And No Effort in bowling.They couldnot get out scotland in 50 overs scots made 155/8 and lost by 270 runs.
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February 17, 2004
Group C Bangladesh U19 96 for 1 (Nafis 39, Naeem 49) beat Scotland U19 95 (Enamul 4-21) by nine wickets **
Bangladesh picked up their first points of the Under-19 World Cup, and in emphatic style, as Scotland were crushed by nine wickets at the Fatullah District Stadium.
Over 5,000 fans turned up to watch the first-ever international match at the ground, and they were in good voice as Bangladesh romped past Scotland’s total of 95 in only 12.2 overs. It was a fine allround performance from the Bangladeshis, who asked Scotland to bat first and made swift inroads.
The stars of Bangladesh’s bowling performance were the spinners Enamul Haque jnr (4 for 21) and Shahadat Hossain (3 for 27). Only Scotland’s captain, Kyle Coetzer, put up any resistance at all. He made 42 before being bowled by Haque for 42, to add to his 62 in the first match against India.
Scotland had made their runs in 30.2 overs, but Bangladesh needed less than half that number to race to victory. Nafis Iqbal and Naeem Islam did the damage with 39 and 49 not out respectively, and their coach Richard McInnes was pleased with his team’s positive attitude.
“The speed with which we wrapped up the match should fill the players with a lot of confidence,” said McInnes. “We prepared very well for this tournament and we are giving it our best shot. I still think the players can perform better.”
Scotland’s coach Willie Morton refused to be downcast in defeat. “The tournament goes on into next week and for us that is when the competition will really begin,” he said. “In Scotland we would normally have four men and a dog watching us play, so it is a great experience for our boys to play in front of such crowds.”
*Group A Sri Lanka U19 84 for 1 (Vithana 52) beat Canada U19 81 (Kulasekera 5-27) by nine wickets **
Chamith Kulasekara claimed his second consecutive Man of the Match award, as Sri Lanka trounced Canada by nine wickets at the Rajshahi Divisional Stadium. Kulasekara’s figures of 5 for 27 snapped Canada’s resistance as they tumbled to 81 all out in 31.1 overs – a far cry from the resolute performance they had put in a day earlier against Australia.
Sri Lanka’s batsmen made light work of the target, and needed just 16 overs to wrap up the match. Harsha Vithana scored the bulk of the runs to finish on 52 not out. But Sri Lanka’s coach DS de Silva refused to get carried away by another comfortable victory. “We are taking the tournament game by game,” said de Silva. “If we can play like we did today and continue performing like this we have a chance of winning the trophy.”
De Silva’s opposite number, Franklyn Dennis, on the other hand, was understandably downcast. “It has nothing to do with the conditions here in Bangladesh which I think are good,” said Dennis. “Our players got out by misjudging balls and I hope we can perform better in our next match.”
Sri Lanka’s victory means that tomorrow’s Group A clash between Australia and Zimbabwe in Bogra is a make-or-break encounter. Zimbabwe have to win to stay in contention for the Super League.
**Group B England U19 259 for 7 (Wright 70, Patel 55) beat Uganda U19 46 (Bresnan 4-7, Stiff 4-7) by 213 runs **
England completed their second comfortable victory of the tournament, as Uganda were overwhelmed by 213 runs at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong.
Uganda started brightly enough, however, and after winning the toss and electing to bowl, they succeeded in restricting England to 259 for 7 in their 50 overs. Their main man was Davis Arinaitwe, who took 3 for 53 in nine overs as only two England batsmen, Luke Wright and Samit Patel, managed to reach 50.
But that was as good as it got for Uganda. Their reply was strangled at birth as both Tim Bresnan and David Stiff returned the destructive figures of 4 for 7. Mark Lawson was made to look comparatively profligate as he swept up the other two wickets for 13 runs, as Uganda were bundled out for 46.
England’s second win has virtually guaranteed them a place in the Super League, although their real Test of the first round will come when they take on South Africa on .
Tomorrow South Africa takes on Nepal at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium and a win for South Africa will ensure both Super League places are decided before the final round of matches.
