Schedule for Pakistan vs Bangladesh Series 2011

With the winding up of Pakistan a and Sri Lanka Series  in November 2011, which was played in the UAE, Pakistan is all geared up to meet Bengal Tigers on their soil. Pakistan’s tour to Bangladesh is beginning with an opening of the only T20 International match. Pakistan’s ODI and T20I squad includes Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez, , Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Abdul Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Junaid Khan, Aizaz Cheema, Sohail Tanvir, and Asad Shafiq.

Pakitan team for Test squad comprises of  Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Taufeeq Umar, Younis Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Azhar Ali, Shoaib Malik, Asad Shafiq, Saeed Ajmal, Adnan Akmal (wk),  Abdul Rehman, Mohammad Talha, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema and Junaid Khan

 

Date	Time	Match
Nov 29, 2011	11:00 GMT | 17:00 local |16:00 PST	Only T20I
Dec 1, 2011	07:30 GMT | 13:30 local| 12:30 PST	1st ODI
Dec 3, 2011	07:30 GMT | 13:30 local | 12:30 PST	2nd ODI
Dec 6, 2011	07:30 GMT | 13:30 local |12:30 PST	3rd ODI
Dec 9, 2011 -Dec 13, 2011	03:30 GMT | 09:30 local 08:30 PST	1st Test
Dec 17, 2011 -Dec 21, 2011	03:30 GMT | 09:30 local |08:30  PST	2nd Test

 Series was concluded successfully by Pakistan. Pakistan Cricket Team beat Bangladesh Cricket Team in all three formats of this sport. Matches were interesting and a lot of crowd showed up to enjoy good Cricket.  

 

 

 

Humaira Asa

Cricket Team Records: Pakistan vs Australia (Test-ODI-T20)

Cricket Team Records: Pakistan vs Australia (Test Match Records)

Australian cricket team played their first test match in the 77^th year of the 18^th century and was against the English squad. Pakistan cricket team however began its test cricketing career really late and made its debut in October 1952. The two teams played their first match in 1956 and Australia won the series by 1-0.

• The Australian cricket team is famously known as the “Aussies” which is primarily derived from their nationality.
• The Pakistani cricket team is known as the “Unpredictables” which is evident enough from their varying performances.
• AH.Kardar,  a popular cricket player of Pakistan cricket team captained the first test match for the Pakistani cricket team and on the other hand IWG Johnson captained for the Aussies.
• The first encounter between the two teams was in Karachi at the Asghar Ali Shah stadium.(Umpires : Daud Khan and Idrees Baig).
• From the Pakistani cricket squad Zaheer Abbas, Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Majid Khan, Inzamam ul Haq, Ijaz Ahmed have been the most eminent players in context of match winning bowling and batting performances where as from the Australian 11, SK Warne, The Waugh brothers, Alan Border and MJ Slater have been the key performers.
• In all the two teams have played 57 test matches.
• Of which 28 have been won by the Australian cricket team and only 12 were won by the Unpredictables.
• The victories can be summarized as Australian cricket team: 49.12% and Pakistan cricket team: 21.05%, apart from the draws.
• Highest test score by Pakistan cricket team in an innings was 624 runs where as the highest total from the Aussies were 617.
• MA Taylor was the top scorer who played a comprehensive innings of 334 runs not out and from the Pakistani side Saleem Malik scored 237 runs. However in aggregate Javed Miandad was the high scorer with 1700+ runs.
• Sarfaraz Nawaz has the highest number of wickets in an innings i.e. 9. Whereas the highest number of wickets are taken BY SK Warne 90 in aggregate.
• Best keeper of the two sides has been RW Marsh who resulted in 68 dismissals.
• Sarfaraz Nawaz’s 9 wickets were a record since no one had taken 9 wickets in an innings; however the record was broken by the Indian Spinner Anil Kumble who took 10 wickets against the Pakistani cricket team.
• The last test match played between the two sides was in 2010 (July 21-24) at Leeds.

In june of 1975, Australian cricket team for the first time encountered Pakistani cricket team on the grounds of Headingley. It was a 60-over match.

