Boom Boom Afridi takes 5 wickets

The Pakistan cricket team skipper Shahid Khan Afridi boomed the team in first match and took 5 wickets. He bowled really well, Afridi bowled 8 overs which inc3 maiden overs. The bowling figures are shown below:

	Shoaib Akhtar	1	10	0	2.00	(1w)
	Abdul Razzaq	5	1	23	0	4.60
	Umar Gul	4.1	0	12	2	2.88	(1nb, 1w)
	12.2 to Ouma, 143.2 kph, Out this time! It was a good length delivery outside off and Ouma goes for a strange shot. He got on the front foot and went for a cut. Not the length for it. Unless you have a Shane Watson like chop-cut off the front foot. Edge and gone here! 43/2 33.1 to Ngoche, Oh dear! He shouldered arms there, only to hear the death rattle. It landed on a length just outside off and skidded in. The batsman left it alone. Mistake. Clatter! 112/10
	Abdur Rehman	7	1	18	0	2.57
	Shahid Afridi	8	3	16	5	2.00
	22.2 to Tikolo, 90.3 kph, Tikolo fails again. He went down the track, first side stepped towards leg before trying to move across towards the line and went for the lofted hit. But Afridi had held this one back and Tikolo was through early with the shot. The ball slid through the bat and pad gap and fell on the stumps. Afridi's index finger shoots up towards the sky. The Kenyan legend walks back to the hut. 73/3 26.3 to Mishra, 102.4 kph, Pakistan go for the UDRS Lbw turned down. It landed on a length on the off stump and skidded towards the leg stump. The batsman went back, played across the line and missed the slider. It would have hit the leg stump. The reversed verdict is OUT! 79/4 28.3 to Kamande, 90.0 kph, Afridi is on a song here. It landed on a good length around the middle stump line and straightened. The batsman missed it and it would have hit the middle stump. The captain walks back. He had a chat with his partner whether to go for the UDRS and they decide going against it. 87/6 30.5 to Odoyo, 97.3 kph, Googly! Wicket no 4. It broke back in from outside off, skidded past the forward prod and hit the pad in front of the off stump. Afridi - 4 for 16 101/7 32.1 to Obuya, 86.5 kph, Wicket no 5 for the captain! Obuya's entertaining knock is over. Afridi teased him with a flighted delivery and he couldn't resist going for the big hit but he couldn't clear long-on. 5 for 16! ooh la la! 112/8
	Mohammad Hafeez	4	1	26	1	6.50	(1w)

	Batting order Mohammad Hafeez	c Waters b Otieno	9	20	1	0	45.00
	5.3 122.1 kph, jeez, what a ripper! it was clipped neatly off the toes, and was in the gap too, but just as it was about to pass midwicket, Waters went screaming to his left horizontally, took the ball, but even as he fell it went out of his grasp, but he took it cleanly in the end with the right hand, an absolute screamer, Hafeez cannot believe it, but he has to walk back after umpteen replays confirm it was clean 11/1
	Ahmed Shehzad	c Kamande b Odoyo	1	18	0	0	5.55
	6.5 130.1 kph, Shehzad's stuttering stay in the middle is over, it was a length ball on off, nothing special about it, but he wanted to go midwicket, ended up going in the air straight to mid off as he got the leading edge, he had been going across the stumps, and trying to play across the line for some time now, and has paid the price ultimately 12/2
	Kamran Akmal	st Ouma b Ngoche	55	67	5	0	82.08
	24.4 dear me, Kamran has lost it here, went charging blindly down the track to a tossed up delivery, and decided to swing it out of sight, but the ball turned past his flailing blade and Ouma did the rest, what a shame, he had batted so well, brain fade really, Ngoche is rewarded for flighting the ball 110/3
	Younis Khan	lbw b Tikolo	50	67	2	0	74.62
	33.4 83.2 kph, Younis goes for the review, he was struck on the pads as he went for another sweep, Tikolo asked the question twice, umpire Llong gave him out after a lot of thought and replays show the ball hitting the leg stump, Pakistan lose a review, and Younis has to walk back, one more well-set batsman falls at the wrong time for Pakistan 155/4
	Misbah-ul-Haq	c Otieno b Kamande	65	69	1	2	94.20
	46.5 95.0 kph, Misbah goes this time, swinging a full delivery straight to long on, the boundaries here are very long and he picked out the man almost to perfection, well, he's put Pakistan in a strong position though 273/5
	Umar Akmal	c Obuya b Odoyo	71	52	8	1	136.53
	48.2 99.1 kph, picks out long on, it was the slower one, he got too much underneath the ball, but still went through with the shot, and managed to find long on in the end, what a knock though 289/6
	Shahid Afridi	lbw b Odoyo	7	4	1	0	175.00
	48.3 105.8 kph, whoops this one looked very close, it was very full too, and rapped him on the pads as he swung across the line from the crease, Odoyo's confident appeal was turned down initially, Kenya go for the referral, that is hitting middle of middle, and he will have to walk back 289/7
	Abdul Razzaq	not out	8	6	1	0	133.33
	Abdur Rehman	not out	5	3	0	0	166.66
	Extras	(lb 3, w 37, nb 6)	46
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Pakistan vs Kenya (Pakistan Played very will)

