Sri Lanka v England (4th Quarterfinal) - Match Summary: Sri Lanka will Meet New Zealand in March 29 Semi-final

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka set a semi-final clash against New Zealand beating England by huge margin of 10 wickets at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Sri Lankan openers, Tillakaratne Dilshan (108*) and Upul Tharanga (102*), smashed blazing unbeaten centuries to lead Sri Lanka to an easy victory. 

England never looked like in the match from the beginning; while Sri Lanka seemed on the top in both of the innings, first with the ball and then with the bat.

Earlier, England won the toss and elected to bat first; but the fall of early wickets left them struggling all the way. Jonathan Trott (86) continued to show his excellent form with the bat and helped England to reach a respectable total. He involved with good little partnerships with Ravi Bopara (31) and Eoin Morgan (50).

Sri Lankan bowlers completely dominated England batsmen and wickets with regular intervals never let England batsmen settle. Muttiah Muralitharan claimed two wickets, including important wicket of Jonathan Trott; while Lasith Malinga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Angelo Mathews and Ajantha Mendis picked uo one wicket each.

Tillakaratne Dilshan was named man of the match for his superb century. Sri Lanka will now meet New Zealand in the first semi-final on Tuesday (March 29) on the same venue.  

Sri Lanka Cruised into Semi-finals With a Smashing 10-wicket Victory Over England

2011 ICC Cricket World Cup
India-Sri Lanka-Bangladesh
Feb. 17 -----------  Apr. 02
Compact Match Summary Report
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Match No.			46
Group			QF4
Teams		England	v	Sri Lanka
Officials	On-Ground	Billy Doctrove and Simon Taufel
	Off-Ground	Tony Hill
	Referee	Shavir Tarapore
Venue		R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Toss		England won the toss and elected to bat
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1st Innings Score		229
			Avg.	4.58
Overs		50
Total Wickets Down		9
1st Best Batsman				Jonahan Trott
	Scores	86
2nd Best Batsman				Eoin Morgan
	Scores	50
1st Top Wicket Taker				Muttiah Muralitharan
	Wickets	2
2nd Top Wicket Taker				Ajantha Mandis
	Wickets	1
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Target		230
			Avg.	4.6
Overs		50
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2nd Innings Score		231
Total Wickets Down		0
			Avg.	5.39
Overs		39.3
1st Best Batsman				Tillakaratne Dilshan
	Scores	108*
2nd Best Batsman				Upul Tharanga
	Scores	102*
1st Top Wicket Taker
	Wickets
2nd Top Wicket Taker
	Wickets
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Match Result:	Sri Lanka	won by	10	Wickets

Sri Lanka v England (Quarterfinal) - Jonathan Trott and Eoin Morgan Led England to Fighting Total of 229

2011 ICC Cricket World Cup
India-Sri Lanka-Bangladesh
Feb. 17 -----------  Apr. 02
Compact Match Summary Report
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Match No.			46
Group			QF4
Teams		England	v	Sri Lanka
Officials	On-Ground	Billy Doctrove and Simon Taufel
	Off-Ground	Tony Hill
	Referee	Shavir Tarapore
Venue		R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Toss		England won the toss and elected to bat
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1st Innings Score		229
			Avg.	4.58
Overs		50
Total Wickets Down		9
1st Best Batsman				Jonahan Trott
	Scores	86
2nd Best Batsman				Eoin Morgan
	Scores	50
1st Top Wicket Taker				Muttiah Muralitharan
	Wickets	2
2nd Top Wicket Taker				Ajantha Mandis
	Wickets	1
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Target		230
			Avg.	4.6
Overs		50
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England won the toss and chose to bat first - - Live Stremaing, score updates and Ball to ball live commentary

COLOMBO – England has won the toss and elected to bat first in the last of the World Cup quarterfinals against Sri Lanka at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

There’s no change in the team fo England; but they have changed batting order a bit and Ian Bell has opened the innings with captain Andrew Strauss; while Sri Lanaka give a chance to Rangana Herath, rest of the team is same.

For live score updates click here. 

For Ball to ball commentary click here.

For Live Streaming of the match, click here.

