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Post by paulgilb on Oct 1, 2012 21:37:42 GMT 1
Other result from Group E:
West Indies (139) beat New Zealand (139/7) in a Super Over
Just like in the match against Sri Lanka, there was a run-out off the final ball of the second innings. New Zealand needed 14 off the last over to win, but only managed 13. New Zealand managed 17 in the Super Over, but West Indies managed 18 with a ball to spare. Marlon Samuels matched Tim Southee's feat of bowling 14 consecutive deliveries (this time the last over of NZ's innings and the Super Over both included a wide).
Sri Lanka thus top the group, with West Indies second.
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Post by Elmer on Oct 1, 2012 21:42:35 GMT 1
Why? Not for the first time, KP was the one in the wrong. No player is bigger than the team and he deserved to be dropped. It'll be KP that makes a grovelling apology this week and comes crawling back to the England set-up. All it was was a petty little squabble and a few text messages !! They all need to man up a little bit !
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Post by raliverpool on Oct 1, 2012 23:19:29 GMT 1
Why? Not for the first time, KP was the one in the wrong. No player is bigger than the team and he deserved to be dropped. It'll be KP that makes a grovelling apology this week and comes crawling back to the England set-up. What a load of rot. Quite simply it was the ECB jealous of how the IPL has taken off whilst their archaic cliquey old school ties job for the boys organisation has barely dragged themselves past the 2nd World War era. All KP did was text his IPL team mate. It did not affect his ability to deliver on the field where his last Test, One Day & Twenty20 matches for England all saw him win MoTM. The fact of the matter is the English Cricket team has a bigger problem with the bowling clique which it should be addressing, but as like the ECB they are jealous of the IPL then this suited their agenda. The immediate aftermath of yet another batting flop by the top order that exposed how much he has been missed during this competition, with the Twenty20 champions having been beaten by 19 runs by India in Pallekele. England's future prospects in Twenty20 depend on England players participating in IPL to become accustomed to the top world bowlers, some of whom such as Malinga do not play Tests. They have world class players in Finn, Swann and Morgan. Whilst Wright seems to have improved a lot as a direct result of playing in Twenty20 tournaments outside England. But the other England players are not properly experienced in this format. The last thing they need is to be involved against a weakened New Zealand side in May when up to half a dozen of the New Zealanders are likely not to be playing as they will still be involved in the IPL. The sooner the clueless idiots running the ECB realise this the better. If England are to take Twenty20 seriously we need to see ECB agreeing to an IPL Window. But I'm not sure that IPL franchises will select England players even then because bar a handful they are not good enough. This sorry KP text saga which is a load of **** as it has all been about the right to play in the IPL has lost them so much they are once again a laughing stock of International Cricket. They should be encouraging their best players into both the IPL and the Big Bash, not desperately keeping them out in their hopelessly misguided outdated Empire colonial viewpoint. Some people forget back in 1985 Ian Botham earned more money than any British footballer, how things have changed.
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Post by paulgilb on Oct 2, 2012 22:02:10 GMT 1
Group F: Pakistan (149/6) beat Australia (117/7) by 32 runs India (152/6) beat South Africa (151) by 1 run Despite the defeat, Australia top the group with Pakistan second. India thus go out despite winning 4 of the 5 matches they have played, along with South Africa who lost all 3 Super Eight matches. Australia, Pakistan and India were split by net run rate, with Australia's large win over India being crucial. Semi-finals: Sri Lanka v Pakistan on Thursday Australia v West Indies on Friday
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Post by paulgilb on Oct 3, 2012 22:20:20 GMT 1
Odds to win:
Australia 5/2 Sri Lanka 13/5 Pakistan 14/5 West Indies 15/4
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Post by paulgilb on Oct 4, 2012 21:50:54 GMT 1
1st Semi:
Sri Lanka (139/4) beat Pakistan (123/7) by 16 runs.
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Post by paulgilb on Oct 5, 2012 23:08:25 GMT 1
2nd Semi: West Indies (205/4) beat Australia (131) by 74 runs
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Post by paulgilb on Oct 7, 2012 21:54:36 GMT 1
Final:
West Indies (137/6) beat Sri Lanka (101) by 36 runs
WI were only 38/2 after 11 overs but recovered thanks mainly to Marlon Samuels' 78. It was WI's first win over Sri Lanka in a T20I.
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