World Cup 2007

Hey Friends...we r about see another battle between Top 16 Cricket playing Nations..from 11th March 2007 in West Indies....So get ready to feel the heat...

I'm posting Match Schedule of World Cup here...Enjoy...
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Group A (St Kitts & Nevis) : Australia ; South Africa ; Scotland ; The Netherlands
Group B (Trinidad & Tobago): Sri Lanka ; India ; Bangladesh ; Bermuda
Group C (St. Lucia) : New Zealand ; England ; Kenya ; Canada
Group D (Jamaica) : Pakistan ; West Indies ; Zimbabwe ; Ireland
( All teams will play their Group matches on the grounds mentioned with their respective groups..)

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Sun 11 Mar Opening Ceremony

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*******First Stage - Group Matches*********

Tue 13 Mar : West Indies v Pakistan
Wed 14 Mar : Australia v Scotland ******** Kenya v Canada
Thu 15 Mar : Sri Lanka v Bermuda *******Zimbabwe v Ireland
Fri 16 Mar : South Africa v The Netherlands ******* England v New Zealand
Sat 17 Mar : India v Bangladesh ********Pakistan v Ireland
Sun 18 Mar : Australia v The Netherlands *******England v Canada
Mon 19 Mar : India v BermudaWest******** Indies v Zimbabwe
Tue 20 Mar :South Africa v Scotland******* New Zealand v Kenya
Wed 21 Mar : Sri Lanka v Bangladesh******** Zimbabwe v Pakistan
Thu 22 Mar :Scotland v The Netherlands******** New Zealand v Canada
Fri 23 Mar : India v Sri Lanka******** West Indies v Ireland
Sat 24 Mar :Australia v South********* AfricaEngland v Kenya
Sun 25 Mar :Bermuda v Bangladesh
Mon 26 Mar : reserve day



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*********Second Stage – Super Eight Series**********

Tue 27 Mar : D2 v A1
Wed 28 Mar : A2 v B1
Thu 29 Mar : D2 v C1
Fri 30 Mar : D1 v C2
Sat 31 Mar : A1 v B2
Sun 01 Apr : D2 v B1
Mon 02 Apr : B2 v C1
Tue 03 Apr : D1 v A2
Wed 04 Apr : C2 v B1
Sat 07 Apr : B2 v A2
Sun 08 Apr : A1 v C2
Mon 09 Apr : D1 v C1
Tue 10 Apr : D2 v A2
Wed 11 Apr : C2 v B2
Thu 12 Apr : B1 v C1
Fri 13 Apr : A1 v D1
Sat 14 Apr : A2 v C1
Sun 15 Apr : B2 v D1
Mon 16 Apr : A1 v B1
Tue 17 Apr : A2 v C2
Wed 18 Apr : D1 v B1
Thu 19 Apr : D2 v B2
Fri 20 Apr : A1 v C1
Sat 21 Apr : D2 v C2

[ These A1 , A2 , B1 , B2 , C1 , C2 , D1 , D2 are top two teams of First Stage for each group ( Group A , B , C , D)]

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*************Semi Finals****************

Semi Final 1(Jamaica) : Tues 24 Apr Semi Final 1: 2 v 3
Semi Final 2(St Lucia) :Wed 25 Apr Semi Final 2: 1 v 4

[ Top 4 teams of Second Stage will play Semi Finals ]
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*****************Final*****************

Sat 28 Apr(Barbados) : FINAL

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( There is a reserve day for every match i.e. next day of every match day is a reserve day for that match..)
....................Enjoy......................... ..

Pakistan to tour India in November

Karachi: Pakistan will tour India in November this year to play three Tests, five one-day internationals and a one-day charity game.

"The Indians have sent us a proposed itinerary and we are studying it but the tour will be an hectic one as India have to tour Australia from mid-December," Pakistan Cricket Board, Director, Cricket Operations, Saleem Altaf told PTI.

The tour to India was confirmed after Pakistan and Australia agreed to play a series in Pakistan from March 9, 2008. He said the PCB had this time conveyed to BCCI to reduce the amount of travelling which was a major logistical hassle for them in 2005.

"We will sort out everything soon and hopefully tihs time the travelling distances would not be like last time," said Altaf, who was the Pakistan team manager on the 2005 tour. Altaf said Pakistan and India would also be holding talks during the next ICC meeting in May in which they would finalise the programme for the off-shore matches.

"We have a verbal agreement with the Indian board to play them in minimum 12 or 15 one-dayers at off shore venues over the next five years. We want to move forward on that." He said Pakistan would tour India from November 2, immediately after Australia completed a one-day series of seven matches in October.

Altaf said the Australians would tour Pakistan from March 9, 2008 after which the Asia Cup will be held from April 24 in which India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh would also participate. Pakistan would also host South Africa from September 25 this year and Zimbabwe for three one-dayers in January, 2008.

Eden Gardens set for 1st ODI

Kolkata: The Indian and Sri Lankan cricket teams have arrived in Kolkata for their first one dayer at the Eden Gardens scheduled for Thursday.

The venue last hosted a one-dayer in November 2005. That India-South Africa match is most remembered for angry protests by Kolkata cricket fans in view of Sourav Ganguly's ommission from the team.

However, it's a different story now with tight security and a full house in anticipation of D-Day. Meanwhile, Indian coach Greg Chappell arrived in Kolkata amidst a heavy security cover on Tuesday Tight security.

The West Bengal government is taking no chances after what had happened in Bhubaneswar last month when the Australian was assaulted at the airport before the India West Indies one dayer in Cuttack.

The preparations were also on in full swing at Eden Gardens which is hosting a one dayer after almost a year and a half. The last match played here was the India South Africa clash in November 2005.

"We are preparing the pitch as per the ground and pitch committee rules of BCCI. It was said that a firm and bounce wicket be prepared for all matches. We are hence trying to prepare a firm and bounce wicket to play the one dayer against Sri Lanka," said Prabir Mukherjee, curator, Eden Gardens.