super 8 - 8th Match IND vs PAK-India still alive

Pakistan won the toss & elected to bat first

Pakistan 128/10 (19.4 ov)
India 129/2 (16.6 ov) 
India won by 8 wickets

super 8 - 7th Match SA vs AUS

Toss: Australia, who choose to field first

South Africa 146/5 (19.6 ov)
Australia 147/2 (17.4 ov)
Australia won by 8 wickets

Gayle Dance vs Mendis Dance

ICC World Twenty20 2012 Standings-29/09/2012

Group 1		Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Net RR	Pts
	Sri Lanka	2	2	0	0	0	+1.029	4
	England	2	1	1	0	0	-0.115	2
	West Indies	2	1	1	0	0	-0.621	2
	New Zealand	2	0	2	0	0	-0.268	0
Group 2		Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Net RR	Pts
	Australia	1	1	0	0	0	+2.506	2
	Pakistan	1	1	0	0	0	+0.265	2
	South Africa	1	0	1	0	0	-0.265	0
	India	1	0	1	0	0	-2.506	0

super 8 - 6th Match SL vs WI

Toss: West Indies, who choose to bat first

West Indies 129/5 (19.6 ov)
Sri Lanka 130/1 (15.2 ov) 

Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets

super 8 - 5th Match ENG vs NZ

Toss: New Zealand, who choose to bat first

New Zealand 148/6 (19.6 ov)
England 149/4 (18.5 ov) 
England won by 6 wickets

super 8 - 4th Match AUS vs IND

Toss: India, who choose to bat first

India 140/7 (19.6 ov)
Australia 141/1 (14.5 ov)

Australia won by 9 wickets 

super 8 -3rd Match SA vs PAK

Toss: South Africa, who chose to bat

South Africa 133/6 (19.6 ov)
Pakistan 136/8 (19.4 ov) 
Pakistan won by 2 wickets

super 8 -2nd Match ENG vs WI

West Indies won the toss

West Indies 179/5 (19.6 ov)
England 164/4 (19.6 ov) 
West Indies won by 15 runs

super 8 -1st Match SL vs NZ -Sliga did it

 New Zealand, who choose to bat first

New Zealand 174/7 (19.6 ov)
Sri Lanka 174/6 (19.6 ov) 

Match tied (Sri Lanka won the one-over eliminator)

Who will win ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2012?

Pakistan

India

 

Sri Lanka

 

England

 

Australia

 

South Africa

 

West Indies

 

New Zealand

12th T20 BNG vs PAK

 

Bangladesh, who choose to bat

Bangladesh 175/6 (19.6 ov)

Pakistan 178/2 (18.4 ov) 

Pakistan won by 8 wkts

Super 8

New Zealand

Sri Lanka

27 Sep 2012
10:00 GMT

New Zealand vs Sri LankaPallekele
13th Match

Match scheduled to begin at
15:30 local time

England

West Indies

27 Sep 2012
14:00 GMT

England vs West IndiesPallekele
14th Match

Match scheduled to begin at
09:30 local time

Pakistan

South Africa

28 Sep 2012
10:00 GMT

Pakistan vs South AfricaColombo
15th Match

Match scheduled to begin at
15:30 local time

Australia

India

28 Sep 2012
14:00 GMT

Australia vs IndiaColombo
16th Match

Match scheduled to begin at
19:30 local time

England

New Zealand

29 Sep 2012
10:00 GMT

England vs New ZealandPallekele
17th match

Match scheduled to begin at
15:30 local time

Sri Lanka

West Indies

29 Sep 2012
14:00 GMT

Sri Lanka vs West IndiesPallekele
18th Match

Match scheduled to begin at
19:30 local time

Australia

South Africa

30 Sep 2012
10:00 GMT

Australia vs South AfricaColombo
19th Match

Match scheduled to begin at
15:30 local time

India

Pakistan

30 Sep 2012
14:00 GMT

India vs PakistanColombo
20th Match

Match scheduled to begin at
19:30 local time

New Zealand

West Indies

01 Oct 2012
10:00 GMT

New Zealand vs West IndiesPallekele
21st Match

Match scheduled to begin at
15:30 local time

England

Sri Lanka

01 Oct 2012
14:00 GMT

England vs Sri LankaPallekele
22nd Match

Match scheduled to begin at
19:30 local time

Australia

Pakistan

02 Oct 2012
10:00 GMT

Australia vs PakistanColombo
23rd Match

Match scheduled to begin at
15:30 local time

India

South Africa

02 Oct 2012
14:00 GMT

India vs South AfricaColombo
24th Match

Match scheduled to begin at
19:30 local time

11th T20 WI vs IRL

West Indies, who choose to field first

No Result
Ireland 129/6 (18.6 ov)
West Indies 0/0 (0 ov)

