ICC twenty 20 World cup

ICC twenty 20 world cup is in full swing starting from 11 september. The very first match between the host South Africa and West Indies was a cracker which the host won. The match also created a history as Chris Gayle became the first man to score a century in an international twenty 20 cricket match. West Indies scored 205 for the loss of 6 wickets but South Africa chased the target in just 17.4 overs.

Other crucial matches that happened were encounter between the old rivals Pakistan and India which the Indian team won 3-0 in a bowl out. As both team managed to score equal amount of runs on the board they had to enter into a bowl out round which was just like a tie-breaker in a football match as twenty 20 cricket supported no tie matches. Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa were Dirty Harry-accurate, while Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul and Shahid Afridi all missed by a fair distance as a sell-out crowd celebrated an enthralling match.

The result summary:

South Africa: 208-2 ( 17.4 overs )
West Indies: 205-6 ( 20.0 overs )
South Africa beat West Indies by 8 wickets

Australia: 138-9 ( 20.0 overs )
Zimbabwe: 139-5 ( 19.5 overs )
Zimbabwe beat Australia by 5 wickets

New Zealand: 74-1 ( 7.4 overs )
Kenya: 73 ( 16.5 overs )
New Zealand beat Kenya by 9 wickets

Pakistan: 171-9 ( 20.0 overs )
Scotland: 120 ( 19.5 overs )
Pakistan beat Scotland by 51 runs

West Indies: 164-8 ( 20.0 overs )
Bangladesh: 165-4 ( 18.0 overs )
Bangladesh beat West Indies by 6 wickets

Zimbabwe: 138-7 ( 20.0 overs )
England: 188-9 ( 20.0 overs )
England beat Zimbabwe by 50 runs

Australia: 136-2 ( 14.5 overs )
England: 135 ( 20.0 overs )
Australia beat England by 8 wickets

India: 141-9 ( 20.0 overs )
Pakistan: 141-7 ( 20.0 overs )
India tied with Pakistan
India win 3-0 by bowl out

Sri Lanka: 260-6 ( 20.0 overs )
Kenya: 88-9 ( 19.3 overs )
Sri Lanka beat Kenya by 172 runs

South Africa: 146-3 ( 18.5 overs )
Bangladesh: 144 ( 19.3 overs )
South Africa beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets

Sri Lanka: 168-3 ( 18.5 overs )
New Zealand: 164-7 ( 20.0 overs )
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 7 wickets