With cause of a worried start, Pakistan stand a good total of 317 for 7 against Kenya cricket team in Group A match of the ICC World Cup tournament. Pakistan won the toss and chosen to bat first, the openers, Mohammed Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad began carefully scoring just 10 in the first five over. The top order batsman Shehzad did not score a runs he score 9 off 18 balls and  bowled by Otienoand and catch by Waters after this suddenly M. Hafeez also didn’t perform really will he score only 9/20 Hafeez was first to go.

When 10^th over bowled Pakistan scored 40 runs in all, and in 12.2 over Pakistan mange there first 50 and 100 become complete in 22^nd over. In this stage Kamran Akmal & Younus Khan put on an important 50 runs in quick time 54 balls, and Akmal scored 55 in 67 balls. When score reached to 110 Akmal was stumped by the wicket kipper. Younis out at stage when Pakistan creates a good atmosphere of runs 155 but Younis was just lbw by Tikolo and Pakistan now under pressure.

Mishbah and Umar Akmal played a responsible innings and both 65 off 69 and 71 off 52 similarly, which stand a outstanding total on the board. Akmal played really will and he hit 8 fours and 1 six and every one say boom boom Akmal. The team’s 250 came up in 45.1 over. Shahid Afridi did not difficulty the scorers much. Pakistan stands 317 / 7 and gives 6.34 run rate to the Kenya for win.

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KENYA AGAINST PAKISTAN IN 1ST MATCH OF WORLD CUP 2011

Pakistani skipper Afridi has said in an live interview that Pakistani cricket team will go with good attitude and boys played with full strength against Kenya in 1^st opening match of world cup 2011. He also said that Kenya is very good side and they have a ability to down any team in the world cup cricket 2011.

 

A Kenyan batsman Tikolo who a strong position with bat, was talking to press and media and said that Pakistani captain Shahid Khan Afridi is giving respect to Kenyan side. He also said that it shows that they are aggressive side and has capability to perform against any team. 

The Kenya play first math and they were beaten badly and they are not ready to replicate the defeat against. Tikolo said that this time the team is very new and but they are talented and have capability to do best on their day.

This world cup 2011 is fifth world cup for Tikolo and he was team member of Kenyan side in 1996 world cup cricket in that event they beaten West Indies side and he wants to repeat that innings moments.

Some of Kenyan player also have injury problem but the expert decide that still Kenyan side come any time, just like when they got a very strong position in last world cup.

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First match between India and Bangladesh

India and Bangladash have faced each other in the first match of ICC world cup 2011 today. First match which was played in good conditions and both team performed really well, specially the Indian bating line up performed really exclusive and they have proven this thing that, huge scores have no value for them. India scored 370/4. 

The main roll was played by Sehwag  who played an outstanding innings to move up the team moral of Indian cricket team. Then Bangali tigers also played really will, they made a total of 239/4 in 41 overs but the remaining total was so huge that to accelerate the run rate Bangladesh started to bounce and lost wickets quickly. Then the run rate jumped to 14.67 and created a lot of pressure on Bangaladash cricket team.  

At last Bangladesh loss the match. I hope that Bangladesh make there best the next match.

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Biography: Younis Khan

Younis Khan was born on 29, November 1977 in Mardan, Kheyber Pakhtoon Kuawa Province, Pakistan), 

a Pakistani cricketer (batting in middle order) and x-captain of the Pakistan cricket team. In the history of Pakistan only two player score 300 and younis khan is 3^rd one in this list who reached to more then 300 runs in a single innings or more runs in an innings. His international debut ODI against Sri Lanka at Karachi, in Feb, 2000, and he played over 150 ODIs for Pakistan. Younis khan has also played over fifty test matches.

