#New Zealand vs #Australia
#MCG
29th Mar 2015
#JamesFaulkner has turned the game back in Australia's favor in the batting powerplay.
After 35 overs, NZ were comfortably placed at 150 for 3 and looking to unleash in the last 15.
Taylor and Elliott looking good and established would have hoped to push on but Faulkner had different plans.
35.1 - A slower one outside off, Taylor stretching to push it through cover, takes an edge and caught behind. There was some confusion whether the ball bounced off the bat or went to Haddin's gloves on the bounce? The third umpire confirmed, it was a valid catch.
35.2 - #CoreyAnderson blocked his first delivery.
35.3 - Ball swings outside Anderson's edge and knocks off stump out of the ground.
Then #MitchellStarc got into action and got another one
36.2 - Outside off, fish and catch at first slip.
From 150 for 3, NZ slumped to 151 for 6.
Extraordinary comeback from Australia.
#GrantElliott has to herald this NZ innings now with help of the bowlers starting with #DanielVettori. Exciting last 10 overs to start now.
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NZ: 165 for 6, 40 overs
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#New Zealand vs #Australia
#MCG
29th Mar 2015
Australia well and truly on top here at the MCG in the big #CWC15 final
They have NZ in all kinds of trouble.
After Starc castled McCullum in the very first over for nought, the pressure has never relented.
#GlennMaxwell bowled #MartinGuptill with an innocuous delivery.
Bad shot selection after he had done all the hard work of seeing the new ball away and getting himself in.
#MitchellJohnson, not to be left behind, caught and bowled the struggling #KaneWilliamson to put Australia well and truly on top.
#RossTaylor and #GrantElliott at the crease and they need to rebuild.
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NZ: 70 for 3, 21 overs
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#India vs #Australia
#SCG
26th Mar 2015
Quick wickets have brought India right back in their semifinal match vs Australia at the SCG.
Looking down the barrel at 197 for 1, with Smith and Finch setting stage for an explosive finish, the Indian bowlers and fielders hung in and have been rewarded handsomely with 4 key wickets.
First, #StevenSmith pulled one off #UmeshYadav to mid wicket. He scored a magnificent 105 but couldnt go all the way.
That brought #GlennMaxwell to the crease to push the innings into an orbit.
He started well smashing a couple of fours and big six over midwicket.
The battle everyone was talking about before the game started was Maxwell vs #RaviAshwin. They faced each other and Ashwin foxed Maxwell to slog sweep down long leg's throat. Huge this!!! could make a difference of 50-75 runs overall.
Finch who was scratchy throughout felt the pressure to push on the accelerator.
He half pulled a Umesh bouncer to short midwicket.
With two new batsmen at the crease #MichaelClarke and #ShaneWatson, India applied pressure and squeezed runs. With pressure rising, Clarke pulled one from #MohitSharma straight to midwicket. Another huge one.
Its all to play for in the last few overs.
Game on!
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Aus: 258 for 5, 44 overs
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#NewZealand vs #SouthAfrica
#Auckland
24th Mar 2015
A couple of quick wickets has pushed this game on the edge.
#CoreyAnderson's skied one from Morkel where #FafDuPlessis hung onto a steepler of a chance.
#LukeRonchi then pulled one down mid wicket's throat to make things very interesting.
#GrantElliot, the mainstay of the NZ batting almost ran himself out but for a miss from the wicketkeeper to collect the ball.
Wow, this is a cliff hanger!
A game worthy of being a World Cup Semifinal...
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NZ: 24 runs to win in 14 balls
274 for 6
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#NewZealand vs #SouthAfrica
#Auckland
24th Mar 2015
How do you define self destruction?
Watch this piece from #MartinGuptill and #RossTaylor running between wickets.
Yes, No, No, Yes, Go .... OUT ..... Martin Guptill run out by over 2 metres!
Shoddy running and big miscommunication leads to an easy wicket for South Africa. Just when both of them had steadied the ship and looking to steady platform for the final push, this happened.
Ross Taylor, pushed this to point, called for a run, stopped. Then Guptill called and stopped. Finally, they decided to go for the run but too late. #HashimAmla swooped on the ball and passed onto #deKock who whipped the bails with Guptill miles out.
Amazing reactions
- Ross Taylor distraught at the other end and under immense pressure to take his team through.
- Tahir ecstatic
- SA team swoop into a huddle and they are back big time in this game!
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NZ: 148 for 3, 21 overs
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#Australia vs Pakistan
#Adelaide Oval
20th Mar 2015
#WahabRiaz has stung the Aussies big time.