*Group D Pakistan U19 146 for 2 (Adnan 64, Khalid 50) beat Ireland U19 142 (Mansoor 4-28) by eight wickets **
Pakistan have all but secured their place in the Super League, after bringing the Irish back down to earth after their near-upset against West Indies on Monday.
West Indies had squeaked past Ireland by six runs, but Pakistan showed that they are a classy unit by cruising to an eight-wicket win, in front of a crowd of over 4000 at the Khulna Divisional Stadium. Ireland were asked to bat first, and lost regular wickets as they were bowled out for 142 in the 48th over.
A day after falling only six runs short of an upset against West Indies, Ireland were outplayed by an impressive Pakistan team in front of a crowd of over 4,000 that included ICC President Ehsan Mani.
Put into bat, Ireland struggled to keep the scoreboard ticking over as wickets fell at regular intervals. The European Champions had reached 142 when their tenth wicket fell in the 48th over. The legspinner Mansoor Amjed took 4 for 28, while Salman Qadir and Tariq Mehmood picked up two wickets each.
That was half the battle won, but Pakistan still had to hunt down a potentially tricky target. But they were given a flying start by their openers Adnan Zaheer and the captain Khalid Latif, who eventually fell for 50 from 45 balls. Adnan remained unbeaten on 64 as Pakistan won with almost 25 overs to spare.
“I don’t think we did badly,” said Ireland’s coach Adrian Birrell. “We were simply beaten by a better team.”
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Today(Feb. 20th) Pakistan plays its last league match against West Indies. Let’s see how it turns out. So far, the bowling has been right on spot.
Zimbabwe spanked Aussies as they are the one to give first shocking result of the Under 19 World Cup
Zimbabwe shock world champions on day of upsets
DHAKA, Feb 18: **Defending champions Australia suffered a shock seven-wicket thrashing on Wednesday at the hands of minnows Zimbabwe after being dismissed for their lowest-ever total on a day of upsets in the ICC Under-19 World Cup.
Right-arm fast bowler Tinashe Panyangara captured six for 31 as Australia, electing to bat first, was dismissed for just 73 in the northern Bangladesh town of Bogra. Four of his victims were caught by wicket-keeper Brendon Taylor. **
Elton Chigumbura took the remaining four wickets for 17 runs as the Australians were bowled out in only 19 overs. Australia batted to a confident 50-1 before the unexpected collapse. Eight Australian batsmen managed only 17 runs between them. Theo Doropoulos scored 26 with his opening partner Tim Paine making 19.
Zimbabwe wrapped up the match before lunch cruising to a total of 75 for three in 18 overs. Australia must now defeat Sri Lanka in their last Group ‘A’ match on Friday to have any hope of retaining the title.
Australia won their first match against weaker Canada by six wickets on Monday. Lowly Nepal, meanwhile, stunned South Africa in a thrilling finish by one wicket at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium in the Group ‘B’ fixture.
South Africa slipped to 62 for seven before tailender Keegan Africa lifted them to 156 with an unbeaten 52 off 62 balls. Nepal’s opening bowler Manjeet Shrestha was the chief destroyer, taking four wickets for 15 runs in his 10-over spell.
Shakti Gauchan then played a captain’s innings to guide Nepal home with just two balls to spare. He ended up with a cool 51 off 140 deliveries. Minnows Papua New Guinea batted bravely to reach 219 in 44.2 overs, but still lost their Group ‘D’ match against the West Indies by 152 runs at the Khulna Divisional Stadium.
Opening batsman Tishan Maraj hammered 15 fours to score 117 off 112 balls and Lendl Simmons blasted 12 fours and three sixes in a 96-ball 107 as the West Indians amassed 371 for three in their 50 overs.
Opener Xavier Marshall had earlier clobbered 52 off 36 balls, striking eight fours and three sixes. Assad Fudadin weighed in with an undefeated 59 off 50 balls.
The qualifiers for the Super League phase from this group will be decided on Friday when West Indies face Pakistan at the same venue. A chancy unbeaten 68 by Sunny Singh, who was given three lives, laid the foundation of India’s convincing 69-run victory against New Zealand in a Group ‘C’ tie at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
**Results:
At Bogra District Stadium:
Zimbabwe beat Australia by seven wickets.