He is a great batsmen that set his position on No. 3 position and as will as in the team after a bade experience of World cup cricket 2003, but he was dropped from team after un-impressive performance in the home series against Bangladesh & South Africa. The team needs him against India in ODI series but failed to reinforce a place in the test team, but he make come back in October 2004 against Sri Lanka in Karachi. He was top run getter in the disastrous 3-0 clean wash in Australia immediately after and on the tour of India.

He also selects one of the 15 nominees for the ICC Test Player of the Year in 2005. Younis khan the 2^nd fastest Pakistani batsman that reaches to 4000 Test runs. His highest position in the LG ICC's Test Batting Rankings is 3^rd that he achieved in the 3^rd test against England in 2006. Now a day he is busy in the mega event and one of the experienced batsman in the Pakistani cricket team we hope that he and his skipper make a rite combination for a rite job, we wish him best of luck for the future.

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India Won the 2nd Warm UP match against New Zealand

India cricket team finally won the 2nd warm up match against New Zealand cricket team, India won by 117 runs. The India cricket team score 360/5 and Indian batsman blow bomb from there bates but Kiwi's bowlers didn't stop there bombing, specially the best innings by MS Dhoni who scored a century at the end of the match.

So New Zealand didn't play really will at the end the little mac-cullen make some distortion against the blue shirts he scored really will with his genuine bating style but all New Zealand batsman fail in there performance. Now India move to play there 1st pool match against Bangladesh on Saturday 19, 2011. Hope that both teams perform there best in first mega event match.   

Full Scorecard: India 360/5 (50 overs). Tendulkar 17, Gambhir 89, Sehwag 23, Dhoni 108 not out, Kohli 59, Pathan 3 not out, Raina 50. Bowling Figures: Oram 2/70, Mills 1/81, Southee 2/67. New Zealand 186/6 in 34 overs. McCullum 58, Ryder 32, Guptill 38, Franklin 0, Styris 15 not out, Taylor 5, How 15, Oram 6 not out.

Bowling Figures: Chawla 1/24, Ashwin 1/30, Yuvraj 1/25, Harbhajan 2/17.

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Pakistan Cricket team won the first warm up match against Bangladash

Dhaka, Pakistan vs Bangladesh first warm up match of world Cup 2011, the match is going to be very interesting. Pakistani cricket team facing an international side after a long time, in the mean time Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. In the last two world Cups the green shirts was unable to reach the second stage of the mega event.

Pakistani team has scored 28 runs after facing 7 over. Shahzad and hafeez are in the ground and the legend “Zaheer Abbas” sayed that if Shahzad play a big inning in the start of the match of the tournament or even today it will boost his confidence level. He perform very well at New Zealand tour conducted recently.

Mohammad Hafeez scored 21 bowled by Shafiul Islam, Ahmed Shehzad score a great century and bowled by Rubel Hossain. In this stage Misbah-ul-Haq also scored a great innings that team needed but importunely bowled by Shakib Al Hasan. Finally Pakistan cricket team scored 285/9 which is big total for Bengali tigers.

Tigers chasing this big total but unfortunately they didn’t score very well and all team out at the score of 195, Abdul Razzaq took 3/31, Wafeez and Abdul Raheman took 2,2 wickets. Shahid Afridi and Wahab Riyaz took 1,1 wickets. Pakistan won by 88 runs, a great start for Pakistan cricket in world cup 2011.  

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Blue shirts Captain’s Score unbeaten 108 to save team with 360/5 Total

India cricket team won the toss continue with bat and but bad performance from the openers Sehwag (23) and Tendulkar (17) by the 10th over, after these legendry cricketer inning was boost up by Gambhir (89 off 85 balls) who was implicated 06 run stand for the 3^rd wicket with Kohli (59 from 68) partnership of 68 with when Dhoni come out to the ground turn put together 124 for the 5^th in the team of Raina (50 in 26).

Dhoni’s bombing bating style give a huge total to the Indian cricket team, in the world cup cricket 2011 Indian cricket team is very involved they beat the world champion Australia in the first warm up match. In last 64 deliveries caption continue with his bat and his knock contained 11 boundaries and three sixes moved India from a gentle total.

Tendulkar wicket was taken by Tim Southee while Sehwag wicket was taken by a Jacob Oram. Gambhir, have a injury, he was lucky dropped at score of 83 off 2 by James Franklin who grassed the catch, diving forward at long-off. Indian innings was turn to turbo mode when Dhoni took charge and score unbeatable 108 along with raina who also score a fifty. At the end Indian now safe because they score a lot, they have a strong bowling line up which disturbed New Zealand, hope that both team work hard for this match. 

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Biography: Boom Boom Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi is a Pakistani cricketer a genuine all-rounder who has been played for Pakistan since 1996. His 1^st ODI debut on October 2, 1996 against Kenya and 1^st test debut on October 22, 1998 against Australia. He was came to the squad as a leg spinner  but with his inspiring bating officials decide to start bat with them and that’s way in very 1^st game he make a record in the world of cricket which is fastest century in 37 balls ODI, as well as scored 32 runs in a over which is still unbeatable. Now he is known as one of greatest all-rounder in cricket world.

All know that Boom Boom Afridi still dangerous for all teams with cause of his extremist style with his bat as will as in bowling. He will be a key player for Pakistan cricket team in world cup 2011. His captaincy extremely attacking for other team, in last series he play a key role so that’s why Pakistan beat New Zealand in ODI’s.
As a bowler his leg break must be effective, but his armory also includes the conservative off break and quicker one, he can deliver at nearly 80 mph just like a medium pacer. His dusra is very risky in middle of the game the throw quick deliveries as a spinner, resulting in lesser turn, and relying on variations, specially the quicker bouncer to a batsmen, which is very rare for a spin bowler. I hope that Afridi perform with his best and take world cup 2011 into Pakistan.

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Batsman will Play A Key Role In World Cup 2011

From February 19, 2011 the ninth Cricket World Cup will legitimately get underway in Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh. In this mega event 14 teams and over 200 players will play. In last three World Cup Cricket tournaments, which continually won by Australia with cause of there better conditions, but this time the scene has been changed. We must remember the 2006 world cup win by Sri Lanka (Rana Tunga was the captain) in same conditions.

This time Sri Lanka, India, Bangladash, England may be West Indies and Pakistan will play the second round of the last World Cup 2011, because of there batsman and as will as the best condition for these batsman. Tendulkar, Virrender Sehwag, Younis Khan, Kamran & Umar Akmal, Jeverdany, Sangakara, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and many other top-class batsman.  This time the Dhoni performance as captain will be countable.
On other side the Softh Africa, Australia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Canada are not strong in these conditions, these pitches are best for batsman as compare to the bowlers. The subcontinent players will perform as there best. The experts feel a key point that this time Asia will the take over on the world cup 2011.

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Pakistan Bowling Line UP

In cricket event when a team wants to get the mega title in there hand they have to make extra focus on there bowling attack. Pakistan team need extra from there bowlers, even though Pakistan cricket team have genuine pacer like RawalPindi express Shoaib Akhtar, Abdul Razzaq, Umar Gull. Especially lot of responsibility on Shoaib Akter’s shoulders then Umar Gull on second attack.

Pakistan cricket team has some write combination in bowling attack, as will as in bating line up, but win the game will key point. Pakistan has Shoaib Akhtar & Umar Gull Pair & Abdul Razzaq & Shahid khan Afridi both have support of Muhammad Hafez. The Shoaib Akhtar will be the key bowler as will as match winning bowler for Green shirts, a big problem for Shahid's team which is opening partnership. Pakistan cricket teams have to create a positive attitude because after missing of Sohail Tanveer, Muhammad Asif & Muhammad Amir the green shirts have lot of problems.

The experts have a positive thinking that Pakistan is a team which suddenly change the situation of the game, because of Shahid Afridi bating and bowling and as will as Abdul Razzaq's dangerous attack with bate & with bowl. We hope that Pakistan win the world cup 2011 big show and take off from Australians.

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Biography-Umer Akmal

On May 26, 1990 a lion was born in Lahore, Punjab, runs didn't cease to flow for this lion, yes Umar Akmal the younger brother of Kamran wicket keeper of Pakistan cricket team. In a victorious match in 2007-08 for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, U.Akmal was unsuccessful in first match but after this he played outstanding inngs of 855 runs in nine matches at Quaid-e-Azam Trophy average of 77.72 an inspiring strike rate of 90.18, he played of 248 off 225 balls and 186 off 170. 
With this impressive performance Umar selected for Pakistan's Under 19 for the World Cup January 2008. He also maxim runs taker 255 runs with strike rate of 123.18 in a tri-nation tournament between 3 cricket teams Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka. Umar started with a 50 and he scored hundred in his third match. 
When he gives this memorable performance he inevitable in test cap he gave an positive performance become future of Pakistan cricket, he score a century on debut under pressure against New Zealand. He played 30 ODI’s and scored 878 with average of 33.36 best figure 102*, in test he played 13 matches scored 822 with 129 high scoring rate. We hope Umar will give best performance in ICC World Cup 2011.
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Pakistan cricket team and Cricket World Cup 2011

Pakistan cricket team has started its journey for mega event, but a real fact still exists that the team is not 100% equipped for the ICC World Cup which is going to start on 19 Feb. Pakistan is in Group A along with Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya which are called as big playing teams. Australia didn’t played really good in last series as well as New Zealand has showed a poor performance against Bangladesh and if we observe India then they also lost there series with heavy margin. Pakistan has beaten New Zealand in ODI & test series but lost the T20 series which credit goes to New Zealand. With these conditions Pakistani team have a strong position but they faces different challenges like Salman But, M. Asif and M. Amir are band from World of cricket, Zulqarnin case, specially PCB drop some key players (Sohail Tanveer) which creates more problems for Pakistan team.
Shahid Khan Afridi now selected as captain for ICC World Cup announced On Friday December 3 and he accepted that team is not fully fit for mega event. The skipper also said that Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq and Shoaib Akhtar and him self will be the match wining players. We hope that Pakistan overcome all these crucial matters and gives their best performance which had never seen after 1992 World Cup. Good luck Pakistan.
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Biography-Sohail Tanveer

Sohail Tanvir was born in December 12, 1984, Rawalpindi, Punjab. Left-arm medium-fast, Slow left-arm and Left-hand bat. His first-class debut at Peshawar in Oct 2004 didn’t create impressive performance with bat or ball, but in second ODI at Multan he scored 97 runs and takes 3 wickets. 
Tanvir recognized himself as all-rounder and his victorious 124 (his 2nd first class century) in Pentangular Cup 2007 against Sind. He also represented Pakistan A team in tour of Bangladesh and perform as all-rounder against Australia A in the ODI series, during after this selectors replaced him with Shoaib Akhtar in ICC World Twenty20. The choice was shocked but Tanvir take a wicket in the Twenty20. His first test debut against India in Nov 2007 and first ODI debut against South Africa in 2007. Tanvir’s best bowling figure 5/48 he took 48 wickets in ODI 5 in test and 11 in T20, he also scored unbeatable 59 against Hong Kong in Asia Cricket Cup in June 2008.
He emerged as the surprise package in the ICC World Twenty20, but he didn’t pick for the Test team, Tanvir back in action with green shirts in the ODI series against South Africa. He went on to record a dramatic performance 6 for 14 for Rajasthan in the IPL – which is best figures in a Twenty20. In last series against New Zealand he did really perform but not selected for ICC world cup, may be with cause of fitness problems.
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Biography: Sachin Tendurkar

Sachin Tendulkar was born on Apr 24, 1973 in Mumbai, India. It was Shradashram Vidyamandir, a school in Mumbai, where he started his cricketing career. Here he met with Ramakant Achrekar who gives him write way. He served the MRF rate substructure during his school days to direct as a fast bowler, but in these days a Australian player Dennis Lillee, who decide that Tendulkar should focus on instead of bating. As a child star, Tendulkar practiced four hours on net practice. 
Watching peoples felt that this child would presently turn one of the greatest player in cricket. In the 1988 season in a school had an unbroken 664 test partnership with his teammate Vinod Kambli. His first tour to Pakistan was not as better but in 1990 against England he scored century at Old Trafford. 
In 1996 World Cup, Tendulkar was top scorer, with 523 runs, when India was defeated by Australia, Tendulkar helped his team in 2003 World Cup advance as far as the finals. His averaged was 60.2 and he selected as man of the tournament.
December 2005 his record-breaking 35th century in Test plays against Sri Lanka. Last month he scored a 200 runs against South Africa, and become 1st man in history of cricket to record 200 runs in ODI. In the whole time his career was consistently ranked among the game's best batsmen.
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