Zulqarnain Haider returns to Pakistan

West Indies vs Pakistan, T20I

Semi-Final of World Cup 2011 between Pakistan and India

• Congratulation India! You deserved victory. Best of luck for the finals. We captaincy by Dhoni who used his bowlers excellently.
• In the end Misbah tried to change the situation in favor of Pakistan but too late. Pakistan 231/10 in 49.5 overs. Misbah was the last man out. 
• Wahab is the 8th wicket down on 199/9 in 44.5 overs. Misbah and Power Play 3 are still in the ground but i think it is too late.
• Shahid Afridi caught by Sehwag b. Harbajn on a simple full toss ball which can be put any where. Total 184/7 in 41.5 overs. Now the Misbah only man who can go for bowlers. Can he?
• 1st boundary hit by Misbah ul Haq 39th over.
• Pakistan last hope Afridi entered in ground. All the Pakistani fans are thinking of him Can he changed the game?
• Razzaq bold out by Patel on 3. Score was 150/6 in 36.2 overs.
• Razzaq promoted before Afridi.
• Umar Akmal bold by Harbajn Singh on 29. Score is 142/5 in 33.1 overs.
• 30 overs 130/4. Umar Akmal 18* & Misbah on 7*.
• Boundary after 13 overs hit by Umar Akmal. Desperately need one.  Follow by a good six on mid wicket.
• Younas Khan caught by Riana on 13. Total 106/4 in 25.4 overs.
• Asad Shafique bold out by Youvraj on 30. Total score 103/3 in 23.5 overs.
• 20 overs 89/2. Asad Shaffique on 20* and Younas Khan 7*.
• Muhammad Hafeez caught behind on 43 by Munaf. Score is 70/2 in 15.3 overs.
• 10 overs 52/1. Muhammad Hafeez 33* and Asad Shafique 0*.
• Akmal is caught by Youvraj Singh b. Zaheer Khan on 19. Total score is 44/1 in 9 overs.
• Kamran Akmal hit a four on very 1st ball of Zaheer Khan.
• Pakistan have to chase 261 runs in 50 overs.
• Riana and Munaf Patel were the not out batsmen.
• India finished his inning on 260/9 in 50 overs.
• Nehra was run out by Wahab Riaz on same score.
• Wahab Riaz took his 5th wicket and he dismissed Zaheer Khan in 50th over. Score 256/8 in 49.2 overs.
• Saeed Ajmal stumped out Harbajhan Singh with an excellent ball on 12. Total score was 236/7 in 46.4 overs.
• After 2 balls Wahab Riaz again struck for Pakistan and Simon Tufal gave LBW Dhoni on 25. Total score was 206/6 in 41.4 overs.
• 4th dropped catch, now by Kamran Akmal on bowling of Wahab Riaz. Dhoni was the survivor.
• Finally Muhammad Hafeez dismissed Tendulkar on 85. Captain himself took the catch.
• In 32nd over of Muhammad Hafeez, Tendulkar got 3rd life. Another drop catch by Pakistan team. This time Umar Akmal dropped him at 81. Unbelievable!
• Youvraj Singh was bold by Wahab Riaz on very next ball on 0.
• Virat Kohli was catch out by Umar Akmal bold by Wahab Riaz on 21 in 26th over 1st ball.
• Younas Khan the best Pakistan fielder gave another chance to Tendulakar by dropping a catch at short on, on the bowling of Shahid Afridi in 20th over. Tendulakar was on 45 runs.
• Muhammad Hafeez bold Ghambhir with a flighted delivery on 27 in 19th over. 
• Misbah ul Haq dropped a chance of catch of Tendulakar at mid wicket on bowling of Shahid Afridi at 27 in 14th over. Chance was a regular one but Pakistan lost the opportunity.
• Two continuous unsuccessful appeals in the over of Saeed Ajmal agains Tendulakar.
• Sehwag is LBW by Wahab Riaz in his 1st over.
• Third over from Omar Gull was an expensive one. Sehwag hit 4 boundaries in it.
• Sehwag and Tendulkar opened for India and Omar Gull with Razzaq attacked for Pakistan.
• Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Yousaf Raza Gillani entered in the ground with Prime Minister of India Mr. Manmohan Singh and met with both team's players.
• Indian Team= Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (capt, wk), Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel.
• Pakistan Team=Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal.
• Shoiab Akhtar is not playing for the last match against India.
• Pakistan lost the toss. India elected to bat first.