AUSTRALIA 73 in 19 overs (T.P. Doropoulos 26; T. Panyangara 6-31, E. Chigumbura 4-17);
ZIMBABWE 74-3 in 17.1 overs (S.C. Williams 37 not out). **
Pakistan vs West Indies scorecard
Pakistan advances to Super league around, remain unbeaten side in the tournament thanks to lovely 92 knock by Jahangir Mirza. Riaz Afridi is on fire! 5-28 in 8.1 overs as Pakistan bowled out West Indies just for 88 runs!
**Super League Group One **
Sri Lanka, South Africa, India, West Indies
**Super League Group Two **
Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Pakistan
**Plate Championship Group One (for 3rd/4th placed teams) **
Australia, Nepal, Scotland, Papua New Guinea
**Plate Championship Group Two **
Canada, Uganda, Bangladesh, Ireland
Pakistan remain unbeaten with thumping win
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February 20, 2004
Group D Pakistan 251 for 9 (Mirza 92, Saeed 40) beat West Indies 88 by 163 runs
Pakistan became one of only two sides to emerge from the group stage unbeaten, completing their stay at Khulna with a thumping 163 victory over West Indies. In front of a packed crowd, Pakistan scored 251 for 9 in 50 overs after being put in. Jahangir Mirza top-scored with 92, and Usman Saeed contributed 40 against a West Indies attack that was without Ravi Rampaul, who was feeling unwell.
The West Indies reply was over in 27.3 overs due mainly to a devastating opening burst from Riaz Afridi, who took 5 for 28 runs with Tariq Mehmood and Mansoor Amjad providing able support as West Indies were skittled out for 88.
“We simply have to improve our batting as we have not been consistent enough,” said Denesh Ramdin, West Indies’ captain. “We have enjoyed out time in Khulna, it has been fantastic here.”
Aqib Javed, Pakistan’s coach, said he thought his side were in good shape going into the Super League. “We stuck to our game plan today and performed well,” he said. “I was pleased with our batting and bowling and I am looking forward to the Super League in Dhaka.”
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South Africa squeak home by three runs
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February 22, 2004
South Africa 226 for 5 (van der Merwe 54) beat India 223 (Dhawan 66) by 3 runs
South Africa pulled off an exciting three-run win - and ended India’s unbeaten record in the competition - in their floodlit Super League match at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka. Chasing South Africa’s 226, their highest score in the tournament so far, India looked dead for all money at 188 for 9 - but a stirring last-wicket stand between Abhishek Sharma and Rudra Pratap Singh took them agonisingly close to victory.
India started well, but on a slow pitch they struggled after the shine went off the ball. The opener Shikhar Dhawan contributed a measured 66, and Rakesh Solanki’s 29 included one big straight six, but the South Africans kept the pressure on with regular wickets. Vernon Philander and Waylain September took two wickets apiece, but the South African bowling hero was Boland’s fastish left-armer Vince Pennazza. He dismissed Sunny Singh for a duck and Gaurav Dhiman for 12, and was on at the death when the last-wicket stand seemed set to bring India an unlikely victory. But Pennazza swung a well-judged yorker into the base of Sharma’s off stump, and the fun was all over.
Earlier India’s spinners had whizzed through 40 of South Africa’s 50 overs - and bowled them so quickly that there was time for India’s openers to come out to face eight overs before lunch, in which time they piled on 56 of an evenhtual opening stand of 86.
All the South African batsmen got starts, but the only one to pass fifty was Roelof van der Merwe, who biffed four fours in reaching 54 from 68 balls, before an attempted reverse-sweep looped gently to Dhawan on the fielding circle at backward point. But van der Merwe already suspected he had done enough: “It’s a slow wicket, and it’s difficult to play spin on it,” he said.
