Power cricket... England vs Rest of World XI

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**Big hitters Afridi and Brown join Power Cricket party **

POWER CRICKET hits the UK next weekend when England captain Nasser Hussain leads out The Brits to do battle with a Rest of the World XI led by New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming.
The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff is the venue for two matches to be played with the roof closed and under floodlights on Friday October 4th and Saturday October 5th. Both matches will be broadcast live by Sky Sports.

Big-hitting Pakistan opener Shahid Afridi has been added to the star-studded Rest of the World squad, while Ali Brown joins Nasser Hussains “Brits”.

Read more here

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Rest of the world does not include any player from Australia or South Africa? and only one from New Zealand? Jayasuriya from SL not there either?? :nook:

Are they trying to turn Cricket into Baseball?

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The Brits - squad to date
Captain: Nasser Hussain, Essex
John Crawley, Hampshire
Matthew Maynard, Glamorgan
David Fulton, Kent
Robin Smith, Hampshire
Rob Key, Kent
Adam Hollioake, Surrey
Ally Brown, Surrey
Matthew Fleming, Kent
Mark Ealham, Kent
Ronnie Irani, Essex
James Foster, Essex
Dominic Cork, Derbyshire
Robert Croft, Glamorgan
Simon Jones, Glamorgan

Rest of the World - squad to date
Captain: Stephen Fleming, New Zealand
Wasim Akram, Pakistan
Shahid Afridi Pakistan
Azhar Mahmood, Pakistan
Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistan
Javagal Srinath, India
Mohammed Kaif, India
Dinesh Mongia, India
Yuvraj Singh, India
Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka
Aravinda da Silva, Sri Lanka
Courtney Walsh, West Indies
Shane Bond, New Zealand
Nathan Astle, New Zealand
Andy Flower, Zimbabwe

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Its effectivly Asaia + NZL V The Brirs, actually the English. Should be fun, cant wait to see Walshy bowl again.

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shud be fun to see if afridi can really power this game....

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I am not sure if everyone followed the link and read complete story. This "Power Cricket" will comprise of 4 innings, 15 overs each. I am not sure exactly how it will work, perhaps something like Baseball? anyone knows details?

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I think the format will be like a test match where both teams bat twice but the difference is that each team will bat for 15 overs than the next team bat for 15 overs and the next bats for 15 more overs and the at the end of the day having most runs will win.

I hope this match will be broadcasts in North America.

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[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by UMAIR316: *
I think the format will be like a test match where both teams bat twice but the difference is that each team will bat for 15 overs than the next team bat for 15 overs and the next bats for 15 more overs and the at the end of the day having most runs will win.

I hope this match will be broadcasts in North America.
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looks like baseball.

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[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by andha_qanoon: *

looks like baseball.
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i never knew the rules of baseball....

but why is cricket seeing all these new types of games????
kabhi team me 16 members hotay hain, kabhi 15 over ki innings....

and not to forget the last two series (pso series and icc trophy) have ended with two teams sharing the cup.....

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Its all because of ICC :hehe:

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[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by armughal: *

i never knew the rules of baseball....

but why is cricket seeing all these new types of games????
kabhi team me 16 members hotay hain, kabhi 15 over ki innings....

and not to forget the last two series (pso series and icc trophy) have ended with two teams sharing the cup.....
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perhaps they are trying to make the game more attractive to more nations like Iran whose King rejected the game after watching it for 5 days with no result :).

the other major market could be America where shorter games attract more people than whole days game, what to say of 5 day game.

they want to invent newer cricket for "more" people.

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[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by Changez_like: *

perhaps they are trying to make the game more attractive to more nations like Iran whose King rejected the game after watching it for 5 days with no result :).

the other major market could be America where shorter games attract more people than whole days game, what to say of 5 day game.

they want to invent newer cricket for "more" people.
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They are taking the fun away. Who cares about other countries to join in cricket I think we have enough countries to take on each other and have fun rather than spoil the fun. I woul tell ICC to shut up and leave the game alone.

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at what time will this is going to start, it will be exciting to watch, is it been telecased somehwere on the net!!

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Here is the results for the 1st match




Power Cricket, 2002-03
The Brits v Rest of the World XI
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (day/night)
4 October 2002 (2 innings per side, 30-over match)

Result: Rest of the World XI won by 7 wickets

Toss: Rest of the World XI
Umpires: JH Evans and VA Holder
TV Umpire: KJ Lyons
Man of the Match: CA Walsh

Players per side: 16 (11 bat, 11 field) 


The Brits 1st innings (15 overs maximum)                        R   B   4  6
RDB Croft             c Jayawardene      b Bond                11   7   0  0
DP Fulton                            c & b Muralitharan        24  14   0  0
*N Hussain                               b Bond                 2   3   0  0
MP Maynard                           c & b Muralitharan        21   0   0  0
AD Brown                                 b Shahid Afridi       21  20   0  0
AJ Hollioake                             b Shahid Afridi       16   9   0  0
MV Fleming            c Astle            b Muralitharan         1   4   0  0
RC Irani              not out                                   9  10   0  0
RA Smith              c Flower           b Wasim Akram          8   0   0  0
DG Cork               not out                                   3   1   0  0
Extras                (b 5, lb 3, w 9)                         17
Total                 (8 wickets, 15 overs)                   133

DNB: +JS Foster, SP Jones, RWT Key, MA Ealham, MJ Saggers,
     JP Crawley.

FoW: 1-17 (Croft, 1.4 ov), 2-35 (Hussain, 2.3 ov), 3-50 (Fulton),
     4-87 (Maynard), 5-109 (Hollioake), 6-110 (Brown),
     7-112 (Fleming), 8-128 (Smith, 7.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Wasim Akram                  3      0     38      1
Bond                         3      0     27      2
Muralitharan                 5      0     29      3
Azhar Mahmood                1      0     12      0
Shahid Afridi                3      0     19      2

Rest of the World XI 1st innings (15 overs maximum)             R   B   4  6
Saeed Anwar           c Fulton           b Saggers             26  10   3  2
Shahid Afridi         c Foster           b Cork                 2   4   0  0
NJ Astle              c Hussain          b Croft               24  23   3  1
PA de Silva                              b Ealham              16   7   1  2
+A Flower             c Hollioake        b Croft               45  26   3  2
Azhar Mahmood                        c & b Irani               26   8   2  0
DPMD Jayawardene      not out                                  20   8   0  1
Wasim Akram           not out                                  10   5   0  1
Extras                (lb 4, w 5, nb 1)                        10
Total                 (6 wickets, 15 overs)                   179

DNB: SE Bond, A Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed, M Muralitharan, *SP Fleming,
     Yuvraj Singh, J Srinath, CA Walsh.

FoW: 1-24 (Shahid Afridi, 1.6 ov), 2-28 (Saeed Anwar, 2.2 ov),
     3-53 (de Silva, 4.5 ov), 4-111 (Astle, 10.2 ov),
     5-149 (Flower, 12.4 ov), 6-165 (Azhar Mahmood, 13.4 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Saggers                      2      0     23      1
Cork                         3      0     26      1 (1nb, 1w)
Ealham                       3      0     44      1 (1w)
Hollioake                    3      0     23      0
Croft                        2      0     38      2 (2w)
Irani                        1      0     10      1
Fleming                      1      0     11      0

The Brits 2nd innings (15 overs maximum)                        R   B   4  6
DP Fulton             c Mushtaq Ahmed    b Srinath             11   7   2  0
RC Irani              c Shahid Afridi    b Walsh                0   1   0  0
MP Maynard                           c & b Walsh                6   6   1  0
AJ Hollioake          c Muralitharan     b Walsh                1   4   0  0
AD Brown                                 b Walsh               30  16   1  2
JP Crawley            c Muralitharan     b Walsh               36  21   1  3
MV Fleming                               b Muralitharan         2   7   0  0
RWT Key                                  b Muralitharan        21  11   2  1
MA Ealham             c Fleming          b Shahid Afridi       31  18   2  2
RA Smith              not out                                   5   1   0  0
DG Cork               run out (Flower)                          1   4   0  0
Extras                (lb 5, w 3, nb 4)                        12
Total                 (all out, 15 overs)                     156

DNB: SP Jones, *N Hussain, +JS Foster, MJ Saggers, RDB Croft.