Shoaib Left Out of Semi's

Shoaib Akhtar could not save a place in semi final against Pakistan. I can say he might have played his last match against Sri-Lanka in a group match of World Cup 2011.
We will miss you Shoaib Akhtar.

Semi-Finals of World Cup 2011

Tue Mar 29

09:00 GMT
14:00 PKT
1st Semi-Final
Sri Lanka v New Zealand
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka


Wed Mar 30
09:00 GMT
14:00 PKT
2nd Semi-Final
India v Pakistan
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, India

ICC World Cup 2011 Semi - Final (India VS Pakistan) has been fixed!

Watch Pakistan vs West Indies Full Match Highlights World Cup 2011

Pakistan vs West Indies Wickets World Cup 2011

Pakistan vs West Indies Top Shots World Cup 2011

Pakistan vs West Indies Afridi wickets World Cup 2011

Hightlights of Pakistan Vs. West Indies.

• Congratulations PAKISTAN TEAM and the whole nation of Pakistan on such a great occasion of "PAKISTAN DAY". Celebrate the victory and thanks to Almighty Allah.
• Pakistan qualified for the semi final which will be against one of Australia or India.
• Afridi said that we are making plans for the match by match and team by team and that is why we are not under pressure by any team.
• Muhammad Hafeez was the man of match. He took 2 wickets and made 61 runs. 100% right choice for the award.
• Muhammad Hafeez 61 was the top scorer. Kamran Akmal made 47 runs. Pakistan made a largest opening partnership in recent world cup.
• Pakistan won the match by 10 wickets with 175 balls remaining. 
• 100 runs in 19.2 overs by Pakistan openers.
•  Pakistan made 50 runs in 8 overs without losing any wicket.
• Pollard dropped a catch of Akmal on the bowling of Roach in 3rd Over.
• In 2nd over Hafeez and Kamran were on top and got 3 boundaries.
• Muhammad Hafeez punched a cover short to four on his first ball.
• Pakistan started his inning. Kamran Akmal faced first ball of Roach. His Partner is Muhammad Hafeez.
• Pakistan is playing this quarterfinal on "Pakistan Day". If Pakistan wins the match then it doubled the celebration for the Pakistanis.
• Pakistan got a target of 113 in 50 overs with run rate of 2.26 after the launch break.
• Afridi took 4 wickets in the match. Saeed Ajmal and Muhammad Hafeez with 2 wicket. Omar Gull and Abdul Razzaq got 1 wicket each.
• Afridi bold Rampal with a guggly in his last over and finished theWest Indies inning on 112. Afridi is on top of bowlers in World Cup with 21 wickets in the bag. West Indies played 43.3 overs. Chander Paul was the not out batsman with 44*.
• Abdul Razzaq got his 1st wicket in the match in 43rd over. Roach caught by Younas Khan on mid wicket. Roach made 16. Total 111/9.
• Things were calmed between 32 to 42 overs.
• Wahab Riaz in 2nd spell was not looking effective.
• Akmal missed a difficult chance of stumping of Chander Paul on bowling of Saeed Ajmal. Chander Paul was on 24 in the 32nd over.
• On the next ball Saeed Ajmal bold out Bishoo who is 8th man to go.
• In next over Saeed Ajmal took his man Samay Captain of West Indies who made 1 run only.
• Afridi was too good for the Windies. On the very next ball he took the wicket of DC Thomas.
• Dangerous man Pollard was the 5th batsman dismissed by Pakistan team captain Afridi who made only 1 run. Total score of West Indies was 69.
• After a over Sarwan catched on point fielder Umar Akmal on bowling of Afridi. Sarwan made 24 runs.
• Omar Gull dropped a catch of Sarwan on the bowling of Afridi on long off.
• Wahab Riaz and Muhammad Hafeez was replaced by Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal.
• Wahab Riaz looked pretty ordinary bowler in the spell and gave 3 boundaries in his second over. 
• Omar Gull looked tired in his last over of his spell.
• Sarwan and Chander Paul tried well to keep the wickets.
• On very next ball Muhammad Hafeez again shouted for a successful appeal of LBW against D. Bravo. Decision was challenged but after reviewing the decision confirmed. Score was still 16.
• DS Smith was the second wicket. Bowler was Muhammad Hafeez. Batsman was LBW. Score on board was 16.
• Omar Gull dismissed Gayle on his bowling in 3rd over when the score was 14. Afridi took the catch at mid off.



