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    Sehwag stars in thumping win (Bermuda v India, Group B, Trinidad)

    The Bulletin by Anand Vasu March 19, 2007 India 413 for 5 (Sehwag 114, Ganguly 89, Yuvraj 83, Tendulkar 57*) beat Bermuda 156 (Hemp 76*) by 257 runs India played virtually perfect cricket - the exact opposite of what they did against Bangladesh the other day - and blasted Bermuda out of the...
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    West Indies through without impressing (West Indies v Zimbabwe, Group D, Jamaica)

    The Bulletin by Martin Williamson March 19, 2007 West Indies 204 for 4 (Lara 44*, Gayle 40) beat Zimbabwe 202 for 5 (Williams 70, Taylor 50) by six wickets West Indies overcame a determined challenge from Zimbabwe to book their place in the Super Eights, and although the Zimbabweans are still...
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    Bangladesh look to their young guns

    Sri Lanka prepare for unknown teenagers Cricinfo staff March 20, 2007 Bangladesh, who are fresh from an upset win over India, are counting on their teenagers to deliver again when they face Sri Lanka in their second group game in Trinidad on Wednesday. The young players Tamim Iqbal, Saqibul...
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    Flintoff sacked as vice-captain

    Cricinfo staff March 18, 2007 Andrew Flintoff has been sacked as England's vice-captain and will not now take over the leadership in the event of an injury to Michael Vaughan. The announcement was made after Flintoff had been dropped for England's must-win World Cup encounter against Canada...
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    India will bounce back - Chappell

    AFP India coach Greg Chappell is confident his team can recover from a horror start and reach the next round of the ICC CWC. :rofl: India need to win their next two matches against debutants Bermuda and Sri Lanka after suffering a shock five-wicket defeat in their opening Group B game here on...
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    Dominant Australia beat Netherlands by 229 runs (Australia v Netherlands, Group A)

    The Bulletin by George Binoy March 18, 2007 Australia 358 for 5 (Hodge 123, Clarke 93*, Gilchrist 57) beat The Netherlands 129 (Hogg 4-27) by 229 runs The minnow-bashing was not as brutal as South Africa's, but Australia motored along like a well-oiled machine and exploded during the final...
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    England make hard work of vital win (Canada v England, Group C, St Lucia)

    The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan March 18, 2007 England 279 for 6 (Joyce 66, Collingwood 62*, Dhaniram 3-41) beat Canada 228 for 7 (Mulla 58) by 51 runs After the disciplinary problems of the previous day England managed to keep their focus, dispatching Canada by 51 runs in St Lucia, to open...
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    Shattered Inzamam retires from one-day cricket

    Cricinfo staff March 18, 2007 Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan's shattered captain, has announced his retirement from one-day cricket. The match against Zimbabwe, Pakistan's last of this World Cup, following their shock defeat against Ireland on Saturday, will be his valedictory appearance in that form...
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    Pakistan coach Woolmer dies

    Cricinfo staff March 18, 2007 Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, has died in a Kington hospital after being found unconscious in his hotel room hours after his side's elimination from the World Cup. He was 58. Although Woolmer played 19 Tests for England, it was as an international coach he...
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    Some funny sledging clips took place in Cricket Field!!

    Sangakkara Vs Pollock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlFF98dM8sA Freddie takes on the windies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1NFbVx0uN8 Boucher Vs Zimbabwe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtzZ2lebCdI
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    Woolmer found unconscious in hotel room

    Cricinfo staff March 18, 2007 Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, has been taken to University Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica, after being found unconscious in his hotel room earlier this morning. Woolmer, 58, was discovered lying on the floor of his room, with vomit around him, at 10.45am and...
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    Article by Sangakkara - Precious wizard of spin can turn it Sri Lanka's way

    By Kumar Sangakkara, UK Telegraph As the first week of the ninth World Cup draws to a close, following a series of intriguing matches, it remains too early to conclude that this will be a tournament for batsman, fast bowlers, dibbly-dobblers or spinners. The conditions have been varied and...
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    Article by Sanath - Tough times ahead, but we are confident

    Tough times ahead, but we are confident by Sanath Jayasuriya, Sunday Times, 18th March 2007 Even if Sri Lanka’s opening game in the World Cup against Bermuda was not billed by the media as the hottest of contests we in the Sri Lankan team viewed the match as a very important encounter. This was...
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    Why India lost to Bangladesh... (Colour Theory)

    Your perception might be coloured by the side you support. But the teams themselves can no longer afford to take colours lightly. A reason for India’s loss to Bangladesh? Their blue uniforms perhaps? According to Indiatimes’ Astrocricket “Blue is not the right colour for India, blue is a cool...
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    Most Runs in an Over (Top 10) - One Day Internationals

    Herschelle Gibbs made history by becoming the first batsman to hit six sixes in one-day internationals. The earlier record for most number of runs in an over was 30, which Sanath Jayasuriya managed twice, against Aamer Sohail (in Singapore in 1995-96) and Chris Harris (at Sharjah in 2000-01)...
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    Herschelle Gibbs smashes a record six sixes in an over (Netherlands v South Africa)

    March 16, 2007 Herschelle Gibbs's six sixes off Dan van Bunge's fourth over was a record for international matches. Cricinfo's ball-by-ball commentator Sriram Veera captured all the excitement and action as it happened in this ball-by-ball description: Herschelle Gibbs was in a murderous...
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    Sri Lanka storm to 243-run win (Bermuda v Sri Lanka, Group B, Trinidad)

    The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan March 15, 2007 Sri Lanka 321 for 6 (Jayawardene 85, Sangakkara 76, Silva 55*) beat Bermuda 78 (Maharoof 4-23) Three fluent half-centuries set up Sri Lanka's dominance before a scorching spell from Lasith Malinga made a mess of Bermuda's maiden World Cup...
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    Tikolo stars as Kenya ease past Canada (Canada v Kenya, Group C, St Lucia)

    The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan March 14, 2007 Kenya 203 for 3 (Tikolo 72*, Ouma 58) beat Canada 199 (Barnett 41) Led by the allround efforts of their captain, Steve Tikolo, Kenya produced a display of controlled efficiency to dispatch Canada by seven wickets at St Lucia and in the process...
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    Ponting century sets up 203-run demolition (Australia v Scotland, Group A, St Kitts)

    The Bulletin by Anand Vasu March 14, 2007 Australia 334 for 6 (Ponting 113, Hayden 60) beat Scotland 131 (Smith 51, McGrath 3-14) by 203 runs The Australia fast bowlers might have hogged a bit of the glory, blasting out the Scotland top order for not too many, but the 203-run victory was set...
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    Our youngsters are ready to make their mark - Kumar Sangakkara

    March 15, 2007 The much anticipated World Cup got underway with a wonderful opening ceremony in Jamaica featuring a host of West Indian and international stars performing in front of an enthusiastic crowd. It was launched with true Caribbean flavour and passion. The players from all nations...

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