Post Line-ups Legends At Battle XII | Semi-finals - Tendulkar and Bradman, two batting GOATS, two centuries, one tragic ending...

[Umair7]

Arthur Morris
Don Bradman
Clem Hill
Steven Smith (vc)
Warwick Armstrong
Richie Benaud
Adam Gilchrist
Hugh Trumble
Dennis Lillee
Fred Spofforth
Glenn McGrath

 

[TekkogsSteve]

Just FYI, you're shooting yourself in the foot by not including the fit again Bart King.

Sorry, I had a brain fart there! If it’s not to late can I bring him in for Mortenson

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season X
Round 5, Match 25

at Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand (1980s)

Toss: Rest of the World won the toss and chose to bowl

NEW ZEALAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graham Dowling      c. †Shahzad    b. Clark        63   189   10    1   33.3%
Glenn Turner        c. King        b. Khan        106   182   22    0   58.2%
Bert Sutcliffe                     b. King         66   154   12    1   42.9%
Martin Crowe        lbw            b. Patterson   127   239   22    1   53.1%
Brendon McCullum*†  c. Kortlang    b. Khan         44    50    6    2   88.0%
Martin Donnelly     c. †Shahzad    b. Laing        38   132    7    0   28.8%
John Reid                          b. King          9    34    2    0   26.5%
Richard Hadlee                     b. Patterson     0     5    0    0    0.0%
Daniel Vettori      not out                        17    31    3    0   54.8%
Shane Bond                         b. King          0     3    0    0    0.0%
Richard Collinge    not out                         5     3    1    0  166.7%
 
 Total:  494/9        Overs:  169.0        Run Rate:  2.92     Extras:  19
  
                             Day 2  4:18 PM
  
                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
                                     -X-
 
NEW ZEALAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Dowling     G Turner     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      167 (333)
G Dowling     Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþ                                 44 (79)
M Crowe       Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      98 (218)
M Crowe       B McCullum   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          79 (105)
M Crowe       M Donnelly   þþþþþþþþþþ                                51 (137)
J Reid        M Donnelly   þþþþþþ                                    29 (69)
R Hadlee      M Donnelly   þ                                          1 (7)
D Vettori     M Donnelly   þþþþ                                      20 (52)
D Vettori     S Bond                                                  0 (9)
D Vettori     R Collinge   þþ                                         5 (5)


     Fall of Wickets    167/1     211/2     309/3     388/4     439/5
                        468/6     469/7     489/8     489/9               

 Total:  494/9       Overs:  169.0         Run Rate:  2.92    Extras:  19   
 
                                     -X-

REST OF THE WORLD Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Bart King            31.0     10      88      3      2.84     0      2
Percy Clark          36.0     10      93      1      2.58     5      0
George Patterson     25.0      5      77      2      3.08     0      0
Jack Laing           29.0      8     104      1      3.59     2      0
Rashid Khan          46.0     11     115      2      2.50     1      0
Ryan ten Doeschate    2.0      0       8      0      4.00     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 8      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 6

 Total:  494/9        Overs:  169.0        Run Rate:  2.92    Extras:  19   
                                     -X-

Martin Crowe, New Zealand's greatest ever batsman had been left out of their XI for all but one match thus far in favor of John Wright, predominantly an opening batsman who had been moved into an unfamiliar position in the middle order for some reason. This time, common sense finally prevailed and Crowe showed New Zealand what they had been missing with a peerless 127 against a ROTW bowling lineup bolstered by the return of the legendary Bart King. New Zealand posted a formidable 494/9 for their first innings, with both Crowe and Glenn Turner scoring centuries.

REST OF THE WORLD 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Mike Denness                       b. Collinge     47    85   10    0   55.3%
George Patterson    lbw            b. Collinge     92   182   18    1   50.5%
James Aitchison     c. Hadlee      b. Vettori       9    17    2    0   52.9%
Harry Kortlang      lbw            b. Collinge     15   109    1    0   13.8%
M'devan Sathasivam* c. †McCullum   b. Collinge     50   175    9    0   28.6%
Ryan ten Doeschate  c. Donnelly    b. Vettori      23    37    5    0   62.2%
Mohammad Shahzad†   c. Dowling     b. Bond         22    50    2    1   44.0%
Bart King                          b. Hadlee        8    37    1    0   21.6%
Jack Laing          c. Reid        b. Hadlee       17    38    1    1   44.7%
Percy Clark         lbw            b. Vettori      16    39    3    0   41.0%
Rashid Khan         not out                         6    20    1    0   30.0%
 
 Total:  330/10       Overs:  131.0        Run Rate:  2.52     Extras:  25
  
                             Day 4  12:02 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
REST OF THE WORLD Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Denness     Patterson    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      100 (159)
Aitchison     Patterson    þþþþþþþ                                   21 (31)
H Kortlang    Patterson    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          47 (190)
H Kortlang    Sathasivam   þ                                          4 (15)
Doeschate     Sathasivam   þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              37 (60)
M Shahzad     Sathasivam   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           43 (109)
B King        Sathasivam   þþþþþþ                                    18 (82)
J Laing       Sathasivam   þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              35 (71)
P Clark       Sathasivam   þþ                                         3 (24)
P Clark       R Khan       þþþþþþþ                                   22 (45)


     Fall of Wickets    100/1     121/2     168/3     172/4     209/5
                        252/6     270/7     305/8     308/9     330/10   

 Total:  330/10      Overs:  131.0         Run Rate:  2.52    Extras:  25   
 
                                     -X-

NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Richard Hadlee       27.0      5      79      2      2.93     0      0
Richard Collinge     29.0      8      54      4      1.86     2      1
Shane Bond           24.0     10      54      1      2.25     0      0
Daniel Vettori       41.0     11      97      3      2.37     1      1
John Reid            10.0      3      29      0      2.90     0      3


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 12     Byes: 5

 Total:  330/10       Overs:  131.0        Run Rate:  2.52    Extras:  25   
                                     -X-

The ROTW batsmen with the exception of George Patterson found the going tough against a fired up Richard Collinge who ran in hard to claim 4 for 54 off his 29 overs after being promoted to share the new ball with his old bowling partner Richard Hadlee. They went on to concede a sizeable 164-run lead to the New Zealanders for the first innings.

NEW ZEALAND 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graham Dowling      lbw            b. Khan         58   127   12    0   45.7%
Glenn Turner        c. Laing       b. Khan         93   208   19    0   44.7%
Bert Sutcliffe                     b. Laing        24    43    5    0   55.8%
Martin Crowe        not out                        16    29    3    0   55.2%
Brendon McCullum*†  not out                        12     3    0    2  400.0%
Martin Donnelly     
John Reid           
Richard Hadlee       
Daniel Vettori       
Shane Bond           
Richard Collinge     
 
 Total:  214/3        Overs:  68.2         Run Rate:  3.13     Extras:  11
  
                             Day 5  10:35 AM
  
                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
                                     -X-
 
NEW ZEALAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Dowling     G Turner     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       94 (238)
Sutcliffe     G Turner     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      55 (99)
M Crowe       G Turner     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        49 (64)
M Crowe       B McCullum   þþþþþ                                     16 (9)


     Fall of Wickets    94/1      149/2     198/3               
                                                                          

 Total:  214/3       Overs:  68.2          Run Rate:  3.13    Extras:  11   
 
                                     -X-

REST OF THE WORLD Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Bart King            13.0      5      36      0      2.77     0      1
Percy Clark          13.0      4      33      0      2.54     0      0
Jack Laing           12.0      6      28      1      2.33     0      1
George Patterson     11.0      4      24      0      2.18     0      0
Rashid Khan          19.2      5      85      2      4.40     0      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 0

 Total:  214/3        Overs:  68.2         Run Rate:  3.13    Extras:  11   
                                     -X-

New Zealand had set ROTW a very intimidating target of 379 with the best part of three sessions remaining in the match. There was a feeling they could have been slightly quicker in making their declaration which only came about early morning on the 5th day after skipper Brendon McCullum walked in to smash Rashid Khan for consecutive sixes before declaring the innings.

REST OF THE WORLD 2nd innings (Target: 379)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Mike Denness                       b. Hadlee        0     1    0    0    0.0%
George Patterson    c. Dowling     b. Hadlee      107   213   22    0   50.2%
James Aitchison     c. Dowling     b. Bond          8    21    1    0   38.1%
Harry Kortlang      c. †McCullum   b. Bond         46    78   10    0   59.0%
M'devan Sathasivam* lbw            b. Vettori      49    81   10    0   60.5%
Ryan ten Doeschate                 b. Vettori       0     1    0    0    0.0%
Mohammad Shahzad†                  b. Vettori       6    33    1    0   18.2%
Bart King           not out                        26    31    4    1   83.9%
Jack Laing          c. Dowling     b. Vettori       1    25    0    0    4.0%
Percy Clark         not out                         4    11    0    0   36.4%
Rashid Khan         
 
 Total:  272/8        Overs:  82.0         Run Rate:  3.32     Extras:  25
  
                             Day 5  5:00 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
REST OF THE WORLD Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Denness     Patterson                                               0 (1)
Aitchison     Patterson    þþþþ                                      13 (33)
H Kortlang    Patterson    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ          98 (155)
Sathasivam    Patterson    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      104 (171)
Doeschate     Patterson                                               0 (7)
M Shahzad     Patterson    þþþþþ                                     16 (52)
B King        Patterson    þþ                                         7 (15)
B King        J Laing      þþþþþþ                                    20 (41)
B King        P Clark      þþþþ                                      14 (17)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       13/2      111/3     215/4     215/5
                        231/6     238/7     258/8                         

 Total:  272/8       Overs:  82.0          Run Rate:  3.32    Extras:  25   
 
                                     -X-

NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Richard Hadlee       23.0      5      74      2      3.22     0      2
Richard Collinge     12.0      1      41      0      3.42     0      1
Shane Bond           19.0      3      57      2      3.00     2      1
Daniel Vettori       18.0      6      62      4      3.44     1      5
John Reid            10.0      2      25      0      2.50     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 9      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 9

 Total:  272/8        Overs:  82.0         Run Rate:  3.32    Extras:  25   
                                     -X-

The American Old West had its fair share of gunslingers, serial killers, axe murderers, lawmen and badass presidents - but only one truly great cricketer, and his name was George Patterson. The legendary Philadelphian almost single-handedly helped ROTW escape with a draw by scoring a defiant century whilst none of his team-mates could cross even 50. This was it for ROTW's campaign though.

New Zealand         494/9d & 214/3d
Rest of the World   330 & 272/8             
  
Match drawn
 
Man of the match: George Patterson (ROTW)

Points

New Zealand - 10 (Draw - 5, Batting - 3, Bowling - 2)
ROTW - 8 (Draw - 5, Batting - 2, Bowling - 1)

@Rohith. @TekkogsSteve​

 

[TekkogsSteve]

We were incredibly lucky to escape with a draw, but credit to Patterson for singlehandedly saving us

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season X
Round 5, Match 26

at Galle International Stadium, Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka (2010s)

Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat

SRI LANKA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Tilla'ratne Dilshan c. Tayfield    b. Donald      110   211   20    1   52.1%
Sanath Jayasuriya                  b. SM Pollock    4    25    0    0   16.0%
Kumar Sangakkara    c. S Pollock   b. Vogler       16    39    3    0   41.0%
Mahela Jayawardene*                b. SM Pollock   33    72    6    0   45.8%
Aravinda de Silva   c. RG Pollock  b. Vogler       26    89    5    0   29.2%
Angelo Mathews      c. †Villiers   b. Donald       29    69    5    1   42.0%
Hashan Tilla'ratne† st †Villiers   b. Vogler       33    78    6    0   42.3%
Chaminda Vaas       c. Kallis      b. Donald       59   117   11    1   50.4%
Rangana Herath      c. Donald      b. Vogler        5    11    1    0   45.5%
Ravi Ratnayeke                     b. Vogler        8    17    2    0   47.1%
Muttiah Mural'aran  not out                        30    28    4    2  107.1%
 
 Total:  380/10       Overs:  124.4        Run Rate:  3.05     Extras:  27
  
                             Day 2  3:28 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
SRI LANKA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
T Dilshan     Jayasuriya   þþþþþþþ                                   17 (53)
T Dilshan     Sangakkara   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     50 (94)
T Dilshan     Jayaw'dene   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ         76 (129)
T Dilshan     A Silva      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  56 (112)
A Mathews     A Silva      þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              28 (88)
A Mathews     Tilla'atne   þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (52)
C Vaas        Tilla'atne   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    51 (102)
C Vaas        R Herath     þþþþþþþ                                   17 (30)
C Vaas        Ratnayeke    þþþþþþþ                                   18 (31)
C Vaas        Mural'aran   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         40 (57)


     Fall of Wickets    17/1      67/2      143/3     199/4     227/5
                        254/6     305/7     322/8     340/9     380/10   

 Total:  380/10      Overs:  124.4         Run Rate:  3.05    Extras:  27   
 
                                     -X-

SOUTH AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Allan Donald         19.4      3      67      3      3.41     1      1
Shaun Pollock        22.0      5      62      2      2.82     3      0
Aubrey Faulkner      18.0      6      42      0      2.33     0      0
Bert Vogler          34.0      8      95      5      2.79     1      1
Hugh Tayfield        29.0      6      94      0      3.24     3      2
Jacques Kallis        2.0      0       5      0      2.50     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 8      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 7

 Total:  380/10       Overs:  124.4        Run Rate:  3.05    Extras:  27   
                                     -X-

After some good batting at the top from Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka were given an unexpected flourish towards the end by their bowling mainstays Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan, who scored 59 and 30 respectively to frustrate the South African bowlers. In the process, Sri Lanka went from 322/8 to 380 all out.

SOUTH AFRICA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Barry Richards      lbw            b. Mural'aran   53   141    5    1   37.6%
Bruce Mitchell      c. †Tilla'atne b. Vaas         13    45    2    0   28.9%
Jacques Kallis      c. Silva       b. Herath       62   131   11    1   47.3%
Graeme Pollock      lbw            b. Herath       48    83   10    0   57.8%
Dudley Nourse*                     b. Herath       25    47    6    0   53.2%
AB de Villiers†     c. Vaas        b. Ratnayeke    22    96    4    0   22.9%
Aubrey Faulkner                    b. Herath        0     1    0    0    0.0%
Shaun Pollock                      b. Ratnayeke     2    25    0    0    8.0%
Hugh Tayfield       c. Vaas        b. Jayasuriya    8    13    2    0   61.5%
Bert Vogler         c. Jayasuriya  b. Herath        8    12    2    0   66.7%
Allan Donald        not out                         8     6    2    0  133.3%
 
 Total:  256/10       Overs:  100.0        Run Rate:  2.56     Extras:  7
  
                             Day 3  4:08 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
SOUTH AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
B Richards    B Mitchell   þþþþþþþ                                   20 (88)
B Richards    J Kallis     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       95 (177)
G Pollock     J Kallis     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          44 (102)
G Pollock     D Nourse     þþþþþþþþþþþ                               31 (53)
A Villiers    D Nourse     þþþþþþþþ                                  24 (55)
A Villiers    A Faulkner                                              0 (1)
A Villiers    S Pollock    þþþþþ                                     14 (59)
A Villiers    H Tayfield   þþþ                                       10 (26)
A Villiers    B Vogler     þþ                                         8 (24)
A Villiers    A Donald     þþþ                                       10 (15)


     Fall of Wickets    20/1      115/2     159/3     190/4     214/5
                        214/6     228/7     238/8     246/9     256/10   

 Total:  256/10      Overs:  100.0         Run Rate:  2.56    Extras:  7   
 
                                     -X-

SRI LANKA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Chaminda Vaas        22.0      3      60      1      2.73     0      1
Ravi Ratnayeke       14.0      2      23      2      1.64     0      0
Rangana Herath       30.0     12      66      5      2.20     0      3
Muttiah Muralitharan 31.0      8      91      1      2.94     0      1
Sanath Jayasuriya     3.0      0      14      1      4.67     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 0

 Total:  256/10       Overs:  100.0        Run Rate:  2.56    Extras:  7   
                                     -X-

With the exception of Barry Richards, Jacques Kallis and Graeme Pollock, South Africa's batsmen were all at sea against Rangana Herath's canny left-arm spin, which fetched him 5 wickets at the cost of 66 runs for the innings. South Africa were bowled out for 256, thereby conceding a 124-run lead to the Sri Lankans.

SRI LANKA 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Tilla'ratne Dilshan lbw            b. Faulkner      1     5    0    0   20.0%
Sanath Jayasuriya                  b. Tayfield      8    35    1    0   22.9%
Kumar Sangakkara    c. Mitchell    b. Tayfield     57    99   10    1   57.6%
Mahela Jayawardene* c. SM Pollock  b. Tayfield     64    94   11    1   68.1%
Aravinda de Silva                  b. Donald       24    40    4    1   60.0%
Angelo Mathews      c. Kallis      b. Tayfield      0     7    0    0    0.0%
Hashan Tilla'ratne† not out                        33    94    5    0   35.1%
Chaminda Vaas       c. Mitchell    b. Faulkner     22    60    4    0   36.7%
Rangana Herath      c. †Villiers   b. SM Pollock    0     5    0    0    0.0%
Ravi Ratnayeke      lbw            b. Tayfield      4    11    1    0   36.4%
Muttiah Mural'aran  not out                        11    15    2    0   73.3%
 
 Total:  239/9        Overs:  77.1         Run Rate:  3.10     Extras:  15
  
                             Day 4  3:17 PM
  
                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
                                     -X-
 
SRI LANKA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
T Dilshan     Jayasuriya   þ                                          3 (11)
Sangakkara    Jayasuriya   þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (59)
Sangakkara    Jayaw'dene   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ           71 (109)
A Silva       Jayaw'dene   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    51 (81)
A Mathews     Jayaw'dene   þ                                          1 (8)
Tilla'atne    Jayaw'dene   þþþþ                                      11 (21)
Tilla'atne    C Vaas       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        42 (118)
Tilla'atne    R Herath     þ                                          1 (6)
Tilla'atne    Ratnayeke    þþþþþ                                     12 (23)
Tilla'atne    Mural'aran   þþþþþþþþ                                  20 (27)


     Fall of Wickets    3/1       30/2      101/3     152/4     153/5
                        164/6     206/7     207/8     219/9               

 Total:  239/9       Overs:  77.1          Run Rate:  3.10    Extras:  15   
 
                                     -X-

SOUTH AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Allan Donald         13.0      4      31      1      2.38     0      2
Aubrey Faulkner      17.0      3      41      2      2.41     1      0
Shaun Pollock        12.0      3      25      1      2.08     0      1
Hugh Tayfield        17.0      3      49      5      2.88     0      0
Bert Vogler          13.1      2      52      0      3.95     0      1
Bruce Mitchell        5.0      0      32      0      6.40     1      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 1

 Total:  239/9        Overs:  77.1         Run Rate:  3.10    Extras:  15   
                                     -X-

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene blazed quickfire half-centuries to help Sri Lanka set South Africa a daunting target of 364 with a day and a half remaining in the Test. It could have been more, if not for a brilliant comeback five-fer from the legendary Hugh Tayfield after having gone wicketless in the first innings.

SOUTH AFRICA 2nd innings (Target: 364)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Barry Richards                     b. Herath        5    46    0    0   10.9%
Bruce Mitchell      c. †Tilla'atne b. Herath       11    79    2    0   13.9%
Jacques Kallis                     b. Herath       38   112    8    0   33.9%
Graeme Pollock                     b. Herath       50    53    9    1   94.3%
Dudley Nourse*      c. †Tilla'atne b. Mural'aran   16   125    1    0   12.8%
AB de Villiers†     c. Ratnayeke   b. Herath        5    64    1    0    7.8%
Aubrey Faulkner     c. Mathews     b. Jayasuriya    4    21    1    0   19.0%
Shaun Pollock       c. Silva       b. Mural'aran   26    81    4    0   32.1%
Hugh Tayfield       not out                        31    97    4    0   32.0%
Bert Vogler         c. Herath      b. Mural'aran    7    23    1    0   30.4%
Allan Donald        not out                         1     2    0    0   50.0%
 
 Total:  212/9        Overs:  117.0        Run Rate:  1.81     Extras:  18
  
                             Day 5  5:01 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
SOUTH AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
B Richards    B Mitchell   þþþþþ                                     12 (77)
J Kallis      B Mitchell   þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              28 (92)
J Kallis      G Pollock    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ               63 (97)
J Kallis      D Nourse     þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (55)
A Villiers    D Nourse     þþþþþþþ                                   16 (138)
A Faulkner    D Nourse     þþ                                         6 (31)
A Faulkner    S Pollock    þþ                                         6 (20)
H Tayfield    S Pollock    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       45 (151)
H Tayfield    B Vogler     þþþþþþþ                                   16 (39)
H Tayfield    A Donald     þ                                          1 (2)


     Fall of Wickets    12/1      40/2      103/3     122/4     138/5
                        144/6     150/7     195/8     211/9               

 Total:  212/9       Overs:  117.0         Run Rate:  1.81    Extras:  18   
 
                                     -X-

SRI LANKA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Chaminda Vaas        27.0     14      31      0      1.15     0      1 
Ravi Ratnayeke        4.0      2      10      0      2.50     0      0
Muttiah Muralitharan 42.0     19      56      3      1.33     1      0
Rangana Herath       36.0      9      90      5      2.50     0      2
Sanath Jayasuriya     7.0      2      11      1      1.57     0      0
Tillakaratne Dilshan  1.0      1       0      0      0.00     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 8

 Total:  212/9        Overs:  117.0        Run Rate:  1.81    Extras:  18   
                                     -X-

South Africa did what they do better than most i.e block and block, and block again until the match was over and they were safely over the line. It got pretty close in the end with Muttiah Muralitharan dismissing Bert Vogler and flushing out their No 11 batsman Allan Donald in the process, but the latter managed to hang on for two more deliveries much to Sri Lanka's anguish. South Africa escaped with a draw and in the process kept their hopes alive for a playoff berth, whereas a defeat would have all but knocked them out. That was that for Sri Lanka's campaign, one of their better ones going by their awful LAB record. One couldn't help but feel for Rangana Herath, who finished the match with a ten-fer, completely overshadowing his legendary bowling partner Muralitharan for a change.

Sri Lanka           380 & 239/9d
South Africa        256 & 212/9             
  
Match drawn
 
Man of the match: Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)

Points

Sri Lanka - 11 (Draw - 5, Batting - 3, Bowling - 3)
South Africa - 9 (Draw - 5, Batting - 2, Bowling - 2)

@PresidentEvil @Sinister One​

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season X
Round 5, Match 27

at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Zimbabwe (1990s)

Toss: Australia won the toss and chose to bat

AUSTRALIA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Arthur Morris       lbw            b. Cremer       38    47    9    0   80.9%
Don Bradman*        lbw            b. Streak       86   116   18    0   74.1%
Clem Hill           c. †Flower     b. Traicos      76   103   15    1   73.8%
Steven Smith        c. †Flower     b. Traicos      93   150   16    1   62.0%
Warwick Armstrong   lbw            b. Streak       45   111    9    0   40.5%
Richie Benaud                      b. Traicos      80   127   11    2   63.0%
Adam Gilchrist†     c. Houghton    b. Streak        0     5    0    0    0.0%
Hugh Trumble        c. Masakadza   b. Traicos      34    59    5    1   57.6%
Dennis Lillee       c. Taylor      b. Traicos      18    58    4    0   31.0%
Fred Spofforth                     b. Raza          4    10    1    0   40.0%
Glenn McGrath       not out                         7    16    1    0   43.8%
 
 Total:  504/10       Overs:  133.1        Run Rate:  3.78     Extras:  23
 
                             Day 2  1:25 PM
 
 
                                     -X-
 
AUSTRALIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Morris      D Bradman    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  83 (108)
C Hill        D Bradman    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    77 (104)
C Hill        S Smith      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    78 (113)
Armstrong     S Smith      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      120 (198)
Armstrong     R Benaud     þ                                          4 (6)
Gilchrist     R Benaud                                                0 (5)
H Trumble     R Benaud     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          58 (106)
D Lillee      R Benaud     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            50 (114)
Spofforth     R Benaud     þþ                                        10 (17)
G McGrath     R Benaud     þþþþþþþ                                   24 (28)


     Fall of Wickets    83/1      160/2     238/3     358/4     362/5
                        362/6     420/7     470/8     480/9     504/10  

 Total:  504/10      Overs:  133.1         Run Rate:  3.78    Extras:  23  
 
                                     -X-

ZIMBABWE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Heath Streak         32.0      8     115      3      3.59     1      1
Hamilton Masakadza    4.0      0      19      0      4.75     0      0
John Traicos         38.1      4     142      5      3.72     0      4
Graeme Cremer        25.0      4     103      1      4.12     1      1
Ray Price            28.0      4      82      0      2.93     1      2
Sikandar Raza         6.0      0      32      1      5.33     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 9      Leg Byes: 10     Byes: 1

 Total:  504/10       Overs:  133.1        Run Rate:  3.78    Extras:  23  
                                     -X-

Four players i.e Don Bradman, Clem Hill, Steven Smith and Richie Benaud scored more than 50 in Australia's big first innings total of 504, though oddly no one could bring up three figures. They also scored their runs at nearly 4 an over to add to Zimbabwe's woes. Nevertheless, John Traicos managed to hold his head up high with a 5-wicket haul against the strongest batting lineup of the competition.

ZIMBABWE 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Alistair Campbell   c. Morris      b. Trumble      20    61    2    1   32.8%
Hamilton Masakadza  lbw            b. Benaud       21    49    2    1   42.9%
Andy Flower†        lbw            b. Spofforth    10    47    1    0   21.3%
Murray Goodwin      lbw            b. Trumble       0     8    0    0    0.0%
Brendan Taylor                     b. Lillee       30   124    3    0   24.2%
Dave Houghton       c. Benaud      b. McGrath       3     7    0    0   42.9%
Sikandar Raza       lbw            b. Lillee        5     9    1    0   55.6%
Heath Streak*       st †Gilchrist  b. Benaud       26    71    6    0   36.6%
Graeme Cremer       c. Bradman     b. McGrath      13    35    3    0   37.1%
John Traicos        not out                        15    14    3    0  107.1%
Ray Price           lbw            b. Benaud        1     7    0    0   14.3%
 
 Total:  157/10       Overs:  71.4         Run Rate:  2.19     Extras:  13
 
                             Day 3  11:41 AM
 
 
                                     -X-
 
ZIMBABWE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Campbell    Masakadza    þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              29 (84)
A Campbell    A Flower     þþþþþþþþþþ                                24 (60)
M Goodwin     A Flower     þ                                          1 (15)
B Taylor      A Flower     þþ                                         6 (16)
B Taylor      D Houghton   þþ                                         5 (10)
B Taylor      S Raza       þþþþ                                      11 (26)
B Taylor      H Streak     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           36 (130)
B Taylor      G Cremer     þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (63)
J Traicos     G Cremer     þþþþþþþþ                                  20 (19)
J Traicos     R Price      þ                                          3 (7)


     Fall of Wickets    29/1      53/2      54/3      60/4      65/5
                        76/6      112/7     134/8     154/9     157/10  

 Total:  157/10      Overs:  71.4          Run Rate:  2.19    Extras:  13  
 
                                     -X-

AUSTRALIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Glenn McGrath        17.0      3      33      2      1.94     0      1
Fred Spofforth       14.0      4      32      1      2.29     0      2
Dennis Lillee         7.0      4       6      2      0.86     0      0
Hugh Trumble         20.0      6      38      2      1.90     0      0
Richie Benaud        13.4      3      40      3      2.93     2      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 2

 Total:  157/10       Overs:  71.4         Run Rate:  2.19    Extras:  13  
                                     -X-

At the end of a horrid first innings, Zimbabwe trailed by a massive 347-run margin and were made to follow on. Richie Benaud, having scored 80 with the bat earlier, claimed 3 for 40 off his 13.4 overs.

ZIMBABWE 2nd innings (Follow on)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Alistair Campbell   c. †Gilchrist  b. Benaud       83   183   14    1   45.4%
Hamilton Masakadza  lbw            b. McGrath       5    17    1    0   29.4%
Andy Flower†        c. Morris      b. Benaud       10    38    2    0   26.3%
Murray Goodwin                     b. Lillee       80   162   15    0   49.4%
Brendan Taylor                 c & b. Benaud       62   174   10    1   35.6%
Dave Houghton       lbw            b. Spofforth   105   257   15    2   40.9%
Sikandar Raza                      b. Benaud       59   119   10    1   49.6%
Heath Streak*       c. †Gilchrist  b. Lillee        2    19    0    0   10.5%
Graeme Cremer       lbw            b. Trumble       2    16    0    0   12.5%
John Traicos        lbw            b. Benaud        8     6    2    0  133.3%
Ray Price           not out                         1     2    0    0   50.0%
 
 Total:  436/10       Overs:  164.4        Run Rate:  2.65     Extras:  19
 
                             Day 5  10:40 AM
 
 
                                     -X-
 
ZIMBABWE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Campbell    Masakadza    þ                                          8 (28)
A Campbell    A Flower     þþþþþ                                     23 (66)
A Campbell    M Goodwin    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      153 (289)
B Taylor      M Goodwin    þ                                          4 (29)
B Taylor      D Houghton   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ           134 (308)
S Raza        D Houghton   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      88 (199)
S Raza        H Streak     þ                                          8 (27)
S Raza        G Cremer     þ                                          7 (25)
J Traicos     G Cremer     þþ                                         9 (12)
R Price       G Cremer     þ                                          2 (5)


     Fall of Wickets    8/1       31/2      184/3     188/4     322/5
                        410/6     418/7     425/8     434/9     436/10  

 Total:  436/10      Overs:  164.4         Run Rate:  2.65    Extras:  19  
 
                                     -X-

AUSTRALIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Glenn McGrath        30.0     11      56      1      1.87     0      0
Fred Spofforth       23.0      6      59      1      2.57     2      0
Dennis Lillee        31.0     12      63      2      2.03     1      0
Richie Benaud        39.0     10     141      5      3.62     2      4
Hugh Trumble         30.4      9      80      1      2.61     0      0
Warwick Armstrong    11.0      2      27      0      2.45     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 5      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 2

 Total:  436/10       Overs:  164.4        Run Rate:  2.65    Extras:  19  
                                     -X-

Victory appeared certain for Australia, but it was a great effort nonetheless from Zimbabwe to take the match into the 5th day when a 4th day finish appeared likely. They posted a very impressive 436 with Dave Houghton leading the way with a gritty century and Alistair Campbell, Murray Goodwin, Brendan Taylor and Sikandar Raza with half-centuries. Meanwhile, Benaud capped a brilliant match for himself by claiming a 5-wicket haul to finish the match with 8 wickets along with a score of 80 with the bat.

AUSTRALIA 2nd innings (Target: 90)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Arthur Morris       not out                        27    62    4    0   43.5%
Don Bradman*        not out                        62    56   12    1  110.7%
Clem Hill          
Steven Smith        
Warwick Armstrong  
Richie Benaud      
Adam Gilchrist†      
Hugh Trumble        
Dennis Lillee      
Fred Spofforth      
Glenn McGrath      
 
 Total:  92/0         Overs:  19.4         Run Rate:  4.68     Extras:  3
 
                             Day 5  11:59 AM
 
 
                                     -X-
 
AUSTRALIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Morris      D Bradman    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       92 (118)


     Fall of Wickets                                          
                                                                         

 Total:  92/0        Overs:  19.4          Run Rate:  4.68    Extras:  3  
 
                                     -X-

ZIMBABWE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Heath Streak          7.0      1      23      0      3.29     0      0
Sikandar Raza         6.0      1      26      0      4.33     0      0
Ray Price             3.4      1      22      0      6.00     0      0
John Traicos          2.0      0      17      0      8.50     0      1
Graeme Cremer         1.0      0       3      0      3.00     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 0

 Total:  92/0         Overs:  19.4         Run Rate:  4.68    Extras:  3  
                                     -X-

An entertaining 62 off just 56 balls from Don Bradman saw Australia's chase done and dusted in less than 20 overs on the final day. Bradman, after having amassed 780 runs at an average of 111.43 finally hit his first six of the season. Australia (97 points) and New Zealand (73 points) were through to the playoffs from Group A, leaving South Africa (66 points), Sri Lanka (43 points), ROTW (42 points) and Zimbabwe (22 points) to pack their bags and head on home.

Australia           504 & 92/0              
Zimbabwe            157 & 436
 
Australia won by 10 wickets
 
Man of the match: Richie Benaud (Australia)

Points

Australia - 24 (Win - 16, Batting - 5, Bowling - 3)
Zimbabwe - 2 (Loss - 0, Batting - 0, Bowling - 2)

@CerealKiller @The Deadman​

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season X
Round 5, Match 28

at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (1990s)

Toss: India won the toss and chose to bat

INDIA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Vinoo Mankad        lbw            b. Lambert      52    69   10    0   75.4%
Sunil Gavaskar      lbw            b. Boucher      59   163   11    0   36.2%
Vijay Hazare        lbw            b. Lambert      31    61    4    1   50.8%
Sachin Tendulkar                   b. Harrington  105   164   20    1   64.0%
Gundappa Viswanath  c. Lambert     b. Boucher      25    77    5    0   32.5%
Polly Umrigar       c. †NJ O'Brien b. Johnston     76   189   16    0   40.2%
MS Dhoni*†          c. Fane        b. Boucher      10    35    2    0   28.6%
Kapil Dev           c. Poore       b. Boucher      62    90    9    2   68.9%
Anil Kumble         c. †NJ O'Brien b. Boucher       8    11    2    0   72.7%
Mohammad Nissar     not out                         3    37    0    0    8.1%
Erapalli Prasanna   c. Fane        b. O'Riordan     9    36    1    0   25.0%
 
 Total:  470/10       Overs:  154.2        Run Rate:  3.05     Extras:  30
  
                             Day 2  3:19 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
INDIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
V Mankad      S Gavaskar   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ          98 (146)
V Hazare      S Gavaskar   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         54 (134)
Tendulkar     S Gavaskar   þ                                          3 (14)
Tendulkar     Viswanath    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ               82 (189)
Tendulkar     P Umrigar    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 78 (90)
M Dhoni       P Umrigar    þþþþþþ                                    21 (70)
K Dev         P Umrigar    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      106 (192)
A Kumble      P Umrigar    þþþþ                                      14 (16)
M Nissar      P Umrigar    þ                                          3 (8)
M Nissar      E Prasanna   þþþ                                       11 (67)


     Fall of Wickets    98/1      152/2     155/3     237/4     315/5
                        336/6     442/7     456/8     459/9     470/10   

 Total:  470/10      Overs:  154.2         Run Rate:  3.05    Extras:  30   
 
                                     -X-

IRELAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Alec O'Riordan       25.2      5      88      1      3.47     0      1
Trent Johnston       14.0      3      43      1      3.07     1      1
Kevin O'Brien         3.0      1       6      0      2.00     0      1
Jimmy Boucher        37.0     14      80      5      2.16     2      3
Bill Harrington      36.0      5     121      1      3.36     1      0 
Bob Lambert          31.0      9      74      2      2.39     1      1
Lucius Gwynn          8.0      0      41      0      5.13     1      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 6      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 12     Byes: 5

 Total:  470/10       Overs:  154.2        Run Rate:  3.05    Extras:  30   
                                     -X-

The Indians despite looking mostly at ease on a spinning wicket were far from comfortable when up against legendary Irish leggie Jimmy Boucher, who claimed 5 for 80 off 37 overs. Despite a few middle-order hiccups following Sachin Tendulkar's dismissal for 105 (his 4th century of the tournament), they posted an intimidating 470 on the back of a resilient lower-order partnership between Polly Umrigar and Kapil Dev, who added 106 runs for the 7th wicket.

IRELAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Frederick Fane*                    b. Kumble       40    92    5    1   43.5%
Ed Joyce            c. Dev         b. Kumble        3    27    0    0   11.1%
Robert Poore        c. †Dhoni      b. Kumble       54   106   11    0   50.9%
Lucius Gwynn        lbw            b. Kumble        0    16    0    0    0.0%
Bob Lambert                        b. Mankad        0     8    0    0    0.0%
Niall O'Brien†      c. †Dhoni      b. Dev           0     3    0    0    0.0%
Kevin O'Brien                      b. Kumble       56    77    8    3   72.7%
Alec O'Riordan      lbw            b. Dev           2     9    0    0   22.2%
Trent Johnston      not out                        29    72    3    1   40.3%
Jimmy Boucher       c. Nissar      b. Mankad       13    39    3    0   33.3%
Bill Harrington     st †Dhoni      b. Kumble        1     3    0    0   33.3%
 
 Total:  203/10       Overs:  75.1         Run Rate:  2.70     Extras:  5
  
                             Day 3  1:50 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
IRELAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
F Fane        E Joyce      þþþþþþþþ                                  20 (79)
F Fane        R Poore      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  57 (100)
L Gwynn       R Poore      þþþ                                        8 (29)
B Lambert     R Poore      þþþþ                                      10 (19)
N O'Brien     R Poore      þ                                          1 (9)
K O'Brien     R Poore      þþþþ                                      10 (31)
K O'Brien     O'Riordan    þþþ                                        8 (15)
K O'Brien     T Johnston   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    51 (92)
J Boucher     T Johnston   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          37 (74)
Harrington    T Johnston   þ                                          1 (3)


     Fall of Wickets    20/1      77/2      85/3      95/4      96/5
                        106/6     114/7     165/8     202/9     203/10   

 Total:  203/10      Overs:  75.1          Run Rate:  2.70    Extras:  5   
 
                                     -X-

INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Kapil Dev            14.0      5      33      2      2.36     0      0
Mohammad Nissar       6.0      1      13      0      2.17     0      1
Erapalli Prasanna    19.0      5      64      0      3.37     0      1
Anil Kumble          20.1      8      45      6      2.23     0      0
Vinoo Mankad         16.0      6      47      2      2.94     1      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 0      Byes: 1

 Total:  203/10       Overs:  75.1         Run Rate:  2.70    Extras:  5   
                                     -X-

The Irish batsmen had no clue whatsoever as to which way the ball was turning, as shown by three ducks in their top six. If not for Robert Poore and Kevin O'Brien's half-centuries, they might not have even gone past 100. Anil Kumble claimed 6 for 45 in conditions tailor-made for his style of bowling.

IRELAND 2nd innings (Follow on)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Frederick Fane*     c. Mankad      b. Dev          22    52    3    1   42.3%
Ed Joyce                           b. Nissar       22    73    3    0   30.1%
Robert Poore        c. Mankad      b. Kumble       20    36    4    0   55.6%
Lucius Gwynn        c. Gavaskar    b. Kumble       27    87    5    0   31.0%
Bob Lambert         c. Dev         b. Kumble       26    63    5    0   41.3%
Niall O'Brien†                     b. Mankad       43   107    7    0   40.2%
Kevin O'Brien       lbw            b. Dev          10    21    1    0   47.6%
Alec O'Riordan      c. †Dhoni      b. Kumble       10    36    1    0   27.8%
Trent Johnston      c. Umrigar     b. Dev          18    29    1    1   62.1%
Jimmy Boucher       lbw            b. Prasanna      5     9    1    0   55.6%
Bill Harrington     not out                         4     5    1    0   80.0%
 
 Total:  222/10       Overs:  86.1         Run Rate:  2.58     Extras:  15
  
                             Day 4  1:35 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
IRELAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
F Fane        E Joyce      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      47 (110)
R Poore       E Joyce      þþþþþ                                     12 (41)
R Poore       L Gwynn      þþþþþþ                                    14 (22)
B Lambert     L Gwynn      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        43 (114)
N O'Brien     L Gwynn      þþþþþþþ                                   18 (36)
N O'Brien     K O'Brien    þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (38)
N O'Brien     O'Riordan    þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (80)
N O'Brien     T Johnston   þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              29 (58)
N O'Brien     J Boucher    þþ                                         5 (12)
Harrington    J Boucher    þ                                          4 (6)


     Fall of Wickets    47/1      59/2      73/3      116/4     134/5
                        157/6     184/7     213/8     218/9     222/10   

 Total:  222/10      Overs:  86.1          Run Rate:  2.58    Extras:  15   
 
                                     -X-

INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Kapil Dev            22.0      6      48      3      2.18     0      1
Mohammad Nissar       7.0      1      19      1      2.71     0      1
Erapalli Prasanna    15.1      4      31      1      2.04     0      2
Anil Kumble          20.0      4      56      4      2.80     1      0
Vinoo Mankad         20.0      5      55      1      2.75     0      0
Vijay Hazare          2.0      1       3      0      1.50     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 5

 Total:  222/10       Overs:  86.1         Run Rate:  2.58    Extras:  15   
                                     -X-

Ireland's batsmen looked slightly more assured in the second innings, but the result wasn't all that different. They were bundled out for 222 with Kumble starring again as their chief tormentor. He finished the game with a cheap 10-wicket match haul at the cost of 101 runs across both innings, thus ensuring India didn't have to bat again. India, now sitting pretty on 77 points had just made things a whole lot tougher for England (60 points), West Indies (58 points) and Pakistan (57 points) in the race to the playoffs from Group B.

India               470
Ireland             203 & 222
  
India won by an innings and 45 runs
 
Man of the match: Anil Kumble (India)

Points

India - 22 (Win - 16, Batting - 3, Bowling - 3)
Ireland - 3 (Loss - 0, Batting - 1, Bowling - 2)

@Aislabie @Akshay.​

 

[CerealKiller]

I didn't expect much else, but if we had batted better in the first innings, there would've been a small chance of a draw.

 

[Morphed]

Uh oh, now we are in trouble.
Must win game against Bangladesh
Hope no rain occurs.

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season X
Round 5, Match 29

at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan (1990s)

Toss: West Indies won the toss and chose to bat

WEST INDIES 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Conrad Hunte        c. Inzam'-Haq  b. Khan          5     5    1    0  100.0%
Clyde Walcott†      c. †Ahmed      b. Akram        61   147   10    1   41.5%
George Headley      c. Mohammad    b. Khan          0     2    0    0    0.0%
Brian Lara          c. Nawaz       b. Akram        28    33    4    0   84.8%
Viv Richards*       not out                       180   254   32    3   70.9%
Garry Sobers        lbw            b. Akram        45   142    7    0   31.7%
Everton Weekes      c. Abbas       b. Akram         8    13    2    0   61.5%
Malcolm Marshall    c. †Ahmed      b. Akram         0     1    0    0    0.0%
Joel Garner         run out (Khan)                 12    17    3    0   70.6%
Curtly Ambrose                     b. Akram         8    13    2    0   61.5%
Courtney Walsh                     b. Akram         8    10    2    0   80.0%
 
 Total:  389/10       Overs:  105.5        Run Rate:  3.68     Extras:  34
  
                             Day 2  12:40 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
C Hunte       C Walcott    þþ                                         9 (10)
G Headley     C Walcott                                               0 (2)
B Lara        C Walcott    þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             58 (92)
V Richards    C Walcott    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     95 (160)
V Richards    G Sobers     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      154 (276)
V Richards    E Weekes     þþþþ                                      21 (29)
V Richards    M Marshall                                              0 (1)
V Richards    J Garner     þþþþþ                                     24 (25)
V Richards    C Ambrose    þþþ                                       14 (16)
V Richards    C Walsh      þþþ                                       14 (24)


     Fall of Wickets    9/1       9/2       67/3      162/4     316/5
                        337/6     337/7     361/8     375/9     389/10   

 Total:  389/10      Overs:  105.5         Run Rate:  3.68    Extras:  34   
 
                                     -X-

PAKISTAN Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Wasim Akram          29.5      9      84      7      2.82     1      4
Imran Khan           22.0      2      93      2      4.23     0      1
Sarfraz Nawaz        21.0      4      66      0      3.14     0      0
Yasir Shah           17.0      2      74      0      4.35     0      0
Abdul Qadir          16.0      3      45      0      2.81     1      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 22

 Total:  389/10       Overs:  105.5        Run Rate:  3.68    Extras:  34   
                                     -X-

Having endured a miserable time thus far scoring only 41 runs from 5 innings in the tournament, Viv Richards stepped up when the going was toughest against Pakistan's formidable pace trio of Wasim Akram, Imran Khan and Sarfraz Nawaz. He plundered 180 runs off 254 balls out of a total of 389, and remained unbeaten whilst the rest of his team-mates fell prey to Akram, who claimed 7 for 84 off 29.5 overs to make some of West Indies' most prominent batting names appear like mere mortals.

PAKISTAN 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Hanif Mohammad      lbw            b. Ambrose      35    75    8    0   46.7%
Zaheer Abbas                       b. Marshall     23    43    5    0   53.5%
Mohammad Yousuf     lbw            b. Ambrose       5    13    1    0   38.5%
Javed Miandad                      b. Walsh        16    37    3    0   43.2%
Inzamam-ul-Haq      c. Hunte       b. Sobers       26   106    4    0   24.5%
Sarfraz Ahmed†      c. †Walcott    b. Ambrose       5    31    1    0   16.1%
Imran Khan*         c. Hunte       b. Walsh       108   157   21    1   68.8%
Wasim Akram         c. Marshall    b. Sobers       25    39    3    1   64.1%
Abdul Qadir         c. Headley     b. Sobers       25    46    5    0   54.3%
Sarfraz Nawaz                      b. Garner       11    34    2    0   32.4%
Yasir Shah          not out                         1    10    0    0   10.0%
 
 Total:  292/10       Overs:  98.3         Run Rate:  2.96     Extras:  12
  
                             Day 3  1:14 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
PAKISTAN Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
H Mohammad    Z Abbas      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     49 (98)
H Mohammad    M Yousuf     þþþþþþþ                                   16 (25)
H Mohammad    J Miandad    þþþþþþ                                    14 (20)
Inzam'-Haq    J Miandad    þþþþ                                      10 (62)
Inzam'-Haq    S Ahmed      þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (70)
Inzam'-Haq    I Khan       þþþþþþ                                    14 (52)
W Akram       I Khan       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    52 (82)
A Qadir       I Khan       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ              64 (86)
S Nawaz       I Khan       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        42 (74)
Y Shah        I Khan       þþþ                                        9 (22)


     Fall of Wickets    49/1      65/2      79/3      89/4      111/5
                        125/6     177/7     241/8     283/9     292/10   

 Total:  292/10      Overs:  98.3          Run Rate:  2.96    Extras:  12   
 
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Curtly Ambrose       17.0      4      41      3      2.41     0      0
Malcolm Marshall     26.0      7      76      1      2.92     0      0
Courtney Walsh       23.3      3      89      2      3.79     0      0
Joel Garner          16.0      4      47      1      2.94     0      1
Garry Sobers         16.0      6      30      3      1.88     0      2


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 4

 Total:  292/10       Overs:  98.3         Run Rate:  2.96    Extras:  12   
                                     -X-

West Indies' five-strong bowling attack were all over the Pakistani batsmen reducing them to 125/6, before skipper Imran Khan came to the rescue with a valiant century from No 7. He first helped them avoid the follow on by adding 52 runs with Wasim Akram, and then would go on to add 64 and 42 with Abdul Qadir and Sarfraz Nawaz respectively before becoming the last man out with the score at 292. His effort had cut Pakistan's first innings deficit down to 97 runs.

WEST INDIES 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Conrad Hunte                       b. Khan         18    40    3    0   45.0%
Clyde Walcott†      c. †Ahmed      b. Qadir        31    77    7    0   40.3%
George Headley      c. †Ahmed      b. Akram        21    84    3    1   25.0%
Brian Lara                         b. Nawaz        15    19    3    0   78.9%
Viv Richards*       c. Akram       b. Khan         62    83   11    2   74.7%
Garry Sobers        c. Miandad     b. Khan          5    34    1    0   14.7%
Everton Weekes      lbw            b. Nawaz        12    45    2    0   26.7%
Malcolm Marshall    lbw            b. Khan         16    50    2    0   32.0%
Joel Garner         not out                        13    35    2    0   37.1%
Curtly Ambrose                     b. Khan          9    23    1    0   39.1%
Courtney Walsh      run out (Khan)                  0    20    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  214/10       Overs:  85.0         Run Rate:  2.52     Extras:  12
  
                             Day 4  12:54 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
C Hunte       C Walcott    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           36 (87)
G Headley     C Walcott    þþþþþþ                                    14 (58)
G Headley     B Lara       þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (38)
G Headley     V Richards   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       44 (89)
G Sobers      V Richards   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        42 (56)
G Sobers      E Weekes     þ                                          1 (12)
M Marshall    E Weekes     þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (83)
M Marshall    J Garner     þþþ                                        8 (18)
C Ambrose     J Garner     þþþþþþ                                    15 (41)
C Walsh       J Garner     þþ                                         6 (28)


     Fall of Wickets    36/1      50/2      72/3      116/4     158/5
                        159/6     185/7     193/8     208/9     214/10   

 Total:  214/10      Overs:  85.0          Run Rate:  2.52    Extras:  12   
 
                                     -X-

PAKISTAN Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Wasim Akram          18.0      8      40      1      2.22     0      0
Imran Khan           15.0      3      28      5      1.87     0      2
Sarfraz Nawaz        16.0      7      30      2      1.88     0      0
Yasir Shah           17.0      6      56      0      3.29     0      3
Abdul Qadir          19.0      4      54      1      2.84     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 1

 Total:  214/10       Overs:  85.0         Run Rate:  2.52    Extras:  12   
                                     -X-

For all the talk of a 1000-run scorecard, the West Indies' famed top seven could only muster a little more than 150 runs (164 to be exact) between themselves and that figure could have been a lot less if not for Viv Richards' 62. Imran Khan, after having braved their mighty pace attack struck back with a vengeance to claim 5 for 28 off 15 overs to thoroughly dismantle the Caribbean lineup, who were only able to post 214 for their second innings. Still, they had managed to set Pakistan a very steep target of 312 which is no easy task considering the bowling attack they possess.

PAKISTAN 2nd innings (Target: 312)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Hanif Mohammad      c. Marshall    b. Ambrose      59   125   11    0   47.2%
Zaheer Abbas        c. Marshall    b. Garner       22    37    5    0   59.5%
Mohammad Yousuf     lbw            b. Garner       11    37    1    0   29.7%
Javed Miandad                      b. Ambrose     114   175   24    1   65.1%
Inzamam-ul-Haq      lbw            b. Ambrose      21    40    5    0   52.5%
Sarfraz Ahmed†      c. Hunte       b. Ambrose      16    21    4    0   76.2%
Imran Khan*         c. †Walcott    b. Ambrose       2    12    0    0   16.7%
Wasim Akram                        b. Garner       30    74    6    0   40.5%
Abdul Qadir         not out                         7    40    1    0   17.5%
Sarfraz Nawaz       c. Weekes      b. Ambrose       5    11    0    0   45.5%
Yasir Shah          not out                         2    16    0    0   12.5%
 
 Total:  313/9        Overs:  97.3         Run Rate:  3.21     Extras:  24
  
                             Day 5  1:23 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
PAKISTAN Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
H Mohammad    Z Abbas      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         49 (98)
H Mohammad    M Yousuf     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         50 (91)
H Mohammad    J Miandad    þþþþþþ                                    17 (23)
Inzam'-Haq    J Miandad    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           45 (70)
S Ahmed       J Miandad    þþþþþþþþ                                  23 (41)
I Khan        J Miandad    þþ                                         8 (23)
W Akram       J Miandad    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       99 (156)
A Qadir       J Miandad    þþþ                                        9 (26)
A Qadir       S Nawaz      þþ                                         6 (22)
A Qadir       Y Shah       þþ                                         7 (35)


     Fall of Wickets    49/1      99/2      116/3     161/4     184/5
                        192/6     291/7     300/8     306/9               

 Total:  313/9       Overs:  97.3          Run Rate:  3.21    Extras:  24   
 
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Curtly Ambrose       18.0      5      46      6      2.56     1      2
Malcolm Marshall     17.0      0      61      0      3.59     0      0
Courtney Walsh       22.3      9      71      0      3.16     0      4
Garry Sobers         19.0      4      68      0      3.58     0      0
Joel Garner          17.0      7      42      3      2.47     1      5
Viv Richards          4.0      2      15      0      3.75     1      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 11     Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 2

 Total:  313/9        Overs:  97.3         Run Rate:  3.21    Extras:  24   
                                     -X-

Pakistan chased it down quite stunningly with one wicket to spare on the back of a masterful knock of 114 from Javed Miandad and some valuable contributions in the lower-order. Having aggregated only 191 runs at an average of 27.29 thus far, Pakistan's greatest batsman couldn't have possibly chosen a better time to deliver a big innings. His dismissal by Curtly Ambrose, who was doing everything in his power to help the West Indies stave off defeat saw things get pretty tense in the end, but some great resilience shown by the tailenders eventually saw Pakistan prevail and claim revenge for their defeat in the final of Season IX to the same opponents.

West Indies, perhaps the strongest team on paper in the competition were knocked out, leaving Pakistan on 78 points - one more than arch-rivals India who will be desperately hoping for England to draw against Bangladesh in the final match of the group stages. Else, it will be Pakistan and England to go through to the playoffs.

West Indies         389 & 214
Pakistan            292 & 313/9             
  
Pakistan won by 1 wicket
 
Man of the match: Imran Khan (Pakistan)

Points

Pakistan - 21 (Win - 16, Batting - 2, Bowling - 3)
West Indies - 7 (Loss - 0, Batting - 4, Bowling - 3)

@El Loco @X Factor​

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season X
Round 5, Match 30

at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2000s)

Toss: England won the toss and chose to bat

ENGLAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
WG Grace*           c. Omar        b. Rafique      32    76    7    0   42.1%
Jack Hobbs          c. Omar        b. Rafique     103   161   22    1   64.0%
Wally Hammond       c. †Rahim      b. Rafique     114   204   19    2   55.9%
KS Ranjitsinhji     c. †Rahim      b. Hasan         6    18    1    0   33.3%
Ken Barrington      c. †Rahim      b. Rafique     109   271   18    1   40.2%
Graham Gooch        lbw            b. Rafique     117   206   24    0   56.8%
Alan Knott†         not out                        12    18    3    0   66.7%
Frank Woolley       not out                         4     5    1    0   80.0%
George Ulyett                                   
Alec Bedser                                     
Sydney Barnes                                   
 
 Total:  520/6        Overs:  159.0        Run Rate:  3.27     Extras:  23
  
                             Day 2  4:11 PM
  
                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
                                     -X-
 
ENGLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
W Grace       J Hobbs      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          80 (147)
W Hammond     J Hobbs      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    107 (177)
W Hammond     Ranji'nhji   þþ                                        11 (29)
W Hammond     Barrington   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ               130 (211)
G Gooch       Barrington   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      171 (360)
G Gooch       A Knott      þ                                          8 (13)
F Woolley     A Knott      þþ                                        13 (17)


     Fall of Wickets    80/1      187/2     198/3     328/4     499/5
                        507/6                                             

 Total:  520/6       Overs:  159.0         Run Rate:  3.27    Extras:  23   
 
                                     -X-

BANGLADESH Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shahadat Hossain     15.0      5      37      0      2.47     0      0
Mashrafe Mortaza     12.0      5      25      0      2.08     0      0
Khaled Mahmud        15.0      5      37      0      2.47     0      0
Mohammad Rafique     50.0      8     165      5      3.30     1      1
Shakib Al Hasan      49.0      7     175      1      3.57     3      2
Mahmudullah          13.0      4      42      0      3.23     1      1
Mohammad Ashraful     5.0      1      25      0      5.00     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 5      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 11     Byes: 3

 Total:  520/6        Overs:  159.0        Run Rate:  3.27    Extras:  23   
                                     -X-

Jack Hobbs, Wally Hammond, Ken Barrington and Graham Gooch all scored centuries in England's mighty first innings total of 520. Mohammad Rafique toiled for more than 50 overs for his 5-wicket haul which came at a high cost of 165 runs.

BANGLADESH 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Javed Omar          lbw            b. Woolley       1    18    0    0    5.6%
Tamim Iqbal         lbw            b. Woolley      29    70    4    0   41.4%
Habibul Bashar*     c. †Knott      b. Barnes       17    17    4    0  100.0%
Mohammad Ashraful                  b. Barnes       77   112   14    1   68.8%
Mushfiqur Rahim†    c. Barrington  b. Ulyett       75   190   13    1   39.5%
Shakib Al Hasan                    b. Woolley      16    38    3    0   42.1%
Mahmudullah         st †Knott      b. Woolley      25    32    5    0   78.1%
Khaled Mahmud                  c & b. Bedser        6    39    1    0   15.4%
Mohammad Rafique                   b. Bedser        1     4    0    0   25.0%
Mashrafe Mortaza    not out                        10    27    2    0   37.0%
Shahadat Hossain    lbw            b. Barnes        0     5    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  272/10       Overs:  90.5         Run Rate:  2.99     Extras:  15
  
                             Day 4  11:15 AM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
BANGLADESH Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Omar        T Iqbal      þþþþþþ                                    25 (56)
H Bashar      T Iqbal      þþþþþ                                     22 (44)
H Bashar      M Ashraful   þþ                                         4 (5)
M Rahim       M Ashraful   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      138 (238)
M Rahim       S Hasan      þþþþþþþ                                   28 (63)
M Rahim       Mahmu'llah   þþþþþþþþþ                                 36 (59)
M Rahim       K Mahmud     þ                                          1 (8)
M Rafique     K Mahmud     þ                                          2 (12)
M Mortaza     K Mahmud     þþ                                         8 (49)
M Mortaza     S Hossain    þþ                                         8 (11)


     Fall of Wickets    25/1      47/2      51/3      189/4     217/5
                        253/6     254/7     256/8     264/9     272/10   

 Total:  272/10      Overs:  90.5          Run Rate:  2.99    Extras:  15   
 
                                     -X-

ENGLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Sydney Barnes        22.5      7      43      3      1.88     0      0
Alec Bedser          23.0      3      84      2      3.65     2      1
George Ulyett        19.0      6      56      1      2.95     2      3
Frank Woolley        23.0      6      71      4      3.09     2      2 
Ken Barrington        3.0      0      16      0      5.33     1      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 7      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 1

 Total:  272/10       Overs:  90.5         Run Rate:  2.99    Extras:  15   
                                     -X-

Bangladesh were 248 runs in arrears at the end of their first innings and were consequently made to follow on. Frank Woolley exploited the turn on offer and some poor shot selection from the Bangladeshi batsmen to claim 4 for 71 off 23 overs. Mohammad Ashraful and Mushfiqur Rahim were the only ones to make it past fifty in the innings.

BANGLADESH 2nd innings (Follow on)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Javed Omar                         b. Woolley      10    65    2    0   15.4%
Tamim Iqbal                        b. Barnes        0     9    0    0    0.0%
Habibul Bashar*                    b. Bedser       16    75    3    0   21.3%
Mohammad Ashraful   lbw            b. Bedser       80   135   13    1   59.3%
Mushfiqur Rahim†    c. †Knott      b. Woolley      19    41    4    0   46.3%
Shakib Al Hasan                    b. Bedser        5     9    0    0   55.6%
Mahmudullah         not out                        89   161   14    1   55.3%
Khaled Mahmud                      b. Bedser        8     9    2    0   88.9%
Mohammad Rafique    lbw            b. Bedser        9    16    2    0   56.3%
Mashrafe Mortaza    c. Ulyett      b. Woolley      72    74   11    3   97.3%
Shahadat Hossain                   b. Woolley       5    10    1    0   50.0%
 
 Total:  332/10       Overs:  100.2        Run Rate:  3.31     Extras:  19
  
                             Day 5  11:57 AM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
BANGLADESH Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Omar        T Iqbal      þ                                          2 (17)
J Omar        H Bashar     þþþþþþ                                    24 (111)
M Ashraful    H Bashar     þþþþþþþþ                                  29 (38)
M Ashraful    M Rahim      þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             47 (89)
M Ashraful    S Hasan      þþþ                                       11 (18)
M Ashraful    Mahmu'llah   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           56 (109)
K Mahmud      Mahmu'llah   þþþ                                       13 (16)
M Rafique     Mahmu'llah   þþþþ                                      16 (24)
M Mortaza     Mahmu'llah   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      124 (154)
S Hossain     Mahmu'llah   þþ                                        10 (26)


     Fall of Wickets    2/1       26/2      55/3      102/4     113/5
                        169/6     182/7     198/8     322/9     332/10   

 Total:  332/10      Overs:  100.2         Run Rate:  3.31    Extras:  19   
 
                                     -X-

ENGLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Sydney Barnes        26.0      5      63      1      2.42     2      0
Alec Bedser          27.0      8     102      5      3.78     0      4
George Ulyett        16.0      4      57      0      3.56     0      1
Frank Woolley        31.2     10      99      4      3.16     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 10     Byes: 1

 Total:  332/10       Overs:  100.2        Run Rate:  3.31    Extras:  19   
                                     -X-

Bangladesh decided to go down swinging with Mohammad Ashraful and Mahmudullah scoring attractive 80s, and Mashrafe Mortaza taking England's bowlers by surprise to smash 72 off just 74 balls in a ruthless display of lower-order striking. The fun didn't last however, with Alec Bedser claiming 5 for 102 and Frank Woolley 4 for 99 to bowl out Bangladesh for 332 and leave England with a paltry 85-run target.

ENGLAND 2nd innings (Target: 85)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
WG Grace*           lbw            b. Mortaza      20    47    4    0   42.6%
Jack Hobbs          not out                        46    67    9    0   68.7%
Wally Hammond       not out                        17    19    3    0   89.5%
KS Ranjitsinhji     
Ken Barrington       
Graham Gooch         
Alan Knott†           
Frank Woolley       
George Ulyett       
Alec Bedser         
Sydney Barnes       
 
 Total:  86/1         Overs:  22.1         Run Rate:  3.88     Extras:  3
  
                             Day 5  1:55 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
ENGLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
W Grace       J Hobbs      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       45 (97)
W Hammond     J Hobbs      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         41 (36)


     Fall of Wickets    45/1                                   
                                                                          

 Total:  86/1        Overs:  22.1          Run Rate:  3.88    Extras:  3   
 
                                     -X-

BANGLADESH Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shahadat Hossain      6.0      2      18      0      3.00     0      0
Mashrafe Mortaza      3.0      1       6      1      2.00     0      1
Khaled Mahmud         4.0      2      13      0      3.25     0      0
Shakib Al Hasan       6.0      1      21      0      3.50     0      0
Mohammad Rafique      3.1      0      26      0      8.21     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 1

 Total:  86/1         Overs:  22.1         Run Rate:  3.88    Extras:  3   
                                     -X-

England (83 points) were through to the playoffs alongside Pakistan (78 points) from Group B. India (77 points) had missed out by a solitary point to their arch-rivals from the subcontinent.

England             520/6d & 86/1               
Bangladesh          272 & 332
  
England won by 9 wickets
 
Man of the match: Jack Hobbs (England)

Points

England - 23 (Win - 16, Batting - 4, Bowling - 3)
Bangladesh - 3 (Loss - 0, Batting - 2, Bowling - 1)

@Ashutosh. @Quadralus​

 

[Morphed]

Great to see us going to he playoffs. Hopefully the best team will win this tournament. In the meantime, it would be a cracker of a contest against Bradman's Australia. Hopefully this time,there will not be a draw.

 

[X Factor]

What an amazing win was that for Pakistan!!!! just brilliant knock by javed bhai?

 

[El Loco]

Extremely disappointing to see us get knocked out like that. We had a great opportunity to capitalise on their poor batting performance in the first innings and we squandered it.

 

[VC the slogger]

​

Qualifying Final

Australia v England at Edgbaston (2000s)

- Pitch:
- Players injured/unavailable: Glenn McGrath (1 match)
- Outcome: Winner qualifies for the final. Loser to contest semi-final with winner of Elimination Final.

@The Deadman @Quadralus

Elimination Final

New Zealand v Pakistan at Perth (2000s)

- Pitch:
- Players injured/unavailable: Daniel Vettori (1 match)
- Outcome: Winner qualifies for the semi-final. Loser eliminated.

@Rohith. @X Factor


Lineup rules

1) A proper wicket-keeper (//) in your XI.
2) A minimum of 5 players marked to bowl (up to 6 on very flat pitches where part-time options often need to share the workload).
3) Players ruled out due to injury cannot be selected.
4) The time limit for posting lineups is 72 hours. I will likely go with a random lineup if your lineup isn't posted within that time.
5) Teams with 15 squad members must give all their players a game over the course of the tournament (warm-ups don't count). For teams with 18 squad members, a minimum of 15 players must get a game.

Player rarities

- Elite/Legend. Used for the players that are undoubtedly the best of the lot.
- Ruby. Used for players that are extremely talented and can play in a way no one else can replicate.
- Gold. Used for players with a high level of consistency and ability to deliver during key moments.
- Silver. Used for players that aren't as talented as their Gold/Ruby/Legend contemporaries, but still capable of holding their own against the best in business.
- Bronze. Used for players that are a level below Silver. They are more likely to put in good performances than players from the Sapphire/Crystal category.
- Sapphire/Crystal. Used for players that are inexperienced or with a lower skill set compared to those from a higher category. They could either put in good performances or fail miserably.

In other words: > / ( marginally better than ) > > >

Also, the squads selected thus far are sorted in the following order:

Opening batsman (1-2)
Top-order (3-4)
Middle-order (4-7)
Lower-order (7-8)
Tailenders pace (9-11)
Tailanders spin (9-11)

Statistics

Spoiler: Australia

AUSTRALIA

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
DG Bradman        5     9    2  780  238  111.43 1292   60.37   3    2   3   0   7   -
SPD Smith         5     8    0  542  140   67.75 1190   45.55   2    4   4   0   1   -
AR Morris         5     9    1  376   95   47.00  788   47.72   0    3   1   0   4   -
AR Border         4     7    1  241   90   40.17  581   41.48   0    3   0   0   0   -
R Benaud          5     7    0  205   80   29.29  413   49.64   0    1   5   0   3   -
H Trumble         5     7    1  192   36   32.00  478   40.17   0    0   1   0   4   -
AC Gilchrist      5     7    1  149   57*  24.83  288   51.74   0    1   4   1  13   2
RB Simpson        3     5    0  136   45   27.20  290   46.90   0    0   1   0   2   -
VT Trumper        1     2    0   81   60   40.50  200   40.50   0    1   0   0   0   -
C Hill            1     1    0   76   76   76.00  103   73.78   0    1   1   0   0   -
DK Lillee         3     2    0   50   32   25.00  139   35.97   0    0   0   0   3   -
FR Spofforth      3     5    0   49   25    9.80  133   36.84   0    0   0   2   1   -
WW Armstrong      1     1    0   45   45   45.00  111   40.54   0    0   0   0   0   -
CTB Turner        4     5    1   41   22   10.25  118   34.75   0    0   0   1   1   -
GD McGrath        5     6    5   35   15*  35.00   69   50.72   0    0   0   0   4   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
R Benaud         5    10  201.5    59   547    21  5/141  26.05  2.71   57.7   1   1   0
H Trumble        5    10  205.4    66   486    17   4/47  28.59  2.36   72.6   2   0   0
GD McGrath       5    10  170.1    52   445    18   3/33  24.72  2.62   56.7   0   0   0
CTB Turner       4     8  143.2    41   364    15   4/61  24.27  2.54   57.3   1   0   0
DK Lillee        3     6  100.1    31   247    11   5/64  22.45  2.47   54.6   0   1   0
FR Spofforth     3     6   98.0    37   222     7   2/27  31.71  2.27   84.0   0   0   0
RB Simpson       3     2    8.5     3    27     1   1/13  27.00  3.06   53.0   0   0   0
AR Border        4     1    2.0     0     3     0   0/3    N/A   1.50     -    0   0   0
WW Armstrong     1     1   11.0     2    27     0   0/27   N/A   2.45     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: England

ENGLAND

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
KF Barrington     5     8    2  453  129*  75.50 1133   39.98   3    1   2   1   6   -
JB Hobbs          5     9    1  446  123   55.75  837   53.29   2    1   1   0   7   -
WR Hammond        5     9    2  423  159   60.43  842   50.24   2    1   5   1   0   -
GA Gooch          5     8    1  257  117   36.71  533   48.22   1    1   0   1   2   -
KS Ranjitsinhji   2     3    0  193  130   64.33  360   53.61   1    1   0   0   2   -
WG Grace          4     7    0  189   62   27.00  517   36.56   0    1   1   1   6   -
DI Gower          2     4    0  149   92   37.25  250   59.60   0    2   1   1   1   -
L Hutton          2     3    0  135   74   45.00  352   38.35   0    0   0   0   3   -
GP Swann          4     5    1   85   33*  21.25  179   47.49   0    0   0   1   1   -
APE Knott         5     6    1   84   39   16.80  217   38.71   0    0   0   3  12   1
JM Anderson       4     5    2   36   19   12.00  114   31.58   0    0   0   0   0   -
SF Barnes         5     5    3   33   17*  16.50  152   21.71   0    0   0   2   2   -
AV Bedser         3     2    0   14    9    7.00   34   41.17   0    0   0   0   4   -
FE Woolley        2     3    1   11    4*   5.50   35   31.43   0    0   0   0   0   -
G Ulyett          1     0    -    -    -     -      -     -     -    -   -   -   1   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
SF Barnes        5    10  208.1    62   503    33   7/50  15.24  2.42   37.9   2   2   1
GP Swann         4     8  140.4    48   320    19   5/95  16.84  2.27   44.4   2   1   0
JM Anderson      4     8  144.0    49   361    14   4/46  25.79  2.51   61.7   2   0   0
AV Bedser        3     6  111.0    30   333    13  5/102  25.62  3.00   51.2   1   1   0
FE Woolley       2     4   93.2    27   285    11   4/71  25.91  3.05   50.9   2   0   0
WR Hammond       5     7   77.0    27   186     3   1/24  62.00  2.42  154.0   0   0   0
WG Grace         4     3   23.0    12    40     1   1/22  40.00  1.74  138.0   0   0   0
G Ulyett         1     2   35.0    10   113     1   1/56 113.00  3.23  210.0   0   0   0
KF Barrington    5     3   20.0     7    56     0   0/9    N/A   2.80     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
RG Pollock        5     9    0  437   89   48.56  783   55.81   0    4   5   0   5   -
BA Richards       5    10    2  419  116   52.38  992   42.24   1    3   3   1   6   -
HW Taylor         4     8    1  294   62   42.00  710   41.41   0    3   0   0   3   -
JH Kallis         4     8    0  244   62   30.50  527   46.30   0    2   2   0   2   -
AB de Villiers    5     9    1  223   97   27.88  575   38.78   0    2   3   2  14   2
JH Sinclair       2     3    0  150   83   50.00  289   51.90   0    1   4   0   0   -
AD Nourse         3     5    0  120   41   24.00  364   32.97   0    0   0   0   1   -
SM Pollock        5     8    1  106   32*  15.14  300   35.33   0    0   2   1   6   -
AEE Vogler        4     6    0   85   29   14.17  193   44.04   0    0   0   0   5   -
HJ Tayfield       5     8    1   73   31*  10.43  196   37.24   0    0   0   1   4   -
GA Faulkner       3     5    0   68   30   13.60  188   36.17   0    0   0   1   0   -
AA Donald         4     7    5   47   21*  23.50  103   45.63   0    0   0   1   4   -
DW Steyn          2     3    1   34   16   17.00   90   37.78   0    0   0   0   0   -
B Mitchell        1     2    0   24   13   12.00  124   19.35   0    0   0   0   2   -
GA Kempis         3     4    1   21   13    7.00   57   36.84   0    0   0   0   1   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
HJ Tayfield      5    10  209.0    55   559    26   5/35  21.50  2.67   48.2   0   4   1
SM Pollock       5    10  198.1    69   407    20   6/30  20.35  2.05   59.5   1   1   1
AA Donald        4     8  158.4    41   403    16   5/65  25.19  2.54   59.5   0   1   0
AEE Vogler       4     8  158.1    40   441    14   5/95  31.50  2.79   67.8   0   1   0
DW Steyn         2     4   51.0    15   174     7   4/69  24.86  3.41   43.7   1   0   0
JH Sinclair      2     4   44.3    13   114     6   2/24  19.00  2.56   44.5   0   0   0
GA Kempis        3     6   93.0    27   224     6   2/20  37.33  2.41   93.0   0   0   0
GA Faulkner      3     5   65.0    14   170     4   2/41  42.50  2.62   97.5   0   0   0
JH Kallis        4     2    5.0     0    11     0   0/5    N/A   2.20     -    0   0   0
B Mitchell       1     1    5.0     0    32     0   0/32   N/A   6.40     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: West Indies

WEST INDIES

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
GA Headley        5     9    1  385  133*  48.13  806   47.77   2    1   2   1   7   -
CL Walcott        5     9    0  381  109   42.33  859   44.35   1    2   3   0  16   0
GS Sobers         4     7    2  342  109*  68.40  746   45.84   1    2   3   0   1   -
BC Lara           5     9    1  292   67*  36.50  550   53.09   0    1   1   0   2   -
IVA Richards      4     7    1  283  180*  47.17  438   64.61   1    1   5   0   2   -
ED Weekes         5     8    1  246  127   35.14  610   40.33   1    0   0   0   2   -
CC Hunte          5    10    1  222   65   24.67  569   39.02   0    2   0   2   6   -
MD Marshall       5     7    0  110   36   15.71  221   49.77   0    0   1   1   4   -
CH Gayle          1     2    1  103   70  103.00  189   54.50   0    1   3   0   1   -
J Garner          4     6    1   63   22   12.60  145   43.45   0    0   1   0   2   -
CEL Ambrose       4     6    2   50   14   12.50  198   25.25   0    0   0   0   0   -
CA Walsh          5     7    1   37   12    6.17  122   30.33   0    0   0   1   0   -
SP Narine         1     1    1   21   21*   N/A    67   31.34   0    0   1   0   2   -
LN Constantine    1     1    0    8    8    8.00   13   61.53   0    0   0   0   1   -
LR Gibbs          1     1    0    5    5    5.00   16   31.25   0    0   0   0   0   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
CEL Ambrose      4     8  153.0    52   404    24   6/46  16.83  2.64   38.3   1   2   0
CA Walsh         5    10  177.4    49   473    17   3/50  27.82  2.66   62.7   0   0   0
J Garner         4     8  131.0    36   356    16   4/47  22.25  2.72   49.1   1   0   0
MD Marshall      5    10  179.5    47   487    13   3/45  37.46  2.71   83.0   0   0   0
GS Sobers        4     8  107.0    28   264     7   3/30  37.71  2.47   91.7   0   0   0
LR Gibbs         1     2   52.0    16   107     6   5/55  17.83  2.06   52.0   0   1   0
SP Narine        1     2   30.1    10    65     5   5/31  13.00  2.15   36.2   0   1   0
LN Constantine   1     2   39.0    11   109     4   2/48  27.25  2.79   58.5   0   0   0
IVA Richards     4     1    4.0     1    15     0   0/15   N/A   3.75     -    0   0   0
CH Gayle         1     1    7.0     1    32     0   0/32   N/A   4.57     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
B Sutcliffe       5    10    0  492  115   49.20 1165   42.23   1    4   2   0   2   -
GM Turner         5    10    0  488  112   48.80 1042   46.83   2    2   2   1   2   -
GT Dowling        4     8    0  383  102   47.88  955   40.10   1    2   4   1   7   -
JR Reid           5     9    0  243   95   27.00  423   57.45   0    1   6   2   5   -
RJ Hadlee         5     9    0  195   83   21.67  355   54.93   0    1   3   2   3   -
MP Donnelly       4     7    1  183   45   30.50  554   33.03   0    0   1   0   4   -
BB McCullum       5    10    1  169   44   18.78  364   46.43   0    0   8   2  17   0
MD Crowe          2     4    1  165  127   55.00  311   53.06   1    0   1   0   1   -
DL Vettori        5     9    2  146   47   20.86  331   44.11   0    0   0   2   2   -
JG Wright         3     6    0  141   48   23.50  366   38.52   0    0   1   0   0   -
CL Cairns         1     2    0   76   57   38.00  124   61.29   0    1   3   0   1   -
RO Collinge       5     8    7   59   27*  59.00  181   32.60   0    0   0   0   2   -
KS Williamson     1     2    0   29   18   14.50   70   41.43   0    0   0   0   1   -
J Cowie           3     5    1   21   13    5.25   48   43.75   0    0   1   2   1   -
SE Bond           2     3    0   17   17    5.67   45   37.78   0    0   0   2   0   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
RJ Hadlee        5    10  238.2    57   636    24   4/36  26.50  2.67   59.6   2   0   0
DL Vettori       5    10  246.4    84   579    19   4/62  30.47  2.35   77.9   1   0   0
RO Collinge      5    10  211.3    59   589    17   4/54  34.65  2.78   74.7   2   0   0
J Cowie          3     6  116.0    32   355    14   4/47  25.36  3.06   49.7   2   0   0
SE Bond          2     4   80.0    22   234     8   3/80  29.25  2.93   60.0   0   0   0
JR Reid          5    10  126.0    29   359     8   3/34  44.88  2.85   94.5   0   0   0
CL Cairns        1     1   13.0     6    41     1   1/26  41.00  3.15   78.0   0   0   0
B Sutcliffe      5     2    4.0     1     7     0   0/6    N/A   1.75     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: India

INDIA

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
SR Tendulkar      5     8    0  542  159   67.75  983   55.14   4    0   3   0   2   -
SM Gavaskar       5     8    0  444   80   55.50 1057   42.01   0    5   0   0   4   -
V Kohli           4     7    0  362  170   51.71  731   49.52   1    2   3   0   1   -
R Dravid          4     7    0  355  128   50.71  786   45.17   1    3   2   1   5   -
N Kapil Dev       5     8    1  260   62   37.14  337   77.15   0    2  11   0   6   -
MH Mankad         4     6    0  225   64   37.50  466   48.28   0    2   2   0   7   -
MS Dhoni          5     8    1  206  142   29.43  377   54.64   1    0   5   0  12   1
A Kumble          5     8    2  106   29   17.67  286   37.06   0    0   0   0   4   -
VS Hazare         2     3    0  100   64   33.33  223   44.84   0    1   1   0   0   -
PR Umrigar        1     1    0   76   76   76.00  189   40.21   0    1   0   0   1   -
Z Khan            4     6    2   62   25*  15.50  123   50.41   0    0   1   2   2   -
GR Viswanath      1     1    0   25   25   25.00   77   32.47   0    0   0   0   0   -
L Amar Singh      2     3    1   25   24   12.50   73   34.25   0    0   0   1   2   -
EAS Prasanna      4     3    2   18    9*  18.00   55   32.73   0    0   0   0   1   -
M Nissar          4     4    3    7    3*   7.00   60   11.67   0    0   0   0   3   -


BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
A Kumble         5    10  246.4    58   650    28   6/45  23.21  2.64   52.9   1   2   1
MH Mankad        4     8  167.0    47   414    18   6/56  23.00  2.48   55.7   0   1   0
EAS Prasanna     4     8  179.5    52   505    14  6/101  36.07  2.81   77.1   0   1   0
N Kapil Dev      5    10  175.0    48   429    12   3/48  35.75  2.45   87.5   0   0   0
Z Khan           4     8   99.3    30   279     7   2/40  39.86  2.80   85.3   0   0   0
M Nissar         4     8   90.3    20   270     5  2/101  54.00  2.98  108.6   0   0   0
L Amar Singh     2     4   55.0    22   151     2   1/27  75.50  2.75  165.0   0   0   0
SR Tendulkar     5     2    6.0     2    10     0   0/0    N/A   1.67     -    0   0   0
VS Hazare        2     2    5.0     1    12     0   0/3    N/A   2.40     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: Pakistan

PAKISTAN

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
Hanif Mohammad    5    10    2  555  108   69.38 1429   38.84   2    3   1   0   3   -
Zaheer Abbas      5    10    0  484  136   48.40  856   56.54   2    1   2   0   7   -
Imran Khan        5     8    0  326  108   40.75  560   58.21   2    0   5   0   3   -
Javed Miandad     5    10    2  305  114   38.13  660   46.21   1    1   1   1   6   -
Mohammad Yousuf   5    10    1  223   54   24.78  551   40.47   0    1   0   0   0   -
Wasim Akram       5     8    1  201   64   28.71  354   56.78   0    1   5   0   2   -
Inzamam-ul-Haq    4     7    0  187   70   26.71  526   35.55   0    1   0   1   3   -
Sarfraz Nawaz     4     7    2  104   50*  20.80  245   42.45   0    1   0   0   2   -
Abdul Qadir       4     6    2   93   51*  23.25  227   40.97   0    1   1   1   2   -
Imtiaz Ahmed      2     3    0   61   35   20.33  147   41.50   0    0   0   0   3   0
Sarfraz Ahmed     3     5    0   33   16    6.60   76   43.42   0    0   0   1   7   0
Fazal Mahmood     1     1    0   28   28   28.00   78   35.90   0    0   0   0   1   -
Waqar Younis      3     5    1   28   22    7.00  107   26.17   0    0   0   2   1   -
Javed Burki       1     1    0   24   24   24.00   68   35.30   0    0   0   0   0   -
Yasir Shah        3     5    3   19   16    9.50   47   40.43   0    0   0   1   0   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
Imran Khan       5     9  207.2    46   631    23   5/28  27.43  3.04   54.1   0   1   0
Wasim Akram      5     9  216.1    73   636    23   7/84  27.65  2.94   56.4   2   1   0
Abdul Qadir      4     8  182.0    47   548    14   3/43  39.14  3.01   78.0   0   0   0
Sarfraz Nawaz    4     7  140.5    39   369     7   2/30  52.71  2.62  120.7   0   0   0
Yasir Shah       3     5   98.1    25   351     6   4/63  58.50  3.58   98.2   1   0   0
Waqar Younis     3     5   81.3    19   259     5   2/14  51.80  3.18   97.8   0   0   0
Fazal Mahmood    1     2   35.0     8   106     2   1/51  53.00  3.03  105.0   0   0   0
Javed Miandad    5     3    9.0     2    24     0   0/6    N/A   2.67     -    0   0   0
Hanif Mohammad   5     1    1.0     0     8     0   0/8    N/A   8.00     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: Sri Lanka

SRI LANKA

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
PA de Silva       5     9    1  454  138*  56.75  921   49.29   1    3   2   0   5   -
TM Dilshan        5    10    1  302  110   33.56  643   46.97   1    1   2   1   3   -
DPMD Jayawardene  5     9    0  285  117   31.67  536   53.17   1    1   4   0   7   -
KC Sangakkara     5    10    1  253   86   28.11  529   47.83   0    2   2   1   2   -
ST Jayasuriya     5    10    1  179   53   19.89  347   51.59   0    1   3   1   2   -
RS Kaluwitharana  4     7    0  171   94   24.43  430   39.77   0    1   1   1  13   0
WPUJC Vaas        5     9    0  156   59   17.33  403   38.71   0    1   2   1   2   -
A Ranatunga       4     7    0  106   43   15.14  312   33.97   0    0   0   2   1   -
HMRKB Herath      5     9    1  106   39   13.25  348   30.46   0    0   0   2   2   -
HP Tillakaratne   1     2    1   66   33*  66.00  172   38.37   0    0   0   0   3   0
M Muralitharan    5     8    5   59   30*  19.67   96   61.46   0    0   2   1   0   -
ALF de Mel        2     3    1   32   30   16.00   53   60.38   0    0   2   1   1   -
AD Mathews        1     2    0   29   29   14.50   76   38.16   0    0   1   1   1   -
SL Malinga        2     4    1   22   14    7.33   62   35.49   0    0   0   1   2   -
JR Ratnayeke      1     2    0   12    8    6.00   28   42.85   0    0   0   0   1   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
M Muralitharan   5     9  316.2   103   749    32   6/52  23.41  2.37   59.3   1   3   1
HMRKB Herath     5     9  293.4    96   731    28   5/66  26.11  2.49   62.9   2   2   1
WPUJC Vaas       5     9  240.0    71   603    13   3/45  46.38  2.51  110.7   0   0   0
SL Malinga       2     4   49.0    19   139     4   2/26  34.75  2.84   73.5   0   0   0
ST Jayasuriya    5     6   29.0     7    71     3   1/11  23.67  2.45   58.0   0   0   0
ALF de Mel       2     3   53.0    13   151     3   2/90  50.33  2.85  106.0   0   0   0
JR Ratnayeke     1     2   18.0     4    33     2   2/23  16.50  1.83   54.0   0   0   0
TM Dilshan       5     2    3.0     1     3     0   0/3    N/A   1.00     -    0   0   0
PA de Silva      5     1    2.0     0     8     0   0/8    N/A   4.00     -    0   0   0
A Ranatunga      4     1    8.0     2    42     0   0/42   N/A   5.25     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: Zimbabwe

ZIMBABWE

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
A Flower          5    10    0  402  104   40.20  943   42.63   1    2   2   0   9   0
MW Goodwin        5    10    0  360   86   36.00  835   43.11   0    3   2   1   1   -
DL Houghton       5    10    0  346  105   34.60  789   43.85   1    2   2   0   7   0
ADR Campbell      5    10    0  333   83   33.30  758   43.93   0    3   6   0   4   -
BRM Taylor        5    10    0  279   62   27.90  783   35.63   0    2   1   0   4   -
HH Streak         5    10    1  222   55   24.67  542   40.96   0    1   3   0   3   -
Sikandar Raza     5    10    0  177   59   17.70  393   45.04   0    1   5   0   2   -
AG Cremer         5    10    2  128   50   16.00  405   31.60   0    1   0   0   2   -
H Masakadza       3     6    0   83   38   13.83  214   38.78   0    0   1   1   3   -
AJ Traicos        3     5    1   39   15*   9.75   79   49.37   0    0   0   0   2   -
PA Strang         1     2    0   23   22   11.50   69   33.33   0    0   0   0   0   -
GW Flower         2     4    0   16   15    4.00   55   29.09   0    0   0   2   0   -
HK Olonga         2     4    2   11   10*   5.50   42   26.19   0    0   0   1   0   -
RW Price          3     5    3    3    1*   1.50   21   14.29   0    0   0   0   0   -
KM Jarvis         1     2    2    2    2*   N/A     9   22.22   0    0   0   0   0   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
HH Streak        5    10  208.0    47   595    22   6/80  27.05  2.86   56.7   0   2   1
RW Price         3     5  137.2    34   435    12  5/158  36.25  3.17   68.7   1   1   0
AJ Traicos       3     5  139.5    30   444    12  5/142  37.00  3.18   69.9   1   1   0
AG Cremer        5     9  204.5    50   596    10   2/44  59.60  2.91  122.9   0   0   0
Sikandar Raza    5     9   99.0    22   291     8   2/48  36.38  2.94   74.3   0   0   0
PA Strang        1     2   56.0    15   158     4   3/89  39.50  2.82   84.0   0   0   0
HK Olonga        2     4   57.0    11   168     4   2/59  42.00  2.95   85.5   0   0   0
KM Jarvis        1     2   26.0     9    65     2   2/47  32.50  2.50   78.0   0   0   0
H Masakadza      3     4   11.0     0    42     1   1/8   42.00  3.82   66.0   0   0   0
GW Flower        2     1    5.0     1    24     0   0/24   N/A   4.80     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: Bangladesh

BANGLADESH

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
Tamim Iqbal        5    10    0  381  102   38.10  837   45.52   1    2   2   1   4   -
Shakib Al Hasan    5    10    1  350   80*  38.89  676   51.77   0    3   1   0   1   -
Habibul Bashar     5    10    0  312   89   31.20  606   51.49   0    3   1   0   1   -
Mushfiqur Rahim    5    10    0  300   75   30.00  677   44.31   0    3   4   0  10   1
Mahmudullah        5    10    1  292   89*  32.44  572   51.05   0    2   1   3   1   -
Mashrafe Mortaza   5    10    3  195   72   27.86  375   52.00   0    1   6   1   1   -
Minhajul Abedin    4     8    0  182   67   22.75  494   36.84   0    1   1   0   2   -
Mohammad Ashraful  1     2    0  157   80   78.50  247   63.56   0    2   2   0   0   -
Mohammad Rafique   5    10    0  150   32   15.00  287   52.27   0    0   6   1   2   -
Javed Omar         5    10    0  120   27   12.00  324   37.04   0    0   0   0   4   -
Mustafizur Rahman  4     8    4   60   21   15.00  153   39.22   0    0   0   0   0   -
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2     4    0   45   24   11.25  102   44.12   0    0   0   0   2   -
Khaled Mahmud      2     4    0   41   19   10.25   81   50.62   0    0   1   0   1   -
Shahadat Hossain   2     4    1   26   20    8.67   91   28.57   0    0   0   1   1   -

BOWLING

Player            Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
Shakib Al Hasan    5     9  199.0    41   690    19  5/114  36.32  3.47   62.8   2   1   0
Mohammad Rafique   5     9  215.3    43   672    14  5/165  48.00  3.12   92.4   0   1   0
Mashrafe Mortaza   5     9  137.5    30   434     9   3/55  48.22  3.15   91.9   0   0   0
Mustafizur Rahman  4     7  101.0    19   347     6   2/59  57.83  3.44  101.0   0   0   0
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2     3   69.0    11   268     4  3/139  67.00  3.88  103.5   0   0   0
Shahadat Hossain   2     4   50.0    17   137     2   2/66  68.50  2.74  150.0   0   0   0
Khaled Mahmud      2     4   57.0    15   149     2   2/47  74.50  2.61  171.0   0   0   0
Mahmudullah        5     3   27.0     6    93     0   0/22   N/A   3.44     -    0   0   0
Minhajul Abedin    4     3   13.0     1    62     0   0/16   N/A   4.77     -    0   0   0
Mohammad Ashraful  1     1    5.0     1    25     0   0/25   N/A   5.00     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: Ireland

IRELAND

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
EC Joyce          5    10    1  342  163*  38.00  843   40.57   1    1   1   1   3   -
FL Fane           5    10    0  304   72   30.40  641   47.43   0    2   3   0   7   -
RM Poore          4     8    0  236   54   29.50  471   50.11   0    2   1   0   3   -
NJ O'Brien        5    10    0  216   54   21.60  563   38.37   0    1   0   1  12   0
KJ O'Brien        3     6    2  208   69*  52.00  310   67.10   0    2  10   0   3   -
TP Horan          3     6    0  186   84   31.00  364   51.10   0    2   2   1   1   -
LH Gwynn          3     6    0  132   50   22.00  319   41.38   0    1   0   1   2   -
RJH Lambert       3     6    0  111   35   18.50  209   53.11   0    0   1   0   2   -
EJG Morgan        4     8    0   86   37   10.75  188   45.75   0    0   2   2   3   -
DT Johnston       3     6    2   82   29*  20.50  198   41.41   0    0   2   0   0   -
W Harrington      3     6    2   65   24   16.25  140   46.43   0    0   1   0   1   -
JD Monteith       2     4    2   60   32*  30.00  135   44.44   0    0   0   0   1   -
AC Botha          1     2    0   53   31   26.50  158   33.54   0    0   0   0   1   -
TJ Murtagh        2     4    0   50   24   12.50  107   46.73   0    0   0   0   1   -
JC Boucher        3     6    0   49   19    8.17  162   30.25   0    0   0   1   2   -
AJ O'Riordan      3     6    0   32   10    5.33   91   35.16   0    0   1   0   2   -
WB Rankin         2     4    1   17    9    5.67   62   27.42   0    0   0   0   1   -
WTS Porterfield   1     2    0    8    7    4.00   52   15.38   0    0   0   0   0   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
W Harrington     3     5  124.0    30   396    16   6/96  24.75  3.19   46.5   0   2   0
DT Johnston      3     5   87.0    28   239     9   3/45  26.56  2.75   58.0   0   0   0
JC Boucher       3     5  145.5    41   417     9   5/80  46.33  2.86   97.2   0   1   0
TJ Murtagh       2     4   84.2    22   266     8   5/76  33.25  3.15   63.3   0   1   0
JD Monteith      2     4  106.0    22   300     8  3/108  37.50  2.83   79.5   0   0   0
AJ O'Riordan     3     5   94.2    16   287     7   3/54  41.00  3.04   80.9   0   0   0
RJH Lambert      3     5  113.0    34   335     7   4/54  47.86  2.96   96.9   1   0   0
LH Gwynn         3     5   59.0    20   162     6   3/21  27.00  2.75   59.0   0   0   0
KJ O'Brien       3     5   42.0    13   102     2   1/14  51.00  2.43  126.0   0   0   0
WB Rankin        2     4   38.0    11   119     2   1/29  59.50  3.13  114.0   0   0   0
TP Horan         3     3   23.0     8    49     1   1/24  49.00  2.13  138.0   0   0   0
AC Botha         1     2   32.0    18    64     0   0/24   N/A   2.00     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: Rest of the World

REST OF THE WORLD

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
HHL Kortlang      5    10    1  423  116*  47.00 1117   37.87   1    2   0   0   4   -
GS Patterson      5    10    0  421  107   42.10 1188   35.44   1    3   3   1   2   -
M Sathasivam      5    10    0  365   79   36.50  865   42.20   0    3   0   0   1   -
MH Denness        5    10    0  342   83   34.20  944   36.23   0    3   2   1  11   -
Mohammad Shahzad  5    10    2  167   50*  20.88  386   43.26   0    1   4   0   9   1
J Aitchison       4     8    0  166   49   20.75  402   41.29   0    0   1   0   3   -
IL Bula           3     6    0  105   34   17.50  225   46.67   0    0   2   1   1   -
JB King           4     8    1  100   40   14.29  261   38.31   0    0   1   1   2   -
PH Clark          4     8    2   99   18   16.50  263   37.64   0    0   0   0   1   -
Rashid Khan       5     9    3   77   23   12.83  246   31.30   0    0   4   0   1   -
RN ten Doeschate  2     4    0   66   23   16.50  107   61.68   0    0   1   1   2   -
CJ Posthuma       2     4    1   40   21   13.33  113   35.40   0    0   0   0   1   -
JM Laing          2     4    0   34   17    8.50  114   29.82   0    0   1   1   1   -
OH Mortensen      2     4    0   18   12    4.50   34   52.94   0    0   0   2   0   -
SO Tikolo         1     2    0   13    9    6.50   93   13.98   0    0   0   0   1   -
CH Gibson         1     2    1    5    5*   5.00   21   23.81   0    0   0   1   2   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
JB King          4     8  174.2    53   445    23   8/34  19.35  2.55   45.5   0   2   1
Rashid Khan      5    10  236.0    69   663    20  5/124  33.15  2.81   70.8   1   1   0
PH Clark         4     8  145.4    47   338    12   6/29  28.17  2.32   72.8   0   1   0
GS Patterson     5    10  140.4    39   375    10   2/38  37.50  2.67   84.4   0   0   0
OH Mortensen     2     4   61.4    11   207     5   3/42  41.40  3.36   74.0   0   0   0
JM Laing         2     4   77.0    19   245     5   2/78  49.00  3.18   92.4   0   0   0
CJ Posthuma      2     4   61.0    15   183     4   2/66  45.75  3.00   91.5   0   0   0
RN ten Doeschate 2     2    6.0     2    10     0   0/2    N/A   1.67     -    0   0   0
CH Gibson        1     2   24.0     7    48     0   0/20   N/A   2.00     -    0   0   0
M Sathasivam     5     1    1.0     0     2     0   0/2    N/A   2.00     -    0   0   0
SO Tikolo        1     2   16.0     5    37     0   0/18   N/A   2.31     -    0   0   0

Standings

Group A

Q||| Team || P || W || L || D || NR || Bat || Bwl || Pts
| | | Australia | | 5 | | 4 | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | | 14 | | 14 | | 97
| | | New Zealand | | 5 | | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | | 10 | | 10 | | 73
| | | South Africa | | 5 | | 2 | | 1 | | 2 | | 0 | | 12 | | 12 | | 66
| | | Sri Lanka | | 5 | | 1 | | 3 | | 1 | | 0 | | 9 | | 13 | | 43
| | | Rest of the World | | 5 | | 1 | | 2 | | 2 | | 0 | | 7 | | 9 | | 42
| | | Zimbabwe | | 5 | | 0 | | 4 | | 1 | | 0 | | 6 | | 11 | | 22

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Group B

Q|||Team||P||W||L||D||NR||Bat||Bwl||Pts
| | | England | | 5 | | 3 | | 0 | | 2 | | 0 | | 11 | | 14 | | 83
| | | Pakistan | | 5 | | 3 | | 0 | | 2 | | 0 | | 8 | | 12 | | 78
| | | India | | 5 | | 2 | | 0 | | 3 | | 0 | | 17 | | 13 | | 77
| | | West Indies | | 5 | | 2 | | 1 | | 2 | | 0 | | 14 | | 14 | | 65
| | | Ireland | | 5 | | 1 | | 4 | | 0 | | 0 | | 6 | | 12 | | 35
| | | Bangladesh | | 5 | | 0 | | 5 | | 0 | | 0 | | 7 | | 8 | | 15

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Explanation on pitch types

Damp/Sticky - Massively in favor of bowlers and an absolute nightmare to bat on, unless you're Victor Trumper.
Dusty - Plenty of turn on offer for spinners and a good place to bat for spin-savvy batsmen. Good pace bowlers are still likely to thrive.
Evenly balanced - Provides an evenly balanced contest for all disciplines.
Flat - A batsman-friendly pitch which provides little or no assistance to bowlers. Expect big totals.
Green - A lot of movement on offer early on, which makes it ideal for bowlers capable of swinging the ball. Batting expected to become easier as the match progresses.
Hard - Ideal conditions for batting. Good deal of bounce on offer for fast bowlers as well. Could go either way
Dry/Slow - Ideal for slow and spin bowlers as the name suggests. Sometimes quite difficult to bat on.
Poor - Uneven bounce and a huge amount of turn on offer for spinners. Expect a slow hard grind where most batsmen rarely score at above 2 an over.​