ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Latest Match
Sri Lanka vs Bermuda
Thursday, March 15, 2007Group B, Trinidad
SCOREBOARD
| Umpires: D J Harper (Australia), I L Howell (S Africa) | Toss: Sri Lanka (Elected to bat) |
| Result: Sri Lanka won by 243 runs | Man of the Match: M Jawardene |
| Match Summary: Sri Lanka beat Bermuda by 243 runs | |
| Sri Lanka | Bermuda |
| 321/6 (50 Overs) | 78/10 (24.4 Overs) |
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| Required Run Rate: 6.97 | Target: 322 (50 Overs) |
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Zimbabwe vs Ireland
Thursday, March 15, 2007Group D, Jamaica
SCOREBOARD
| Umpires: I Gould (England), B Jerling (S Africa) | Toss: Zimbabwe (Elected to Field) |
| Result: Match tied | Man of the Match: |
| Match Summary: Both teams are 221 in 50 overs | |
| Ireland | Zimbabwe |
| 221/9 (50 Overs) | 221/10 (50 Overs) |
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| Required Run Rate: 4.54 | Target: 222 (50 Overs) |
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Subscribe to World Cup Cricket XML/RSS FeedsSubscribe to Latest Cricket News XML/RSS FeedsAll World Cup Cricket matches in West Indies start at 09:30 local time (14:30GMT). The first match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 will be played on March 13, 2007 at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, between the host West Indies and Pakistan.
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Group B, Match 1, SL vs BER: Sri Lanka beat Bermuda by 243 runs
Sri Lanka defeated Bermuda by 243 runs at Port of Spain, Trinidad on Thursday.
Chasing an improbable 322, Bermuda was bowled out for 78 runs in 24.4 overs. Farveez Maharoof picked up four wickets, while Lasith Malinga scalped three and Muttiah Muralitharan took two. Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene was adjudged Man of the Match for his knock of 85. Electing to bat Sri Lanka piled on a massive 321 runs against Bermuda at the Queen's Park Oval on Thursday. Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara shared a solid partnership to take Sri Lanka to a commanding position against Bermuda. Both slammed half centuries on the process. Reported Earlier: Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat against debutantes Bermuda in a Group B match at Port of Spain, Trinidad on Thursday.
The debutantes will be tested against the pace of Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga and the crafty spin of Muttiah Muralitharan. Bermuda has just one professional cricketer in batsman David Hemp who has represented English county Warwickshire and now leads Glamorgan. Sri Lanka Team: Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene (Captain), Chamara Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Russel Arnold, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga, Farveez Maharoof.
Bermuda Team: Irvine Romaine (Captain), Dean Minors, Clay Smith, Janeiro Tucker, Oliver Pitcher, David Hemp, Lionel Cann, Saleem Mukuddem, Delyone Borden, Kevin Hurdle, Dwayne Leverock.
Group B, Match 1: Sri Lanka 321-6 ( 50.0 Overs ) beat Bermuda 78-10 (24.4 Overs) by 243 runs
Group D, Match 2, ZIM vs IRL: Ireland, Zimbabwe play out thrilling tie
Jeremy Bray smashed a magnificent century to steer World Cup debutants Ireland was 221 for nine after 50 overs against Zimbabwe in a Group D encounter at Sabina Park, Jamaica on Thursday.
Bray's first century at the World Cup included 10 boundaries and six hits across the fence. He remained unbeaten on 115.
Reported Earlier: Zimbabwe skipper Prosper Utseya won the toss and elected to field against World Cup debutants Ireland in a Group D encounter at Sabina Park, Jamaica on Thursday.
Both the teams need a win if they are to have any hope of progressing in the tournament.
Pre-Match Report: World Cup debutants Ireland will take on an under-strength Zimbabwe in a Group D encounter at Sabina Park, Jamaica on Thursday.
