Match No – 23rd Match, Super Eights, Group 2 – Australia v Pakistan
Day and Date – Tuesday Oct 2, 2012
Match Time – 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local (3.30 pm)
Venue – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Today in the 23rd match of T20 World Cup 2012, Pakistan will take on Australia in a do or die match. Pakistan need to win this match to keep the hopes alive for the semi final berth.

Australia who have been riding on Shane Watson’s success so far have already made it to the semi finals until and unless they goof it up pretty badly. Shane Watson will be the real cause of worry for Pakistan as he has bagged four Man of the Match awards so far. Pakistan who lost their last match against India will be hoping to get all the strength together to beat the Aussies and keep themselves alive in the tournament.

Australian T20 squad for T20 World Cup 2012: George Bailey (c), Shane Watson (vc), Cameron White, Dan Christian, David Hussey, Pat Cummins, David Warner, Xavier Doherty, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Hilfenhaus, Brad Hogg, Michael Hussey, Clint McKay, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade.

Pakistan Squad for T20 World Cup 2012: Mohammad Hafeez (captain), Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanveer, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Raza Hasan, Yasir Arafat, Mohammad Sami.

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Match No – 22, Group 1 – Sri Lanka vs England
Day and Date – Mon Oct 1, 2012
Match Time – 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local (7.30 pm)
Venue – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Toss – England elected to field
Result – Sri Lanka won by 19 runs

Today in the 22nd match of T20 World Cup 2012, Sri Lanka defeated England by 19 runs.

Earlier England won the toss and elected to field first. M Jayawardene and T Dilshan opened the innings and gave Sri Lanka a flying start by adding 35 for the first wicket stand in just 4.4 overs. M Jayawardene and K Sangakkara then got out on consecutive balls reducing Sri Lanka to 74/3 in 10.2 overs. T Perera’s good hitting in the last overs helped Sri Lanka post a total of 169/6 in 20 overs.

Chasing 170 to win and keep alive the hopes for semi final berth, England lost L Wright in the third over when the team score was just 16. This wicket triggered the fall of wickets as Malinga took the wickets of J Bairstow and Alex Hales on consective balls reducing the defending champions to 18/3 in 3 overs. Eon Morgan and Samit Patel then raised some hopes for England as the duo took the score to 73 before Morgan got out. From 73/3, England were reduced to 93/7 in 14.1 overs. Some late hitting by G Swarn (34 off 20 balls) and superb 67 in 48 balls by Smit Patel helped England score 150/9 in 20 overs. England needed 26 to win off final over but could manage 6 in that over thus the defending champions were knocked out of T20 World Cup 2012 after being beaten by host by 19 runs.

Match No – 21, Group 1 – New Zealand vs West Indies
Day and Date – Mon Oct 1, 2012
Match Time – 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local (3.30 pm)
Venue – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Toss – New Zealand elected to field
Result – Match tied (West Indies won the one-over eliminator)

Today in the 21st match of T20 World Cup 2012, West Indies defeated New Zealand in the Super Over and ended New Zealand’s T20 World Cup hopes.

Earlier New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first. Their decision was fruitful as J Charles got out in the second over of the match leaving West Indies at 14/1 in 1.5 overs. A Russell also got out soon but Chris Gayle and M Samuels then took the team score past 50 but none of them could convert it into a big score. K Pollard then scored 22 ball 28 to help West Indies post 139/10 in 19.3 overs.

Chasing 140 to win and keep the semi final hopes alive, New Zealand lost Rob Nicol in the third over when the score was just 8. M Guptill and Brendon McCullum then steadied the innings and took the score to 41 before McCullum got out. Soon Guptill also got out leaving the kiwis at 52/3 at 9 overs. Ross Taylor was the only hope for New Zealand who scored a brilliant 62 off 40 balls.

New Zealand needed 14 in the last over and Ross Tylor didn’t let them down. He scored 4 in first 3 balls and then hit a six thus needed 3 off last 2 balls. Finally they needed 2 to win but Doug Bracewell got run out and thus the match entered into the Super Over.

New Zealand were asked to bat first as earlier they fielded first. McCullum and Taylor were nominated for batting and they scored 17 runs in the Super Over. Chasing 18 to win, West Indies opened with Gayle and Samuels. The very first ball from Southee was a no ball and was smashed for a six by Gayle. Samuels then hit a six on the 5th ball to win the match for West Indies.

Match 21 T20 World Cup 2012 Group 1 – New Zealand vs West Indies Scorecard

Match No – 22, Group 1 – Sri Lanka vs England
Day and Date – Mon Oct 1, 2012
Match Time – 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local (7.30 pm)
Venue – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Today in the 22nd match of T20 World Cup 2012, hosts Sri Lanka will take on defending champions England at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. England face a must win situation as they have won 1 and lost 1 match so far in Super Eight and need one more win to even be in the race for semi final place.

England who had defeated New Zealand in their previous match will be hoping to continue the winning momentum where as Sri Lanka who has been unbeaten so far will be hoping to keep their record intact.

Sri Lanka Squad for T20 World Cup 2012:Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Kumar Sangakkara, Angelo Mathews, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dilshan Munaweera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath, Shaminda Eranga, Dinesh Chandimal and Akhila Dhananjaya.

England Squad for T20 World Cup 2012:Stuart Broad (captain), Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Ravi Bopara, Danny Briggs, Jade Dernbach, Alex Hales, Tim Bresnan, Craig Kieswetter, Michael Lumb, Steven Finn, Graeme Swann, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel and Luke Wright.

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Match No – 21, Group 1 – New Zealand vs West Indies
Day and Date – Mon Oct 1, 2012
Match Time – 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local (3.30 pm)
Venue – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Today in the 21st match of T20 World Cup 2012, New Zealand will take on West Indies in a do or die match as one more defeat will send the New Zealand team packing home.

New Zealand has played two matches in super eight so far and have lost both of them. Today they need to win and win big to make them alive in the tournament. Even after winning big today, Kiwis will be hoping that England loses in the another match to be played later in the day.

On the other hand, West Indies have won one match and a win today and England’s loss at the hands of Sri Lanka today in the second match will take the Caribbean side into the semifinals.

The biggest worry for Kiwis has been the bowling department where as West Indies strength so far has been the batting department. So today’s match is expected to be a real high scorer and West Indies are considered the favorites.

New Zealand Squad for T20 World Cup 2012:Ross Taylor (captain), Martin Guptill, Doug Bracewell, Brendon McCullum, James Franklin, Roneel Hira, Rob Nicol, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Adam Milne, Jacob Oram, Tim Southee, Daniel Vettori, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson.

West Indies Squad for T20 World Cup 2012:Darren Sammy (captain), Dwayne Bravo (vice captain), Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Johnson Charles, Fidel Edwards, Sunil Narine, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Samuel Badree, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Denesh Ramdin and Dwayne Smith.

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Match No – 20, Group 2 – Pakistan v India
Day and Date – Sun Sep 30, 2012
Match Time – 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local (7.30 pm)
Venue – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Toss- Pakistan elected to bat
Result- India won by 8 Wickets
Man of the match- V Kohli

Today in the 20th match of T20 World Cup 2012, India crushed Pakistan by 8 wickets to keep the semi final hopes alive. With this win, India kept his record intact with 100% win against Pakistan in World Cup matches.

Earlier Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Irfan Pathan got the priced wicket of Imran Nazir in the second over of the innings. S Afridi and Hafeez then started a partnership and just when it was about to look dangerous, Balaji got the wicket of Afridi. With this wicket, Pakistan stumbled from 35/2 top 59/5 in the 10th over. Some good hitting by Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal helped Pakistan cross the total of 100. Ashwin then got both the wickets and finally Pakistan was all out for 128/10 in 19.4 overs.

India needed 129 to win and keep the semi final hopes alive. G Gambhir got out in the very first over which brought India’s most reliable cricket so far in the World Cup so far, V Kohli on to crease. He along with Sehwag then took the team score to 75 before Sehwag was out. But this was the last wicket for Pakistan as Kohli and Yuvraj Singh took the team to a superb 8 wicket win. Kohli was awarded man of the match for his brilliant 61 balls 78 runs.

Match 20 T20 World Cup 2012 Group 2 – Pakistan v India Scorecard