*ICC World T20 Srilanka 2012*

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The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 will be the fourth ICC World Twenty20 competition, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament that will be held in Sri Lanka between September 18 and October 7, 2012

Warm Up And Group Stages...

Schedule For Super Eight Matches

ICC WORLD t20 2012 FINAL
Srilanka vs West Indies
Oct 7, 2012 (19:00 local | 13:30 GMT | 18:30 PKT)

CHAMPIONS

Squads Of Nations
PAKISTAN

Mohammad Hafeez(c)
Abdul Razzaq
Asad Shafiq
Imran Nazir
Kamran Akmal(wk)
Mohammad Sami
Nasir Jamshed
Raza Hasan
Saeed Ajmal
Shahid Afridi
Shoaib Malik
Sohail Tanvir
Umar Akmal
Umar Gul
Yasir Arafat

INDIA

MS Dhoni (c/wk)
Gautam Gambhir (vc)
Ravichandran Ashwin
Lakshmipathy Balaji
Piyush Chawla
Ashok Dinda
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
Virat Kohli
Irfan Pathan
Suresh Raina
Virender Sehwag
Rohit Sharma
Manoj Tiwary
Yuvraj Singh

South Africa

AB de Villiers (c/wk)
Hashim Amla
Farhaan Behardien
Johan Botha
Jean-Paul Duminy
Faf du Plessis
Jacques Kallis
Richard Levi
Albie Morkel
Morne Morkel
Justin Ontong
Wayne Parnell
Robin Peterson
Dale Steyn
Lonwabo Tsotsobe

Newzealand

Ross Taylor (c)
Doug Bracewell
James Franklin
Martin Guptill
Ronnie Hira
Brendon McCullum (wk)
Nathan McCullum
Kyle Mills
Adam Milne
Rob Nicol
Jacob Oram
Tim Southee
Daniel Vettori
BJ Watling
Kane Williamson

Australia

George Bailey (c)
Shane Watson (vc)
Daniel Christia
Pat Cummins
Xavier Doherty
Ben Hilfenhaus
Brad Hogg
David Hussey
Michael Hussey
Clint McKay
Glenn Maxwell
Mitchell Starc
Matthew Wade (wk)
David Warner
Cameron White

ENGLAND

Stuart Broad (c)
Jonny Bairstow
Ravi Bopara
Tim Bresnan
Danny Briggs
Jos Buttler
Jade Dernbach
Steven Finn
Alex Hales
Craig Kieswetter (wk)
Michael Lumb
Eoin Morgan
Samit Patel
Graeme Swann
Luke Wright

West Indies

Darren Sammy (c)
Dwayne Bravo (vc)
Samuel Badree
Darren Bravo
Johnson Charles
Fidel Edwards
Chris Gayle
Sunil Narine
Kieron Pollard
Denesh Ramdin (wk)
Ravi Rampaul
Andre Russell
Marlon Samuels
Lendl Simmons
Dwayne Smith

SRILANKA

Mahela Jayawardene (c)
Angelo Mathews (vc)
Dinesh Chandimal (wk)
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Shaminda Eranga
Rangana Herath
Nuwan Kulasekara
Lasith Malinga
Ajantha Mendis
Jeevan Mendis
Dilshan Munaweera
Akila Dananjaya
Thisara Perera
Kumar Sangakkara (wk)
Lahiru Thirimanne

WISHES , PRAYER AND GOOD LUCKS FOR TEAM PAKISTAN

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West Indies shy Word T20 favorites tag

West Indies have been billed as favourites to win a major World T20 cricket title in Sri Lanka.



It is not often in recent years that the West Indies have been billed as favourites to win a major cricket title, but skipper Darren Sammy is cautious of the tag ahead of the World Twenty20.

"The favourite tag line does not guarantee us a place in the final," Sammy said ahead of the fourth edition of the tournament, which starts in Sri Lanka next Tuesday.

"You have to go out there and play good cricket. We may have the best side on paper, but we have to pull all the resources together and win."

The West Indies have struggled to match their overwhelming success of the 1970s and 1980s when their fast bowlers and aggressive batsmen dominated world cricket.

With young men in the Caribbean turning to American sports like basketball and baseball, it s been hard to find replacements for the likes of Andy Roberts, Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding, Clive Lloyd and Vivian Richards.

But Sammy s men go into the World Twenty20 as the team to beat, looking for their first major title since 2004 when they won the Champions Trophy in England.

The presence of explosive batsmen suited to the slam-bang T20 format like Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard, combined with the guile of prolific spinner Sunil Narine, delighted the skipper.

"We have the best spinner right now in T20 cricket in our side and he s been doing really well for us," Sammy told reporters in Colombo on Tuesday night.

"The pitches in Sri Lanka will help him and I see him playing a very big role.

"Chris brings a lot of experience in batting, and we have Pollard, Darren Bravo and others who have done so well in the IPL (Indian Premier League).

"Everyone is aware that this is a wonderful opportunity for us to put a huge smile on our fans faces. Everyone is keen to do well."

The West Indies are drawn with Australia and Ireland in group B of the preliminary league, with two teams advancing to the Super Eights round.

They play their first game against Australia in Colombo on September 22.

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Mathews wants to bat up the order

Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews says he wants to bat up the order in T20 World Cup.


While speaking to media persons at the ICC World Twenty20 pre-event press conference, on Tuesday, the Lankan vice-captain, who usually bats at No. 5 or 6, said that he wants to bat higher up the order. However, he was ready to forgo his desire in the best interest of the team.

“I’d like to contribute to the team much more and would prefer to come a bit earlier in the batting line up. If there is no other option I am prepared to sacrifice and put in my best foot forward…in any possible way,” said the 25-year-old Colombo-born batsman, who also bowls right-arm medium pace.

Misbah-ul-Haq, the Test and ODI skipper of Pakistan, on Tuesday urged the critiques to stop blaming captain for team’s defeat.

Misbah has been under criticism since Pakistan’s back-to-back ODI series defeats at the hands of Sri Lanka and Australia. Many blame his defensive captaincy tactics as well as tranquil batting approach for team’s recent slump in the 50-over format and have urged him to step down as ODI skipper, and better bid farewell to this format of the game as well.

But Misbah, who was appointed as limited-overs skipper in May last year, said that cricket is a team game and a single person cannot be blamed for team’s failure. “When the team wins it gets the credit and this should also be the case when we lose a match," he added further.

Nasser Hussain, former England captain, on Tuesday urged the ECB selectors to prefer Luke Wright over struggling Ravi Bopara in the forthcoming ICC World T20, in Sri Lanka.

While speaking to Sky Sports the cricketer turned commentator said that Bopara is going through a patchy phase and will take some time to come out of it, so he should not be picked in the playing XI in the marquee tournament, where England will be defending the title.

"You’ve to put Ravi out of his misery,” said Hussain. "Luke is a very good cricketer, has played brilliantly for Sus+++ this season and deserves his chance," he added further.

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Dhoni stresses importance of part-time bowlers

MS Dhoni feels India's batsmen have bowled well as part-time bowlers in absence of all-rounders.


Dhoni also said conditions in Sri Lanka had changed over the years and there wasn t much help for spinners during India s limited-overs tour to the country in July and August.

"We are a team who rely strongly on batting. But some of the top batsmen play the role of part-timers," Dhoni said after arriving in Colombo for the World Twenty20. "In T20 cricket, part-timers are very important. Our part-timers have been doing well.

"We also don t have a genuine all-rounder so we have to rely on part-time bowlers who are specialist batsmen. Yuvraj [Singh] is one and we have Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina. They will chip in an over each and that makes it a lot easier for us."

Dhoni was pleased to have Yuvraj back in the side but refused to comment on his selection soon after recovering from a rare cancer. "It s a selection matter. But I am happy that he is in the team as he is a champion player and a match-winner. He also brings a balance in the team as in T20 cricket you don t include a fifth bowler."

India will be based in Colombo during the World Twenty20. Dhoni said playing at one venue would help but also felt that conditions could still change as the tournament progressed. "We won t be travelling much. We can put in a bit more effort in the net session and skill-oriented session.

"I feel the conditions in Sri Lanka have changed a lot in the past years. When we came here in 2005, the wickets were different and when we came here last time [in July 2012], the wickets were different. The spinners did not get much help from the pitches in the five ODIs and one T20 we played here in our last tour.

"If a ground is hosting many matches, then it will slow down and the spinners will get help. So we have to see the conditions and plan accordingly."

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Team India Lands In Colombo...

[LoViNg IrFaN]

meri mahirana raaye ye hai k koi choti ya under dogs type ki koi team end tk hogi ...final ka keh nhi skte

[Vampire]

ICC World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches
Ireland v Zimbabwe at Colombo (Moors)
Ireland 181/5 (20/20 ov)
NJ O'Brien† 62(49)
Mpofu 3/39

Zimbabwe 127/8 (20.0/20 ov)
Masakadza 44(27)
Cusak 3/6







Ireland won by 54 runs



CC World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches,
Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (NCC), Sep 13, 2012

West Indies 132/6 (20/20 ov)
J Charles 30(26)
Kulasekara 2/35

Jayawardene 57*(35)


Nuwan Kulasekara dismissed Dwayne Smith for 5, Sri Lanka v West Indies, World Twenty20 2012 warm-up, Colombo, September 13, 2012


Johnson Charles top scored for West Indies with 30, Sri Lanka v West Indies, World Twenty20 2012 warm-up, Colombo, September 13, 2012


Tillakaratne Dilshan hit a brisk, unbeaten fifty, Sri Lanka v West Indies, World Twenty20 2012 warm-up, Colombo, September 13, 2012


Mahela Jayawardene scored a half-century, Sri Lanka v West Indies, World Twenty20 2012 warm-up, Colombo, September 13, 2012


Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)

[Sadaf Gondal]

kahi is bar Zimb ya Westindies hi na jeet jay

[Vampire]

me ko afghaniyun pe shak ho raha hai

[Sadaf Gondal]

me ko afghaniyun pe shak ho raha hai

koi pata nahi yeh t20 hai kuch bhi ho sakta hai

[sheem]

Pakistani Squad in T20 Kit Photo