ENGLAND vs NETHERLANDS, 5th Match, Group B Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, Feb 22, 2011 Match Information Toss: NED (Bat) MOM: Eng: 185/2 (34.1) Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR J Trott 37 46 2 0 80.4 I Bell 11 15 0 0 73.3   NED: 292/6 (50.0 Ovs) Bowlers O M R W ER B Loots 5.1 0 34 0 6.6 P Seelaar 6 0 27 1 4.5 RR : 5.41  (Reqd RR:6.82)  Curr P'ship: 19(29) Last Wkt: Andrew Strauss c Cooper b Bukhari 88(83) - 166/2 in 29.2 ov. Prev Ovs: 1 1 1 . . 1   |  . 1 . 1 1 .   |  1 1 . 1 2 .   |  1 . . 2 2 .

Scorecard Commentary Partnerships Highlights Graphs

34.1 Loots to Trott, no run The mandatory ball change after 34 overs is done and dusted with 33.6 Seelaar to Bell, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Bell defends it towards the off-side field 33.5 Seelaar to Bell, 2 runs, short delivery on the stumps, Bell cuts it to sweeper cover, a slight fumble out there gives them an extra single 33.4 Seelaar to Bell, 2 runs, loopy delivery outside off, Bell drives it past extra cover for a couple 33.3 Seelaar to Bell, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Bell defensively plays it towards cover 33.2 Seelaar to Bell, no run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, Bell defends it 33.1 Seelaar to Trott, 1 run, short of good length delivery on the legs, Trott flicks it to deep square leg Pieter Seelaar [5.0-0-22-1] is back into the attack 32.6 Loots to Bell, no run, fuller length and on the off, Bell defends it nicely 32.5 Loots to Bell, 2 runs, back of a length and it came very slowly off the pitch, Bell waited for it and placed the pull nicely, called for two straightaway and gets it comfortably 32.4 Loots to Trott, 1 run, good length and Trott pushes it past Bell to long on again for a single 32.3 Loots to Trott, no run, good length and on the off, Trott pushes it back to Loots from the crease 32.2 Loots to Bell, 1 run, very full and slanting into the pads of Bell, he gets behind the line nicely and drives it to long on 32.1 Loots to Trott, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Trott stays tall and punches it through the covers for an easy single 31.6 Bukhari to Bell, no run, very full from Bukhari and Bell punches it firmly back to Bukhari 31.5 Bukhari to Trott, 1 run, Bukhari strays onto the pads, Trott flicks it nicely to fine leg to get off strike 31.4 Bukhari to Bell, 1 run, back of a length and on the off, Bell gets deep in the crease and pulls it nicely but straight to the fielder at deep midwicket, just a single 31.3 Bukhari to Bell, no run, good length and on the off, Bell turns it wristily to mid wicket 31.2 Bukhari to Trott, 1 run, full and slanting in, Trott punches it hard to long on for an easy single 31.1 Bukhari to Trott, no run, good length and just outside off, Trott taps it straight to the fielder at cover 30.6 Loots to Trott, 1 run, good length and just outside off, Trott taps it on the offside and they pinch another quick single 30.5 Loots to Trott, no run, full and angled in, Trott flicks it firmly and a good stop at midwicket ensures that there was no run taken 30.4 Loots to Trott, no run, full and just outside off, Trott defends it on the frontfoot 30.3 Loots to Bell, 1 run, fuller and slanting into the pads of Bell, he flicks it to deep midwicket for another easy single and they are doing it pretty easily here 30.2 Loots to Trott, 1 run, good length and outside off, Trott plays it late and runs it down to third man for another single 30.1 Loots to Bell, 1 run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Bell punches it wide of mid off and they take a quick single Bernard Loots [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack 29.6 Bukhari to Bell, 1 run, good length and outside off, Bell stays back and cuts it uppishly to third man for a single and retains the strike with that run 29.5 Bukhari to Bell, no run, good length and outside off, Bell drives it on the up and straight to the fielder at mid off 29.4 Bukhari to Trott, 1 run, full and just outside off, Trott punches it to long on for an easy single 29.3 Bukhari to Trott, no run, good length delivery and it skids on, it kept a little low and Trott does well to get his bat down in time Ian Bell, right handed bat, comes to the crease 29.2 Bukhari to Strauss, out Caught by Cooper!! The bowling change has worked like a charm, Bukhari strikes, it was a back of a length delivery and Strauss went for the pull, does not middle it and Cooper runs in from deep square leg, gets to the ball even as it was dying on him and takes a good catch sliding forward, that ends a very good knock from Strauss. Strauss c Cooper b Bukhari 88(83) [4s-9] Bukhari to Strauss, THATS OUT!! Caught!! 29.1 Bukhari to Trott, 1 run, very full, almost a yorker, Trott digs it out on the offside for another single Mudassar Bukhari [4.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack 28.6 Doeschate to Trott, 1 run, full and on the off, Trott punches it to long on for a single and retains the strike with that run 28.5 Doeschate to Strauss, 1 run, Strauss rolls his fingers over this one, Strauss punches it to extra cover and a fumble allows them the single, poor fielding that 28.4 Doeschate to Strauss, no run, back of a length and outside off, Strauss stays back and cuts it hard, a diving stop at point stops a certain boundary 28.3 Doeschate to Strauss, no run, full and outside off, Strauss drives it straight to the fielder at cover 28.2 Doeschate to Strauss, 2 runs, full and into the pads of Strauss, he turns it on the onside and takes another couple, again superb running 28.1 Doeschate to Strauss, 2 runs, pitched up and outside off, Strauss drives it on the offside and scampers through quickly for a couple, very good running

ENGLAND vs NETHERLANDS, 5th Match, Group B Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, Feb 22, 2011 Match Information Toss: NED (Bat) MOM: Eng: 185/2 (34.1) Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR J Trott 37 46 2 0 80.4 I Bell 11 15 0 0 73.3   NED: 292/6 (50.0 Ovs) Bowlers O M R W ER B Loots 5.1 0 34 0 6.6 P Seelaar 6 0 27 1 4.5 RR : 5.41  (Reqd RR:6.82)  Curr P'ship: 19(29) Last Wkt: Andrew Strauss c Cooper b Bukhari 88(83) - 166/2 in 29.2 ov. Prev Ovs: 1 1 1 . . 1   |  . 1 . 1 1 .   |  1 1 . 1 2 .   |  1 . . 2 2 .

Scorecard Commentary Partnerships Highlights Graphs

34.1 Loots to Trott, no run The mandatory ball change after 34 overs is done and dusted with 33.6 Seelaar to Bell, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Bell defends it towards the off-side field 33.5 Seelaar to Bell, 2 runs, short delivery on the stumps, Bell cuts it to sweeper cover, a slight fumble out there gives them an extra single 33.4 Seelaar to Bell, 2 runs, loopy delivery outside off, Bell drives it past extra cover for a couple 33.3 Seelaar to Bell, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Bell defensively plays it towards cover 33.2 Seelaar to Bell, no run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, Bell defends it 33.1 Seelaar to Trott, 1 run, short of good length delivery on the legs, Trott flicks it to deep square leg Pieter Seelaar [5.0-0-22-1] is back into the attack 32.6 Loots to Bell, no run, fuller length and on the off, Bell defends it nicely 32.5 Loots to Bell, 2 runs, back of a length and it came very slowly off the pitch, Bell waited for it and placed the pull nicely, called for two straightaway and gets it comfortably 32.4 Loots to Trott, 1 run, good length and Trott pushes it past Bell to long on again for a single 32.3 Loots to Trott, no run, good length and on the off, Trott pushes it back to Loots from the crease 32.2 Loots to Bell, 1 run, very full and slanting into the pads of Bell, he gets behind the line nicely and drives it to long on 32.1 Loots to Trott, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Trott stays tall and punches it through the covers for an easy single 31.6 Bukhari to Bell, no run, very full from Bukhari and Bell punches it firmly back to Bukhari 31.5 Bukhari to Trott, 1 run, Bukhari strays onto the pads, Trott flicks it nicely to fine leg to get off strike 31.4 Bukhari to Bell, 1 run, back of a length and on the off, Bell gets deep in the crease and pulls it nicely but straight to the fielder at deep midwicket, just a single 31.3 Bukhari to Bell, no run, good length and on the off, Bell turns it wristily to mid wicket 31.2 Bukhari to Trott, 1 run, full and slanting in, Trott punches it hard to long on for an easy single 31.1 Bukhari to Trott, no run, good length and just outside off, Trott taps it straight to the fielder at cover 30.6 Loots to Trott, 1 run, good length and just outside off, Trott taps it on the offside and they pinch another quick single 30.5 Loots to Trott, no run, full and angled in, Trott flicks it firmly and a good stop at midwicket ensures that there was no run taken 30.4 Loots to Trott, no run, full and just outside off, Trott defends it on the frontfoot 30.3 Loots to Bell, 1 run, fuller and slanting into the pads of Bell, he flicks it to deep midwicket for another easy single and they are doing it pretty easily here 30.2 Loots to Trott, 1 run, good length and outside off, Trott plays it late and runs it down to third man for another single 30.1 Loots to Bell, 1 run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Bell punches it wide of mid off and they take a quick single Bernard Loots [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack 29.6 Bukhari to Bell, 1 run, good length and outside off, Bell stays back and cuts it uppishly to third man for a single and retains the strike with that run 29.5 Bukhari to Bell, no run, good length and outside off, Bell drives it on the up and straight to the fielder at mid off 29.4 Bukhari to Trott, 1 run, full and just outside off, Trott punches it to long on for an easy single 29.3 Bukhari to Trott, no run, good length delivery and it skids on, it kept a little low and Trott does well to get his bat down in time Ian Bell, right handed bat, comes to the crease 29.2 Bukhari to Strauss, out Caught by Cooper!! The bowling change has worked like a charm, Bukhari strikes, it was a back of a length delivery and Strauss went for the pull, does not middle it and Cooper runs in from deep square leg, gets to the ball even as it was dying on him and takes a good catch sliding forward, that ends a very good knock from Strauss. Strauss c Cooper b Bukhari 88(83) [4s-9] Bukhari to Strauss, THATS OUT!! Caught!! 29.1 Bukhari to Trott, 1 run, very full, almost a yorker, Trott digs it out on the offside for another single Mudassar Bukhari [4.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack 28.6 Doeschate to Trott, 1 run, full and on the off, Trott punches it to long on for a single and retains the strike with that run 28.5 Doeschate to Strauss, 1 run, Strauss rolls his fingers over this one, Strauss punches it to extra cover and a fumble allows them the single, poor fielding that 28.4 Doeschate to Strauss, no run, back of a length and outside off, Strauss stays back and cuts it hard, a diving stop at point stops a certain boundary 28.3 Doeschate to Strauss, no run, full and outside off, Strauss drives it straight to the fielder at cover 28.2 Doeschate to Strauss, 2 runs, full and into the pads of Strauss, he turns it on the onside and takes another couple, again superb running 28.1 Doeschate to Strauss, 2 runs, pitched up and outside off, Strauss drives it on the offside and scampers through quickly for a couple, very good running