The early impetus was provided by Vaughn van Jaarsveld, who hit 26 from 25 balls before lofting Dhiman to Sunny Singh in the sixth over. Fellow opener Clint Bowyer made 33 before Suresh Raina slipped an offbreak through his defence. Divan van Wyk, South Africa’s captain, laboured to 23 from 47 balls before he lobbed his opposite number, Ambati Rayudu, tamely to Raina at midwicket. And Jaco Booyen’s 33 ended equally tamely, when he wasn’t even in the frame as Raina’s sidearm flick from backward point zeroed in to the keeper Dinesh Karthik.
After van der Merwe’s departure Philander (34*) and the patriotically named Keagan Africa (19*) conjured 29 runs from the last 5.4 overs, to set the Indians a stiff target. It proved to be enough … just.
After the match Russell Domingo, South Africa’s coach, said that the match had gone much as planned. “Before the match I thought that a score of around 230 would be enough and I was pleased with the way our boys batted,” he said. “I was a bit concerned when India’s batsmen got off to such a good start but our bowlers fought back well and I think we deserved the victory. I still think our players have more to show but after today’s result I feel that we are capable of beating anybody.”
But Robin Singh, India’s coach, was predictably less impressed. “It was a very disappointing performance,” he said. “I don’t think we bowled particularly well, we fielded poorly and batted appallingly.”
Baker bowls West Indies to victory
Wisden Cricinfo staff
February 22, 2004
West Indies 200 for 7 (Ramdin 51) beat Sri Lanka 181 (Kulasekera 64, Baker 6-39) by 19 runs
Sri Lanka’s top order let their side down to fall 19 runs short of a modest target set by West Indies in the Super League match at the Fatullah District Stadium.
Sri Lanka won the toss and put West Indies in. Accurate bowling restricted progress and it wasn’t until the 29th over that they reached the 100 mark. Despite having wickets in hand, West Indies were unable to up the tempo in the closing overs, and finished on 200 for 7 after 50 overs. Captain Denesh Ramdin top-scored with 51.
Sri Lanka’s top order have struggled for runs in this tournament - and today was no exception. The first four batsmen were back in the pavilion for 21 as fast bowler Lionel Baker’s extra pace and bounce created chaos. Chamith Kulasekara and Suraj Mohammad rallied to take Sri Lanka to 164 for 7 with four overs remaining. But then Baker returned to dismiss Kulasekara for 64 and Mohammad for 37, to swing the match decisively back in West Indies’ favour. Baker fittingly picked up the final wicket in the last over of the match to finish with figures of 6 for 39 as Sri Lanka were all out for 181.
Baker, the Man of the Match, was pleased to find his rhythm with the ball. “It’s a great feeling to win today and it is good to start the Super League in good form,” he said.
Meanwhile Sri Lanka’s coach, the former Test legspinner DS de Silva, was critical of his side’s batting display. “If we are going to succeed in this tournament, the top order batsmen must make runs together. At the moment our batting has been failing and today it cost us the match.”
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Australia rout Scotland for 22
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February 22, 2004
Australia 23 for 0 beat Scotland 22 (Huckett 4-7, Putland 4-9 by 10 wickets
Australia, who surprisingly missed out on a Super League spot, took out their frustrations on a shell-shocked Scotland side, bundling them out for a measly 22 and winning well before lunch at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong. Six of the Scots made ducks in the procession, and the highest contribution was Mr Extras, with 10. Of the batsmen, the highest scores were 5 by the opener Ian Young - who hit the only boundary of the innings - and Sean Weeeraratna, who at least resisted for 44 balls. It was the Aussie new-ball attack that did the damage: Gary Putland grabbed 4 for 9 in nine overs, and Man of the Match Cameron Huckett 4 for 7 in eight. Stephen O’Keefe mopped up the last two wickets to finish with 2 for 1. The Australian openers needed only 3.5 overs to knock off the runs and win a match which lasted only 26.2 overs in all.
Willie Morton, Scotland’s coach, was dismayed with his side’s performance. “Australia are a strong team but we can’t accept results as poor as that,” he said. “I am very disappointed with the way we played today.”
Australia’s coach Bennett King, meanwhile, said that his team would be going all out to win the Plate Championship. “We came here expecting to be playing in the Super League, but we didn’t beat Zimbabwe,” he said. “Now we are in the Plate Championship and it must now be our target to win that instead, and we will field the same players in our next match.”
Nepal 169 for 3 (Chaugai 90*) beat Papua New Guinea 168 for 9 (Kila 35, Lama 4-51) by seven wickets
Scorecard
Nepal defeated Papua New Guinea in today’s other Plate Competition match, at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium. PNG laboured to 168 for 9 in their 50 overs: seven of their batsmen reached double figures, but the highest score was only 35, by Vivian Kila. Chris Amini, PNG’s captain, made 34, while slow left-armer Lakpa Lama took 4 for 51 from his ten overs. Nepal’s opener Kanishka Chaugai started well, and although Basanta Regmi made only 8 and skipper Babu Gauchan a duck, Nepal already had 60 on the board by then. Chaugai added 85 with Sharad Vesawkar (36), and finished with 90 not out as Nepal completed victory with 10.4 overs to spare.
Chaugai was named Man of the Match, and earned praise from his team manager TB Shah. “Chaugai batted very well today on a good pitch,” said Shah. “After a hiccup at the start where we dropped a couple of catches the game went well for us. We do not have any long-term targets for the tournament, we are taking each game as it comes.”
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So how many matches more before Pakistan reach the finals?
Super League 1 (SL1) Super League 2 (SL2)
1st Group A Sri Lanka 2nd Group A Zimbabwe
2nd Group B South Africa 1st Group B England
1st Group C India 2nd Group C New Zealand
2nd Group D West Indies 1st Group D Pakistan
The bottom 2 teams from each of the four groups will qualify to play in the Plate Championship
which will be on a league basis in two groups.
Plate 1 (PL1) Plate 2 (PL2)
3rd Group A Australia 4th Group A Canada
3rd Group B Nepal 4th Group B Uganda
4th Group C Scotland 3rd Group C Bangladesh
4th Group D Papua New Guinea 3rd Group D Ireland
Sunday 22 -Super League
Sri Lanka v West Indies (FCS)
India v South Africa (D/N) (BNS)
Plate Championship Australia v Scotland (MAAS)
Nepal v PNG (CDVS)
Monday 23 -Super League
Pakistan v Zimbabwe (BKSP)
England v New Zealand (D/N) (BNS)
Plate Championship Bangladesh v Canada (CDVS)
Ireland v Uganda (MAAS)
Tuesday 24 -Super League
Sri Lanka v South Africa (FCS)
India v West Indies (D/N) (BNS)
Plate Championship Australia v PNG (CDVS)
Nepal v Scotland (MAAS)
Wednesday 25 -Super League
England v Zimbabwe (BKSP)
New Zealand v Pakistan (D/N) (BNS)
Plate Championship Bangladesh v Uganda (CDVS)
Ireland v Canada (MAAS)
Thursday 26 -Super League
India v Sri Lanka (D/N) (BNS)
South Africa v West Indies (FCS)
Plate Championship Australia v Nepal (CDVS)
Scotland v PNG (MAAS)
Friday 27 -Super League
England v Pakistan (FCS)
New Zealand v Zimbabwe (D/N) (BNS)
Plate Championship Bangladesh v Ireland (CDVS)
Canada v Uganda (MAAS)
The top 2 teams from each of the Super League Groups will qualify for the Super League Semi Finals.
The top 2 teams from each of the Plate Championship groups will qualify for the Plate Championship Semi Finals.
Good Luck, Pakistan!
Thanks A1kashur.
Wisden Cricinfo staff
February 23, 2004
Pakistan 143 for 1 (Khalid 84*) beat Zimbabwe 141 (Tariq 4-33) by nine wickets
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Riaz Afridi celebrates after bowling out Colin de Grandhomme during Pakistan’s nine-wicket win
Pakistan’s captain Khalid Latif made 84 not out, and added an unbeaten 142 for the second wicket with Abid Ali, as Zimbabwe were over-run in their Super League fixture at Savar. Pakistan needed just 30 overs to complete a nine-wicket victory, and are already looking strong bets for a place in the semi-finals.
Zimbabwe earned their place at the U19 high table by routing Australia in the Group stages, but they never looked likely to cause another upset today. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first, whereupon Ali Imran trapped Brendan Taylor lbw with his first ball of the match (1 for 1). He was one of nine batsmen who failed to reach double figures, and the only man to look at all comfortable was the opener James Cameron, who top-scored with a fluent 68.
Cameron added 68 for the third wicket with his captain Tinotenda Mawoyo, but both men fell in quick succession and the innings subsided. Tariq Mahmood and Mansoor Amjad shared seven wickets between them as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 141 with 14 balls to spare. Still, it was almost twice as many as Australia (73) had managed last week.
Tinashe Panyangara, the man who did the damage on that occasion, grabbed an early wicket to lift Zimbabwe’s prospects. But Pakistan were too strong and eased to victory with 20 overs to spare.
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Pakistan reach semi-finals :jhanda:
Wisden Cricinfo staff
February 25, 2004
Pakistan 184 for 2 (Khalid 90, Adnan 72*) beat New Zealand 181 for 8 by eight wickets
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Khalid Latif, Pakistan’s U19 captain, guides his team to the World Cup semi-finals
Pakistan made light work of batting under the Bangabandhu lights, as they dispatched New Zealand by eight wickets to secure their passage to the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup. In the process they ensured that England, who beat Zimbabwe earlier in the day, would be joining them.
It was a clinical display from Pakistan, who restricted New Zealand to 181 for 8 in their 50 overs, before waltzing past that target with more than 15 overs to spare. The star of the show was their captain and opener Khalid Latif, who cracked 90 from just 86 balls, with 15 fours and a six. He was ably supported in a 123-run partnership by Adnan Zaheer, whose 72 not out secured the victory … as if it had ever been in doubt.
New Zealand have struggled to impose themselves in this tournament, although they started well enough after losing the toss and being asked to bat first – a curious decision from Pakistan given the perils of batting in the Dhaka twilight. And while Peter Carey and Bradley-John Watling were adding 59 for the first wicket, a healthy total looked to be on the cards.
At 125 for 2 with 15 overs remaining, New Zealand had the platform for a late assault, but it didn’t quite work out like that. Liam Chrisp was extracted by Ali Imran for 25, and then the bottom fell out of the middle order, as three wickets tumbled for two runs in nine balls (153 for 4).
With just 181 runs to defend, New Zealand needed to make a flying start with the ball, but although Abid Ali fell early, Khalid and Adnan were relentless in their pursuit of the target. Pakistan and England now face each other on Friday, to determine who tops Group 2 of the Super League.
“I was disappointed not to get to 100 but the most important thing was to help the team win,” said Latif after the match. “We chose to field first because we wanted to experience batting under lights and I think it was a good decision.”
Pakistan’s team manager Sultan Rana remained tight-lipped about his team’s chances of winning the tournament. “We are taking each match as it comes,” he said. “The boys are playing very well together and I was very impressed with the way they approached their batting today.”
“Pakistan were very impressive in all departments,” admitted New Zealand’s coach Dayle Hadlee. “They will certainly be one of the sides in contention at the end of the tournament.”
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Well done boys. quietly confident. 
I’ve very interested in the progress of these two players - Khalid Latif and Riaz Afridi. Hopefully they’ll make a smooth transition to the senior team at some stage.
Looks like another India vs Pak match on card. They might meet in semis or may be final.
I say it will be..
Semis..
Pakistan VS South Africa
England Vs India
Final..
Pak VS India :D (from an organizer point of view, its a dream come true.. )
It is interesting situation in group 1 where any of the four teams can qualify. All four, India, SA, WI and SL have played two matches and won one and lost one. The winner from the match betwen SA V WI and the winner from India V SL will go through to the semi finals. So tomorrow could be exciting as both these games will be played.
The other semi finalists are Pakistan and England.
ooh I think Dish is showing the semis and the finals. yippee.
^ Yeah, they are!
Pakistan Go All The Way! They are doing much better than our national team.
How many people go see these matches, just wondering?
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