T20 Cricket

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

T20 World Cup 2012 Match-6: England v Afghanistan

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England's success means they will advance to the Super Eight step along with group rivals India for the reason that both have defeated rank outsiders Afghanistan. The defensive champions total 196 for five after being put in to bat, Wright recording his highest Twenty20 score for his country after smashing six sixes and eight fours.

Left-arm paceman Shapoor Zadran bowled opener Craig Kieswetter for a duck but Wright, going in at number three, then joint a stand of 69 for the second wicket with Alex Hales (31). The Sussex all-rounder also put on 72 for the third wicket with Eoin Morgan (27) as England unruffled 122 runs in the second half of their innings.

Afghanistan, were bowled out for 80 in 17.2 overs through only Gulbodin Naib (44) reaching twice figures. The Afghanis drooping to 26 for eight after nine overs but Naib gave their total a reputable look.

Samit Patel, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann and Jade Dernbach every one picked up two wickets for England. Afghanistan, participating in their second consecutive Twenty20 World Cup, are now out of the tournament.

T20 World Cup Match-6: England v Afghanistan

T20 World Cup 2012 Match-5: New Zealand v Bangladesh

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New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 59 runs in the Group D starter of the World Twenty20 cricket at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Put keen on bat, New Zealand raced to 191 for three as wicket-keeper batsman Brendon McCullum struck 123.

McCullum became the first player to ever hit two T20 international centuries and also raised his 1500th run in this set-up but it wasn't always straight.

McCullum hit two sixes in Abdur Razzak's last over of the innings to go obvious of South African Richard Levi's previous highest score of 117 made against New Zealand in Hamilton earlier this year.

His innings of today rekindled recollections of his 158 not out in the very first IPL match in 2008, which to this day remains the highest Twenty20 score in first class cricket. Bangladesh could only deal with 132 for eight. Nassir Hossain (50) scored the single half-century of the Bangladeshi innings while Kyle Mills and Tim Southee clinched three-wickets both.

T20 World Cup Match Results

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T20 WORLD CUP 2012 MATCH - 4: ZIMBABWE V SOUTH AFRICA

T20 WORLD CUP 2012 MATCH - 3: INDIA V AFGHANISTAN

T20 WORLD CUP 2012 MATCH - 2: IRELAND V AUSTRALIA

T20 WORLD CUP 2012 MATCH - 1: SRI LANKA V ZIMBABWE

Match - 4: Zimbabwe v South Africa Photos

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T20 World Cup 2012 Match-4: Zimbabwe v South Africa

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South Africa gallop to a 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe, knocking them out of the World Twenty20 Championship, in a Group C encounter at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota.

After Jacques Kallis' four wickets had controlled Zimbabwe to 93 for eight, openers Richard Levi (50 *) and Hashim Amla (32*) made light work of the target, reaching with 44 balls to spare. Zimbabwe through this loss have lost 14 matches in a row in T20 internationals. South Africa, who put Zimbabwe into bat, had an upper hand as of the start. Zimbabwe lost three early wickets and unsuccessful to get well hence.

A enormous opening spell by the Morkel brothers Morne and Albie put Zimbabwe on the back foot. Stuart Matsikenyeri (11) and Craig Ervine, who top scored with 37 off 40 balls, tried to get the innings back on way but Kallis finished the resurrection work pre-maturely.

South Africa took their time and didn't take a lot of risks. Amla was particularly circumspect taking 33 balls to reach 32. Levi, after a slow start opened his guns towards the fag end of the innings smashing six fours. Zimbabwe bowlers looked small of ideas and were easily picked off. The spinners did reason some problems but just had too few a runs to secure on the board.