Sunday, March 23, 2014

World Twenty20 2014: Fixtures & results

Super 10 stage

Super 10 Group One: Sri Lanka, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Netherlands
Super 10 Group Two: West Indies, India, Pakistan, Australia, Bangladesh
March
21 India v Pakistan, Mirpur (d/n)
India won by seven wickets
22 Sri Lanka v South Africa, Chittagong (d/n)
Sri Lanka won by five runs
22 England v New Zealand, Chittagong (d/n)
New Zealand won by nine runs (D/L method)
23 Pakistan v Australia, Mirpur (d/n)
Pakistan won by 16 runs
23 West Indies v India, Mirpur (d/n)
India won by seven wickets
24 New Zealand v South Africa, Chittagong (d/n) (09:30 GMT)
24 Sri Lanka v Netherlands, Chittagong (d/n) (13:30 GMT)
25 Bangladesh v West Indies, Mirpur (d/n) (13:30 GMT)
27 South Africa v Netherlands, Chittagong (d/n) (09:30 GMT)
27 England v Sri Lanka, Chittagong (d/n) (13:30 GMT)
28 West Indies v Australia, Mirpur (d/n) (09:30 GMT)
28 Bangladesh v India, Mirpur (d/n) (13:30 GMT)
29 New Zealand v Netherlands, Chittagong (d/n) (09:30 GMT)
29 England v South Africa, Chittagong (d/n) (13:30 GMT)
30 Pakistan v Bangladesh, Mirpur (d/n) (10:30 BST)
30 India v Australia, Mirpur (d/n) (14:30 BST)
31 England v Netherlands, Chittagong (d/n) (10:30 BST)
31 Sri Lanka v New Zealand, Chittagong (d/n) (14:30 BST)
April
1 Bangladesh v Australia, Mirpur (d/n) (10:30 BST)
1 West Indies v Pakistan, Mirpur (d/n) (14:30 BST)

Semi-finals

3 Group 1 winners v Group 2 runners-up, Mirpur (d/n) (14:00 BST)
4 Group 2 winners v Group 1 runners-up, Mirpur (d/n) (14:00 BST)

Final

6 Final, Mirpur (d/n) (14:00 BST)
(7 April is reserve day)

First round

Group A: Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Hong Kong
Group B: Zimbabwe, Ireland, UAE, Netherlands
March
16 Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Mirpur (d/n)
Bangladesh won by nine wickets
16 Nepal v Hong Kong, Chittagong (d/n)
Nepal won by 80 runs
17 Zimbabwe v Ireland, Sylhet (d/n)
Ireland won by three wickets
17 UAE v Netherlands, Sylhet (d/n)
Netherlands won by six wickets
18 Afghanistan v Hong Kong, Chittagong (d/n)
Afghanistan won by seven wickets
18 Bangladesh v Nepal, Chittagong (d/n)
Bangladesh won by eight wickets
19 Zimbabwe v Netherlands, Sylhet (d/n)
Zimbabwe won by five wickets
19 Ireland v UAE, Sylhet (d/n)
Ireland won by 21 runs (D/L method)
20 Afghanistan v Nepal, Chittagong (d/n)
Nepal won by nine runs
20 Bangladesh v Hong Kong, Chittagong (d/n)
Hong Kong won by two wickets
21 Zimbabwe v UAE, Sylhet
Zimbabwe won by five wickets
21 Ireland v Netherlands, Sylhet (d/n)
Netherlands win by six wickets
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World Twenty20 2014: Fixtures & results

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World Twenty20 2014: India see off West Indies in Mirpur

India made it two comfortable wins out of two at the World Twenty20 with a seven-wicket victory over defending champions West Indies in Mirpur.
West Indies scored a pedestrian 129-7 with Chris Gayle taking 33 balls for 34 and spinner Amit Mishra claiming 2-18.
Shikhar Dhawan fell in the first over of the India reply but Virat Kohli hit five fours and a six in a stylish 54.

Group Two table

PWLPtsR/R
Ind
2
2
0
4
+0.363
Pkn
2
1
1
2
+0.077
Ban
0
0
0
0
-
WI
1
0
1
0
-0.160
Aus
1
0
1
0
-0.800
He shared 106 inside 14 overs with Rohit Sharma who was unbeaten on 61 as India won with two balls remaining.
It was a mystifying performance from the highly-regarded Windies, on the same surface where earlier in the evening Umar Akmal and Glenn Maxwell had struck 10 sixes between them in Pakistan's 16-run victoryagainst Australia.
The big-hitting opening partnership of Dwayne Smith and Gayle had no answer to some swing from the Indian seamers and 28 of the opening 36 deliveries were dot balls, Bhuvneshwar Kumar moving it in both directions in conceding just three singles from his three overs.
Gayle, dropped on nought in the second over, thumped Mishra's opening delivery for six but looked increasingly frustrated by his rare inability to dominate the bowlers.
The powerful left-hander was spilled again on 19 before he got barely halfway in his attempt of a Marlon Samuels quick single to backward point in the 13th over.
Mishra bowled 13 dot balls out of 24 and although there were three sixes as 21 came off the final over, the total was never likely to test the powerhouse Indian batting line-up.

Analysis

Image of Jonty RhodesJonty RhodesEx-South Africa batsman
"We were disappointed with West Indies but India did not allow them to play the way they wanted to. West Indies need to come up with a plan B."
There was some confusion over whether the target was 130 or 131 which caused a lengthy delay to the Indian reply and may have affected Dhawan, who was lbw for a duck.
But it was of little relevance as Kohli immediately found his fluency in a nonchalant fifty partnership from 33 balls with Sharma.
Kohli reached his fifth T20 half century from 34 balls, while Rohit recorded his sixth, and though they took 10 balls to score the final five runs, India further improved their position at the top of Group Two.
"Let's take it one game at a time," skipper Mahendra Dhoni said. "There is no point thinking too far ahead. We could have finished it an over earlier but that was up to the batsmen in the middle.
"We are playing well, but we still don't have a bowler who can bowl the 18th and the 20th overs. We are trying out various combinations to see who is better suited to the job."
With only two teams progressing from the group into the semi-finals, the Windies now have key encounters with Bangladesh on Tuesday and Australia on Friday, then face Pakistan in their final match on 1 April.
"We did not have enough runs on the board but I was happy with the way the bowlers came back," their captain Darren Sammy said.
"We know what our top order can do. It's just one game down, we have three more to go. We are not pressing panic buttons, we will regroup and come back strongly."
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Pakistan beat Australia in thriller

ICC World Twenty20, Mirpur
Pakistan 191-5 (20 overs) beat Australia 175 all out (20 overs) by 16 runs
Pakistan recorded their first victory of the 2014 World Twenty20 with a 16-run win over Australia in Mirpur.
The Pakistan total of 191-5 was built around a scintillating 94 off 54 balls from Umar Akmal, dropped on 22, who struck nine fours and four sixes.

Fastest World T20 fifties

12 balls: Y Singh, India v England, 2007
17 balls: S Myburgh, Netherlands v Ireland, 2014
18 balls: G Maxwell, Australia v Pakistan, 2014
20 balls: M Ashraful, Bangladesh v W Indies, 2007
20 balls: Y Singh: India v Australia, 2007
Australia lost two wickets in the first over but Glenn Maxwell fired six sixes in a remarkable 74 from just 33 balls.
Aaron Finch made 65 off 54 but no other batsman reached double figures as they were all out for 175 off the last ball.
"It was the best knock of my career simply because we were under tremendous stress having lost our first match," said Umar, who passed a fitness test earlier in the day after struggling with a hamstring problem.
"The management backed me to go out and express myself with the bat and I played my natural game."
Following their seven-wicket defeat against India, Pakistan knew another reverse would almost certainly spell the end of their chances of being one of the two teams to progress into the semi-finals from Group Two and their mercurial side produced a greatly improved performance.

Group Two table

PWLPtsR/R
Ind
2
2
0
4
+0.363
Pkn
2
1
1
2
+0.077
Ban
0
0
0
0
-
WI
1
0
1
0
-0.160
Aus
1
0
1
0
-0.800
They lost two early wickets, however, and it needed the stylish Umar to revive them in a 96-run partnership from eight-and-a-half overs with his brother Kamran, who made 31.
Umar was dropped on the boundary by 43-year-old Brad Hogg, who compounded his error by conceding 13 from his first over, before Kamran was dropped by Doug Bollinger off a Shane Watson no-ball and Umar dispatched the resulting free hit deep into the stands for six.
Australia tried the slow left-arm of Finch, who had bowled only one previous over in T20 internationals, and he conceded 18 from his six deliveries, thumped for two sixes over mid-wicket by Umar, who reached his sixth T20 fifty from 28 balls.
The 23-year-old fell six short of becoming the first Pakistan batsman to score a T20 international century when he swung a full toss to long-on off the first ball of the final over but skipper Shahid Afridi, dropped by another veteran Brad Hodge on 14, added a cameo 20 off 11 balls.
Pakistan opened the bowling with left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar, the 35-year-old who only made his international debut last year, and he knocked back David Warner's off-stump and turned one away to catch Shane Watson's edge.

Analysis

Image of Jonty RhodesJonty RhodesEx-South Africa batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"What an amazing game of cricket. The two sides put on a great spectacle, there was good batting and bowling, although the fielding wasn't great, but it was a very enjoyable performance.
"Umar Akmal's innings was very impressive. He can be quite impetuous playing ridiculous shots but he showed great maturity to get Pakistan to a big score."
However, Maxwell dramatically changed the context of the match with some sensational hitting in his maiden T20 fifty from a mere 18 deliveries.
He obliterated the medium pace of Bilawal Bhatti, who conceded 30 from his first over, and the 100 partnership with Finch arrived in 51 balls, containing eight fours and eight sixes, Maxwell contributing 65.
Saeed Ajmal fumbled a chance at deep cover to reprieve Maxwell on 70 in the 11th over with 75 needed, but the fireworks were ended when he was caught on the boundary in the next.
Finch was bowled with 30 required from 14 as Ajmal conceded only a single from the 18th over and Australia, who have never won the tournament, will require more from their second Group Two match against Sri Lanka on Friday.
"It was an outstanding fightback from Maxwell and Finch to get ourselves back into the game after losing our two most destructive batters in the first over," said Australia captain George Bailey.
"For them to rebuild and get the momentum back and maybe to get the game to the stage where we should have won was outstanding."
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Turkey downs Syrian military jet

Turkish forces have shot down a Syrian military jet they say was violating their airspace despite warnings.
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned such action by Syria merited a "heavy response".
But Syria accused Turkey of "blatant aggression", saying the plane had been over Syrian territory at the time.
The incident reportedly occurred in an area where Syrian rebels and government forces have been fighting for control of a border crossing.
Turkey and Syria - once allies - share more than 500 miles (800km) of border.
Syrian military jet after it violated Turkey's airspace Sunday, March 23
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Referee Andre Marriner apologises for Kieran Gibbs red card error

Referee Andre Marriner has apologised for sending off Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs by mistake during the Gunners' 6-0 defeat by league leaders Chelsea.
A penalty was awarded after Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain tipped Eden Hazard's shot around a post with his hand but Gibbs was shown the red card.
Oxlade-Chamberlain seemed to tell Marriner that he was the culprit but the original decision stood.
A statement read that Marriner was "disappointed" to have made the error.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Referees' body the Professional Game Match Officials Limited said in the statement: "Incidents of mistaken identity are very rare and are often the result of a number of different technical factors.
"Whilst this was a difficult decision, Andre is disappointed that he failed to identify the correct player.
"He expressed his disappointment to Arsenal when he was made aware of the issue."
Play media
Final score pundits on Gibbs' red card
Left-back Gibbs seemed confused at receiving the red card, protesting his innocence, along with his team-mates, before leaving the field.
Hazard's shot was heading inches wide of goal before Oxlade-Chamberlain dived to his left to divert the ball with his fingertips.
Former top-level British and World Cup referee Clive Thomas, who said in 2012 he had lost faith in modern officials, believes the four in charge of Saturday's game should be banned for the rest of the season.
Marriner was handling the Stamford Bridge clash alongside assistant referees Scott Ledger and Marc Perry, with Anthony Taylor as fourth official.
"It's the most disgusting, shocking decision I've seen. In my opinion these four wouldn't officiate another Premier League game this season," the 77-year-old Welshman told BBC Radio 5 live.
Thomas officiated at the 1974 World Cup in West Germany and the tournament in Argentina four years later, where he is remembered for disallowing a Zico headed goal for Brazil in a group game against Sweden by blowing for full-time while a corner ball was still in mid-air.
Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher defended Marriner: "Andre made a genuine mistake and that's all it was," he told BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme.
"Unless one of his officials can call him over and say you got the wrong player, which did not happen, he has to go on what he thought was correct.
"You cannot rely on players then trying to say 'I did this'. He made the decision in good faith and should not be stood down - he is one of the leading referees in Europe and his confidence would be shattered. Whenever he goes back the focus will inevitably be on him."
Kieran Gibbs
Following Arsenal's 6-0 loss, manager Arsene Wenger said the referee had not seen the incident.
"The ball went out and I think it's Chamberlain who touched the ball," said Wenger. "I don't know who gave indication to the referee that it was handball but he has certainly not seen it."
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, added: "It is the kind of situation where if you have a TV, the fourth official could see it was not Gibbs. Unfortunately the wrong boy came off."
Marriner appeared to consult one of his assistants before awarding the penalty.
The Football Association tweeted  clubs "can appeal mistaken identity, although the FA can pro-actively review also".
In November, Preston had the wrong man sent off against Port Vale in League One.
Striker Joe Garner was suspended retrospectively for three games despite midfielder Neil Kilkenny being shown the red card during the match.
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Real Madrid: Barcelona defeat was undeserved says Carlo Ancelotti

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti says they did not deserve to lose to Barcelona after Lionel Messi's treble ended their 17-match home winning run.
Barca's thrilling 4-3 win moved them to within a point of leaders Atletico Madrid and second-placed Real.
"In the first matches with Barca and Atletico we deserved to lose, but not tonight. We didn't deserve this defeat," he said.
"The team has showed its quality and proved it in this match."

Did you know?

Lionel Messi is the first player to score a hat-trick against Real Madrid under Carlo Ancelotti.
Atletico are level on points with city rivals Real but top La Liga because of their better head-to-head record, after a draw and a win against Ancelotti's men this season.
No team other than Real or Barca have won the title in Spain since Valencia were champions 10 years ago.
"I've said it many times, the league will be decided in the last match. We have to continue fighting. We need to react," said Ancelotti.
"The league race is still open. We need an immediate reaction. We have nine matches left. It will be all intense. Every game will be decisive.
"We committed small mistakes and that's why we lost. It's true that Lionel Messi scored three goals, but any mistakes against a player of his quality will always hurt you."
In a match which swung one way then the other, two second-half penalties from Messi secured victory for the visitors.
Real were insistent both penalty decisions were soft, for fouls on Neymar and Andres Iniesta, but Ancelotti opted to keep his own counsel.
"It's difficult for me to comment on the referee's decisions," he said.
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