2020 Worldcup

Rome's bid for the 2020 Olympics have selected the American sports

2011-10-11T07:29:00.000-07:00

The leaders of Rome's bid for 2020 Olympics, U.S. sports marketing in select company as general counsel Partners Helios.

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Atlanta-based Helios already worked on four winning Olympic bids - in 2008, Beijing,Vancouver in 2010, Sochi in 2014 and Pyeongchang in 2018.

Russia for the 2018 World Cup also provided the successful candidate.

Rome bid CEO Ernesto Albanese says that Helios will assist in "brand positioning and messaging" and in all Olympic presentations.

2020 Games competing are Madrid; Tokyo; Istanbul; Doha, Qatar; and Baku, Azerbaijan.

The 2020 Olympic host city in September 2013 will be selected.

Azerbaijan, Baku is nominated to host of 2020 Olympics

2011-09-16T04:49:00.000-07:00

Azerbaijan, Baku is nominated to host of 2020 Olympics, National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan Chingiz Huseynzade (NOC) vice president, told Trend.

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He said that Baku’s candidacy was officially nominated to the International Olympics Committee (IOC).

Huseynzade said, "In the near future, the IOC will officially announce cities that are nominated for hosting 2020 Summer Olympics".

Madrid, Rome, Tokyo, Istanbul, as with Qatar's capital Doha to host the 2020 Olympic nomination.

Gloucestershire said that his century against Middlesex in FL t20 World Cup for Ireland

2011-06-29T03:57:00.000-07:00

Gloucestershire's Kevin O'Brien has said that his century against Middlesex in FL t20 World Cup for Ireland as well tons of them did.

A 27-year-old hit 52 balls over 119 blistering 254-3 Gloucestershire on Sunday to help and a 105-run victory to claim it.

In March he made the record books when the World Cup against England's fastest century in history has claimed.

He told BBC Radio Bristol, "It's up there with the Bangalore innings".

"I was hitting it as well as I did in the World Cup against England so it's just a fantastic day.

"I'm probably still in a bit of shock to be honest, but I've had 20 overs to think about it in the field so I guess it's sunk in a little bit quicker than the innings in Bangalore."

Born in Dublin in May, two months batsman made 63 off 113 Ireland Hall in Gloucestershire, England, later joined to help.

Despite his impressive figures, he was modest about his achievements: "We have been lacking a little bit of luck but today we were lucky.

"You need a bit of luck and I think that's something we haven't had as a team in a few of our Twenty20 games. We haven't played well in a few of them and we'll hold our hands up to that.

"It was a good wicket and small enough ground but you're facing good quality bowlers. You've got guys who have played in World Cups like Anthony Ireland and Ryan McLaren - they're no slouchers with the ball.

"But the ball is there to hit and you've got to put it away."

And O'Brien was quick to praise Marshall, who made 102 off 54 balls: "He's great to bat with.

"He's pretty laid back, he talks about anything but cricket between overs, which is good as you zone out for seconds before you get back into your pre-delivery routine.

"We've had a pretty good partnership in Twenty20s overall, we've got the team off to a good start."

Andy Flower says his goal of signing a new contract England team director

2011-05-03T08:16:00.000-07:00

Andy Flower says that his goal of signing a new contract England team director (England 6/1 2012 Twenty20 World Cup) as being the world's best team since the need to Peter Moores took over in April 2009 is left on flowers with the England team has to be a big hit.

The Zimbabwe's recent history of their most successful periods by one of England has guided them previous winter to help Australia regain Ashes on the ground.

England guidance Flower for his first victory in the ICC tournament (1 / 2 to maintain Ashes in 2013) when he helped them win the crown in 2010 World Twenty20.

A busy summer of cricket with Sri Lanka and India to come against the flowers that she says the best people in Test cricket by England aim to turn.

"I am delighted to have been given the opportunity to build on the considerable progress we have made to date as a squad and remain fully committed to developing the side and ensuring we are in a position to realise our objective of becoming the number one side in the world.

"When I was appointed England team director in 2009 I stated that I wanted to create a winning England team and I am very pleased with the advances we have made as a squad over the last two years in all formats of the game.

"Regaining the Ashes in 2009 and retaining them last winter and the 2010 World Twenty20 title are obvious highlights, but there is still plenty more we want to achieve in the longer term."

Paul Collingwood rejects retirement talk

2011-03-14T09:02:00.000-07:00

England's Paul Collingwood is a day at number eight on the future of Bangladesh during the World Cup defeat to bat after coming off speculation scotched.

Collingwood in January this year during the Sydney Test against Australia Test matches and Twenty20 cricket one-day drop myself to focus on allowing.

Durham all - rounder, a famous World Twenty20 success of last year to lead England in this tournament so far has had an unimpressive run, 61 runs and only one wicket in four league matches management.

Collingwood, 34, said, "One reason I retired from Test cricket was to prolong the one-day side of things and I still feel I have major contributions to make".

I'm still the Twenty20 captain. I want to continue that as well. It's not in my mind to even think about things like this (my future).