10th T20 IND vs ENG

England,who choose to bowl first

India 170/4 (19.6) 

England 80/10 (14.4)

India won by 90 runs

9th T20 PAK vs NZ

 Pakistan , who choose to bat

Pakistan 177/6 (19.6) 

New Zealand 164/9 (19.6)

Pakistan won by 13 runs

8th T20 WI vs AUS

West Indies, who choose to bat first

West Indies 191/8 (19.6)

Australia 100/1 (9.1)

Australia won by 17 runs (D/L method)

7th T20 SL vs SA

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field first

South Africa 78/4 (6.6) 

Sri Lanka 46/5 (6.6)

South Africa won by 32 runs

6th T20 ENG vs AFG

Afghanistan,who choose to bowl first

England 196/5 (19.6) 

Afghanistan 80/10 (17.2)

England won by 116 runs

5th T20 NZ vs BAG

Bangladesh,who choose to field first

New Zealand 191/3 (19.6) 

Bangladesh 132/8 (19.6)

New Zealand won by 59 runs

4th T20 SA vs ZIM

"Jacques Kallis took four cheap wickets as South Africa eliminated Zimbabwe with a crushing victory" 

  South Africa, who choose to field first

Zimbabwe 93/8 (19.6) 

South Africa 94/0 (12.4)

South Africa won by 10 wickets

3rd T20 IND vs AFG

 Afghanistan, who choose to bowl first

India 159/5 (19.6) 

Afghanistan 136/10 (19.3)

India won by 23 runs

2nd T20 AUS vs IRL

Ireland, who choose to bat first

Ireland 123/7 (19.6)

Australia 125/3 (15.1)

Australia won by 7 wickets

1st T20 SL vs ZIM-Ajantha's Magic

Zimbabwe,who choose to field first

Sri Lanka 182/4 (19.6) 

Zimbabwe 100/10 (17.3)

Sri Lanka won by 82 runs

ICC T20 World Cup: Bowlers to watch out for...........

Saeed Ajmal

It is not easy to dominate against the Aussies on a consistent basis. But Saeed Ajmal is one of modern day’s spinners who has troubled all the teams of late.
In the recently concluded ODI series, Ajmal made the Aussies look like a bunch of ordinary cricketers and Pakistan who are one of the favourites will huge rely upon him. Ajmal is just five points behind Swann’s top spot in the T20 bowler’s rankings.

Graeme Swann

Graeme Swann is currently ranked as the No. 1 bowler in T20’s. The off-spinner who often strikes in his first over has so far taken 41 wickets from 32 T20 international matches. He makes a significant contribution with the bat as well which is something that makes him an inseparable part of the English squad.
The defending champions would once again have huge expectations from the 33-year-old.

Sunil Narine

The mystery hasn’t been solved yet. Many said that once he is exposed in the IPL, the batsmen would find it easy to handle his variation. But that was not the case and Sunil Narine can be easily expected to be among the top five wicket takers in the T20 World Cup.
Even though he has played just 5 T20 matches so far, Narine has the potential to become one of the most feared bowlers over the years.

Ravichandran Ashwin

Apart from winning two Indian Premier League titles for the Chennai Super Kings, Ravichandran Ashwin has got crucial breakthroughs for MS Dhoni on several occasions. With his deceptive carrom ball, Ashwin continues to be one of the better spinners at the moment.
Even though he doesn’t have a good record in the international T20’s (7 wickets from ten matches), the batsmen will find it difficult to score runs against him on the Sri Lankan pitches.

Brad Hogg

Don’t judge him by his age. Even at 41, Brad Hogg has a variety of deliveries to deceive the best batsmen in the world. The Australian selectors surprisingly included the veteran who continues to play T20 matches and can be a very handy bowler for the Kangaroos on turning tracks in Sri Lanka.

Lasith Malinga

He might have been struggling against the Indians in all formats of the game, but slinger Malinga is someone who can change the course of a game in just one over.
The best part of his bowling is that the batsman anticipating a toe-cracking Yorker, still ends up being clean bowled off the same delivery. Malinga is also a favorite of the crowd as he guarantees entertainment.

Dale Steyn

The deadly duo of Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn is probably the best pair at the moment. Morne was very successful in the Indian Premier league while Steyn needs to specific turf to prove his mettle. Steyn has taken 30 wickets from 22 T20 international matches and in spite of being 29-year-old, he can make all the youngsters run for their money.

Daniel Vettori

The 33-year-old veteran Kiwi spinner had announced retirement from the limited overs game to prolong his Test career but found the T20 World Cup too tempting and was later included in New Zealand squad.
With an economy rate of 5.36 from 28 matches, the former New Zealand skipper still has a lot left to deliver.

ICC T20 World Cup: Batsmen to watch out for......

Chris Gayle

A run-machine. An incredible run-machine. Take the opinions of all the bowlers who have bowled against the Jamaican and that would be their answer.

Gayle just loves making records and he did exactly that in the first match of the inaugural T20 World cup where he scored 117 runs against South Africa and became the first batsman to reach the three-figure mark in T20 matches. After a rough patch and his spat with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), the left-hander came with all guns blazing and has been a force to reckon with in the last two IPL seasons.

He has been in terrific forms in all formats of the game and just like Lasith Malinga he too guarantees entertainment. Gayle has appeared in just 23 T20I’s so far, but with a strike rate of 143 and an average of 36, Gayle can once again do wonders at the big stage.

Virender Sehwag

From Test cricket, to ODIs, to the shortest format, Sehwag is one of the most feared batsmen around the world. He has his own style of batting where he smokes boundaries with an extraordinary hand and eye coordination.

He was involved in several crucial partnerships for the first wicket along with Gautam Gambhir in 2007 World Cup and this year too, India will rely on him to get them to good starts.

Sehwag who scored five consecutive half-centuries in IPL 2012 is yet to score a ton in a T20 international. The upcoming World Cup could be the best opportunity for the swashbuckling right-hander to reach the landmark.

David Warner

Needless to say, Warner remains one of the most feared batsmen of modern era. He was considered to be a T20 specialist but then he has proved his mettle in the longer format as well. But his natural game is seen in the T20’s where he is yet to score a century.

Warner is equally comfortable with playing switch-hits which yield plenty of runs for him. He had a bad ODI series against Pakistan and the left-hander would be desperate once again to shine at the international level.

Eoin Morgan

The left-hander is the No. 1 batsman in current T20 rankings. The Irish-born Englishman who is known to play innovative strokes cemented his place in the England squad after the retirement of Paul Collingwood.

The 26-year-old has a handy average (38) in T20 international matches. Of late, there has been a decline in his form and a Pietersen-less England side would want the left-hander to come with all guns blazing in order to successfully defend their title.

Umar Akmal

He has provided a lot of strength to the Pakistan middle-order and has won several matches for his side single-handedly. A lot depends on Akmal these days keeping in mind Afridi’s poor run with the bat.

Akmal who scored a century in his third ODI has a wide range of shots and has four fifties to his name in the T20 international matches. During his initial days, the experts lavished huge praise on his ability to bat under pressure.

Akmal would be high on confidence after hitting the winning runs against the Aussies in the super over of a T20 match recently in UAE and Pakistan would expect him to guide them to second World Cup victory.

AB de Villiers

The South African played some sensational knocks in IPL 2012 and got Royal Challengers Bangalore to some incredible victories. The right-hander played superb cameos and entertained the crowd. The fans would remember how he clobbered his own team-mate Dale Steyn in an over that produced 17 runs.

De Villiers has become one of the cleanest strikers of the cricket ball and the bowlers would be wary of the damage he can cause at any time of the match. The 28-year-old has played 37 T20 international matches and he will have a huge role to play if South Africa entertain any chances of winning a major tournament.

Tillakaratne Dilshan

Dilshan stunned the cricketing fraternity with his sublime form in 2009. The attacking right-hander was sent to open the innings in all formats of the game, a decision which transformed him as a cricketer. It was the same year where he invented the Dilscoop shot for the T20 World Cup and since then he has troubled all the bowlers, with his peculiar shot that often yields a boundary.

Over the last few years, Dilshan has become an integral part of the Sri Lankan team. Apart from being one of the best fielders at the moment, Dilshan also adds a lot of value with his spin bowling and he often helps his side break a crucial partnership.

Dilshan will have the home turf advantage and there is no reason why he cannot end up being the highest run-scorer in the tournament.

Brendon McCullum

The explosive opener is one of the most dangerous batsmen in T20s. He is one of those rare players to have played in 47 T20 international matches. McCullum has an average of 34 in the shorter formats and can rip apart any bowling attack on his day.