Following is the final team combination for both the teams:

Teams:

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara(w/c), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath

England (Playing XI): Andrew Strauss(c), Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, Ravi Bopara, Eoin Morgan, Luke Wright, Matt Prior(w), Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Chris Tremlett

Sri Lanka v England (4th Quarterfinal) - - Updated Weather Report and Live Score Updates

COLOMBO – In the last quarterfinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will be played today (Sat/Mar 26) between co-host Sri Lanka and patchy England at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

WEATHER REPORT: Isolated thunderstorms are predicted today at Colombo with high temperature hovering between 78°F to 87°F; therefore, players have to sweat quite a bit as humidity levels are expected to be between 68% to 78%.  

As there is 20% prediction of rain and isolated thunderstorms in the evening; therefore, match may occasionally be halted in the second innings of the match and D/L method will come to play its part to decide the fate of the teams.  

For live score updates click here. 

The match will start on 14:00 PST (14:30 local time, 09:00 GMT).

3rd Quarterfinal: New Zealand v South Africa Full Match Highlights

DHAKA - ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

3rd Quarterfinal: New Zealand v South Africa (Full Match Highlights)

New Zealand created a sort of upset sending Proteas back to their country defeating them by 49 runs.

In reply to New Zealand's 222; South Africa all out for just 176 with Jacques KallisJacques Kallis 47 as the highest runs from Proteas batsmen. Jacob OramJacob Oram picked up four wicket and named as man of the match.

The best thing about this victory, I believe, that New Zealand never tried to play something extraordinary. They know very well their limits in bowling and batting; so they don't try to show heroics rather they use their mind and cricketing sense to outplay opponent exploiting their weaknesses.

World Cup Upset - New Zealand Throw South Africa Out of the World Cup

2011 ICC Cricket World Cup
India-Sri Lanka-Bangladesh
Feb. 17 -----------  Apr. 02
Compact Match Summary Report
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Match No.			45
Group			QF3
Teams		New Zealand	v	South Africa
Officials	On-Ground	Aleem Dar and Rod Tucker
	Off-Ground	Kumar Dharmasena
	Referee	Nigel Llong
Venue		Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka
Toss		New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
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1st Innings Score		221
			Avg.	4.42
Overs		50
Total Wickets Down		8
1st Best Batsman				Jesse Ryder
	Scores	83
2nd Best Batsman				Ross Taylor
	Scores	43
1st Top Wicket Taker				Morne Morkel
	Wickets	3
2nd Top Wicket Taker				Imran Tahir
	Wickets	2
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Target		222
			Avg.	4.44
Overs		50
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2nd Innings Score		172
Total Wickets Down		10
			Avg.	3.98
Overs		43.2
1st Best Batsman				Jacques Kallis
	Scores	47
2nd Best Batsman				Faf du Plessis
	Scores	36
1st Top Wicket Taker				Jacob Oram
	Wickets	4
2nd Top Wicket Taker				Nathan McCullum
	Wickets	3
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Match Result:	New Zealand	won by	49	Runs

South Africa deep in trouble losing 6 wicket for 128 in 33 overs

DHAKA – Another a kind of upset in the cards here at Shere Banla National Stadium, Dhahka; as South Africa lost the way chasing a small target of 222 set by New Zealand. Now they are struggling on 128/6 needing 94 more runs off 103 balls. 

Jaques Kallis fell on total score of 108 and it proved fatal for South Africa as two quick wickets of JP Duminy and AB de Villiers fell on just 121 runs on the board.

Faf du Plessis and Robin Petersen are trying to rescue their team’s World Cup hopes. 

Kiwi bowlers bowled brilliantly under their limits and properly backed by their fielders. Two of the Proteas batsmen got run out. Nathan McCullum and Jacob Oram picked up two wickets each.

Jesse Ryder and Ross Taylor Led NZ to Set Target of 222 - - Innings Summary

2011 ICC Cricket World Cup
India-Sri Lanka-Bangladesh
Feb. 17 -----------  Apr. 02
Compact Match Summary Report
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Match No.			45
Group			QF3
Teams		New Zealand	v	South Africa
Officials	On-Ground	Aleem Dar and Rod Tucker
	Off-Ground	Kumar Dharmasena
	Referee	Nigel Llong
Venue		Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka
Toss		New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
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1st Innings Score		221
			Avg.	4.42
Overs		50
Total Wickets Down		8
1st Best Batsman				Jesse Ryder
	Scores	83
2nd Best Batsman				Ross Taylor
	Scores	43
1st Top Wicket Taker				Morne Morkel
	Wickets	3
2nd Top Wicket Taker				Imran Tahir
	Wickets	2
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Target		222
			Avg.	4.44
Overs		50
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ICC Cricket World Cup (4th Quarterfinal) - - Sri Lanka v England: Live Score Updates