Afridi with 4 wicket in the match

• WestIndies won the toss and elected to bat first.

World Cup Quarterfinal Round

1st Quarterfinal
23 March, 2011. Day/Night
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
08:30 GMT | 14:30 local
Pakistan Vs. West Indies

2nd Quarterfinal

24 March, 2011. Day/Night

Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

09:00 GMT | 14:30 local

India Vs. Australia



3rd Quarterfinal
25 March, 2011. Day/Night
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
08:30 GMT | 14:30 local

Newzealand Vs. South Africa

4th Quarterfinal
26 March, 2011. Day/Night
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local
Srilanka Vs. England

Pakistan vs Australia Full Match Highlights World Cup 2011

Pakistan on Top

Pakistan beat Australia in today's World Cup 2011 match and secured a top place in his pool. Pakistan also gave a defeat to Aussies after their 34 consecutive victories in world cup matches. Australia team's captain Ricky Pointing got his first defeat in world cup match.
In my today's first blog, i said that Pakistan is not playing with his main 2 strike bowlers i.e., Shoaib Akhtar and Saeed Ajmal. I was expecting that with out these players Pakistan team does not have capability to bowl out Australia under 250. I also said that Pakistan should play an aggressive plan against Australia. My thoughts were proved wrong as Pakistan bowlers did an excellent job and bundled up the Australian inning on 176. Amazing performance by the green shirts. No one expecting this kind of Australian play. They were totally outclassed by the Pakistan team which were playing with very much positive approach. Omar Gull was too good for the Australian batsmen. He wrapped 3 wicket and Abdul Razzaq in his only spell got 2 wicket. Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Muhammad Hafeez and Abdul Rehman shared 1 wicket each. I watched Australians not playing their game, they were afraid of Pakistan bowlers and were never in the batting game. Pakistan fielding was also satisfactory in this match.
In batting, Australian tried their best to put Pakistan under pressure but they could not do so. Brett Lee was the only bowler who disturbed Pakistan batting line up. With attacking field Australian have the only option to beat Pakistan was bowl out but there was no help with the Lee and after making some stupid mistakes by some batsmen Pakistan finally reached home.
Pakistan will face the Pool B #4 team (England or West-Indies) in the quarter final.

Pakistan Short of Two Match Winners in Today's Match

Pakistan team for today's match against Australia consist of following players,
Muhammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Asad Shaffique, Younas Khan, Misbah ul Haq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Rehman, Umar Gull and Wahab Riaz.
I can say after reviewing this team, Pakistan is short of two match winner. 1. Saeed Ajmal and 2. Shoaib Akhtar.
I don't know what is the strategy of Pakistan team management for this match but it looks like that they are afraid of Australia and are trying to play defensively against them which is very much wrong planning against Aussies. Pakistan team management is trying to stop runs as much as possible with the defensive bowlers like Wahab Riaz, Abdul Rehman and Muhammad Hafiz. These bowlers are very good in stopping runs but are not capable of winning match by their performances. All the burden of wicket taking is shifted on Umar Gull and Shahid Afridi. Now Australia is batting first and If Shahid and Umar will not click, then Pakistan team can not stop Australia by making runs as per their reputation. If Australia made 280+ runs then week Pakistan batting side can not chase that total in second inning.
Instead of this poor defensive plan Pakistan team should go with their strength which lies in their bowling. Pakistan team should play aggressive cricket and must go with their main strike bowlers Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhar, Umar Gull and Shahid Afridi. One of Abdul Rehman or Wahab Riaz should be the 5th supporting bowler along with Muhammad Hafeez and Abdul Razzaq optional bowlers. Now if Pakistan lost the toss, just like today then I think that these 4 top bowlers can stop Australia and restrict them under 250 that is a chase-able total for Pakistan. If Pakistan won then 250 runs scored can be defended easily by these 4 wicket taking bowlers.
Any how Pakistan is now playing with Australia after losing the toss. Australia is batting according to their plan with run rate 4.4. Australia is expecting a total of 325+ against the bowling of Pakistan. The only hurdles in their target are Shahid Afridi and Umar Gull. Specially the spell of Shahid Afridi is very crucial for both sides.
Best of Luck Pakistan.

Hearing of Spot Fixing Case in England

Salman Butt, Muhammad Aamir and Muhammad Asif were given unconditional bail from the court.
More news will follow;

Shoaib Akhtar Retired!

Shoaib Akhtar announced in a press conference that he is going to be retired from International Cricket after the world cup.
Shoaib Akhtar gave statement about his retirement with wet eyes in front of different reporters from all over the world. He added that he took team management into confidence and talked to his family members as well and then he decided to announce his retirement.
He said he played always for Pakistan and he is satisfied with his performance during the carrier. His carrier was full of scandals and controversies.
He was a great player and speed star of Pakistan cricket team. He got a world record for the fastest delivery in the history of cricket with 100 miles/hr. He was on the top of his carrier in World Cup 1999 and now he is playing his last world cup for Pakistan.
I will be available for the Pakistan cricket at any stage and for any circumstances if Pakistan team or cricket need me. He wants to do some more in cricket instead of playing cricket.
He was a true hero, a star and a great bowler. We are very proud of you Shoaib and we love you by our hearts as a cricketer.
Best of luck for your future.

Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Full Match Highlights World Cup 2011

Pakistan Qualified for Quarter Finals

Congratulation to the Pakistan Nation, Pakistan Cricket Team, Pakistan Cricket Fans for qualifying for Quarter Final of World Cup 2011. Pakistan reached in 2nd round after two World Cups i.e., 2003 and 2007. In these World Cups Pakistan team's performance was not good.
Today match was stopped by rain twice a time and the overs were reduced to 38. Pakistan bowling attach was much better than the last matches. Omar Gull came back in form with 3 wicket in the bag. In the end again Pakistan lost momentum in the bowling but it did not cost much. Due to D/L method Pakistan got a target of 162 in 38 overs.

Pakistan opening was not good enough as Ahmad Shahzad lost his wicket in a hurry. He has lost his confidence although he is a fine player of new ball but i think he will not get a chance in next match against Australia as World Cup debutant Asad Shaffique played a good inning of 78. He was involved in two good partnerships. One is with Muhammad Hafiz 49 and other is with Younas Khan 13. He was bit slow in the start but he gained his confidence back after some while and played his strokes very well.
Omar Gull was man of the match.

Behind the Scene

Dunya Hey Dil Walon Kee

Unbelievable Play by Ross Taylor

In the World Cup Match 2011, Pakistan Vs. Newzealand was a match which will be remembered by the fans for a long time. Ross Taylor was the hero of this match on his 27th birthday. Excellent performance from the whole Newzealand Team. In the batting and bowling they out classed Pakistan Team.
Pakistan Team was good till the 46th overs but suddenly Ross Taylor changed the game entirely. He and Oram shared 85 runs in just 3.4 overs. Ross Taylor finished his inning on 131 not out. Newzealand was much confident with the performance by putting 302 runs on the board.
This score was too much for the uncertain batting of Pakistan, although Omar Akmal and Abdul Razzaq tried to save Pakistan from complete destruction but their innings could not take Pakistan into 2 hundreds.
After this match Pakistan is now on 2nd place in his pool.
Pakistan team's deficiencies are their fielding and batting. Kamran Akmal was not in his top form and he dropped 3 catches in this match. Some of our fans think that Shoaib Akhtar was not a good choice to be in team. I am not agreed with them. He is the match winner of Pakistan and he had done his job in his opening spell. When he gave chances to his team by his excellent bowling but Pakistan's keeper lost these opportunities.

