Final: SL v. Pak: Afridi gives Pakistan the World Cup!

Afridi's wonderful batting in the final gave Pakistan the ICC T20 World Cup 2009. Chasing 139, Afridi scored an unbeaten 54 from 40 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes.

Though Sri Lanka did not a good start, they managed to put a decent and fighting 138. Skipper Sangakkara played a wonderful captain's innings and reached another fifty in his T20 career. He was 64 not out in 52 balls with 7 fours.

The match started with a wicket maiden over from Mohammad Aamer picking the wicket of Dilshan in the 5th ball.

Abdul Razzak picked Mubarak for a duck putting pressure on SL. With 2 for 2 in 2 overs, SL were under deep trouble. Jayasuriya and Sangakkara added 24 for the 3rd wicket but Jayasuriya was bowled by Abdul Razzak for 17.

Jayawardene was caught by Misbah off Razzak who picked 3 wickets giving away 20 runs in his 3 overs. Silva scored 14 while Udana scored 1. SL were 70 for 6 in 13 overs, a worst start in the final.

But Sangakkara and Matthews played sensibly and ensured that they play the full quota of 20 overs. They added 68 in 42 balls to take SL to 138. Matthews scored 35 in 24 balls with 3 fours and a six.

This was not enough for Sri Lanka when a batsman like Afridi was going great guns.

The first wicket partnership was 48, a good start. Both Akmal and Hasan hammered all the bowlers. The break through came from Jayasuriya when Akmal came down the track and missed the ball to Sangakkara who stumped him.

15 runs later, other opener Hasan was caught by Jayasuriya. But after that, it was Afridi and former skipper Malik who took the Pakistani team to the winning trophy.

The three Ms of SL--Malinga, Muralitharan and Mendis could not turn the match in SL's favor. Mendis was punished as ended with 34 in his 4 overs. Malinga ended 0 for 14 in 3.4 while Muralitharan picked 1 wicket in his 3 overs giving away 20 overs.

Udana went for 44 in his 4 overs and proved costly. The show was stolen by Afridi and in both batting and bowling department.

Afridi was declared man of the match and Tilakarathne Dilshan was given player of the tournament for scoring most runs in the tournament.

Scoreboard:

Final
Date: Sunday June 21, 2009
Teams: Sri Lanka v. Pakistan
Captains: K Sangakkara and Younis Khan
Toss: Sri Lanka, decided to bat
Venue: Lord's London
Result: SL won by 8 wickets with 8 balls remaining
Man of the Match: S Afridi off Pakistan
Man of the Tournament: Dilshan off Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
T Dilshan	c S Hasan b M Aamer	0	5	0	0
Jayasuriya	b A Razzaq	17	10	2	1
J Mubarak	c S Hasan b A Razzaq	0	2	0	0
Sangakkara	not out	64	52	7	0
M Jayawardene	c Misbah b A Razzaq	1	4	0	0
LPC Silva	c S Ajmal b Umar Gul	14	19	2	0
I Udana	b S Afridi	1	5	0	0
A Mathews	not out	35	24	3	1
Extras	(lb 3, w 2, nb 1)	6	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts in 20 overs	138	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (Dilshan, 0.5 ov), 2-2 (Mubarak, 1.3 ov), 3-26 (Jayasuriya, 3.5 ov), 4-32 (Jayawardene, 5.3 ov), 5-67 (Silva, 11.3 ov), 6-70 (Udana, 12.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
M Aamer	4	1	30	1
Abdul Razzaq	3	0	20	3
S Afridi	4	0	20	1
S Ajmal	4	0	28	0
S Malik	1	0	8	0
Umar Gul	4	0	29	1

Pakistan Innings: (139 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
K Akmal	st Sangakkara b Jayasuriya	37	28	2	2
S Hasan	c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan	19	23	3	0
S Afridi	not out	54	40	2	2
S Malik	not out	24	22	1	0
Extras	(lb 2, w 2, nb 1)	5	-	-	-
Total	for 3 wkts in 18.2 overs	139	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-48 (Kamran Akmal, 7.1 ov), 2-63 (Shahzaib Hasan, 9.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
A Mathews	2	0	17	0
Udana	4	0	44	0
Malinga	3.4	0	14	0
Muralitharan	3	0	20	1
Mendis	4	0	34	0
Jayasuriya	2	0	8	1

Match 14: Group E: SA v. Eng: SA thrash England!

South Africa demolished English in their super 8 match in Group E. England did not play their full quota of 20 overs as they were all out wiht a ball spare.

All the South African bowlers picked a wicket with Albie Morkel bowling the first maiden over of the tournament. He also picked the wicket of Pietersen.

SA were never under trouble in the low scoring affair. The experienced Kallis scored an unbeaten 57 to give SA the good 2 points.

Scoreboard:

Match # 14, Group E
Date: Thursday June 11, 2009
Teams: England v. South Africa
Captains: P Collingwood and G Smith
Toss: England, decided to bat
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Result: SA won by 7 wickets with 10 balls remaining
Points: South Africa 2; England 0
Man of the Match: Kallis off South Africa

England Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Bopara	b Steyn	2	5	0	0
LJ Wright	c Boucher b Parnell	1	6	0	0
Pietersen	c Merwe b A Morkel	19	17	4	0
OA Shah	c Boucher b Kallis	38	33	3	2
Collingwood	b Kallis	19	19	2	0
Foster	c A Morkel b Merwe	1	4	0	0
Mascarenhas	b Merwe	1	3	0	0
Swann	c A Morkel b Botha	5	6	0	0
S Broad	b Parnell	9	8	1	0
Rashid	not out	9	17	0	0
Anderson	b Parnell	0	1	0	0
Extras	(lb 1, w 6)	7	-	-	-
Total	all out in 19.5 overs	111	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-4 (Bopara, 0.6 ov), 2-4 (Wright, 1.5 ov), 3-25 (Pietersen, 5.2 ov), 4-78 (Collingwood, 12.3 ov), 5-79 (Foster, 13.1 ov), 6-82 (Mascarenhas, 13.5 ov), 7-88 (Shah, 14.5 ov), 8-92 (Swann, 15.5 ov), 9-111 (Broad, 19.4 ov), 10-111 (Anderson, 19.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Steyn	4	0	19	1
Parnell	3.5	0	14	3
Kallis	3	0	20	2
A Morkel	1	1	0	1
Botha	4	0	25	1
Merwe	4	0	32	2

South Africa Innings: (112 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Smith	c Foster b Broad	11	15	2	0
Kallis	not out	57	49	5	1
Gibbs	b Swann	30	30	2	1
AB de Villiers	c Collingwood b Rashid	11	12	0	0
Duminy	not out	2	4	0	0
Extras	(lb 1, w 2)	3	-	-	-
Total	for 3 wkts in 18.2 overs	114	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-17 (Smith, 3.3 ov), 2-91 (Gibbs, 14.5 ov), 3-108 (de Villiers, 17.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Mascarenhas	4	0	22	0
Anderson	3.2	0	27	0
S Broad	3	0	14	1
Swann	4	0	26	1
Rashid	4	0	24	1

Match 13: Group F: NZ v. Ire: NZ win Easily!

NZ easily beat Ireland in the first super 8 match. The first group F match was easy for the Kiwis as they beat Ireland by 83 runs.

