T20 Finals

by HAYDN GILL THIS is it – the day of decision.

After 26 matches spread over 16 days at three venues, the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 champions will be crowned at Kensington Oval today.

A capacity crowd will watch all-conquering Australia and impressive England battle it out in a match in which both sides have every reason to give it their all.

For Australia, it presents a chance to add the only major title that has eluded them.

They have won the last three World Cups, the last two Champions Trophies, but never made an impression in the first two tournaments in this the shortest form of the game.

For England, it gives them an opportunity to lift a global title for the first time.

Defeats in the 1979, 1987 and 1992 World Cup finals and the 2004 Champions Trophy final will be forgotten if they can knock over Australia.

Both teams come into the match with credentials that make each of them worthy of being called champions.

Australia, who failed to get past the group stage at last year’s competition in England, have stormed into the final with a 100 per cent winning record, having brushed aside the challenges of Pakistan and Bangladesh in the Group Stage, India, Sri Lanka and West Indies in the Super Eights and Pakistan again in the semifinals.

England have lost only once – in a rain-affected match in which they smashed 191 for five against West Indies and complained about the effectiveness of the Duckworth/Lewis method in the Twenty20 format after the hosts were set a revised target of 60 in six overs.

Once they moved onto the Super Eights, England looked more and more ominous in taking care of Pakistan, South Africa and New Zealand and were even more convincing in the semifinals where they made light work of Sri Lanka.

Both Australia and England also produced some of the most outstanding players in the tournament.

Australia’s openers Shane Watson and David Warner form a dangerous combination, while Cameron White and David Hussey are also destructive hitters.

Mike Hussey has also become a finisher in this form of the game, as was evidenced in his match-winning unbeaten 60 off 24 balls against Pakistan in the semis that clinched a sensational victory.

With the ball, a battery of fast bowlers – Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Taitt, Dirk Nannes – have been a handful for some teams.

England also have a pair of belligerent openers in the form of rookies Michael Lumb and Craig Kieswetter. Additionally, fellow South Africa-born Kevin Pietersen has hardly put a foot wrong and Eoin Morgan’s innovative methods have brought him success.

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Twenty reasons to win

ON THE COVER: Michael Hussey (Australia), Kevin Pietersen (England).

What’s up for grabs

Winners Runners-up Third and fourth Winners of Super Eights matches Winners of Group Stage matches TOTAL (* Figures in US dollars)

*$800 000 *$400 000 *$200 000 *$50 000 *$25 000 *$2.5 million

NEW FIND: Australia fast bowler Dirk Nannes has the most wickets in the competition.

OPENING UP: England opener Craig Kieswetter has given his team brisk starts.

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4. MAY 16, 2010.

Australian men raring to go MICHAEL CLARKE Captain Date of birth: April 2, 1981 Born: Liverpool, New South Wales Batting/ bowling style: MICHAEL RHB/SLA CLARKE • Has taken over from Ricky Ponting as Australia’s T20 International captain.

• Became the second youngest Australian after Ricky Ponting to reach 5 000 ODI runs in January this year.

• Made centuries in his first Test matches away with 151 v India at Mumbai and at home with 141 v New Zealand at Brisbane in 2004.

• Michael Slater was his cricketing hero when he was growing up.

DANIEL CHRISTIAN Date of birth: May 4, 1983 Born: Camperdown, New South Wales Batting/ DANIEL bowling style: CHRISTIAN RHB/RFM • Has a good all-round record in Twenty20, having scored his runs at a strikerateof over 140 and taken useful wickets including a best of 4-23 for South Australia v Tasmania at Launceston in 2009.

• He captained Australia’s National Indigenous Development team on a tour of England in 2009.

• Made a good debut for Australia in a T20 International against West Indies at Sydney in February this year, taking 2-29 in fours overs and hitting the only ball he faced for four.

• Represented Australia at 2002 Under-19 World Cup, scoring 93 against Scotland.

RYAN HARRIS Date of birth: October 11, 1979 Born: Nowra, New South Wales Batting/ bowling style: RYAN RHB/RFM HARRIS • Vastly experienced, he has played domestic cricket in Australia, England and India.

• Enjoyed an outstanding start to his ODI career, twice taking five wickets in his first three ODI matches.

• Played for the Deccan Chargers in the IPL. • Was called up as a replacement player for Brett Lee at the World Twenty20 2010.

NATHAN HAURITZ Date of birth: October 18, 1981 Born: Wondai, Queensland Batting/ bowling style: NATHAN RHB/OB HAURITZ • Helped New South Wales win the Twenty20 Champions League in October last year with seven wickets at an average of 14.28 and economy rate of 6.25.

• Has the best career economy rate in the Twenty20 Big Bash, conceding 6.35 runs per over.

• Represented Australia at the Under-19 World Cup in 2000 in Sri Lanka, taking 11 wickets at an average of 14.45 and an economy rate of just 2.89.

• His favourite song is The Pretender by Foo Fighters.

DAVID HUSSEY Date of birth: July 15, 1977 Born: Morley, Western Australia Batting/ BRAD HADDIN bowling DAVID Date of birth: style: RHB/OB October 23, • Became HUSSEY 1977 the second Born: Cowra, player after New South Brad Hodge to reach 2 000 Wales Twenty20 runs in June last year.

Batting/ • Scored 100 not out off 47 bowling balls for Victoria v Tasmania at style: Hobart in a Twenty20 Big Bash RHB/WK match in 2008.

BRAD • Has • Has bowled usefully in HADDIN captained Twenty20 Internationals, picking Australia twice up seven wickets at an average of in Twenty20 International matches. 24.42 and conceding just 6.33 • Made an ODI best of 110 runs per over. against New Zealand at Hamilton • Has scored over 11 000 firstin March this year. class runs at an average of 55, but • Has one of the highest rates has yet to play a Test match. of dismissals per match in ODIs at 1.46, having dismissed 97 (90 ct, MICHAEL HUSSEY 7 st) batsmen in 66 ODIs. Date of birth: May 27, 1975 • During the 1999/2000 Born: Morley, Western Australia season he won AUS$150 000 by Batting/bowling style: LHB/RM hitting a sponsor’s sign in a • Named ICC ODI Player of the domestic one-day match.

Year in 2006.

• Scored 116 not out off 54

balls including nine sixes for Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab at Mohali in the Indian Premier League 2008.

• Has one of the highest MICHAEL ODI career HUSSEY batting averages of 53.71, having scored more than 4 000 runs in this format.

• Allan Border was his cricketing hero when he was growing up.

MITCHELL JOHNSON Date of birth: November 2, 1981 Born: Townsville, Queensland Batting/ bowling MITCHELL style: LHB/LF • Took eight JOHNSON wickets at an average of 19.12 and economy rate of 6.37 at the 2007 World Twenty2007.

• Was named Cricketer of the Year at the ICC Awards in 2009, having taken 80 wickets and scored 632 runs in Tests and taken 36 wickets in ODIs in the period under review.

• A powerful lower order hitter, he struck 26 runs off an over from South Africa’s Paul Harris during a Test in Johannesburg last year.

• Worked as a delivery driver for a plumbing business before he became a professional cricketer.

DIRK NANNES Date of birth: May 16, 1976 Born: Mount Waverly, Victoria Batting/ bowling style: RHB/LFM • Is the leading wicketDIRK taker in the Big NANNES Bash Twenty20 competition in Australia with 31 wickets at an average of 15.77 and economy rate of 6.43.

• Took 14 wickets at an average of 17.57 for Middlesex in the Twenty20 Cup in 2008.

• Played for Netherlands at 2009 World Twenty20, qualifying through Dutch parents.

• Narrowly missed selection to the Australian Winter Olympics team as a skier.

TIM PAINE

TIM PAINE Date of birth: December 8, 1984 Born: Hobart, Tasmania Batting/ bowling style: RHB/WK/RM • Scored his 170 runs during the

2009-10 Twenty20 Big Bash season at a strike-rate of 207.50.

• Scored his maiden ODI century with 111 against England at Nottingham last year.

• Took five catches in the 2009 Champions Trophy semi-final against England at Centurion.

• Captained Australia at the Under-19 World Cup in 2004, where he scored 142 runs at an average of 23.66 and took seven wickets with his medium-pacers.

STEVEN SMITH Date of birth: June 2, 1989 Born: Sydney, New South Wales Batting/ bowling style: RHB/LB • Took 4STEVEN 13 in four SMITH overs for New South Wales v Tasmania at Hobart during the 2009-10 Twenty20 Big Bash season.

