The world will witness a new ODI Cricket world champion when India will take on Sri Lanka at Mumbai on 02-04-2011 in the final of the ICC world cup 2011.This final will ensure that a new world champion will be crowned after the end of dominance by Australia.
Though India will be definitely the favorite to life the trophy Sri Lanka by no means are underdogs. Like India Sri Lanka too have strong batting line ups supported by experienced bowling attack, a blend of superior quality of pace and spin.
Great batsman Sachin Tendulkar will try to end up his illustrious ODI career on the side of being world champion.
For India a lots will depend upon their opening batsman followed by strong middle order line up. Luck had always played a vital part for India in this tournament and will look forward to carry the same in the ultimate match.
On the other hand Sri Lanka will leave no stone unturned to win this trophy to give spin wizard Murlitharan a memorable farewell from international arena.
It is expected to be a close contest between Indian batsman and Lankan`s bowler. India will definitely have home advantage but so far no team has won the championship in its home ground. Though Sri Lanka won as hosting nation in 1996 but that final was played in Pakistan.
Overall it is expected to be a true world Cup final between the neighbours and Asian rivalry
Friday, April 1, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
India vs Pakistan Semi Final World cup 2011Match Preview
After the lukewarm matches, now comes the real match of the ICC 2011 World Cup when host nation and Favorite India will take on another pre host nation and its arch rival Pakistan in the semi final at Mohali on 30th of March in a day night encounter.
The match is important from diplomatic point of view as the Premier of Pakistan nation is coming to witness the match along with Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
India will rely upon its all inform batsman specially Tendulkar to score his 100th ODI Century and middle order batsman Yuvraj who is having dream run in this tournament to make it easy and secured victory for India. Other batsman like Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina who was given chance in the last match against Australia are also expected t make important contribution.
Though bowling was the worrying factor for India but the bowlers have come well in the last match signaling that they are back in form.
On the other side the unpredictable Pakistan will try to settle the score by winning the maiden win against India in the world cup. So far they have been beaten every time by India in the world cup. Their main strength is their bowling with spinner and Captain Afridi leading from the front.
Their main worry is their opening pair which has failed every time in this tournament except against the West Indies. At the same time none of their batsman has scored over 250 runs so far in the tournament. So they will look forward to utilize this opportunity as its today or never like situation.
Again India will be under pressure of home ground and huge expectations of the home crowd.
Huge betting is for sure in this match and to the bookies India is definitely favorite.
India: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (Captain & WK), Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra
Pakistan: Kamran Akmal (WK), Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi (Captain), Abdul Razzaq, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz.
The match is important from diplomatic point of view as the Premier of Pakistan nation is coming to witness the match along with Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
India will rely upon its all inform batsman specially Tendulkar to score his 100th ODI Century and middle order batsman Yuvraj who is having dream run in this tournament to make it easy and secured victory for India. Other batsman like Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina who was given chance in the last match against Australia are also expected t make important contribution.
Though bowling was the worrying factor for India but the bowlers have come well in the last match signaling that they are back in form.
On the other side the unpredictable Pakistan will try to settle the score by winning the maiden win against India in the world cup. So far they have been beaten every time by India in the world cup. Their main strength is their bowling with spinner and Captain Afridi leading from the front.
Their main worry is their opening pair which has failed every time in this tournament except against the West Indies. At the same time none of their batsman has scored over 250 runs so far in the tournament. So they will look forward to utilize this opportunity as its today or never like situation.
Again India will be under pressure of home ground and huge expectations of the home crowd.
Huge betting is for sure in this match and to the bookies India is definitely favorite.
India: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (Captain & WK), Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra
Pakistan: Kamran Akmal (WK), Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi (Captain), Abdul Razzaq, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
ICC World cup First Quarter Final Review
Pakistan will take on West Indies in the first Quarter final of world cup 2011 in Sri Lanka. Pakistan stunned defending champion Australia to break the 34 match record win in the group league.
Though Pakistan will start as favorite in this match, but like its name the great game of cricket full of uncertainty and unpredictability, Pakistan too is the most volatile and unpredictable cricket playing nation. The same tag is applicable to the West Indies also. Hence this match will be match of uncertainty and unpredictable.