I see things developing very much how the Twenty20 did last year in the West Indies. We scraped through the group stages, but once we did we really put our performances together and went on to win it.

We really need to focus on getting this complete game. You put the whole thing together, and we're a formidable team. We want to do that against the West Indies."

Collingwood said the World Cup schedule, that serious Ashes in Australia and one-day campaign followed their heels to show there was no excuse yet.

"It's not ideal having two huge series or tournaments together, it's like having two Olympics in the same winter. But we can't make that as an excuse. "We have to beat the West Indies. It's not all over for us and if we can win four games on the trot we can win the World Cup."

2012 World Twenty20 taking place in Sri Lanka

2011-02-24T13:24:00.000-08:00

New Delhi: Cricket World Cup for the top Indian sub-continent as the United War, eligibility Africa in Sri Lanka 2012 World Twenty20 is to process.

In an initial qualifier including Cameroon, Gambia, Lesotho, Mali, Morocco, Rwanda and the Seychelles will play at the Ghana on February 24 to 27.

A process that first regional qualifying event in the UAE, a sixteen team in 2012 World qualifier will lead to.

Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands and Scotland - - automatically qualified for this event is six with one-day international status / affiliation are associate members.

Three teams from the Asia region, two teams from Africa, Americas and Europe, and one team from East Asia-Pacific will play in the global qualifying event.

There will play sixteen teams at the 2012 World Twenty20.

Australian Twenty20 World Cup match in corruption probe

2011-02-14T13:47:00.000-08:00

The International Cricket Council's (ICC) full ruling on Butt and teammates Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir who were barred for five years for spot-fixing - suggests Butt was under investigation long before the News of the World broke the story of the team's widespread corruption, the BBC reports.

Deliberations between Butt and his agent, Mazhar Majeed, during the Twenty20 tournament did not form part of the evidence that resulted in Butt's ban for their roles in spot-fixing in Tests against England last year. But the BBC said the ICC tribunal's judgment shows earlier texts and phone calls between Majeed and Butt had already alerted ICC anti-corruption investigators.

Matches that aroused doubt at the Twenty20 World Cup incorporated a group game between Pakistan and South Africa on May 10, when Pakistan won by 11 runs, and Pakistan's semi-final defeat against Australia when Mike Hussey hit three sixes in four balls to pull off a theatrical win.

Razzaq wants to retire after 2012 Twenty20 World Cup

2011-01-15T00:56:00.000-08:00

Pakistan elegant all rounder Abdul Razzaq, has decided to quits after the 2012 T20 World Cup.

"It is something I have been thinking about for a while now and I intend to retire after the T20 World Cup 2012," said Razzaq.

He expressed that retirement is a very difficult decision for any senior player but form and fitness urges to do so.

"Looking at my form and fitness, I see myself walking away after the 2012 World Twenty20. During this time I would try to finish my career on a high, which is very important for me so. I would like to give as much as I can to my country," Razzaq told 'Express Tribune' in an interview.

"I am playing because I believe I have cricket left in me. I want to win the World Cup for the country before retirement. And considering my current form I feel I will be able to do well for Pakistan in the tournament."

Razzaq told that playing for Pakistan has always been an honor for him

Paul Collingwood, "Twenty20 World team world No.1"

2011-01-10T02:16:00.000-08:00

Paul Collingwood reckons is a captain of England Twenty20, in 2010 he is a winner of Twenty20 World Cup is the shortest game but its a team world No.1.

When England face to the Australia in the opening matches at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday than England will be searching to its world record-winning to eight matches in Twenty20 World cup

The Collingwood saying about Sydney Morning Herald, "I'd be surprised if we are not the No.1 team in the world [in Twenty20], because we have just won seven on the trot and we'll break the record if we win another one".

At an ICC limited-over tournament that England had secured with a devastating seven wicket win against Australia past year in the Twenty20 World Cup final in the West Indies.

My T20 career is not over: Misbah-ul-Haq

2010-12-16T05:56:00.000-08:00

Misbah-ul-Haq,Pakistan test captain revealed that he is still fit to play short form of cricket i.e t20 and has refuted suggestions that his career in the slam bang format is over.

The Daily Times quoted Misbah,"“I definitely would like to play T20 cricket if the selectors give me an opportunity. It is their decision not to pick me in the T20 side.”

“I don’t think my T20 career is over, and, I still feel I can contribute in this form of the game,” Misbah told reporters at the Gaddafi Stadium here.

During the World Cup in the West Indies earlier this year he last participated in a T20 game.

“I think T20 cricket remains a demanding part of the sport, which I would love to continue playing, if I get an opportunity,” he said.

UAE to stage biggest Twenty20 Cup qualifier

2010-12-07T11:27:00.000-08:00

The enormous International Cricket Council (ICC) Twenty20 World Cup qualifier in 2012 will be hosted by UAE.

In the qualifier tournament for the fourth edition of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup sixteen teams will going to participate in it, to be held in Sri Lanka, in two years' time.