• Made his debut for Australia in a Twenty20 International against Pakistan at Melbourne in February this year and took 2-34 in his four overs.

• In first-class cricket, he averages over 56 with the bat and took best bowling figures of 7-64 for New South Wales v South Australia at Sydney in March this year.

• Had a useful all-round tournament at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup, scoring 114 runs at an average of 28.50 and taking seven wickets at 17.00

• Made his Twenty20 and ODI debuts for Australia against South Africa in 2009 before he had played first-class cricket.

• Scored 89 off 43 balls, reaching his fifty off 19 balls, on his Twenty20 International debut against South Africa in January 2009.

• Scored his first Twenty20 century with 107 not out off 69 balls for Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders at Delhi in March this year and has a Twenty20 career strike-rate over 150.

• Represented Australia at the 2006 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka, scoring his 91 runs at a strike-rate of 131.88.

SHANE WATSON Date of birth: June 17, 1981 Born: Ipswich, Queensland Batting/ bowling style: RHB/RFM SHANE • Scored 265 WATSON runs at an average of 88.33 at 2009 Champions Trophy, including centuries in the semifinal and final and also took six wickets at an average of 25.16 in the tournament.

• Was named Most Valuable Player in the Indian Premier SHAUN TAITT League 2008, scoring 472 runs at Date of birth: an average of 47.20 and strikeFebruary 22, rate of 151.76 and taking 17 1983 wickets for Rajasthan Royals in the Born: tournament.

Adelaide, • Won the Allan Border medal South as Australia’s leading cricketer in Australia the 2009-10 season.

Batting/ • Represented Australia at bowling Under-19 World Cup in 2000 in Sri SHAUN style: RHB/RF Lanka, scoring 266 runs at an TAITT • In five average of 53.20 and taking five Twenty20 wickets at an average of 19.20.

Internationals in Australia and New Zealand this CAMERON year he took 11 wickets at an WHITE average of 11.90 and economy Date of birth: rate of 6.55.

August 18, • Took an indefinite break from 1983 top cricket in 2008 and retired Born: from first-class cricket but has Bairnsdale, returned to top-flight limited-overs Victoria cricket without losing his pace.

Batting/ • Is one of the few bowlers to bowling have taken eight wickets in a List CAMERON style: RHB/LB A limited-overs match, with 8-43 • Scored a WHITE for South Australia v Tasmania at then world Adelaide in 2004.

Twenty20 • He cannot live without his record of 141 not out off 70 balls computer games. for Somerset v Worcestershire at Worcester in 2006.

DAVID • Captained Victoria at the age WARNER of 20, the youngest captain in their Date of birth: history.

October 27, • Was in the Australian 1986 squad for the 2009 Champions Born: Trophy, but did not play a game.

Paddington, • Captained Australia to the New South title at 2002 Under-19 World Cup, Wales scoring 423 runs in the Batting/ tournament at an average of DAVID bowling 70.50 style: LHB/LB WARNER

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Who’s who in England team PAUL COLLINGWOOD Captain Date of brith: May 26, 1976 Born: Shotley Bridge Batting/bowling style: RHB/RM •Prior to this event, he is England’s most capped player in T20 Internationals with 24, of which he has been captain for 19.

•Has the best bowling PAUL figures for COLLINGWOOD England in Twenty20 Internationals with 4-22 v Sri Lanka at Southampton in 2006.

•Was England's leading run-scorer at 2009 Champions Trophy with 202 at an average of 50.50.

•Is a huge fan of Sunderland football club and lists Dumb and Dumber as his favourite film.

JAMES ANDERSON Date of birth: July 30, 1982 Born: Burnley Batting/bowling style: LHB/RFM •Took five wickets at an average 26.20 at ICC WT20 2009 with a best of 3-23 against Netherlands.

•Took the first ODI hat-trick by an England JAMES bowler ANDERSON against Pakistan at The Oval in 2003.

•Became the third Englishman to take 150 ODI wickets.

•His favourite film is Pulp Fiction and his favourite song is Bittersweet Symphony.

RAVI BOPARA Date of birth: April 5, 1985 Born: Forest Gate Batting/bowling style: RHB/RM •Scored 145 runs at an average of 29.00 and strike-rate of 112.40 at 2009 World Twenty20.

•Is one of the few players to have scored a limited overs double-century with 201not out off 138 balls for Essex against Surrey at Chelmsford RAVI BOPARA in 2008.

•Played for Auckland in 2009/10, scoring 496 limited-overs runs at an average of 55.11 and taking 12 wickets at an average of 20.91 in the Twenty20 competition.

•Represented England at the Under-19 World Cup in 2004 in Bangladesh, scoring 169 runs at an average of 24.14.

TIM BRESNAN Date of birth: May 28, 1985

Born: Pontefract Batting/bowling style: RHB/RMF •Made one of the highest ODI scores by a number eight batsman when he hit a career best score of 80 in the semi-final of 2009 Champions Trophy against Australia at Centurion.

•Took his first four-wicket haul in ODIs TIM BRESNAN with 4-28 against Bangladesh in Chittagong in March this year.

•Is one of the youngest players to represent Yorkshire, having made his limited overs debut for them at the age of 16 in 2001.

•Had a useful Test series against Bangladesh in March this year, taking seven wickets at an average of 32.28 and scoring 91 at Mirpur.

STUART BROAD Date of birth: June 24, 1986 Born: Nottingham Batting/bowling style: LHB/RFM •Is England’s leading wicket-taker in Twenty20 Internationals, prior to the start of the event, with 25 at an average of 22.60.

•Became the second youngest Englishman after Ian Botham to take 50 Test STUART wickets during BROAD The Ashes last year.

•Is the son of former England opening batsman and current ICC match referee Chris Broad.

•His favourite song is Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson.

CRAIG KIESWETTER Date of birth: November 28, 1987 Born: Johannesburg Batting/bowling style: RHB/WK •Played three ODIs for England against Bangladesh in 2010, scoring 107 in the third game at Chittagong.

•Scored 248 runs at an average of 31.00 and strike-rate of 140.11 for Somerset in the Twenty20 CRAIG Cup in 2009.

•Averages over KIESWETTER 40 in List A limited-overs matches at strike-rate of 90 and has already hit five centuries.

•Represented South Africa at the 2006 Under-19 World Cup, scoring 123 runs at a strike-rate of 92.48 and taking five catches and two stumpings.

MICHAEL LUMB Date of birth: February 12, 1980 Born: Johannesburg Batting/bowling style: LHB/RM •Scored 442 runs at an average of 44.20 and strike-rate of 160.72 for Hampshire in the Twenty20 Cup in 2009.

•Made one of the highest MICHAEL scores in the Twenty20 Cup LUMB in England when he hit 124 not out off 69 balls for Hampshire v Essex at Southampton last year.

•Represented South Africa at the Under-19 World Cup 1998 in South Africa, scoring 195 runs at an average of 39.00.

•His father, Richard, played for Yorkshire from 1970 to 1984 and regularly opened the batting with Geoff Boycott.

AMJAL SHAHZAD Date of birth: July 27, 1985 Born: Huddersfield Batting/bowling style: RHB/RFM •Made his debut for England in a T20 International against Pakistan in Dubai this year and took 2-38.

•Had a useful all-round firstclass season for Yorkshire in 2009, taking 41 wickets at an average of 34.26 and scoring 451 runs at 37.58.

•His first fivewicket haul in AMJAL SHAHZAD limited-overs matches was 551 for Yorkshire against Sri Lanka A at Leeds in 2007.

•Became the first Yorkshire-born player of Asian extraction to represent the county in 2004.

RYAN SIDEBOTTOM Date of birth: July 27, 1985 Born: Huddersfield EOIN MORGAN Batting/bowling style: LHB/LFM Date of birth: September 10, •Has one of the best economy 1986 rates for England in T20 Born: Dublin Batting/bowling style: LHB/RM Internationals, prior to this event, conceding 6.82 runs an over while •His 85 not taking 11 wickets at an average of out off 45 balls 20.27. against South •Had the best Africa in economy rate in Johannesburg the Twenty20 last year is the Cup in 2006, highest score conceding just for England in 4.05 runs per T20 over in his 18 Internationals overs for prior to the EOIN Nottinghamshire. start of the MORGAN •Took a hat-trick event.

•Scored 147 runs at an average of in a Test match RYAN 49.00 at 2009 Champions Trophy against New SIDEBOTTOM Zealand at •Made 99 on his ODI debut for Hamilton in 2008.

