T20 Cricket World cup 2007: Host: South Africa Winner: India Runners-up: Pakisthan Final Result: India defeated Pakistan by 5 runs in a tense match Other semi-finalists: Australia and New Zealand Top Batsman: Mathew Hayden (Australia) - 265 runs Top Bowler: Umar Gul and Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) - 7 wickets … [Read more...]
Preview: 20-20 ICC Cricket World Cup
August 26, 2007 by Leave a Comment
First 20-20 cricket world cup will be held in South Africa from September 11-14. This event will feature 12 nations (8 test playing nations + 4 qualifiers) over 13 days. Favourite teams to win first 20-20 world cup: Australia and South Africa are hot favourites to win this world cup. Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India are the dark horses. Batsmen to watch out for:Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist- Australia.Kevin Pietersen - England.Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag – India.Graeme Smith, Gibbs, Justin Kemp – South Africa.Jayawardena, Jayasuriya - Sri LankaRamnaresh Sarwan, Chris Gayle - West Indies Md. Ashraful, Shoaib Malik - Pakisthan Bowlers to watch out for: Shane Bond, Mitchell Johnson, Andrew Flintoff.Jacob Oram, Shaun Pollock, Chaminda VaasDwayne Bravo, Md. Asif.Must watch 20-20 matches in League stage:1. India Vs Pakistan at Kingsmead on September 14.2. Australia Vs England at Newlands on September 14.3. South Africa Vs West Indies on September 11 at Wanderers. … [Read more...]