He is all over them .. with the ball and a few words too!
Brought one change into bowl, he's changed complexion through incisive pace bowling - speed, bounce, length .. all in one.
First he bounced Warner to hit down third man's throat
Then he bounced the skipper Michael Clarke to pop a simple catch at short leg.
Shane Watson was peppered with bouncers and some lip service, perhaps a taste of his own medicine.
Intensity at the Adelaide Oval has just gone up by 2 levels in the last 3-4 overs.
GAME ON....
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Aus: 67 for 3, 13 overs
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#Australia vs Pakistan
#Adelaide Oval
20th Mar 2015
A good consolidation period by #Misbah and #Sohail where they steadied things and put Pak on track to a good score. Then suddenly things changed.
In search of wickets, #Clarke brought in #Maxwell for another over to lure #Misbah to go over midwicket (he had already deposited two sixes off Maxwell earlier). He fell to the bait and could not contain his urge to go for another one and holed out to mid-wicket. Surprising shot considering his experience, stage of the match and considering all hard work was done already to steady the ship.
After this dismissal, it was #HarisSohail who had to take responsibility to bat through having settled down. What does he do? He wafts at a harmless delivery outside off to be caught behind.
The poor shot display didn't stop here. #UmarAkmal came in, played some fabulous shots and then .... pulled a rank long hop from Maxwell down mid-wicket's throat. O dear!
From 97 for 2, they were reduced to 124 for 5 through poor batting.
Australia wont mind this one bit. They haven't looked incisive but theie gambles have paid off thus far.
Boom Boom Afridi at the crease, made a statement through some lusty hitting. But with him you can always hope he stays there for the next ball. And he didnt. He too pulled one straight to mid-wicket.
158 for 6 now.
#SohaibMaqsood has #WahabRiaz for company.
Can they take Pak to 250? They need that minimum to give their
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Pak: 158 for 6, 34 overs
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#Australia vs Pakistan
#Adelaide Oval
20th Mar 2015
Quick wickets by their opening seamers #Starc and #Hazlewood have put Australia on top very early in their knockout quarterfinal match vs Pakistan
After a decent start by Pak openers, Starc induced an edge from #Sarfraz to second slip where #Watson took a good low catch.
In the very next over, #Shehzad played away from his body to a swinging Hazlewood delivery edging to Australia skipper #Clarke.
Pak skipper #MisbahUlHaq at the crease with #HarisSohail and they need to consolidate and build a big partnership to compete in this match. The good thing for them is they are batting first which is their strength (bowling at oppositions later in the day works best for them, thats their strength)
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Pak: 28 for 2, 8 overs
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#India vs #Bangladesh
#MCG
19th Mar 2015
The drinks break has done the trick for Bangladesh.
They have struck two quick blows to get right back in the game.
First, #ShakibAlHasan foxed #ShikharDhawan in the air and #Mushfiqur completed a smart stumping.
In the very next over, a fiesty duel ensued between #RubelHossain and #ViratKohli. Some word exchanges later he pushed one outside the off luring Kohli to go for a cover drive and whoa! edge ... caught behind. The celebrations were amazing. A a great send off to Kohli too!!
Bangladesh pumped up..
Match on an even keel yet again.
Its all happening at the MCG.
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India: 86 for 2, 20 overs
Rohit Sharma: 43*
Ajinkya Rahane - 3*
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#Ireland v #India
After a promising start and steady middle innings, Ireland hoped to pile on in the late stages of the match.
#NiallOBrien and #PaulBalbirnie had opened up well in that #batting #powerplay and poised for a launch.
It was #RaviAshwin yet again who got India a much needed breakthrough inducing a top edge off Balbirnie down to #fineleg.
From then on, it was like a procession of wickets.
Perhaps Ireland didn't have a plan to approach the last 10 overs.
As a result, they are struggling to push it on and very low firepower left.
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Ireland - 243 for 9 in 46 overs
Ashwin - 2 wickets
Shami - 2 wickets
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#Pakistan v #Zimbabwe, #GABBA, #Brisbane
1st Mar 2015
Pakistan are losing way setting up a total against Zimbabwe.
It seemed as if #MisbahUlHaq and #UmarAkmal had steadied things for them in the middle after a horrendous start.
However, #SeanWilliams produced two beauties to bowl #UmarAkmal and #ShahidAfridi in one over to tilt the scales back in Zimbabwe's favour.
#LIVE #Cricket #Score - Pak 141 for 5 in 37 overs
Misbah and Sohaib Maqsood at the crease.
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