The 30-year-old is likely to play as a specialist batsman as the Kiwis have roped in Kruger van Wyk to perform the duties behind the stumps. This will help McCullum to focus entirely on his batting.
With one century and eight half-centuries to his name.

Kumar Sangakkara sweeps top ICC awards

Sri Lanka cricketer Kumar Sangakkara on Saturday swept as many as three awards -- People's Choice, Cricketer of the Year, and Test Cricketer of the Year during the ICC Awards ceremony in Colombo.

The senior Sri Lankan cricketer was named winner of the LG ICC People's Choice Award, ahead of India's Sachin Tendulkar.

"Kumar Sangakkara has won his second award of the evening and has been crowned the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year," the ICC announced on Twitter.
 Sangakkara has played 111 Test matches, scoring 9,872 runs at an average of 56.73 for the island nation.

The cricket governing body added, "The ICC Cricketer of the Year is Kumar Sangakkara. He has won three awards tonight (15th September) in Colombo,"

"Sunil Narine wins ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year Award"

West Indian spinner Sunil Narine won the Emerging Cricketer of the Year award at the LG International Cricket Council’s (ICC) annual awards held at Colombo on Saturday.Narine, who made Test debut against England this year has grabbed 12 wickets in three Tests while has 28 wickets in 15 ODIs.
The ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year nominees were New Zealand's Doug Bracewell, Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal, West Indies Sunil Narine and Australia's James Pattinson.This year's ICC Awards includes 11 individual prizes, including the People's Choice Award and features the new ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year and ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year awards.

The long-lists of nominations were made by a five-man ICC selection panel chaired by former West Indies captain and current chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee Clive Lloyd.The panel also includes former international players Sri Lanka's Marvan Atapattu, Clare Connor of England, Carl Hooper of West Indies and Tom Moody of Australia.

"Virat Kohli wins ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year Award"

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli won the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) One-Day International (ODI) Cricketer of the Year award at the annual awards at Colombo on Saturday.

Kohli, who made his ODI debut in 2008, has garnered 3,886 runs in his career so far. He averages close to 74 in the 16 ODIs played in 2012.

This year's ICC Awards includes 11 individual prizes, including the People's Choice Award and features the new ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year and ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year awards.
The long-lists of nominations were made by a five-man ICC selection panel chaired by former West Indies captain and current chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee Clive Lloyd.The panel also includes former international players Sri Lanka's Marvan Atapattu, Clare Connor of England, Carl Hooper of West Indies and Tom Moody of Australia.

"Kumar Dharmasena won the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Umpire of the Year award"

International umpire Kumar Dharmasena won the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Umpire of the Year award.The Sri Lankan won the award for the first time. Dharmasena, who played 31 Tests and 141 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for Sri Lanka made his umpiring debut in 2009.

He was part of the panel of umpires selected for the 2011 ODI World Cup in India.This year's ICC Awards includes 11 individual prizes, including the People's Choice Award and features the new ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year and ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year awards.
The long-lists of nominations were made by a five-man ICC selection panel chaired by former West Indies captain and current chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee Clive Lloyd.
The panel also includes former international players Sri Lanka's Marvan Atapattu, Clare Connor of England, Carl Hooper of West Indies and Tom Moody of Australia.

"Kumar Sangakkara wins ICC people's choice award"

Sri Lanka cricketer Kumar Sangakkara was named winner of the LG ICC People's Choice Award, ahead of India's Sachin Tendulkar during the ICC Awards ceremony in Colombo on Friday.Just two years after winning it, senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar was once again nominated for the International Cricket Council (ICC) People's Choice award.
Those nominated included Sri Lanka's Sangakkara, South Africa's duo Vernon Philander and Jacque Kallis, while England's James Anderson makes up the quintet of nominees.Both Sangakkara (2011) and Tendulkar (2010) have won the award in the past.
For the third time in the history of the awards, fans had the opportunity to decide the winner, this time by accessing an application on the ICC's official Facebook page.

Reliance ICC Twenty20 Championship All-Rounder Rankings

ID	Rating	Name	Nationality
1	475	S.R. Watson
2	319	Shahid Afridi
2	319	Mohammad Hafeez
4	302	D.J. Hussey
5	219	D.J.J. Bravo
6	211	C.H. Gayle
7	202	J.H. Kallis
8	195	A.D. Mathews
9	189	Shakib Al Hasan
10	180	T.M. Dilshan