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Suneer Chowdhary

Canada waste good start to be bowled out for 211

By Suneer Chowdhary

 

Australia were handed an early shock by the Canadians before they came back well to restrict them to 211 in the 50 overs in the Group A clash at the M Chinnasway in Bangalore.

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How the quarter-final scenarios look in Group A

Which would be the four teams from each group to qualify?

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South Africa wallop Ireland to ease into quarterfinals

By Suneer Chowdhary

 

South Africa became the first team from Group B to qualify for the quarter-finals of the ICC World Cup 2011 when they easily brushed Ireland aside by 131 runs on Tuesday.

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Preview: Australia bid to make short work of improved Canada

By Suneer Chowdhary

 

Four games into the World Cup, Australia’s unbeaten streak in this most hallowed of the ODI tournaments has yet to end. Nor should it when Australia take on Canada at the M Chinnaswamy in Bangalore on March 16 in a Group A encounter.

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Duminy misses 100 but rescues South Africa

By Suneer Chowdhary

 

South Africa were inserted in by Ireland given that it was overcast and that rain and the ensuing Duckworth-Lewis would have been a concern. The decision proved to be a ripper. After Hashim Amla had hit a four and a six and then slashed Boyd Rankin to the third-man fielder – while attempting to do a Virender Sehwag – wickets fell at regular intervals.

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Preview: South Africa gun for win, Ireland for glory

By Suneer Chowdhary

 

Ireland will be up against a mountain when they look for an outside chance of qualifying for the World Cup quarter-final by winning their game against South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. South Africa need one win from their remaining two games – this and against Bangladesh – but a loss to either sides will hardly be acceptable.

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McCullum stars in impressive New Zealand win

By Suneer Chowdhary 

 

Canada were never in hunt once New Zealand got to 358. What they were definitely in with a chance was to advertise the cause for the Associates to the ICC. And Ashish Bagai and Jimmy Hansra, the pair involved in Canada’s first World Cup win this year against Kenya did just that again.

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South Africa win thriller at Nagpur

By Suneer Chowdhary

 

With the tournament drawing towards the knock-out stages, one can say much about which team has actually peaked well enough but with the number of thrillers leading up to the quarter-finals, it can only augur well for the audiences. Another game was decided in the last over of the game and South Africa edged India by three wickets and with two balls to spare.

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Horrendous collapse after Tendulkar century restricts India to 296

 

By Suneer Chowdhary

 

At 267 for one in the 40th over, two set batsmen in Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir at the crease and 21 balls of the Batting Powerplay still remaining, one would have to think of 350 as the bare minimum target.

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Bangladesh register famous win against thriller-friendly England

By Suneer Chowdhary

 

Even if one were to script England’s games in this World Cup, it could not have been done better. After winning a thriller against the Dutch, tying with India, losing another close one to Ireland and defending 171 against South Africa, England gave away a winning position to go down to Bangladesh by two wickets.

 

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