Cricket World Cup. Day by Day

by Guest Sat 19 Feb 2011, 8:33 am

India, the tourny favourites face Bangladesh in Mirpur in the first game of the Cricket World Cup.
Bangladesh win the toss and put India in to bat.

by Guest Sat 19 Feb 2011, 10:07 am

After losing their first wicket for 69 with a terrible mix up for a run out, India have settled into batting now and are currently 151-1

by Guest Sat 19 Feb 2011, 10:51 am

223-2 after 34 overs, this is gonna be around 350.

by RocketAce Sat 19 Feb 2011, 11:41 am

King Beer wrote:223-2 after 34 overs, this is gonna be around 350.

brilliant

by Guest Sat 19 Feb 2011, 11:46 am

346-2 at the moment
The Bangladesh bowlers are powless against the strong batting of India

by RocketAce Sat 19 Feb 2011, 12:00 pm

Y I Man wrote:346-2 at the moment
The Bangladesh bowlers are powless against the strong batting of India

YI, Could you find me a good streaming link?

I dont have skysports Sad

by Guest Sat 19 Feb 2011, 12:02 pm

the first innings are just about the finish, but i'll have a look

by hodge Sat 19 Feb 2011, 1:19 pm

everythingontv.com i think it is, usually very good

by Guest Sat 19 Feb 2011, 8:09 pm

India cruised to an 87-run victory over Bangladesh in the opening match of the World Cup in Mirpur on Saturday.

Virender Sehwag smashed his highest one-day score as his side sought revenge over Bangladesh for India's five-wicket defeat in the previous World Cup.

Sehwag hit an adventurous 175 off 140 balls while Virat Kohli's unbeaten century helped India reach their mammoth total of 370-4 in the marquee tournament.

Chasing the improbable target of nearly seven-and-a-half runs an over, Bangladesh responded with opener Tamim Iqbal leading the run-chase with an impressive 70, while captain Shakib Al Hasan posted a quick-fire half-century.

The valiant effort saw the Tigers claim 283-9 after 50 overs - their fourth highest total in a World Cup - but it was not enough to top tournament favourites India from laying down an impressive marker in their first Group B match.

More on the story and match report at Sky Sports Click Here

by Mad for Chelsea Sat 19 Feb 2011, 8:45 pm

Goodo, Sehwag is in my battrick fantasy team, so 175 is very nice indeed! Also have Zaheer Khan as my second Indian (we're only allowed two per country) and he picked up a couple of wickets, so a productive day for me...

by Guest Sun 20 Feb 2011, 9:55 am

Paceman Hamish Bennett took 4-16 as New Zealand thrashed Kenya by 10 wickets in their opening World Cup group game.

Tim Southee (3-13) and Jacob Oram (3-2) each claimed three wickets as the African side were bowled out for 69 in 23.5 overs after choosing to bat.

New Zealand needed only eight overs to knock off the runs, with Martin Guptill scoring 39 and fellow opener Brendon McCullum adding 26 in Chennai.

Kenya's total was the fifth-lowest in the history of the tournament.

Sri Lanka won the toss this morning and decided to bat against Canada and are currently 47-0

by Guest Mon 21 Feb 2011, 12:21 am

Ruthless Sri Lanka thrash Canada

Mahela Jayawardene struck the fastest World Cup century by a Sri Lankan as his team thrashed Canada by 210 runs in their Group A opener in Hambantota.

Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan shared 63 and Jayawardene put on 179 in 137 balls with Kumar Sangakkara (92).

Jayawardene reached three figures from 80 balls and hit nine fours and a six as the Sri Lankans amassed 332-7.

Canada lost John Davison first ball in the second over and were 122 all out, paceman Nuwan Kulasekera taking 3-16.

Full match stats at BBC Sport Click Here

by **Pal Joey** Mon 21 Feb 2011, 9:29 am

Anyone watching the Aus-Zim match?
A bit of a slow start from the Aussies...Zimbabwe stiffling the scoring with spin early on.

by Guest Mon 21 Feb 2011, 9:31 am

Be interesting after the collapse the other day to see how the Aussies cope.

Still, they should skittle out the Zimbabwe lot fairly easily.

by hodge Mon 21 Feb 2011, 3:00 pm

the sides with better batting are showing their class in this tournament so far

by Guest Tue 22 Feb 2011, 12:39 pm

Netherlands are set for a decent total against England after Ryan Ten Doschate hit 119 off 110 balls.

Anderson has had a nightmare with the ball.

by Guest Tue 22 Feb 2011, 4:41 pm

England beat Netherland with 8 balls remaining and 6 wickets to spare.
Nervous stuff at the end i can tell you !

by Mad for Chelsea Wed 23 Feb 2011, 11:25 am

Tense win for England yesterday. The bowling and fielding were just dire, but at least the batting went well. Hopefully it was just a blow away the cobwebs type match but I'm worried Anderson has nothing left in the tank.

In today's game Pakistan look set to build a decent score against Kenya

by LadyPutt Wed 23 Feb 2011, 1:47 pm

Dreadful performance by England - almost embarrassing to witness. Fielding and bowling were abysmal and they were lucky to scrape a win.

by Guest Wed 23 Feb 2011, 4:00 pm

LadyPutt wrote:Dreadful performance by England - almost embarrassing to witness. Fielding and bowling were abysmal and they were lucky to scrape a win.

Completely agree, why we are even considered as outside favourites is beyond me. The ODI team needs a complete shake up.

Yardy has been a terrific performer in ODI's and 20/20 for the last year but doesn't get a look in for the WC, and although ravi saved our blushes, i still don't rate him as a batsmen.

by Guest Sun 27 Feb 2011, 9:03 am

India win the toss and bat first against England, with Stuart Broad out due to illness and Ravi Bopara replaced by Michael Yardy.

Fingers crossed for you guys, but i cant see anything other than an India win

by Mad for Chelsea Sun 27 Feb 2011, 10:10 am

Anderson still looks cooked, Bresnan bowling well. England have pulled it back a little after a fast start, but India on course for a big score

by Guest Sun 27 Feb 2011, 10:27 am

definately, that 1st over had my heart in my mouth with those close catches. I just cant see our batting being anywhere close to theirs at the moment.

by Guest Sun 27 Feb 2011, 11:04 am

Its an Indian batting masterclass.
currently 170-1 after 28 overs
sixes & fours for fun

by Guest Sun 27 Feb 2011, 12:54 pm

India hit 339, its going to be a very tough for England. Heres hoping for a good start

by Guest Sun 27 Feb 2011, 4:16 pm

278-2 with 8 overs to go......

by Guest Sun 27 Feb 2011, 5:05 pm

well played England, i just got back and i didnt expect this one.

by Guest Sun 27 Feb 2011, 5:13 pm

Cracking result, thats a world record chase as well.

by Mad for Chelsea Sun 27 Feb 2011, 9:05 pm

I'd have taken this result before the game, and if you'd offered it to me at the change of innings I'd have bitten your hand off. Shame they couldn't finish the job in the last ten overs, but great spirit from the lower order players to hit 28 from the last two overs.

Not impressed by India's out cricket: missed singles, some poor fielding and a run short is something you don't want to see in U11s. Their bowling is fairly average too, Munaf is OK, Chawla has a good googly but an ordinary legbreak and bowls too many loose balls, their fifth bowler is rubbish. Fantastic batting line-up though!

Australia are still my favourites...

by asdral225 Tue 01 Mar 2011, 4:40 pm

I've just seen Malinga bowling, can someone explain to me why he is not called for a no ball when he bowls, it seems to me that his arm is coming through at about ten past the hour and slightly crooked

by Legend Wed 02 Mar 2011, 10:05 am

Law 24 (No Ball) states:

2. Fair delivery - the arm
For a delivery to be fair in respect of the arm the ball must not be thrown. See 3 below.
Although it is the primary responsibility of the striker's end umpire to ensure the fairness of a delivery in this respect, there is nothing in this Law to debar the bowler's end umpire from calling and signalling No ball if he considers that the ball has been thrown.