COLOMBO – In the last quarterfinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will be played tomorrow (Sat/Mar 26) between co-host Sri Lanka and patchy England at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Sri Lanka finished second in Group ‘A’ while England was placed on third spot in Group ‘B’. Although Sri Lanka are favourites to advance to the next round beating England but the way England managed to get into the quarterfinal; they will never want this chance to be wasted that easily. Individual brilliance is there for England as far as their batting concerns but their bowling let them down quite often in this World Cup. Michael Yardy also left the team in the way and Adil Rashid will probably replace him.  

The match will start on 14:00 PST (14:00 local time, 14:00 IST, 09:00 GMT). As ICC has already announced the match officials, therefore the will be officiated by Billy Doctrove and Simon Taufel will be on-field umpires while Tony Hill and Shavir Tarapore will supervise the match as third and fourth umpire respectively.  

Click here for live streaming of the match.

Live score updates here. 

Both teams will announce their final squads just before the match from the following squads:

England (From): Andrew Strauss(c), Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Ravi Bopara, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior(w), Adil Rashid, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Ajmal Shahzad, James Tredwell, Luke Wright, Chris Tremlett

Sri Lanka (From): Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara(w/c), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dilhara Fernando, Rangana Herath, Chamara Kapugedera, Thissara Perera

SA v NZ (Live Score Updates) - - New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first

DHAKA – South Africa set to take on New Zealand today in the third quarterfinal of the ongoing ICC World Cup at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. 

Both of the teams haven’t won World Cup title yet; therefore, both will go all out to place their berth in semi-finals. Although South Africa are the favourites but Kiwi’s will not let it go easily. Proteas has to fight their heart out to advance to the semi-final round. 

According to latest news from the Shere Bangle Stadium, New Zealand has won the toss and elected to bat first.

For live score updates click here. 

Both teams have announced their respective final eleven-member squad for the match. Teams’ squads include:

New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum(w), Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Kane Williamson, Nathan McCullum, Jacob Oram, Daniel Vettori(c), Luke Woodcock, Tim Southee

South Africa (Playing XI): Hashim Amla, Graeme Smith(c), Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers(w), Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Johan Botha, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir

Weather Report: SA v NZ (3rd Quarterfinal) - - Live Updates: Rain May Halt the Match Occasionally

New Zealand v South Africa

Live Streaming

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - 3rd Quarter Final

At Mirpur

March 25, 2011, 14:30 local time (08:30 GMT)

DHAKA – South Africa set to take on New Zealand today in the third quarterfinal of the ongoing ICC World Cup at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. 

Both of the teams haven’t won World Cup title yet; therefore, both will go all out to place their berth in semi-finals.  

WEATHER REPORT: Scattered thunderstorms are predicted today at Dhaka with high temperature hovering between 74°F to 88°F; therefore, players have to sweat quite a bit as humidity levels are expected to be between 58% to 82%.  

As there is 40% prediction of rain and thunderstorms; therefore, match may occasionally be halted and D/L method will come to play its part to decide the fate of the teams.  

For live streaming of the match from Dhaka click here. 

Apart from the weather prediction; let’s hope for a rain-free quarterfinal as it vows a memorable contest of brilliance and commitment from both teams.

Video Highlights: India v Australia (WC Quarterfinal): Australia Out of World Cup

AHMEDABAD - ICC Cricket World Cup India v Australia (Highlights)

Exciting moments from 2nd quarterfinal of World Cup. India beat Australia by 5 wickets.

India thrashed defending champions today by 5 wickets in the second quarterfinal of this World Cup; setting up a big semi-final clash with archrivals ‘Pakistan’, already qualified beating West Indies yesterday.

India v Australia - Australia's Dream Run in World Cups Over 12 Year Ended by India

AHMEDABAD – Australia’s dream run in the World Cups spread over the 12 years or so ended by, I would say, Yuvraj Singh rather than India.  

