Pakistan will seek to be invincible in Zimbabwe tour

HARARE, Zimbabwe (Sept. 18) - Second Twenty20 International between Pakistan and Zimbabwe will be played today here at Harare Sports Club. Pakistan is unbeaten in this tournament winning lone test, three ODIs and the first T20 match.

Zimbabwe desperately looking for a victory and will try their hearts out to win today’s match while Pakistan will be looking to complete the tour as ‘invincible’. 

Match is scheduled to begin at 14:00 local time (17:00/5:00 pm PST) and 12:00 GMT at Harare Sports Club, Harare.

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Pakistan Beat Zimbabwe by 85 Runs

HARARE, Zimbabwe (Sept. 16) – Pakistan crushed hosts Zimbabwe by 85 runs in the first Twenty20 international just concluded at Harare Sports Club here on today.

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Pakistan Facing Zimbabwe in Crucial Group 'A' Macth Toda - Toss, Weather and Pitch Report

KANDY – Zimbabwe has won the toss and chose to bat first here at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. 

Pakistan has not very good memories associated with the venue ‘Pallekele’, where they lost their first match of the World Cup 2011 against New Zealand by a huge margin of 110 runs on last Tuesday (March 8).

Today they are set to play their 5^th match of the World Cup against Zimbabwe on the same venue. Before today’s match both teams have been face to face 40 times and Pakistan has emerged victorious in 36 while one match has been tied and one fetched no result. 

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Pakistan v Zimbabwe (Group A) - Zimbabwe batting first after winning the toss (Final Squads)

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Pakistan v Zimbabwe (Group A) - Weather Report, Pitch Report and Live Score Updates

 

Pakistan to Boost Their Morale Against Zimbabwe at Pallekele

KANDY – Pakistan has not very good memories associated with the venue ‘Pallekele’, where they lost their first match of the World Cup against New Zealand by a huge margin of 110 runs on last Tuesday (March 8).

But they have to play again on the same venue against Zimbabwe tomorrow. Zimbabwe has won only once in this world cup and that was against Canada; while Pakistan has lost their only match against New Zealand out of four they have played. But the attribute of ‘unpredictable’ associated with Pakistan is the biggest threat for themselves as well as for their opponents. 

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Sri Lanka climbed up to first position in Group 'A' with win against Zimbabwe

KANDY – Zimbabwe after showing a brave fight in the start fell short of 139 runs to huge target of 328 set by Sri Lanka. Brendon Taylor and Regis Chakabva provided a solid start 116 runs; but the middle-order and lower order couldn’t able to take the same spirit.

Actually the day totally belongs to Tillakaratne Dilshan. First he dominated the Zimbabwe by the bat and then with the ball claiming 4 wickets. Muttiah Muralitharan also picked up three wickets.

Earlier, Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan set a new first wicket partnership record in the world cups. This is first ever first wicket double century partnership for Sri Lanka.

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Zimbabwe Lost Another World Cup Match Without Disturbing Opponents

AHMEDABAD – New Zealand cruised into 10-wicket victory against Zimbabwe. Kiwi’s crossed the target of 162 without losing any wicket in just 33.3 overs. Martin Guptill (86) and Brendon McCullum (76) hammered Zimbabwean bowlers all around the park and showed no mercy for the bowlers.

Earlier, Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first in 18^th match of the World Cup and 10^th match of Group ‘A’. The batting collapse started with the run out of Coventry and Zimbabwe kept on losing wicket with regular intervals. The small resistance came from Brendan Taylor (44), Prosper Utseya (36), Graeme Cremer (22), and Lamb (18). 

 

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Match Summary of Cricket World Cup Matches Played Today on Feb. 20

Today two matches were played and both proved to be a nightmarish outing for minnows Kenya and Canada.

In the first match between New Zealand and Kenya at Chennai Kenya won the toss and elected to bat first but Kiwi bowlers made them feel very tough as the all bowled out for just 69 runs. Kenyan batting just lasted for under 24 overs.

New Zealand openers, Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum, didn’t showed any mercy on Kenyan bowlers and smashed all over the ground to finish the match in just 8 overs; winning by massive margin of 10 wickets.

The same type of story was revised in the second match of the day between Si Lnaka and Canada. Sri Lanka piled up gigantic total of 332 with the help of big innings of Captain Sangakara and vice captain Jayawardene who got his first 100 in this world cup. 

 

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011: Group A - - Latest Team Position and Points Table With Today's Matches' Summary

 

State-owned Radio Blamed Zimabwean PM, Morgan Tsvangirai, for The Recent Anti-Government Protests in Harare

HARARE, Zimbabwe – According to hospital sources; the recent political aggression left at least three people injured. On the reaction a state-owned radio blamed their prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, on Thursday; for enticing masses for anti-government protests as currently going on in Egypt and experienced by Tunisia earlier.

The state broadcaster referred recent remarks by Morgan Tsvangirai to the Fox News in which he supported mass protests in Tunisia and Egypt and purportedly inferred that he supported similar action in Zimbabwe. Radio further claimed Tsvangirai was planning an uprising "against himself" as he had taken vows to join the government when a power-sharing coalition was formed in 2009.

Further hospital sources revealed that several supporters of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party have been treated for "serious injuries" this week as a result of the stone-throwing and assaults started on Monday.

Offices of Harare City Council were sealed off by armed police on Wednesday on the reaction of the protestors who captured the building and raised the slogans against the party of longtime President Robert Mugabe. 

On Wednesday, armed riot police sealed off the downtown offices of the Harare City Council as it was besieged by mobs chanting slogans of longtime President Robert Mugabe's party, witnesses said. Council staff fled the building.

On Thursday, situation was effectively controlled early in the morning.