Scoreboard:

Match # 13, Group F, Super 8
Date: Thursday June 11, 2009
Teams: Ireland v. New Zealand
Captains: Porterfield and B McCullum
Toss: Ireland, decided to field
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Result: New Zealand won by 83 runs
Points: New Zealand 2; Ireland 0
Man of the Match: AJ Redmond off New Zealand

New Zealand Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
B McCullum	c West b McCallan	10	14	0	1
AJ Redmond	lbw b Cusack	63	30	13	0
Guptill	not out	45	32	0	4
Styris	c KJ O'Brien b McCallan	42	25	1	3
Oram	c Botha b Cusack	15	7	1	1
McGlashan	b Johnston	5	5	0	0
Franklin	not out	7	7	0	0
Extras	(b 3, lb 4, w 4)	11	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 20 overs	198	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-51 (BB McCullum, 5.2 ov), 2-91 (Redmond, 9.3 ov), 3-152 (Styris, 15.4 ov), 4-168 (Oram, 16.6 ov), 5-176 (McGlashan, 17.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
P Connell	1	0	14	0
Johnston	4	0	43	1
KJ O'Brien	4	0	31	0
McCallan	4	0	33	2
Cusack	4	0	43	2
West	3	0	27	0

Ireland Innings: (199 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
WTS Porterfield	run out (Mills)	1	1	0	0
GC Wilson	c Franklin b Styris	23	28	2	0
NJ O'Brien	c Oram b Mills	3	4	0	0
AC Botha	run out (Styris/McGlashan)	28	17	5	0
KJ O'Brien	c Franklin b N McCullum	2	3	0	0
JF Mooney	run out (B McCullum)	12	14	1	0
AR Cusack	c B McCullum b N McCullum	20	12	1	1
Johnston	run out (B McCullum)	14	9	0	1
McCallan	lbw b N McCullum	0	2	0	0
West	b Mills	8	8	1	0
Connell	not out	1	2	0	0
Extras	(lb 2, w 1)	3	-	-	-
Total	all out in 16.4 overs	115	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-1 (Porterfield, 0.4 ov), 2-15 (NJ O'Brien, 2.5 ov), 3-57 (Wilson, 7.5 ov), 4-58 (Botha, 8.2 ov), 5-67 (KJ O'Brien, 10.2 ov), 6-86 (Mooney, 12.1 ov), 7-104 (Cusack, 14.2 ov), 8-104 (McCallan, 14.4 ov), 9-112 (Johnston, 15.4 ov), 10-115 (West, 16.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Mills	2.4	0	12	2
Franklin	3	0	17	0
Butler	2	0	15	0
Oram	3	0	25	0
Styris	3	0	29	1
N McCullum	3	0	15	3

Super 8 Schedule

With the groups in super 8 decided, the schedule looks interesting. Australia and Bangladesh are not part of this groups as they have lost in the preliminary group matches!

Date	Group	Teams	Venue
Jun 11, 6:30 PM IST	F	Ire v. NZ	Nottingham
Jun 11, 10:00 PM IST	E	Eng v. SA	Nottingham
Jun 12, 6:30 PM IST	F	Pak v. SL	Lord's
Jun 12, 10:00 PM IST	E	Ind v. WI	Lord's
Jun 13, 6:30 PM IST	E	WI v. SA	Oval
Jun 13, 10:00 PM IST	F	NZ v. Pak	Oval
Jun 14, 6:30 PM IST	F	Ire v. SL	Lord's
Jun 14, 10:00 PM IST	E	Ind v. Eng	Lord's
Jun 15, 6:30 PM IST	F	Ire v. Pak	Oval
Jun 15, 10:00 PM IST	E	Eng v. WI	Oval
Jun 16, 6:30 PM IST	F	SL v. NZ	Nottingham
Jun 16, 10:00 PM IST	E	SA v. Ind	Nottingham
Jun 18, 10:00 PM IST	-	Pak v. SA	Nottingham
Jun 19, 10:00 PM IST	-	SL v. WI	Lord's
Jun 21, 10:00 PM IST	-	SL v. Pak	Lord's

Super 8: Groups

With the preliminaray group matches are over, the super 8 groups have been decided. Each team will play the other teams in their respective groups. The top two teams from each group will play in the semi-final.

Group E	Group F
South Africa	Sri Lanka
West Indies	New Zealand
England	Pakistan
India	Ireland

First Things in ICC T20 World Cup 2009!

Given below are few things that happened first time in ICC T20 World Cup 2009, like who took the first catch, first maiden over bowled by, etc.

First Match: England v. Netherlands
First Toss Win by: J Smits off Netherlands
First Win: Netherlands (by 4 wickets, in the last ball)

First Umpires: SJ Davis (Aus) and E de Silva (SL)
First Match Referee: AR Hurst (Aus)

First Ball Bowled by: Nannes off Netherlands
First Wicket Taken by: RN ten Doeschate off Netherlands
First Catch Taken by: Seelaar off Netherlands
First Run Out by: Wicket-keeper McGlashan off New Zealand (Poonia run out)
First Stumping by: Foster off England (Zuiderent stumped off Rashid)
First Caught Behind by: McGlashan off New Zealand (Coetzer caught off Butler)
First Maiden by: Harbhajan Singh against West Indies in the first Super eight match in Group E.

First Batsman to get Run Out: NS Poonia off Scotland (by McGlashan off NZ)
First Batsman to get Stumped: Zuiderent off Netherlands (by Foster off Rashid, England)
First Batsman to get out Caught: RS Bopara (Caught by Seelar off ten Doeschate, Netherlands)
First Batsman to get out Caught Behind: Coetzer off Scotland (Caught by McGlashan off Butler, NZ)
First Batsman to get out Bowled: CJO Smith off Scotland (bowled by IG Butler, NZ)
First Batsman to get out LBW: R Ponting off Australia (by J Taylor, WI)

First Run Scored by: RS Bopara off England, hit the first ball of T20 World Cup to a four bowled by Nannes off Netherlands
First Four by: RS Bopara off England, hit the first ball of T20 World Cup to a four bowled by Nannes off Netherlands
First Six by: DJ Reekers off Netherlands
First Extra: Wide by Nannes off Netherlands
First No Ball (over stepping): Drummond off Scotland against New Zealand. Ryder did not score any runs.
First Free Hit: Ryder off New Zealand, missed it from Drummond of Scotland
First 50: LJ Wright off England made 71 in 49 balls with 8 fours.
First 100: Yet to be scored
First Hat-trick: Yet to be taken
First 50-run partnership: 1st wicket, Bopara and Wright off England, 102 runs in 11.2 overs against Netherlands
First 100-run partnership: 1st wicket, Bopara and Wright off England, 102 runs in 11.2 overs against Netherlands
First 150-run partnership: None yet.
First Duck: CJO Smith off Scotland, bowled by Butler off NZ
First Duck by Opener: Shane Watson off Australia, Caught by Sarwan off J Taylor, WI
First Duck by Captain: R Ponting off Austrlia, LBW off J Taylor, WI
First Ball Out: CJO Smith off Scotland, bowled by Butler off NZ
First Ball Out by Captain: R Ponting off Austrlia, LBW off J Taylor, WI

First Team to Reach 200: South Africa against Scotland in Group D Match. SA scored 211 for 5 in 20 overs. Scotland scored 81 all out in 15.4 overs
First Team to get all out: Scotland, 81 all out in 15.4 overs against SA.

Match 12: Group A: Ind v. Ire: India beat Ireland easily!

In the last group match, India beat Ireland easily and looked confident to play in the super 8. Both the team qualified for the super eight as Bangladesh crashed out when they last their match to Ireland.

In the rain delayed match, the overs were reduced to 18 overs a side. Dhoni won the toss and put Ireland into bat. Ireland made 112 and India reached the target with 15 balls remaining.

Scoreboard:

Match # 12, Group A
Date: Wednesday June 10, 2009
Teams: Ireland v. India
Captains: Porterfield and Dhoni
Toss: India, decided to field
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Result: India won by 8 wkts with 15 balls remaining
Points: Indiaa 2; Ireland 0
Man of the Match: Zaheer Khan off India
Additional News: Due to rain, the match was reduced to 18 overs-a-side

Ireland Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
WTS Porterfield	c Y Pathan b Khan	5	8	0	0
JP Bray	b Z Khan	0	7	0	0
GC Wilson	b Harbhajan	19	23	1	0
AC Botha	c Y Pathan b Z Khan	8	5	1	0
KJ O'Brien	b Ojha	2	4	0	0
JF Mooney	c Yuvraj b Ojha	19	22	1	0
AR White	c Dhoni b Z Khan	29	25	3	1
RM West	run out (Raina/Dhoni)	1	1	0	0
AR Cusack	not out	12	6	2	0
WK McCallan	not out	9	7	1	0
Extras	(lb 6, w 2)	8	-	-	-
Total	for 8 wkts in 18 overs	112	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-4 (Bray, 1.6 ov), 2-9 (Porterfield, 3.1 ov), 3-17 (Botha, 3.6 ov), 4-28 (O'Brien, 6.1 ov), 5-48 (Wilson, 9.4 ov), 6-72 (Mooney, 14.4 ov), 7-73 (West, 14.5 ov), 8-92 (White, 16.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
I Pathan	3	0	22	0
Z Khan	3	0	19	4
I Sharma	3	0	18	0
Yuvraj	1	0	4	0
Ojha	4	0	18	2
Harbhajan	4	0	25	1

India Innings: (113 to win in 18 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	C Rankin b West	37	31	3	1
R Sharma	not out	52	45	4	1
Dhoni	c Bray b McCallan	14	13	1	0
Yuvaraj	not out	3	4	0	0
Extras	(lb 4, w 3)	7	-	-	-
Total	for 2 wkts in 15.3 overs	113	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-77 (Gambhir, 10.5 ov), 2-100 (Dhoni, 13.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
WB Rankin	4	0	28	0
KJ O'Brien	2	0	17	0
AR Cusack	2	0	13	0
RM West	4	0	23	1
WK McCallan	3.3	0	28	1

West Indies Fined!

West Indies were fined for the low scoring rate in their match against Sri Lanka. In the last match of the group C, West Indies played against Sri Lanka. The result will not no impact on either of them as tehy both have already qualified for the super 8.

But, WI were two overs short in the time alloted to them. The WI captain Ramdin was fined 20% of his match fee while the other players were fined 10%.

Chris Gayle did not play this match as he was injuried and hence rested!

Match 11: SL v. WI: SL win the close match!

Sri Lanka beat Gayle absent West Indies by 15 runs and finished top in their group. Put into bat, Dilshan and Jayasuriya gave the right start for the match. The added 124 in 75 balls for the first wicket, the third century partnership of this tournament.

Dilshan scored 74 in 47 balls with 11 fours and a six. Jayasuriya scored 81 in 47 balls with 10 fours and 3 sixes.

Chasing 193 in 20 overs, WI ended with 177. Bravo top scored with 51. Jayasuriya was given the man of the match award for his top class batting.

The match result has no impact on either of the team as they both have already qualified for the super 8 stage. Australia from their group is out of the tournament.

West Indies were fined for low over rate. Ramdin, the skipper was fined 20% of the match while the rest of the players were fined 10%.

Scoreboard:

Match # 11, Group C
Date: Wednesday June 10, 2009
Teams: Sri Lanka v. West Indies
Captains: Sangakkara and Ramdin
Toss: West Indies, decided to field
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Result: Sri Lanka won by 15 runs
Points: Sri Lanka 2; West Indies 0
Man of the Match: Jayasuriya off Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Dilshan	c Benn b Simmons	74	47	11	1
Jayasuriya	lbw b Simmons	81	47	10	3
Sangakkara	c Fletcher b Simmons	5	6	0	0
M Jayawardene	c Ramdin b Simmons	4	7	0	0
J Mubarak	not out	8	5	1	0
LPC Silva	c Ramdin b Taylor	7	7	1	0
Mathews	not out	3	2	0	0
Extras	(lb 5, w 4, nb 1)	10	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 20 overs	192	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-124 (Jayasuriya, 12.3 ov), 2-147 (Sangakkara, 14.5 ov), 3-168 (Jayawardene, 17.2 ov), 4-172 (Dilshan, 17.4 ov), 5-189 (Silva, 19.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
J Taylor	4	0	32	1
Edwards	2	0	37	0
Bravo	4	0	29	0
Benn	4	0	25	0
Pollard	3	0	45	0
Simmons	3	0	19	4

West Indies Innings: (193 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Simmons	c Jayawardene b Muralitharan	29	19	5	0
Fletcher	b Malinga	13	11	1	1
Marshall	c Silva b Mendis	14	11	1	0
Chanderpaul	b Mendis	1	5	0	0
R Sarwan	not out	28	26	0	0
Bravo	c Mubarak b Malinga	51	38	5	2
Pollard	not out	19	11	3	0
Extras	(lb 4, w 17, nb 1)	22	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 20 overs	177	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-38 (Fletcher, 3.2 ov), 2-70 (Simmons, 6.4 ov), 3-71 (Marshall, 7.1 ov), 4-73 (Chanderpaul, 7.5 ov), 5-150 (Bravo, 17.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Jayasuriya	3	0	34	0
Malinga	4	0	45	2
I Udana	4	0	36	0
Mendis	4	0	25	2
Muralitharan	4	0	21	1
Mathews	1	0	12	0

Match 10: Group D: SA v. NZ: SA beat NZ by one run!

In a low scoring affair, South Africa maintained their winning streak. They beat New Zealand by one run and registered their 4th continuous win in T20 games.

Put into bat, SA put 128 on the board. Captain Smith top scored with 33. Duminy scored 29, while AB de Villiers scored 15. Gibbs managed to get only 3 and Merwe was bowled for a duck.

Chasing 129, skipper McCullum scored 57 but got out at the crucial stage in the 17th over. NZ needed 36 in the last 3 overs.

9 runs were scored in the 18th over bowled by Parnell. Last 2 overs needed 27. The over from Steyn added 12 runs to the total including 4 crucial byes. Boucher was not able to manage the awkward bounce which beat him and went to boundary.

15 required of last over. First ball was a single. Oram scored 3 continuous two runs and then hit a four in the 5th ball. 11 came in 5 balls, with the last ball requiring4 runs. The drive to long on off a straight full delivery fetched two runs. Parnell did not collect the ball cleanly and Styris went for the third. Smith picked the ball from covers and knocked the stumps. Oram ran out in the last ball and New Zealand fell short by just one run.

SA remained unbeaten in the group with 4 points while New Zealand ended with just 2 points.