Mazhar Khan, the administrator of the Emirates Cricket Board, told Gulf News that "We had successfully staged the 2010 ICC Twenty20 qualifier last year but only eight teams had contested in that tournament. It's a great honour to be selected to stage such a big event which is to be contested by 16 nations. The fact that we have been selected again for the qualifier and to stage such a big tournament reflects on our organisational ability to provide the best of facilities for the teams."

The UAE has also been selected to stage the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division two tournament in April 2011. "Namibia, the UAE, Bermuda, Uganda and two qualifiers from the division three tournament will take part in the World Cricket League. With cricket grounds in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah we have proved that we can successfully stage multi-national cricket tournaments," added Khan.

"The top six teams from the Twenty20 World Cup qualifiers to be held here in January 2012 will join the ten full members for the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka in September 2012," he said.

Butt, Akmal cleared of T20 WC fixing charges

2010-11-26T02:06:00.000-08:00

Salman Butt and Kamran Akmal had been cleared by ICC of all the allegations regarding spot-fixing during the T20 World Cup in West Indies earlier this year.

The Anti-corruption unit of the ICC, after collecting all the evidences including phone records, has found the alleged players innocent, said Pakistani news channel.

Salman Butt told the local channels that they had officially cleared the duo from all the charges 3 weeks ago and we both had received the letters from ICC and also mentioned that the ICC was just formally investigating the phone records and other evidences.

Pakistan in the super eight stage was alleged to have been fixed against England's victory in the T20 World Cup England had outperformed Pakistan by winning the game by 6 wickets.

Salman Butt's suspension from all forms of cricket will continue as the spot-fixing scandal during the England Tests is still under the scanner.

Earlier, Salman Butt had also written a letter to the PCB telling them that he needed money to fight his case against the ICC to get cleared of the spot-fixing allegations. The PCB, however, has not come to a decision on that as yet.

Channel Islands to host Twenty20 World Cup qualifier

2010-11-15T23:33:00.001-08:00

According To A Report, Channel Islands to host twenty20 world cup qualifying round. ICC has improved qualifying structure and increase the competition.

Because of the decision to expand the World Cup in Sri Lanka to 16 teams this change has been taken place.

Championship will be held on both islands from 19-24 July 2011 for the inaugural Twenty20 ICC European Division

The other countries in Division One are Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Israel, Italy and Norway.

Richard Holdsworth, ICC Regional Development Manager, said: "The new structure gives more member countries a better opportunity to reach a global qualifier and then potentially an ICC global tournament.

"All host venues have been carefully selected and we are very happy with them.

"Guernsey and Jersey did an excellent job hosting the ICC European World Cricket League Divisions One and Two this year and will no doubt again as co-hosts for the inaugural ICC European Division One Championship (T20)."

Lara And Sidebottom Signed For T20

2010-11-06T13:48:00.000-07:00

Former West Indies batsman Brian Lara and ex-England left-arm seamer Ryan Sidebottom have been signed Zimbabwean franchise Southern Rocks for the Stanbic Bank Twenty20 competition, which will start in Harare on November 13.

Both of the player are now retired from international cricket, so far the experts have been raising questions on Brain's Lara cricket as he had been out of the cricket since his retirement.

Lara, for many years regarded alongside Sachin Tendulkar as one of the best batsmen of his era.Lara had a stint with the unofficial Indian Cricket League in 2007-08,where he leads Mumbai Champs and has maintained ambitions of coming out of retirement to try his hand at Twenty20 - a format that hadn't taken off internationally when he retired.

Rocks chief executive Givemore Makoni told the Zimbabwe Independent."We have signed Sidebottom and we have also confirmed the Lara deal, so we are done with the acquisition of new personnel and we are just ready to get going,"

my benchmark - McCullum‎

2010-10-08T22:45:00.000-07:00

Rendon McCullum admits he will struggle to top the award-winning Christchurch Twenty20 attack, but he will be fun to try - from Dhaka today.McCullum impressive 116 not out off 56 balls against Australia in February, was adjudged the best performance in the ICC Twenty20 team awards dinner in Bangalore yesterday.The memories are still fresh in the bold circle Speedster Shaun Tait shots against Australia, New Zealand's wicketkeeper / batsman was happy to have some recognition in the international arena of the award. And I said, this was the benchmark, as swears to attack all three go to the format this season."Maybe you can not play better, to be fair. But it's such a thing, I am constantly trying to reach out to produce something special against the best teams in the world," he said."You can not amble along against the best team, you've got to take them and try to achieve something special. So we will win the World Cup, how we beat the best team in Test matches. Then what will be our most dangerous, is if we get 11 guys, that way of thinking, to play aggressively, and the opposition. "After the test gave wicketkeeping level, McCullum has put her hand to open the batting for the November tour trials in India.And now, he's hoping to inspire New Zealand to a series-leveling victory in the second ODI against Bangladesh, the weather allows.McCullum to the ground running in Tuesday's series opener - the first international four months after knee surgery - when it cracked 45 off 61 balls, and crouched down, 50 to become a gauntlet. In vain, because New Zealand is only the second defeat suffered 18 ODIs against Bangladesh, nine runs under Duckworth-Lewis method after the target was adjusted to 210 off 37 overs."People say it was a bit unfortunate, but in the end you should have won that game. There is no excuse. If you look at Bangladesh, they looked like they wanted to do more than we were desperate and they handle the pressure better than we are. "Heavy rains in Dhaka yesterday at the Black Caps in two games at home and placed in five-match ODI series in doubt. But when the sky cleared, McCullum wanted to stay on the offensive against the home bowlers, despite a slow, low pitch conditions.He also enjoyed the reunion with fellow opener Jesse Ryder is the first time since the Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean in April