FoW: 1-10 (Irani, 0.5 ov), 2-21 (Fulton, 1.6 ov),
     3-22 (Maynard, 2.3 ov), 4-23 (Hollioake, 2.5 ov),
     5-77 (Brown, 6.6 ov), 6-94 (Crawley, 8.4 ov),
     7-95 (Fleming, 9.2 ov), 8-146 (Key, 13.4 ov),
     9-150 (Ealham, 14.2 ov), 10-156 (Cork, 14.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Walsh                        5      0     50      5 (3nb, 1w)
Srinath                      3      0     34      1 (1nb, 1w)
Muralitharan                 4      0     27      2
Mushtaq Ahmed                2      0     32      0
Shahid Afridi                1      0      8      1 (1w)

Rest of the World XI 2nd innings (target: 111 runs from 15 ov)  R   B   4  6
Saeed Anwar           c Jones            b Fleming             27  29   2  1
*SP Fleming           c Fleming          b Saggers              4   8   0  0
NJ Astle              not out                                  76  35   3  4
Shahid Afridi         c Jones            b Fleming              0   1   0  0
PA de Silva           not out                                   1   3   0  0
Extras                (w 4)                                     4
Total                 (3 wickets, 12.4 overs)                 112

DNB: Mushtaq Ahmed, SE Bond, +A Flower, DPMD Jayawardene, A Khan,
     Azhar Mahmood, M Muralitharan, Wasim Akram, Yuvraj Singh,
     J Srinath, CA Walsh.

FoW: 1-10 (Fleming, 2.1 ov), 2-80 (Saeed Anwar, 10.2 ov),
     3-80 (Shahid Afridi, 10.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Saggers                      4      0     31      1 (2w)
Cork                         5      0     36      0 (2w)
Fleming                      2.4    0     32      2
Irani                        1      0     13      0
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2nd match



Power Cricket, 2002-03
The Brits v Rest of the World XI
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (day/night)
5 October 2002 (2 innings per side, 30-over match)

Result: Rest of the World XI won by 2 runs

Toss: The Brits
Umpires: JH Evans and VA Holder
TV Umpire: KJ Lyons
Man of the Match: Wasim Akram

Players per side: 16 (11 bat, 11 field) 


Rest of the World XI 1st innings (15 overs maximum)             R   B   4  6
Saeed Anwar           c Croft            b Saggers              1   5   0  0
Azhar Mahmood         run out (Fulton/Cork)                     2   3   0  0
NJ Astle              c Fleming          b Cork                11  12   1  1
PA de Silva           c Brown            b Fleming             61  20   0  7
Shahid Afridi         c Key              b Ealham              28  19   1  1
+A Flower             c Saggers          b Cork                16  15   0  1
DPMD Jayawardene      c Cork             b Ealham               0   1   0  0
Wasim Akram           not out                                  14  14   0  0
*SP Fleming           not out                                   3   2   0  0
Extras                (lb 2, w 3, nb 1)                         6
Total                 (7 wickets, 15 overs)                   142

DNB: A Khan, SE Bond, M Muralitharan, Mushtaq Ahmed,
     Yuvraj Singh, J Srinath, CA Walsh.

FoW: 1-2 (Saeed Anwar, 0.6 ov), 2-15 (Astle, 3.2 ov),
     3-21 (Azhar Mahmood, 3.5 ov), 4-86 (de Silva, 7.5 ov),
     5-112 (Shahid Afridi, 10.3 ov), 6-112 (Jayawardene, 10.4 ov),
     7-129 (Flower, 13.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Saggers                      3      0     24      1
Cork                         5      0     38      2 (1nb, 1w)
Ealham                       5      0     54      2 (1w)
Fleming                      2      0     24      1

The Brits 1st innings (15 overs maximum)                        R   B   4  6
DP Fulton                                b Bond                22  10   1  0
RWT Key               c Flower           b Wasim Akram          8   8   1  0
*N Hussain                               b Bond                16  15   2  0
JP Crawley            c Astle            b Wasim Akram          1   2   0  0
AD Brown              c Flower           b Muralitharan        54  26   4  4
AJ Hollioake                             b Walsh               16   8   0  1
MP Maynard            not out                                   8  12   0  0
MA Ealham             c Shahid Afridi    b Walsh                0   1   0  0
RA Smith              c Shahid Afridi    b Muralitharan         2   3   0  0
MV Fleming            c Azhar Mahmood    b Walsh                1   2   0  0
RC Irani              not out                                   2   5   0  0
Extras                (b 2, lb 5, w 4, nb 2)                   13
Total                 (9 wickets, 15 overs)                   143

DNB: SP Jones, RDB Croft, +JS Foster, MJ Saggers, DG Cork.

