ICC Cricket World Cup 11

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World Cup: Rain interrupts Sri Lanka-Australia match
Sri Lanka are at 146/3 in 32.5 overs when rain stopped the play against Australia. 

ICC World Cup 2011 Sri Lanka vs Australia, 20th Match, Group A R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, March 5, 2011

Match Information Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) & Ian Gould (Eng) Third Umpire: Shavir Tarapore (Ind) Match Referee: Chris Broad (Eng) Toss: Sri Lanka (Elected to bat) Match State Rain stops play

Ricky Ponting sees Malinga a real threat
Australia captain Ricky Ponting admitted a lot of the team strategy has revolved around tackling express-fast Lasith Malinga. 

Angry Bangladeshi fans stone West Indies bus
West Indies cricket squad bus was attacked by angry Bangladesh fans on Friday after the home team crashed to a nine-wicket defeat.

We will have to be at our best against India: Ireland coach
A sensational upset against England has filled Ireland with hope, but coach Pete Johnston knows that India would be a tougher nut to crack.

O’Brien wary of strong Indian batting, bowling line-up
Ireland’s poster-boy Kevin O’Brien said an upset victory over England had not made his team lose sight of India’s batting and bowling prowess.

England face tough task to halt World Cup slide
Arresting their spectacular slide will not be easy when a sloppy England take on in-form South Africa on Sunday in Chennai.

posted By Muhammad basharat ICC World Cup 2011 Bangladesh vs West Indies, 19th Match, Group B Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, March 4, 2011

Match Information Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) & Steve Davis (Aus) Third Umpire: Asad Rauf (Pak) Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SL) Toss: Bangladesh (Elected to bat) Match Status: West Indies won by 9 wkts

ICC World Cup 2011 New Zealand vs Zimbabwe, 18th Match, Group A Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, March 4, 2011

Match Information Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) & Marais Erasmus (RSA) Third Umpire: Rod Tucker (Aus) Match Referee: Roshan Mahanama (SL) Toss: Zimbabwe (Elected to bat) Match Status: New Zealand won by 10 wkts

ICC World Cup 2011 Pakistan vs Canada, 17th Match, Group A R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, March 3, 2011

Match Information Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) & Nigel Llong (Eng) Third Umpire: Tony Hill (NZ) Match Referee: Chris Broad (Eng) Toss: Pakistan (Elected to bat) Match Status: Pakistan won by 46 runs

NZ thrash Zimbabwe by 10 wickets
New Zealand displayed a clinically efficient all round performance to thump Zimbabwe by 10 wickets.

West Indies hammer Bangladesh by 9 wkts
Electing to bat, Bangladesh were bundled out for a paltry 58 by West Indies in their World Cup Group B match on Friday. 

Team India seek bowlers to halt Irish charge
India look to tame ‘giant-killers’ Ireland on Sunday at Bangalore and will expect their bowlers to halt the Irish charge.

Canada captain blame batsmen for loss against Pakistan
Canada captain Ashish Bagai was candid enough to admit that his batters were not good 

enough to cross the 184 run target set by Pakistan

Battered and bruised Netherlands excited about India match
Dutch captain Peter Borren said that his team was looking forward to playing India following their massive 231-run defeat against South Africa.

Dutch conquered, Smith now worried about Ireland
Despite their 231-run win over the Netherlands, South Africa’s captain Graeme Smith expects a tougher game against Ireland .

2007 WC loss to Ireland was in my mind: Afridi
Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi said the ghost of 2007 humiliating loss against Ireland came back to his mind during their match against Canada.

DRS leads to different interpretations for same situation
The much-debated DRS came into sharp focus for the second time in six days at the World Cup as the on-field umpires stuck to their original decisions.

  South Africa (351/5) have posted their third highest total in the world cup - their highest is 356 for four against West Indies at St.George’s on April 10, 2007.

Sources:
Zee news

Posted By Muhammad Basharat ICC World Cup 2011 Sri Lanka vs Kenya, 14th Match, Group AR.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, March 1, 2011 ICC World Cup 2011 West Indies vs Netherlands, 13th Match, Group B Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, February 28, 2011 Match Information Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (Ind) & Simon Taufel (Aus) Third Umpire: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Match Referee: Jeff Crowe (NZ) Toss: Netherlands (Elected to field) Match Status: West Indies won by 215 runs ICC World Cup 2011 Zimbabwe vs Canada, 12th Match, Group A Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, February 28, 2011 Match Information Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) & Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Third Umpire: Steve Davis (Aus) Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SL) Toss: Zimbabwe (Elected to bat) Match Status: Zimbabwe won by 175 runs ICC World Cup 2011 India vs England, 11th Match, Group B M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, February 27, 2011 Match Information Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) & Marais Erasmus (RSA) Third Umpire: Rod Tucker (Aus) Match Referee: Roshan Mahanama (SL) Toss: India (Elected to bat) Match Status: Match tied ICC World Cup 2011 Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 10th Match, Group A R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, February 26, 2011 Match Information Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) & Daryl Harper (Aus) Third Umpire: Nigel Llong (Eng) Match Referee: Chris Broad (Eng) Toss: Pakistan (Elected to bat) Match Status: Pakistan won by 11 runs ICC World Cup 2011 Bangladesh vs Ireland, 9th Match, Group B Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, February 25, 2011

Match Information Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) & Rod Tucker (Aus) Third Umpire: Billy Bowden (NZ) Match Referee: Roshan Mahanama (SL) Toss: Bangladesh (Elected to bat) Match Status: Bangladesh won by 27 runs

ICC scrutinies Australia-Zimbabwe WC match
ICC has carried out a scrutiny of the Aus-Zim World Cup match played in Ahmedabad after Oz openers batted slowly in the first 10 overs.

Kenya win toss, elect to bat against Sri Lanka
Kenya captain Jimmy Kamande won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in their Group A match of the cricket World Cup. 

Roach claims hat-trick in easy West Indies win
Kemar Roach registered the first hat-trick of the 2011 World Cup as he bowled West Indies to a 215-run win over the Netherlands.

Part time bowling rescues Ashraful’s World Cup
Mohd Ashraful thought he had played his last innings in the World Cup before his part-time bowling gave him a new lease of life during game against Ireland.

Zimbabwe crush Canada in `Battle of Minnows`
Tatenda Taibu missed out on his maiden World Cup century by two runs but his superb knock helped Zimbabwe crush Canada by 175 runs.

Bresnan reprimanded, Strauss fined for slow over-rate 
England’s fast bowler Tim Bresnan has been officially reprimanded for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his side’s tied match against India.

Sri Lanka seek revenge of 2003 upset against Kenya
Sri Lanka would look to bounce back on Tuesday after their loss in the last match and avenge their 2003 edition defeat at the hands of Kenya.

ICC awards Cricket Scotland for its development programme
ICC awarded Cricket Scotland for the Best Overall Cricket Development Programme in an effort to recognise their effort.