T20 World Cup success will help England during Australia ODI series: Ian Bell

2010-06-22T02:06:00.000-07:00

England batsman Ian Bell, who is part of the 13-man ODI squad for five-match series against Australia, has said that the vibe in the team is great, as the confidence from the Twenty20 World Cup triumph has shifted into the rest of the squad.

“Playing Australia now isn't just turning up and fearing them, whereas maybe in the past it was. Now it's about matching them and moving on and it was great to watch that Twenty20 final,” News of The World quoted Bell, as saying.

“English cricket has moved on and is starting to believe that we can play as well if not better as the other countries around the world. The way the T20 team played was absolutely fantastic with the bowling and the power hitting. English cricket is turning the corner,” he added.

Bell, who will be making a ODI comeback after 20 months, further said that he is keeping one eye on the Ashes series Down Under.

“The Ashes could be a defining part of my career. My record against Australia isn't as good as it is against South Africa. That's something I want to change. If I am there then I'll do everything I can to change that and have a big series,” Bell said.

“I know it will be my fourth Ashes series and it will be time for me to step up - because I would have had 60 Test matches by then,” he added.

Bell’s return has been boosted by his performance in the T20, Pro40 and Friends Provident, where last season he had strike rates of 116, 96 and 76 respectively.

England face Australia in the series opener in Hampshire on June 22.

Squad: Andrew Strauss (captain), Craig Kieswettter (wicketkeeper), Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Luke Wright, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson and Michael Yardy.

Cool head is making Eoin Morgan a smash hit for England

2010-05-07T02:51:00.000-07:00

Whisper it, but England, the team that one-day cricket left behind, rush into the second phase of the World Twenty20 with a man who is becoming the most inventive limited-overs batsman in the game.
Eoin Morgan, made in Ireland and now completing his education at the international game's finishing school, will play for England in Barbados with the perfect opportunity to show the world just how brilliant he has become.
When England talk of Morgan's paddle strokes, they are referring to his improvisation rather than commenting on the Guyanese rain that assailed their first-round

Stuart Broad ready to put last year's Twenty20 World Cup nightmare behind him

2010-04-28T01:46:00.000-07:00

Unpredictable Stuart Broad believes he has improved enough to put an end to his Twenty20 World Cup nightmare.
First there were the six sixes clubbed off him by Yuvraj Singh in South Africa during the first tournament in 2007.
Then there was the horror final over against Holland when Broad missed three golden run-out chances and dropped a catch to lose the game.
It is fair to say he and World Twenty20s do not get on, but he has vowed to prove how much better a player he is when the tournament gets under way in the West Indies on Saturday.
"Getting hit out the ground is part of the game," said Broad, who has appeared in most of England's 25 T20 matches and is now a fixture in the side in all forms of the game.
"You must accept you can bowl a perfectly good ball and it can go out the park. That's one of those things.
"But I think I'm a muchchanged bowler since the day Yuvraj hit me for six sixes. It taught me a lot in T20 cricket about not being very predictable

Former players must back Pakistan now

2010-03-25T03:15:00.000-07:00

Now that the dice has been cast and the skipper and squad for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies have been decided, Pakistan must now look forward to the championship with a positive frame of mind. I am not surprised Shahid Afridi has been named the captain. I mentioned this in my previous column when the Indian Premier League (IPL) started. In Pakistan cricket, there is a value for nuisance! Afridi may have earned Pakistan some bad name by the chewing-the-ball incident in Perth in January-end, but all that is forgotten now. Afridi has been captaining Pakistan cricket in T20 internationals and under the circumstances, he is the best man to lead in the Caribbean. He has a lot of energy and this format of the game, needs his aggressive approach. Surely, he will now be thinking about the World Cup because the nation’s prestige will be in his hands. He just has to control his wildfire emotions.Afridi has a few advantages. In coaches Waqar Younis and Ijaz Ahmed, he will have two men who understand the game and the body language of the players. I think this is the best team management Pakistan can ask for. I am happy for Waqar. He always wanted to be the coach of Pakistan. And why not? Waqar has played the game at the highest level, he knows the modern methods and can be a hard task master. Ijaz has been one of Pakistan’s brilliant batsman and a good motivator. This combination should work well. Waqar knows what it is to be in the Pakistan team. Discipline has always been an issue with the national side and I think Waqar, with his persona and work ethics, can wield the danda (stick) to erring players, if required. He must be given a year to prove himself.

