What might an Australian living in Canada, an Indian living in the United States, and an Englishman living in Australia know about the possible outcome of the 2011 Cricket World Cup? The answer is probably not very much but nevertheless it’s fun to ponder the ‘what ifs’. In this new 7 part series previewing the World Cup, Matt Wood (Balanced Sports), Subash Jayaraman (The Cricket Couch) and I make some bold predictions as to how it will pan out starting with the leading wicket taker.
1. Who will be the Leading Wicket Taker in the 2011 Cricket World Cup?
Matt Wood
A quick glance at the stats from the last couple of World Cups reveals that the leading wicket taker has taken on average about 2.5 wickets per innings. In 2007 it was the indomitable Glenn McGrath while in South Africa Chaminda Vaas managed the most scalps. With that in mind, only a few of the bowlers on display this tournament have any chance of approaching those numbers: Malinga, Steyn, Brett Lee (involuntary shudder), Zaheer Khan and Pakistani pair Wahab Riaz and Umar Gul. Others may have the talent, discipline or unpredictability but these are the bowlers who are both in-form and better suited for the conditions available. They’re all pacemen, yes, but I remain unconvinced that any of the spin bowlers on show will be more than defensive stoppers. Lee will almost assuredly break down, so we can eliminate him; Pakistan produce the expected as often as they do adult film stars; leaving Khan, Malinga and the best fast man in the world, Dale Steyn. Steyn’s consistency sees him more likely to take a “Michelle” against a minnow, but Malinga’s slingers can be too much for even the best batsman to face – let’s go with the Sri Lankan.
WC Leading Wicket Taker Prediction: Lasith Malinga
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Subash Jayaraman
There are couple of requirements for players to be featured in the leading wicket taker column. 1) Their respective teams need to make a deep run in the tournament 2) Face as many weak opposition teams as possible in the early round. Chaminda Vaas was the top wicket taker of the world cup in 2003 based on the fact that he took 12 of his 23 wickets against Bangladesh, Kenya and Canada. Of the total 10 matches he played in that tournament, he took more than half his share in just 3 matches against what could be called as weak opposition.
Looking at the 2011 world cup schedule, Group A has more number of weaker teams (Kenya, Canada and Zimbabwe) than Group B (Netherlands and Ireland). Bangladesh cannot be called a weak ODI squad anymore. It is not 2003 anymore and they are playing at home, where they have beaten New Zealand 4-0 in a recent series.
Therefore, by my hypothesis, the top wicket taker will emerge from Group A from the teams of Sri Lanka, Australia or Pakistan. Since the team has to make a deep run in the tournament and potentially play in the finals, I am more leaning towards Sri Lanka (Lasith Malinga or Muralitharan) than Australia (Brett Lee or Shaun Tait) or India (Zaheer Khan) or Pakistan (Umar Gul) or South Africa (Dale Steyn). Since Matt and David are already going for the pacers to be highest wicket takers, let me pick Muralitharan. This can be his swan song from all forms of international cricket.
WC Leading Wicket Taker Prediction: Muttiah Muralitharan
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David Siddall
The leading wicket taker in the tournament will come from a team that goes a long way in the competition. Currently if you were asked to name the best quicks in the world [excluding the likes of the Mohammads Amir and Asif] the same names would crop up time after time – Dale Steyn, Zaheer Khan, James Anderson, Morne Morkel, and Lasith Malinga. Of those names Dale Steyn is the best bowler in the world.
We mustn’t forget spin however, as it is likely to be a huge factor in the sub-continent and a determining factor in the outcome of the World Cup. I’m of the opinion that the leading wicket taker won’t be a spinner for two reasons: 1) attacking spinners are thin on the ground with Muttiah Muralitharan, Graeme Swann and Harbajhan Singh seemingly the only exceptions and 2) spinners tend to bowl in those languid middle overs where consolidation and keeping the scoreboard ticking over are the main concerns for the batsmen.
Thinking strategically about the aforementioned quicks and every angle explored leads to one figure being the leading wicket taker in the tournament. Lasith Malinga might not be the best bowler in the world, but unlike Dale Steyn he is head and shoulders above his fellow countrymen’s pacemen. When you also consider that he is the finest exponent of “death” bowling in one day cricket with a wicked yorker and a devilishly disguised slower ball, the justification for the slinger becomes even more apparent. A strike rate of 32.9 isn’t half bad either.
