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Group A
PWTNRLPts NRR
Pakistan2200040.932
India1100021.450
Netherlands2100120.356
Namibia100010-1.033
USA200020-1.525

Group B
PWTNRLPts NRR
Australia1100023.350
Zimbabwe1100022.702
Sri Lanka1100021.000
Ireland200020-2.175
Oman100010-2.702

Group C
PWTNRLPts NRR
West Indies2200041.62
Scotland2100120.950
England210012-0.650
Nepal100010-0.200
Italy100010-3.650

Group D
PWTNRLPts NRR
New Zealand2200041.919
South Africa2200041.425
Afghanistan200020-0.555
UAE100010-2.763
Canada100010-2.850

13 February Group A: Netherlands v USA (Chennai)
13 February Group B: Australia v Zimbabwe (Colombo)
13 February Group D: Canada v UAE (Delhi)
14 February Group B: Ireland v Oman (Colombo)
14 February Group C: Scotland v England (Kolkata)
14 February Group D: New Zealand v South Africa (Ahmedabad)
15 February Group A: Namibia v USA (Chennai)
15 February Group A: India v Pakistan (Colombo)
15 February Group C: Nepal v West Indies (Mumbai)
16 February Group B: Sri Lanka v Australia (Kandy)
16 February Group C: England v Italy (Kolkata)
16 February Group D: Afghanistan v UAE (Delhi)
17 February Group B: Ireland v Zimbabwe (Kandy)
17 February Group C: Scotland v Nepal (Mumbai)
17 February Group D: Canada v New Zealand (Chennai)
18 February Group A: Namibia v Pakistan (Colombo)
18 February Group A: India v Netherlands (Ahmedabad)
18 February Group D: South Africa v UAE (Delhi)
19 February Group B: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe (Colombo)
19 February Group C: Italy v West Indies (Kolkata)
19 February Group D: Afghanistan v Canada (Chennai)
20 February Group B: Australia v Oman (Kandy)
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Group C: West Indies beat England by 30 runs.
Mumbai, 11 February.
West Indies 196-6 (20 overs; S Rutherford 76*, R Chase 34, J Holder 33, S Hetmyer 23; J Overton 2-33)
England 166 (19 overs; S Curran 43*, J Bethell 33, P Salt 30, J Buttler 21; G Motie 3-33, R Chase 2-29)
Sherfane Rutherford acknowledges his half-century
A wicket in each of their opening overs for Jofra Archer and Sam Curren removes both Windies openers. Not great deliveries it has to be said, both wide and hammered away only to be caught. Two more gone before the halfway stage, Hetmyer and Chase to Overton and Rashid. Rutherford and Holder plunder runs in the closing overs adding 61 for the sixth wicket with Archer going for 48 off his four. Great recovery by the Windies after that shaky start. A big chase for England on a pitch taking spin. What a start from Phil Salt taking 24 off Holder's opening over. Powerplay over with England rattling along at 11/over. Exactly half way to their target at the 10 over mark but England can't take their foot off the loud pedal. They keep pushing and the Windies nibble away a few more wickets - 62 required off the final 5 overs and 47 off the last three. Jason Holder to bowl the eighteenth and presumably the twentieth if required - remember his first went for 24!! Three singles a Six from Curran and a run out is what is required. Dawson run out and Rashid caught at deep square off Joseph means Holder will not be required.
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Group B: Australia beat Ireland by 67 runs.
RPS, Colombo, 11 February.
Australia 182-6 (20 overs; M Stoinis 45, J Inglis 37, M Renshaw 37, C Green 21; M Adair 2-44)
Ireland 115 (16.5 overs; G Dockrell 41, L Tucker 24; N Ellis 4-12, A Zampa 4-23)
Quick work by Calitz to Adair runs out Travis Head
Australian skipper Travis Head was dropped by Calitz in Humphrey's opening over but run out in Adair's next. The Premadasa in Colombo has traditionally favoured spin and Ireland going big with it today, Harry Tector the fourth option used today and he has Glenn Maxwell well caught by Tucker off an under-edge. Australia 90-4 at the halfway stage. Can Ireland contain the Australian charge in the later overs - No is the answer as Ireland turn back to pace for McCarthy and Adair to finish off the innings with double digit rates against their name. First ball of the chase Paul Stirling retires hurt. Full ball from Bartlett dug out in around his feet and he hobbles a single. Hard to tell if it's blow on the foot or a tweaked muscle as he set off for the run. Adair survives a 'dolly' at cover before Tector goes without scoring last ball of the second over. Adair skittled next ball not offering a shot in the end to a Nathan Ellis back-of-the-hand slower ball and Campher comes and goes in the same over. Calitz drags on to give Ellis his third. It doesn't look as if Paul Stirling will be taking any further part today - he is in the dugout having changed out of his playing kit. Delany slogs at a Zampa top-spinner but only edges to the keeper - glum faces in the stands as well as on the Irish bench. Tucker becomes Zampa's second victim and George Dockrell who runs past a wide leg-break his third before Adair gifts him a fourth in his final over. A fourth for Ellis as McCarthy holes out in the deep ends the match with Stirling unable to bat. Grim viewing for those at home as well as for the travelling support.
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Group D: South Africa beat Afghanistan in a second super-over.
Ahmedabad, 11 February.
South Africa 187-6 (20 overs; R Rickleton 61, Q De Kock 59, D Brevis 23, D Miller 20*; A Omarzai 3-41, R Khan 2-28)
Afghanistan 187 (19.4 overs; R Gurbaz 84; L Ngidi 3-26)
Afghanistan just Inches from the win in 'normal time'
Two no-balls and a wide in the twentieth over by Rabada sees Afghanistan get 12 of the 13 runs they needed for the win. With Farooqi run-out by inches going for the winning run the game goes to a Super-Over. Sensational start to that as Omarzai goes 4,6,1 off Ngidi, A single for Gurbaz brings Omarzai back on strike and he cuts for 4 before a single to finish - Sourh Africa will need 18 runs. PLACE YOUR BETS! Big Afghanistan team meeting going on as they decide who will bowl the over for them - Farooqi is the chosen one while South Africa send out Brevis and Miller. Sigle to Miller, 6 to Brevis! WICKET as Brevis lobs a top edge to the keeper. Stubbs edges 4 through slip, DOT - full and straight back to Farooqi. SIX from Stubbs and now the Super Over is TIED!!! This time it's Stubbs and Miller versus Omarzai. SIX and a single from Miller . Two from Stubbs, SIX from Miller and ANOTHER, two to finish - that makes 23. Surely too many for Afghanistan? Nabi and Omarzai and to face Maharaj. No pace to work with and Nabi is caught at point after an opening Dot. Six from Gurbaz but he needs 3 more from the last 3 balls.SIX - well that's one of them!. SIX - That's the second! WIDE - four needed for a THIRD Super-Over. Aaaaagh, a squirted catch to point. South Africa escape for the third time in the match.
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Group A: Pakistan beat USA by 32 runs.
SSC, Colombo, 10 February.
Pakistan 190-9 (20 overs; S Farhan 73, B Azam 46, S Khan 30; S Van Schalkwyk 4-25)
USA 158-8 (20 overs; S Ranjane 51, S Jahangir 49, M Kumar 29; U Tariq 3-27, Shadhab Khan 2-26)
Shadley Van Schaldwyk is now the Tournament’s leading wicket taker.
Pakistan post a formidable 190-9 thanks primarily to decent knocks from Sahibzada Farhan (73) and Babar Azam (46) who added 81 for the third wicket, Late runs for Shadhab Khan who hit a 12-ball 30 probably has taken the game out of the reach of the USA. Four wickets again for former NCU professional Shadley van Schalkwyk. The chase has been all about Shayan Jahangir who scored 49 of his sides 68 runs at the halfway stage before holing out just after. USA making little attempt to chase down the target as they reach 111-3 off 15 overs - 80 needed off the last five overs. Do or die time. Ranjane struck a few lusty blows on his way to 51 being severe on Shaheen Afridi, but it was too little, too late as Pakistan closed out a comfortable 32-run win.
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Group D: New Zealand beat UAE by 10 wickets.
Chennai, 10 February.
UAE 173-6 (20 overs; M Waseem 66*, A Sharafu 55, A Choudhary 21; M Henry 2-37
New Zealand 175-0 (15.2 overs; T Seifert 89*, F Allen 84*)
Aryansh Sharma falls hooking Jacob Duffy to deep square leg
UAE opt to bat but lose a wicket in just the second over, Sharma caught hooking at Jacob Duffy. Captain Muhammad Waseem and Alishan Sharafu on the attack together - 50-1 at the end of the Powerplay. The duo continue on their merry way scoring half centuries in a second wicket partnership of 107. A final total of 173 for 6 gives the Emiratis something to bowl at. Won't be easy against a powerful Kiwi batting line-up, but they have given themselves a chance. Steady start to the chase but the fourth over doubles the score with 22 off it. Finn Allen and Tim Seifert into the 20s. The carnage continues with 78 coming in the powerplay. Been a great exhibition of controlled aggression by the NZ openers. Some huge blows as Seifert reaches 50 in 23 balls. Allen not far behind as the 100 comes up in the 9th over. 119-0 at the ten-over mark. Been very one-sided. Tim Allen reaches 100 sixes landmark and joins some illustrious company headed by Martin Guptill. The UAE have been blown away - not a sniff of a chance as NZ close out an emphatic 10-wicket victory.
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Group A: Netherlands beat Namibia by 7 wickets.
Delhi, 10 February.
Namibia 156-8 (20 overs; J Loftie-Eaton 42, J Frylinck 30, JJ Smit 22; L Van Beek 2-13, B De Leede 2-20)
Netherlands 159-3 (18 overs; B De Leede 72*, C Ackermann 32, M Levitt 28)
A match winning innings of 72* from Bas De Leede today
Jan Frylinck and Jan Loftie-Eaton added 50 in a second wicket partnership, before a strong second half to their innings saw Namibia add a further 91 runs. An attacking start to the chase sees the Oranje lose O'Dowd and Levitt but they are favourites at the halfway stage needing exactly 80 more for the win. Ackerman, dropped by Steenkamp on 14, goes for 32, but it's full steam ahead from De Leede who finishes unbeaten on 72 off 48 (5x4, 4x6), the Netherlands winning with two overs to spare.
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Group C: Scotland beat Italy by 74 runs.
Kolkata, 9 February.
Scotland 207-4 (20 overs; G Munsey 84, B McMullen 41*, M Jones 37, M Leask 22*)
Italy 134 (16.4 overs; B Manenti 52, H Manenti 37, JJ Smuts 22; M Leask 4-17, M Watt 2-24)
A shoulder injury could end Wayne Madsen's World Cup
A huge blow for the Azzurri, skipper Wayne Madsen injuring a shoulder while fielding in just the fourth over, probably the end of his tournament. A 126 run partnership from openers George Munsey and Michael Jones the basis of an impressive 200+ total for the Scots, that saw Brandon McMullen (41* off 18, 4x6) and Michael Leask (22* off 5, 2x4,2x6) plunder 71 runs from the final five overs of the innings. Early wickets for the Scots, Italy 41-3 after five overs before the OZurri Big Bash Brothers, Harry and Ben Manenti set about the bowling, adding 73 for the fourth wicket. But that was all Italy had to offer with the final 6 wickets, including that of the absent Madsen, falling for just 4 runs. George Munsey added four catches to his innings of 84 but the POTM award went to Michael Leask for his 4-17.
Group B: Zimbabwe beat Oman by 8 wickets.
SSC, Colombo, 9 February.
Oman 103 (19.5 overs; V Shukla 28, S Mehmood 25, N Khan 20; B Muzarambani 3-16, R Ngarava 3-17, B Evans 3-18)
Zimbabwe 106-2 (13 overs; B Bennett 48*, B Taylor 31 ret.ht., T Marumani 21; S Mehmood 2-12)
Jatinder Singh bowled by Blessing Muzarambani's first delivery
A wicket for Blessing Muzarabani with his first delivery and two more in his second over left Oman in the mire at 17-4 after 4 overs. Vinayak Shukla and Sufyan Mehmood tasked with the rescue mission add 42 before Richard Ngarava claims his second wicket and third in the same over. Two wickets from Brad Evans in the final over wraps up what was a clinical display in the field by Zimbabwe. Quick start to the chase with 30 on the board after three overs before Oman claim two wickets in the next three balls from Sufyan Mehmood. Brian Bennett and Brendan Taylor take Zimbabwe within one hit of victory before Taylor retires hurt leaving Sikander Raza to score the winning boundary.
Group D: Canada lost to South Africa by 57 runs.
Ahmedabad, 9 February.
South Africa 213-4 (20 overs; A Markram 59, D Miller 39*, T Stubbs 34*, R Rickleton 33, Q de Kock 25; A Patel 3-31)
Canada 156-8 (20 overs; N Dhaliwal 64, H Thaker 33; L Ngidi 4-31, M Jansen 2-30)
Proteas skipper Aiden Markram posted a quickfire half-century
South Africa 100 for the loss of Quinton de Kock at the halfway stage with Aiden Markram getting his half-century from the final delivery of the tenth over. Both Markram and Ryan Rickleton fall to catches on the boundary edge before Dewald Brevis skies to mid off for just 6, that's two wickets in the over for Patel. David Miller and Tristan Stubbs add 75 to leave Canada with a mountain to climb. Ngidi srtikes with his first delivery and adds two more in his second over. Thirty added by Dhaliwal and Thakur takes Canada to 74-5 at the halfway mark. Ngidi breaks the partnership at 69 to claim a fourth wicket with Jansen picking up two in his final over. Navnneet Dhaliwal's defiant innings ends first ball of the final over as Canada finish eight down and avoid being bowled out.
Group D: New Zealand beat Afghanistan by 5 wickets.
Chennai, 8 February.
Afghanistan 182-6 (20 overs; G Naib 63, S Atal 29, R Gurbaz27, D Rasooli 20; L Ferguson 2-40)
New Zealand 183-5 (17.5 overs; T Siefert 65, G Phillips 42, Mark Chapman 28, D Mitchell 25*; M Ur Rahman 2-31)
A close call for Tim Siefert who went on to top score for the Kiwis
A shaky start by Afghanistan with the score 44-2 at the end of the Powerplay before Sediqullah Atal joined Gulbadin adding 79 for the third wicket. Two wickets for Lockie Ferguson in a total that will raise Afghanistan hopes of a win. Those hopes increase when in his first over Mujeeb bowls Finn Allen and and Rachin Ravindra next ball. A counter-attack by Tim Siefert and Glenn Phillips adds 74 taking the Kiwis to 92-3 at the halfway stage. Five overs left and it's just a run-a-ball required. No problem for Daryl Mitchell and Mitch Santner who power the Kiwis home with two overs to spare.
Group C: England beat Nepal by 4 runs.
Mumbai, 8 February.
England 184-7 (20 overs; J Bethell 55, H Brook 53, W Jacks 39*, J Buttler 26; DS Airee 2-23, N Yadav 2-25)
Nepal 180-6 (20 overs; DS Airee 44, R Paudel 39, L Bam 39*, K Bhurtel 29; L Dawson 2-21)
Huge support as ever for Nepal today and their side did them proud
Jacob Bethell and Harry Brook with half-centuries in England total that they will be confident of defending. DS Airee and Nandan both with tidy spells claiming two wickets apiece. The chase starts with a flurry as Kurshal Bhurtel takes fourteen off Jofra Archer's opening blast to please the huge Nepalese contingent of fans, and probably many neutrals as well. Both openers fall to spin, Aasif Sheikh top edging Dawson to backward square and Bhurtel a tame caught and bowled back to Will Jacks. Everything coming the same to DS Airee and Rohit Paudel as they plunder runs, a Rashid over goes for 19 including a ridiculous switch hit for 6 high over cover's head. But it can't last - Airee holes out at long-off to Sam Curren and Paudel to a Salt catch giving Dawson his second. Twenty-two off Archer in the eighteenth keeps Nepal alive - can they possibly? Well it's going to be ten required off the final over with Bam on strike. Curren it is - 0, 1, 1, 2, 0 single turned down, huge discussion in an England team meeting - yorker coming up surely. Indeed it was. England escape and McCullum and Brook will be buying the drinks tonight, they'll still have jobs in the morning.
Group B: Sri Lanka beat Ireland by 20 runs.
RPS, Colombo, 8 February.
Sri Lanka 163-6 (20 overs; Kusal Mendis 56*, Kamindu Mendis 44, P Nissanka 24; G Dockrell 2-17, B McCarthy 2-40)
Ireland 143 (19.5 overs; H Tector 40, R Adair 34, L Tucker 21; M Theekshana 3-23, W Hasaranga 3-25, M Pathirana 2-26)
Bails light up as Paul Stirling is yorked by Theekshana
Two lives for Kamil Mishara in McCarthy's first over before he falls to a Mark Adair slower ball lofting gently to McCarthy at mid-off. Nissanka smashes Dockrell's second delivery to the safe hands of Stirling at short extra. The hosts 68-2 at the halfway stage and Dockrell stirkes next ball bowling Rathnayake as he tried to paddle over slip. Now Tector gets thrown the ball - a fourth spinner today. The closest of LBW decisions overturned on review before Delany has Wellalage caught at long off. Can Ireland contain the runs in the final overs, the Sri Lankan spinners will be a threat with a total to defend. Humphrey's final over goes for 21 so 150 now a realistic prospect for the home side. Mark Adair bowls the eighteenth and brother Ross spills one at deep square, before a McCarthy 'beamer' is hooked for a boundary and he follows up with two leg-side wides - the next ball goes for Six so that's 13 off 1 ball!!! Two wickets in that McCarthy over that costs 19 takes Sri Lanka past 150 with Kusal Mendis completing his half-century in Adair's final over. Messy finish to the innings from Ireland with 68 runs coming from the final 5 overs, makes Sri Lanka favourites for the win. Stirling 'yorks' himself and Adair is dropped at short third in an eventful Theekshana over. Ireland 4 runs ahead of Sri Lanka at the halfway stage but can they match them over the second 10? Tucker fails to clear deep mid-on after adding 49 with Harry Tector leaving 51 required from the last 5 overs. Next ball Tector sweeps to deep square, a second wicket for Hasaranga. A charge, a swing and a miss from Calitz, then Delany next ball gives Theekshana his third - all pretty ugly looking stuff from Ireland with Campher comfortably caught at long-off and Adair likewise. Twenty seven required off 6 balls for a memorable victory? No miracles today - Dockrell is caught by the sweeper on the cover boundary and Humphreys bowled in the final over - but not hard to work out where this one was lost.
