Big hitting Oram leads charmed life in St. Lucia
Following New Zealand's victory in the final of the Double Wicket World Cup, Sir Garfield Sobers' Trophy
winner Jacob Oram spoke about his successful batting formula for the pairs format. "You throw your bat
early on, it comes off, you ride your luck. I guess I was a little bit charmed overall."
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Oram leads New Zealand victory march in inaugural Double Wicket final
Having gone through the series without losing a match, New Zealand were determined to maintain
that unblemished record. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first in the finals of the
inaugural Double Wicket World Championship. The Sri Lankans from the start of their innings
(extended to 12 overs for the finals), were mixing aggression with caution.
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Wasim Akram: I'll help Hampshire's youngsters
Speaking exclusively with Wisden CricInfo during the Double Wicket World Championship in St.
Lucia, Wasim Akram spoke of his excitement at his new role at Hampshire. What approach would
Wasim be taking to his spell at the Rose Bowl? "I want to go there as a team man, and help the
new captain grow into his role, working with him and the players to analyse the game while
we're playing."
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England collapse allows New Zealand through to final
Unbeaten New Zealand batted first against the recently "promoted" England in the second semi
final of the Double Wicket World Championship. The New Zealanders having recognised the
importance of batting first during this competition and relying on the strenght of their
bowling, batted first against England.
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Sri Lanka through to Double Wicket Championship final
With the competition now down to the semi finals, and each team needing to win in order to advance
to the finals and a chance at sharing a whopping US $65,000.00, with the runners up receiving US
$30.000.00, today's action promises to be exciting, if not fast-paced.
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England replace Pakistan in Double Wicket semi-final
The Pakistan team have decided to withdraw from taking part in the second semi final
of the Double Wicket World Championship, due to the severity of the injury to Shahid
Afridi. Yesterday, the Pakistanis forfeited their third round match with the West Indies,
having already qualified for the semi finals after Afridi pulled up and further aggravated an
injury he was carrying from the previous day.
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Semi-final Preview
The Double Wicket World Cup in St. Lucia comes to a climax tomorrow at the Beausejour cricket
ground. The two semi-finals will take place over 10 overs, with the winners progressing to the
final, which starts at 2:45 local time.
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Day 2:
Jayawardene and DeSilva take Sri Lanka into semi-finals
With South Africa already out of reckoning for a semi final place, and with Sri Lanka
needing to win this encounter this match soon took on added significance. The South Africans
were determined to give the Sri Lankans a decent total to chase, and tried to keep the
scoreboard ticking. But, in doing so the South Africans lost wickets at regular interval and paid dearly with the attendant penalties.
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Attacking effort by England secures 96 run win
In a match that could prove crucial in the unlikely event that Pakistan are
unable to field a team for tomorrow's semi finals because of an injury that
Shahid Afridi is carrying, both England and Zimbabwe will want to win this encounter.
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New Zealand top group 2 table after victory over Australia
New Zealand's pairing of Daniel Vettori and Jacob Oram continued their impressive form
in the Double Wicket World Championship with a tense 4 run win over Australia. In the
closest match of the tournament so far, Jacob Oram was again the batting hero as he struck
the fourth ball of Greg Blewett's final over for a towering six over long on.
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Pakistan forfeit match after Afridi injury
Pakistan, who along with the West Indies have already qualified for the semi final stages of
the Double Wicket World Championship, had a less than auspicious start to their innings. The
Pakistanis lost their wickets regularly thanks to a combination of good bowling by the West
Indians along with excellent support from the fielders.
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Tight New Zealand bowling restricts South Africa
South Africa needing to win their encounter against New Zealand in order to keep their
hopes of advancing to the next round of matches, batted first. Aware too, of the importance
of preserving their wickets, the South Africans were content on getting the singles and twos,
in an effort to put a decent total on the board.
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Pakistan join West Indies in semi-finals
Pakistan secured another convincing victory in the first game of the second day of the Double Wicket
World Championship at Beausejour, St Lucia. Pakistan passed England's score of 38 in the third over
of their reply, and then batted out the remaining overs with few alarms to secure their second
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Day 1:
Sri Lanka fight back against Australia
Australia looking to advance to the next round of matches, having easily defeated South Africa earlier in
the day found it difficult to put runs on the board after the Sri Lankans put up a decent total of 54 when
they batted.
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West Indies beat Zimbabwe to head Double Wicket table
West Indies recorded a straightforward win over Zimbabwe this afternoon at Beausejour,
passing the Zimbabwean total with more than three overs to spare. Again West Indies
progress was steady but sure in response to a low total. A sumptuous Gayle six over
mid-on followed by an equally well-timed four in the same area were the highlights of a
meticulously assembled West Indies reply. Neither West Indian has been dismissed in the
tournament so far.
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Vettori leads New Zealand to five wicket win
The fourth match of the preliminary round of matches in the Double Wicket World
Cup featured Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Sri Lanka, batting first started their
innings in a cautious manner. But, after the second over Aravinda De Silva got
into the swing of things, hitting the ball to all parts of the ground. He however,
lost his wicket a couple of times in the process causing his team to suffer the
penalty of 10 runs being deducted each time.
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Afridi fireworks light up Double Wicket World Championship
Pakistan's Shahid Afridi set the Double Wicket World Championship alight
this morning with an astonishing display of hitting. In the third match of
the day against Zimbabwe, he made a total of 93 runs - reduced to 73 by
virtue of being out twice.
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Australia achieve comfortable win over South Africa
South Africa batting first against Australia in the preliminary round of
the Double Wicket World Cup, currently being played at the Beausejour
Cricket Stadium in St. Lucia, could not have asked for a more disastrous
start to their innings.
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West Indies beat England in opening Double Wicket match
After winning the toss and fielding, England restricted West Indies to 39
from their 8 overs. The home side comprised Chris Gayle and Carl Hooper,
while Adam Hollioake and Andy Flintoff represented England.
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World's top all-rounders prepare for new challenge
Friday sees the first day of a weekend of cricket on the stunning
West Indian island of St Lucia. The innovative Double Wicket format
should immediately catch the eye - 8 teams of top international players,
8 overs per pair, lose 10 runs for losing a wicket, with the competition
over in the space of 3 days. [Preview]
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