Ireland against Scotland at Ayr in •Son of Arnie Sidebottom, who 2006. played one Test for England in •Is the first player to score a century for two different countries 1985 and football for Manchester United. in ODIs, having made 115 for Ireland v Canada in 2007 and 110 GRAEME SWANN not out for England v Bangladesh Date of birth: March 24, 1979 this year.

Born: Northampton Batting/bowling style: RHB/OB KEVIN PIETERSEN •Took five Date of birth: June 27, 1980 wickets at an Born: Pietermaritzburg Batting/bowling style: RHB/OB average of 19.40 and •Was economy rate England's of 6.92 runs leading runper over at scorer at both the 2009 World T20 World T20. tournaments •Has a good with all-round 178 in 2007 record in the and 154 in Twenty20 Cup, GRAEME 2009, having a having scored SWAN strike-rate over 709 runs at a strike-rate of 150 each time. KEVIN PIETERSEN 138.47 and taken 61 wickets at •Scored 444 an average of 19.96 and economy runs at 2007 rate of 6.76 for Northamptonshire World Cup in West Indies at an and Nottinghamshire. average of 55.50.

•Hit England’s fastest ODI century •Reached number two in the Reliance Mobile Test bowlers off 69 balls against South Africa Rankings this year. at East London in 2005.

•Belongs to a rock band known as •Married former Liberty X singer Dr Comfort and the Lurid Jessica Taylor in December 2007.

Revelations.

JAMES TREDWELL Date of birth: February 27, 1982 Born: Ashford Batting/bowling style: LHB/LFM •Took 13 wickets at an average of 20.84 and economy rate of 6.45 for Kent in the Twenty20 Cup in 2009.

•Made his Test and ODI debuts for JAMES England in Bangladesh in TREDWELL March this year and took six wickets on his Test debut.

•Took his first-class best figures of 8-66 for Kent against Glamorgan at Canterbury last year.

•Has gone on tours with England A to India in 2004 and UAE in 2010.

LUKE WRIGHT Date of birth: July 3, 1985 Born: Grantham Batting/bowling style: RHB/RM •Scored 103 off 45 balls for Sussex v Kent at Canterbury in a Twenty20 Cup match in 2007.

•His 71 off 49 balls against Netherlands LUKE WRIGHT at Lord's was the highest score for England at the 2009 World Twenty20.

•Represented England at Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh in 2004, scoring 154 runs at an average of 38.50 and taking six wickets at an average of 19.50.

•His favourite film is The Shawshank Redemption.

MICHAEL YARDY Date of birth: November 27, 1980 Born: Pembury Batting/bowling style: LHB/LM •Set a world record for the seventh wicket in T20 Internationals with Paul Collingwood when they added 91 against West Indies at The Oval in 2007. MICHAEL YARDY •Captained Sussex to the title in the Twenty20 Cup last year, taking 13 wickets in the competition at an average of 19.53 and economy rate of just 5.38.

•Took 3-24 on his ODI debut against Pakistan at Nottingham in 2006.

•Made one of his highest firstclass scores of 169 for England A against West Zone at Vadodara during the Duleep Trophy in 2008.

6. MAY 16, 2010.

by AMANDA LYNCH-FOSTER IN 2007, the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) was as eagerly anticipated as Brian Lara coming to the crease in his heyday.

The whole of the West Indies seemed consumed then by World Cup fever.

For the months leading up to it, the current ICC World Twenty20 was as eagerly anticipated as a second division part-timer coming to the crease at No. 9.

Hardly anyone seemed to know or care.

But unlike the Prince of Port-of-Spain, the superstar event, the CWC did not deliver and was widely derided as a costly flop.

By contrast, the unheralded World Twenty20 has been playing out of its skin en route to the innings of its life.

The two tournaments have been different in almost every way, with the World Twenty20 benefiting directly from the mistakes and missteps made during the 2007 tournament.

Certainly, the price has been made right for spectators.

With tickets ranging from US$5 to US$40, West Indian cricket supporters turned out in much larger numbers than they did during the World Cup, when prohibitively high prices ranging from US$15 to US$300 kept many away.

Even after empty stadia forced the local organising committees (LOCs) to lower prices then, bad feelings lingered. Many West Indians expressed the view that the steep prices were a barrier to the very Caribbean citizens whose tax dollars had paid (and still pay) for much of the pre-World Cup spending.

Twenty20 bringing it In this respect, a lesson has certainly been learned and the LOCs and the International Cricket Council have been rewarded with large, lively and most importantly for them considering the multimillion dollar television rights deals, telegenic crowds.

Another important lesson learned – in fact, possibly the most important one, has been about vibes.

The 2007 Cricket World Cup was notoriously dull. To see a half-empty Vivian Richards Cricket Ground then during a huge Australia vs West Indies match-up when Antiguans had been given a public holiday to enjoy the first game, was both a shock and rebuke.

Heavy restrictions on bringing in musical instruments bordered on the ludicrous, with fans required to seek permission to bring a bugle, drum or conch shell. ICC media and communications manager Brian Murgatroyd told the NATION then: “People are perfectly • Continued on next page.

2007 Cricket World Cup no match for T20

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the stadia during play, resulted in food prices that one Trini fan colourfully described as “fiscal rape”.

The prices were simply eye-watering. BD$10 at liberty to bring certain items into the ground for a ham and cheese cutter in Barbados. as long as they have permission beforehand.

JAM$200 for a chicken patty in Jamaica.

And again that’s no different from any other While food prices on the inside are still higher sporting event.”

He was only part right. The restrictions may not than average during this World Twenty20, at have been different from any other sporting event least fans have a choice. In fact, they have two – except West Indian ones, since the only serious choices, as daily match tickets during the prelims and Super Eights allowed fans to watch two advance preparation West Indian fans do for games each day and come and go as they cricket involves cooking food.

And speaking of food . . . this was another area pleased.

And they did – and they have been pleased. that was a welcome change from the World Cup. During that tournament, heavy restrictions on fans And they have shown it – in their numbers, bringing in food or being able to exit and re-enter in their cheering, in their flag-waving and • From Page 6.

their dancing.

The World Twenty20 was initially greeted with wariness by West Indian fans who had been embarrassed and let down by the CWC debacle.

We were reluctant to trust again, even as superfans Mac Fingall, Gravy and Peter Matthews urged us on from our TV screens and the giant bats stationed around the islands.

But in the end, the World Twenty20 did, most unexpectedly and sweetly, bring it.

• Amanda Lynch-Foster the NATION’s Digital Editor. She covered 2007 World Cup matches in Barbados, Jamaica, Antigua and Trinidad as a features reporter.

8. MAY 16, 2010.

MAIN ATTRACTION: The Reliance Mobile dancers were popular among the spectators.

Dancing mood WATCH ME: This young girl showing an experienced dancer that she could do a thing.

ENJOY IT: Mac Fingall (left) and his crew enjoying themselves in the Party Stand.

RUK-A-TUK: A tuk band entertaining spectators in the 3Ws Stand at Kensington Oval.

10. MAY 16, 2010.

How they stack up MOST RUNS (Top 10) Batsman Runs Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 302 Salman Butt (Pakistan) 223 Suresh Raina (India) 219 Kevin Pietersen (England) 201 Kamran Akmal (Pakistan) 180 Mike Hussey (Australia) 171 Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 171 Eoin Morgan (England) 168 Shane Watson (Australia) 161 Craig Kieswetter (England) 159

Average 60.40 44.60 43.80 67.00 30.00 85.50 34.20 33.60 26.83 26.50

Strike-rate 159.78 131.17 146.00 134.89 120.80 176.28 116.32 130.23 149.07 112.76

Average 11.00 9.45 15.36 14.20 15.60 13.11 14.11 12.87 14.12 14.87 16.75 19.00

Economy-rate 7.00 6.50 7.56 7.10 7.80 6.43 7.05 4.98 6.71 7.93 7.73 6.60

MOST WICKETS (Top 10) Bowler Dirk Nannes (Australia) Charl Langeveldt (South Africa) Saeed Amjal (Pakistan) Steven Smith (Australia) Ashish Nehra (India) Mitchell Johnson (Australia) Graeme Swann (England) Shaun Tait (Australia) Stuart Broad (England) Morne Morkel (South Africa) Ryan Sidebottom (England) Mohammad Aamer (Pakistan)

Wickets 14 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8

HIGHEST TOTALS (Top 10) 197-7 (19.5) 195-3 191 191-5 191-6 186-5 184-5 173-7 172-3 172-5

Australia v Pakistan, Beausejour Stadium Sri Lanka v West Indies, Kensington Oval Australia v Pakistan, Beausejour Stadium England v West Indies, Providence Stadium Pakistan v Australia, Beausejour Stadium India v South Africa, Beausejour Stadium Australia v India, Kensington Oval Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Providence Stadium Pakistan v Bangladesh, Beausejour Stadium South Africa v India, Beausejour Stadium

STANDINGS Tabulate under: M-matches; W-wins; L-losses; T-ties; NR-no results; Ppoints; NRR-net run-rate).

GROUP STAGE GROUP A Teams Australia Pakistan Bangladesh

M 2 2 2

W 2 1 0

L 0 1 2

T 0 0 0

NR 0 0 0

P 4 2 0

NRR 1.525 -0.325 -1.200

GROUP B Teams New Zealand Sri Lanka Zimbabwe

M 2 2 2

W 2 1 0

L 0 1 2

T 0 0 0

NR 0 0 0

P 4 2 0

NRR 0.428 0.355 -1.595

GROUP C Teams India South Africa Afghanistan

M 2 2 2

W 2 1 0

L 0 1 2

T 0 0 0

NR 0 0 0

P 4 2 0

NRR 1.495 1.125 -2.446

GROUP D Teams West Indies England Ireland

M 2 2 2

W 2 0 0

L 0 1 1

T 0 0 0

NR 0 1

P 4 1 1

NRR 2.780 -0.452 -3.500

GROUP E Teams England Pakistan New Zealand South Africa

M 3 3 3 3

W 3 1 1 1

L 0 2 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

N 0 0 0 0

P 6 2 2 2

NRR 0.962 0.041 -0.373 -0.617

GROUP F Teams Australia Sri Lanka West Indies India

M 3 3 3 3

W 2 2 1 0

L 0 1 2 3

T 0 0 0 0

N 0 0 0 0

P 6 4 2 0

NRR 2.733 -0.333 -1.281 -1.117

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MAY 16, 2010. 11 GROUP STAGE GROUP A PAKISTAN v BANGLADESH Date: Saturday May 1 Venue: Beausejour Stadium Result: Pakistan won by 21 runs Scores: PAKISTAN 172-3 in 20 overs (Kamran Akmal 73, Salman Butt 73; Shakib Al Hasan 2-27). BANGLADESH 151-7 in 20 overs (Mohammad Ashraful 65, Shakib Al Hasan 47; Mohammad Sami 329, Mohammad Aamer 2-16).

PAKISTAN v AUSTRALIA Date: Sunday May 2 Venue: Beausejour Stadium Result: Australia won by 34 runs Scores: AUSTRALIA 191 in 20 overs (Shane Watson 81, David Hussey 53, David Warner 26; Mohammad Aamer 3-23, Saeed Ajmal 3-34).

PAKISTAN 157 in 20 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 41, Shahid Afridi 33; Shaun Tait 3-20, Dirk Nannes 3-41, Michell Johnson 2-21).

BANGLADESH v AUSTRALIA Venue: Kensington Oval Result: Australia won by 27 runs Scores: AUSTRALIA 141-7 in 20 overs (Mike Hussey 47 not out, Steve Smith 27; Shakib Al Hasan 2-24, Mashrafe Mortaza 2-28).

BANGLADESH 114 in 18.4 overs (Shakib Al Hasan 28, Mushfiqur Rahim 24; Dirk Nannes 4-18, David Hussey 2-8, Steve Smith 2-29).

GROUP B SRI LANKA v NEW ZEALAND Date: Friday April 30 Venue: Providence Stadium Result: New Zealand won by two wickets Scores: SRI LANKA 135-6 in 20 overs (Mahela Jayawardene 81, Dinesh Chandimal 29; Shane Bond 2-35). NEW ZEALAND 139-8 in 19.5 overs (Jesse Ryder 42; Muttiah Muralitharan 2-25).

SRI LANKA v ZIMBABWE Date: Monday May 3 Venue: Providence Stadium Result: Sri Lanka won by 14 runs under Duckworth/Lewis method.

Scores: SRI LANKA 173-7 in 20 overs (Mahela Jayawardene 100, Thissara Perera 23; Ray Price 2-31, Greg Lamb 2-34). ZIMBABWE 29-1 in 5 overs.

NEW ZEALAND V ZIMBABWE Date: Tuesday May 4 Venue: Providence Stadium Result: New Zealand by seven runs under Duckworth/Lewis method.

Scores: ZIMBABWE 84 in 15.1 overs (Tatenda Taibu 21, Hamilton Masakadza 20; Scott Styris 3-5, Nathan McCullum 3-16, Daniel Vettori 2-10). NEW ZEALAND 36 -1 in 8.1 overs (Brendon McCullum 22).

GROUP C INDIA v AFGHANISTAN Date: Saturday May 1 Venue: Beausejour Stadium Result: India won by seven wickets Scores: AFGHANISTAN 115-8 in 20 overs (Noor Ali 50, Asghar Stanikzai 30; Ashish Nehra 3-19, Praveen Kumar 2-14). INDIA 116-3 in 14.5 overs (Murali Vijay 48, Yuvraj Singh 23 not out).

SOUTH AFRICA v INDIA Date: Sunday May 2 Venue: Beausejour Stadium Result: India won by 14 runs Scores: INDIA 186-5 in 20 overs (Suresh Raina 101, Yuvraj Singh 37; Rory Kleinveldt 2-48). SOUTH AFRICA 172-5 in 20 overs (Jacques Kallis 73, Graeme Smith 36, AB de Villiers 31; Yusuf Pathan 2-42).

SOUTH AFRICA v AFGHANISTAN Date: Wednesday May 5 Venue: Kensington Oval Result: Australia won by 59 runs Scores: SOUTH AFRICA 139-7 in 20 overs (Jacques Kallis 34, Graeme Smith 27, JP Duminy 25, Albie Morkel 23; Hamid Hassan 3-21).

AFGHANISTAN 80 in 16 overs (Mirwais Ashraf 23, Hamid Hassan 22; Morne Morkel 4-20, Charl Langeveldt 3-12, Dale Steyn 2-6).

GROUP D WEST INDIES v IRELAND Date: Friday April 30 Venue: Providence Stadium Result: West Indies won by 70 runs Scores: WEST INDIES 138-9 in 20 overs (Darren Sammy 30, Ramnaresh Sarwan 24; George Dockrell 3-16, Andre Botha 2-7, Alex Cusack 219, Boyd Rankin 2-35). IRELAND 68 in 16.2 overs (Gary Wilson

ICC WORLD TWENTY20 SCORES 2010 – MEN 17; Darren Sammy 3-8, Ravi Rampaul 3-17, Dwayne Bravo 2-5).

ENGLAND v WEST INDIES Date: Monday May 3 Venue: Providence Stadium Result: West Indies won by eight wickets under Duckworth/Lewis method.

Scores: ENGLAND 191-5 in 20 overs (Eoin Morgan 55, Luke Wright 45, Michael Lumb 28, Craig Kieswetter 26, Kevin Pietersen 24; Darren Sammy 2-22). WEST INDIES 60-2 in 5.5 overs (Chris Gayle 25; Graeme Swann 2-24).

ENGLAND v IRELAND Date: Tuesday May 4 Venue: Providence Stadium Result: No result Scores: ENGLAND 120-8 in 20 overs (Eoin Morgan 45, Luke Wright 20; Kevin O’Brien 2-22, Boyd Rankin 2-25). IRELAND 14-1 in 3.3 overs.

SUPER EIGHTS GROUP E PAKISTAN v ENGLAND Date: Thursday May 6 Venue: Kensington Oval Result: England won by six wickets Scores: PAKISTAN 147-9 in 20 overs (Salman Butt 34, Umar Akmal 30; Michael Yardy 2-19, Stuart Broad 2-25, Ryan Sidebottom 2-28).

ENGLAND 148-4 in 19.3 overs (Kevin Pietersen 70 not out, Michael Lumb 25, Craig Kieswetter 25; Saeed Ajmal 2-15).

SOUTH AFRICA v NEW ZEALAND Date: Thursday May 6 Venue: Kensington Oval Result: South Africa won by 13 runs Scores: SOUTH AFRICA 170-4 in 20 overs (AB de Villiers 47 not out, Albie Morkel 40, Jacques Kallis 31, Herschelle Gibbs 30). NEW ZEALAND 157-7 in 20 overs (Jesse Ryder 33, Nathan McCullum 26 not out; Johan Botha 2-23, Morne Morkel 2-27, Charl Langeveldt 2-39).

PAKISTAN v NEW ZEALAND Date: Saturday May 8 Venue: Kensington Oval Result: Pakistan won by one run Scores: NEW ZEALAND 133-7 in 20 overs (Daniel Vettori 38, Brendon McCullum 33, Scott Styris 21; Abdul Rehman 2-19, Muhammad Sami 2-25, Shahid Afridi 2-29). PAKISTAN 132-7 in 20 overs (Salman Butt 67 not out, Abdul Razzaq 29; Ian Butler 3-19, Kyle Mills 2-33).

ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA Date: Saturday May 8 Venue: Kensington Oval Result: England won by 39 runs Scores: ENGLAND 168-7 in 20 overs (Kevin Pietersen 53, Craig Kieswetter 41, Eoin Morgan 21; Johan Botha 2-15, Charl Langeveldt 2-34, Morne Morkel 2-40). SOUTH AFRICA 129 in 19 overs (JP Duminy 39; Ryan Sidebottom 3-23, Graeme Swann 3-24, Stuart Broad 2-26, Michael Yardy 2-31).

PAKISTAN v SOUTH AFRICA

Date: Monday May 10 Venue: Beausejour Stadium Result: Pakistan won by 11 runs Scores: PAKISTAN 148-7 in 20 overs (Umar Akmal 51, Kamran akmal 37, Shahid Afridi 30; Charl Langeveldt 4-19). SOUTH AFRICA 1377 in 20 overs (AB de Villiers 53, Jacques Kallis 22; Saeed Ajmal 426, Abdur Rehman 2-35).

NEW ZEALAND v ENGLAND Date: Monday May 10 Venue: Beausejour Stadium Result: England won by three wickets Scores: NEW ZEALAND 149-6 in 20 overs (Ross Taylor 44, Brendon McCullum 33, Scott Styris 31; Graeme Swann 2-31, Stuart Broad 233). ENGLAND 153-7 in 19.1 overs (Eoin Morgan 40, Michael Lumb 32, Luke Wright 24, Tim Bresnan 23; Scott Styris 2-16, Shane Bond 2-29).

GROUP F AUSTRALIA v INDIA Date: Friday May 7 Venue: Kensington Oval Result: Australia won by 49 runs Scores: AUSTRALIA 184-5 in 20 overs (David Warner 72, Shane Watson 54, David Hussey 35; Yuvraj Singh 2-20, Ashish Nehra 2-31). INDIA 135 in 17.4 overs (Rohit Sharma 79 not out; Shaun Tait 3-21, Dirk Nannes 3-25).

SRI LANKA v WEST INDIES Date: Friday May 7 Venue: Kensington Oval Result: Sri Lanka won by 57 runs Scores: SRI LANKA 195-3 in 20 overs (Mahela Jayawardene 98 not out, Kumar Sangakkara 68). WEST INDIES 138-8 in 20 overs (Ramnaresh Sarwan 28, Dwayne Bravo 23; Ajantha Mendis 3-24, Lasith Malinga 3-28).

INDIA V WEST INDIES Date: Sunday May 9 Venue: Kensington Oval Result: West Indies won by 14 runs Scores: WEST INDIES 169-6 in 20 overs (Chris Gayle 98, Shivnarine Chanderpaul 23; Ashish Nehra 3-35). INDIA 155-9 in 20 overs (Suresh Raina 32, Mahendra Singh Dhoni 29; Kemar Roach 2-38).

SRI LANKA v AUSTRALIA Date: Sunday May 9 Venue: Kensington Oval Result: Australia won by 81 runs Scores: AUSTRALIA 168-5 in 20 overs (Cameron White 85 not out, Mike Hussey 39 not out; Suraj Randiv 3-20, Angelo Mathews 2-24). SRI LANKA 87 in 16.2 overs (Tillakaratne Dilshan 20; Steven Smith 2-12, Mitchell Johnson 3-15, Steven Smith 2-12, Dirk Nannes 2-19).

SRI LANKA v INDIA Date: Tuesday May 11 Venue: Beausejour Stadium Result: Sri Lanka won by five wickets Scores: INDIA 163-5 in 20 overs (Suresh Raina 63, Gautam Gambhir 41, MS Dhoni 23 not out; Lasith Malinga 2-25, Thilan Thushara 2-41).

SRI LANKA 167-5 in 20 overs (Angelo Matthews 46, Kumar Sangakkara 46, Chamara Kapugedera 37, Tillakaratne Dilshan 33; Vinay Kumar 2-30).

WEST INDIES v AUSTRALIA Date: Tuesday May 11 Venue: Beausejour Stadium Result: Australia won by six wickets Scores: WEST INDIES 105 in 19 overs (Ramnaresh Sarwan 26, Shivnarine Chanderpaul 24; Steve Smith 3-20, David Hussey 2-3, Mitchell Johnson 2-22). AUSTRALIA 109-4 in 16.2 overs (Brad Haddin 42, David Warner 25).

SEMI-FINALS ENGLAND v SRI LANKA Date: Thursday May 13 Venue: Beausejour Stadium Result: England won by three wickets Scores: SRI LANKA 128-6 in 20 overs (Angelo Matthews 58; Stuart Broad 2-21). ENGLAND 132-3 in 16 overs (Kevin Pietersen 42 not out, Craig Kieswetter 39, Michael Lumb 33; Thissara Perera 2-19).

AUSTRALIA v PAKISTAN Date: Friday May 14 Venue: Beausejour Stadium Result: Australia won by three wickets Scores: PAKISTAN 191-6 in 20 overs (Umar Akmal 56 not out, Kamran Akmal 50, Salman Butt 32). AUSTRALIA 197-7 in 19.5 overs (Mike Hussey 60 not out, Cameron White 43, Brad Haddin 25; Mohammad Aamer 3-35, Abdur Rehman 2-33).

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FINAL BOUND: England players celebrating the fall of another Sri Lanka wicket.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Australia’s Mike Hussey (right) and Mitchell Johnson celebrating their stunning win against Pakistan.

Hussey made an unbeaten 60 off 24 balls that included six sixes as Australia chased down a target of 192 to win with one ball remaining.

FIRST SEMI-FINAL

SUPER SEMIS IT’S COMING: England captain Paul Collingwood about to accept a slip catch offered by Sri Lanaka opener Sanath Jayasuriya.

ENGLAND beat Sri Lanka and Australia edge Pakistan to set up final showdown.

ON BENDED KNEE: Australia allrounder Cameron White lashing out during his 43 off 31 balls.

GOT IT: England’s Luke Wright completing an outstanding catch that accounted for Sri Lanka’s Tillakeratne Dilshan.

SECOND SEMI-FINAL

BUSY: Pakistan’s Umar Akmal sweeping during his unbeaten 56 off 35 balls.

DIRK NANNES

14. MAY 16, 2010.

TEN MONTHS AGO, Dirk Nannes was an Aussie pace journeyman representing the land of his parents, the Netherlands, in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England.

Then, the Dutch famously conquered the hosts in the tournament opener at Lord’s although Nannes (4-0-30-0) hardly contributed.

Now 33, the left-arm seamer is the leading wicket-taker in the ICC World Twenty20 and a lead actor in Australia’s dominating show.

Like Warner with the bat, Nannes has provided the initial spark with the new ball, delivering crucial breakthroughs

to derail opponents inside the Powerplay overs.

His 13 wickets coming into the semis was a tournamenthigh and an economy rate of 6.77 is also among the best.

Nannes is a hardworking hero, having trodden an unorthodox path to the summit of world cricket – for many years he was a World Cup mogul skier and just missed out on making the Aussie team for the 1990 Winter Olympics.

DAVID WARNER IT IS HARD to single out one star performer from the awesome Australians, who witnessed a host of outstanding displays during their five-winsout-of-five surge to the semifinals.

But David Warner’s confidence at the top of the order epitomizes the Aussie aura and immediately puts the opposition on the back foot.

The 23-year-old is the Twenty20 poster boy, an unorthodox left-hander who strikes fear into bowlers (he has only played four first-class matches).

His innings of 72 against one of the pre-tournament

favourites, India, included an amazing seven sixes and showed his wares to the Barbadian public.

The West Indies might have knocked themselves out with a meek batting performance in the must-win showdown with the Aussies in St Lucia. But Warner’s brief assault further compounded their misery, as he blasted Jerome Taylor to all parts on his way to 25 off 12 balls.

His opening association with Shane Watson has been one of the keys to Aussie success as they seek to lift another world title at the historic Kensington Oval.