(a) If, in the opinion of either umpire, the ball has been thrown, he shall
(i) call and signal No ball.
(ii) caution the bowler, when the ball is dead. This caution shall apply throughout the innings.
(iii) inform the other umpire, the batsmen at the wicket, the captain of the fielding side and, as soon as practicable, the captain of the batting side of what has occurred.

(b.) If either umpire considers that after such caution a further delivery by the same bowler in that innings is thrown, the umpire concerned shall repeat the procedure set out in (a) above, indicating to the bowler that this is a final warning. This warning shall also apply throughout the innings.

© If either umpire considers that a further delivery by the same bowler in that innings is thrown,
(i) the umpire concerned shall call and signal No ball. When the ball is dead he shall inform the other umpire, the batsmen at the wicket and, as soon as practicable, the captain of the batting side of what has occurred.
(ii) the umpire at the bowler's end shall direct the captain of the fielding side to take the bowler off forthwith. The over shall be completed by another bowler, who shall neither have bowled the previous over nor be allowed to bowl the next over.
The bowler thus taken off shall not bowl again in that innings.
(iii) the umpires together shall report the occurrence as soon as possible to the Executive of the fielding side and any Governing Body responsible for the match, who shall take such action as is considered appropriate against the captain and bowler concerned.

3. Definition of fair delivery - the arm
A ball is fairly delivered in respect of the arm if, once the bowler's arm has reached the level of the shoulder in the delivery swing, the elbow joint is not straightened partially or completely from that point until the ball has left the hand. This definition shall not debar a bowler from flexing or rotating the wrist in the delivery swing.

Having read that, take another look at his bowling action. I suspect if the umpires do have any suspicions about his action they are supposed to report it to the ICC.

Provided he does not straighten his arm from when it reaches the shoulder then it is NOT a throw

by Mad for Chelsea Wed 02 Mar 2011, 10:13 am

Morning all, good start by England, rattling along at close to 7 runs per over, though Strauss has fallen. Pietersen has 59, England 110-1 at drinks after 16.

by Legend Wed 02 Mar 2011, 10:18 am

Strauss went for 34 on his 34th birthday. I think that it was destiny.

by Legend Wed 02 Mar 2011, 10:19 am

Just as I posted that we lost another wicket. Kevin Pietersen caught for 59 off 50 balls. We are now at 111-2

by Guest Wed 02 Mar 2011, 10:19 am

Was it a stupid shot, Legend?

by Legend Wed 02 Mar 2011, 10:21 am

yes. he did a reverse swing but it went straight up in the air to the wicket keeper

by Guest Wed 02 Mar 2011, 10:23 am

He's so frustrating!!!!!

by Legend Thu 03 Mar 2011, 12:21 pm

Canada have just bowled Pakistan out for 184

by Guest Sat 05 Mar 2011, 5:33 pm

shame sri lanka vs aus was abandoned it was looking to be a good game

by RocketAce Sat 05 Mar 2011, 5:59 pm

cricketfan90 wrote:shame sri lanka vs aus was abandoned it was looking to be a good game

will they play again?

by Guest Sat 05 Mar 2011, 6:33 pm

no cos it group stage not knockout round

by Legend Sun 06 Mar 2011, 6:41 pm

What was the result in the India - Ireland game in the end?

by Guest Sun 06 Mar 2011, 6:43 pm

India won by 5 wickets

by Legend Sun 06 Mar 2011, 7:01 pm

Ah ok. Thanks CF thumbsup

by Guest Sun 06 Mar 2011, 7:02 pm

btw legend i sent u a pm

by Legend Sun 06 Mar 2011, 7:09 pm

...and I have replied

by Guest Sun 06 Mar 2011, 7:10 pm

so have i lol

by Guest Mon 07 Mar 2011, 5:26 pm

kp has gone home Morgan in the squad, we desperately needed morgan

by Legend Wed 16 Mar 2011, 5:20 pm

Australia defeated Canada by 7 wickets today.

For some reason Brad Haddin didnt wear a helmet while batting. Whats that all about?

by Guest Thu 17 Mar 2011, 2:35 pm

8cough* Tredwell *cough*

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