Final Of RBS T20 Cup 2009

The Pakistani version of IPL is going towards an end with final between Sialkot stallions and Lahore lions today. going to be a competition between Shoaib Malik and Abdur razzaq’s experience. Both all rounders will have a tough time. Razzaq has proved in the previous matches that he has all the potential to come back in Pakistan team as he has been cleared from ICl as well. Shoaib malik also has equal chance over razzaq.

In the first semi finals of RBS cup Lahore Lions 125 for 7 (Farhat 33) beat Islamabad Leopards 123 for 7 (Naeem Anjum 37) by three wickets. View Scorecard.

After a low-scoring game swung from one side to the other, it was Kamran Akmal’s cool cameo and Lahore Lions’ depth in batting that steered them to the final. Needing 24 off the final two overs with three wickets in hand, Lahore had Akmal and Sohail Ahmed (List A average of 37.52) at the crease. The match was virtually decided in the penultimate over, bowled by Afaq Raheem, as Akmal slammed two consecutive sixes over midwicket, and Sohail chipped in with a boundary in the same region to take 19 runs off it.

It had been a superb spell from Raheem till that over, having taken the big wickets of Abdul Razzaq and Salman Butt and giving away only six runs in his two previous overs. It had led Islamabad Leopards’ fightback after Imran Farhat and Butt (25) overcame a top-order collapse to take Lahore to a strong 80 for 3 in 13 overs.

Islamabad had suffered a top-order wobble of their own earlier – slumping to 33 for 4 in the seventh over – and needed some big hits from the lower-middle order to set a competitive target. The cornerstone of their total was the 55-run seventh-wicket association between wicketkeeper Naeem Anjum and Imad Wasim (24*) which lifted them from 62 for 6.

Akmal’s efforts, though, made sure Lahore didn’t suffer a repeat of last year’s fate, when they bowed out to Sialkot Stallions in the semi-finals.

In Second semi final Sialkot Stallions 181 (Malik 45, Kamran Younis 43, Zia 3-28) beat Lahore Eagles 126 (Masood 39) by 55 runs. View Scorecard.

Sialkot Stallions continued to show the form of champions, marching into the finals after overpowering Lahore Eagles at the Gadaffi Stadium. Imran Nazir had Lahore regretting their decision to field by lashing 16 runs off the first over, bowled by Usman Malik. Another six and four followed in the next over before he holed out to long-on for a 10-ball 26. There was no respite for Lahore though as Tahir Mughal carted Mohammad Khalil for three leg-side sixes in a row before rounding off the third over with a boundary to third man. Sialkot were 51 for 1 after three.

The dismissal of Mughal for a 11-ball 30 in the fifth over slowed the Sialkot run-rate, and they coasted along to 133 for 4 in 15. Captain Shoaib Malik then cut loose, smashing 23 off his next nine deliveries before falling for a 27-ball 45. Sialkot lost a slew of wickets towards the end to be bowled out for 181, short of the 200 that looked in sight at one stage but still a formidable target for Lahore.

The chase never got on track. In contrast to Sialkot’s rocket-fuelled start, Lahore were out of the game by the end of the Powerplays, losing six wickets. A couple of run-outs and two wickets each for the new-ball bowlers, Kashif Daud and Naved Arif, left Lahore in ruins. No. 9 Fahal Mahmood top scored with 36, but all it did was bring some respectability to the margin of defeat.

IPL & World Cup 2011

IPL Teams

The IPL declared a gross income of Rs 645 crore in its inaugural year and a profit of Rs 51 crore after handing over the dues to the franchises and the state associations.The eight franchises paid between $67 million and $111.9 million to own teams for a ten-year period, and the league plans to have three more teams from 2011. The team owners are entitled to 80 per cent of the television rights revenue, which amounted to Rs 236 crore in the first year minus production costs, and 60 per cent of the sponsorship revenues, which netted Rs 117 crore in the first year.

Such a huge profitable event cant be so easily moved outside India. Various other factors are responsible for its new venue. The general elections are proceeding in India due to which IPL officials are forced to host the event in South Africa. well in my own opinion it was not the election issue actually it was their fear of losing world cup matches and future of cricket in India. They knew that something like 3/3 attacks could also happen in India and if it does during IPL when a lot of international cricketers are there, it would be fatal for Indian cricket.

Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal said on March 18, security risks cannot be taken for the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Twenty20 tournament after the audacious attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan March 3.

“Keeping in view what happened in Pakistan, we need to have more security and I don’t think we can take this risk as IPL matches are coinciding with general elections. It is difficult for us to cater for matches,” the police commissioner said.

Around 400 players and officials got visas and accommodation in South Africa over night and IPL begins there so easily. I had to borrow words from Mr. Hamid Abbasi, it is The Great Game of Cricket by India to shift the event so that all possibilities of any kind of mishap or terrorist activity abolish and they have the chance to be in the great game of cricket. Also this decision favours them and they got 29 world cup matches out of 49 including those which had to be hosted by Pakistan previously. The income which has been lost from IPL can easily be recovered from world cup 2011.

Pakistan were stripped of its rights as co-host of the 2011 World Cup by the ICC on 17th April, 2009 due to ongoing concerns about the “uncertain security situation” prevailing in the country, especially in the aftermath of the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.It is estimated that the PCB will lose $10.5 million due to the tournament being taken away from them.This figure only includes the match-fee of $750,000 per match guaranteed by the ICC. The overall loss to the PCB and the Pakistani economy is expected to be much greater.

Pakistan made the bid to host its home games in the cities of UAE as a neutral home venue. This is in response to the fact that the last few months of cricket that Pakistan has played, has been in the cities of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah. The pitches in these stadia have also been developed to suit the Pakistani players. This would not harm any timing schedules as their are regular flights from the city of Mumbai to Dubai. However, on the 28th of April 2009, the ICC announced the re-allocation of matches originally intended to be played in Pakistan. As a result, India will now host 29 matches across eight venues including the final and one semi-final; Sri Lanka will host 12 in three venues, including one semi-final; while Bangladesh will stage eight at two grounds as well as the opening ceremony on February 18, 2011.

All is fair for India in Cricket and war.