• WE Alley and TW Spencer were the umpires of the first ever ODI played between the Australian players and the Pakistani players.
• On the fields of Headingley, Leeds, the first ODI happened between these two cricket teams.
• The Pakistani cricket team, also famously known as the “Unpredictable” was being captained by Asif Iqbal in the First ODI against the Aussies where as IM Chappell was captaining the Australian cricket team at that time.
• Famous Pakistani cricket players like Wasim Akram, Shahid Afridi, Javed Miandad, Inzamam –ul- Haq and Mohammad Yousaf are seen to be the eminent players in the ODIs encountered with the Australian cricket team. Where as from the Aussies, RT Pontng, SR Waugh, DM Jones, GD McGarth and B Lee as always have been performing spectacularly against the Pakistani players in the ODIs.
• Up till today, 86 ODIs have been played between these two cricket teams out of which one was a tie. 52 ODIs have been won by Australia and 32 by the Unpredictable’s.
• Australia won the first ODI Played against the Pakistani cricket team by a margin of 73 runs in the year 1975.
• The highest ODI total record has been made by the Australian players against the Pakistani cricket team which was a score of 337 in at the cost of 7 wickets. This ODI was in year 2000 played on the grounds of Sydney.
• The individual highest score in the ODIs between the Australian cricket team and Pakistani cricket team has been made by an Aussie player, ML Hayden. He scored 146 on 30th August 2002 on the fields of Nairobai.
• Wasim Akram, the famous Pakistani cricket player has the record of holding most number of wickets against the Aussies in the ODIs where as Shahid Afridi who’s also a Pakistani player, has the best bowling figures against the Australian cricket team.
• Coming towards the wicket keeping records, AC Gilchrist has the most number of dismissals (44) record against the Pakistani cricket team.
• Up to date, the last ODI played between these two cricket teams was at Colombo on 19^th March 2011 in which Pakistani players were the winners.

Australia and Pakistan both started off with the icc world t20 cup in the year 2007, the year in which the icc world twenty20 was inaugurated. The two teams met for the first time in the first icc twenty20 cup in the 18^th match of the tournament.

• Shoaib Malik was the caption of the Pakistani Cricket team in the First T20 match played against Australian cricket team which was being captained by Ricky Ponting.
• In group F, Pakistan played its first t20 match against the Australian cricket team.
• Mark benson and Nigel Llong were the umpires in the first T20 match between Australia and Pakistan.
• On the grounds of Johannesburg, Pakistani cricket team played against the Australian team at the wanderer’s stadium.
• Pakistan won its first T20 match against the Aussies by 6 wickets. Pakistani popular batsman Misba ul haq was the man of the match.
• A total of seven T20 matches have been played between the two teams up till today.
• Misbah ul haq, Umar akmal and Slaman butt have been eminent players in the t20 matches. Shahid afridi also performed marvelously in a couple of matches. On the bowling side, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir and Mohammad Amir showed splendid performance and took several important wickets.
• DA Warner, DJ Hussey and MEK Hussey have been batting very well from the Australian team. Where as on the bowling side, average performance has been observed from all the famous bowlers of the Australian team including SR Clark, SW Tait and DP Nannes.
• Pakistan has won four t20 matches against the Australian cricket team where as Australian cricket team has defeated Pakistani team thrice.
• Score of 197 has been the highest T20 score up to date made by the Australian team against the Pakistani cricket team in the semi-finals of the icc t20 world cup 2010.
• The highest individual T20 score so far has been made by Kamran Akmal of the Pakistani Cricket team.
• Mohammad Amir took the most number of wickets i.e 12 in T20 matches against the Australian cricket team where as the best bowling figures were of Umar Gul, SW Tait and Shahid Afridi.
• Coming to the wicket keeping figures, Pakistani cricket team member, Kamran Akmal has a record of maximum number of dismissals in the t20 internationals.
• The last up to date T20 match played between Australian and Pakistani cricket team was at Birmingham on the fields of Edgbaston.

Popular cricket players of West Indian cricket team: Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers

Garfield, more commonly known to us as Gary, is an ex-cricketer of the West Indian cricket team. He captained his team and was extensively referred to as the greatest all-rounder and exercised immense expertise in batting, bowling and fielding.

In 1975, Gary was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II owing to his outstanding contribution and services to cricket on the whole. He was a genius who always performed with excellence and perfection. He broke the world record for the highest Test score of 364 at 21. Gary as a player was a remarkable fielder, left-arm bowler, known wrist spinning and played at a fast-medium pace. He was the first player to have hit a score of 6 sixes within an over in a first-class match. He was only 16 when he performed his first-class debut and the next year made his first appearance in a Test series.

Gary started off as a bowler but over a span of four years, hit a Test record as an individual batsman with his dominating score of 365 against Pakistan. When it comes to Gary’s accomplishments, the awards and honors he received are numerous amongst which stands his fantastic innings against Australia in 1971 wherein he scored 254 for the Rest of the World, his successive sixes and that in 1975, he was knighted for his productive services to cricket as a game.

Gary was and always will be recognized for his immense services contributed to the West Indies cricket team at the team and for his records and achievements!