What the plan for the future? Pakistan have to play against Zimbabwe and Australia. Forget the defeat, and be focused on the next matches. If Pakistan can beat Australia with the help of this defeat then we can say we are learning but if again lose that match then Pakistan team management should responsible for this. Work out more on fielding and keeping. Players need some counseling sessions from the coach and captain. Plan some positive moves and strategy. Next target Australia.......................

Shorts News of Pakistan Team

• Shahid Afridi have taken 300+ wickets during the World Cup 2011. He is the third Pakistani bowler who achieved this land mark after Wasim Akram and Waqar Younas. Well done Shahid Afridi
• Omar Akmal completed 1000 runs today in ODI.
• Sri-Lanka agreed to tour Pakistan during year. That was a very good news for the Pakistan cricket fans, who are waiting for the international teams in the ground of Pakistan. Hopefully Sri-Lanka will be the first International team to tour Pakistan after the famous attack in Lahore on the same team.

Relief for Pakistan!

Afridi's Celebrations (With Courtesy Cricinfo)

World of cricket were expecting another upset from Canada against Pakistan, but Pakistan team kept their cool and tried hard to win the match as well as their reputation.
At last Shahid Afridi and his boys saved the match for Pakistan. Pakistan batting was not good enough today to post a good defend able total on the board. 184 was not a dream total against any team in the world specially on the pitches of sub-continent. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. Weather was overcast and that was not a sensible decision. Waqar and Afridi company was thinking that they must not chase that is why they went against the pitch and weather conditions. That was proved when Pakistan all out on 184.
In bowling again Shahid Afridi was the savior for the team. He took 5 wickets and Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Razzaq and Omar Gull bowled really well to stop Canada.
In the last Pakistan reached at the top in his pool with 3 wins and 6 points. Although the run rate came a little bit down but it does not matter to Pakistan position.  

Boom Boom Afridi

Today is 31st Birthday of Shahid Afridi,
So wish him by saying
Happy Birthday to Boom Boom Shahid Afridi

Pakistan Won against Sri-Lanka

Pakistan won the match against Sri-Lanka today in the World Cup 2011. Excellent cricket from both of sides. Result is in the favor of Pakistan. In batting Pakistan made 277/7 in 50 overs. Some good performance again from senior batsman Younas Khan and Misbah ul Haq. They made 72 and 83* respectively. Misbah ul Haq and Shahid Afridi were the not out batsmen. Kamran Akmal made39 runs. Batting was good but Pakistan short of 30-35 runs in his inning. Where were the lack?
Pakistan lacked in his power play 3. Omar Akmal, Shahid Afridi and Misbah ul Haq could not take advantage of that power play. Credit goes to Sri-Lanka bowling which kept their nerves till the end.
In bowling, Pakistan was enough good but again fielding was totally sub-standard. Pakistan lost almost 5 sure chances including stumping and catches. If these chances were taken fully, then Pakistan may won the match by huge margin. Can you imagine to give 2 chances to Sangakara (top batsman of Sri-Lanka)?
Pakistan team and coaching staff should sets some standard in the fielding. Kamran Akmal again in wicket keeping lost his form and i am putting a question mark on him.
Bowlers of Pakistan specially Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afridi were excellent and due the bowling of these two bowlers Pakistan got this victory in the end.
Sri-Lanka could only make 266/9 runs. Sangakara and Silva were the top scorer for the team.
This is the first step for the Pakistan, in the World Cup and Pakistan should think about his next by keeping the eye on semi finals.
India, Australia, Sri-Lanka, England and South Africa will be the toughest competitor in the tournament. Check their fielding standards. Pakistan was not up to the mark.
Any how Pakistan got another victory in the route of cup. Congratulation, but still team Pakistan you have to go more strongly in the next up coming matches