WC Leading Wicket Taker Prediction: Lasith Malinga
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Who Do You Think Will Claim The Most Wickets?
More World Cup Predictions
Part 2: Cricket World Cup Predictions: The Leading Run Scorer
Part 3: Cricket World Cup Predictions: The Surprise Package
Part 4: Cricket World Cup Predictions: The MVP
Part 5: Cricket World Cup Predictions: Dream Teams
At the horrifying risk of jinxing Mali and Murali, I totally agree with all three of you.
Mali’s been in lethal form and Murali is…well, he’s Murali. My mind says Malinga but my heart says Murali. Nevertheless, being Sri Lankan, I’ll be happy either way
ps. If I throw a dark horse in the form of Thisara Perera into the mix, will this post lose its credibility?
Oh well…
COME ON SRI LANKA!
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David Siddall Reply:
February 8th, 2011 at 9:28 am
Thanks for the comment Anoukh. You can certainly throw a drak horse in there. We are actually going to be featuring something along those lines in some of the upcoming previews so watch this space.
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So here is my prediction on world cup.
As the group stands i am ordering them to following way when start the quarter finals stage
Group A
1.Sri Lanka – As always good for sub continent conditions with very balanced team
2.Australia – As they have the winning habit and they can get used to sub continent as well
3.Pakistan – They came down to no3 because they had not plan well always , even the captaincy of the team they decided recently, and some problems came up with spot fixing, but they will be really happy the way they played through out the world cup with all those problems
4.New Zealand – As other teams are not suit for this fourth postion definitly that will be kiwies
Group B
1.South Africa – You surprised ? why India did not come to 1st place ?? i will describe it later. anyway as South African showed unexpected talent in sub continent in history and their talent with bat and bowl will get them to top in group B
2.India – India may frustrated with the place they got, but… they will be dreaming the WC without any hesitation. reason they become the 2nd in group B is the pressure that they are having with their own crowed and the players injuries as they have played so many games recently than other teams.
3.England – England with beaten by Aussies, they will be in loosing mentality and they will be come to 3rd place as they like to be a hot favorite in this contest
4.West Indies – As New Zealand there may not a team that will suit to no 4 position
So the quarter finals will be
1.SRI vs WI = SRI – As sri lanka defeat them in their last 2 matches in srilanka, surely lankans will do it easily here.
2.AUS vs ENG = AUS – Oh ohhhh, as i said earlier with the loosing mind england will lost this one too.
3.PAK vs IND = IND – This can be a most crowded match in WC history as always IND vs PAK is very hot, and no love and lust between them. finally india will get the match as Indians having a great team than Pakistan.
4.NZ vs SA = SA – No comments, SA is far better than kiwis at the moment
Semi Finals will Be
1.SRI vs IND = SRI – In this match there can be some stuffs throwing from the pavilion to ground as in 1996 semi final (even they are in sri lanka stadium to came to watch the semi final) by Indian spectators, but finally sri lanka will win the match with their all round performance + spectator support, and also India may face for a big pressure with their expectations of the spectators.
2.AUS vs SA = SA – This can be a tough match, but.. SA is well ahead that Aussies at this moment and SA will get this match to them with their all round performance.
Finals will be
1.SRI vs SA – Sri lanka top order will be collapsed because of Dale Steyn Bowling as srilankans didnt face to him a lot and recently, but because of sri lankan low order batting ability and because of the talent of bowling ability sri lanka will be the winners
Victory : Sri Lanka
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Dumindu Reply:
February 12th, 2011 at 11:52 am
1st semi final will be between the winners of QF1 and QF2. so no SL vs Ind SF.
but a SL vs Ind final.
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Charitha Ranasingha Reply:
February 12th, 2011 at 6:19 pm
No mate have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Cricket_World_Cup
then you will find my logic is right
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Dumindu Reply:
February 14th, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Ok bro. u r right. thanx
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but i like 2 c SL v Ind. final.
after looking at the logic my predicted Quarter Finals are:
1) Australia (A1) vs Bangladesh/West Indies (B4) Winner = Australia wins easily no matter what team from 2 they play.
2) SriLanka (A2)vs England (B3) Winner = this match will be really tough to decide on the winner but somehow Srilankans will find the way to get upper hand.
3) Pakistan (A3) vs India (B2) Winner = as always this match will be top match of the tournament with both teams giving their best throughout the match. If Pakistan’s unpredictable performance comes in to play then Indians have no chance to win, therefore Pakistan will win.
4) New Zealand (A4) vs South Africa (B1)
Winner = SA will win one way or another. They are going to be undefeated in group stage and will add this win to their winning streak.
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Junia Reply:
February 26th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
You are mad.It will be INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA Final .pakistan can;t beat us in wc
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Limo Nottingham Reply:
March 15th, 2011 at 9:12 pm
My dear friend RSA will not qualify for the Semi final. I want to see the match between India & Australia.This time India will break the continuity of Australians.
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Sugen Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 2:28 pm
nice judgement
hey buddy ranasingha u r looking big sri lankan supporter,bt u r considering all things wud get well lanka bt my frnd cricket is a strange game u can’t rule out india, aust or i wud say bangladesh either so don’t think so much enjoy the game.
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No it is going to be Australia yet again.
1)Desire to win on subcontinent after 1996 defeat to Sri Lanka. Australia is going to be in their best attack mode ever, trust me on that.
2)Experience of World Cup victories.
3)Strong bowling attack. – Lee, Tait, Johnson, Bollinger, Watson, Krejza…all wicket takers
4)VERY STRONG batting line up….they bat all they way to number 9.
5) Ricky Ponting wants to make a point and send a message to Sachin Tendulkar that despite him lacking the runs on the board in terms of records, Ponting has the upper hand as a leading captain and number of victories in his bag.
Therefore, in my honest opinion, do not count the Aussies out, they are brilliant and on their day, they are at their brilliant best.
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ind vs pak
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1 Australia
2 India
3 South Africa
4 Srilanka
these are the four strongest teams in the world cup and the teams with the best chance.
australia might have been beaten by srilanka at home but they have a very good chance because they always play well in the worlcup as they reach their peak form at the right time. the aussies are big match players the only thing working against them is that they are playing on the subcontinent and their recent form has been poor other than that they definitely should be counted in as one of the teams with the best chance.
india have a very strong team, on paper they are probably the best team in the worldcup and they have the home advantage. but the indians are going to struggle with their fans expectations and they are not big match players as they lose at the critical moment like the last world cup but india cant be written off due to the strength of their team.
south africa as always has a really strong team and come in as favourites but they are chokers and strong as they are they usually lose at the big matches and they will find it difficult on the subcontinent pitches but they still have a good chance based on the strength of their team and recent form but can they convert it to worldcup success is the question
srilanka has quite a strong and balanced team and they have been in very good form recently they have a good bowling line up and s strong top order the only problem is their shaky middle order. the srilankans generally have played well at the worldcup and they are definitely a team to watch out for at this worldcup as they also have the home advantage.
pakistan is not one of the favourties to win this world cup as they are a very unpredictable team and they have a lot of problems and compared to the top four teams pakistan is not as good as either australia, india srilanka and south africa they all have more balanced and stronger teams than pakistan. but pakistan have some big match players and they have the unpredictability to shock even the best teams so they have an outside chance of winning the worldcup they are the darkhorses and could win this cup with some luck and unpredictability but i personally dont think pakistan can do it but you can never write them off completely.
newzealand have a pretty average team and they could be darkhorses and could cause some upsets as they have some brilliant individual players but i really dont think they have the consistency to go all the way to win the worldcup.
bangladesh could be giant killers since they are playing the cup at home and they could definitely cause some upsets and spoil the party for the big teams but i believe they dont have the consistency to win the worldcup or the experience but iam expecting them to stun some big teams.
the west indies have an unpredictable team which could cause some upsets and they have some very dangerous individual players like chris gayle who could almost single handedly destroy an opposition but as a team they are not consistent enough to win the world cup i believe.
i really thought england had a good chance some time back before the odi series against australia but the way they lost to australia shows that they have a lot of work to do if they want to win the cup, but since they have a strong team and have been in quite good form recently they do have an outside chance of lifting the cup.
the fight would be between australia, india srilanka and south africa for the cup with opposition from pakistan and england. west indies newzealand and bangladesh might cause upsets but will not go all the way.
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Amneet Reply:
March 27th, 2011 at 9:38 am
Australia lost. the first semi finals are between India and Pakistan. who do you think will win? :S
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INSHALLAH! GULLI means UMAR GUL
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My Prediction -India will win 2011 ICC World Cup
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Teams:
Group A – Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya.
Group B – India, South Africa, England, Bangladesh, West Indies, Netherlands and Ireland.
Qualified Quarterfinal Team for Group A
1.Australia, 2.Srilanka, 3.Kenya 4. Pakistan
Qualified Quarterfinal Team for Group B
1.South Africa ,2. India,3. England 4.West Indies
Qualified Semifinal Team
1.Australia, 2. England. 3 India 4. South Africa
Qualified Final Team
1. India VS 2. South Africa
Win Cup- India
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Sugen Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 2:27 pm
you are wrong
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Thoppae Amar Reply:
March 31st, 2011 at 4:30 am
INDIA REACH THE FINAL ,WAIT AND SEE on SAT 2 apr 2011
INDIA will win the worldcup
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Thoppae Amar Reply:
April 3rd, 2011 at 3:58 am
“INDIA WIN THE WORLDCUP”
Congratulations to all and to all the Indians
My Prediction -Match will win 2011 ICC World Cup schduale attached below table with remarks
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Teams:
World Cup 2011, Feb-April 2011 19-02-2011
Date Match Venue Time (IST) Win/Loss
19-Feb-11 Bangladesh vs India Dhaka 1400 India Win
20-Feb-11 New Zealand vs Kenya Chennai 930 NZ Win
20-Feb-11 Sri Lanka vs Canada Hambantota 1430 SL Win
21-Feb-11 Australia vs Zimbabwe Ahmedabad 1430 Aus Win
22-Feb-11 England vs Netherlands Nagpur 1430 Eng Win
23-Feb-11 Pakistan vs Kenya Hambantota 1430 Pak Win
24-Feb-11 South Africa vs West Indies New Delhi 1430 SA Win
25-Feb-11 Australia vs New Zealand Nagpur 930 Aus Win
25-Feb-11 Bangladesh vs Ireland Dhaka 1400 Bangl Win
26-Feb-11 Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Colombo 1430 Pak Loss
27-Feb-11 India vs England Kolkata 1430 India Win
28-Feb-11 Zimbabwe vs Canada Nagpur 930 Zim Loss
28-Feb-11 West Indies vs Netherlands New Delhi 1430 WI Win
01-Mar-11 Sri Lanka vs Kenya Colombo 1430 SL Win
02-Mar-11 England vs Ireland Bangalore 1430 Eng Win
03-Mar-11 South Africa vs Netherlands Mohali 930 SA Win
03-Mar-11 Pakistan vs Canada Colombo 1430 Pak Win
04-Mar-11 New Zealand vs Zimbabwe Ahmedabad 930 NZ Win
04-Mar-11 Bangladesh vs West Indies Dhaka 1430 Bangl Loss
05-Mar-11 Sri Lanka vs Australia Colombo 1430 SL Loss
06-Mar-11 England vs South Africa Chennai 930 Eng Win
06-Mar-11 India vs Ireland Bangalore 1430 India Win
07-Mar-11 Kenya vs Canada New Delhi 1430 KN Win
08-Mar-11 Pakistan vs New Zealand Pallekele 1430 Pak Win
09-Mar-11 India vs Netherlands New Delhi 1430 India Win
10-Mar-11 Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Pallekele 1430 SL Win
11-Mar-11 West Indies vs Ireland Mohali 930 WI Win
11-Mar-11 Bangladesh vs England Chittagong 1430 Bangl Loss
12-Mar-11 India vs South Africa Nagpur 1430 India Loss
13-Mar-11 New Zealand vs Canada Mumbai 930 NZ Win
13-Mar-11 Australia vs Kenya Bangalore 1430 Aus Win
14-Mar-11 Bangladesh vs Netherlands Chittagong 900 Bangl Win
14-Mar-11 Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Pallekele 1430 Pak Win
15-Mar-11 South Africa vs Ireland Kolkata 1430 SA Win
16-Mar-11 Australia vs Canada Bangalore 1430 Aus Win
17-Mar-11 England vs West Indies Chennai 1430 Eng Win
18-Mar-11 Ireland vs Netherlands Kolkata 930 Ier Win
18-Mar-11 Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Mumbai 1430 SL Win
19-Mar-11 Bangladesh vs South Africa Dhaka 900 Bangl Loss
19-Mar-11 Australia vs Pakistan Colombo 1430 Aus Win
20-Mar-11 Zimbabwe vs Kenya Kolkata 930 Ken Win
20-Mar-11 India vs West Indies Chennai 1430 India Win
23-Mar-11 First Quarter-final Dhaka 1400 x
24-Mar-11 Second Quarter-final Ahmedabad 1430 x
26-Mar-11 Third Quarter-final Dhaka 1400 x
25-Mar-11 Fourth Quarter-final Colombo 1430 x
29-Mar-11 First Semi-final Colombo 1430 x
30-Mar-11 Second Semi-final Mohali 1430 x
02-Apr-11 FINAL Mumbai 1430 x
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InshaAllah Umer Gul. or might b Wahab Riaz.
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Nice post. Shahid Afridi has bowled well in the 1st match versus Kenya. He can also be the leading wicket taker in the big event. FanIQ is the best platform for the latest updates regarding the big event in the world of cricket.
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A great deal of thanks for sharing ICC cup 2011 that is running now. Group A has more number of weaker teams (Kenya, Canada and Zimbabwe) than Group B (Netherlands and Ireland). Bangladesh cannot be called a weak ODI squad anymore. Thanks.
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Final will be played between IND vs SA
And IND won the match…
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i think Pakistan is becoming most strongest team throughout the world cup and will defeat india in quater final . senmifinal or in final
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i think shahid afridi from pakj is most wicket takker in 2011 wrold cup,,,,he was performe 14 wickets in 3 matches….an he will should played 3 matches in world cup.
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Fate has been written we are going to see Pakistan winning Worldcup.I feel sorry for India and ICC that they did everything to stop keyplayers from entering Pakistan Team. Unfortunately, I do not know what will ICC and India do when they can not tolerate Pakistan Holding Worldcup. Horrahhhhhhh after 18 years we are going to be Champion once again.We are going to witness miracle from the hands of young blood of Pakistan.Insha-Allah.Hahahahaha do every calculation but Pakistan unpredictablity will come into play very soon.Hahahahahahaha
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alright guys its simple West indies will win the world cup…once they get going there isnt a team that can stop them.
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19-Feb-11 Bangladesh vs India Dhaka 1400 India Win
20-Feb-11 New Zealand vs Kenya Chennai 930 NZ Win
20-Feb-11 Sri Lanka vs Canada Hambantota 1430 SL Win
21-Feb-11 Australia vs Zimbabwe Ahmedabad 1430 Aus Win
22-Feb-11 England vs Netherlands Nagpur 1430 Eng Win
23-Feb-11 Pakistan vs Kenya Hambantota 1430 Pak Win
24-Feb-11 South Africa vs West Indies New Delhi 1430 SA Win
25-Feb-11 Australia vs New Zealand Nagpur 930 Aus Win
25-Feb-11 Bangladesh vs Ireland Dhaka 1400 Bangl Win
26-Feb-11 Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Colombo 1430 Pak Win
27-Feb-11 India vs England Kolkata 1430 Draw Match
28-Feb-11 Zimbabwe vs Canada Nagpur 930 Zim Wins
28-Feb-11 West Indies vs Netherlands New Delhi 1430 WI Win
01-Mar-11 Sri Lanka vs Kenya Colombo 1430 SL Win
02-Mar-11 England vs Ireland Bangalore 1430 Irl Win
03-Mar-11 South Africa vs Netherlands Mohali 930 SA Win
03-Mar-11 Pakistan vs Canada Colombo 1430 Pak Win
04-Mar-11 New Zealand vs Zimbabwe Ahmedabad 930 NZ Win
04-Mar-11 Bangladesh vs West Indies Dhaka 1430 W.I Wins
05-Mar-11 Sri Lanka vs Australia Colombo 1430 Match Abandoned
06-Mar-11 England vs South Africa Chennai 930 Eng Win
06-Mar-11 India vs Ireland Bangalore 1430 India Win
07-Mar-11 Kenya vs Canada New Delhi 1430 CAN Win
08-Mar-11 Pakistan vs New Zealand Pallekele 1430 NZ Win
09-Mar-11 India vs Netherlands New Delhi 1430 India Win
10-Mar-11 Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Pallekele 1430 SL Win
11-Mar-11 West Indies vs Ireland Mohali 930 WI Win
11-Mar-11 Bangladesh vs England Chittagong 1430 Bangl Wins
12-Mar-11 India vs South Africa Nagpur 1430 S.A Wins
13-Mar-11 New Zealand vs Canada Mumbai 930 NZ Win
13-Mar-11 Australia vs Kenya Bangalore 1430 Aus Win
14-Mar-11 Bangladesh vs Netherlands Chittagong 900 Bangl Win
14-Mar-11 Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Pallekele 1430 Pak Win
15-Mar-11 South Africa vs Ireland Kolkata 1430 SA Win
16-Mar-11 Australia vs Canada Bangalore 1430 Aus Win
17-Mar-11 England vs West Indies Chennai 1430 Eng Win
18-Mar-11 Ireland vs Netherlands Kolkata 930 Ier Win
18-Mar-11 Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Mumbai 1430 SL Win
19-Mar-11 Bangladesh vs South Africa Dhaka 900 S.A Wins
19-Mar-11 Australia vs Pakistan Colombo 1430 Aus Win
20-Mar-11 Zimbabwe vs Kenya Kolkata 930 Zim Win
20-Mar-11 India vs West Indies Chennai 1430 W.I Win
23-Mar-11 First Quarter-final Dhaka 1400 ENG VS AUS Eng wins
24-Mar-11 Second Quarter-final Ahmedabad 1430 S.L VS IND S.L Wins
26-Mar-11 Third Quarter-final Dhaka 1400 N.Z VS W.I W.I Wins
25-Mar-11 Fourth Quarter-final Colombo 1430 PAK VS S.A PAK Wins
29-Mar-11 First Semi-final Colombo 1430 ENG VS W.I ENG WINS
30-Mar-11 Second Semi-final Mohali 1430 S.L VS PAK PAK WINS
02-Apr-11 FINAL Mumbai 1430 PAKISTAN VS ENGLAND ANY BODY
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19-Feb-11 Bangladesh vs India Dhaka 1400 India Win
20-Feb-11 New Zealand vs Kenya Chennai 930 NZ Win
20-Feb-11 Sri Lanka vs Canada Hambantota 1430 SL Win
21-Feb-11 Australia vs Zimbabwe Ahmedabad 1430 Aus Win
22-Feb-11 England vs Netherlands Nagpur 1430 Eng Win
23-Feb-11 Pakistan vs Kenya Hambantota 1430 Pak Win
24-Feb-11 South Africa vs West Indies New Delhi 1430 SA Win
25-Feb-11 Australia vs New Zealand Nagpur 930 Aus Win
25-Feb-11 Bangladesh vs Ireland Dhaka 1400 Bangl Win
26-Feb-11 Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Colombo 1430 Pak Win
27-Feb-11 India vs England Kolkata 1430 Draw Match
28-Feb-11 Zimbabwe vs Canada Nagpur 930 Zim Wins
28-Feb-11 West Indies vs Netherlands New Delhi 1430 WI Win
01-Mar-11 Sri Lanka vs Kenya Colombo 1430 SL Win
02-Mar-11 England vs Ireland Bangalore 1430 Irl Win
03-Mar-11 South Africa vs Netherlands Mohali 930 SA Win
03-Mar-11 Pakistan vs Canada Colombo 1430 Pak Win
04-Mar-11 New Zealand vs Zimbabwe Ahmedabad 930 NZ Win
04-Mar-11 Bangladesh vs West Indies Dhaka 1430 W.I Wins
05-Mar-11 Sri Lanka vs Australia Colombo 1430 Match Abandoned
06-Mar-11 England vs South Africa Chennai 930 Eng Win
06-Mar-11 India vs Ireland Bangalore 1430 India Win
07-Mar-11 Kenya vs Canada New Delhi 1430 CAN Win
08-Mar-11 Pakistan vs New Zealand Pallekele 1430 NZ Win
09-Mar-11 India vs Netherlands New Delhi 1430 India Win
10-Mar-11 Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Pallekele 1430 SL Win
11-Mar-11 West Indies vs Ireland Mohali 930 WI Win
11-Mar-11 Bangladesh vs England Chittagong 1430 Bangl Wins
12-Mar-11 India vs South Africa Nagpur 1430 S.A Wins
13-Mar-11 New Zealand vs Canada Mumbai 930 NZ Win
13-Mar-11 Australia vs Kenya Bangalore 1430 Aus Win
14-Mar-11 Bangladesh vs Netherlands Chittagong 900 Bangl Win
14-Mar-11 Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Pallekele 1430 Pak Win
15-Mar-11 South Africa vs Ireland Kolkata 1430 SA Win
16-Mar-11 Australia vs Canada Bangalore 1430 Aus Win
17-Mar-11 England vs West Indies Chennai 1430 Eng Win
18-Mar-11 Ireland vs Netherlands Kolkata 930 Ier Win
18-Mar-11 Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Mumbai 1430 SL Win
19-Mar-11 Bangladesh vs South Africa Dhaka 900 S.A Wins
19-Mar-11 Australia vs Pakistan Colombo 1430 Aus Win
20-Mar-11 Zimbabwe vs Kenya Kolkata 930 Zim Win
20-Mar-11 India vs West Indies Chennai 1430 W.I Win
23-Mar-11 First Quarter-final Dhaka 1400 ENG VS AUS Eng wins
24-Mar-11 Second Quarter-final Ahmedabad 1430 S.L VS IND S.L Wins
26-Mar-11 Third Quarter-final Dhaka 1400 N.Z VS W.I W.I Wins
25-Mar-11 Fourth Quarter-final Colombo 1430 PAK VS S.A PAK Wins
29-Mar-11 First Semi-final Colombo 1430 ENG VS W.I ENG WINS
30-Mar-11 Second Semi-final Mohali 1430 S.L VS PAK PAK WINS
02-Apr-11 FINAL Mumbai 1430 PAKISTAN VS ENGLAND ANY BODY
this is my pridiction that PAKISTAN AND ENGLAND will play this world cup final
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Quaterfinals
1ST= Australia vs west Indies winner= Australia
2nd= New Zealand vs South Africa winner = New Zealand
3rd= Pakistan vs England winner = Pakistan
4th= SriLanka vs India winner = India
Semifinals
1st Australia vs Pakistan winner = Pakistan
2nd India vs New Zealand winner = India
Finale
Pakistan Vs India=this match will be top match of the tournament with both teams giving their best throughout the match. If Pakistan’s unpredictable performance comes in to play then Indians have no chance to win, therefore Pakistan will win.
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asif kamal Reply:
March 20th, 2011 at 9:40 pm
nice prediction to some extent. i think quarter finals will be like this.
NZL vs SA= NZL.
PK vs WI= PK.
AUS vs IND= IND.
SL vs ENG= ENG.
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s.j.ahmed Reply:
March 26th, 2011 at 4:04 am
now Australia is not playing Pakistan, so now Pakistan have to beat India in semi final, it feels bad for India that the home team will not be in final but Pakistanis must make Indians to digest the Australian curry, Indians may have Pakistani biryani in the celebration party of cwc 2011 victory at Karachi but not at Mohali,
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pak vs ind in the finals.
pakistan will win because indian bowlers r shit but pakistan batsmens r terrible especially the opners
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Nan Singh Reply:
March 16th, 2011 at 8:05 am
you are so rite
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Final between Pakistan Vs Srilanka
Winner Pakistan for world cup 2011
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WC2011 Final
Pakistan Vs Srilanka
Winner Pakistan
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now the big fights started. Austrail, India playing today. lets see who win. its a pressure game technincally Austrail, india, sri lanka are best teams but england can make it as they got alot of experience during group matches. but one thing is clear pakistani team is unpredictable if they perform well in next two matches they will be winner. cuz sum time pakistani team collaps nd sume time outstanding performance.
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our wish was for final.pak vs india. but its not possible now however we are luking semi final pak vs india.
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Pak vs S.L 2 April, Mumbai.
have u any doubt???????????
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PAK vs SL (Final)
PAKISTAN WILL WIN…. INSHALLAH
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India Vs Srilanka
win Sri LAnka
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Srilanka vs Newzealand: I reckon its gonna be srilankan’s game cuz the have defeated blackcaps already in group matches.But keep in mind the win of NZL over proteas has boosted NZL confidence and their fielding ohh fantastic… over and above they will determin to take the revenge but my team is Srilanka and I think this will be no match for them… Offcourse its Srilanka
India vs Pakistan: the hot favourite India is now face to face with the most unpredictable side in cricket offcourse it is Pakistan.This will surely be the most fascinating encounter in this worldcup.Majority will say India will win but I don’t think so here my team is the dangerous one Pakistan bcoz of lot of pressure on India.Pakistan will win.
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Shahid Afridi is the leading wicket taker in the WC (took 21 wickets in 7 matches)and now INSHAALLAh Pakistan will win the Wc 2011.
Please pray for Pakistan.
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Pakistan Zindabad !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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tim southee
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