Star boys CRAIG COZIER highlights the star performers of the tournament

MAHELA JAYAWARDENE CLASS is permanent.

The silky right-hander best expressed that cliché during Sri Lanka’s impressive run to the semi-finals of the ICC World Twenty20.

While all the pre-tournament noise was being made about the brutal sixhitters and power players, Mahela Jayawardene has been the undisputed batsman of the tournament.

He opened with a magnificent 81 off 51 balls that anchored a disappointing Sri Lankan total that proved insufficient against New Zealand.

The former captain, who led Sri Lanka to the 2007 World Cup final in Barbados, was even better in the must-win game against Zimbabwe, an even century off 64 deliveries decorated with ten fours and four sixes seeing his side home.

Kensington Oval saw his elegance when he broke West Indian hearts with an awesome, unbeaten 98 off 56 balls that floored the hosts.

His stroke-play has been more Michelangelo than Mike Tyson, most of his boundaries coming through sweet brush strokes rather than bludgeoning blows.

Three failures in the last three tarnished his resumé slightly but with a tournamentbest 302 runs at an emphatic strike rate of 159.78 (he also has the most sixes – 11), he remains the lynchpin for Sri Lanka.

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KEVIN PIETERSEN KEVIN PIETERSEN’S star had been waning over the past 12 months as injury and loss of form caused many to question the tall right-hander’s place as one of the elite batsmen in world cricket.

The 29-year-old has used the ICC World Twenty20 to restate his credentials with a string of typically confident innings to energise England’s bid for a first-ever ICC tournament victory.

The English were stalled in the preliminaries by Guyana’s notoriously fickle weather but Pietersen broke out when he strode out on Kensington’s spicy pitch during the Super Eight.

Two Man-of-the-Match performances ensued, an unbeaten 73 off 52 balls (with eight fours and two sixes) against Pakistan and an even more bruising assault against the land of his birth (53 off 33 deliveries) pushing England into the semis.

His mood would have been improved by the arrival of his first child, a boy, Pietersen jetting back to be beside his wife Jessica for the birth last Monday.

He returned to the Caribbean in time for the semi-finals as England tried to keep their title bid alive.

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16. MAY 16, 2010.

“One of the benefits of losing a few wickets early from my point of view is that you have time to get yourself in.”

– CAMERON WHITE, Australia all-rounder after his unbeaten 85 off 49 balls against Sri Lanka when he came in at 30-4 in the fifth over.

“FIRST let me apologise to the fans. To get knocked out of the ICC World Twenty20 is a tough one. The display was absolutely terrible.”

– CHRIS GAYLE, West Indies captain after his team lost to Australia by six wickets in the last Super Eights match.

“I think people will be surprised by how good women’s cricket is these days. We train hard, we play hard and there is a lot CHRIS of talent in the GAYLE West Indies.”

– STAFANIE TAYLOR, West Indies women’s all-rounder.

“I think the batting order you see at the start of the game is irrelevant,” – MICHAEL CLARKE, Australia captain who did not bat against India despite his team losing five wickets.

CORRIE VAN ZYL

“We won’t win the World Cup in 2011 if we continue like this.

We’ll have to change our approach. We cannot keep repeating the same errors and not make changes.” – CORRIE VAN ZYL, South Africa coach after his team’s elimination at the Super Eights stage.

“The IPL is a domestic tournament and the standard is much lower than a world event where you are up against quality batsmen and bowlers.” – SOURAV GANGULY, former India captain who believes the IPL may have lulled the Indian players into a false sense of security.

SOURAV GANGULY

a shame that we did''t qualify for the [50-over] World Cup 2011 as I think with another year to improve we could have surprised a few teams.”

– HAMID HASSAN, Afghanistan fast bowler on the participation of the ICC affiliate members in the tournament.

“Ninety-five per cent of the time when you get 191 runs on the board you are going to win the game. Unfortunately Duckworth-Lewis seems to have other ideas and brings the equation completely the other way and CAMERON makes it very difficult.”

WHITE – PAUL COLLINGWOOD, England captain after his team lost to the West Indies who were set a revised target of 60 in six overs.

T20 soundbites

“Looking back on the event, I think we have shown that we have the potential to compete against some of the full members, and it is just

PAUL COLLINGWOOD

“They are very tired wickets. It’s almost like they have been used a lot. Batting isn’t easy, once you get in it’s easier, but getting yourself in is the hard part.” – SCOTT STYRIS, New Zealand allrounder on the pitches at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.

SCOTT STYRIS

“The hardest thing about Twenty20 cricket for me is that you have to keep looking at the scoreboard.” – DAVID WARNER, Australia opening batsman.

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18. MAY 16, 2010.

THE WOMEN’S World Twenty20 final will be a battle between the Trans-Tasman rivals.

Australia and New Zealand booked their places for the 4 p.m. final after completing comfortable semifinal victories at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia.

And both come into the final with unbeaten records in the tournament.

In the semis, Australia defeated India by seven wickets on the strength of an innings of 61 by captain Alex Blackwell (left) while New Zealand’s 56-run victory over West Indies was inspired by Sara McGlashan’s 84 (right).

GROWING UP, Deandra Dottin used to watch cricket on television.

Gradually, she started swinging the bat purely for fun, before becoming part of the evening street matches.

Soon enough, she was pursuing the sport seriously.

When she was 17, she convinced her coach at St James Secondary School to include her in the boys’ side. He agreed, reluctantly, and she went on to score a hundred to take the team to an improbable victory. In the process, she has announced her arrival.

For those who know her, the innings against South Africa on of the opening day of the women’s ICC World Twenty20 didn’t come as a surprise.

Batting at No. 6, the 19-year-old re-wrote the record books with the fastest ever century in the World Twenty20 – off just 38 balls, with nine sixes and five fours. She also became the first woman to hit a century in this format and already holds the fastest 50 record.

Though a West Indian, her inspiration when it comes to big-hitting are Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virender Sehwag and Herschelle Gibbs – the latter also her favourite cricketer.

“Sehwag and Dhoni are those two cricketers I love to watch bat and I, too, am a really aggressive person with the bat,” she says.

“I used to play around in the town and picked it from there.

I live in Barbados and here, cricket means everything.”

A gifted athlete, she won gold in discus, javelin and shot put at the national level, and narrowly missed out on making the Under17 national football team. Yet cricket remained her first love.

One reason behind that is that she comes from a family of cricketers – her brothers have represented Barbados while cousin Ottis Gibson went on to play for West Indies, and is at present the team’s coach.

Dottin admits her game plan against South Africa was to stay at the crease and hit only the loose deliveries.

“We had lost a few wickets and I wanted to just stay at the crease but soon I realised that the situation was getting bad and I need to hit out to score a few runs,” she says.

“The ball really came off my bat and after the first few hits, I knew it was my day.”

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Cricket in her blood DARING DEANDRA: Deandra Dottin smashing a ball through the off-side during a practice session ahead of the semifinal for the West Indies women’s team.

20. MAY 16, 2010.

Australian women set to wow ’em ALEX BLACKWELL Captain Date of birth: August 31, 1983 Born: Wagga, Wagga, New South Wales ALEX Batting/ BLACKWELL bowling style: RHB/RM • A regular member of the Australia top-order batting lineup, she scored her maiden ODI hundred against England in February 2008.

• Her twin sister, Kate, has also played for Australia at international level.

• She is a university lecturer in anatomy and physiology.

• Hobbies include surfing, fishing and music. Her favourite food is seafood paella.

JESSICA CAMERON Date of birth: June 26, 1989 Born: Williamstown, Victoria Batting/ JESSICA bowling CAMERON style: RHB/LB • Regarded as a strong striker of the ball and is also a fine fielder.

• Made her ODI debut in the Rose Bowl series against New Zealand in February 2008, batting in the middle order.

• Made her debut for her state team, Victoria, at the age of 17.

• The current cricketer she most admires is Brad Haddin.

SARAH ELLIOTT Date of birth: January 4, 1982 Born: Melbourne, Victoria SARAH Batting/ ELLIOT bowling style: RHB/LB • The Victoria batter made her ODI debut against England in September 2005 and has a top ODI score of 96 against India in November 2008.

• Recalled to the Australia ODI team in February 2010, having not played an international game for 15 months.

• Scored consecutive halfcenturies in her last two ODI

appearances against New • Called up as a replacement Zealand in March 2010. for injured captain Jodie Fields • Named as the WNCL • Made her international Player of the Series for 2009/10 debut earlier this year as a in Cricket Australia’s end of teenager season awards in March 2010.