2010 Twenty20 World Cup betting - Ottis Gibson appointed WEst Indies Head coach

2010-02-02T09:14:00.000-08:00

Ottis Gibson has been given free reign by West Indies (8/1 to win the 2010 Twenty20 World Cup at Betfred) as the country’s new head coach after the 40-year-old decided to leave his post with England (10/1 at Betfred).

Gibson, who succeeded Allan Donald with the Three Lions in September 2007, will take over from interim coach David Williams for the tour of Zimbabwe at the end of this month.
West Indies Cricket Board chief executive Ernest Hilaire also revealed Gibson, who played two Tests and 15 one-day internationls for the Windies, will take responsibility for and oversee coaching right across all of the country’s representative cricket teams.

“Ottis will begin his appointment from the start of the home series against Zimbabwe,” Hilaire told CBC Radio.

“I think we need to take Ottis’ appointment in stride. He will be the head coach of the WICB, and not just head coach of the senior team. He will have responsibility for coaching right across all of our representative cricket teams.”

Gibson’s departure leaves a huge void to fill in the England (3/1 to retain the Ashes Down Under) set-up with a busy year coming up, culminating in the trip to Australia at the end of the year to defend the Ashes.

There is plenty of cricket of cricket to play before then with a Twenty20 series against Pakistan in Dubai later this month before an understrength side travels to Bangladesh.

England are still odds-on favourites to land both series, priced at 1/4 to win the three-match ODI series and 1/5 to take the glory in the subsequent two-Test series.

Bangladesh, who beat a second-string West Indies in a Test series last year, are 5/2 to take the spoils in the one-dayers, and 10/1 to come out on top in the Tests, with the draw at 5/1

Piteresen wants to stay wtih England contract

2009-07-31T14:09:00.000-07:00

England’s injured star cricketer Kevin Piteresen has denied he would ignore central contracts and go freelance to lap up the riches of Twenty20 cricket.Pietersen, who has been ruled out of the ongoing Ashes because of achilles injury, dismissed speculation that leading cricketers, including himself, could soon take control of how and where they play their cricket.

“I’ve played 54 Test matches for England and I’ve been very fortunate to have played 54 injury-free Test matches. I have a little break now for six weeks and then I’ve said to myself and said to my family I’m gonna try to give another five-, six-year full stint to England which I love doing and I want to do,” Pietersen was quoted as saying in the Guardian daily newspaper.“I’m using this gap like a middle marker in my career to have this little break, get myself fully fit by the time I return and then continue from where I left off. I know there will be no freelance cricketer in me for years to come.“I will be firmly playing for England. Test cricket is my favourite game and that’s something I want to continue doing for a long time,” he said.

ICC World Twenty20 2010 Match Schedule

2009-07-16T08:09:00.000-07:00

ICC World Twenty20 West Indies 2010

Australia unseeded for 2010 World Twenty20

Group A: Pakistan (A1), Bangladesh (A2), Australia
Group B: Sri Lanka (B1), New Zealand (B2), Zimbabwe
Group C: South Africa (C1), India (C2), Qualifier One
Group D: West Indies (D1), England (D2), Qualifier Two

Reigning 50-over world champions Australia, have been ranked below Bangladesh for next year’s World Twenty20 in the Caribbean, organisers announced in London on Sunday. They are placed in Group A, along with Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Seedings are based primarily on the results of last month’s second edition of the tournament in England, which saw Pakistan, losing finalists in 2007, beat Sri Lanka at Lord’s to take the trophy.

Date and Group	Match	Venue
Fri Apr 30 1st Match, Group D	West Indies v TBC	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Fri Apr 30 2nd Match, Group B	New Zealand v Sri Lanka	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Sat May 1 3rd Match, Group C	India v TBC	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sat May 1 4th Match, Group A	Bangladesh v Pakistan	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sat May 1 5th Match, Group D	England v TBC	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Sun May 2 6th Match, Group C	India v South Africa	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sun May 2 7th Match, Group A	Australia v Pakistan	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sun May 2 8th Match, Group B	New Zealand v Zimbabwe	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Mon May 3 10th Match, Group B	Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Mon May 3 9th Match, Group D	West Indies v England	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Tue May 4 11th Match, Group C	South Africa v TBC	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Tue May 4 12th Match, Group A	Australia v Bangladesh	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Thu May 6 13th Match	TBC v TBC (A1 v D2)	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Thu May 6 14th Match	TBC v TBC (C1 v B2)	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Fri May 7 15th Match	TBC v TBC (A2 v C2)	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Fri May 7 16th Match	TBC v TBC (B1 v D1)	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sat May 8 17th Match	TBC v TBC (C1 v D2)	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sat May 8 18th Match	TBC v TBC (A1 v B2)	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sun May 9 19th Match	TBC v TBC (C2 v D1)	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sun May 9 20th Match	TBC v TBC (B1 v A2)	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Mon May 10 21st Match	TBC v TBC (B2 v D2)	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Mon May 10 22nd Match	TBC v TBC (A1 v C1)	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Tue May 11 23rd Match	TBC v TBC (B1 v C2)	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Tue May 11 24th Match	TBC v TBC (D1 v A2)	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Thu May 13 1st Semi-Final	TBC v TBC	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Fri May 14 2nd Semi-Final	TBC v TBC	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sun May 16 Final	TBC v TBC	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Pakistan beat Srilanka By 8 Wickets in T20 World Cup 2009