Both the teams need a win if they are to have any hope of progressing in the tournament.Zimbabwe enter the World Cup in a state of crisis having been stripped of their Test status following a series of bitter wrangles inside Zimbabwe cricket which has seen the squad stripped of virtually all its senior players. The last time Zimbabwe played Ireland was in a two-match limited-overs series four years ago (not official ODIs), which was split between the two sides. Ireland won the first match by 10 wickets in Belfast, and Zimbabwe rebounded to take honours two days later by eight wickets at Eglinton. Ireland Team: DT Johnston, WK McCallan, AC Botha, JP Bray, D Langford-Smith, EJG Morgan, KJ O'Brien, NJ O'Brien, WTS Porterfield, WB Rankin, AR White.
Zimbabwe Team: P Utseya, GB Brent, CJ Chibhabha, E Chigumbura, T Duffin, S Matsikenyeri, CB Mpofu, EC Rainsford, V Sibanda, BRM Taylor, SC Williams.
Group A, Match 1, AUS vs SCO: Australia beat Scotland by 203 runs
Australia defeated Scotland by 203 runs in the Group A match at St Kitts on Wednesday. Scotland was all out on the score of 131 runs in 40.1 overs. Colin Smith was the only blessing in disguise for Scotland as he scored his maiden ODI half century.Chasing a mammoth target of 335 runs set by the world champions Australia, Scotland started their innings on a cautious note. However, the Scots lost the wicket of Majid Haq when he was run out for 16 runs.
Captain Ricky Ponting stroked his fourth World Cup century on Wednesday to propel world champions Australia to 334 for six against Scotland in their opening Group A match. Ponting lofted five sixes and struck nine fours in his 113 from 93 balls, his 23rd international one-day century. He also broke Indian Saurav Ganguly's previous World Cup record of 23 sixes and became the sixth man to reach 1,000 World Cup runs. Scotland captain Craig Wright ensured the spectators, who filled less than half of the 10,000-capacity Warner Park, would get a decent day's cricket by opting to field first after winning the toss on a dull, overcast day. Australia Team: M L Hayden, A C Gilchrist, R T Ponting, M J Clarke, B J Hodge, M E K Hussey, S R Watson, G B Hogg, N W Bracken, S W Tait, G D McGrath
Scotland Team: D F Watts, R M Haq, R R Watson, G M Hamilton, D R Brown, N S Poonia, C J O Smith, C M Wright, G A Rogers, J A R Blain, P J C Hoffmann
Group A, Match 1: Australia 334-6 ( 50.0 Overs ) beat Scotland 131-9 (40.1 Overs) by 203 runs
Group C, Match 1, KEN vs CAN: Kenya beat Canada by 7 wickets
Chasing 200 for a win, Kenya was 192 for three after 42 overs against Canada in a Group C encounter at St Lucia on Wednesday.
Kenyan openers started off explosively before Anderson Cummins struck to draw first blood as he snared David Obuya for 4 runs. Following Obuya's exit, Shah joined Ouma at the crease. The duo put on a brief 24-run stand for the second wicket before Shah was trapped in front by Bhatti for 6 runs. This brought skipper Tikolo to the crease. Ouma smashed a timely half century to steady the Kenyan innings, which included six boundaries and one hit across the fence.
Just when it seemed that the Kenyans were running away with the game, Dhaniram struck to give Canada a much needed breakthrough as he dispatched Ouma for 58 runs. Put in to bat by Kenya skipper Steve Tikolo, Canada was bowled out for 199 in their stipulated 50 overs. Reported Earlier: Kenyan captain Steve tikolo won the toss and elected to field against Canada in the battle of the minnows. Kenya and Canada's cricket teams undertook some last minute preparations ahead their clash in Group C's opening match.
Rank outsiders Kenya and Canada will both be relying on some solid World Cup experience when they clash in Group C's opening match on Wednesday. Kenya captain Steve Tikolo is 35 and played in the last three World Cups, including their amazing run to the semi-finals in 2003. Kenya Team: M A Ouma, D O Obuya, R D Shah, S O Tikolo, T Mishra, C O Obuya, T M Odoyo, J K Kamande, N Odhiambo, P J Ongondo, H A Varaiya
Canada Team: G E F Barnett, A M Samad, A Bagai, I S Billcliff, J M Davison, A A Mulla, S Dhaniram, G R Codrington, U Bhatti, A C Cummins, H Osinde
Group C, Match 1: Kenya 203-3 ( 43.2 overs ) beat Canada 199-10 (50.0 Overs) by 7 wickets
Group D, Match 1, PAK vs WI: West Indies beat Pakistan by 54 runs
West Indies made a winning start in the 2007 Cricket World Cup beating Pakistan by 54 runs in the opener at Sabina Park, Jamaica on Tuesday.
Chasing 242 to win, Pakistan were bundled out for 187 runs in 47.2 overs. Dwayne Smith and Dwayne Bravo were the pick of the West Indian bowlers, taking three wickets each. Smith also made a valuable contribution with the bat as he scored 36 runs from just 15 balls at the end of the West Indies innings. Reported Earlier: West Indies were restricted to 241 for nine by Pakistan in the opening match of the 2007 Cricket World Cup at Sabina Park, Jamaica on Tuesday.
Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq won the toss and elected to field a decision that proved effective with Umar Gul sending back the dangerous Chris Gayle in the third over. The Southpaw was caught behind by Kamran Akmal for two. Akmal was involved in the dismissal of three more West Indies batsmen. West Indies Team: C H Gayle, S Chanderpaul, R R Sarwan, M N Samuels, B C Lara, D J Bravo, D R Smith, D Ramdin, J E Taylor, D B Powell, C D Collymore
Pakistan Team: Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Nazir, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Iftikhar Anjum, Naved-ul-Hasan, Umar Gul, Danish Kaneria
Group D, Match 1: West Indies 241-9 ( 50.0 overs ) beat Pakistan 187 all out ( 47.2 overs ) by 54 runs
West Indies, Pakistan Teams For World Cup Inaugural Tie In Jamaica
West Indies and Pakistan will face off in Tuesdays World Cup inaugural match at Sabina Park in Jamaica in a Group D match. West Indies have won the inaugural two editions of the World Cup held in England in 1975 and 1979 while Pakistan have clinched the 1992 edition played in Australia. In previous world cups, they have met 7 times, with West Indies winning 5 times.
The teams:West Indies (from): Brian Lara (Captain), Ian Bradshaw, Dwayne Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Corry Collymore, Chris Gayle, Keiron Pollard, Darren Powell, Denesh Ramdin (wicketkeeper), Marlon Samuels, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Lendl Simmons, Devon Smith, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor.
Pakistan (from): Inzamam-ul-Haq (Captain), Azhar Mahmood, Danish Kaneria, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Yousuf, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Rao Iftikhar, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat, Younis Khan.
Umpires: Billy Bowden (New Zealand), Simon Taufel (Australia)
Doordarshan to show 16 World Cup matches live
Mar 13, 2007
Doordarshan will kick off its live World Cup coverage with Tuesdays West Indies vs Pakistan match, besides showing 15 other matches, including all the encounters featuring India.
World Cup is on!! Carnival touch to the opening ceremony
Mar 11, 2007
Sir Garfield Sobers, the greatest all-round cricketer ever, opened the World Cup tonight in a spectacular ceremony designed to show that whatever happens on the field over the next six weeks, West Indies are the undisputed champions when it comes to putting on a carnival.
The three-hour extravaganza costed $2.5million US Dollars and featured more than 1,000 performers. It was staged at the new multipurpose stadium in Trelawny, on the north coast of Jamaica. Sobers, now at 70, retired a year before the first World Cup in 1975.
Glittering opening of ICC Cricket World Cup at Trelawny
Mar 11, 2007
ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, the largest sporting event ever staged in the Caribbean, opens today at the Trelawny Sports Complex on Jamaica's North Coast.
Over 1200 performers, as part of over two and a half-hour ceremony, will be demonstrating rich Caribbean culture in varied styles. Players, representing record-16 teams, will be featuring in the opening ceremony while West Indian cricket legend and ex-captain Sir Garfield Sobers will be the chief guest on the occasion with a galaxy of stars of Caribbean cricket attending the ceremony. President of International Cricket Council (ICC) Percy Sonn and dignitaries from across the world have arrived here to be the part of the inaugural show.
Rahul Dravid happy with key players
Mar 10, 2007
Indian captain Rahul Dravid said that the key players in his team where coming into top form and fitness, which augured well for India's chances at the cricket World Cup.