• A niece of former Australia wicket-keeper, Ian Healy RENE FARRELL JULIE HUNTER Date of Date of birth: birth: March January 13, 5, 1984 1987 Born: Born: Melbourne, Kogarah, Victoria Western Batting/ RENE Australia bowling JULIE FARRELL Batting/ style: HUNTER bowling RHB/RM style: RHB/RFM • Made • Promising young fast her ODI debut against New bowler who has become a Zealand in February 2010, and regular member of the Australia made her first T20 International side. appearance eight days later.

• Took 3-36 on her ODI • Took six wickets in three debut against New Zealand in matches in the ODI series in 2007.

New Zealand in March 2010, • In March 2010, she including 3-40, which helped her became the first player in seal a place in the World history to win back-to-back Zoe Twenty20 2010 squad.

Goss Medals for the most outstanding Western Australia SHELLEY cricketer of the season.

NITSCHKE • She previously played for Date of New South Wales. birth: December 3, RACHAEL 1976 HAYNES Born: Date of Adelaide, birth: South SHELLY December 26, Australia NITSCHKE Batting/ 1986 Born: bowling Melbourne, style: LHB/SLA Victoria • Regarded as one of the RACHEL Batting/ leading players in international HAYNES bowling cricket with bat and ball. style: • Only broke into the LHB/LM international side at the age of •Has enjoyed an excellent 28, but now has 83 ODI wickets start to her international career to her name. since making her ODI debut at • Was the leading wicketLord's in July 2009 against taker at the ICC Women's World England.

Cup 2005.

•Scored two half- centuries • Enjoyed an excellent event against New Zealand in the at the 2009 World Twenty20, home ODI series in February taking five wickets and scoring 2010 and currently averages 130 runs (the fifth highest in the over 38 in ODI cricket. event).

•Took 3-19 against New Zealand in the T20 international ERIN at Wellington in February 2010 - OSBORNE the only time prior to this event Date of she has ever bowled at this birth: June level.

27, 1989 Born: Taree, ALYSSA New South HEALY Wales Date of Batting/ ERIN birth: May bowling OSBORNE 24, 1990 style: Born: Gold RHB/OB Coast, • Highly promising spin Queensland bowler who has been in and out Batting/ of the Australia side in the last ALYSSA bowling 12 months.

HEALY style: • Made her debut for the RHB/WK national side in February 2009,

after finishing joint top wickettaker in the Women's National League in 2008-09.

• Member of the New South Wales Breakers side which has dominated Australia's domestic competition in recent years.

• Captained the New South Wales Under-19 team to victory in the National Championships in 2007-08.

ELLYSE PERRY Date of birth: November 3, 1990 Born: Sydney, New South ELLYSE Wales PERRY Batting/ bowling style: RHB/RFM • The highly promised allrounder became the youngest Australia player ever to play international cricket when she made her ODI debut in 2007.

• Came to the attention of the cricketing world in a Twenty20 game against England at the MCG in 2008, when she hit a straight six down the ground.

• Had a successful Rose Bowl series in Australia in early February in which she had claimed 13 wickets in Australia’s 5-0 win over New Zealand.

• An outstanding soccer player, she has toured Hong Kong with the Australia team.

LEAH POULTON

LEAH POULTON Date of birth: February 27, 1984 Born: Newcastle, New South Wales Batting/ bowling

style: RHB/LB • She made a century in only her third ODI appearance, helping her side to a five-run win over New Zealand in 2006.

• Former captain of the Australia Under-19 side.

• Has experience of playing in the Super 4s competition in England in 2008 – she was the leading run-scorer with 215 runs in 2008.

• She enjoys travelling and spending time at the beach and is a PE teacher.

CLEA SMITH Date of birth: January 6, 1979 Born: Melbourne, Victoria Batting/ bowling style: RHB/RMF

• Member of the Women’s World Cup winning squad in 2005.

• Took a hat-trick for Victoria CLEA against SMITH Western Australia in November 2007.

• Her favourite cricketer is Merv Hughes.

• Hobbies include renovating, gardening, live music and road cycling.

LISA STHALEKAR Date of birth: August 13, 1979 Born: Poona, India Batting/ bowling LISA style: STHALEKAR RHB/OB • Member of the Australia side which won the Women’s World Cup in 2005, scoring a half-century in the final.

• Was named Australia’s Woman Cricketer of the Year at the Allan Border Medal night in 2007 and 2008.

• Named Player of the Tournament in the 2007 Quadrangular Series involving Australia, England, India and New Zealand.

• Interests include cooking and watching movies. Her favourite TV show is Grey’s Anatomy.

ELYSE VILLANI Date of birth: October 6, 1989 Born: Melbourne, Victoria Batting/ bowling ELYSE style: VILLANI RHB/RM • Cricketing heroes growing up were Ricky Ponting and Mel Jones.

• Her favourite shot is the straight drive over the bowler's head.

• Favourite ground is Adelaide Oval.

• Freedom Writers is her favourite movie.

White Ferns up for the challenge AIMEE WATKINS Captain Date of birth: October 11, 1982 Born: New Plymouth Batting/bowling style: LHB/OB •She has established herself as one of the leading allrounders in the women’s game.

•Took 11 wickets at the Women’s World Cup, AIMEE taking career WATKINS best figures of 4-2 against South Africa.

•Finished as top run-scorer at the World Twenty20 2009 women’s event, with 89 not out against India one of the highlights.

•Got married a few weeks after the Women’s World Cup 2009 her maiden name is Mason.

SUZIE BATES Date of birth: September 16, 1987 Born: Dunedin, Otago Batting/bowling style: RHB/RM •A hugely talented sportswoman, who has represented her country in two sports (she also played basketball for New Zealand at the Beijing SUZIE Olympics).

BATES •Made the highest score by a New Zealand player in an ODI when she smashed 168 against Pakistan during the ICC Women’s World Cup 2009.

•Her 262-run partnership with Haidee Tiffen in that match was the second highest ODI stand of all time.

•Averaged 34.00 at the World Twenty20 2009, scoring 136 runs in the tournament, including one half-century.

ERIN BERMINGHAM Date of birth: April 18, 1981 Born: Greymouth Batting/bowling style: RHB/LB •Made her debut for New Zealand in the Twenty20 series against Australia in February 2010.

•Plays her domestic cricket for

Canterbury Magicians.

•Took seven wickets in New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 competition in 2009-10 - ERIN BERMINGHAM the fourth highest.

KATE BROADMORE Date of birth: November 11, 1991 Born: New Plymouth Batting/bowling style: RHB/RM •Broke into the New Zealand team in February 2010 and played in the home and away series against KATE Australia.

BROADMORE •Favourite shot is front foot drive past the bowler.

•Her cricketing hero is Graeme Smith.

•Enjoys spending time with friends and family in her spare time.

NICOLA BROWNE Date of birth: September 14, 1983 Born: Matamata Batting/bowling style: RHB/RM •An excellent allrounder, equally adept with both bat and ball.

•Shortlisted for the ICC Women’s NICOLE Player of the BROWNE Year Award in 2008.

•Favourite cricketer is Chris Cairns.

•An excellent netballer, she has played at national level for Waikato.

SOPHIE DEVINE Date of birth: September 1, 1989 Born: Wellington Batting/bowling style: RHB/RFM •Made her debut at the age of just

14 for Wellington Blaze, her state team.

•Took her first ODI wicket with just her third ball - she SOPHIE dismissed Melissa Bulow DEVINE of Australia in 2006.

•Took eight wickets during the Women’s World Cup 2009.

•Hobbies include playing hockey, representing her country at various age levels.

NATALIE DODD Date of birth: November 22, 1992 Born: Hamilton Batting/bowling style: RHB/OB •Her favourite cricketing memory is meeting Daniel Vettori for the first time and facing him in the nets.

•Her favourite film is Finding NATALIE DODD Nemo.

•She has a pet possum called Meeko.

•Cricketing hero is Michael Clarke.

LUCY DOOLAN Date of birth: December 11, 1987 Born: Lower Hutt, Wellington Batting/bowling style: RHB/OB •Plays her domestic cricket for Wellington Blaze.

•Only started playing the sport as she filled in for a friend’s team LUCY one weekend DOLAN and enjoyed it so much she decided to continue playing.

•Scored an excellent 48 against England in the Women's World Cup final in 2009.

•Hobbies include cooking, reading, watching movies and flying kites.