For Pakistan it is the high time that their openers perform well in this match. Today or never is like the situation for them. Similarly so far their Captain Sahid Afridi has not done anything that he is known for. So he too will look forward to score some runs .
From West Indies side before the beginning of the tournament much have been spoken by their former captain and the opening batsman Chris Gayle about scoring centuries or double centuries against the minnows to break the record of Sachin Tendulkar. But he is still a total failure so far in this tournament. So he will definitely look forward to seize this opportunity. Another player who will be the key is their dependable Sarwan along with Chanderpaul.Pollard will be a worrying factor for the opponent. Their bowling will depend a lot upon the fast bowler Roach.
For Pakistan they have to do very good bowling mainly by their spinners and get help from the spin friendly wicket of Sri Lanka.
It will be a day night match and Pakistan will have a slight edge over West Indies.
Though Pakistan will start as favorite in this match, but like its name the great game of cricket full of uncertainty and unpredictability, Pakistan too is the most volatile and unpredictable cricket playing nation. The same tag is applicable to the West Indies also. Hence this match will be match of uncertainty and unpredictable.
For Pakistan it is the high time that their openers perform well in this match. Today or never is like the situation for them. Similarly so far their Captain Sahid Afridi has not done anything that he is known for. So he too will look forward to score some runs .
From West Indies side before the beginning of the tournament much have been spoken by their former captain and the opening batsman Chris Gayle about scoring centuries or double centuries against the minnows to break the record of Sachin Tendulkar. But he is still a total failure so far in this tournament. So he will definitely look forward to seize this opportunity. Another player who will be the key is their dependable Sarwan along with Chanderpaul.Pollard will be a worrying factor for the opponent. Their bowling will depend a lot upon the fast bowler Roach.
For Pakistan they have to do very good bowling mainly by their spinners and get help from the spin friendly wicket of Sri Lanka.
It will be a day night match and Pakistan will have a slight edge over West Indies.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Transitions Championship 2011 Preview PGA Tour
Transitions Championship 2011
The majority of the top players in the world have taken the week off but plenty of excitement surrounds the event as players look to pick up valuable FedEx Cup points.Jim Furyk has some work to do Friday to catch first-round leader Paul Casey. Paul Casey shot a 7-under 64 to lead the Transitions Championship. Click here for the Friday tee times.Furyk is going to repeat, he will have to defeat the top player in the world, Martin Kaymer. SinceTiger Woods has been dethroned.
Transitions Championship is a men's professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, and is played annually on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida.
The players with the most wins in the event are Retief Goosen, and K. J. Choi. Goosen is also the tournament's leading money winner, with over $2,000,000 in earnings at the event.
Transitions Championship
Monday Mar 14 – Sunday Mar 20, 2011
Innisbrook, A Salamander Golf and Spa Resort · Tampa Bay, Fla.
Purse: $5.5 million
Winning Share: $990,000
FedExCup Points: 500
The majority of the top players in the world have taken the week off but plenty of excitement surrounds the event as players look to pick up valuable FedEx Cup points.Jim Furyk has some work to do Friday to catch first-round leader Paul Casey. Paul Casey shot a 7-under 64 to lead the Transitions Championship. Click here for the Friday tee times.Furyk is going to repeat, he will have to defeat the top player in the world, Martin Kaymer. SinceTiger Woods has been dethroned.
Transitions Championship is a men's professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, and is played annually on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida.
The players with the most wins in the event are Retief Goosen, and K. J. Choi. Goosen is also the tournament's leading money winner, with over $2,000,000 in earnings at the event.
Transitions Championship
Monday Mar 14 – Sunday Mar 20, 2011
Innisbrook, A Salamander Golf and Spa Resort · Tampa Bay, Fla.
Purse: $5.5 million
Winning Share: $990,000
FedExCup Points: 500
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Clemson UNC Asheville advance with victories
Clemson moving on to the NCAA Tournament second round with No. 5 seed West Virginia on Thursday in Tampa. Asheville were to win NCAA tournament games, there was no time to celebrate. Clemson defeated Alabama-Birmingham 70-52 in the first round of the NCAA tournament Tuesday.
