnell
RE van der Merwe
Total	3 wicket(s); 18.2 over(s)	114

England
Bowler	Over	MDN	Runs	Wkts	Wide	No
AD Mascarenhas	4.0	0	22	0	0	0
JM Anderson	3.2	0	27	0	1	0
SCJ Broad	3.0	0	14	1	0	0
GP Swann	4.0	0	26	1	1	0
AU Rashid	4.0	0	24	1	0	0

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Sehwag offered to play with painkillers

While confusion has reigned in England over the last five days over the status and exact nature of the shoulder injury suffered by Virender Sehwag, who was on Tuesday, ruled out of the World 20 championships, some clarity was provided on Wednesday by some of the his Delhi and Team India colleagues.

Sehwag's team mates in the IPL confirmed that the opener had suffered the injury during the tournament's semi-final match against Deccan Chargers in Centurion on May 22. "He dived to stop a shot from Adam Gilchrist off Ashish Nehra's bowling when he strained his shoulder," a Daredevils team mate, who did not wish to be identified, told The Indian Express on Wednesday.

Sehwag, he added, bowled an over after that but experienced slight pain once his body had cooled down after the match.

Another player close to Sehwag said he was advised rest so that his shoulder could heal in the two weeks leading up to the World T20 championships. Sehwag then proceeded to England with the Indian team, still in slight pain, and it was only after an MRI scan in England that a Grade I tear was revealed, the player said.

An Indian team source added: "Viru could still bat with pain-killer injections but there was a problem while throwing and bowling. He offered to get through this tournament if the team needed. But because he would've been a liability in the field, the management decided to ask for a replacement."

Zaheer Khan went through a similar injury in the days leading up to the World T20. He was initially ruled out until he Super 8s but recovered quicker than expected, in time for India's first match against Bangladesh.

Sehwag will now consult Dr Andrew Wallace, who had treated Sachin Tendulkar in the past, in London to decide his next course of treatment.

Dinesh Karthik, named as replacement for Virender Sehwag, will have to wait a little longer before officially joining his team in England.
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Australia's coach Nielsen wants new Twenty20 approach

Australia's coach Tim Nielsen has conceded his team needs to revisit its approach to Twenty20 to avoid being bundled out of the next ICC World Twenty20. It is less than a year until the next tournament, in the West Indies, and Nielsen wants individual players to consider "where they're at" so the selectors can prepare a competitive squad.

"We have to start approaching it differently when we play the Twenty20 stuff in our normal calendar, because we've seen those as one-off games and it's difficult to get guys across overseas, or it's maybe been seen as a chance for blokes to have an extra day's rest here and there," Nielsen told the Age. "We might have to revisit that. The players will have to think about where they're at with it, and where we go from here."

One of Australia's problems is the lack of Twenty20s that their stars play. The domestic competition takes place while the Test and ODI season is in full swing, so fringe internationals have more opportunity to take part than men like Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey.

National teams are restricted to three Twenty20 internationals per season, except for the ICC World Twenty20, and Australia have treated those games as a chance for the busiest players to rest. But that contributed to the Australians' early exit this year and Nielsen has spent the past few days analysing the disappointing result.

"I didn't have much sleep last night, tossing and turning about what we could have done better," Nielsen said. "I felt like we were in a pretty good place going into the tournament, and that's what is so disappointing about it.

"We came here thinking we had a nicely balanced squad, and I think we showed in the practice games that when they're playing at their best they can play any form of the game. We need to look at why things didn't work well, and we need to be honest with ourselves."
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ODI route in England a blessing in disguise - Arthur

Mickey Arthur the South Africa coach, has said the heavy defeat to England in the one-day series last year had only made the team stronger and emerge as a world-beating unit. He said the 4-0 defeat - after winning the Test series - forced him and Graeme Smith to rethink their overall composition of their limited-overs side and the benefits are now being felt, with South Africa starting the ongoing ICC World Twenty20 as one of the favourites.

"I think that one-day series we had here (in England) after winning the Test series was a blessing in disguise for us," Arthur said. "It certainly forced myself and Graeme to sit back and do a lot of reflection, deciding on which way we wanted to go, what was going to be our brand going forward to the World Cup in 2011, who were the players we were going to look at and we did. We sat down and we thought long and hard about it.

"With the team we had in England, we didn't have the ability to take pace off the ball. We realised we needed to grow our spin bowling department, we realised we needed to have batters who could bowl spin coupled with out and out pace bowlers."

Though the current Twenty20 squad isn't markedly different from the one-day team which toured England last year, the big difference is the number of spinners who've helped South Africa's growth. The offspinner Johan Botha - an effective Twenty20 bowler - was elevated to the one-day captaincy to fill Smith's absence; JP Duminy has been chipping in regularly with his offbreaks and Roelof van der Merwe has been an asset with his left-arm spin and match-winning ability.

"I think we've got the balance right now. We've got seven definite bowling options, three of which are spin bowling options - I include JP Duminy in that because I think he's that good," Arthur said. "And we've got three guys who can bowl at over 140kph (Dale Steyn, Wayne Parnell and Jacques Kallis).

"We also bat down to ten - Wayne Parnell was batting at six for Kent a month back - and I still think as a group we are probably the best fielding side in the world."

Despite the team's recent success as a Test unit - with Test series wins in England and Australia - a victory in an ICC event has always eluded them. South Africa failed to make the semi-finals of the last World Twenty20 on their own turf and bowed out of the 2003 World Cup in the group stages, among other missed opportunities.

"We said a year ago there were three things we really wanted to do as a South African unit - to win a Test series in England, to win a Test series in Australia and to win an ICC trophy event," Arthur said. "We've flattered to deceive in ICC events. We've ticked two of the three boxes and we've got three opportunities until 2011 to put the other one right so here's hoping."
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ICC approves Razzaq as Arafat's replacement

The International Cricket Council has approved former rebel Indian Cricket League player Abdul Razzaq as a replacement for injured Yasir Arafat in the Pakistan squad for the remainder of the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup.

The ICC said in a statement that the event technical committee of the ICC World Twenty20 has approved Razzaq as Arafat's replacement and the confirmation has been conveyed to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Arafat suffered a hamstring injury during the group stage of the Twenty20 World Cup and was advised 12 days rest.
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PCB inquire about Younis' T20 commentary

Pakistan captain Younis Khan has been asked to explain his comments about Twenty20 cricket being nothing more than fun and entertainment for the crowds by the PCB.

Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed has confirmed that the Pakistan Cricket Board had inquired about Younis' remarks about twenty20 not being real cricket.

Yawar told the Pakistani media in London that the board had sent an email to him regarding the comments made by Younis at the press conference following the defeat to England at the Oval.

"We have sent the reply. I don't think Younis has committed any breach of the players code of conduct with his remarks. Australian captain, Ricky Pointing has said similar things about Twenty20 cricket. These are personal views," Yawar said.

Younis had surprised many by stating that Twenty20 was like WWE wrestling -- just fun and entertainment for the crowds.

He said it would not be a disaster if Pakistan failed to qualify for the super eights stage which they eventually did after beating the Netherlands.

Yawar insisted Younis had not violated any code of the International Cricket Council with his remarks.
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West Indies fined for slow over-rate

West Indies was fined for slow over-rate during their 15-run loss to Sri Lanka in the final Group C match of the Twenty20 World Cup at Trent Bridge here.

ICC Match referee Chris Broad of England imposed the fines after the Denesh Ramdin-led side was ruled to be two overs short of its target at the end of the Sri Lanka innings yesterday when time allowances were taken into consideration.

In accordance with the International Cricket Council Code of Conduct regulations governing over-rate penalties, players are fined five per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time, with the captain fined double that amount.

As such, stand-in skipper Ramdin was fined 20 per cent of his match fee while the West Indian players received 10 per-cent fines.

Notwithstanding the defeat, West Indies had qualified for the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup along with Sri Lanka from Group C.
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India cagey of Gayle power

India's pace spearhead Zaheer Khan rates West Indian captain Chris Gayle the main threat when the two teams clash in the World Twenty20 Super Eights on Friday.

"It will be good if we can get early wickets against the West Indies," Zaheer said after roaring back from a shoulder injury to take four wickets against Ireland on Wednesday.

"Removing Gayle will be a great advantage for us. I am hopeful because we are clicking as a bowling unit and each bowler understands his role.

"We are chipping in with wickets at the right time."

India meet the West Indies at Lord's on Friday, followed by the England clash at the same venue on Sunday, before ending the Super Eights against South Africa at Trent Bridge on Tuesday.

Zaheer discounted suggestions the defending champions faced tougher Super Eight matches as compared to the other group which has Sri Lanka, Pakistan, New Zealand and Ireland.

"There is no such thing as weak opposition in Twenty20 cricket," he said. "It is such an unpredictable game. Just look at how the Netherlands beat England.

"Any team on any day can be dangerous. Our focus now is only on the West Indies. We are not looking at England or South Africa yet."

The left-arm seamer claimed four for 19, including three wickets in seven balls, to restrict Ireland to 112-8 in a match reduced to 18-overs-a-side due to rain.

Young opener Rohit Sharma then hit an unbeaten 52 off 45 balls as India romped home with 15 balls to spare to end the preliminary league with two successive wins.

Zaheer said he enjoyed the four-wicket boost as he continued his rehabilitation from the shoulder injury.

"I had not played for four or five weeks so it's great to be back in the wickets," he said. "It's a real confidence-booster. I'm very pleased with my performance.

"The shoulder is coming along well. I feel better day by day and I am improving, I feel 100-percent now."

Zaheer had missed most of the Indian Premier League in South Africa and the two practice matches ahead of the World Twenty20 due to the injury in his left shoulder.

"It was a narrow escape for me," he said. "The injury could have been worse. I worked really hard on strengthening my shoulder. The good thing is the injury was not major."

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the team was still to hit peak form despite the eight-wicket win against Ireland after beating Bangladesh by 25 runs.

"Every game you start from scratch," he said. "The bowlers did very well and it's a real positive that they are doing their jobs. But we can do better in the field. It was not our best day.

"I am talking about 85-90 percent efficiency, but we can do it."

With swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag ruled out of the tournament due to a shoulder injury, Dhoni said Zaheer's return to wicket-taking form boosted the champions.

"We thought he would need a few games to get back in the groove. He is bowling in the right areas and he is a very good asset to have."
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T20 WC: India beat Ireland by 8 wickets,india win,india win the match, india won,india,

Zaheer Khan wreaked havoc while Rohit Sharma continued his purple patch as a ruthless India decimated Ireland by eight wickets in a
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rain-marred Group A tie of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.

Zaheer Khan (4/19) led the rout as India restricted a hapless Ireland to a mere 112 for eight in 18 overs and then went on to overwhelm the target in 15.3 overs with Rohit (52 not out) and Gautam Gambhir (37) making merry against the toothless Irish attack.

Put into bat after persistent rain had truncated the tie to an 18-overs-a-side affair, Ireland could not recover from Zaheer's early three-wicket burst and only four players managed double digit scores as the minnows barely crawled past the 100-mark.

With both the sides having already made it to the Super Eight stage, nothing really was at stake but India captain Mahendra Singh meant serious business when he walked out with the full-strength team.

And chasing a paltry 113 from 18 overs, India hardly broke a sweat with Gambhir and Rohit going great guns.

Gambhir cut the first ball from Boyd Rankin through covers for a four to signal his intention. The left-hander came dancing down the track to hit Kevin O'Brien through covers and then upper-cut Rankin over third man for a stunning six.

At the other end, Rohit was not silent either. The right-hander paddle-scooped Alex Cusack for a four and then chipped him to a similar effect.

The opening stand had yielded 77 runs when Gambhir perished at backward point in the 11th over.

An undeterred Rohit smacked Rankin over mid-wicket for a huge six to inch closer to the target and even though Mahendra Singh Dhoni's (14) was a brief stay, India's win was just a matter of formality which Rohit and Yuvraj Singh (3 not out) completed with ease.

Earlier, Zaheer showed Ireland up as doddering novices as he helped India restrict the opponents to a mere 112 for 8.

Andrew White was the lone face of Irish resistance, top scoring with a 25-ball 29.

The left-arm paceman steamed in on a rainy day to hustle out four Irish batsmen, three off seven balls in his first spell of two overs.

Zaheer took a wicket off his sixth, seventh and 12th deliveries, two off catches in first slip to reduce Ireland to 17 for three in four overs.

Pragyan Ojha then struck off his first delivery in the seventh over and Harbhajan Singh too joined the fun as Ireland's score read 48 for five in the 10th over.

The first boundary in the Ireland's innings came in the fourth over and there were in all only nine fours, besides a six, hit.

From the time Dhoni won the toss and chose to field, the defending champions kept a tight hold on the proceedings.

Zaheer bowled the second over but things soon began to happen in India's favour.

Ireland's opening pair mostly connected air as they tried to swish outside the off-stump but to no success.

Jeremy Bray then completely misread the line of an incoming Zaheer delivery to have his middle and leg stumps knocked back for no runs from seven balls.

The left-arm paceman put himself in line for a hat-trick when he had the other opener William Porterfield edge a catch to Yusuf Pathan in the slips.

Before Zaheer's second over was out, Andre Botha too fell in the same manner but not before he had square cut the left-arm paceman for the first boundary of the innings.

Ojha was pressed into service in the seventh over and obliged off his first delivery when Kevin O' Brien under-edged a pull on to his stumps.

Harbhajan had to wait till his second over before Gary Wilson (19) failed to read his 'doosra' and lost stump.

Ireland then lost their sixth and seven wicket for the addition of one run only.

John Mooney (19) reverse swept Ojha uppishly into the hands of Yuvraj Singh at short fine leg and Regan West was run out by a direct throw by Suresh Raina from mid-on.

Left-arm spinner Ojha increased his tally of wickets to six from two matches, his haul in the present innings reading 2 for 19 from allotted four overs.
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Sri Lanka v West Indies

Sri Lanka and the West Indies will enjoy a contest without pressure when they clash in their last group C league match of the World Twenty20 on Wednesday.

What should have been a virtual knock-out game in the group will hold nothing more than academic interest after both teams knocked mighty Australia out of the tournament.

"This was the only group that had three Test-playing nations in it, so to come out it pretty well is a huge bonus," said Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara.

"Both the West Indies and us have made the Super Eights, so the pressure will no doubt be a bit less. But international cricket is serious business, there is no question of taking it easy."

Sri Lanka hammered Ricky Ponting's men by six wickets on Monday, two days after the West Indies rode on captain Chris Gayle's explosive 88 off 50 overs to down the Aussies by seven wickets.

Sangakkara said Ajantha Mendis's success against Australia, where he took 3-20 in four overs, bode well for his team and he expected the mystery spinner to play a major role in the tournament.

"In a Twenty20 game, where you have to attack almost every ball you play, to have unpredictability, that mystery around him is good," the captain said.

"Batsmen will get on top of him on some days, but more often than not, he is a wicket-taking bowler, an attacking bowler."

Mendis turns the ball both ways with one visible action, making it difficult for batsmen to read him in the air.

Mahela Jayawardene, Sangakkara's predecessor as captain, said Wednesday's game was crucial for both teams.

"We need to look at the bigger picture going into the match," Jayawardene told reporters.

"The momentum is crucial in a World Cup of this nature. One needs to get every small things right, whether it is batting, bowling or fielding.

"No one wants to lose a winning streak. This game will help us get into the rhythm for the Super Eights contests."

Jayawardene conceded Gayle was the major threat and Sri Lanka's bowlers were working on a plan to get him early.

"Chris is definitely a threat up front," he said. "He has a free-flowing game. We will of course try to bowl in areas where he is not comfortable."

The West Indies are being hailed as one of the most dangerous teams in the competition despite being hammered 2-0 in the preceding Test series by England.

They now get a chance to make a mark in a tournament where they were dumped in the first round in the inaugural event in 2007 after losing to Bangladesh.

"We know we have a team that can beat the best, but in Twenty20 it all depends on how one plays on a given day," said Gayle.

"We take it one match at a time. We definitely want to beat Sri Lanka which will raise the team's confidence for the Super Eights."

Match facts
Wednesday June 10, 2009 (day/night)
Start time 17.00 local, 16.00GMT
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India v Ireland live cricket match | highlight video

One of the most important T20 games between India and Ireland will kick off on 10th June. Both defending champion India and minnow Ireland have ensured their place in Super Eight round after beating Bangladesh. This match will take place at Nottingham. Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni does not want to take Ireland lightly. This match is scheduled to start at 16:30 GMT (17:30 Local time). After getting an upset win over Bangladesh team, Ireland is now considered as one of the most improving associated sides. Not only that, they moved to the second round after beating Pakistan in ICC World Cup last year. I am really impressed to see their performance. So, Indian cricket team may worry about Irish. I think this weak team can give another upsetting result.

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Indian cricket team will have to play the whole tournament without their hard-hitting opening batsman Virender Sehwag, who has been left out due to shoulder injury. Now, he will be sent home and go under surgery. He had sustained this injury during the second edition of IPL. I think Rohit Sharma’s good form will give India some relieve. This 22-year-batsman will be seen along with Gautan Gambhir to make open against Ireland.
Two Irish brothers Niall O'Brien and Kevin O'Brien have important role to lead their country. Niall O'Brien is a prolific batsman and wicketkeeper. And his brother Kevin O'Brien is a Right-arm medium-fast bowler. These two players will be focused more on this game. The sad news is that Niall O’Brien has hurt his ankle during the T20 match against Bangladesh. However, he is hopeful about his presence against India.
This match has got much popularity to the match bidders. India are available at 1.10 where Ireland are 10.00. It is enough to understand who is much popular in this betting. However, everything depends on O’Brien bothers. Their performance can demolish Indian team. Who do you think can win this match? You should know that Australia has been eliminated of this tournament. England lost to Netherlands on the opening day and Ireland defeated Bangladesh by 6 wickets. So, another upset result could happen this time. Let us see who will be the next team to have faced such kind of upsetting defeat.
Indian side is more stronger and balanced than its previous World Cup squad. Their squad is combined with both hard hitting batsmen and leading wicket taker bowlers. Indian middle order batsman Suresh Raina said that opponent team be aware of them. He also said that India will regain the trophy second time. It may not be impossible but I can not give you any guarantee.
Millions of fans around the world should watch this game live on TV to know that who can win this match. It is obviously going to be a nail biting game. Not only fans but also players will suffer by nerve problem. You may not devote yourself to enjoy this game live. If it is your mind’s talk then keep watching on STAR CRICKET and get the thrill and excitement all the time. India’s national TV channel Doordarshan will show this game live for all Indian people.
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The batsmen may capture most of the headlines for the West Indies after their victory against Australia but captain Chris Gayle was also indebted to a crucial new-ball burst from Jerome Taylor.

The 24-year-old paceman rocked the Australians during his first over when he picked up the vital wickets of Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting to reduce them to 3-2. Although the batting side rallied to 169-7 it was a double blow they never fully recovered from.

"I was pretty comfortable [with our target] but give credit to Jerome Taylor," said Gayle, "for picking up those two wickets because he actually set the tone for us by setting the Australians back a bit. I was very pleased with the way he started and if he carries on picking up the key wickets then he can be a dangerous player."

Gayle (88) then ensured their bowling efforts were put to good use when he and Andre Fletcher (53) took them to within sight of victory. The left-hander needed just 50 balls to reach his total and he admitted he put his usual laidback style to one side for his examination against the potentially fearsome Aussies.

"I was pretty focused," Gayle explained "and tried not to get too distracted. You don't want to use up extra energy when you are up against a quality team like Australia so I try to keep as much energy when I go out there to bat."

Although generally pleased with the overall performance, Gayle believes there is still room for improvement over what he hopes will be a tournament that will extend to the Super Eights and beyond.

"Hopefully we will make it to the second round and after that we can set different targets up against different opponents. In the ICC world Twenty20 version of the game, I don't know whether it's because it's a short version of the game, but we tend to concentrate a bit better in that format of the game. But at the same time there is still work to do and our biggest downfall was in the field with too many fumbles making it a bit more difficult with the bat for us, so if we can close up that gap a bit then we'll be rounded off a bit more in the batting, bowling and fielding."

West Indies finish off their Group C campaign against Sri Lanka on Wednesday at Trent Bridge, knowing exactly what they will need to do after the other two group members face-up on Monday.
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Netherlands will win the match for England by 4 wickets

The Netherlands pulled off a major upset on the opening day of the Twenty20 World Championships as they shocked hosts England by four wickets in a pulsating Group B match at Lord's.

After restricting England 162 for five, the Dutch side, overcame a sluggish start to overhaul the challenging target in the last ball of the match.

They batted with steely resolve to eke out a sensational victory, riding on small but crucial contributions from Tom de Grooth (49) Peter Borren (30) and Ryan Ten Doeschate (22 not out).

Doeschate held his nerves in the dying moments of the edge-of-the-seat clash to steer his side to a memorable win after playing a part with ball too.

Dutch needed seven runs off the last over, bowled by Stuart Broad and romp home in the last ball when Doeschate and Edgar Schiferli ran two.

Grooth, adjudged Man-of-the-Match, had kept his side in the hunt by his brave 30-ball knock and also raised a crucial 50-run partnership with Borren before becoming the victim of rival skipper Paul Collingwood.
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England The 1st match of T20 WC: England v Netherlands Live scores

Hosts England open the ICC World Twenty20 against outsiders the Netherlands at Lord's on Friday in a match they dare not lose and the Dutch hope they might win.

In pace bowler Dirk Nannes, who plays at Lord's for Middlesex, the Dutch have a left-arm quick who can swing the ball late.

In contrast to the ebullience of some of the other ICC World Twenty20 2009 contenders, England open the tournament on Friday almost apologising for their presence.

Although the hosts should not be unduly extended by the Netherlands at Lord's (1730 local), captain Paul Collingwood was noticeably downbeat after his side's unimpressive victory over Scotland in Tuesday's warmup match.

"There are not a lot of expectations on us to be honest," Collingwood told reporters. "We are dark horses. Hopefully that will give the boys a bit more of a licence."

Collingwood was in better spirits a day later when England recorded a seventh successive victory over West Indies, cruising to an untroubled nine wickets win with 32 balls to spare at Lord's.

Ravi Bopara, who scored three successive test centuries against West Indies, was again in fine touch with 60 from 35 balls.

England's leading batsman Kevin Pietersen also showed some form against the Scots after missing the one-day series against West Indies with an achilles tendon injury.

Pietersen, who made two ducks in the Indian Premier League and perished first ball in the first test against West Indies, completed the win on Tuesday with a pulled six to reach 53 not out from 39 balls.

The Netherlands are 500-1 outsiders but Dutch captain Jeroen Smits told the captains' news conference last Sunday that all the pressure would be on England.

"There's no pressure on us," he said. "There's no Dutch reporters here."

Dirk Nannes' career has repeatedly defied expectation. Indeed there is a case for saying he is the most unorthodox player at this tournament - and that has nothing to do with his left-arm pace bowling.

A self-confessed "accidental cricketer", the Japanese speaking and saxophone playing Nannes, who also runs a ski-travel company, only made his first-class debut at the relatively late age of 29 during the 2005-06 season.

The Melbourne-born quick enjoyed success with Victoria in both first-class and Twenty20 cricket, taking four for 23 as the Bushrangers won the 2008 Australian domestic Twenty20 final against Western Australia.

Nannes' form 'down under' led to a contract with Lord's based Middlesex.

The tournament, which is being staged at Lord's and the Oval in London and Trent Bridge in Nottingham, gets into full swing on Saturday with three matches. Champions India, who thrashed Pakistan by nine wickets on Wednesday, open their Cup defence against Bangladesh at Trent Bridge (1700).

