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After all the hype and hoopla of the Indian Premier League, one almost fell sorry for the T20 World Cup akin to a Conan O'Brien having to follow a Jay Leno on stage. With minnows like Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands thrown into the mix for the early rounds, the chatter around bars and offices across the cricketing world was the same - "Yeah, will probably watch it when the Super 8s start."
Throw in the loss of the host's star attractions - Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen
Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons is expecting the Tigers to arrive at the party from their very first match of the ICC T20 World Cup against India at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
"I think everyone knows that we are dangerous at any time. We have some potential match-winners,,,but our consistency has not been there. We don't want to lose this game, we want to win it but we are the underdogs and we are very relaxed about the game. We want to put our best foot forward and put them under some pressure" said Siddons while speaking to the media at Trent Bridge today.
The Bangladesh side had a three-hour training session at Lady Bay just across the road from Trent Bridge in the morning after which Si
Niall O'Brien evoked memories of his famous match winning knock against Pakistan in 2007 with a magnificent 62 from 52 balls against South Africa at Southgate.
The Northamptonshire left hander displayed his full range of stokes in a innings which drew widespread applause from the assembled crowd. O'Brien showed his team mates the perfect formula for batting in the abbreviated format of the game, combining quick running with boundaries at regular intervals.
Chasing a victory target of 164, Ireland and Jeremy Bray in particular got off to a flier, as the tall left hander crashed four boundaries in his 12 ba
India gave a strong statement of intent to all the challengers of their T20 World Champions title when they easily dismantled Pakistan in the final warm-up match before the real thing begins. India, led by an excellent batting performance from Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir, reached the target of 159 set by Pakistan with 9 wickets and 3 full overs to spare.
The tie, designated by the ICC as a "Catch the Spirit" match, served as a fundraiser to help support families of the victims of the attack on the Sri Lanka team and officials in Lahore in March. Crowds started
New Zealand kept up their perfect T20 record against India as they beat the World Champions by 9 runs in the first official warm-up game for either side heading into the T20 World Cup in England.
India struggling with injuries and fitness before the tournament, put out a competent eleven to combat a New Zealand side who had already spent a week in England, and had played a couple of practice games against the likes of Bangladesh and Netherlands.
The Kiwis performed well as a batting unit, with Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor both contributing well at the top of the order, and Scott Styris and James Franklin playing useful cameos near the
Former Ireland skipper Trent Johnston held his nerve to help his side secure a dramatic 4 run win in the ‘Super-over eliminator' against The Netherlands at a sun drenched Lord's in their first ICC World Twenty20 warm up match.
After the Irish had struggled to cope with the extra pace of left armer Dirk Nannes, managing to score just 6 runs in the super-over, their cause looked a desperate one. Step forward Trent Johnston, who proved the hero of the hour, restricting Bas Zuiderent to just the one scoring shot, a misfielded two to deep backward square. That fumble proved to be fortunate for Ireland as Zuderent failed to get the next two deliveries away, being brilliantly stumped by Gary Wilson after going wa
The Blackcaps arrived in London today (Saturday) ahead of next week's start to the World Twenty20 tournament - after delivering a solid thrashing to The Netherlands to end their training camp on a high note.
Saturday's game at Wormsley, near Oxford, saw the Blackcaps score 194 for 8, before dismissing The Netherlands in the 20th over for just 104.
Batting first, the New Zealanders took control from the top of the innings, with Brendon McCullum plundering 27 off a hapless Dirk Nannes' first two overs, including five fours and a six.
McCullum and Jesse Ryder put on 46 for the first wicket, and McCullum went on to amass 62, including eight fours and two sixes.
Neil Broom, 28, Scott Styris, 26, and
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