India thrashed defending champions today by 5 wickets in the second quarterfinal of this World Cup; setting up a big semi-final clash with archrivals ‘Pakistan’, already qualified beating West Indies yesterday. 

It was looking impossible to get to the target of 261 once Indian skipper MS Dhoni (7) threw his wicket and India was struggling on 187/5; but that was all for the Aussies as Yuvraj Singh (57*) and Suresh Raina (34*) led India to an easy victory in the end in 47^th over.

Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir also played a handy knocks of 50 odd runs; while Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli contributed with 15 and 24 runs respectively.

Earlier, Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. Skipper Ricky Ponting looked in good nick first time in this world cup and completed his century; but couldn’t last long after that and fell on 104 runs. Other significant contributions came from Brad Haddin (53) and David Hussey (38*).

Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh picked up 2 wickets each.

Yuvraj Singh named man of the match for his outstanding brilliance in batting and bowling.

Now India will face Pakistan in the semi-final on March 30.  

India Set Semifinal Clash Against Pakistan, Beating Defending Champions by 5 Wickets

2011 ICC Cricket World Cup
India-Sri Lanka-Bangladesh
Feb. 17 -----------  Apr. 02
Compact Match Summary Report
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Match No.			44
Group			QF2
Teams		Australia	v	India
Officials	On-Ground	Marais Erasmus and Ian Gould
	Off-Ground	Richard Kettleborough
	Referee	Asad Rauf
Venue		Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Toss		Australia won the toss and elected to bat
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1st Innings Score		260
			Avg.	5.20
Overs		50
Total Wickets Down		6
1st Best Batsman				Ricky Ponting
	Scores	104
2nd Best Batsman				Brad Haddin
	Scores	53
1st Top Wicket Taker				Yuvraj Singh
	Wickets	2
2nd Top Wicket Taker				Ravichandran Ashwin
	Wickets	2
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Target		261
			Avg.	5.22
Overs		50
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2nd Innings Score		261
Total Wickets Down		5
			Avg.	5.51
Overs		47.4
1st Best Batsman				Yuvraj Singh
	Scores	57	*
2nd Best Batsman				Sachin Tendulkar
	Scores	53
1st Top Wicket Taker				David Hussey
	Wickets	1
2nd Top Wicket Taker				Brett Lee
	Wickets	1
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Match Result:	India	won by	5	Wickets
Man of the Match		Yuvraj Singh
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World Cup (3rd Quarterfinal) - South Africa v New Zealand: Live Score Updates

DHAKA – South Africa set to take on New Zealand tomorrow in the third quarterfinal of the ongoing ICC World Cup at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. 

The match will start on 13:30 PST (14:30 local time, 14:00 IST, 09:00 GMT). As ICC has already announced the match officials, therefore the will be officiated by Aleem Dar and Rod Tucker will be on-field umpires while Kumar Dharmasena and Nigel Llong will supervise the match as third and fourth umpire respectively.

For live score updates click here. 

Both teams will announce their final eleven just before the match from the following squads:

South Africa (From): Graeme Smith(c), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers(w), Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Johan Botha, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Robin Peterson, Colin Ingram, Wayne Parnell, Morne van Wyk

New Zealand (From): Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum(w), Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, James Franklin, Nathan McCullum, Daniel Vettori(c), Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Hamish Bennett, Jacob Oram, Jamie How, Kane Williamson, Luke Woodcock

India v Australia (2nd Quarterfinal) - - India to Chase 261 in Evenly Poised WC Quarterfinal at Ahemdabad

2011 ICC Cricket World Cup
India-Sri Lanka-Bangladesh
Feb. 17 -----------  Apr. 02
Compact Match Summary Report
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Match No.			44
Group			QF2
Teams		Australia	v	India
Officials	On-Ground	Marais Erasmus and Ian Gould
	Off-Ground	Richard Kettleborough
	Referee	Asad Rauf
Venue		Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Toss		Australia won the toss and elected to bat
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1st Innings Score		260
			Avg.	5.20
Overs		50
Total Wickets Down		6
1st Best Batsman				Ricky Ponting
	Scores	104
2nd Best Batsman				Brad Haddin
	Scores	53
1st Top Wicket Taker				Yuvraj Singh
	Wickets	2
2nd Top Wicket Taker				Ravichandran Ashwin
	Wickets	2
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Target		261
			Avg.	5.22
Overs		50
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