SAadmin Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Lets talk cricket, who you think will win world cup this year? India and pakistan are long gone now, they didnt even make it out from first round, real disappointment. I think this year- Australia have more chances again, West Indies 2nd, 3rd Sri Lanka, South Africa may not even make it to Semi Finals, I am hard core fan of South Africa, but after looking at the recent performance against Australia, aussies have once again proven that they can ball as well as bat, South Africa can bat very well but when it comes to ball, they havent reached the mark yet. What you think? who you think will win the world cup cricket this year? and why? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAadmin Posted March 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Here is the schedule for super eight challenging matches: Second Stage - Super 8 Date Antigua & Barbuda Guyana Tue 27 Mar WI vs AUS Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St Peter's Wed 28 Mar RSA vs SL Guyana National Stadium Thu 29 Mar WI vs NZ Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St Peter's Fri 30 Mar IRE vs ENG Guyana National Stadium, Guyana Sat 31 Mar AUS vs BAN Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St Peter's Sun 01 Apr WI vs SL Guyana National Stadium, Guyana Mon 02 Apr BAN vs NZ Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St Peter's Tue 03 Apr IRE vs RSA Guyana National Stadium, Guyana Wed 04 Apr ENG vs SL Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St Peter's Sat 07 Apr BAN vs RSA Guyana National Stadium, Guyana Sun 08 Apr AUS vs ENG Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St Peter's Mon 09 Apr IRE vs NZ Guyana National Stadium, Guyana Date Grenada Barbados Tue 10 Apr WI vs RSA National Cricket Stadium, St George's - Grenada Wed 11 Apr ENG vs BAN Kensington Oval, Bridgetown - Barbados Thu 12 Apr SL vs NZ National Cricket Stadium, St George's - Grenada Fri 13 Apr AUS vs IRE Kensington Oval, Bridgetown - Barbados Sat 14 Apr RSA vs NZ National Cricket Stadium, St George's - Grenada Sun 15 Apr BAN vs IRE Kensington Oval, Bridgetown - Barbados Mon 16 Apr AUS vs SL National Cricket Stadium, St George's - Grenada Tue 17 Apr RSA vs ENG Kensington Oval, Bridgetown - Barbados Wed 18 Apr IRE vs SL National Cricket Stadium, St George's - Grenada Thu 19 Apr WI vs BAN Kensington Oval, Bridgetown - Barbados Fri 20 Apr AUS vs NZ National Cricket Stadium, St George's - Grenada Sat 21 Apr WI vs ENG Kensington Oval, Bridgetown - Barbados 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malwe Da Sher Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Due to all the match fixing going on I think either Ireland or Bangladesh will win. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kam1825 Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 south africa to win the cup 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatehsingh Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 50 on Australia what?... I meant 50 Japji Sahibs for Australia's chardikala 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamic_Banda Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 INDIA !! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmjeet Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 south africa and australia will be the favorites .. but i think australia will take the world cup home again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamic_Banda Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 crickets only fun if your the one batting ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAadmin Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 oh saw match between SA VS SL, oh boi what a match this was, after watching south african batting at the starting, i was convinced that they will beat sri lanka with 5 wickets until they reached 206 mark, they only needed 5 more runs to win, they were 206-5 but from 206-207 they lost 4 wickets!!!!!!!!!!!!! unbeleivable heart throbbing match.. this proves that no matter how strong your team might be, pressure gets to everyone no matter who you are...eventually sa barely beat sri lanka ! New Delhi: Chasing a small target of 210 runs, South Africa trembled badly but somehow managed to survive an exceptional spell from fast bowler Lasith Malinga, who took four wickets in fours balls and finally win a nail-biting thriller by one-wicket in a Super Eights match at Guyana. South Africa, who had earlier restricted Sri Lanka to 209, and were hardly having any problems as they placed themselves comfortably at 206 for 5 in 45th over, needing just another 5 runs to win the match but then Malinga turned the wheels around and suddenly came off in devastating style as the Proteas lost four wickets for just one run. And though finally, it was Charl Langeveldt's five-wicket haul and Jacques Kallis's 86 that stood tall for the South Africans and took the game away from the islanders but the scare that Malinga created had shaken one and all in the South African dressing room. Lankans showed that they are no easy opponents as they always kept the pressure on the Proteas even while defending a small total as they kept on taking the wickets at regular intervals, although Kallis managed to keep one side of the wicket. And had Sri Lankans scored a few more runs, the result would have been something else. South Africans were placed comfortably at 206 for 5 when Malinga suddenly turned everything around as he claimed the wicket of Pollock to start with. A slower ball on the stumps, Pollock just does not pick it, plays inside the line of the ball and loses his leg stump. Then he gave another speared-in yorker this time to Hall, who just about managed to dig it out, but he can't keep the ball down as it pops up into the air for the man at cover to catch easily. Now on a hat-trick chance, Malinga was not going to give it up for anything on earth, and this time a full, furious, outside off stump ball that Kallis goes for a square-drive and nicks it behind. Suddenly, Proteas were eight down for 207 runs yet needing just three runs to win. But Malinga was all determined and he made it four out of four. A screaming yorker from the man and Ntini drives, bat comes inside the line and ball crashes into the off stump in 46.2 overs. Hence, it was up to the last wicket to do it for the South Africans, which finally the Proteas managed to keep the nerves and do it by one wicket in 48.2 overs. Earlier, South Africa lost an early wicket in the form of opener AB de Villiers for a duck off Chaminda Vaas's bowling in the first over itself. But Skipper Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis steadied the innings and then Gibbs along with Kallis made sure that they don't let the good start slip away from their hands. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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