Jerai Grant said: "Rest is going to be a big factor for us." "We'll do the best we can to put a plan together and try to execute," said coach Brad Brownell. Jerai Grant scored a career-best 22 points and the fast-starting Tigers built a double-figure lead and never backed off in beating Alabama-Birmingham 70-52 on Tuesday. Clemson won’t have much time to enjoy its first victory in the tournament since 1997.
Pitt is the No. 1 seed in the Southeast Region. UNC Asheville pulled it out with a tournament-worthy performance by its best player. The Bulldogs led for only 51 seconds in regulation, before Dickey asserted himself. Bozeman said: "Dickey made some big plays coming off ball screens." Johnson had six points, seven assists, four rebounds, two steals and six turnovers before leaving the game. Clemson consistently pounded the ball into its big men in the first half, scoring 28 points in the paint and skipping the option of shooting from the outside.
Jerai Grant said: "Rest is going to be a big factor for us." "We'll do the best we can to put a plan together and try to execute," said coach Brad Brownell. Jerai Grant scored a career-best 22 points and the fast-starting Tigers built a double-figure lead and never backed off in beating Alabama-Birmingham 70-52 on Tuesday. Clemson won’t have much time to enjoy its first victory in the tournament since 1997.
Pitt is the No. 1 seed in the Southeast Region. UNC Asheville pulled it out with a tournament-worthy performance by its best player. The Bulldogs led for only 51 seconds in regulation, before Dickey asserted himself. Bozeman said: "Dickey made some big plays coming off ball screens." Johnson had six points, seven assists, four rebounds, two steals and six turnovers before leaving the game. Clemson consistently pounded the ball into its big men in the first half, scoring 28 points in the paint and skipping the option of shooting from the outside.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Pakistan vs New Zealand match a Preview
New Zealand will clash with Pakistan in the Group A match at Pallekele Ground in Sri Lanka on Wednesday. The match will be a day night match and more important for New Zealand to win to secure their place or in other words get higher rank in their group.
Meanwhile Pakistan has already consolidated their position for quarter final with 3 successive wins. Still they will look forward to win this match to be in the top of the table to avoid playing in India.
For New Zealand the key players are Daniel Vettori(C), Kyle Mills, Nathan McCullum and his brother Brendon McCullum, all rounder Scott Styris and Jacob Oram.
For Pakistan its high time that their openers should perform well to reduce the pressure to the middle order batsman. Still a lot will depend upon Misbah-ul-Haq, Younus Khan, Umar Akmal and all rounder Abdul Razzaq and their captain Shahid Afridi.The wicket is expecte to assist the spinners and is considered to be a 250 runs plus wicket. Hence both team will rely upon their part time spinners to a lot to make them win.
It will be like 60:40 match.Friday, March 4, 2011
Australia vs Sri Lanka Criket World Cup Match Preview
Australia vs Sri Lanka Criket World Cup Match Preview
Defending champion will take host Sri Lanka at Colombo in the group A ICC world cup match on 5th March 2011.It will be a day night mach and expecting to be a close finish.
Australia has won their 2 matches they played so far while Sri Lanka lost the important match against Pakistan. So it will be an important match for Sri Lanka to win to stay on the top in group A.
For Australia it is very important that their skipper Ricky Ponting return among the runs. They will depend upon their batsman Shane Watson, Michael Clarke, David Hussey and Cameron White to put up a good score for Lankan to chase or they play sensibly if they bat second. Their fast bowlers are expected to get some assist from the wicket.
On the other hand Sri Lankan batsman is in very good form right from T Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, M Jayawardena, Kumar Sangakkara(C) and Chamara Silva.
They have very good bowling attack both in pace and spin and Aussies will find it difficult t handle the Lankan spinners mainly Ajantha Mendis or M Muralidaran whoever plays if not both of them. Malinga got hat-trick in the last match ad now the only bowler to take 2 hat-tricks in world cup.
Chances of Australia to win is 50:50.
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