PAK v WI 2011 CWC 1st QF Preview at Mirpur - Pakistan vs West Indies Cricket WC 1st Quarter Final Teams

2011 Cricket World Cup is all sey for the knock-out stage as the 1st quarter final will be played between now title favorite Pakistan and danger West Indies, on Wednesday, 23rd March, 2011 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, in a day-night game starting from 08:30 GMT, 14:30 local, 14:00 IST.

Pakistan tops the Group A with 10 points and ends the defending champions Australia's 34 unbeaten record in world cup. Their bowling is top class as captain Shahid Afridi is leading wicket taker of the tournament with 17 wickets while Umar Gul, Razzak bowling superbly and with the return of Shoaib Akhtar they will be killer and if they improve their batting they will be unstoppable.

West Indies on the other hand not done well against top teams but performed well against weaker teams. Chris Gayle and Kemar Roach will return to boost their performance.

Pakistan Team, Squad for the 1st QF match of 2011 CWC:

Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Kamran Akmal (wk), Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi (capt), Abdul Razzaq, Umar Gul, Abdur Rehman/Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar

West Indies Team, Squad for the 1st QF match of 2011 CWC:

Chris Gayle, Devon Smith, Darren Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kieron Pollard, Devon Thomas (wk), Darren Sammy (capt), Sulieman Benn, Nikita Miller/Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach

IND v WI 2011 CWC 42nd Match Preview at Chennai - India vs West Indies Cricket WC Teams

In the 42nd and final league match of 2011 Cricket World Cup, title favorite India will take West Indies to decide the quarter-final matches on Sunday, 18th March, 2011 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, in a day-night game starting from 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local, 14:30 IST.

India lost last game against South Africa in the last overs and their batting collapsed from 268/1 to 296 all out which is a concern as they are highly depend on their batting.

West Indies though qualified for the QF but to avoid tough opponent they will try hard to win this game. Chris Gayle and Pollard played well in the last game but they need to spend more time in the midddle.

Indian Team, Squad for the 42nd match of 2011 CWC:

Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (wk/capt), Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra/Piyush Chawla/R Ashwin,Munaf Patel

West Indies Team, Squad for the 42nd match of 2011 CWC:

Chris Gayle, Devon Smith, Darren Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan/Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kieron Pollard, Darren Sammy (capt.), Devon Thomas (wk), Andre Russell, Sulieman Benn, Kemar Roach, Devendra Bishoo

IND v SAF 2011 CWC 29th Match Review at Nagpur - India vs South Africa Ceicket WC Teams

The biggest match of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup league game is finally here, two title favorites India and South Africa will in the 29th match n Group B on Saturday, 12th March, 2011 at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur, starting from 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local, 14:30 IST

Sachin Tendulkar and Sehwag hit a century each in this cup and India need a good start from them once again and then rely on middle order and lower order. Their main problem is bowling as only Zaheer is doing well nd part timer Yuvraj taking wicket, while it is still doubt if Dhoni will replace Chawla with Ashwin.

South Africa lost their last close game against England and if de Villiers won't fully fit van Wyk will do keeping while mystery spinner Imran Tahir is also not fully fit and may replace by Botha.

Indian Team, Squad for the 29th match of 2011 CWC:

Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (wk/capt), Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra/Piyush Chawla/R Ashwin,Munaf Patel

South African Team, Squad for the 29th match of 2011 CWC:

Graeme Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (wk), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Morne van Wyk/ Johan Botha, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe

IND v NED 2011 Cricket World Cup 25th Match Preview - India v Netherlands WC 2011 Teams

India has a good chance to increase their lead and retain their tops spot in Group B points table when they meet minnows Netherlands in the 25th match of 2011 CWC on Wednesday, 9th March, 2011 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi in a day-night game starting from 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local, 14:30 IST.

India struggled hard to overcome gusty Ireland in their last game and lost 5 wickets and 46 overs to chase 207 runs and now has a good chance to improve their run rate which will be crucial to lead the group by a big win. Piyush Chawla has to be replaced by R Ashwin or Ojha.

Netherlands started the tournament well by giving tough fight to England but after that they lost their momentum but they have good players to come back.

Indian Team, Squad for 25th Match of 2011 CWC:

Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (wk/capt), Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Piyush Chawla/R Ashwin/Pragyan Ojha, Munaf Patel

Netherlands Team, Squad for 25th Match of 2011 CWC:

Alexei Kervezee, Wesley Barresi (wk), Tom Cooper, Ryan ten Doeschate, Bas Zuiderent, Tom de Grooth, Peter Borren (capt), Mudassar Bukhari, Pieter Seelaar, Bernard Loots, Berend Westdijk

IND v IRE 2011 CWC 22nd Match Preview at Bangalore - India v Ireland World Cup Teams

India will play 3rd match of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, against dangerous Ireland, who already chased 327 runs against England in the 22nd of Group B game on Sunday, 6th March, 2011 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, in a day-night game starting from 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local, 14:30 IST.

India is playing after 7 days and stunned by England with a tie after scoring 338 runs at the same ground. Their main problem is their bowling as none of the bowlers is doing well except Zaheer. All the batsmen are in great form and they need to score big score at the flat wicket.

Ireland created history with the highest chase in world cup against England here and now they are ready for another upset. Kevin O'Brien who hit 50 balls century will be the key again.

Indian Team, Squad for 22nd Match of 2011 CWC:

Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (wk/capt), Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Piyush Chawla, Munaf Patel

Ireland Team, Squad for 22nd Match of 2011 CWC:

William Porterfield (capt), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O'Brien (wk), Kevin O'Brien, Alex Cusack, Andre Botha/Gary Wilson, John Mooney, Trent Johnston, George Dockrell, Boyd Rankin

Ind vs Eng 2011 WC 11th Match Preview - India v England CWC Teams

Title favorite and co-host India will play their second game against strong England in the 11th match of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup in Group B on Sunday, 27th February, 2011 at Chinnaswami Stadium, Bangalore in a day-night game. Match was originally schedule at Eden Gardens Kolkata but lack of preparation cause shifting.

India after strong show in the opening game put them as favortie as Sehwag and Kohli hit centuries in the last game while others are also ready to go. Sreesanth bowled horribly against Bangladesh and may be replaced by extra spinner likely to be Piyush Chawla as Nehra is still not fit.

England was tested hard by minnows Holland in their first match and they have to improve their game against tough opponents. Michael Yardy may be recalled as extra spinner while they will highly depend on Swann.

India Playing 11 at Bangalore:

Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth/Piyush Chawla, Munaf Patel.

England Playing 11 at Bangalore:

ndrew Strauss (capt), Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Ravi Bopara, Matt Prior (wk), Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson