THE FINAL World Cup - 2011

INDIA

Vs

SRI LANKA

At Mumbai, ICC Cricket World Cup, Final

Time- 14:30(IST). 02-Apr-2011. ( Saturday )

India on Final

India v Pakistan, World Cup 2011, semi-final, Mohali.( March 30, 2011 )

India 260 for 9 (Tendulkar 85, Riaz 5-46) beat Pakistan 231 (Misbah 56) by 29 runs

India's dream of a World Cup triumph at home is one step closer after their bowlers suffocated Pakistan's batsmen to set up a 29-run victory in the semi-final in Mohali. Saturday's decider will now be a battle of the hosts, and while Sri Lanka might have been surprised by the strength of India's bowling effort, they would also have taken note of a slightly lacklustre batting performance.

Half-day leave!

Pakistan prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani announced a half working day for government offices on Wednesday so that people could watch the cricket World Cup semi-final between arch-rivals India and Pakistan at Mohali.

All government offices will close at noon tomorrow, the statement said. Attendance at all government and private offices is expected to be thin due to the people's interest in the game that will showcase one of the world's most intense sporting rivalries.

Sri Lanka on Final

Sri Lanka 220 for 5 (Dilshan 73, Sangakkara 54) beat New Zealand 217 (Styris 57, Mendis 3-35) by five wickets.

Sri Lanka overcame a serious bout of the jitters to book their place in Saturday's World Cup final in Mumbai, as New Zealand bowed out in the last four for the sixth time in ten campaigns, though with their pride fully intact after another fabulous never-say-die performance in Colombo.

Ricky Ponting steps down as captain

Ricky Ponting has stepped down as Australia's captain in Tests and ODIs following their quarter-final exit from the World Cup but will be available for selection as a batsman in both formats. Ponting made the announcement at the SCG on Tuesday, and backed Michael Clarke to take over the leadership of the team. He played 9 years as a captain for Australia team.

Ponting said the World Cup exit had prompted his decision and that "no one has tapped me on the shoulder asking me to go."

The Semi Final 2011

SRI LANKA

Vs

NEW ZEALAND

March 29 , 2011. R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

INDIA

Vs

PAKISTAN

March 30, 2011. Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Srilanka Qualified for Semi-Final

Sri Lanka 231 for 0 (Dilshan 108*, Tharanga 102*) beat England 229 for 6 (Trott 86, Morgan 50) by ten wickets

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga set an emphatic seal on Sri Lanka's place in their home semi-final against New Zealand next Tuesday, as England's chaotic World Cup campaign came to an abrupt and anticlimactic end under the floodlights at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

New Zealand Qualified For Semi-final

New Zealand 221/8 (50 ov)

South Africa 172 (43.2 ov)

New Zealand 221 for 8 (Ryder 83, Taylor 43, Morkel 3-46) beat South Africa 172 (Oram 4-39) by 49 runs .

Earlier this month Graeme Smith tweeted an article titled 'Time to ban the 'C' word'. Hold on to that thought Smith for clearly that time hasn't come yet. South Africa were cruising at 108 for 2 in the 25th over when Jacques Kallis fell and they crash landed spectacularly to be shot out for 172. The self-destructive streak was demonically masochistic in nature and it will perhaps require shrinks to understand this dramatic denouement. Once they realized the opponents were cracking under pressure, New Zealand went in for the kill, with close-in fielders and disciplined bowling led by Jacob Oram who took four wickets and a great catch, and waltzed through to the semi-finals.

INDIA Qualified For Semi-Final

2nd Quarter-Final: India v Australia at Ahmedabad, Mar 24, 2011

Australia 260/6 (50 ov)

India 261/5(47.4 ov)

Tendulkar has scored more than 18,000 runs in his ODI carrier.

Tendulkar given steady basement for India to win. Sachin Tendulkar threatened to take ownership of the chase with a delightful fifty, but Shaun Tait dismissed him in the 19th over to bring Australia back in the game in Motera. Australia hustled the Indians in the field, with spirited fielding and disciplined bowling, and cracked open the game by getting Tendulkar out. Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli ensured that Tendulkar's exit didn't spark a collapse by batting sensibly to push India to 123 for 2 by the half-way stage. The pitch was increasingly aiding big turn - a few times there was a visible puff of dust flying out of the rough - and much will depend not only on the Indian middle order but also on how the Australians, with just one regular spinner in Jason Krejza, exploit the track.

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Pakistan qualified for Semi-Final

Pakistan 113 for 0 (K Akmal 47*, Hafeez 61*) beat West Indies 112 (Chanderpaul 44*, Afridi 4-30) by 10 wickets.

Pakistan are two games away from repeating the heroics of Imran Khan's 1992 team after a crushing 10-wicket victory against West Indies in the first quarter-final in Dhaka. Mohammad Hafeez starred with bat and ball, beginning West Indies' decline with two early wickets then ending it with a brisk 61, while Shahid Afridi is proving an inspirational force and led from the front again with four more scalps as the spinners produced a ruthless display to dismantle West Indies for 112.

Quarter Finals 2011

Wed Mar 23
08:30 GMT | 14:30 local
1st Quarter-Final - Pakistan v West Indies
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Thu Mar 24
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local
2nd Quarter-Final - India v Australia (Match E)
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Fri Mar 25
08:30 GMT | 14:30 local
3rd Quarter-Final - New Zealand v South Africa (Match F)
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Sat Mar 26
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local
4th Quarter-Final - Sri Lanka v England (Match D)
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

WestIndies Vs England

England won the match and waiting for Quarter Final.

WI v England, World Cup 2011, Group B, Chennai.

England won by 18 runs.

Summery

England - all out. 48.4 overs. 210 mins. 243 (4.99 runs per over).

WI - all out. 44.4 overs. 197 mins. 225 (5.03 runs per over).

Australia v Canada

ICC Cricket World Cup - 35th match, Group A
16 March 2011 - day/night (50-over match)
Australia v Canada
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 91 balls remaining)
Played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (neutral venue)

Shoaib Akhtar to retire after World Cup

Shoaib Akhtar will retire from the international game at the end of Pakistan's World Cup, bringing to an end one of cricket's most compelling and mercurial careers. He told his Pakistan team-mates of the decision at the Premadasa Stadium on Thursday morning, during an emotional gathering in which he delivered a farewell speech and was embraced by fellow players and support staff.

Ireland v South Africa

Clinical South Africa surge into quarter-finals

Ireland v South Africa, Group B, World Cup 2011, Kolkata.

South Africa 272 for 7 (Duminy 99, Ingram 46, van Wyk 42) beat Ireland 141 (Peterson 3-32, Morkel 3-33) by 131 runs.

The World Cup finally reached Eden Gardens, and the sparse crowd that turned up on an overcast day were treated to a JP Duminy special that lifted South Africa from the dumps, and set up a facile win. Ireland's effort began like a dream and ended like a nightmare as they showcased the inconsistency that holds back upwardly-mobile Associate teams. There was disciplined, if somewhat limited bowling; there were breath-taking fielding efforts to go with grassed sitters; and there was the glaring inability to land the knockout punch, as they let things drift after hustling the opponents into a corner. Duminy was ready when they ran out of steam, and made them pay with a well-paced innings.

Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe

Pakistan 164 for 3 (Shafiq 78*, Hafeez 49, Price 2-21) beat Zimbabwe 151 for 7 (39.4 ov) (Ervine 52, Chigumbura 32*, Gul 3-36) by seven wickets (D/L method)

March 14, 2011.

Pakistan made the most of Elton Chigumbura's generous offer to bat first to secure a seven-wicket victory in a rain-reduced fixture at Pallekele and rubber-stamp their quarter-final place. The dank skies delivered two huge downpours that meant Duckworth-Lewis made its first appearance of the tournament in another one-sided Group A fixture.

Bangladesh v Netherlands

Bangladesh v Netherlands, Group B, World Cup 2011, Chittagong.