All-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate is another key figure for the Dutch and this match could see him in action against at least two of his Essex team-mates in opening batsman Ravi Bopara and wicket-keeper James Foster, with the big-hitting Graham Napier also in England's squad.

Match facts
Friday June 05, 2009 (day/night)
Start time 17.30 local, 16.30GMT
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India vs Pakistan Practice Match highlight

India won by 9 wickets.

Indian Innings:

17 Overs: India is 159/1 One wide of the first ball of Aamir give India winning run.

16 Overs: India is 140/1 Rohit Sharma got catch out.

15 Overs: India is 137/0

14 Overs: India is 123/0

13 Overs: India is 110/0

12 Overs: India is 106/0

11.1 Overs: India is 100/0

10 Overs: India is 88/0

9 Overs: India is 80/0

8 Overs: India is 70/0

7 Overs: India is 65/0

6 Overs: India is 56/0

5 Overs: India is 45/0

4 Overs: India is 39/0

3 Overs: India is 25/0

2 Overs: India is 14/0

1 Over: India is 10/0

India will come to chase Pakistan's inning just after few minutes.

Pakistan Innings:

20 Overs: Pakistan is 158/6

19 Overs: Pakistan is 144/6

18 Overs: Pakistan is 129/6

17 Overs: Pakistan is 121/6

16 Overs: Pakistan is 114/6

15.5 Overs: Pakistan is 113/6

15 Overs: Pakistan is 106/5

14 Overs: Pakistan is 102/5

13 Overs: Pakistan is 90/5

12 Overs: Pakistan is 82/5

11 Overs: Pakistan is 77/5

10 Overs: Pakistan is 71/5

9 Overs: Pakistan is 66/4

8 Overs: Pakistan is 61/4

7 Overs: Pakistan is 55/4

6 Overs: Pakistan is 53/4

5.1 Overs: Pakistan is 45/4

5 Overs: Pakistan is 45/3

4 Overs: Pakistan is 45/1

3 Overs: Pakistan is 35/1

2 Overs: Pakistan is 22/1

1 Over: Pakistan is 6/1

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South Africa vs Pakistan highlights

A complete performance from South Africa saw them hammer Pakistan by 59 runs in their warm-up match at Trent Bridge on Monday.

A complete performance from South Africa saw them hammer Pakistan by 59 runs in their warm-up match at Trent Bridge on Monday.

Pakistan never really looked like reaching a target of 187, even before a decisive flurry of wickets that saw them slump from 62-2 to 81-7.

Only young opener Ahmed Shehzad put up much resistance with 33 off 27 balls as a succession of experienced team-mates found a variety of manners to depart.

South Africa's opening attack of Dale Steyn and Wayne Parnell kept a tight rein on proceedings after the former bowled Salman Butt with the third ball of the innings.

Slow left-armer Roelof van der Merwe sealed Pakistan's fate with wickets in each of his first two overs to remove Shehzad and Younis Khan (14).

Six of South Africa's seven-man bowling attack enjoyed success as only Shehzad topped 20 for the batting side in a display that will leave their captain, Younis, with plenty to ponder upon.

South Africa's top order laid the foundations for a substantial total of 186-7, after winning the toss, and Albie Morkel issued the coup de grace with 32 off 14 balls.

South Africa got to their 50 in the fifth over, helped in no small part by wides and no balls (with Sohail Tanvir the main culprit).

Captain Graeme Smith's half-century came off just 33 balls but when opening partner Jacques Kallis (26) tried to up the tempo himself he top-edged slow bowler Saeed Ajmal to third man.

Smith continued on his merry way, including a flat six of Shahid Afridi, before the spinner got his revenge. The left-hander advanced down the track on 70 and was deceived in the flight as he failed to get back into his crease before wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal removed the bails.

Herschelle Gibbs then took Afridi for 10 off consecutive balls before he bottom-edged an attempted cut and was bowled for 42 off 22 balls.

That only brought in Morkel, however, who hit Umar Gul for three successive sixes in the 18th over.

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