Cricket in April/May 2011: Pakistan vs West Indies

The months of April and May provided cricket viewers with plenty of reasons to get stadium tickets in West Indies, and to keep themselves glued to their television screens in Pakistan and elsewhere. Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies was preceded with a very shaky start, with celebrated captain Shahid Afridi of Pakistani cricket team announcing his decision of withdrawal from the series based on a fallout with the Pakistan Cricket Board(PCB) following the recently held World Cup in India; this decision was later reversed as Afridi was also integrated into the squad. This series picked considerable momentum and eventually provided fans dismayed over Pakistan’s cricket team loss to India in the World Cup semifinal with a focal reason to rejuvenate themselves and relinquish their pride.

Pakistan steered to a very lustrous and seemingly effortless victory as they beat West Indies cricket team by seven wickets, with Ahmed Shehzad emerging as the newly hailed idol. Pakistan maintained their winning streak in the next two ODIs, grabbing victories by seven and three wickets respectively.  However, their winning streak got tainted in the fourth ODI, when the Duckworth Lewis method awarded a very narrow victory to West Indies, the precedent for this decision being a mere one run.  The fifth ODI enabled West Indies cricket team to further consolidate their success, as they beat Pakistan by a significant margin of 10 wickets. Yet, these two victories did not offer much of a reason to celebrate to the host nation, as the series sealed 3-2 in the favour of Pakistan. Proceeding the ODI series, the Test series constituting a test match each at Providence and Bassetere emerged to be a tie, as West Indies achieved a narrow 40 run victory in the first one, and Pakistan cruised to a 196 victory in the second. All in all, this tour provided a considerable boost to the Pakistani cricket team following their intense and shocking dismissal from the World Cup and prior to their tour of Zimbabwe in September 2011.

Semi final Analysis: India vs Pakistan cricket teams in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup

World Cup win/loss record of India vs Pakistan:

• Total matches played: 4
• India cricket team won: 4
• Pakistan cricket team won: 0

One day international win/loss record of India cricket team against Pakistan:

• Total matches played: 119
• India cricket team won: 46
• Pakistan cricket team won: 69
• No result: 4

Second semi-final of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be played between Pakistan and India on March 30, 2011 at Mohali, India. Pakistan cricket team defeated West Indies while India cricket team defeated current champion Australia in the 1^st and 2^nd Quarter-final respectively. Road to the semi-finals has been steady for both the teams. Here’s the analysis of strengths and weaknesses of both teams.

India’s Batting Strength and Weakness:

India possesses world’s best batting line-up. The top order has performed well in the Group round of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup but there had been middle-order collapses in earlier stages. With the start of knock-out stage, India’s middle-order has realized its responsibility and has done well in the match against Australia. Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh are the leading run scorers in this tournament and performances are expected from trio in the semi-final. India doesn’t have any recognized batsmen after 6^th position, so Pakistan will be looking to expose Indian low-order earlier.

India’s Bowling Strength and Weakness:

Though, India doesn’t have the best bowlers in the world but their current bowling line-up is ideal for the sub-continent pitches. They have the much needed variety. They have fast bowlers (right hand/left hand), off-spinners and slow left arm bowlers. Zaheer Khan has been the most successful bowler for India in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup; he has taken 17 wickets in just 7 matches. Yuvraj Singh has also contributed well with 11 crucial wickets.

Pakistan’s Batting Strength and Weakness:

Batting has always been a problem for Pakistan in big matches. Openers have failed many times and then there is sudden collapse of middle order. Till Quarter-finals, Pakistan’s batting has been steady if not the best. There was a problem with openers but they were outstanding in the quarter-final match against West Indies cricket team. Chasing might be a problem for Pakistan but they will manage anything around 250 runs in the semi-finals.

Pakistan’s Bowling Strength and Weakness:

Bowling has been the main strength for Pakistan in this world cup. Shahid Afridi is the leading wicket taker in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup with 21 wickets. They have the best combination; they have Abdur Rehman, Muhammad Hafeez, Shoaib Akhtar, Saeed Ajmal and Umar Gul in their bowling line up who can demolish any strong batting side. Moreover, Pakistan’s bowling has the capability of defending the target and also of restricting the side batting first to a low score. So, they won’t be hesitating in any situation they are put in.

The stage is all set for the match between the biggest rivalries of cricketing world. It will be jam-packed crowd there in Mohali. Pakistan has never won a match against India in the world cup till now, and Pakistan has never lost any match against India in Mohali. Pakistan cricket team will try their level best to stretch the winning streak at Mohali and to improve the world cup record books as well.

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