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South Africa Stunned by Pakistani Bowlers in Match 29 of CWC 2015 at Auckland

 March 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was strange that South Africa made the choice of fielding first after winning the toss. All their victories in the CWC2015 have come, when they batted first and set targets. They lost to India, when Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat. But yesterday, de Villiers had been lucky with the coin toss […]

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India Lend Themselves into Hot Waters Before Winning Match 28 of CWC2015

 March 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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In India, Holi and Diwali are two major festivals. While Holi is a festival of colors, Diwali is one of lights, celebrated by bursting crackers as a show of one’s joy. When India was taking on West Indies at Perth for the 28th match of the 2014 ICC Cricket World Cup, atmosphere back home was […]

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Bangla Succeed in a 300+ Chase Against Scotland in 26th Match of CWC2015

 March 6, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a battle between two sides with contrasting styles, Bangladesh did a marvelous job of successfully crossing 318 required for victory against a spirited Scotland side. Bangladesh didn’t have their specialist opening batsman Anamul Haque, who got injured while fielding earlier but they rode on their solid determination to record their highest ODI chase and […]

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Key fixtures ahead for both Australia and England in Pool A

 March 5, 2015   John Welsh

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With four games now played in Pool A of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, it is becoming increasingly likely that New Zealand will finish as pool leaders especially with a forthcoming match against Afghanistan scheduled. For the remaining three qualifying positions, the outcomes of two key fixtures appear most significant in determining not only […]

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Explosive Australians Blow Afghanistan Away in Match # 26 of CWC2015

 March 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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Led by a fiery batting display from David Warner and Glen Maxwell with controlled performance from Steven Smith, Australia reached 417/6, a total highest in the World Cup history. Afghanistan knew Australia’s batting potential, when they asked the hosts to bat first after winning the toss but they had no inkling that the best from […]

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Pakistan Batsmen

Match # 25 of CWC2015: Pakistan Batsmen Shine In an Easy Victory Over UAE

 March 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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Close on the heels of their labored 20-run victory over Zimbabwe, Pakistan flew out of Brisbane to meet UAE at far away Napier for the 25th match of the 2015 ICC cricket World Cup. Mohammad Tauqir won the toss for UAE and asked Pakistan to bat first. Tauqir might have been pleased, when early in […]

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CWC2015 Match 24: South Africa inflict massive defeat to Ireland

 March 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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In their last Group B match against the West Indies on February 27, AB de Villiers came as a late crusader and helped South Africa pile up 408/5 in 50 overs. There was no way that the West Indians could overhaul that and in an evitable result, they lost the 19th CWC2015 game at Sydney […]

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Pakistan Keep QF Hopes Alive with Tense Win Over Zimbabwe in Match 23

 March 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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For the third time running, Pakistan’s batmen failed to piece together their innings. It didn’t matter that they faced a comparatively weaker opposition. To Zimbabwe’s credit they pushed Pakistan to the wall after taking out the top six batsmen. 162/6 in 40 overs can only be regarded as too uncompetitive in CWC 2015, where plenty […]

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England face prospect of early World Cup elimination after defeat by Sri Lanka

 March 2, 2015   John Welsh

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As England scored 309-6 during their allotted 50 overs in their World Cup cricket match against Sri Lanka in Pool A of the tournament, a close contest was envisaged with bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad targeting the opposition opening batsman. Joe Root had scored 121 for England and had been ably supported by Ian […]

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CWC 2015 Match#22: Unlucky England Lose to Sri Lanka after Making 309 at Wellington on Sunday

 March 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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Change of fielding-rules in this World Cup has made the score of 300-plus like a walk in the park. There is no guarantee that posting above 300 runs will arm the team with any command in the match like the earlier days. The heavily demoralized England team had to eat a humble pie after being […]

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