MARIA FAHEY Date of birth: March 5, 1984 Born: Timaru, canterbury Batting/bowling style: LHB/OB

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•Had to take a break from international cricket after developing chronic fatigue.

•Scored 42 against Australia in MARIA Hobart in FAHEY February 2010, playing her first Twenty20 international in two-and-a-half years.

•Her favourite cricketer is Chris Cairns.

•She loves to ride motor bikes in her spare time.

SARA McGLASHAN Date of birth: March 28, 1982 Born: Napier Batting/bowling style: RHB/WK •Her brother, Peter, is a regular member of the New Zealand men’s team.

•Her grandfather, Robin SARA Schofield, MCGLASHAN played for Central Districts.

•Prior to the start of the event, she had never made a Twenty20 International fifty, but made 84 in the semi-finals •Enjoys playing football and relaxing with friends in her spare time.

LIZ PERRY Date of birth: November 22, 1987 Born: Taumarunui Batting/bowling style: RHB/RM •A hard-hitting batter, she won a call-up to the national team after an excellent domestic campaign in 2009-10.

•She has been LIZ PERRY capped for her country in hockey.

•Her older brother James played cricket for Central Districts age group teams.

•Haidee Tiffen is her cricketing hero.

RACHEL PRIEST Date of birth: June 13, 1985 Born: New Plymouth Batting/bowling style: RHB/WK •Established herself as the number one wicket-keeper for the White Ferns in recent years.

•Highly regarded for her ability to score quick runs late down the order.

•Favourite cricketer is Craig McMillan because of his aggressive style of play.

•Also enjoys soccer and RACHEL reading.

PRIEST

SIAN RUCK Date of birth: December 8, 1983 Born: Auckland Batting/bowling style: RHB/LM •Joint third highest wicket-taker at World Twenty20 2009, taking seven wickets.

•Made her ODI debut against Australia in SIAN RUCK February 2010.

•Cricketer she most admires is Lucy Doolan.

•Favourite films include Little Miss Sunshine, Pulp Fiction, The Dark Night and Kill Bill 2.

AMY SATTHERTHWAITE Date of birth: October 7, 1986 Born: Christchurch Batting/bowling style: LHB/RM •Appointed vice-captain of New Zealand in 2009 after Aimee Watkins was promoted to captain.

•Became the first woman to take six wickets in a Twenty20 International when she took 6-17 against England in August 2007.

•Made a match-winning 42 against Australia in February 2010 at Christchurch.

•Hobbies include squash, golf and farming.

AMY SATTHERTHWAITE

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GROUP STAGE (All matches played at Warner Park)

GROUP A WEST INDIES v SOUTH AFRICA Date: Wednesday May 5 Result: West Indies won by 17 runs Scores: WEST INDIES 175-5 in 20 overs (Deandra Dottin 112 not out, Juliana Nero 28; Chloe Tryon 2-28). SOUTH AFRICA 154-8 in 20 overs (Shandre Fritz 58, Cri-Zelda Brits 43, Mignon Du Preez 22 not out).

ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA Date: Wednesday May 5 Result: Australia won on count back to sixes after the match and the super over eliminator both ended in a tie.

Scores: ENGLAND 104 in 17.3 overs (Sarah Taylor 46; Lisa Sthalekar 3-29). AUSTRALIA 104 in 19.3 overs (Leah Poulton 23; Danielle Hazell 2-20, Katherine Brunt 2-21, Holly Colvin 2-22).

AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA Date: Friday May 7 Result: Australia won by 24 runs Scores: AUSTRALIA 155 in 19.3 overs (Shelly Nitschke 44, Leah Poulton 39, Jess Cameron 27; Sunette Loubser 3-22, Shabnim Ismail 3-30). SOUTH AFRICA 131-7 in 20 overs (Mignon deu Preez 53 not out, Trisha Chetty 25; Shelly Nitschke 2-21).

ENGLAND v WEST INDIES Date: Friday May 7 Result: West Indies won by two runs WEST INDIES 122-8 in 20 overs (Juliana Nero 32, Britney Cooper 20; Laura Marsh 3-17, Jenny Gunn 2-10, Anya Shrubsole 2-21). ENGLAND 120-9 in 20 overs (Sarah Taylor 33, Charlotte Edwards 31, Lydia Greenway 26 not out; Anisa Mohammed 2-9, Shemaine Campbelle 2-15, Deandra Dottin 2-31, Stafanie Taylor 2-37).

ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA

ICC WORLD TWENTY20 SCORES 2010 – WOMEN Date: Sunday May 9 Result: England won by 56 runs ENGLAND 141-6 in 20 overs (Lydia Greenway 34 not out, Laura Marsh 33, Jenny Gunn 21, Claire Taylor 20).

SOUTH AFRICA 85 in 17 overs (Cri-Zelda Brits 20; Danielle Wyatt 4-11, Nicola Shaw 3-17).

AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES Date: Sunday May 9 Result: Australia won by nine runs Scores: AUSTRALIA 133-7 in 20 overs (Alex Blackwell 28, Lisa Sthalekar 23 not out; Anisa Mohammed 3-17, Shanel Daley 3-31). WEST INDIES 124-7 in 20 overs (Stafanie Taylor 58 not out, Britney Cooper 27; Ellyse Perry 2-19).

GROUP B SRI LANKA v PAKISTAN Date: Thursday May 6 Result: Sri Lanka won by one run Scores: SRI LANKA 108 in 19.3 overs (Inoka Galagedara 25, Suvini de Alwis 22; Nida Dar 2-10, Sana Mir 2-12, Javeria Khan 2-24). PAKISTAN 107 in 20 overs (Bismah Maroof 42; Eshani Lokusuriya 2-30).

NEW ZEALAND v INDIA Date: Thursday May 6 Result: New Zealand won by ten runs Scores: NEW ZEALAND 139-8 in 20 overs (Suzie Bates 32, Nicola Browne 24, Rachel Priest 20; Diana David 4-27; Reema Malhotra 2-25). INDIA 129-8 in 20 overs (Mithali Raj 44, Amita Sharma 28, Sulakshana Naik 28; Sian Ruck 2-17, Lucy Doolan 2-18).

INDIA v PAKISTAN Date: Saturday May 8 Result: India won by six wickets Scores: PAKISTAN 104-6 in 20 overs (Sana Mir 35, Urooj Mumtaz 26 not out, Nain Abidi 20; Priyanka Roy 3-19).

INDIA 106-4 in 16.4 overs (Poonam Raut 54 not out, Mithali Raj 33 not out).

NEW ZEALAND v SRI LANKA Date: Saturday May 8 Result: New Zealand won by 47 runs Scores: NEW ZEALAND 154-7 in 20 overs (Suzie Bates 50, Sarah McGlashan 31, Nicola Browne 20, Aimee Watkins

20; Chamani Seneviratna 4-21, Deepika Rasangika 2-34).

SRI LANKA 107-8 in 20 overs (Suwini du Alwis 26, Chamari Atapattu 21; Erin Bermingham 2-15, Sophie Devine 2-18).

NEW ZEALAND v PAKISTAN Date: Monday May 10 Result: New Zealand won by six wickets Scores: PAKISTAN 65-9 in 20 overs (Sania Khan 15; Nicola Browne 4-15). NEW ZEALAND 71-4 in 8.2 overs (Sophie Devine 23; Sadia Yousuf 2-9).

INDIA v SRI LANKA Date: Monday May 10 Result: India won by 71 runs Scores: INDIA 144-3 in 20 overs (Sulakshana Naik 59, Mithali Raj 52 not out; Udeshika Prabodani 1-15). SRI LANKA 73-9 in 20 overs (Deepika Rasangika 31; Diana David 4-12).

SEMI-FINALS AUSTRALIA v INDIA Date: Thursday May 13 Venue: Beausejour Stadium Result: Australia won by seven wickets Scores: INDIA 119-5 in 20 overs (Poonam Raut 44, Harmanpreet Kaur 24). AUSTRALIA 123-3 in 18.5 overs (Alex Blackwell 61, Leah Poulton 30 not out, Shelley Nitschke 22; Priyanka Roy 2-27) NEW ZEALAND v WEST INDIES Date: Friday May 15 Venue: Beausejour Stadium Result: New Zealand won by 56 runs Scores: NEW ZEALAND 180-5 in 20 overs (Sara McGlashan 84, Sophie Devine 27, Aimee Watkins 20; Shakera Selman 2-27). WEST INDIES 124-8 in 20 overs (Stafanie Taylor 40; Aimee Watkins 3-26, Nicola Browne 2-20, Lucy Doolan 2-20).

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