Match No – 17, Group 1 – England v New Zealand
Day and Date – Sat Sep 29, 2012
Match Time – 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local (3.30 pm)
Venue – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Today in the 17th match of T20 World Cup 2012, England will take on New Zealand at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

Both these teams have lost their first super eight match and thus need to win today. New Zealand who lost their match against Sri Lanka in a super over will be hoping that today’s its bowlers find the rhythm and restrict England’s batsmen.

On the other hand England will be hoping that its batsmen get the form needed to sustain them in the league.

England captain Stuart Broad speaking ahead of their match.

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.

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.

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Match No – 16, Group 2 – Australia v India
Day and Date – Fri Sep 28, 2012
Match Time – 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local ( 7.30 pm)
Venue – 16th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 – Australia v India
Result – Australia won by 9 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)

In an totally one sided match, Australia beat Indian by 9 wickets in the Super Eight stage of T20 World Cup.

Earlier India won the toss and elected to bat first. They opened with G Gambhir and I Pathan but this gamble didnt pay well as Gambhir departed when the team score was just 21. All hopes were on the star of India, V Kohli but today he also failed and was out after scoring just 15. Yuvraj Singh and R Sharma also departed in quick succession leaving India struggling at 74/5. Dhoni and Raina then took the team score past 100 but could not accelerate the scoring rate at desired rate and finally Indian could manage just 140/7 in 20 overs.

Chasing 141, Australians openers S Watson and D Warner smashed every Indian bowlers to all corners of the ground. India’s only hope were the three spinners, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla and R Ashwin but Australian batsmen never allowed them to settle. The openers scored 133 for the first wicket before Watson got out after scoring a brilliant 72 off 42 balls (2×4, 7×6). Australians scored the winning runs with 31 balls spared.

Match Highlights
India
India: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 2
India: 100 runs in 14.3 overs (87 balls), Extras 8

Australia
Australia: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 2
SR Watson: 50 off 28 balls (1 x 4, 6 x 6)
Australia: 100 runs in 9.6 overs (60 balls), Extras 2
DA Warner: 50 off 37 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)

Match 16 T20 World Cup 2012 Group 2 – Australia vs India Scorecard

Match No – 15, Group 2 – Pakistan v South Africa
Day and Date – Fri Sep 28, 2012
Match Time – 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local ( 3.30 pm)
Venue – 15th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 – Pakistan v South Africa
Result – Pakistan won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

In the 3rd match of Super Eight stage Pakistan Beat South Africa by 2 wickets.

Earlier South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first. They opened with RE Levi and HM Amla but this gamble didnt pay well as HM Amla departed when the team score was just 8. Later RE Levi and JH Kallis also got out after scoring 8 and 12 runs respectively. JP Duminy’s 48 finally helped them post a total of 133/6 in 20 overs.

Chasing 134 to win, Pakistan team got off to the poor start as they lost Imran Nazir in the 3rd over of the match. Later Mohammad Hafeez also got out after scoring 15 runs in 9 balls. But Umar Akmal and Umar Gul then brought Pakistan back into the game. Umar Akmal scored a brilliant 43 off 41 balls and was ably supported by Umar Gul who scored 32 off 17 balls and helped Pakistan win the match by 2 wickets in the last over.

Match Highlights
South Africa
South Africa: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 2
South Africa: 100 runs in 16.4 overs (100 balls), Extras 4

Pakistan
Pakistan: 50 runs in 9.1 overs (55 balls), Extras 2
Pakistan: 100 runs in 16.3 overs (100 balls), Extras 11

Match 15 T20 World Cup 2012 Group 2- Pakistan vs South Africa Scorecard

Match No – 14, Group 1 – England v West Indies
Day and Date – Thu Sep 27, 2012
Match Time – 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local ( 7.30 pm)
Venue – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Result – West Indies won by 15 runs

In the second match of Super Eight stage, West Indies beat England by 15runs.

Earlier West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first.J Charles and C Gayle
scored a brilliant 103 in 11 overs for the first wicket stand and laid a solid platform for a big score. But some quick wickets pegged them back but a solid 84 from J Charles helped them post a good total of 179/5 in 20 overs.

Chasing 180 to win, defending Champions England got off to the worst start as they lost C Kieswetter in the very first over for a duck. On the very next ball, LJ Wright also got out leaving England struggling at 0/2 in the very first over. But AD Hales and E Morgan then brought England back into the game and at one stage it looked England might be able to win the match. But with the wicket of Hales, it was all over for them and they finally lost the match by 15 runs.

Match Highlights
West Indies
West Indies: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 5
CH Gayle: 50 off 29 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
West Indies: 100 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 5
J Charles: 50 off 36 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
West Indies: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (103 balls), Extras 7

England
England: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 2
AD Hales: 50 off 36 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
England: 100 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 5
EJG Morgan: 50 off 25 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
England: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (110 balls), Extras 6

Match 14 T20 World Cup 2012 Group 1 – England vs West Indies Scorecard

Match No – 16, Group 2 – Australia v India
Day and Date – Fri Sep 28, 2012
Match Time – 14:00 GMT | 19:30 local (7.30 pm)
Venue – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

The much awaited India vs Australia ICC T20 World Cup 2012 cricket match will be played today at R Premadasa Stadium at 7.30 pm Indian Standard Time. Both these teams have a 100% win record so far in this tournament and they will be hoping to continue with it in this match. Indian who looked rusty against Afghanistan came back strongly against current champions England and will be looking forward to its spinners again against Australia.

Team India has also shown remarkable improvement in their fielding in the match against England and thus with the new energy running down the spine, they will be hoping for a formidable win against Australia.

On the other hand, one can never write off the Australians. Team Australia who have won all major ICC events except the T20 World Cup have come to this season with an aim to win the trophy. With the batting department lead by David Hussey, Michael Hussey, and David Warner they have one of the biggest hitters of cricket ball in their squad. Their bowling and fielding is also one of the best in competition and thus India would face a real tough competition in today’s match.

Australia 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.

India Squad for T20 World Cup 2012:Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Manoj Tiwary, Rohit Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Laxmipathy Balaji, Ashok Dinda, Harbhajan Singh and Piyush Chawla.

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Match No – 15, Group 2 – Pakistan vs South Africa
Day and Date – Fri Sep 28, 2012
Match Time – 10:00 GMT | 15:30 local (3.30 pm)
Venue – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

In the Super Eights match today, Pakistan will take on South Africa at Premadasa Stadium. Both these teams have won 2-2 matches played so far. So with 100% win percentage so far in this tournament, today also both these teams will look for a good win.

The biggest worry for South Africa will be the excellent form of Pakistan batsmen. Though Pakistan is known for its pace battery but in this season, Pakistan’s batsmen have shown superb form. On the other hand, South Africa will be hoping that the big names like AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, and Jacques Kallis will play to their potential and thus help them register a win today.

Both these teams have played 5 matches against each other in which South Africa has won 3 times and Pakistan 2 times.

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.

South Africa Squad for T20 World Cup 2012:AB de Villiers (captain), Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Johan Botha, JP Duminy, Francois du Plessis, Jacques Kallis, Richard Levi, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

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