2009-06-22T02:49:00.000-07:00

Pakistan won their first major title in 17 years when they astonished Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the World Twenty20 final at a run out Lord's here on Sunday.

Seamer Abdul Razzaq got three wickets as Pakistan limited Sri Lanka to 138-6, then coasted home easily with eight deliveries to spare. Shahid Afridi strike a winning 54 off 40 balls and former captain Shoaib Malik made 24 not out during a match-winning partnership of 76 for the unbeatable third wicket. Pakistan, runners-up to India in the inaugural edition two years ago, ended Sri Lanka's winning run in the tournament with style.
Pakistan last won an official multi-nation tournament in 1992 when Imran Khan's team lifted the World Cup by beating England in the final at the Melbourne cricket ground in Australia. The win by Younus Khan's team gave Pakistanis back home reason to cheer as the cricket-mad nation has been disadvantaged of international tours due to security concerns in the unstable nation. Afridi paid tribute to skipper Younus. "Younus gave me great confidence," said Afridi. "I told him that I wanted to bat at number three in the order and he said OK, if you're confident just go and play. Don't worry about anything."
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said: "I'm proud of the way we competed. I believe we can go forward from here," he said. "We'll take this and come back stronger in next year's tournament. We have the best bowling unit in the world."
Pakistani openers Kamran Akmal and Shahzaib Hasan make suref there were no early scares as they put on 48 for the first wicket in seven overs. Sanath Jayasuriya broke through with his first ball in the next over when he hit Akmal in the air with his left-arm spin and had him stumped for 37 off 28 balls.
Jayasuriya then took a catch to get rid of Shahzaib off Muttiah Muralitharan for 19, but Afridi and Malik took Pakistan home amid loud festivities from their fans in the stands. Sri Lanka were dealt quick blows after Sangakkara won the toss and elected to take first strike on a slow wicket.
The Lankans drooping to 2-2 in the first nine balls and that became 34-4 before Sangakkara himself led the rescue act with a defiant unbeaten 64 from 52 balls. Sangakkara and Angelo Mathews put on 68 runs for the constant seventh wicket as Sri Lanka stole 59 runs in the final five overs. Mathews returned unbeaten on 35 off 24 balls. Pakistan got off to a amazing start when teenage fast bowler Mohammad Aamer sent back the in-form Tillakaratne Dilshan with the fifth ball of the match. Dilshan, the tournament's leading scorer with 317 runs, miscued a pull shot off the speedy left-armer and was caught at backward square-leg by Shahzaib Hasan for zero.

Pakistan is now The King of T20

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· Great Final conquest for an Extra Ordinary performance whose Combination was Un-Predictable at last proofed an Unbeatable Team which will helpful to may United the People of this Great Country & YES the same will be remembered for many years.
Who Rule the World — Who would be the King of Cricket, Who will raise the Flag?

Pakistan Reached to the final

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NOTTINGHAM, England: Pakistan have been qulified in the Twenty20 World Cup final after it offensive South Africa by seven runs at Trent Bridge on Thursday.
In Sunday's final, Pakistan will get together the champion of Friday's semifinal between Sri Lanka and West Indies.
Shahid Afridi player of the match for Pakistan by striking 51 in the total of 149-4.
Then he took 2-16 as previously unbeaten South Africa was limited to 142-5.
Pakistan batted its last five overs without scoring a boundary, but South Africa failed to keep up with the run rate.
After 10 overs South Africa was 61-3 and though opener Jacques Kallis survived an appeal for caught behind in Afridi's final over, the 13th, the necessary run rate had increased to nearly 11.
sense the danger, Kallis went for broke when Fawad Alam came on to bowl the 15th over, which went for 15.
But Umar Gul bowled the 16th and almost ran out JP Duminy from the first ball and limited South Africa to just six runs.
Required 39 from 18 balls, Kallis tried to hit Saeed Ajmal into the River Trent at the begin of the 18th over, but his cut innings ended for 64 off 54 balls when he was caught at long off by Shoaib Malik.
Gul limited Duminy and Albie Morkel to six from the one before the last over, meaning 23 were required from the final six balls from 17-year-old medium-pacer Mohammad Aamer.
Duminy fail to spot the first, but hit the second for six. From the third he tried to come back for a second run but Alam's direct throw ran out Morkel for 2.
Aamir shuffle the chance of a run out from the fourth, and Duminy slaped four from the second last ball, and that left the Proteas want an impossible 10 from the last delivery.
Aamir thought his nerve, keep away from bowling a no ball, and accepted just a boundary for Pakistan to arrive at the final.
Results:
Pakistan upset South Africa by 7 runs to get to the Twenty20 World Cup final at Trent Bridge on Thursday.
Pakistan 149-4 (Shahid Afridi 51, Shoaib Malik 34), def.
South Africa 142-5 (Jacques Kallis 64, JP Duminy 44 not out; Afridi 2-16) by 7 runs. - AP

Twenty20 World Cup Venues 2009

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Lords oval Trent Bridge

Lord's, The Oval and Trent Bridge have been chosen as the three venues for the ICC World Twenty20 2009.