Bangladesh 166 for 4 (Kayes 73*) beat Netherlands 160 (ten Doeschate 53*, Razzak 3-29) by six wickets. March 14, 2011.

The ball didn't turn much on a slow pitch in Chittagong but Netherlands' batsmen didn't have the skill to handle the nagging line and length from the battery of Bangladesh's left-arm spinners. They stabbed, plodded and meandered to 160 and Bangladesh wrapped up a six-wicket victory in a virtual must-win match. Shafiul Islam was luckless in a probing opening spell that read 6-3-7-0 but he was instrumental in strangling the Netherlands batsmen before the spinners tightened the screws further. The result escalated the pressure on England, who have to beat West Indies to stay in the World Cup.

Today Result

Group A: Australia v Kenya at Bangalore, Mar 13, 2011

Australia 324/6 (50 ov)

Kenya 264/6 (50.0 ov)

Australia won by 60 runs

Canada v New Zealand, World Cup 2011, Group A, Mumbai

New Zealand 358/6 (50 ov)

Canada 261/9 (50.0 ov)

New Zealand won by 97 runs

New Zealand Vs Canada

A typically brash hundred from Brendon McCullum and a brutal late assault from Ross Taylor and the lower middle order boosted New Zealand to 358 for 6 against Canada in Mumbai. While McCullum kept a firm grip on the first half of the innings with controlled aggression, Taylor was the spark that ignited New Zealand's charge after the Batting Powerplay was taken in the 37th over and there was no respite for the Canadians as an incredible 12 sixes sailed over the ropes, the most in any game in the tournament so far.

India Vs SouthAfrica

Lance Klusener: India will feel the heat

Former South Africa allrounder says that Graeme Smith has a well-balanced team, and the pressure will be on India playing at home.

Yes, They felt at end of match.

India v South Africa, Group B, World Cup 2011, Nagpur.

South Africa 300 for 7 (Kallis 69, Amla 61, de Villiers 52) beat India 296 all out (Tendulkar 111, Steyn 5-50) by three wickets

In a fascinating chase, with their choking past hovering over them, South Africa held their nerve to clinch a thriller in Nagpur. Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla set it up, AB de Villiers pushed them close, JP Duminy and Johan Botha pumped in oxygen with big hits, Faf du Plessis held one end up and Robin Peterson shoved them past the line in the final over.

England Vs Bangladesh

Bangladesh beat England by 2 wickets.

Bangladesh v England, World Cup 2011, Group B, Chittagong - March 11, 2011.

Bangladesh 227 for 8 (Kayes 60, Shahzad 3-63) beat England 225 (Trott 67, Morgan 63) by two wickets.

Shafiul Islam raised Bangladesh's World Cup campaign from the dead, as he turned yet another astonishing contest on its head with a breathtaking assault in the batting Powerplay to leave England stunned by their fifth cliffhanger in consecutive contests, and facing their own make-or-break encounter with West Indies in Chennai next week.

Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe

Dilshan, Tharanga take Sri Lanka into quarterfinals

Sri Lanka 327 for 6 (Dilshan 144, Tharanga 133) beat Zimbabwe 188 (Taylor 80, Dilshan 4-4) by 139 runs

Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a century and then picked up four wickets as well.

Tendulkar - 2000

Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to score 2000 runs in World Cups. He has scored 432 more runs than Ricky Ponting, who is in second place with 1577.

Congrats Sachin Tendulkar.

Quarter,Semi,Final Wold Cup 2011

Quarter Final

If a quarter-final is tied, the teams shall compete in a one over per side eliminator to determine which team progresses to the semi-final.

If following a tie, weather conditions prevent the one over eliminator from being completed, or if the match is a no result, then the team that finished in the higher position in the Group stage shall proceed to the semi-finals.

Semi Final

If a Semi-Final is tied, the teams shall compete in a one over per side eliminator to determine which team progresses to the final.

If following a tie, weather conditions prevent the one over eliminator from being completed, or if the match is a no result, then the team that finished in the higher position in the Group stage shall proceed to the final.

