Match 1: West Indies vs Pakistan - Windies Scorecard

West Indies: Scorecard cum Highlights

241/9 in 50 overs

Chris Gayle caught Akmal bowled Gul – 2 runs off 6 balls, Strike Rate: 33.33
Chanderpaul c Akmal b Ifthikar – 19 off 63, SR: 30.16
Sarwarn c Younis Khan b Ifthikar – 49 runs off 65 balls, Strike Rate: 75.38
Marlon Samuels c Malik b Hafeez – 63 off 70
( with 5 boundaries and 3 sixes, Samuel’s strike rate was 90%. He was the one who both steadied the West Indian ship and provided them momentum. He fell when the score was 181)
Brian Lara c Akmal b Hafeez – 37 off 56 balls
(He got out at exactly the right moment for Pakistan. If the Windies captain had been around for a couple of more overs, the score would have been well in excess of 250. Not that it mattered)
Bravo – 16 off 17
Ramdin failed, fell for 1
Smith was the one who gave the inning the much needed late momentum. His 32 off just 15 balls included 2 sixes and 3 boundaries
Taylor – run out for 1
Powell and Collymore not out, for 1 and 8 respectively

Rao Ifthikar finished with top honours for Pakistan, taking 3 wickets. Gul and Hafeez took 2 wickets each, while Kaneria took 1. Don't know why Inzamam didn't utilize Gul's full quota of 10 overs. Probably a calculation mistake - Gul's figures read 9-1-38-2.

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World Cup 2007 - Summary of the Warm-up Matches

Scotland v Sri Lanka at Bridgetown - March 5, 2007
Sri Lanka won by 159 runs

Sri Lanka 294/7 (50 overs), Scotland 135 (41.2 overs)

West Indies v Kenya at Greenfields - March 5, 2007
West Indies won by 21 runs

West Indies 268/6 (50 overs), Kenya 247/7 (50 overs)

Bermuda v England at Kingstown - March 5, 2007

England won by 241 runs

England 286/8 (50 overs), Bermuda 45 (22.2 overs)

Ireland v South Africa at St Augustine - March 5, 2007

South Africa won by 35 runs

South Africa 192 (50 overs), Ireland 157 (44.2 overs)

Ireland quite impressed everyone with their performance, and South Africa were in more than a bit of trouble before they managed to bounce back.

Australia v Zimbabwe at Kingstown - March 6, 2007

Australia won by 106 runs

Australia 290/7 (50 overs), Zimbabwe 184/7 (50 overs)

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The big upset:
Bangladesh v New Zealand at Bridgetown, Barbados - March 6, 2007

Bangladesh won by 2 wickets

New Zealand 226 (47.2 overs), Bangladesh 230/8 (49 overs)

In spite of Jacob Oram batting with a broken finger and scoring a fine 88, NZ who came to West Indies riding on sky-high confidence having just beaten Australia 3-0, were given a rude shock by Bangladesh, at best, the best of the minnows.

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Canada v Pakistan at St Augustine - March 6, 2007

Pakistan won by 77 runs

Pakistan 273/8 (48 overs), Canada 196 (46.4 overs)

India v Netherlands at Greenfields - March 6, 2007

India won by 182 runs

India 300/9 (50 overs), Netherlands 118 (37.5 overs)

Bangladesh v Scotland at Bridgetown, Barbados - March 8, 2007

Bangladesh won by 7 wickets

Scotland 152/9 (50 overs), Bangladesh 156/3 (34.1 overs)

Bermuda v Zimbabwe at Kingstown - March 8, 2007

Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets

Bermuda 136 (50 overs), Zimbabwe 137/4 (29 overs)

Canada v Ireland at St Augustine - March 8, 2007

Ireland won by 7 wickets

Canada 115 (32.5 overs), Ireland 116/3 (26.5 overs)

Kenya v Netherlands at Greenfields - March 8, 2007

Kenya won by 9 runs

Kenya 274/8 (50 overs), Netherlands 265/9 (50 overs)

Australia v England at Kingstown - March 9, 2007

Australia won by 5 wickets

England 197 (48.3 overs), Australia 200/5 (40.5 overs)

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Bridgetown, Barbados - March 9, 2007

New Zealand won by 18 runs

New Zealand 285/8 (50 overs), Sri Lanka 267 (48.2 overs)

Pakistan v South Africa at St Augustine - March 9, 2007

Pakistan won by 7 wickets

South Africa 199 (48.3 overs), Pakistan 200/3 (44.3 overs)

India vs West Indies at Greenfields - March 9, 2007

India won by 9 wickets

West Indies 85 (25.5 overs), India 86/1 (18.3 overs)

World Cup Warms-Up from Today

In a few hours from now, action begins at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, with 8 of the participating nations beginning the first of their warm-up matches today. The matches for the day are:

West Indies vs Kenya, Trelawny Stadium, Jamaica
( The Trelawny will also be the venue for the opening ceremony of the World Cup to be held on Sunday, 11th March)
South Africa vs Ireland, Trinidad
England vs Bermuda, St. Vincent
Sri Lanka vs Scotland, 3Ws Oval, Barbados

The remaining 8 teams will be seen in action tomorrow, followed by a no-play Wednesday before the teams begin the second round of warm-up from Thursday.

Tuesday's (6 March) warm-up schedule is:

India vs Netherlands, Trelawny, Jamaica
Australia vs Zimbabwe, St, Vincent
Newzealand vs Bangladesh, Barbados
Pakistan vs Canada, Trinidad

Though all-rounder Andrew Symonds did participate in some light action on the park, Australia is in a bit of a worry right now with only 12 players ready to play in Tuesday's match against the African side. ( In the warm-up matches, each team is allowed to utlilize upto 13 players. Obviously, these warm-up matches do not have official ODI status.)

New flights for the Cup

Air Jamaica has introduced special flights for the World Cup. It will now be possible to fly from Florida for a match and return the same evening. This service will be available for the group matches and the semi-final.

There are a few regional flights to connect the cricket fans better to the island of Barbados also.

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