[OT WORLD CUP] Feb 24 update

[dpdx]

It would appear that the standard cricket box score has the bowlers listed with the opposite team.

I marvel at Pakistan: Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis - how old are these guys? I saw them easily 15 years ago!

 

[shilsen]

I marvel at Pakistan: Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis - how old are these guys? I saw them easily 15 years ago!

Akram is 37 and Younis is 31.

 

[Eternalknight]

Tonight: West Indies vs Bangladesh. I tip the West Indies.

 

[Eternalknight]

Tonight: West Indies vs Bangladesh. I tip the West Indies.

Damn rain. The match was cancelled, and 2 points given to each team.

Tonight: England v Namibia, Zimbabwe v India and Sri Lanka v Canada. I'm going to tip England, Zimbabwe (shock!) and Sri Lanka.

 

[Eternalknight]

Well...

Canada 36 (18.4 overs)
Harris 9 (who was out hit wicket...), Chumney 9, Nissanka 4/12

were defeated by

Sri Lanka 37/1 (4.4 overs)
Attapattu 24*, Jayasuria 9, Thuraisingam 1/22.

Player of the Match: Nissanka

Umm... there are no words to describe this.

10 from 15.

 

[Eternalknight]

England 272 (50 overs)
Stewart 60, Trescothick 58, van Vuuren 5/43

defeated

Namibia 217/9 (50 overs)
Burger 85, Keulder 46, Irani 3/30

Player of the match: Burger.


India 255/7 (50 overs)
Tendulkar 81, Dravid 43*, G. Flower 2/14

defeated

Zimbabwe 172 (44.4 overs)
Taibu 29*, Whittal 28, Ganguly 3/22

Player of the Match: Tendulkar.

 

[Eternalknight]

Australia 170/2 (36 overs)
Martyn 67*, Hayden 33, de Leede 2/34

defeated

Netherlands 122 (30.2 overs)
de Leede 24, van Troost 23, Bichel 3/13

Player of the match: Martyn.

Tonight: New Zealand v Kenya.

 

[Eternalknight]

We have had the upset of the tournament: Kenya defeating Sri Lanka. Kenya are now on top of the Pool B table, and with a match stil lto play against Bangladesh, should make the Super Sixes.

 

[Ruavel]

Australia 6/301 (50 overs)
Hayden 88
Lehman 28 runs scored off the final over of the Australian innings

defeated

Namibia 45 (14.0 overs)
Costa 10
McGrath 7/15

by 256 runs

Man of the Match: Glen McGrath