Scoreboard:

Match # 10, Group D
Date: Tuesday June 9, 2009
Teams: South Africa v. New Zealand
Captains: G Smith and B McCullum
Toss: New Zealand, decided to field
Venue: Lord's, London
Result: South Africa won by 1 run
Points: South Africa 2; New Zealand 0
Man of the Match: Merwe off South Africa

South Africa Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Kallis	run out (B McCullum)	24	23	2	1
G Smith	b Butler	33	35	4	0
Gibbs	c & b Styris	3	7	0	0
Merwe	b N McCullum	0	6	0	0
Duminy	c Broom b Mills	29	23	1	2
AB de Villiers	run out (Guptill)	15	8	2	0
Boucher	c B McCullum b Butler	6	6	0	0
A Morkel	not out	10	10	0	0
J Botha	not out	2	2	0	0
Extras	(lb 4, w 2)	6	-	-	-
Total	for 7 wkts in 20 overs	128	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-49 (Kallis, 7.1 ov), 2-63 (Gibbs, 10.3 ov), 3-63 (Smith, 11.2 ov), 4-65 (van der Merwe, 12.4 ov), 5-85 (de Villiers, 14.5 ov), 6-107 (Boucher, 17.2 ov), 7-121 (Duminy, 18.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Mills	4	0	34	1
Oram	4	0	30	0
Butler	4	0	13	2
Diamanti	2	0	19	0
N McCullum	4	0	18	1
Styris	2	0	10	1

New Zealand Innings: (129 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
B McCullum	st Boucher b Merwe	57	54	6	0
Guptill	c Merwe b Steyn	6	5	1	0
Broom	c & b Kallis	1	5	0	0
Ross Taylor	b Merwe	22	31	2	0
Oram	run out (G Smith)	24	18	2	1
Styris	not out	7	7	0	0
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, w 5)	10	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 20 overs	127	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-19 (Guptill, 2.1 ov), 2-26 (Broom, 3.3 ov), 3-82 (Taylor, 14.3 ov), 4-93 (BB McCullum, 16.6 ov), 5-127 (Oram, 19.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Steyn	4	0	22	1
Parnell	4	0	38	0
Kallis	3	0	17	1
J Botha	3	0	17	0
A Morkel	2	0	14	0
Merwe	4	0	14	2

Match 9: Pak v. Net: Pakistan enter Super 8, Netherland out!

Pakistan beat Netherlands comfortably and qualified for the super 8. At the start of the match, Pakistan was under pressure to beat Netherlands by a big margin of runs or balls. Having lost their first match to England by 45 runs, they have to beat Netherlands with a better margin so that they can qualify for the super 8. So, a win alone will not do good for Pakistan.

Pakistan, deciding to bat first, put 175 on the board. Kamaran Akmal scored 41 while the other opener Salman Butt scored 18. Younis Khan scored 36 in just 20 balls which included 3 sixes.

Netherlands required to score at least 150 to enter the super 8 regardless of the result of the match. But, they were not able to manage it and bundled out for 93 in just 17.3 overs. Afridi picked 4 wickets giving away 11 runs and became the bowler with best figures.

Scoreboard:

Match # 9, Group B
Date: Tuesday June 9, 2009
Teams: Pakistan v. Netherlands
Captains: Younis Khan and J Smits
Toss: Pakistan, decided to bat
Venue: Lord's, London
Result: Pakistan won by 82 runs
Points: Pakistan 2; Netherlands 0
Man of the Match: Kamran Akmal off Pakistan

Pakistan Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
K Akmal	c Schiferli b Seelaar	41	30	3	2
Salman Butt	c Borren b ten Doeschate	18	13	2	1
S Malik	c Seelaar b Borren	30	28	2	0
Younis Khan	c de Grooth b Seelaar	36	20	0	3
Misbah-ul-Haq	not out	31	20	3	0
S Afridi	b Nannes	13	7	0	1
Fawad Alam	not out	3	2	0	0
Extras	(lb 1, w 2)	3	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 20 overs	175	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-38 (Salman Butt, 4.3 ov), 2-81 (Kamran Akmal, 9.6 ov), 3-99 (Shoaib Malik, 12.6 ov), 4-152 (Younis Khan, 17.5 ov), 5-171 (Shahid Afridi, 19.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
DP Nannes	4	0	26	1
E Schiferli	4	0	36	0
RN ten Doeschate	4	0	42	1
PM Seelaar	4	0	36	2
PW Borren	4	0	34	1

Netherlands Innings: (176 to win in 20 overs and 150 to reach Super 8)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
DJ Reekers	c S Tanvir b M Aamer	13	6	3	0
AN Kervezee	st K Akmal b S Ajmal	21	29	1	0
B Zuiderent	b Afridi	13	15	2	0
PW Borren	c S Butt b S Ajmal	2	4	0	0
RN ten Doeschate	st K Akmal b S Malik	14	10	0	1
TN de Grooth	b Afridi	4	7	0	0
DLS van Bunge	st K Akmal b Afridi	0	2	0	0
E Schiferli	c S Ajmal b Afridi	2	6	0	0
J Smits	not out	11	17	0	0
DP Nannes	st K Akmal b S Ajmal	6	7	0	0
PM Seelaar	b Umar Gul	1	2	0	0
Extras	(lb 1, w 5)	6	-	-	-
Total	all out in 17.3 overs	93	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-13 (Reekers, 1.3 ov), 2-42 (Zuiderent, 7.1 ov), 3-47 (Borren, 8.4 ov), 4-49 (Kervezee, 8.6 ov), 5-61 (de Grooth, 11.1 ov), 6-61 (van Bunge, 11.3 ov), 7-71 (ten Doeschate, 12.5 ov), 8-74 (Schiferli, 13.3 ov), 9-90 (Nannes, 16.4 ov), 10-93 (Seelaar, 17.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
S Tanvir	3	0	13	0
M Aamer	2	0	16	1
Umar Gul	2.3	0	14	1
S Ajmal	4	0	20	3
S Afridi	4	0	11	4
S Malik	2	0	18	1

Match 8: Group C: Aus v. SL: Sangakkara and Mendis Pack Australia back home!

Australia were beaten in the crucial Group C match and were knocked out of the world cup tournament. This was the biggest surprise of this tournament so far.

Having lost to West Indies in the first group match, this was a must win situation win for Australia. For Sri Lanka, they have another opportunity to play against the WI. But, the fate was different for Australia this time. The ODI world champions were knocked out!

Put into bat, Warner went for a duck in the first over, caught at point playing a square cut. Ponting, notwithstanding the pressure, was bowled by Mendis. David Hussey and Johnson scored 28 each and were the highest scores.

Struggling with 94 for 6 in the 15th over, David Hussey and Johnson gave Australia a respectable total. They added 41 for the 7th wicket in 21 balls. Brett Lee hit 15 off 5 balls with 2 fours and a six as Australia added 24 runs in the last 10 balls.

Johnson remaining not out on 28 in 13 balls which had 2 fours and 2 sixes. Mendis and Malinga picked 3 wickets each.

Chasing 160, SL lost Jayasuriya for 2. It was unusual innings from him as he took 7 balls. But, Dilshan was firing from the other end as he scored 53 and added 62 for the 2nd wicket with skipper Sangakkara.

Sangakkara stayed till the end to ensure that SL reach the victory target. He also crossed half-century and remaining not out on 55 which came off 42 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes. He was rightly declared player of the match for his match-winning innings.

This has sent Australia back home, to prepare for the Ashes. SL and WI qualify for the super 8 from Group C.

Scoreboard:

Match # 8, Group C
Date: Monday June 8, 2009
Teams: Australia v. Sri Lanka
Captains: Ponting and Sangakkara
Toss: Sri Lanka, decided to field
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Result: Sri Lanka won by 6 wkts with 6 balls remaining
Points: Sri Lanka 2; Australia 0
Man of the Match: Sangakkara off Sri Lanka

Australia Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
S Watson	lbw b Mendis	22	21	2	1
DA Warner	c Dilshan b Mathews	0	3	0	0
Ponting	b Mendis	25	15	5	0
Haddin	b Malinga	16	17	0	1
M Clarke	c & b Udana	11	15	0	0
D Hussey	c Jayasuriya b Udana	28	22	1	2
M Hussey	lbw b Mendis	1	5	0	0
Johnson	not out	28	13	2	2
B Lee	b Malinga	15	5	2	1
Hauritz	c Sangakkara b Malinga	4	3	1	0
Bracken	not out	4	1	1	0
Extras	(w 5)	5	-	-	-
Total	for 9 wkts in 20 overs	159	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-1 (Warner, 0.4 ov), 2-48 (Ponting, 5.6 ov), 3-59 (Watson, 7.3 ov), 4-74 (Haddin, 10.6 ov), 5-79 (Clarke, 12.2 ov), 6-94 (MEK Hussey, 14.5 ov), 7-135 (DJ Hussey, 18.2 ov), 8-151 (Lee, 19.2 ov), 9-155 (Hauritz, 19.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Mathews	2	0	10	1
Jayasuriya	2	0	17	0
Udana	4	0	47	2
Malinga	4	0	36	3
Mendis	4	0	20	3
Muralitharan	4	0	29	0

Sri Lanka Innings: (160 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Dilshan	b Clarke	53	32	10	0
Jayasuriya	c Warner b Lee	2	7	0	0
Sangakkara	not out	55	42	4	2
M Jayawardene	c Bracken b Hauritz	9	12	0	0
LPC Silva	c Ponting b Lee	11	11	1	0
J Mubarak	not out	21	12	1	2
Extras	(lb 1, w 6, nb 2)	9	-	-	-
Total	for 4 wkts in 19 overs	160	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-19 (Jayasuriya, 2.1 ov), 2-81 (Dilshan, 9.1 ov), 3-98 (Jayawardene, 12.5 ov), 4-127 (Silva, 16.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
B Lee	4	0	39	2
Johnson	2	0	17	0
Bracken	4	0	33	0
S Watson	2	0	24	0
Hauritz	4	0	27	1
M Clarke	3	0	19	1

Match 7: Group A: Bang v. Ire: Ireland shocks Bangladesh, out of T20 World Cup!

Ireland shocked Bangladesh in the Group A match to enter the super 8 stage. Bangladesh was beaten by 6 wickets with 10 balls remaining. In Group B match, Netherland shocked England in the opening match of this edition of the world cup.

Bangladesh, lost both the group matches are out of the T20 World Cup.

Scoreboard:

Match # 7, Group A
Date: Monday June 8, 2009
Teams: Bangladesh v. Ireland
Captains: M Ashraful and Porterfield
Toss: Ireland, decided to field
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Result: Ireland won by 6 wkts with 10 balls remaining
Points: Ireland 2; Bangladesh 0
Man of the Match: NJ O'Brien off Ireland

Bangladesh Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
T Iqbal	run out (NJ O'Brien/McCallan)	22	28	2	0
J Siddique	c Bray b Johnston	13	5	3	0
M Ashraful	c KJ O'Brien b Johnston	14	10	1	1
S Hasan	c Wilson b Johnston	7	7	1	0
Mahmudullah	st NJ O'Brien b Cusack	7	10	0	0
R Hasan	b McCallan	13	20	0	0
M Rahim	c Mooney b West	14	15	0	0
M Mortaza	not out	33	16	1	2
N Islam	b Rankin	7	9	0	0
A Razzak	not out	0	0	0	0
Extras	(lb 1, w 6)	7	-	-	-
Total	for 8 wkts in 20 overs	137	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-15 (Junaid Siddique, 1.2 ov), 2-40 (Mohammad Ashraful, 5.3 ov), 3-50 (Shakib Al Hasan, 7.1 ov), 4-61 (Tamim Iqbal, 9.1 ov), 5-66 (Mahmudullah, 10.3 ov), 6-90 (Raqibul Hasan, 15.3 ov), 7-94 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 16.2 ov), 8-117 (Naeem Islam, 18.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
WB Rankin	4	0	36	1
DT Johnston	4	0	20	3
RM West	4	0	25	1
WK McCallan	4	0	17	1
AR Cusack	4	0	38	1

Ireland Innings: (138 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
JP Bray	c R Hasan b Mortaza	2	10	0	0
WTS Porterfield	c & b A Razzak	23	29	3	0
NJ O'Brien	c R Hossain b S Hasan	40	25	3	3
GC Wilson	c M Ashraful b Mortaza	10	15	0	0
JF Mooney	not out	17	14	2	0
KJ O'Brien	not out	39	17	4	2
Extras	(lb 4, w 3)	7	-	-	-
Total	for 4 wkts in 18.2 overs	138	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-6 (Bray, 2.5 ov), 2-61 (NJ O'Brien, 9.4 ov), 3-71 (Porterfield, 11.2 ov), 4-89 (Wilson, 14.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Mortaza	4	0	30	2
R Hossain	3.2	0	31	0
Mahmudullah	3	0	23	0
N Islam	2	0	9	0
S Hasan	3	0	23	1
A Razzak	3	0	18	1

Match 6: Group B: Eng v. Pak: Pietersen and Broad bring back England!

The useful innings from Kevin Pietersen gave England a fighting total against Pakistan in their crucial Group B encounter. Having lost the first match against Netherlands, England was in a must win situation.

In the right time, Pietersen scored a good 58 off 38 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes. He was well supported by Wright (34) and OA Shah (33). Bopara went early for 9 giving responsibility to Wright and Pietersen. They two added 53 for the 2nd wicket in 25 balls.

After Wright was bowled by Umar Gul, Shah and Kevin added 66 in 47 balls.

Chasing 186, Pakistan lost wickets at regular internvals. Younis Khan remained unbeaten on 46 but his team was beaten by 48 runs giving huge chance for England to qualify for the super 8.

Stuart Broad picked 3 crucial wickets to give England a huge victory.

Pakistan has to beat Netherlands in their last group match comfortably to qualify for the next stage. Even a close win won't be good for Pakistan.

Scoreboard:

Match # 6, Group B
Date: Monday June 8, 2009
Teams: England v. Pakistan
Captains: P Collingwood and Younis Khan
Toss: Pakistan, decided to field
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Result: England won by 48 runs
Points: England 2; Pakistan 0
Man of the Match: LJ Wright off England

England Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Bopara	c S Malik b M Aamer	5	6	1	0
Wright	b Umar Gul	34	16	6	1
Pietersen	c Umar Gul b S Ajmal	58	38	5	3
OA Shah	b Umar Gul	33	32	3	1
Collingwood	c Afridi b S Ajmal	15	11	2	0
Mascarenhas	not out	16	12	1	0
Foster	not out	14	8	0	1
Extras	(lb 3, w 4, nb 3)	10	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 20 overs	185	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-9 (Bopara, 1.2 ov), 2-62 (Wright, 5.3 ov), 3-128 (Shah, 13.2 ov), 4-152 (Collingwood, 16.1 ov), 5-156 (Pietersen, 16.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Y Arafat	4	0	42	0
M Aamer	3	0	31	1
Umar Gul	4	0	37	2
S Malik	1	0	13	0
Afridi	4	0	36	0
S Ajmal	4	0	23	2

Pakistan Innings: (186 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
A Shehzad	c Collingwood b Mascarenhas	4	7	0	0
Salman Butt	c Bopara b Broad	28	23	5	0
Kamran Akmal	c Wright b Broad	6	6	0	0
S Malik	c Foster b Wright	20	21	1	0
Younis Khan	not out	46	31	5	0
S Afridi	c sub (E Morgan) b Swann	5	12	0	0
Misbah-ul-Haq	c sub (E Morgan) b Anderson	10	8	0	1
Y Arafat	c Wright b Broad	4	6	0	0
Umar Gul	not out	8	6	1	0
Extras	(lb 1, w 5)	6	-	-	-
Total	for 7 wkts in 20 overs	137	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-13 (Ahmed Shehzad, 2.1 ov), 2-41 (Kamran Akmal, 5.5 ov), 3-41 (Salman Butt, 5.6 ov), 4-87 (Shoaib Malik, 12.2 ov), 5-102 (Shahid Afridi, 15.1 ov), 6-117 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 17.1 ov), 7-129 (Yasir Arafat, 18.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Mascarenhas	2	0	14	1
Anderson	4	0	30	1
S Broad	3	0	17	3
A Rashid	4	0	24	0
G Swann	4	0	27	1
LJ Wright	3	0	24	1

ICC T20 World Cup 2009: Points Table

Group A
- A

Team	M	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
India	2	2	0	0	0	4	+1.227
Ireland	2	1	1	0	0	2	-0.162
Bangladesh	2	0	2	0	0	0	-0.966

Group B
- B

Team	M	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
England	2	1	1	0	0	2	+1.175
Pakistan	2	1	1	0	0	2	+0.850
Netherlands	2	1	1	0	0	2	-2.025

Group C
- C

Team	M	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
Sri Lanka	2	2	0	0	0	4	+0.626
West Indies	2	1	1	0	0	2	+0.715
Australia	2	0	2	0	0	0	-1.331

Group D
- D

Team	M	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
South Africa	2	2	0	0	0	4	+3.275
New Zealand	2	1	1	0	0	2	+0.309
Scotland	2	0	2	0	0	0	-5.281

Super 8: India, Pakistan, WI, SL, NZ, SA, Eng, and Ireland Qualify

In the ICC T20 World Cup 2009, the teams that qualified for the super 8 are already out without taking it to the last day of the group matches. Though the positions are not clear yet, the eight teams are sure to play in the super eight:

Group A:
India (Qualified)
Ireland (Qualified)
Bangladesh (Not Qualified)

Group B:
England (Qualified)
Pakistan(Qualified)
Netherlands(Not Qualified)

Group C:West Indies (Qualified)
Sri Lanka (Qualified)
Australia (Not Qualified)

Group D:
New Zealand (Qualified)
South Africa (Qualified)
Scotland (Not Qualified)

Dinesh Karthik to replace Injured Sehwag!

The Indian team will miss the services of the swashbuckling opening batsmen and vice captain Virender Sehwag for the remaining matches as well in the ICC T20 World Cup 2009.

Sehwag got injured during the IPL season 2. He missed the practice matches against New Zealand and Pakistan. He also missed the group qualifying match against Bangladesh.

The Indian media reported a rift between Dhoni and Sehwag which the former denied durng the press conference. He also issues a handwritten letter to the media indicating that the report was false and the team is united.

The entire team attended the press conference but Dhoni alone spoke. He said:

"Recent reports in the Indian media of a rift between myself and Sehwag amount to nothing but false and irresponsible media. Our fans and supporters can take confidence from the wonderful unity that continues to exist in this team. As we prepare for the T20 World Cup, we are a superbly unified team. The team spirit is as good as it has ever been, with each individual supporting each other, both on and off the field."

"Virender Sehwag has been ruled out of the ongoing ICC World T20 due to a shoulder injury," the Board of Control for Cricket in India said in a statement on Tuesday . "He will return to India after consulting medical experts in England."

The wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthick, who represents Delhi Daredevils in the IPL and Tamil Nadu in the state team will replace injured Sehwag. He will fly to England join the Indian team soon.

Match 5: SA v. Scot: DeVilliers thrash Scotland! Qualify for Super 8!

SA beat Scotland in the one-sided match and helped themselves and also New Zealand qualify for super 8. Scotland has lost both their matches and are out of the competition.

Chasing 212 is always difficult against a world class team like South Africa. Scotland is not their and the day has to come, which is far away. Coetzer top scored for Scotland with 42 in 32 balls which had 3 sixes. The only team, so far, to get all out in the tournament and not play the full quota of 20 overs.

The highlight of the match was the innings of AB de Villiers who scored a quick 79 in just 34 balls with 5 fours and 6 sixes. He helped SA to go beyond 200 and also acquire the credit for becoming the first team to reach that mileston. So far, 200 is yet to be reached in this edition of the T20 world cup.

Scoreboard:

Match # 5, Group D
Date: Sunday June 7, 2009
Teams: South Africa v. Scotland
Captains: G Smith and G Hamilton
Toss: Scotland, decided to field
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Result: South Africa won by 130 runs
Points: South Africa 2; Scotland 0
Man of the Match: AB de Villiers off South Africa

South Africa Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
G Smith	c CJO Smith b R Haq	38	29	6	1
Kallis	b R Haq	48	31	8	0
Gibbs	st CJO Smith b R Watson	16	14	0	0
de Villiers	not out	79	34	5	6
A Morkel	c Coetzer b Drummond	24	11	1	2
Boucher	c Coetzer b Drummond	2	3	0	0
Duminy	not out	0	0	0	0
Extras	(w 1, nb 3)	4	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 20 overs	211	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-87 (Kallis, 9.3 ov), 2-88 (Smith, 9.6 ov), 3-125 (Gibbs, 14.3 ov), 4-176 (Morkel, 17.4 ov), 5-195 (Boucher, 19.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
MacLeod	4	0	37	0
Drummond	4	0	40	2
Stander	1	0	21	0
Rogers	4	0	52	0
R Haq	4	0	25	2
R Watson	3	0	36	1

Scotland Innings: (212 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Hamilton	c Duminy b Parnell	5	6	1	0
R Watson	b Steyn	4	4	1	0
Poonia	run out (Parnell/Boucher)	0	1	0	0
Coetzer	c & b Merwe	42	32	1	3
CJO Smith	b Steyn	0	1	0	0
N McCallum	b Botha	8	16	1	0
Stander	lbw b Botha	2	6	0	0
R Haq	b Merwe	15	20	0	0
Rogers	not out	1	6	0	0
Drummond	b A Morkel	1	2	0	0
MacLeod	b A Morkel	0	3	0	0
Extras	(lb 1, w 2)	3	-	-	-
Total	all out in 15.4 overs	81	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-6 (Watson, 0.5 ov), 2-10 (Hamilton, 1.5 ov), 3-13 (Poonia, 2.2 ov), 4-13 (Smith, 2.3 ov), 5-35 (McCallum, 6.5 ov), 6-41 (Stander, 8.2 ov), 7-79 (Coetzer, 14.1 ov), 8-79 (Haq, 14.2 ov), 9-81 (Drummond, 15.1 ov), 10-81 (MacLeod, 15.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Steyn	3	0	21	2
Parnell	2	0	6	1
Kallis	1	0	4	0
Botha	4	0	17	2
Merwe	4	0	17	2
A Morkel	1.4	0	15	2

Match 3: WI v. Aus: Gayle's captain innings send Aus 50% home!

In a superb innings by Gayle, Australia were put to a test in the ICC T20 World Cup 2009. They have to win their match against Sri Lanka to stay in the competition.

Chasing 170, Gayle and Fletcher provided the right start. WI cannot ask for anything better than this as they put 133 for the first wicket in just 11.3 overs, close to 12 runs per over.

No one imagined that WI will chase this target against a decent bowling attack. The draw back for Aussies were the lack of quality and specialized spinners.

Gayle started with two fours in the first over from Lee. Fletcher hit a four and a six in the first two balls of the 2nd over from Johnson. The chance given by Fletchen when he was on 22 was missed by Michael Hussey at mid on.

The momentum was felt when Gayle hit Brett Lee for 3 sixes and two fours in the 5th over of the innings to take WI from 44 to 71 in just 6 balls. The over stepped no ball was also sent to the boundary line.

The first six went over mid wicket, the second hit the roof of the commentary box and the biggest six. Lee was sent all over the ground as the third went over mid wicket. The over from Lee changed the complexion of the game completley as it brought down the required run rate 6.60 per over.

WI achieved a feat in this edition by reaching 100 in less than 10 overs. The glance to square leg brough the 100 in the last ball of the 8th over.

Gayle did not stop as he hit David Hussey also four couple of sixes in one over. He was in good form and might be seeing a football instead of cricket ball.

Johnson picked the first wicket when Fletcher tried to pull a ball from off stump which ballooned up for a simple catch to David Hussey.

Gayle was picked by Lee when Gayle trying for big shots against Lee. His attempt for a six over long on went straight to Watson. Both Lee and Gayle laugh and as Lee pats on the head of Gayle acknowledging the wonderful innings he played.

Gayle ended his innings at 88 in 50 balls with 6 fours and 6 sixes. His match winnings his innings won him the man of the match.

Earlier, deciding to bat first, Australia made 169, thanks to Warner and Hussey brothers. Losing both Shane Watson and Ponting in the first over, Australia was in the back foot. The vice-captain Clarke also did not make an impression as he was caught by Benn for 2. Australia were 15 for 3 in the 4th over.

Haddin and Warner partnership gave Australia little hope. They added 66 runs for the 4th wicket in 48 balls. Warner reached his 50 in 42 balls which had 1 six and 5 fours.

The Hussey brothers added 30 runs in just 14 balls as Aussies moved to 143 in 17.5 overs. In the last two overs, Michael Hussey took Austrlia to 169 as they scored 16 runs in the last 5 balls.

To stay in the competition, Australia have to beat Sri Lanka in the next encounter. Otherwise, they will be out of the T20 World Cup, which will be a shocking defeat to the current ODI World Champions.

Scoreboard:

Match # 3, Group C
Date: Saturday June 6, 2009
Teams: Australia v. West Indies
Captains: R Ponting and C Gayle
Toss: Australia, decided to bat
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Result: West Indies won by 7 wickets with 25 balls remaining
Points: West Indies 2; Australia 0
Man of the Match: C Gayle off West Indies

Australia Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
S Watson	c Sarwan b J Taylor	0	3	0	0
DA Warner	c Benn b Bravo	63	53	6	1
R Ponting	lbw b J Taylor	0	1	0	0
M Clarke	c Benn b Edwards	2	7	0	0
B Haddin	c Benn b Pollard	24	19	2	1
D Hussey	c Fletcher b Bravo	27	16	0	3
M Hussey	not out	28	15	3	1
M Johnson	c Bravo b Edwards	9	7	1	0
B Lee	not out	1	1	0	0
Extras	(b 1, lb 5, w 7, nb 2)	15	-	-	-
Total	for 7 wkts in 20 overs	169	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-1 (Watson, 0.3 ov), 2-3 (Ponting, 0.4 ov), 3-15 (Clarke, 3.3 ov), 4-81 (Haddin, 11.3 ov), 5-113 (Warner, 15.3 ov), 6-143 (DJ Hussey, 17.5 ov), 7-153 (Johnson, 19.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
J Taylor	4	0	33	2
Edwards	4	0	34	2
Bravo	4	0	31	2
Benn	4	0	35	0
C Gayle	2	0	13	0
Pollard	2	0	17	1

West Indies Innings: (170 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
C Gayle	c S Watson b B Lee	88	50	6	6
A Fletcher	c D Hussey b M Johnson	53	32	7	1
X Marshall	c Hopes b M Johnson	8	12	0	0
S Chanderpaul	not out	0	1	0	0
R Sarwan	not out	8	2	2	0
Extras	(lb 5, w 8, nb 2)	15	-	-	-
Total	for 3 wkts in 15.5 overs	172	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-133 (Fletcher, 11.3 ov), 2-157 (Gayle, 14.3 ov), 3-162 (Marshall, 15.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
B Lee	4	0	56	1
M Johnson	3.5	0	36	2
N Bracken	2	0	21	0
J Hopes	2	0	13	0
D Hussey	1	0	16	0
S Watson	2	0	13	0
M Clarke	1	0	12	0

Match 4: Ind v. Bang: Yuvaraj fires Bangladesh! Ojha's turn sprun Bangladesh!

Gamhir's fifty, Yuvaraj Singh's firing 41, and Ojha's wonderful spell turned the match in favor of India. Electing to bat first, India started well putting 59 for the first wicket. Rohit Sharma played wonderful shorts and looked like a pro in the opening slot. His two sixes were beautiful watch. He was bowled by Hasan for 36 in 23 balls.

Dhoni and Gambhir played slowly and added 53 for the 2nd wicket in 43 balls. Dhoni was bowled by Islam when he came down the track and missed the line. At the end of 17 overs, India were 140 for 3. Yuvaraj hit 3 sixes in an over and accelerated the scoring rate. His firing 41 off 18 balls had 3 fours and 4 sixes.

Yuvaraj innings provided Indian an opportunity to go beyond 170 mark. The Pathan brothers remaining not out and added 11 in the last 3 balls of the innings to set Bangladesh a target of 181.

Though Bangladesh started well, they could not maintain the tempo and also retain wickets. Siddique smashed Zaheer and Irfan Pathan and utilized the powerplay. Hasan and Siddique were dismissed in the first over of Ojha. Hasan trying to pull the first ball played it early and hit in the air. Dhoni moved few steps and took the easy catch. In the fifth ball, Siddique hit it over square leg to give a simple catch to Bhajji. Siddique was the top scorer for Bangladesh with 41 coming off 22 balls.

Bangladesh never came back in the match after the fall of Siddique as the skipper also did not score much.

Though Yuvaraj Singh's innings gave a good total to India, Ojha's 4 for 21 helped him clinch the man of the match award.

Scoreboard:

Match # 4, Group A
Date: Sunday June 7, 2009
Teams: India v. Bangladesh
Captains: Dhoni and Ashraful
Toss: India, decided to bat
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Result: India won by 25 runs
Points: India 2; Bangladesh 0
Man of the Match: P Ojha off India

India Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	c S Hasan b N Islam	50	46	4	0
R Sharma	b S Hasan	36	23	3	2
Dhoni	b N Islam	26	21	0	1
Yuvaraj	c T Iqbal b S Hossain	41	18	3	4
Raina	b R Hossain	10	8	1	0
Y Pathan	not out	1	1	0	1
I Pathan	not out	11	3	1	0
Extras	(w 5)	5	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 20 overs	180	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-59 (R Sharma, 7.2 ov.), 2-112 (Dhoni, 14.3 ov.), 3-140 (Gambhir, 16.6 ov.), 4-157 (Yuvraj, 18.1 ov.), 5-169 (S Raina, 19.3 ov.)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Mortaza	4	0	29	0
R Hossain	4	0	49	1
S Hossain	3	0	31	1
M Mahmudullah	2	0	15	0
S Hasan	4	0	24	1
N Islam	3	0	32	2

Bangladesh Innings: (181 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
T Iqbal	st Dhoni b Y Pathan	15	10	3	0
J Siddique	c Harbhajan b Ojha	41	22	2	3
M Ahsraful	c Gambhir b I Sharma	11	9	1	0
S Hasan	c Dhoni b Ojha	8	10	0	0
M Mahmudullah	c Yuvaraj b Ojha	8	13	0	0
R Hasan	c Ojha b Z Khan	16	20	1	0
M Mortaza	b Ojha	11	8	0	1
M Rahim	not out	11	11	1	0
N Islam	c Yuvaraj b I Sharma	28	17	0	3
S Hossain	not out	0	0	0	0
Extras	(lb 3, w 3)	6	-	-	-
Total	for 8 wkts in 20 overs	155	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-24 (T Iqbal, 2.3 ov.), 2-55 (M Ashraful, 5.4 ov.), 3-74 (S Hasan, 8.1 ov.), 4-77 (Siddique, 8.5 ov.), 5-95 (M Mahmudullah, 12.4 ov.), 6-111 (M Mortaza, 14.4 ov.), 7-121 (R Hasan, 16.2 ov.), 8-154 (N Islam, 19.5 ov.)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Z Khan	3	0	26	1
I Pathan	2	0	20	0
Y Pathan	3	0	26	1
I Sharma	4	0	34	2
Harbhajan	4	0	25	0
Ojha	4	0	21	4

Match 2: Group D: Scotland v. NZ: Ryder and Taylor give NZ Victory in the Rain Delayed Match!

In the second match of the T20 World Cup, New Zealand beat Scotland by 7 wicktets with one over to spare. The match was delayed due to rain and the umpires decided 7 overs-a-side match.

NZ but Scotland into bat. Watson scored 27 off just 10 balls to give a wonderful start to the innings. He scored 27 off the 30-run partnership for the 1st wicket.

The other opener Poonia also made 27 but in 15 balls as he added 59 for the 2nd wicket with Coetzer. Scotland was playing like an experienced side, especially against the NZ.

Coetzer top scored with 33 in 15 balls which had 3 fours and 2 sixes. Scotland ended with 89 in 7 overs. Butler picked 3 wickets for New Zealand.

McCullum, the skipper started well as he scored 18 off 7 balls which had 4 fours. Ryder top scored with 31 in 12 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. New Zealand were never under threat as they easily cruised to the victory line.

Butler was given man of the match for his 3 wickets.

Scoreboard:

Match # 2, Group D
Date: Saturday June 6, 2009
Teams: Scotland v. New Zealand
Captains: B McCullum and G Hamilton
Toss: New Zealand, decided to field
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Result: New Zealand won by 7 wickets with 6 balls remaining
Points: New Zealand 2; Scotland 0
Man of the Match: IG Butler off New Zealand
Additonal News: Due to rain, the match was delayed and reduced to 7 overs a side

Scotland Innings: (match reduced to 7 overs-a-side)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
R Watson	c Taylor b Butler	27	10	6	0
N Poonia	run out (McGlashan)	27	15	2	1
K Coetzer	c McGlashan b Butler	33	15	3	2
J Stander	not out	0	1	0	0
CJO Smith	b Butler	0	1	0	0
Extras	(lb 2)	2	-	-	-
Total	for 4 wkts in 7 overs	89	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-30 (Watson, 2.1 ov), 2-89 (Coetzer, 6.4 ov), 3-89 (Poonia, 6.5 ov), 4-89 (Smith, 6.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
I O'Brien	1	0	16	0
J Franklin	1	0	12	0
I Butler	2	0	19	3
Oram	2	0	21	0
Ryder	1	0	19	0

New Zealand Innings: (90 to win in 7 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
B McCullum	run out (Coetzer/Smith)	18	7	4	0
J Ryder	c MacLeod b Wright	31	12	3	2
Ross Taylor	not out	21	10	1	2
Oram	c Strander b R Watson	8	6	1	0
Styris	not out	8	4	0	1
Extras	(w 1, nb 3)	4	-	-	-
Total	for 3 wkts in 6 overs	90	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-51 (Ryder, 2.5 ov), 2-59 (BB McCullum, 3.2 ov), 3-68 (Oram, 4.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
MacLeod	1	0	19	0
Drummond	2	0	25	0
C Wright	1	0	20	1
R Watson	1	0	4	1
J Strander	1	0	22	0

Match 1, Group B: Eng v. Net: Hollad Shocks England in the Opener!

The Netherlands shocked the whole of England by beating them in the last ball of the last over in the inagural match. Chasing 163, the last over required 7 to win.

Broad bowled to ten Doeschate. Played to Broad and went for a single. Broad missed the run out opportunity.
Second ball was also a run out opportunity. Broad dives to the stump and in the force the ball is released from the hand he knocks the stump with the hands.

4 balls, 5 runs. Catch was dropped and one run given away. 3 balls, 4 runs. Schiferli misses the ball and it goes to keeper, but they run a bye.

2 balls, 3 runs. Single to mid on by ten Doeschate.

Last ball, 2 runs. Broad collects the ball on the follow through. Has clear vision of all the three stumps, but misses it. Netherlands run for the over throw and reach the target.

Earlier, England started well with a hundred-run partnership for the first wicket. Bopara started the tournament with a boundary off Nannes. He was the first batsmen to be dismissed, caught by Seelaar off ten Doeschate.

LJ Wright scored the first fifty of the tournament. He scored 71 in 49 balls with 8 fours. The unusual thing was that no England batsmen scored a six. Englanded ended with 162 for 5 in 20 overs.

(Image Source: (c) Associated Press)
Though Netherlands start was shaky, de Grooth and Borren's 50-run partnership for the 4th wicket turned the match. Kervezee was caught in the first over for 1.

Reekers hit couple of sixes but did not stay long. Grooth missed half-century by one run. He was awarded man of the match for his wonderful innings.

Poor fielding by England team helped Netherlands to gain 2 points! They missed lot of run out opportunities, especially in the last over.

England have to beat Pakistan to stay in the tournament. They play on Sunday June 7, 2009.

Scoreboard:

Match # 1, Group B
Date: Friday June 5, 2009
Teams: England v. Netherlands
Captains: J Smits and P Collingwood
Toss: Netharlands, decided to field
Venue: Lord's, London
Result: Netherlands won by 4 wickets with 0 balls remaining
Points: Netherlands 2; England 0
Man of the Match: TN de Grooth off Netherlands

England Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Bopara	c Seelaar b ten Doeschate	46	34	5	0
Wright	c Borren b ten Doeschate	71	49	8	0
OA Shah	c Kervezee b Schiferli	5	8	0	0
Morgan	c Zuiderent b Borren	6	8	0	0
Collingwood	c Schiferli b Seelaar	11	10	1	0
RWT Key	not out	10	8	0	0
Foster	not out	3	3	0	0
Extras	(w 10)	10	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 20 overs	162	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-102 (Bopara, 11.2 ov), 2-113 (Shah, 13.3 ov), 3-127 (Morgan, 15.4 ov), 4-144 (Wright, 17.2 ov), 5-153 (Collingwood, 18.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Nannes	4	0	30	0
Schiferli	4	0	33	1
ten Doeschate	4	0	35	2
Seelaar	4	0	33	1
Borren	4	0	31	1

Netherlands Innings: (163 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Kervezee	c Broad b Anderson	1	4	0	0
Reekers	c Shah b Broad	20	13	1	2
Zuiderent	st Foster b Rashid	12	16	1	0
de Grooth	c Key b Collingwood	49	30	6	1
Borren	c Shah b Anderson	30	25	1	1
ten Doeschate	not out	22	17	2	0
van Bunge	c Wright b Anderson	8	8	1	0
Schiferli	not out	5	7	0	0
Extras	(b 1, lb 13, w 2)	16	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts in 20 overs	163	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-2 (Kervezee, 0.5 ov), 2-23 (Reekers, 3.3 ov), 3-66 (Zuiderent, 8.1 ov), 4-116 (de Grooth, 12.6 ov), 5-133 (Borren, 15.6 ov), 6-146 (van Bunge, 17.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Anderson	4	0	23	3
Sidebottom	4	0	23	0
Broad	4	0	32	1
Rashid	4	0	36	1
Wright	2	0	18	0
Collingwod	2	0	17	1