The grounds, which are the homes of MCC/Middlesex, Surrey and Nottinghamshire respectively, were approved by the ICC.
Lord's, known as the Home of Cricket, will host the opening game as well as the final while the other two venues will host a semi-final.

Taunton, the home of Somerset, has been selected as the host ground for the Group Stage of the women's competition.
Known as the 'Home of Women's Cricket', Taunton will stage 12 games before the semi-finals are played at Trent Bridge and the Brit Oval. The final will be played at Lord's.

England Players for World Cup Twenty20 2009

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The following 15 players have been selected in England's squad for the ICC World Twenty20 from June 5-21:
Paul Collingwood, captain (Durham)
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Ravi Bopara (Essex)
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire)
James Foster (Essex)
Robert Key (Kent)
Dimitri Mascarenhas (Hampshire)
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex)
Graham Napier (Essex)
Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire)
Owais Shah (Middlesex)
Ryan Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire)
Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire)
Luke Wright (Sussex)

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2009-05-18T05:55:00.000-07:00

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ICC World Twenty20 England 2009 Information

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The ICC World Twenty20 England 2009 is going to take place in June 2009 and gives the opportunity to see the very top players in the world, signifying their countries, showcasing Twenty20 cricket on a worldwide stage.
It will be the second ICC World Twenty20 with the opening event taking place in South Africa in 2007, when India beated Pakistan in the final.
The 2009 occasion sees both the men’s and women’s contest integrated for the 1st time. The men’s contest format contains 12 teams, played across three venues – Lord’s, Trent Bridge and The Oval.
The women’s tournament consists of eight teams with the group stage games hosted at Taunton.
The semi-final days hosted at Trent Bridge and The Oval and the finals day hosted at Lord’s will bring the two tournaments together with the men’s matches following the women’s match on each match-day.
An important thing of the 2009 occasion is that the most of the match-days will comprises two games showcasing four different teams.
This double-header format allows audience to view two matches for the price of one match-day ticket.
Keep up to date with all the news ahead of the competition here.

Twenty20 World Cup Groups Chart wise

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Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Bangladesh India Ireland	England Netherlands Pakistan	Australia Sri Lanka West Indies	New Zealand Scotland South Africa

Twenty20 World Cup Record - Batting, Bowling, Fielding

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Twenty20 World Cup records
Batting
Most runs	Matthew Hayden	265 (2007)
Highest average	Brendan Taylor	107.00 (2007)
Highest score	Chris Gayle v South Africa	117 (2007)
Highest partnership	Chris Gayle & Devon Smith (1st Wicket) v South Africa	145
Most runs in a tournament	Matthew Hayden	265
Bowling
Bowling average	Ramnaresh Sarwan	5.00
Best bowling figures	Mark Gillespie v Kenya	4/7
Most wickets in a tournament	Umar Gul	13
Fielding
Most dismissals (wicket-keeper)	Adam Gilchrist	9
Most catches (fielder)	AB de Villiers	6
Team
Highest score	Sri Lanka v Kenya	260/6
Lowest score	Kenya v New Zealand	73