Pakistan Won 1st Match in World Cup 2011

Pakistan performed excellent in his first match against Kenya. Pakistan never lost the match. In batting first, Pakistan lost their openers quickly but after that Kamran Akmal, Younas Khan, Misbah ul Haq and Omar Akmal played exceptionally well and made fifties. Omar Akmal was not good at his start but after getting his form he made quick 71 runs. Pakistan posted 317 runs on the board.
This score was enough good for Kenya, they tried initial from bowling of Shoaib Akhtar and Abdul Razzaq. After that Shahid Afridi and Omar Gull took 7 wickets collectively. Shahid Afridi with 5 wickets in 8 overs with 16 runs was best bowler in the inning. Kenya was wrapped up in 112 runs in 33.1 overs.
Over all performance of the team was very satisfactory. Next match will be with Sri-Lanka which will be a very important match for both of teams. Sri-Lanka is in good form and Pakistan today showed their aggression too. Fans of cricket will definitely find a great match between these two side. Pakistan must keep nerves specially openers must perform well in that match along with bowling attack of Pakistan. Fielding standard must be high for the next matches.
 

Salman Butt will Present a Show During World Cup 2011

Salman Butt will participate in a show on a Pakistani TV in "Channel 5".

This show is about the World Cup 2011 and Salman Butt will give his expert opinion in this show for the matches of World Cup 2011. At last Salman Butt found his carrier as a TV expert after 10 years suspension from the cricket. Good Luck Mr. Salman Butt.  Can you guess what will Muhammad Aamir and Muhammad Asif do?

Pakistan Lost 2nd Warm Up

Pakistan lost its 2nd warm up match before World Cup 2011 against England. England made 273 runs. Kevin Peterson and Colling Wood made half centuries. Wahab Riaz and Junaid Khan shared 3 wicket each. In reply Pakistan could only made 206 runs and lost the match by 67 runs. Most important thing is the 80 runs inning of out of Younas Khan which was much expected by him before the start of World Cup. I hope Pakistan made his playing side by these two warm ups. Now Pakistan will face Kenya on 23rd Feb in its 1st World Cup Match.

Pakistan Got the Elevation

In the first warm match before the World Cup 2011, Pakistan registered a victory against Bangladesh by a huge margin of 89 rungs. Great start by Pakistan team. In batting Misbal ul Haq along with Ahmad Shahzad build a solid foundation by making centuries. Shahid Afridi and Omar Akmal added some runs to the total and Pakistan putt 285/9 on the board. Bangladesh lost their first wicket on 1, after that Junaid and Imrul build a partnership of 70. Abdul Razzaq got 3 wicket in his second spell and made difficult for Bangladesh to reach the target. Abdul Rehman and Muhammad Hafeez took 2 wickets each. Wahab Riaz and Afridi got 1 wicket each. Bangladesh could only make 196 runs in 41.4 over.
Pakistan got a good start and now its time to keep this spirit up.
There is one more thing to say to my visitors, that Pakistan is playing his 2 warm up matches in Bangladesh but most of matches of Pakistan will be in Sri-Lanka under different climate and conditions. That is a very big point. I think Pakistan team management should take some proper adjustment for the players to take full advantage of the conditions.

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Pakistan Team Left for World Cup 2011

Pakistan team left for World Cup 2011 and likely to be in Dubai in few hours. From there the next stop is Bangladesh where Pakistan team have to play 2 warm up matches against Bangladesh on 15th Feb2011 and England on 18th Feb 2011. After playing these warm matches Pakistan Team will fly to Sri-Lanka where the most of matches of Pakistan will be played.
Before leaving in a press conference Shahid Afridi said that he is expecting Pakistan in Semi Finals. He added that he got full support of coach Waqar Younas and Manager Intakhab Alam along with all the team members. We will play very much naturally and positive game. We have worked out for our fielding and bowling in batting power play.

Pakistan Team may Suffer from Rain in Sri-Lanka

Rain in a Stadium of Sri-Lanka (Hambatota) where first match of Pakistan have to be Played

According to weather reports, Pakistan matches in Sri-Lanka may be affected by the rain as moon soon in Sri-Lanka started before time. This will be a very important factor as Pakistan have to play its most of matches of first round in Sri Lanka. If matches of Pakistan against any low ranking team will affected by rain that will be very much unfortunate for us. Any match which is affected by rain will give each team 1 point, so Pakistan must have to perform very well in every match.
It was stated that Pakistan can reach in 2nd round easily, but now due to the rain factor Pakistan may suffer. Lets hope for best and Pray for Pakistan.

ICC Released Hearing/Ruling of Spot Fixing Case

ICC just released final decision of Independent Tribunal on his website, But this decision is not accessible in England and this is also in encrypted and read only format as ICC thinks that it might be very important or may put some influence on the criminal case in England. This decision is also available for a short period of time. I am also not giving the web address of this decision as per legal obligations, but you may search for that on ICC official website for that link.
According to it that Mr. Salman Butt and Muhammad Asif did contact to Mazhar Majeed after the scandal and that was proved with the help of their mobile phones.More evidences were also there on the website, but you have to accept the terms and conditions of that website to view that page.

Teams of World Cup 2011

Mascot of World Cup 2011 "Jumbo"

Group A
Australia
Newzealand
Pakistan
Sri-Lanka
Zimbabwe
Kenya
Canada

Group B
Bangladesh
England
India
South Africa
West Indies
Ireland
Netherland

Schedule of Cricket World Cup 2011 (First Round)

#	Date & Time	Match	Venue
1	19 Feb,2011 08:30 AM GMT	IND vs BAN	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
2	20 Feb,2011 04:00 AM GMT	NZ vs KEN	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
3	20 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	SL vs CAN	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
4	21 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	AUS vs ZIM	Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera
5	22 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	ENG vs NED	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
6	23 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	PAK vs KEN	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
7	24 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	SA vs WI	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
8	25 Feb,2011 04:00 AM GMT	AUS vs NZ	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
9	25 Feb,2011 08:30 AM GMT	BAN vs IRE	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
10	26 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	PAK vs SL	R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
11	27 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	IND vs ENG	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (Bangalore)
12	28 Feb,2011 04:00 AM GMT	ZIM vs CAN	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
13	28 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	WI vs NED	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
14	01 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	SL vs KEN	R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
15	02 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	ENG vs IRE	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (Bangalore)
16	03 Mar,2011 04:00 AM GMT	SA vs NED	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
17	03 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	PAK vs CAN	R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
18	04 Mar,2011 04:00 AM GMT	NZ vs ZIM	Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera
19	04 Mar,2011 08:30 AM GMT	BAN vs WI	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
20	05 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	AUS vs SL	R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
21	06 Mar,2011 04:00 AM GMT	SA vs ENG	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
22	06 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	IND vs IRE	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (Bangalore)
23	07 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	CAN vs KEN	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
24	08 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	PAK vs NZ	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
25	09 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	IND vs NED	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
26	10 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	SL vs ZIM	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
27	11 Mar,2011 04:00 AM GMT	WI vs IRE	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
28	11 Mar,2011 08:30 AM GMT	BAN vs ENG	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
29	12 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	IND vs SA	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
30	13 Mar,2011 04:00 AM GMT	NZ vs CAN	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
31	13 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	AUS vs KEN	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (Bangalore)
32	14 Mar,2011 03:30 AM GMT	BAN vs NED	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
33	14 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	PAK vs ZIM	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
34	15 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	SA vs IRE	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
35	16 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	AUS vs CAN	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (Bangalore)
36	17 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	ENG vs WI	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
37	18 Mar,2011 04:00 AM GMT	NED vs IRE	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
38	18 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	NZ vs SL	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
39	19 Mar,2011 03:30 AM GMT	BAN vs SA	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
40	19 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	AUS vs PAK	R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
41	20 Mar,2011 04:00 AM GMT	ZIM vs KEN	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
42	20 Mar,2011 09:00 AM GMT	IND vs WI	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai