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Aussies set Windies 170-run target

LONDON: Australia have set the West Indies a moderate target of 170 runs in their first match in the World Twenty20 Cup 2009 here at The Oval on Saturday.

Winning the toss and batting first, Australia made 169 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

David Warner was the top-scorer, hitting 63 from 53 balls with six fours and one six. He added 66 runs off 48 balls with Brad Haddin, who made 24 with two fours and one six.

Besides, David Hussey scored 27 from 16 balls with three towering sixes while Mike Hussey remained not out on 28, made from 15 balls with three fours and one six.

For the West Indies, Dwayne Bravo, Jerome Taylor and Fidel Edwards claimed two wickets each.

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Gayle, Fletcher help Windies crush Aussies


LONDON: A 133-run opening stand between Chris Gayle and West Indies easily defeated Australia by seven wickets with 25 balls remaining here at The Oval on Saturday.

Openers Chris Gayle and Andrew Fletcher made 133 runs from only 71 balls, playing strokes all around the field.

Captain Gayle smashed 88 off 50 balls with six sixes and as many fours while his partner scored 53 from 32 balls with seven fours and one six.

For Australia, Mitchell Johnson claimed two wickets for 36 runs and Brett Lee took one wicket which costed him 56 runs.

Earlier, Australia set the West Indies a moderate target of 170 runs after winning the toss. They made 169 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

David Warner was the top-scorer, hitting 63 from 53 balls with six fours and one six. He added 66 runs off 48 balls with Brad Haddin, who made 24 with two fours and one six.

Besides, David Hussey scored 27 from 16 balls with three towering sixes while Mike Hussey remained not out on 28, made from 15 balls with three fours and one six.

For the West Indies, Dwayne Bravo, Jerome Taylor and Fidel Edwards claimed two wickets each.

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India win toss and bat against Bangladesh

NOTTINGHAM: India have won the toss and will bat against Bangladesh in Group A day-night match here at Trent Bridge on Saturday.

Virender Sehwag is still missing and Rohit will open. India are playing two spinners, Harbhajan and Ojha. For Bangladesh Shahadat Hossain gets a game.

Teams
India: Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Mahindra Singh Dhoni (captain wk), Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma.

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddique, Mohammad Ashraful (captain), Shakib Al Hasan, Naeem Islam, Raqibul Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Rubel Hossain, Shahadat Hossain.

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India pile up 180-5 against Bangladesh

NOTTINGHAM: India set Bangladesh a tough target of 181 runs in their group A day-night match on the second day of the World Twenty20 here at Trent Bridge on Saturday.

After their captain Mahindra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first, India piled up a huge score of 180 runs for the loss of five wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

A solid opening stand of 59 runs, provided by Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma, paved the way for India’s big score.

Gambhir made 50 from 46 balls with four boundaries and Sharma scored 36 with two sixes and three fours.

Later, Dhoni hit 26 off 21 balls with one six and then Yuvraj Singh smashed an unbeaten 41 from only 18 balls with four huge sixes and three fours.

For Bangladesh, Naeem Islam got two wickets while Rubel Hossain and Shahadat Hossain claimed one wicket each.

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India beat Bangladesh by 25 runs

NOTTINGHAM: Defending champions India defeated Bangladesh by 25 runs in their group A day-night match here at Trent Bridge on Saturday.

Chasing a difficult target of 181 runs, Bangladesh batsmen made all out efforts right from the beginning but slow left-arm bowler Pragyan Ojha came in their way to stop their bid to win the match by claiming four wickets for 21 runs.

Bangladesh could score 155 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Only opener Junaid Siddique in the beginning and Naeem Islam in the end showed some fine batting performance. Junaid made 41 from 22 balls and Naeem 28 from 17 balls. Both struck three sixes each.

Ishant Sharma grabbed two wickets while Yousuf Pathan and Zaheer Khan took one wicket each.

Earlier, India set Bangladesh a tough target of 181 runs after their captain Mahindra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first.

India piled up a huge score of 180 runs for the loss of five wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

A solid opening stand of 59 runs, provided by Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma, paved the way for India’s big score.

Gambhir made 50 from 46 balls with four boundaries and Sharma scored 36 with two sixes and three fours.

Later, Dhoni hit 26 off 21 balls with one six and then Yuvraj Singh smashed an unbeaten 41 from only 18 balls with four huge sixes and three fours.

For Bangladesh, Naeem Islam got two wickets while Rubel Hossain and Shahadat Hossain claimed one wicket each.

Virender Sehwag is still missing and Rohit opened the innings. India are playing two spinners, Harbhajan and Ojha while for Bangladesh, Shahadat Hossain got a game.

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India trounce Bangla by 25 runs in T20 World Cup

NOTTINGHAM: Indian cricket team has beaten Bangladesh by 25 runs in their first meet in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup match here on Saturday, Geo news reported.

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Twenty20 World Cup: Pakistan facing England today

LONDON: Pakistan team Sunday will take on the host England in its first match of the Twenty20 World Cup Tournament.

This match is of vital importance for the host England squad, as it had to face an upset defeat in its opening event at the hands of the debutants Holland and if the green shirts also defeat the host team today, then it would be thrown out of the tournament on the third day of the event.

Geo Super will telecast this match live being played at Oval at 10.30 P.M. in the night.

Sunday second match in Group D will be played between South Africa and Scotland and the Geo Super viewers could witness this match also live at 6.30 P.M. in the evening.

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Scotland win toss, elect to bowl

LONDON: Scotland have won the toss and elected to put South Africa in, in a group D match of ICC Twenty20 World Cup at the Oval on Sunday.

The Proteas have recently enjoyed some memorable Test triumphs, winning series in both England and Australia.

But since South Africa''s re-admission in 1991 they have not reached the final of a major one-day tournament.

"We have had a wonderful past 12 months, which has included winning away test series in both England and Australia and winning home-and-away one-day international series against Australia to gain top spot in the world rankings," said South Africa captain Graeme Smith.

"One of the boxes we still want to tick is to win a major International Cricket Council Championship."

But that will require the Proteas to end their run of self-inflicted wounds. At the 1999 World Cup fast bowler Allan Donald was run out off the last ball of their semi-final against Australia, the tie taking the Aussies into the final.

And four years later, on home soil, South Africa''s failure to correctly interpret the Duckworth-Lewis system saw them go out of the World Cup in the group stage during a rain-affected match against Sri Lanka.

South Africa staged the inaugural World Twenty20 in 2007 but did not reach the semi-finals.

But 12 of their 15-man squad played in the recent Indian Premier League, that was moved to South Africa at short notice because of security concerns.

They beat both Pakistan and Sri Lanka convincingly in their warm-up matches and Smith said: "The confidence is good and we are excited about playing this tournament with the chance to go out and express ourselves.

"I think there is a lot more talent, flair and confidence among this team than ever before." Scotland, just a day after fellow minnows Netherlands beat hosts England by four wickets in the tournament opener at Lord''s, were on course for a shock win over New Zealand at the Oval on Saturday after making 89 for four in a match reduced by rain to seven overs per side.

In the end their bowling and fielding couldn''t match their batting, with the Black Caps winning by seven wickets with an over to spare. But Scotland captain Gavin Hamilton insisted his men would be equally bold against the Proteas.

"South Africa are an outstanding team with match-winners but we are going to come out and play like we did today, we won''t not die wondering," the former England all-rounder promised.

Squads:
South Africa:-- Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, Herschelle Gibbs, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Albie Morkel, Mark Boucher, Roelof van der Merwe, Johan Botha, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn

Scotland:-- Gavin Hamilton, Ryan Watson, Navdeep Poonia, Kyle Coetzer, Colin Smith (wk), Neil McCallum, Jan Stander, Majid Haq, Glenn Rogers, Gordon Drummond, Callum MacLeod

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Protease pile up 211-5 against Scotland

LONDON: South Africa plundered a huge score of 211 runs for the loss of five wickets against Scotland here at The Oval on Sunday.

After Scotland won the toss and decided to bowl, the Protease set them a difficult target of 212 runs, thanks to an aggressive unbeaten innings of 79 runs from just 34 balls by AB de Villiers. He struck six sixes and five boundaries.

Earlier, captain Graeme Smith (38) and Jacques Kallis (48) provided a solid opening stand of 87 runs. Kallis hit eight and Smith six fours.

For Scotland, off-break bowler Rana Majid Haq and Gordon Drummond claimed two wickets each for 25 and 40 runs, respectively while Ryan Watson took one wicket.