Group A: Pakistan beat Netherlands by 3 wickets.
SSC, Colombo, 7 February.
Netherlands 147 (19.5 overs; S Edwards 37, B De Leede 30, M Levitt 24, C Ackerman 20; S Mirza 3-24, S Ayub 2-7, A Ahmed 2-23, M Nawaz 2-38)
Pakistan 148-7 (19.3 overs; S Farhan 47, F Ashraf 29*, S Ayub 24; P Van Meekeren 2-20, A Dutt 2-33)
The Oranje celebrate a second wicket in the over for Paul van Meekeren
Two wickets in an over from Paul Van Meekeren precipitating a Pakistan collapse from 98-2 to 114-7, that left them needing 33 off the final 3 overs, and an unlikely 29 off the final 2. A SIX first ball of the nineteenth makes 23 off 11 before O'Dowd drops Ashraf at long off on the second - 2 runs. Another SIX!! 15 off 9 is the equation now. SIX more over deep square and a 4 through the vacant slip area ends a disastrous over by Logan Van Beek that costs 24 runs. Just five runs required off the final over and a wide full-toss from Bas De Leede is hit to the extra cover boundary to save Pakistan's blushes. Catches win matches and that drop by O'Dowd has certainly cost the Netherlands what would have been a memorable victory.
Group C: West Indies beat Scotland by 35 runs.
Kolkata, 7 February.
West Indies 182-5 (20 overs; S Hetmyer 64, B King 35, S Rutherford 26, R Powell 24; B Currie 2-23)
Scotland 147 (18.5 overs; R Berrington 42, T Bruce 35; R Shepherd 5-20, J Holder 3-30)
Great celebrations for Romario Shepherd's Hat-Trick
The Windies innings exploded into life after a sluggish ten overs that saw them only 66-2 at the drinks break. 116 were added in the second ten as Shimron Hetmyer hit 6x6s and 2x4s in a 36 ball stay worth 64 precious runs. Slow going also for Scotland in the early part of their chase before skipper Richie Berrington and Tom Bruce added 78 for the fourth wicket. Fifty eight needed off the final five overs. Four wickets in the seventeenth over for Romario Shepherd including a Hat-Trick snuffs out what hopes the Scots had. Disappointment no doubt also for a large number of the 5.5 BILLION population of Scotland that an ICC graphic announced during the game!
Group A: India beat USA by 29 runs.
Mumbai, 7 February.
India 161-9 (20 overs; S Yadav 84*, T Varma 25, I Kishan 20; S Van Schalkwyk 4-25, H Singh 2-26)
USA 132-8 (20 overs; S Ranjane 37, S Krishnamurthi 37, M Kumar 34; M Siraj 3-29, A Singh 2-18, A Patel 2-24,
A costly miss as Yadav is dropped on 15.
Three wickets from former Armagh professional Schadley Van Schalkwyk reduced the hosts to 46-4 at the end of the Powerplay with Suryakumar Yadav playing a lone hand. Fortunate to survive a simple caught and bowled when only 15, he took advantage of some naive bowling tactics and field placing in the final overs to post a defendable total, finishing unbeaten on 84 off 49 balls (10x4,4x6). USA struggling to get into the game after Mohammed Siraj removed both openers, Andries Gous and Saiteja Mukkamalla and Arshdeep claimed Monak Patel without scoring. Just 49 runs on the board in the first ten overs leaves an impossible task in the second ten. Kumar adds 58 with Krishnamurthi before he is stumped. Axar Patel takes two wickets in his final over, Harmeet Singh holing out first ball. Shubham Ranjane with a few lusty blows towards the end but nothing he can do would make up for his earlier dropped catch off SKY when he was just 15.
Warm-up: Ireland v Pakistan - no play.
SSC, Colombo, 4 February.
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No play possible in Colombo with heavy rain leading to a saturated outfield. Ireland's next match is on Sunday, their first in the Tournament against hosts Sri Lanka.
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