Final

In the event of a tied final, the teams shall compete in a one over per side eliminator to determine which team is the winner. If weather conditions prevent the one over eliminator from being completed, the teams will be declared joint winners.

In the event of a no result, provided weather conditions permit, the teams shall compete in a one over per side eliminator to determine which team is the winner. If weather conditions do not permit, the teams will be declared joint winners.

India Vs Netherlands

India beat Netherlands by five wickets in a World Cup Group B match on Wednesday.

Scores: Netherlands 189 all out (Z. Khan 3-20); India 191-5 (Yuvraj Singh 51 not out, P. Seelaar 3-53).

Chasing 190, Sachin Tendulkar (27) and Virender Sehwag (39) provided a brisk start before India lost five wickets and it took Yuvraj Singh's mature 51 not out to steer them home in 36.3 overs.

baton-charge in Nagpur

Police launch baton-charge in Nagpur on fans seeking tickets for the India v South Africa match on March 12. The police action is defended by Dhoni: "They (police) should not be projected in a bad light all the time."

Pakistan Vs New Zealand

Ross Taylor - The run machine

Ross Taylor made his century in a great way. 131 runs from 124 balls( 8 fours & 7 sixes ). He helped New Zealand to get steady with 302 runs. Awesome Performance!!

New Zealand 302/7 (50.0 ov)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

New Zealand won the game.

Canada Vs Kenya

Kenya 198 (50 ov)
Canada 199/5 (45.3 ov)

Canada won by 5 wickets (with 27 balls remaining).

Bagai and Davison look relieved and happy. These two have been around long enough to know how much this matters for Canada. Their World Cup trip might be full of thumping defeats at the hands of the better sides, but they have accomplished something. They won't return empty-handed.

Pietersen confirms his World Cup is over

England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the Cricket World Cup with a hernia operation which needs immediate attention, he said on Twitter on Monday.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that the English cricket board had asked for a replacement but could not reveal who that was. The request was with the technical committee.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had issued a statement on Saturday that Pietersen, 30, was suffering from a hernia but that it would be "managed" by medical staff for the duration of the World Cup which finishes in Mumbai on April 2.

India Vs Ireland, WC2011

Yuvraj taken 5 wickets & Ireland bowled out for 207.

50 overs Ireland 207 (Porterfield 75, Yuvraj 5-31) v India.

It is a reasonable&decent score from Ireland. And India is going to chase 208 to beat Ireland.

India won the game by 5 wickets. Yusuf pathan(30 runs off 24 balls ) & Yuvraj(50 off 75 balls ) helped at last for India's win.

England V SA WC2011

England 171 (45.4 ov)

South Africa 165/10 (47.4 ov)

March 6, sunday, 2011.( Chennai, India )

England won by 6 runs. It was a great game. Both teams played well and finally England put SA to loss the game.

Here is the last ball of the match for your view,

India meets Ireland tomorrow

After a big win against England, Ireland will face India with confident. India already good form in batting side. But bowling side India not having that much hope. So Indian bat mans have to score much more to avoid another big win for Ireland. Ireland can wakeup anytime as they are in confident.

Point table of Group 'B' as of now

Group B

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
South Africa	2	2	0	0	0	4	+2.763	574/92.5	342/100.0
West Indies	3	2	1	0	0	4	+2.667	611/112.2	396/142.5
India	2	1	0	1	0	3	+0.870	708/100.0	621/100.0
England	3	1	1	1	0	3	+0.035	961/148.4	959/149.1
Ireland	2	1	1	0	0	2	-0.207	507/99.1	532/100.0
Bangladesh	3	1	2	0	0	2	-1.764	546/150.0	607/112.2
Netherlands	3	0	3	0	0	0	-3.058	527/150.0	977/148.4

Sri Lanka v Australia WC2011

Rain interrupts SL progress
ICC Cricket World Cup,

20th Match

Group A: Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (RPS)

Mar 5, 2011

Sri Lanka 146/3 (32.5 ov)

Match abandoned after heavy rain

India Vs England World CUP 2011

A good game between England and India. And the match end up with tie.

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