Pakistan bowl Windies out for 112

Updated at: 1643 PST,  Wednesday, March 23, 2011DHAKA: Pakistan dismissed West Indies for 112 runs in the first quarter-finals of the ICC World Cup 2011 here at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on Wednesday.After captain Darren Sammy won the toss, for the first time in the tournament, and decided to bat first, West Indies could not resist against the Pakistan...

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Individual brilliance gives West Indies hope

Updated at: 0943 PST,  Wednesday, March 23, 2011MUMBAI: Players who can transform a game with bat or ball through vintage Caribbean brilliance represent West Indies' best opportunity of upsetting Pakistan in Wednesday's opening World Cup quarter-final in Dhaka.Pakistan bring skilled spinners, experience and a rare victory over defending champions Australia to Bangladesh...

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Pakistan on rampage against Windies

Updated at: 1442 PST,  Wednesday, March 23, 2011DHAKA: Pakistan bowlers demolished the West Indies three top-order batsmen as the opponents are reeling at 18 for three in their first ten overs in the first quarter-finals of the ICC World Cup 2011 here at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on Wednesday.After captain Darren Sammy won the toss and elected to...

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West Indies win toss, elect to bat against Pakistan

Updated at: 1306 PST,  Wednesday, March 23, 2011DHAKA: West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the first quarter-finals of the ICC World Cup 2011 here at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on Wednesday.This is for the first time that the West Indies has won the toss in a World cup match.The winners of the match...

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WC Cricket: Ajmal may be option to counter WI

Updated at: 0604 PST,  Wednesday, March 23, 2011DHAKA: On the eve of what is Pakistan’s biggest World Cup game since their forgettable appearance in the 1999 final at Lord’s, Pakistan’s players sat over the dinner table at the Sheraton here on Tuesday and vowed to give their best in the quarterfinal clash against West Indies.They received a motivational talk from...

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Pakistan to stick with winning combination

Updated at: 1731 PST,  Tuesday, March 22, 2011DHAKA: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi indicated on Tuesday he would retain the side who defeated Australia in the World Cup group stages for Wednesday's quarter-final against West Indies.Pakistan took the field for the Australia match without fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and opened the bowling with left-armer Abdur Rehman...

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Pakistan take on Windies in 1st Q-final

Updated at: 1413 PST,  Tuesday, March 22, 2011DHAKA: Struggling West Indies need look no further than their manager Richie Richardson for inspiration when they clash with buoyant Pakistan in the World Cup quarter-final on Wednesday.Richardson was captain when the West Indies overturned the form book in the 1996 quarter-final in Karachi and stunned South Africa, who...

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India poised for Pakistan semi-final

Updated at: 1359 PST,  Tuesday, March 22, 2011MUMBAI: An India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final is the most appetising prospect to emerge from a month of preliminary matches which otherwise served primarily to confirm the identity of a predictable final eight.Pakistan and West Indies open the quarter-finals in Dhaka on Wednesday with the winners drawn against the victors...

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Gayle, Roach fit for Pakistan clash

Updated at: 1311 PST,  Tuesday, March 22, 2011DHAKA: Struggling West Indies will be boosted by the return of star batsman Chris Gayle and pace spearhead Kemar Roach for the World Cup quarter-final against Pakistan on Wednesday.The duo missed the last league match against India in Chennai on Sunday with Gayle resting an abdominal strain and Roach feeling unwell due...

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Ponting could be dumped as captain: report

Updated at: 0831 PST,  Tuesday, March 22, 2011 SYDNEY: Ricky Ponting could be in the final week of his nine-year reign as captain after a troubled build-up to the World Cup, a report said Tuesday, citing a Cricket Australia official.The Sydney Morning Herald said there was stiff opposition at boardroom level to the 36-year-old retaining the job for next month's tour...

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