Cricket WC: Afridi looks to senior Pakistan players

Cricket WC: Afridi looks to senior Pakistan players


KARACHI: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has urged his side's experienced players to shoulder the burden of responsibility at the World Cup after a disappointing defeat in their final warm-up match.

The dashing batsman and leg-spinner missed Friday's 67-run defeat by England in Dhaka, but insisted bouncing back was nothing new for his side.

"This is not the first time we are saying sorry for our performance," Afridi told an India news agency. "All of us as a team now have to perform and give our best in the World Cup."

"The senior players including myself have a very important role to play in this World Cup. We must show the way to the youngsters who are playing in the tournament for the first time," added Afridi, one of the stars of Pakistan's 2009 World Twenty20 triumph in England.

Afridi stressed there was no question of Pakistan holding back key players for their tournament opener against World Cup outsiders Kenya in Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

"What is clear is that everyone has to now perform and play responsibly if the team is to do well in this World Cup. There is no time now to experiment."

"It is a good sign that the players are concentrating hard on the tournament and everyone wants to do well. It is important for us to make an early impact in this competition and get the momentum going," he added.

The presence of several potential match-winners with both bat and ball in their side, including Afridi, means Pakistan could yet mount a strong challenge for the trophy at this year's World Cup.

"I think Pakistan are really dark horses who can change the game any time. They have the firepower," said Sri Lanka batsman Thilan Samaraweera of their rivals in Group A, which also includes title-holders Australia, New Zealand, Zimbabwe and Canada.

Pakistan, the 1992 champions, were originally slated as one of the four co-hosts but were stripped of hosting rights after an armed attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore in March 2009.

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Lavish opening ceremony launches cricket World Cup

DHAKA: The Bangladeshi capital Dhaka was transformed into a wall of noise and color Thursday as a lavish ceremony officially opened the Cricket World Cup.

A spectacular four-hour performance at the Bangabandhu Stadium showcased the cricket-crazy culture of the country, which is hosting the tournament along with south Asian neighbors India and Sri Lanka.

The ceremony included 3,500 performers as the captain of each participating nation was introduced to the crowd via the traditional mode of transport, a rickshaw.

Canadian pop star Bryan Adams took part in the festivities, along with Bangladesh singer Runa Laila and Sonu Nigam from India.

The city of Mirpur plays host to the first of 49 games over the six-week tournament on Friday as World Cup favorites India take on Bangladesh.

The last edition, in the Caribbean in 2007, was criticized for being complicated to follow and going on too long. Australia retained their title in the West Indies, and are aiming to win a fourth straight World Cup this time around.

We feel greatly privileged to co-host the cricket extravaganza in our beautiful country --Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's prime minister

The International Cricket Council's (ICC) president Sharad Pawar told the crowd he was confident the 2011 installment would be the finest yet.

"Today is a historic day when the people of Bangladesh join India and Sri Lanka together to host the ICC Cricket World Cup, and make this tournament the most memorable yet," he said.

"The ICC Cricket World Cup, our flagship event, provides the stage on which players have the rare opportunity to create legend and to write their own chapter in the history of this great sport.

"The greatest cricketers in the world will grace this event and I am sure that their ability, whether with bat or ball, will provide excitement and enjoyment for all cricket lovers."

Bangladesh's prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, hailed a momentous day for her country. "We feel greatly privileged to co-host the cricket extravaganza in our beautiful country," she said.

"I congratulate my cricket-loving countrymen for their great enthusiasm and cooperation to make this event a grand success."

Prior to the opening ceremony the ICC announced its disappointment that Salman Butt, Pakistan's former captain who was banned from the game for corruption, was to appear as a pundit covering the World Cup.

ICC chief executive, Haroon Lorgat, said he was "not satisfied" by Butt's role on a Pakistani television channel and would seek to clarify whether he is in breach of the terms of his ban.

It was also confirmed that players and officials would be banned from using their mobile phones during matches, to prevent them updating sites like Twitter.

New penalties were introduced for anyone found to break the new rules. (Online)