England crushed SriLanka in T20 semi finals

England continue their good run as they crushed SriLanka to reach the finals of the T20 World Cup.SriLanka won the toss and decided to bat. Santha Jaysuriya as usual was a big flop and Mahela also went early making things tough for SriLanka. They pinned hopes on captain Sangakkara to make the revival but he to went for 16.Angelo Mathews played as responsible innings to lend some respectability for SriLanka score where SriLanka scored 128/6 in 20 overs.

England showed that they are a professional T20 unit and they played with purpose and finished the game in 16 overs. Kevin Pieterson was once again the star for England since he was unbeaten on 42 of just 26 balls. He guided England to a comprehensive win and on the whole thy thrashed SriLanka.England will face either Australia or Pakistan in the final.

India vs Sri Lanka

India's captain M.S.Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first. Karthick scored only 13 runs and he was caught and bowl by Malinga. Then Gambhir scored 41 runs in 32 balls and he also fell to Malinga. Now Suresh Raina playing very well and he got 50 runs in just 37 balls with 5 fours and one six. M.S.Dhoni is giving company to Suresh Raina and he scroed 14 runs in 8 balls. The match is progessing well. Now only 15 overs completed. In the last five overs they will score another 60 runs and it is a very difficult task for Sri Lanka to win the match.

England won the match against New Zealand

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first and they have scored only 149 for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. In reply England scored 153 runs in 19.1 overs for loss of 7 wickets. Tim Bresnan bowled very well and bowled 4 overs gave only 20 runs and he got one wicket. He also bated very well he scored 23 runs (not out) in just 11 balls and he got the man of the match award.

Pakistan vs NewZeland Live Update

The match between Pakistan and NewZeland in the Group B started and Pakistan won the toss and decided to field.Brendon McCullum and Ryder started really well for Kiwis and it looked as if Kiwis would take the match away from Pakistan in the first six overs. Sami the comeback man struck first blood to remove Ryder and the Guptill was caught in the log on by Umar Akmal. It was a stunner of a catch.Then the wickets started falling at regular intervals before the captain Vettori steadied the innings a little bit. New Zeland finally managed only 133 for 7 in their 20 overs.

The moderate total on the board and Pakistan should chase this easily. Well the Pakistan have started very badly they have lost 3 quick wickets and this match looks to be a tight one from here on.Salman Butt was the only player who scored more than 50 and he was unbeaten till the end of 20 overs.

Scoreboard

PAKISTAN

132/6 in 20 overs.

Pakistan lost the match by 1 run

Injured Praveen Kumar out of T20 World Cup

Praveen Kumar has got a side strain and so he is out of the WorldCup which means India are losing their 3rd seamer.Praveen in the match against South Africa also bowled only one over. The team management took a MRI scan and found that his injury his little serious and he needs rest from cricketing action.Praveen Kumar is to return back to India today.

Umesh Yadav from Delhi DaredDevils team has been announced as his replacement.He is a young lad with just 22 years of age. When the reporters asked him he told that it is a dream come true scenario and he still cannot believe he is in the T20 squad for the World Cup.

T20 World Cup Australia vs Bangladesh

Australia are playing so badly that they could have an early exit from this World Cup. Bangladesh spinners are giving them a taste of hell.Australia have lost all there important players. Right now Australia are 82/6 in 15 overs. Clarke won th toss and decided to bat first. David Warner and Clarke the captain himself scored 16 runs each. all the other top order batsman scored in single digit.

The last recognized pair is at the crease and their hopes are mainly on Hussey who is still at the crease.He is batting with 18 runs of 15 balls. This match could end up in favor of Bangladesh. This is my prediction as of now we have to wait and see what really happens.If that happens then it could be an exit for Australia or Pakistan from Super Eight. Lets see what happens.

Update : Eventually I was wrong since Australia proved why they are a champions side. They wrapped things quite easily and won the match by 27 runs.


Match Summary :

Hussey Man of the Match.

Australia 141/7 (20/20 ov)

Bangladesh 114 (18.4/20 ov)

Australia won the match by 27 runs

T20 World Cup India vs South Africa

In the second T20 World Cup match between India and South Africa, India won the match. South Africa won the toss and decided to field first. India scored 186 for 5 wickets in 20 overs. Suresh Raina scroed 101 in just 60 balls. Captain M.S.Dhoni scored 16 runs in just 6 balls (1 six and 1 four). Yuvaraj Singh scored 37 runs in 30 balls (2 sixes and 3 boundaries).

South Africa tried their level best to win the match. But they have lost the match. Jacques Kallis scored 73 runs in 54 balls. He played brilliantly. Suresh Raina got the man of the match award.

World Cup T20 match fixtures

World Cup T20 matches are starting today . All the teams have equal strengths and we could expect some close finishes. Indian players have a edge over other teams especially after the IPL. But in an other way round with very little time to relax, Indian players could perform like last year, especially due to fatigue.

I personally still feel, India and New Zealand are the teams to watch out and not to forget the ever performing team Australia. India under the leadership of Mr.Cool (M.S.Dhoni) have certainly an edge and it all depends upon who handles the pressure better on the given day. It is just the matter of handling the pressure on any given day, which means any team can emerge victorious. I personally wish India "All the very best". JAI HO INDIA.