CWC 2015 Match 42: One Victory for Pakistan Sends Two Teams in Quarterfinals
March 19, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, ICC, Ireland Cricket, Pakistan CricketOne month ago, when Pakistan lost its World Cup opener against India, major Pakistani cities witnessed rioting in the streets as if the nation had lost the World Cup even before it could properly get underway. In reporting that match on these pages, this author had written that Pakistan could still qualify for the knock-out […]
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World Cup 2015 Match 41: West Indies Enter Quarterfinals After Beating UAE
March 19, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, ICC, UAE Cricket, West Indies CricketAt MacLean Park on Sunday, the mood in West Indies dressing room was glum. It was understandable because even if UAE were not expected to cause a big problem, Jason Holder’s team needed a victory to remain in quarterfinal contention. Anything short of that would have knocked them out of the World Cup. The weather […]
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CWC 2015 Match 4o: Starc Leads Aussie Bowlers in Scotland’s 7-Wicket Debacle
March 15, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Cricket Australia, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, ICC, Scotland CricketWeather at Hobart played tantrums on Saturday. After winning the toss, Australia asked Scotland to bat first. Ideally Clarke would choose to have a first go on a fresh pitch but he decided otherwise with an early victory in his mind. Abandonment would have created problems for Australia as they could run into South Africa […]
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England Get Something to Cheer in Their Farewell Match Against Afghanistan
March 14, 2015 R K Gupta
Afghanistan Cricket, Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, England Cricket, ICCOn a day ruined by rain, England bid adieu to the 2015 World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground on a disappointing note. Despite their victory over Afghanistan in the last league match, the mood in the English camp was as dismal as the weather in Sydney on Friday. The Afghanis were asked to bat […]
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CWC 2015 Match 37: Brave Bangla Nearly Pulled the Rug From Under Kiwis’ Feet
March 13, 2015 R K Gupta
Bangladesh Cricket, Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, ICC, New Zealand CricketThough New Zealand ended the group stage without losing a single match, they faced a scare against the committed Bangladeshi team. The hero of the match against England Mahmudullah scored another century and with useful contributions coming from Soumya Sarkar and Sabbir Rahman, helped Bangladesh reach a commendable 288 against a team that is being […]
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AB de Villiers Shines Yet Again in Easy Win Over UAE in Match 36 of CWC 2015
March 13, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, ICC, South African cricket, UAE CricketSouth Africa kept their record of scoring 300-plus runs intact in this World Cup, whenever they have batted first. UAE were never expected to cause much worry anyway but they caused South Africa some early anxiety. There were some problems attributable to the nature of pitch at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington. In middle overs, […]
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Match 35 CWC 2015: Sanga, Dilshan Tons Take Sri Lanka to Big Win Over Scotland
March 12, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, ICC, Kumar Sangakkara, Scotland Cricket, Sri LankaKumar Sangakkara has announced his retirement from ODIs after the World Cup. One will wonder why after such a record-breaking performance. If he sticks to his decision, Sanga will be one world cricketer, who would hang his boots in the zenith of his personal glory. After equaling the record of three consecutive ODI hundreds, he […]
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CWC 2015 Match 34: India Steamroll, Make Short-work of Ireland to Record Their Ninth Consecutive Win
March 11, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, ICC, indian cricket, Indian Sport News, Ireland CricketIt was on March 12, 2011 at Nagpur that India lost a World Cup game for the last time. Dhoni’s team had piled up 296 but South Africa prevailed with a three-wicket win with two balls to spare. That was the one match India didn’t deserve to lose because a brilliant 111 by master blaster […]
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Brave Batting & Bowling by Bangladesh Shatter England’s World Cup Dreams
March 10, 2015 R K Gupta
Bangladesh Cricket, Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, England Cricket, ICCThe last time Bangladesh played England was at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on March 11, 2011. And that was another World Cup game, very similar to the match no.33 of the ongoing CWC2015. For home fans, it was a night they have never forgotten. Mahmudullah, like yesterday, was the architect of that […]
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Inquests begin in England after woeful World Cup performance
March 10, 2015 John Welsh
Bangladesh Cricket, Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, England Cricket, ICCBangladesh qualified for the knockout phase of the ICC World Cricket Cup for the first time ever when beating England by 15 runs and understandably, the result was greeted by ecstatic scenes from the players and fans both in Adelaide and back home. However, a totally different viewpoint was expressed by many cricketing analysts in […]
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| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 61,240 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 61,110 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 55,370 |