FoW: 1-25 (Key, 2.2 ov), 2-37 (Fulton, 3.5 ov),
     3-38 (Crawley, 4.1 ov), 4-75 (Hussain, 7.6 ov),
     5-115 (Brown, 10.6 ov), 6-123 (Hollioake, 11.3 ov),
     7-123 (Ealham, 11.4 ov), 8-128 (Smith, 12.4 ov),
     9-133 (Fleming, 13.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Wasim Akram                  5      0     45      2 (2w)
Bond                         5      0     53      2 (1nb)
Muralitharan                 3      0     21      2 (1w)
Walsh                        2      0     17      3 (1nb, 2w)

Rest of the World XI 2nd innings (15 overs maximum)             R   B   4  6
Saeed Anwar                              b Saggers              0   1   0  0
*SP Fleming                              b Saggers             43  23   5  1
NJ Astle                                 b Cork                 1   5   0  0
PA de Silva           c Fulton           b Saggers              7   5   0  1
+A Flower                                b Saggers              1   2   0  0
Shahid Afridi         c Foster           b Saggers             35  16   0  0
DPMD Jayawardene      c Foster           b Ealham               5   5   1  0
Azhar Mahmood                        c & b Ealham              21  17   0  2
Wasim Akram           c Hussain          b Hollioake           12  10   0  1
A Khan                st Foster          b Ealham               2   3   0  0
SE Bond               not out                                   1   1   0  0
Extras                (lb 2, w 10, nb 1)                       13
Total                 (all out, 14.3 overs)                   141

DNB: M Muralitharan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Yuvraj Singh, J Srinath,
     CA Walsh.

FoW: 1-0 (Saeed Anwar, 0.1 ov), 2-1 (Astle, 1.2 ov),
     3-11 (de Silva, 2.1 ov), 4-13 (Flower, 2.4 ov),
     5-91 (Shahid Afridi, 8.2 ov), 6-91 (Fleming, 8.3 ov),
     7-106 (Jayawardene, 10.3 ov), 8-135 (Wasim Akram, 13.2 ov),
     9-140 (Khan, 14.1 ov), 10-141 (Azhar Mahmood, 14.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Saggers                      5      0     18      5
Cork                         3      0     47      1 (1nb, 2w)
Fleming                      1      0     26      0
Hollioake                    3      0     29      1 (2w)
Ealham                       2.3    0     19      3 (1w)

The Brits 2nd innings (target: 141 runs from 15 overs)          R   B   4  6
MP Maynard            st Flower          b Muralitharan        44  22   4  1
RA Smith              c Jayawardene      b Walsh               21  10   2  0
RDB Croft                                b Bond                 9   5   2  0
RC Irani              hit wicket         b Wasim Akram          6   4   1  0
AD Brown                                 b Muralitharan         7   7   0  1
DP Fulton             c Shahid Afridi    b Wasim Akram          2   6   0  0
RWT Key               not out                                  23  23   1  1
JP Crawley                               b Wasim Akram          4   7   0  0
AJ Hollioake                             b Muralitharan         0   4   0  0
*N Hussain            not out                                   8   3   0  1
Extras                (b 1, lb 7, w 4, nb 2)                   14
Total                 (8 wickets, 15 overs)                   138

DNB: DG Cork, SP Jones, MV Fleming, +JS Foster, MJ Saggers,
     MA Ealham.

FoW: 1-34 (Smith, 2.6 ov), 2-72 (Croft, 5.3 ov),
     3-79 (Irani, 6.2 ov), 4-85 (Maynard, 7.1 ov),
     5-93 (Brown, 7.5 ov), 6-101 (Fulton, 10.1 ov),
     7-114 (Crawley, 12.5 ov), 8-123 (Hollioake, 13.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Walsh                        3      0     48      1 (1nb)
Muralitharan                 5      1     32      3 (1nb, 2w)
Bond                         2      0     20      1
Wasim Akram                  5      0     30      3 (2w)



The Brits 2nd innings: 1x5 ball over
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I cant unerstand .When Wasim and Anwar can play in this stupid game thenw hy cant the play for country. PCB needs to take action against them and show them door.

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I think Neither of these 2 are fit enough to sustain 5 days of test cricket, and thats why they arent playing test cricket anymore. They can play One Day cricket however. Even PCB knows this and realizes this and thus no action against these great players.

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[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by andha_qanoon: *
I cant unerstand .When Wasim and Anwar can play in this stupid game thenw hy cant the play for country. PCB needs to take action against them and show them door.
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yeah i guess their excuse was that they r taking some rest...then what is this supposed to mean