Twenty20 World Cup 2009 : Match schedule & start timings Chart

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Date & Match Versus Venue Start Time
05 June 2009, M01 Eng vs Neld Lords 5.30pm UK, 10.00pm India
06 June 2009, M02 NZ vs Scld Oval 10.00am UK, 2.30pm India
06 June 2009, M03 Aus vs WI Oval 1.30pm UK, 6.00pm India
06 June 2009, M04 Ind vs Bng Nottingham 5.30pm UK, 10.00pm India
07 June 2009, M05 RSA v Scld Oval 1.30pm UK, 6.00pm India
07 June 2009, M06 Eng v Pak Oval 5.30pm UK, 10.00pm India
08 June 2009, M07 Ireld vs Bng Nottingham 1.30pm UK, 6.00pm India
08 June 2009, M08 Aus vs SL Nottingham 5.30pm UK, 10.00pm India
09 June 2009, M09 Pak v Neld Lords 1.30pm UK, 6.00pm India
09 June 2009, M10 NZ vs RSA Lords 5.30pm UK, 10.00pm India
10 June 2009, M11 SL vs WI Nottingham 1.30pm UK, 6.00pm India
10 June 2009, M12 Ind v Ireld Nottingham 5.30pm UK, 10.00pm India
11 June 2009, M13 D1 vs A2 Nottingham 1.30pm UK, 6.00pm India
11 June 2009, M14 B2 vs D2 Nottingham 5.30pm UK, 10.00pm India
12 June 2009, M15 B1 vs C2 Lords 1.30pm UK, 6.00pm India
12 June 2009, M16 A1 vs C1 Lords 5.30pm UK, 10.00pm India
13 June 2009, M17 C1 vs D2 Oval 1.30pm UK, 6.00pm India
13 June 2009, M18 B1 vs D1 Oval 5.30pm UK, 10.00pm India
14 June 2009, M19 A2 vs C2 Lords 1.30pm UK, 6.00pm India
14 June 1009, M20 A1 vs B2 Lords 5.30pm UK, 10.00pm India
15 June 2009, M21 B2 vs C1 Oval 1.30pm UK, 6.00pm India
15 June 2009, M22 B1 vs A2 Oval 5.30pm UK, 10.00pm India
16 June 2009, M23 D1 vs C2 Nottingham 1.30pm UK, 6.00pm India
16 June 2009, M24 D2 vs A1 Nottingham 5.30pm UK, 10.00pm India
18 June 2009, M25 1st Semi-Final Nottingham 5.30pm UK, 10.00pm India
19 June 2009, M26 2nd Semi-Final Oval 5.30pm UK, 10.00pm India
21 June 2009, M27 Grand Final Lords 3.00pm UK, 7.30pm India.

2020 World Cup - 2009 - About Date and Timing

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12 teams are separated into group 3 of the first stage, which - 2 teams will meet the criteria for the second round, where each team plays 3 matches before be eligible for the semi-finals. World Cup twenty-Twenty20 furniture has a odd pattern in which each qualified teams will play two teams who qualified to number 2 in their group, while 1 match with the winner of the third group .. In the same way - the team that meets the situation 2 in a group is allowed to play 2 games against group winners & 1 vs. 2 match team of a group. Depend on the marks of the first Twenty20 World Cup - India has been awarded the easiest group along with Norway and Ireland in the second Twenty20 World Cup to be played in England in June 2009. A 27-match tournament, which corresponds to start on 2 different times (5pm & 1:30, according to British timing) and to be scheduled on only 3 Stadiums throughout England. Note that the very last match will be played 2 hours earlier than usual night games and Nottingham in the ground, which is also known as the Trent Bridge is one of 3 places in England will host the cricket event.NoteGroup A = India, Bangladesh, IrelandGroup B = England, Pakistan, NetherlandsGroup C = Australia, Srilanka, West IndiesGroup D = New Zealand, South Africa, Scotland.To Get ICC World Twenty20 2009 - Tickets Click Here

2020 World Cup - Summary

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Year	Host Nation(s)	Final Venue	Final
Year	Host Nation(s)	Final Venue	Winner	Result	Runner-up
2007 Details	South Africa	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	India 157 for 5 (20 overs)	India Won by 5 runs Scorecard	Pakistan 152 all out (19.3 overs)
2009 Details	England	Lord's, London	TBD	TBD	TBD
2010 Details	West Indies	TBC	TBD	TBD	TBD

2020 World Cup Hosts

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The ICCC voted for the hosts of the tournament after examining the bids which was made by the nations keen to hold a Twenty20 World Championship. After South Africa, England will host in 2009 followed by West Indies in 2010, Sri Lanka in 2012 and Bangladesh in 2014. The ICC made a decision that South Africa and England should host the first two championships because they were the earliest adopters of the format.

2020 World Cup 2009

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The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was played between 2 August and 5 August 2008 in Stormont, Belfast in Northern Ireland. The six competiting teams were: Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, The Netherlands and Scotland, with the top three earning a place at the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England. The contest was won by Ireland and the Netherlands, who shared the trophy after rain forced the final to be abandoned without a ball bowled. Both teams qualified for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 finals in England. Due to the withdrawal of Zimbabwe from the competition, the two finalists are joined by third-placed Scotland.

The tournament format for the 2009 edition consisted of four stages:
Group Stage - Four groups of three teams (two seeds and one qualifier) with two games per team and the top two teams qualifying for the Super 8s.
"Super 8s" - Two four-team groups playing three games each. The make up of the groups was pre-decided based upon all seeds qualifying; if a seed failed to qualify the beneficiary took their allotted place in their respective group.
Semi-Finals - Group Winners playing the runner up of the other Super 8 Group.
Final

2020 World Cup Gallery

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2020 World Cup - History

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The ICC World Twenty20 is the international championship of Twenty20 cricket. The occasion is organised by the sport's governing management, the International Cricket Council (ICC). The contest consists of 12 teams and is contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers. The competition is usually going to take place around every two years.

The opening event, the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, was taken place in South Africa from 11-24 September 2007.
The competition was won by India, who become the first World T20 Champions after defeating Pakistan by 5 runs in the final at Johannesburg.