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

Warm up Matches of World Cup 2010's Schedule

#	Date & Time	Match	Venue
1	12 Feb,2011 04:00 AM GMT	KEN vs WI	R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
2	12 Feb,2011 08:30 AM GMT	BAN vs CAN	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
3	12 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	SA vs ZIM	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
4	12 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	SL vs NED	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
5	12 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	IRE vs NZ	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
6	13 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	IND vs AUS	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (Bangalore)
7	15 Feb,2011 04:00 AM GMT	IRE vs ZIM	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
8	15 Feb,2011 08:30 AM GMT	BAN vs PAK	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
9	15 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	KEN vs NED	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
10	15 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	SL vs WI	R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
11	15 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	AUS vs SA	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (Bangalore)
12	16 Feb,2011 03:30 AM GMT	CAN vs ENG	Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah
13	16 Feb,2011 09:00 AM GMT	IND vs NZ	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
14	18 Feb,2011 08:30 AM GMT	ENG vs PAK	Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah