England are determined to restore their World Cup
credibility in a crunch Pool A match Sunday against an improving Sri
Lanka. Eoin Morgan’s men return to Wellington’s Westpac stadium for
the fixture, scene of a humiliating eight-wicket loss to New Zealand on
February 20.
That defeat, a day-nighter in which England folded so quickly that
ground staff did not need to turn on the floodlights, followed a 111-run
drubbing by Australia in their opening match.
A subsequent win over minnows Scotland was greeted with relief rather than jubilation, and opening batsman Moeen Ali said England needed to make a statement against Sri Lanka.
Ali said victory against the 1996 champions would restore the battered self-belief of the team, which has been flayed in the British media.
“(It’s) a very important game, if we can win that it will give the team a lot more confidence of being a very good one-day side and a major side in the competition.” he said.
Sri Lanka made a shaky start to their own campaign, suffering a 98-run loss to New Zealand and a real scare against Afghanistan.
But they clicked in a 92-run win over Bangladesh last Thursday which included centuries for Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara.
Sri Lanka defeated England 5-2 on home soil late last year in a series that prompted Morgan’s predecessor Alastair Cook to be axed as one-day captain.
But paceman Steve Finn said England would not be dwelling on that series as conditions in Wellington would be completely different.
“We got beat by Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka so it’s important we go out there and try to stamp our authority in conditions that should favour us,” he said.
Finn said England’s poor start meant they were treating all their remaining pool fixtures — against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan — as must wins.
“It’s very important for us and these three games are almost each like a quarter-final, but we thrive on that sort of pressure and hopefully it will bring the best out of us.”
After three matches, England are placed beneath Bangladesh and Afghanistan on the Pool A table.
A loss to Sri Lanka would leave them facing an early exit if the group throws up any upset results.
Sunday’s match will be Sri Lanka’s third in eight days, having played Afghanistan last Sunday and Bangladesh on Thursday.
Former Sri Lanka great Muttiah Muralitharan said the schedule was “not ideal” preparation for a dangerous encounter against an England side keen to prove a point.
But he said Sri Lanka’s batting looked “ominous” against Bangladesh and sling-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga finally appeared to be finding form.
“He looked much more like his old self, his bowling had some of that old zip about it and that is a great sign for a team that really needs him to fire,” he said. (Source AFP)
Trent Alexander Boult is a New Zealand cricketer. He was
born at Rotorua in 22 July 1989. Boult is a left–arm medium–fast opening bowler
and a right–handed batsman. On 21 January 2009, TA Boult was selected for the
New Zealand squad for the one-day series against Australia at just 19 years of
age. He accompanied the New Zealand A team on their
winter training tour in 2007. TA Boult took two wickets for 28 runs and scored
seven not out against India's Under–19 team on 9 February 2007.
He then travelled to Malaysia in February 2008 for the Under–19 World Cup.
TA Boult made his Test
debut in the 2011–12 seasons in the Second Test against Australia in Hobart,
that match won by New Zealand by 7 runs. Boult took four wickets in the match;
additionally he scored 21 runs in a tenth-wicket partnership with Chris Martin
in the second innings.
In 2012, Boult produced
a string of strong performances with the ball against the West Indies, Sri
Lanka and India to consolidate his position as Tim Southee's new ball partner. TA
Boult carried this good form into 2013 when he took 19 wickets in 5 tests
against England including his best test match innings bowling figures of 6/68
at Eden Park in March.
After suffering a side
strain during New Zealand's final test match against England , Boult returned
to the New Zealand test side for a two test tour of Bangladesh. TA Boult
struggled in the hot and dry conditions, He was taken just 3 wickets and frequently
straying with his accuracy.
In 2014, Boult's squad
number switched from 8 to 18, a number previously worn by Mathew Sinclair in T20
series against West Indies. Boult
is a left-arm fast medium swing bowler. Boult's primary weapon is the inswinger
to the right-hander. his childhood cricketing hero was Wasim Akram, cricketer
of Pakistan. In a radio interview, in 2013, former New Zealand Captain Jeremy Coney
rated Boult as New Zealand's best bowling discovery since Shane Bond. In 2014,
he became the 4th test bowler since Chris Martin, Richard Hadlee and Ian
O'Brien to claim 30+ wickets in consecutive years.
TA
Boult has also developed a great opening bowling partnership with Tim Southee, by
taken 46% of all wickets between them since 2013, since the retirement of
Martin. In 2015
at Basin Reserve, Boult finally removed Kumar Sangakkara with his left hand
after he scored a double century.
The
Short Life Profile of TA Boult is-
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Full name
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Trent Alexander Boult
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Born
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22 July 1989 at Rotorua of New
Zealand
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Nickname
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Boult
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Batting style
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Right-handed
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Bowling style
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Left-arm fast-medium
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Role
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Opening Bowler and Lower order
batsman
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Test debut
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9 December 2011 against Australia
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ODI debut
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11 July 2012 v West Indies
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Angelo Davis Mathews is a professional cricketer of Sri Lanka. He was born
in 2 June of 1987.at Colombo His father is Tyronne Mathews and mother is Monica
Mathews. He is the captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team for both Test and One
Day International (ODI) formats. Mathews is a lower-order batting all-rounder.
He is known for his compact batting technique and consistent fast-medium
bowling. Mathews had his formal education in St. Joseph's College of Colombo.
Mathews
made his List A debut for Sri Lanka Under-23s against New Zealand A team at Police
Park Ground of Colombo in September, 2005. Mathews captained the Sri Lankan
cricket team in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. In November of
2006, he made his first-class debut for Colombo Cricket Club. His international
debut in a One Day International against Zimbabwe in November 2008 and made his
Test debut against Pakistan at Galle in July of 2009.
Mathews
was a key member of the Lankan team that won the 2014 World Twenty-20
championship and was part of the team that made the final of the 2011 Cricket
World Cup and 2012 World Twenty-20 championship. He became Sri Lanka's youngest
ever Test captain at 25, In February 2013. He captained the Lankan team in its
monumental Test series win in England (2014). Matthews’s highest Test score
(160 of 249 balls) also came in the second match of the series played at Headingly
of Leeds.
He
currently plays for Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League cricket. He is
one of the most sought out players in the Premier League. He has been bought by
the Pune Warriors for $950,000. Mathews plays as a batting all-rounder
in the limited over cricket. A more than useful His strike rate of 84.06 has
made him a damaging prospect of the Sri Lankan innings.
The short life profile of Angelo Davis Mathews is-
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Full name
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Angelo
Davis Mathews
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Born
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2
June 1987 at Colombo of Sri Lanka
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Nickname
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Kaluwa,
Angie
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Height
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6 ft
0 in (1.83 m)
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Batting style
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Right-hand
bat
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Bowling style
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Right-arm
fast-medium
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Role
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Batting
all-rounder
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Test debut
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4
July 2009 v Pakistan
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ODI debut
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31
December 2008 v Zimbabwe
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Mitchell Ross Marsh is an Australian cricketer who is contracted
domestically to Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers. He was born 20
October 1991 in Perth, Western Australia. Marsh has represented Australia at One
Day International (ODI) and Twenty-20 International (T20I) level by making his
debut in both formats during the 2011–12 seasons.
Marsh was raised in Perth of Western Australia where he attended Wesley
College and made his senior debut for the state team at the age of 17. He is a
right-handed all-rounder who bowls medium-fast deliveries. He has additionally
played for the Pune Warriors India and Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier
League (IPL).
Marsh made his Test match debut for Australia against Pakistan in
the United Arab Emirates on 22 October 2014. Marsh made his debut for the
Warriors at the age of 17 in February 2009 in a Ford Ranger Cup game at Bunbury.
Marsh became the youngest ever player in an Australian domestic one-day game
and Western Australia's youngest debutant for 70 years of Australian times. In
April 2009, Marsh was given the
opportunity to play for Australia's Under 19s squad against India in Australia.
Marsh was handed the captaincy
for the 2010 U-19 Cricket World Cup. Australia won the tournament, Marsh having
a successful tournament scoring 201 runs including a match winning 97 in the
semi-final against Sri Lanka under his leadership. Marsh was drafted to the Deccan
Chargers for the 2010 IPL. He was selected by the Sahara Pune Warriors for US$
290,000 in the IPL Auction 2011. Marsh played in five matches in which he
scored a total of 50 runs and taking 7 wickets.
In September 2011 he was named
in Australia's Twenty20 squad to tour South Africa. Marsh was added to the
Australian One Day International squad as well later when Brett Lee withdrew
due to injury. In
October he made a spectacular début for Australia in the second Twenty20 match
by scoring 36 runs including four sixes and three of which were hit in the
final over of the Australian innings.
The short life profile of Mitchell
Ross Marsh is-
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Mitchell Ross Marsh
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Born
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October 20, 1991, Attadale, Perth, 23 years
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Nickname
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Bison
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Height
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193 cm
(6 ft 4 in)
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Role in the Team
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All-rounder
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Batting style
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Right-handed
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Bowling style
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Right-arm medium
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Test debut
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Australia v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Oct 22-26,
2014
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ODI debut
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South Africa v Australia at Centurion in Oct 19 of 2011
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Recent Record
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Wellington Regional Stadium is a major sporting venue in
Wellington, New Zealand. It is commercially known as Westpac Stadium. The stadium is colloquially known as "The
Cake Tin" due to its shape and silver colored in external walls. Wellington Regional Stadium’s bowl
site size is 48000 sq m.
Wellington Regional Stadium was built in 1999 by Fletcher
Construction. It is closely situated to major transport facilities like Wellington
Railway Station) which is one kilometer north of the CBD. The stadium was built
on reclaimed railway land.
Wellington Regional Stadium was built to replace Athletic
Park which was no longer considered adequate for international events due to
its location and state of disrepair. The ground was also built to provide a
larger-capacity venue for cricket like One Day International cricket matches, for
the Basin Reserve ground losing such matches to larger stadium in other parts
of the country.
Though
Wellington Regional Stadium is
used mainly for sporting events, the stadium is used for a multi-purpose
facility. It is the home stadium of the Wellington Lions ITM Cup rugby team and
the primary home of the Super Rugby Hurricanes. Wellington Regional Stadium also hosts the Wellington Sevens which
is one of the events in the annual IRB Sevens World Series for national rugby
sevens teams. Wellington Regional
Stadium regularly serves as a home venue for All Blacks rugby matches. The
stadium also serves as a large-capacity venue for concerts.
The Short Profile of Wellington Regional Stadium
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Location
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Wellington,
New Zealand
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Owner
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The
Wellington Regional Stadium Trust
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Operator
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The
Wellington Regional Stadium Trust
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Capacity
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34,500
(Seating capacity
36,000
(Overall capacity
37,000
(With temporary seating
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Field
size
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Length
(north–south) 235 metres
Width
(west–east) 185 metres
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Surface
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Grass
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Broke
ground
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12
March 1998
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Opened
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3
January 2000
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The
Brisbane Cricket Ground is
commonly known as The Gabba. This
ground is the major sports stadium in Brisbane of the capital of Queensland.
Gabba or the Brisbane Cricket Ground
is named after the suburb of Woolloongabba in which it is located.
The
land on which the ground sits was first set aside for use as a cricket ground
in 1895 and the first cricket match was held on the site on 19 December 1896
between Parliament and The Press. Before this, cricket was played at the
cricket ground located in the area then known as 'Green Hills' (then located
beside Countess Street Petrie Terrace opposite the Victoria Barracks – now
occupied by the Northern Bus way) since at least the early 1860s.
The
Gabba shared first-class cricket matches with the Exhibition Ground until 1931.
Between 31 January 1931 and 4 February 1931, the first Sheffield Shield match
at The Gabba was scheduled to be played but it was washed out without a ball
being bowled. At The Gabba, the first Test match was played between Australia and
South Africa between 27 November and 3 December 1931.
The
Gabba has hosted athletics, baseball, soccer Australian Rules football, concerts,
cycling, rugby union, rugby league, cricket, and pony and greyhound races over
the years, From
1993 to 2005, redeveloped in six stages at a cost of A$128,000,000 occurred in
The Gabba. The dimensions of the playing field are now 170.6 metres (east-west)
by 149.9 metres (north-south) to accommodate the playing of Australian Football
at elite level. The ground is now 42,000 seating capacity.
From
October to March, the Gabba is used for cricket and is home to the Queensland
Cricketers Club, the Queensland Cricket Association and the Queensland Bulls
cricket team. The Gabba venue usually hosts the first Test match of the season
each November in addition to a number of international one-day matches usually
held in January and the pitch is usually fast and bouncy.
Especially
in comparison with the other Australian cricket grounds, the Gabba's amenities
were greatly improved in the 1980s from a very basic standard. The Test cricket
was first played at the ground in November 1931 between Australia and South
Africa. Test cricket's first-ever Tied Test took place at the ground when Richie
Benaud's Australian team tied with Frank Worrell's West Indian side In December
1960. Queensland clinched its first-ever Sheffield Shield title with victory
over South Australia in the final at the ground in March 1995. The
Gabba was the first Australian venue to host an International Twenty-20 cricket
match.
The Short Profile of The Gabba
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Establishment
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1895
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Location
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Woolloongabba
of Queensland
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Capacity
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42,000
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Owner
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Queensland
Government
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Operator
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Stadiums
Queensland
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Tenants
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Brisbane
Lions, Queensland cricket team and Brisbane Heat
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End names
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Stanley
Street End and Vulture Street End
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First Test
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On
27 November of 1931 between Australia and South Africa
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First ODI
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On
23 December of 1979 between England and West Indies
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Saxton Oval
is also known as Saxton Field is
a cricket ground at Nelson in Nelson Region of New Zealand. It was announced as
one of the venues for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Saxton Oval will host three matches during the tournament.
The
Saxton Oval was constructed by
the Nelson Cricket Association following their move from Trafalgar Park at a
cost of $3.8 million. Saxton Oval
is part of a wider sports complex which also offers athletics, field hockey, association
football and softball facilities.
The
Saxton Oval ground was first
used by Central Districts in a Twenty-20 match of 2009–2010 HRV Cup against Canterbury.
After that three further Twenty20 matches were played there in that
competition. Saxton Oval held
its first List A and first-class matches in the 2011-2012 Ford Trophy and the 2011-2012
Plunket Shield. Single Women's Twenty20 International was played there in
December 2010 between New Zealand Women Team and Australia Women Team.
The
Saxton Oval was used as a base
during the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup by the national Italian and Australian
teams. The
ground, Saxton Oval, was announced as one of the venues for the 2015 Cricket
World Cup where it will host three matches during the 2015 Cricket World Cup
that is Ireland vs West Indies, Zimbabwe vs United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh vs
Scotland.On 4 January 2014 Nelson hosted its first men's international match
when West Indies played New Zealand in a 50-over match.
Short Profile of The Saxton Oval
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Location
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Nelson,
New Zealand
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Establishment
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2009
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Capacity
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5,000
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First ODI
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:
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January 04, 2014: New
Zealand v West Indies
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