Pakistan defeats Kenya comprehensively - Group A

A 5 wicket haul by captain Shahid Afridi uprooted Kenya as the minnows got all out for a mere 112 runs in group A clash of world cup 2011.

The highlights of this Pakistan Kenya match is as follows:

* Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 2 wickets)
* Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 21 runs, 0 wicket)
* Pakistan: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (78 balls), Extras 6
* Drinks: Pakistan - 58/2 in 14.0 overs (Kamran Akmal 28, Younis Khan 14)
* 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (Kamran Akmal 30, Younis Khan 16, Ex 4)
* Pakistan: 100 runs in 22.4 overs (140 balls), Extras 9
* Kamran Akmal: 50 off 62 balls (4 x 4)
* Pakistan: 150 runs in 32.1 overs (198 balls), Extras 10
* Drinks: Pakistan - 152/3 in 33.0 overs (Younis Khan 48, Misbah-ul-Haq 29)
* Younis Khan: 50 off 66 balls (2 x 4)
* Over 33.4: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - Younis Khan (Struck down)
* Pakistan: 200 runs in 38.4 overs (237 balls), Extras 24
* 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (Misbah-ul-Haq 16, Umar Akmal 20, Ex 14)
* Misbah-ul-Haq: 50 off 58 balls (1 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Powerplay 3: Overs 43.1 - 48.0 (Batting side - 70 runs, 1 wicket)
* Pakistan: 250 runs in 45.1 overs (277 balls), Extras 25
* Umar Akmal: 50 off 40 balls (7 x 4)
* 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 72 balls (Misbah-ul-Haq 34, Umar Akmal 51, Ex 15)
* Over 48.3: Review by Kenya (Bowling), Umpire - AL Hill, Batsman - Shahid Afridi (Upheld)
* Pakistan: 300 runs in 48.5 overs (299 balls), Extras 40
* Innings Break: Pakistan - 317/7 in 50.0 overs (Abdul Razzaq 8, Abdur Rehman 5)

* Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 1 wicket)
* Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 14 runs, 1 wicket)
* Over 11.3: Review by Kenya (Batting), Umpire - AL Hill, Batsman - MA Ouma (Upheld)
* Kenya: 50 runs in 14.3 overs (87 balls), Extras 8
* Drinks: Kenya - 54/2 in 16.0 overs (CO Obuya 6, SO Tikolo 6)
* Over 26.3: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - T Mishra (Upheld)
* Over 28.5: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - TM Odoyo (Struck down)
* Kenya: 100 runs in 30.1 overs (182 balls), Extras 11

India beats Bangladesh in world cup opener ODI

Virender Sehwag's 175 and Virat Kohli's 100* set up a stupendous 87-run win for India against Bangladesh in the 2011 Cricket World Cup opener at the Shere Bangla stadium.

Sehwag completed his 37th one-day fifty with a big six as he raced to half-century in just 45 balls.

A horrible mix-up with Sehwag ended Tendulkar's (28) stay on crease. Sachin was run out by Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan in the eleventh over. The master blaster hit four boundaries in his 29-ball innings.

Put in to bat first, India openers added run-a-ball 69 runs partnership at Shere Bangla National stadium.

The dashing openers took India's score to 50 in just 8.5 overs, when Tendulkar slammed his fourth boundary of the innings.

Earlier, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to field against co-hosts India in the tournament-opener on Saturday.

Dhoni and his men are eager to settle the score after Bangladesh stunned them in 2007 and kick start their campaign on a positive note at the Shere Bangla National stadium.

Bangladesh, on the other hand, have so far been content with an odd upset and have been generally looked upon as underachievers but the tigers look to shrug off that tag when they lock horns with India at home.

Though they have just five victories from 20 World Cup matches to show, Bangladesh has the distinction of beating Pakistan on debut during the 1999 edition and ousting India and defeating South Africa four years ago.

Cricket World Cup 2011 Match Schedule table

As Cricket world cup 2011 is nearing and is going to start from 19th day of February, The heart beats of Indian Cricket fans and the bookies have already started to fasten. This world cup edition is a special one as it would probably be the last world cup for the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar.

So here is complete schedule of the Cricket World Cup 2011 which is going to be held in Indian Subcontinent.

Match	Date	Teams	Venue
1	19 Feb	India vs Bangladesh	Dhaka
2	20 Feb	New Zealand vs Kenya	Chennai
3	20 Feb	Sri Lanka vs Canada	Hambantota
4	21 Feb	Australia vs Zimbabwe	Ahmedabad
5	22 Feb	England vs Netherlands	Nagpur
6	23 Feb	Pakistan vs Kenya	Hambantota
7	24 Feb	South Africa vs West Indies	New Delhi
8	25 Feb	Australia vs New Zealand	Nagpur
9	25 Feb	Bangladesh vs Ireland	Dhaka
10	26 Feb	Sri Lanka vs Pakistan	Colombo
11	27 Feb	India vs England	Kolkata
12	28 Feb	West Indies vs Netherlands	New Delhi
13	28 Feb	Zimbabwe vs Canada	Nagpur
14	1 Mar	Sri Lanka vs Kenya	Colombo
15	2 Mar	England vs Ireland	Bangalore
16	3 Mar	South Africa vs Netherlands	Mohali
17	3 Mar	Pakistan vs Canada	Colombo
18	4 Mar	New Zealand vs Zimbabwe	Ahmedabad
19	4 Mar	Bangladesh vs West Indies	Dhaka
20	5 Mar	Sri Lanka vs Australia	Colombo
21	6 Mar	India vs Ireland	Bangalore
22	6 Mar	England vs South Africa	Chennai
23	7 Mar	Kenya vs Canada	New Delhi
24	8 Mar	Pakistan vs New Zealand	Pallekelle
25	9 Mar	India vs Netherlands	New Delhi
26	10 Mar	Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe	Pallekelle
27	11 Mar	West Indies vs Ireland	Mohali
28	11 Mar	Bangladesh vs England	Chittagong
29	12 Mar	India vs South Africa	Nagpur
30	13 Mar	New Zealand vs Canada	Mumbai
31	13 Mar	Australia vs Kenya	Bangalore
32	14 Mar	Pakistan vs Zimbabwe	Pallekelle
33	14 Mar	Bangladesh vs Netherlands	Chittagong
34	15 Mar	South Africa vs Ireland	Kolkata
35	16 Mar	Australia vs Canada	Bangalore
36	17 Mar	England vs West Indies	Chennai
37	18 Mar	Sri Lanka vs New Zealand	Mumbai
38	18 Mar	Ireland vs Netherlands	Kolkata
39	19 Mar	Australia vs Pakistan	Colombo
40	19 Mar	Bangladesh vs South Africa	Dhaka
41	20 Mar	Zimbabwe vs Kenya	Kolkata
42	20 Mar	India vs West Indies	Chennai
43	23 Mar	First Quarterfinal	Dhaka
44	24 Mar	Second Quarterfinal	Colombo
45	25 Mar	Third Quarterfinal	Dhaka
46	26 Mar	Fourth Quarterfinal	Ahmedabad
47	29 Mar	First Semifinal	Colombo
48	30 Mar	Second Semifinal	Mohali
49	02 Apr	FINAL	Mumbai

In this edition of the Cricket world cup there are two groups of teams made which are as follows:

Group A – Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya.

Group B – India, South Africa, England, Bangladesh, West Indies, Netherlands and Ireland.