Super 10 Group-2, Nz Vs Pak, Wt20 (Men)

Its day-8 and we have a single header today. Its New Zealand taking on Pakistan in a night match at Punjab Cricket Association. NZ have been in good form lately, winning 2 on 2 against two big sides of group-2. They've beaten India in their opening game in Nagpur and Australia in their 2nd game at Dharamshala. They will come very strongly on Pakistan, who have won 1 out of their 2 matches.

Pakistan was earlier defeated by India at Eden Gardens. This was their 11th Consecutive defeat against India in World Cups (Both ODIs and T20s). They will look to change the tides on their sides but NZ are in red hot form and are favourites to win all of their 4 matches in this Super 10.

Yesterday, Australia won over Bangladesh and kept their hopes alive in this world cup. Though Bangladesh narrowed things a little bit but they chased down the target with 3 wickets in hand.

NZ Capt: Kane Williamson
Pak Capt: Shahid Afridi

So, in a total of 14 T20 games that have been played between these 2 sides, NZ have won 6 out of these 14 matches. So Pakistan are holding the lead for now, but it wont take much to change the stats.

Mohali is probably more like New Zealand conditions than perhaps Nagpur and Dharamsala. It is a good wicket for batting and even scores of above 170 or 180 have been chased down here in the IPL.
Not many international matches have been played here but only one game back in 2009, which was Ind Vs SL and team india winning it comfortably.
Teams-
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (capt), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Martin Guptill, Grant Elliott, Colin Munro, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Ross Taylor, Adam Milne, Henry Nicholls, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee.

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (capt), Ahmed Shehzad, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Sami, Khalid Latif.

NZ will rely on their explosive batting line up and will also want to play their seamers on this track. They should win the toss and elect to bat first. 
It's a big ground and clearing the ropes wont be easy here. Team batting first will have more advantage, specially for a team like NZ, who plays the game in an attacking way. This wicket will be good for a hard hitter Guptill, who would want to maximize the first 6 overs. And chasing will take some hitting as the ground is really big. Hope for a good match. Cheers :)

Super 10 Group-2, Aus Vs Bang, Wt20 (Men)

Its day 7 of the ICC Wt20, 2016. We have only a single match today. Its the aussies taking on the Bangladesh at Chinnaswamy stadium, Bengaluru. Sorry for missing yesterday's action cause India's win over Pakistan  kept me busy for more than a day. It was a long night as well. Well jokes apart, lets continue onto this Group-2 fixture.

Today both these teams from Group-2 will look to open their accounts with a win. Both team are playing after being getting defeated in their very first match. Australia went down against New Zealand, falling short only by 8 runs. And Bangladesh being defeated by Pakistan,who's 200 run target was to hot for Bangladesh.

Australia Capt: Steven Smith
Bangladesh Capt: Mashrafe Mortaza

Australia will rely on their explosive batting line up, and Bangladesh will play to keep their hopes alive in this year's Wt20 edition. A lose for each team will see them packing their bags !
Short boundaries and high altitude makes the Chinnaswamy track a heaven for batters in the limited-overs formats. Many big scores have been posted and chased down with immense ease. Chasing side have advantage here specially playing a night game. Yesterday WI defeated SL while chasing at the very same venue with an ease. So, team will look to bowl first.

But if the team is able to score around 180 or 190 runs, then it wont be a cake walk for the chasing side. You'll have to play well. Its a field first wicket though.

I'm a big fan of the australians, lets hope for a good contest. Cia

Super 10 Group-2, Ind Vs Pak, Wt20 (Men)

Yesterday's night was unforgettable. If you missed the action of a very high scoring game of SA Vs Eng, then go to Starsports.com and watch the highlights. I cant believe England chased down a total of 230. The pitch was helping the Batsmans, no doubt but it took some chasing :O

Its day-5 and the most awaited day for the Indian and Pakistani fans. Today, it's the clash of India Vs Pakistan at the Eden gardens stadium, Kolkata. Earlier, it was scheduled at Dharamshala stadium, Himachal Pradesh but now it has been shifted to Kolkata.

We are expecting a high energy clash between these two sides. Pakistan is playing their 2nd match of the WT20 after winning the first one against Bangladesh at the very same venue i.e., Eden Gardens. And india is playing their 2nd match after losing the first one against New Zealand, which was a low scoring game and the target of 127 was too much to take in for India as they all went for just 79 runs

Only 2 T20 matches have been played at this venue. And this is the first time, a Ind Vs Pak T20 game will be played at this ground. Though they have played ODIs here and india has never won a single game against pakistan at this venue. This should be interesting.

Ind Cap: MS Dhoni
Pak Cap: Shahid Afridi

Last match saw pakistan scoring over 200 runs against bangladesh, so this will be a high scoring game. And teams will elect to bat first as it is considered as one of the better batting surfaces although spinners tend to come into action as the match wears on.
So win the toss and elect to bat first.

7:30 @ Star Sports 1 and 3

Super 10 Group-1, SA Vs Eng, Wt20 (Men)

We move on to day-4 of the super 10 in wt20. Today we have a super friday, with Australia taking on New Zealand at the beautiful Dharamshala stadium, Himachal Pradesh and then South Africa takes on England at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

This is the first game for Australia and for South Africa as well. Both teams will look to open their account with a win. NZ is playing their 2nd match, winning their 1st match against India. England lost to West Indies at the same venue. So they must be knowing the conditions better.

And south africa team has also been in mumbai for quite some time, so both teams know what to expect from the conditions.

SA Capt: Faf du plesis
England Cap: Eoin Morgan


As we saw the last match at wankhede, due factor came on in the later stages. So chasing team will no doubt have a slight advantage as we saw it in the previous game.
So win the toss and elect to field first and try to restrict the team to around 160 or 170.

Sorry for not writing about the Australia Vs New Zealand game. Something came up :D

Super 10 Group-1, SI Vs Afg, Wt20 (Men)

This is the 4th match of the wt20 2016. It will be played at Eden gardens, Kolkata. 6 teams have started their world cup campaign with one match each. India lost to Newzealand, Bangladesh lost to pakistan who gave them a target of 200 which was too much for them and West Indies winning against England, chasing down a target of 182 with chris gayle showing his class and entertaining the crowd at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Now moving on to match no. 4
Sri lanka will take on Afghanistan today. This is a group 1 match.
Now as we saw yesterday that the kolkata pitch helped the batsmen alot and chasing was a little tough with conditions slightly helping the seamers.
So no doubt team will look to bat first today. This is a night match, so the breeze will help the seamers a little bit and batting will get easier later on, but you never know what's a good score in a T20 game.

Afg Cap: Asghar Stanikzai
SL Cap: Angelo Mathews

Sri lanka has an upper hand in this game as they are more aware of the conditions and pitches but afghanistan has played well in their qualifiers. Lets hope for a good game from both the teams.
Cheers :)

Super 10 Group-2, Pak Vs Bang and Group-1, Eng Vs WI, Wt20 (Men)

This is the 2nd match of the group 2 and first match of group 1. Last night team India received a 47 run defeat from new Zealand.
In the first innings, the black caps could only manage a score of 126 under the conditions which favoured the spinners but this low total was a lot to take in for team India.
Let's move on to day 2 now.
Today Pakistan takes on Bangladesh in kolkata and in the later half England takes on West indies at Mumbai.

Not many international t20 matches have been played in Kolkata. The one and only match played in this ground was India vs England, which England won. They successfully chased down the target and won the match by 6 wickets.

The Eden Gardens track is considered as one of the better batting surfaces although spinners tend to come into action as the match wears on. Spinners have enjoyed bowling here in IPL games as well.
With both teams having a good bowling line up, no doubt teams will look to bowl first and will try to restrict the teams to a low score and will later look to chase it down.

Pak Cap: Shahid Afridi
Bang Cap: Mashrafe Mortaza

The 2nd match for today will be played between england and west indies. This match will be played at wankhede stadium, Mumbai.

Not many international t20 matches have been played in mumbai. The one and only match played in this ground was India vs England, which England won.

The wicket at the Wankhede offers help for both the pacers and spinners.
Although the new ball does a bit in limited-overs cricket, the pitch tends to ease out and favour batsmen as the innings progresses. The venue provides great entertainment when it comes to T20 cricket.

Teams will look to chase down target on this ground. This is a good batting surface.

England Cap: Eoin Morgan
West indies cap: Darren sammy

Let's see what happens :)
Cheers

Super 10 Group 2, Ind Vs Nz, Wt20 (Men)

The super 10 will be played from tomorrow, with the host India taking on the Blackcaps (New Zealand) in the very first match of the super 10. India being the home side has an advantage but you can never say this in a T20 game. Any team can win against team in this format and New Zealand has been in hot form. They have those hard hitters who can clear the park from ball one.

As far as  records go, India has never won a T20I match against the Blackcaps , they have played 4 matches and new zealand won every single one of them. This time story is a little different as india has been in red hot form in T20s winning 10 out of their last 11 matches, but who will win this match ?

Recent records says that the most teams who have won the toss has elected to bat first.
A good total on board is always a good thing but MSD loves chasing with the likes of Virat kohli and Rohit Sharma on top of the order, their batting goes deep. And with hard hitters like Pandya, Dhoni and yuvraj in the middle order, they have all the fire power they need to chase any target.

New zealand is playing without their talisman Brendon Mcullum who retired recently,  but still they have an explosive batting order with Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson at top of the order and Corey anderson, munro and ronchi supporting at the end of the batting order

India Cap: MS Dhoni
NZ    Cap: Kane Williamson

New zealand has not much experience playing in india but a few of them play in ipl so they are aware of what to expect from these pitches.

Toss: Win the toss and bat first. As it is a batting friendly pitch and also the due factor might be introduced in the later phase of the game

India have got their combination right and their death bowling has even improved with bumrah finishing it with his yorkers at the end of the innings and Ashish Nehra picking regular wickets at the opening. And with Ashwin and Jadeja their main spearhead at the middle order.

New Zealand has Trent boult and Tim southee to finish the job.
This should be a good contest. Both teams will looking to open their account with a win

Lets see what happens. :)