CWC 2015 Match#22: Unlucky England Lose to Sri Lanka after Making 309 at Wellington on Sunday
March 2, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, England Cricket, ICC, Sri LankaChange 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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India Make Short-work of UAE at Bouncy WACA Pitch in Match#21 of CWC 2015
March 2, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, ICC, indian cricket, Indian Sport News, UAE CricketIn a match between two apparently ill-matched sides, UAE made their case worse by opting to bat first after winning the toss. The Perth pitch is regarded as the world’s fastest, where the ball can jump disconcertingly at times. Though India’s bowling attack is not considered great, it was adequate for the likes of UAE, […]
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The 20th CWC 2015 Game Became as Thrilling as Thrill Can Move One’s Psyche
March 1, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Cricket Australia, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, Daniel Vettori, ICC, New Zealand Cricket19 wickets fell in less than 56 overs for a little over 300 runs. That is nearly one wicket for every 15 runs scored in the match. The low scoring thriller saw 13 batsmen scoring less than 7 runs. Australia wilted from 80/1 t0 151 all out and in turn New Zealand did no better. […]
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The South Africa-West Indies Game Became a Saga of the Villiers’ Juggernaut
February 27, 2015 R K Gupta
AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, ICC, South African cricket, West Indies CricketHe came, he saw and then he conquered. It sounds too simple a description for what AB de Villiers did at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Batting first, South Africa had lost Quinton de Kock early, when their scoring rate was just about 3. Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis exercised caution needed for […]
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Sri Lanka Finally Come Good; Soundly Beat Bangladesh in Match 18 of CWC 2015
February 27, 2015 R K Gupta
Bangladesh Cricket, Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, ICC, Sri LankaOn Thursday, it was the Sri Lanka of the yore as they hammered the Bangladesh bowlers with disdain and took command of the game at the MCG. For once, it proved to be great toss to win for Angelo Mathews, who took the first chance to bat. They began well and after the fall of […]
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Match 16: Anwar’s Century Wasted as UAE Lose to Ireland in Last-Over Thriller
February 27, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, ICC, Ireland Cricket, UAE CricketThe CWC 2015 has been witnessing close finishes, whenever non-regular teams take on one another. Yesterday, the match between UAE and Ireland ended in the 50th over with UAE losing out narrowly. But the Emirates side made valiant efforts that included a brisk century by Shaiman Anwar with a World Cup-record seventh-wicket partnership with Amjad […]
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Afghanistan now face Australians after securing famous World Cup victory
February 26, 2015 John Welsh
Afghanistan Cricket, Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, ICC, Scotland CricketNeither Afghanistan nor Scotland will win the 2015 Cricket World Cup and are very unlikely to qualify for the quarter-finals, but when they clashed in Dunedin for their third games of the tournament in Pool A, one nation was hopeful of celebrating an inaugural victory in a World Cup competition. Prior to this meeting between […]
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Caribbean Gayle Storm Sinks Zimbabwean Ship in Match 15 of the 2015 CWC
February 25, 2015 R K Gupta
Chris Gayle, Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, ICC, West Indies Cricket, Zimbabwe CricketWhile Chris Gayle hogged all the limelight in Tuesday’s match 15 at Canberra between West Indies and Zimbabwe, the Africans can still derive some solace. Trying to chase an impossible 373 in 50 overs, they ended up with 289/10 in 44.3 overs after a rain-delay reduced the target to 363 in 48. They fell short […]
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England gain a World Cup foothold as Scotland toil
February 24, 2015 John Welsh
Cricket, Cricket World Cup, ECB, England Cricket, ICC, Scotland CricketAfter the opening two games of the their World Cup Cricket campaign, there was widespread belief among supporters and journalists alike that the England had suffered two humiliating defeats against both Australia and New Zealand and that their hopes of securing a top four position in Pool A depended on a rapid improvement in both […]
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Cool-Headed Approach Helps India Score First World Cup Win Over South Africa
February 23, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Cricket World Cup, CWC2015, ICC, indian cricket, Indian Sport News, Shikhar Dhawan, South African cricketUntil they met in match # 13 at the MCG on Sunday, India had never recorded a victory over South Africa in a World Cup match. Whether that weighed on the players’ mind or not is a moot question now, but pre-match predictions would not have given India any chance. In the 2015 World Cup, […]
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| 2 | Viktor AXELSEN | 61,500 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 58,580 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 55,060 |
| 5 | Anthony Sinisuka GINTING | 52,440 |