Toss Dhoni has chosen to bat. "We will put up a
good score and try to put pressure on the flashy West Indies batting side.
It’s an unchanged squad."
Gayle: "I would have liked to bat first. Hopefully, we
can restrict them …"
0.1
Taylor to Gambhir, [...]
Jayasuriya and Dilshan walk out. Pakistan team huddle
together. Dilshan will take first strike. Sohail Tanvir will bowl from the
Nursery End. Two slips in, here we go.
1.26pm National anthems on. The Sri Lanka and
Pakistan players stand alternatively next to each other. Meaning it’s [...]
Welcome to the first Super Eights game in the Twenty20
World Cup.
Toss Ireland have chosen to bowl. "We want to
restrict them and get it. The boys are feeling good. It’s good to have the
injured players back."
McCullum: "Hopefully we can play with bit [...]
It will be a 18-over game. Powerplays for 5 overs.
Three bowlers can bowl four overs and two can bowl three. The players come
out for the national anthems. And now they break away. Indians get into a
huddle.
6:02 pm Toss Dhoni has chosen to [...]
1.30pm We are all set to go, Jerome Taylor has
the ball, Tillakaratne Dilshan on strike
1.25pm The teams walk out, each player
accompanied by a child. They line up for the national anthems.
"Rally round the Windies" is aired first, then "Sri
Lanka matha".
Chris [...]
17.30 Time to start. The little kids in white
have exited the field and the umpires, Harper and Rauf, are at their marks.
The New Zealanders are in the field. Out come the South African openers.
Still Smith and Kallis. Mills will open the attack. Sit [...]
Hi there. Welcome to Netherlands v Pakistan game.
Toss: Pakistan have chosen to bat. They need to
win by 25 runs to go through.
Younis: "It looks a hard pitch. If we can score 180-190,
it will be hard for them."
Smits: "We will take the confidence out of [...]
Watson to face
Dave Warner to face the first ball I think. It’s quite
breezy out there - could help Sri Lanka’s swingers, in a manner of speaking.
Angelo Mathews to open the bowling.
Anthem watch 2 The Husseys are in good voice, both
smiling - points for them. Nothing from Hauritz, even less from Watson. This is
a [...]
Toss: Ireland will have a bowl.
William Porterfield: "They keep coming at you. It’s not
going to be a easy game but we are up for it and ready to go. It’s not a bad
pitch, might turn out later but I don’t think it’s going to play a [...]
Arafat to open - and the noise is something to behold!
Bopara jogs out with Wright. Here we go. "I really liked
the comment made by "Miaow". He has a very good point indeed," says Arzoo.
Woof.
Anthem-watch 2 Collingwood’s singing - there’s
[...]
