Story ICC Champions Trophy

[m_vaughan]

Coming soon....(as soon as my Zimbabwe tour is completed)

Patch: Tutsi v5.2 or later
I will be playing as England. If I get eliminated before the final, then I will play as the team that eliminated me, from there on.

However, for those who have gone through my NZ/Zim tour, I would like to inform that this tournament will be held in India (and not Pakistan and Sri Lanka as joint hosts).
Also just four cities will be host this tournament. Calcutta, Bombay, Bangalore and Chennai.

Full fixtures, squads, groups(no changes) coming up on this thread.

I will be using the latest kits, special Pepsi pitchads,and ICC Champions Trophy Stumps.

Stay tuned..

 

[m_vaughan]

The Groups

Group A
India
Zimbabwe
Bangladesh

Group B
Australia
South Africa
Holland

Group C
England
Pakistan
Kenya

Group D
Sri Lanka
West Indies
New Zealand

 

[m_vaughan]

Fixtures (dates according to my current tour- Zim tour getting over on 30th April)
10th May:
India v Zimbabwe at Bombay

11th May:
Australia vs Holland at Bangalore
Pakistan vs England at Calcutta

12th May:
Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Bombay
Zimbabwe vs Bangaldesh at Chennai

13th May:
South Africa v Holland at Calcutta
England v Kenya at Bangalore

14th May:
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Chennai
India v Bangladesh at Bombay

15th May:
Australia vs South Africa at Bangalore
Pakistan vs Kenya at Calcutta
West Indies vs New Zealand at Bombay

17th May:
Winner of Group A vs Winner of Group B(1st Semi Final) at Chennai

18th May:
Winner of Group C vs Winner of Gropu D(2nd Semi Final) at Bangalore

20th May: The Final at Calcutta

 

[brad352]

Looks great, good luck mate

 

[madmattg]

This could change Zimbabwe may not even be involved.

 

[madmattg]

Computer will get the Zimcantfieldagoodteam virus and delete them.

 

[m_vaughan]

zimcantfieldagoodteambutcanstilldismissmatthewhaydenforaduck

anyways...India and Pakistan have announced their respective squads for the tournament.

stay tuned for more developments

INDIA
Saurav Ganguly (Captain)
Sachin Tendulkar
Rahul Dravid
VVS Laxman
Virender Sehwag
Yuvraj Singh
Mohd. Kaif
Rohan Gavaskar
Hemang Badani
Dinesh Mongia
Sanjay Bangar
Parthiv Patel
Anil Kumble
Harbhajan Singh
Murali Kartik
Ramesh Powar
Ajit Agarkar
Irfan Pathan
Zaheer Khan
Laxmipathy Balaji

PAKISTAN
Inzamam-ul-Haq (captain)
Imran Farhat
Shahid Afridi
Taufeeq Umar
Yasir Hameed
Imran Nazir
Yousuf Youhana
Younis Khan
Shoaib Malik
Abdul Razzaq
Asif Kamal
Moin Khan
Kamran Akmal
Shoaib Malik
Danish Kaneria
Saqlain Mustaq
Shabbir Ahmed
Mohammad Sami
Shoaib Akhtar
Umar Gul

 

[m_vaughan]

SOUTH AFRICA
Graeme Smith (Captain)
Robin Pieterson
Nicky Boje
Herschelle Gibbs
Jacques Kallis
Martin Van Jaarsveld
Boetta Dippenaar
Jacques Rudolph
Neil McKenzie
Albie Morkel
Mark Boucher
Shaun Pollock
Paul Adams
Ashwell Prince
Lance Klusener
Andre Nel
Mfuneko Nagam
Andrew Hall
Makhaya Ntini
David Terbrugge

ENGLAND
Michael Vaughan (Capt.)
James Anderson
Gareth Batty
Ian Bell
Ian Blackwell
Rikki Clarke
Paul Collingwood
Andrew Flintoff
Ashley Giles
Darren Gough
Steve Harmison
Matthew Hoggard
Richard Johnson
Geraint Jones
Simon Jones
James Kirtley
Kevin Pieterson
Chris Read
Andrew Strauss
Marcus Trescothick

AUSTRALIA
Ricky Ponting (Captain)
Matthew Hayden
Adam Gilchrist
Damien Martyn
Simon Katich
Darren Lehmann
Michael Bevan
Michael Clarke
Andrew Symonds
Brad Haddin
Brad Hogg
Stuart McGill
Shane Warne
Glen Mcgrath
Brett Lee
Jason Gillespie
Nathan Bracken
Brad Williams
Michael Kasprowicz
Shaun Tait

 

[m_vaughan]

NEW ZEALAND
Stephen Fleming (Captain)
Brendom McCullum
Chris Harris
Chris Cairns
Kyle Mills
Hamish Marshall
Michael Papps
Gareth Hopkins
Nathan Astle
Jacob Oram
Scott Styris
Craig McMillan
Paul Wiseman
Andre Adams
Daniel Vettori
Daryll Tuffey
Mark Richardson
Shane Bond
Paul Allott
Chris Martin

 

[Ramz]

looking good man!! cant wait 2 see the ICC Champions Trophy!

 

[m_vaughan]

INDIA vs ZIMBABWE at Bombay

RESULT: India beat Zimbabwe by 64 runs
Man of the Match: Virender Sehwag

INDIA 288-2 (50 Overs)
V. Sehwag 170*
S. Tendulkar 54

ZIMBABWE 224 all out (44.5 Overs)
S. Matsikenyeri 94
B. Taylor 46

H. Singh 5/35
I. Pathan 2/51


AUSTRALIA vs HOLLAND at Bangalore

Result: Australia beat Holland by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Ian Harvey

HOLLAND 94 all out (39 Overs)
T. de Leede 38

I. Harvey 6/14
B. Lee 3/20

AUSTRALIA 95-2 (22 Overs)
A. Gilchrist 76*


NEXT MATCH: Pakistan vs England at Calcutta

 

[m_vaughan]

After 16 overs...Pakistan are 76/2....full details coming up after completion of Pakistan innings.

 

[m_vaughan]

PAKISTAN vs ENGLAND
ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY
Group C (Day and Night Match)
Eden Gardens, Calcutta.

Welcome to this Group C match between England and Pakistan here at Eden Gardens, one of the best stadiums in the world. England have just come off a clean sweep of Zimbabwe in the test matches and ODIs, and their confidence is high for this tournament. Pakistan on the other hand had a disappointing home series against India, losing both the ODIs and the test matches.

Conditions: Warm, Sunny, slightly humid but no chance of rain. Its pretty hot and sticky.

Pitch: As most of the pitches in this part of the world, this is a batting wicket, with lots of runs. Normal bounce, fast outfield, and assistance for the slow bowlers. England might have a tough time playing the Pakistani spinners on this wicket. I suggest batting first, as batting second under lights will be difficult, considering the dew factor.

Toss: Inzamam won the toss and elected to bat first. No surprises.

The Teams: Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Kamran Akmal, and Imran Farhat have made it into the starting XI for Pakistan.
England are playing two spinners, Ian Blackwell and Ashley Giles. Darren Gough misses out as a result of this.

 

[m_vaughan]

UPDATE:

PAKISTAN 304/8 (50 Overs)
Yousuf Youhana 121*(129)
Abdul Razzaq 40(22)

I. Bell 2-16
A. Flintoff 2-72

ENGLAND NEED 305 RUNS TO WIN IN 50 OVERS

Just as they do in the real world, Pakistan got off to a shaky start, losing Afridi, Farhat and Hameed preety cheaply. Inzamam and Youhana, the two most experienced players in the side, then built a partnership 73 runs before Inzamam was dismissed by Ian Blackwell. Pakistan would have expected to reach 240-260 at this stage, but thanks to Youhana, Razzaq, Shoaib Malik and Sami, Pakistan posted a huge total of 30. All the England bowlers apart from Ian Blackwell, were hammered by the Pakistani batsman to all parts of the ground. Abdul Razzaq's innings of 40 from 22 balls was fantastic and included 3 huge sixes.

England have a tough task in their hand, as they will batting second under lights, and have to maintain a good run rate throughout the match. England also will have lots of problems tacking the Pakistani spinners. Its virtual knockout in this match, with the winner expected to qualify for the semis.

Stay tuned for the England run chase.

 

[m_vaughan]

Pakistan Scorecard

Pakistan Manhattan

England Bowling

Youhana Spider