Bangladesh vs West Indies ICC World Cup 2011: Live Score

In the 19th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur between co-host Bangladesh and two-times World Cup champion West Indies, the Bangladeshi captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first.

Bangladesh made no change in their playing XI from the Ireland game. Bangladesh won that match by 27 runs. West Indies captain Darren Sammy is also playing with same team that beat Netherlands by a huge margin of 215 runs. In that match the Caribbean pacer Kemar Roach picked six Dutch wickets for 27 runs, including a hat-trick.

This group 'B' match in the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2011 is very important for both West Indies and Bangladesh for their quarter finals dreams. Both teams have two points each from two matches each. The Irish team, who beat England two days back, also have two points with same matches.

West Indies and Bangladesh are meeting for the fourth time in a World Cup. The Caribbean team has won twice against this opponent. However, Bangladesh has an edge over West Indies as they are playing in front of their home crowd and in home conditions.

Here is the West Indies and Bangladesh playing XI for the 19th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium:

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Devon Smith, Darren Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kieron Pollard, Devon Thomas (wk), Darren Sammy (capt), Sulieman Benn, Nikita Miller, Kemar Roach.

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Raqibul Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mohammad Ashraful, Naeem Islam, Shafiul Islam, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain.

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New Zealand vs Zimbabwe ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Live Score Card

ZIMBABWEAN CAPTAIN Chigumbura picked batsman Regis Chakabva and all-rounder Tinashe Panyangara in the playing XI in place of injured batsman Sean Williams and seamer Chris Mpofu, whereas Kiwis captain Daniel Vettori preferred Kyle Mills over Jamie How in the very important game of Cricket World Cup 2011.

New Zealand won their first match in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 by 10 wickets against Kenya, whereas they lost their next match against defending champion Australia by seven wickets. Zimbabwe team started their ICC World Cup 2011 campaign with a lost against Australia by 91 runs. In the next match they won by a huge margin of 175 runs against Canada.

New Zealand and Zimbabwe had not played with each other since August 31, 2005. However, both the teams had played 28 matches with each other, where Kiwis won 19 times and Zimbabwean won nine times. Two matches were ended without result.

Here is the playing XI of New Zealand and Zimbabwe in the 18th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011:
New Zealand : Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum (wk), Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, James Franklin, Scott Styris, Nathan McCullum, Daniel Vettori, Tim Southee, Kyle Mills, Hamish Bennett.

Zimbabwe : Brendan Taylor (wk), Charles Coventry, Tatenda Taibu, Craig Ervine, Elton Chigumbura (capt), Regis Chakabva, Greg Lamb, Proper Utseya, Graeme Cremer, Ray Price, Tinashe Panyangara.

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Preview: Bangladesh vs West Indies ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

WEST INDIES will take on co-hosts Bangladesh in the 19th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday afternoon, March 4. This group 'B' match is very important for both the countries for their quarter finals dreams in the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2011.

In group 'B' except Netherlands, all teams have won at least one match each in the ICC World Cup 2011. Last night in Bangalore, Ireland defeated neighbours and the three-time finalists England by three wickets. Irish batsman Kevin O'Brien scored fastest World Cup century off just 50 balls.

In the inaugural match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on February 19, Bangladesh lost to India by 87 runs. In the next match against Ireland at the same venue, the host team won by 27 runs.

West Indies, who won Cricket World Cup last time in 1979 in England, lost their first match in the tenth edition of the Cricket World Cup against strong South Africa by seven wickets. In the next match the Caribbean team beat Netherlands by a huge margin of 215 runs.

Bangladesh, who will play in front of their home crowds, is playing a good cricket from last few months. Their opener Tamim Iqbal, captain Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammad Ashraful are their key players, whereas West Indies opener Chris Gayle, all-rounder Kieron Pollard can change the direction of the match at any moment with their big shots. In the last match young pacer Kemar Roach departed six Dutch batsmen to the pavilion.

Toss will play a crucial role in the very important match of group 'B' between Bangladesh and West Indies. The team who will bat second have to face dew factor. Captains viz. Shakib Al Hasan or Darren Sammy, who will win the toss are likely to opt to bat first.

West Indies and Bangladesh had played 16 times with other, where the Caribbean team won 11 times and Bangladeshi team three times. In the World Cup, West Indies have a clean record against Bangladesh. Out of the three World Cup matches between them, West Indies has won twice.

Here is the West Indies and Bangladesh squads for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011:

West Indies: Darren Sammy (Capt), Chris Gayle, Devendra Bishoo, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Smith, Sulieman Benn, Nikita Miller, Andre Rusell, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kirk Edwards, Devon Thomas (wk).

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Zunaed Siddique, Shahriar Nafees, Roqibul Hassan, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Naeem Islam, Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Md Sohrawordi.

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Kevin O'Brien's brilliant 50-ball 100 powers Ireland past Eng

THERE IS nothing impossible for Kevin O’ Brien. Anyone who watched yesterday’s cricket world cup match between England and Ireland, would confirm that the Irish batsmen could do any thing he wanted as this was his special day.

Underdogs by a long shot, Ireland's victory over England has been so far the biggest upset of the ongoing cricket world cup 2011. Minnows they might be, but many of the Irish players are used to playing against their English counterparts while playing for English counties.

In a tight match, the Irish defeated the English team comfortably. In this major upset, Ireland's Kevin O'Brien struck the fastest century in the World Cup thus carving a victory for his team at the Chinnaswamy Stadium of Bangalore.

The Dubliner is also placed sixth in the list of fastest ODI centuries. 

Chasing a mammoth total of 327 runs, the Irish team was at one point of time 106 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. At that point of time, it appeared as if the English team had managed to take home the match. But whatever happened after the batting power play taken by Ireland’s captain William Porterfield has become history now.

In this powerplay, the Irish batsmen hammered England bowlers brutally. Probably, no corner of the ground was left, where Kevin did not play his shots. In his brilliant innings of 113, he smashed 6 sixes. 

Although he was out for 113 shortly before Ireland’s moment of glory, their first win over England, by then the damage had been done, and his team mates passed the massive 328 target with three wickets and five balls to spare.

No team has ever scored more to win a World Cup match batting second. It was Kevin's knock, the fastest century of the world cup, which helped Ireland knock the English team. He brought up his century in just 50 deliveries with no less than 6 sixes including one 102-metre hit over long on and 13 fours.

This is not for first time that Ireland has been credited for doing something unexpected. In the previous edition of Cricket World Cup in 2007, they ousted the 1992 winners Pakistan in a major upset in Jamaica.

 

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Pakisan vs Canada ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Live Score Card

IN THE 16th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 between two group 'A' teams Pakistan and Canada at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi won the toss on a dry pitch and without any hesitation decided to bat first.

Pakistan team has made two changes in their playing XI from the last match against Sri Lanka. Afridi picked Saeed Ajmal and Wahab Riaz in the team, whereas rested Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar and Abdur Rehman against Canada.
Canadian captain Ashish Bagai made one change in the playing XI from the last match against Zimbabwe. He picked Henry Osinde in place of John Davison. The Canadian squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011 features three Pakistan-born players including top-order batsman Rizwan Cheema, medium fast bowler Khurram Chohan and Hamza Tariq.
Pakistan, which is one of the strong contenders for the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, has won both the opening matches against Kenya and Sri Lanka. Shahid Afridi and his team beat host Lankans by 11 runs at the same venue last weekend.
The Canadian team, whose chances to reach the quartefinals are almost zero, lost both their opening matches against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe by a huge margin. They lost against Sri Lanka by 210 runs and against Zimbabwe by 175 runs.
Pakistan and Canada have met with each other only once during the second Cricket World Cup at Leeds on June 9, 1979, where Pakistan won by 8 wickets.
Given below is the playing XI of the 17th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 between two Group 'A' teams Pakistan and Canada:
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Kamran Akmal (wk), Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi (capt), Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal.
Canada: Nitish Kumar, Ruvindu Gunasekera, Zubin Surkari, Ashish Bagai (capt/wk), Jimmy Hansra, Rizwan Cheema, Tyson Gordon, Khurram Chohan, Harvir Baidwan, Balaji Rao, Henry Osinde.

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South Africa vs Netherlands ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Live Score Card

IN THE 16th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 between South Africa and Netherlands at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali, Netherlands captain Peter Borren won the toss and asked the South Africans to bat first. PCA Stadium at Mohali is hosting the first match of the World Cup 2011.
South Africa is playing their second match in the World Cup 2011. It had won the first match against West Indies by seven wickets at Delhi's Ferozeshah Kotla, whereas Netherlands have lost both their opening matches in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 against England and West Indies.

The Proteas captain Graeme Smith made one change in the playing XI from the last match against West Indies. He preferred Morne van Wyk over spinner Johan Botha. The Dutch captain made no changes in his playing XI from the last match against West Indies, that they lost by 215 runs on Monday in Delhi.
Both group 'B' teams of the Cricket World Cup 2011, South Africa and Netherlands have played two World Cup matches with each other in the past. South Africans registered victory by a margin of 160-run in 1996 and 221 runs in 2007 World Cup respectively.
Here is the playing XI of South Africa and Netherlands for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011:
South Africa: Graeme Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (wk), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Morne van Wyk, Robin Peterson, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir.
Netherlands: Alexei Kervezee, Wesley Barresi (wk), Tom Cooper, Ryan ten Doeschate, Bas Zuiderent, Tom de Grooth, Peter Borren (capt), Mudassar Bukhari, Pieter Seelaar, Bernard Loots, Berend Westdijk.

 

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Sri Lanka vs Kenya ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Live Score Card

IN THE 14th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, between two group 'A' teams, Sri Lanka and Kenya at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the Kenyan captain Jimmy Kamande won the toss and elected to bat first. Sri Lanka and Kenya are playing for first time in the Cricket World Cup since 2003 in Nairobi, where host Kenya defeated the Lankans.
In the third match for Sri Lanka in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, captain Kumar Sangakkara made two changes. He chose Lasith Malinga and Ajantha Mendis in the playing XI over Thisara Perera and Rangana Herath. Lasith Malinga was out of action for last two matches because of a back strain.
Kenyan captain Jimmy Kamande dropped all-rounder Thomas Odoyo and batsman Rakep Patel from the playing XI and picked David Obuya and Peter Ongondo in the important game against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan team won their first match in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 against Canada, whereas in the next match against Pakistan they lost by 11 runs. Kenya team lost their first match against New Zealand by 10 wickets and in the next match against Pakistan, they lost by a huge margin of by 205 runs.
Given below is the list of the playing XI in Sri Lanka and Kenya in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Angelo Mathews, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis.
Kenya: Jimmy Kamande (capt), Morris Ouma (wk), Seren Waters, Collins Obuya, David Obuya, Steve Tikolo, Tanmay Mishra, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Peter Ongondo, Shem Ngoche, Elijah Otieno.

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