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Todays Match and their RESULT's

Thu Mar 13
06:30 GMT | 12:30 Local 12:00 IST	Bangladesh Women v India Women at Cox's Bazar, 3rd T20I
18:00 GMT | 14:00 Local 23:30 IST	West Indies v England at Bridgetown, 3rd T20I

Cayman Is 222 v Guernsey 226/3 (36.1/50 ov)
Guernsey won by 7 wickets (with 83 balls remaining)

Jersey 247/8 v Malaysia 176 (44.4/50 ov)
Jersey won by 71 runs

Nigeria 225/9 v Tanzania 229/7 (47/50 ov)
Tanzania won by 3 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)

South Africa v Australia at Durban - Mar 12, 2014
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)  

Bdesh Wmn v India Women at Cox's Bazar - Mar 13, 2014
India Women won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)  

 

Todays Match and their RESULT's

Bangladesh v U.A.E. at Fatullah - Mar 12, 2014
Bangladesh won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) 

Ireland v Nepal at Fatullah - Mar 12, 2014 Ireland won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

 Afghanistan v Netherlands at Chittagong - Mar 12, 2014
Afghanistan won by 35 runs (D/L method) 

Malaysia v Nigeria at Kuala Lumpur - Mar 12, 2014
Malaysia won by 9 wickets (with 173 balls remaining) 

SOUTH AFRICA VS AUSTRALIA MATCH IS GOING ON 7 OVER A SIDE GAME

Australia won the toss they will bowl first.

S.A:6 for 1 
2 over gone

World Twenty20 2014: Format and points system explained

The fifth edition of the ICC World Twenty20 will for the first time see sixteen teams in the fray, with the competition divided into two rounds.



The first round will see two groups (A and B) of four teams each divided according to their seeding. Each team will play the other in its group and the topper from each group will proceed to the second round, called 'Super 10 series'.

The fifth edition of the ICC World Twenty20 will for the first time see sixteen teams in the fray, with the competition divided into two rounds.

Group A: Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Hong Kong

ALSO SEE The World Twenty20 winners so far

Group B: Zimbabwe, Ireland, UAE, Netherlands
Teams finishing top of Group A and B in the first round will be placed in Group 2 and 1 respectively in the second round. No points from the first round will be carried forward.
The first-round winners will join eight other teams in the second round to form 'Super 10'. These 10 teams will be divided into two groups of five each based on their seeding:
Group 1: Sri Lanka (1), England (4), South Africa (5), New Zealand (8), Qualifier B1 (9)
Group 2: West Indies (2), India (3), Pakistan (6), Australia (7), Qualifier A1 (10)
Each team will play the other team in its group, at the end of which top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.
In the semis, Group 1 toppers will play Group 2 runners-up and Group 2 winners will take on Group 1 runners-up.
Winners of the two semi-finals will contest for the trophy in the final.
POINTS SYSTEMS:
Win: 2 points
Tie/No Result/Abandoned: 1 point
Loss: 0 point
First Round: If teams are locked on points in their group, then the following (in order of priority) will apply to decide the team that progresses to the second round or Super 10 series.
- The team having more wins in the group.
- In case of equal points and wins, the team having the higher net run rate.
- If still equal, then the team winning the head-to-head in the group.
- If still undecided or none of the group matches produce results, then the team with the highest seeding in the group.
Second Round: If teams are locked on points in their group, then following (in order of priority) will apply to decide the teams that progress to the semi-finals.
- Team with most wins in the second round.
- In case of equal points and wins, the team having the higher net run rate in the second round.
- If still equal, then the team winning the head-to-head in the group..
- If still undecided or none of the group matches produce results, then the team with the highest seeding in the group.
KNOCKOUT STAGE
Semi-Finals: Super Over will decide the winner of a tied semi-final. In case a Super Over can't be completed, match is abdondoned or there is no result, then the team topping its group in the second round progresses to the final.
Final: Super Over will decide the winner of a tied semi-final. In case a Super Over can't be completed, match is abdondoned or there is no result, the teams will be declared joint winners.

Shane Watson named as captain for Rajasthan

Shane Watson will take over as Rajasthan captain from Rahul Dravid for the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League.

Kohli back to no.1 position in ODIs

Indian middle order batsman Virat Kohli has regained the number one position in the ICC ODI Batting rankings announced at the end of the Asia Cup.

Kohli came into the tournament trailing AB de Villiers by just two rating points, but a tournament aggregate of 189 runs, including a superb 136 against Bangladesh helped him garner 12 rating points, going past the South African skipper in the process.

Kohli ended the tournament with 881 rating points while AB de Villiers is second with 872 points. There are two more Indians amongst the top-10 with skipper, MS Dhoni placed sixth with 783 points and Shikhar Dhawan eighth with 723 points.

Rohit Sharma moved up one rank to be at 22nd while Ravindra Jadeja gained 12 places to be placed at the 50th position. Sri Lankan batsman, Lahiru Thirimanne was biggest gainer though, he moved up 29 spots to 39th place in the latest rankings, also his career best position.

Amongst bowlers, Ravindra Jadeja was the biggest gainer amongst the Indians, gaining four spots to be ranked fifth in the charts. His fellow counterpart, Ravichandran Ashwin also gained seven positions and is now placed at the 14th position.

The Asia Cup tournament was also the last set of matches before the April 1st cut-off date in team rankings in ODIs. Despite failing to make it to the final, India guaranteed themselves USD 75,000 for finishing second in the team ratings behind Australia. They finished with 113 points, just one point above the third placed Sri Lanka.

 

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Battle will begin soon likely to stay in INDIA
NEW DELHI: Despite talk of a part of IPL 7 moving out of the country, the high-profile tournament may be hosted at home after all as the BCCI has received a positive response from the Union home ministry.

With general elections set to clash with the world's biggest T20 extravaganza, the franchises may not be able to play all their home matches in their own cities. They will, however, get to host games at 'neutral venues'.

According to insiders, nothing has been conveyed to the teams so far, but this is the tacit understanding BCCI officials have reportedly reached after interacting with the government.

"IPL is here to stay and if after every five years there is talk about taking the league abroad due to general elections, it's not good for the stakeholders. This has to end somewhere," a source told TOI.

It was also suggested that BCCI is going to use all possible grounds in India. There are 23 ODI venues in the country and the board plans to use each and every one of them.

Don't be surprised if Delhi Daredevils play their home matches in Dharamsala and Raipur. Last year, 12 grounds were used for IPL matches.

The foreign idea has not been done away with completely. Another source pointed out that shifting a few matches out of India could still be possible if IPL finds it tough to sort out the match schedules.

Some of the politicians who are with BCCI are against IPL going out of the country. Most team owners had also expressed their wish to play the event in India, at the IPL workshop held in Singapore last November.