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New Zealand walk into their first knockout game of the tournament wearing a settled look. (Getty Images)
Wellington: There is a burning intensity to the New Zealand Cricket team at the moment. And it is the incandescent Brendon McCullum who is fanning the flames, having poured the fuel and lit the fire just in time for the World Cup. A team that usually flies well under the radar, has grown stronger and stronger, to the point that the tag of favourites rests lightly on their shoulders going into the fourth quarterfinal of the tournament, against West Indies, at the Wellington Regional Stadium on Saturday (March 21).
New Zealand walk into their first knockout game of the tournament wearing a settled look, the only doubt being whether Adam Milne, the fast bowler, would recover from a shoulder injury soon enough to reclaim his place, currently being filled by Mitchell McClenaghan.
West Indies were in a less comfortable position, and the sight of Chris Gayle rocking up for training the day before the game, and hitting the ball hard enough to take out a picket fence at the Basin Reserve would have brought some comfort. Jason Holder, the young West Indies captain, would not speculate on how big a chance there was of Gayle missing out, but confirmed that a final decision could only be made on match morning.
"Well, obviously Chris's stats speak for themselves. He's one of the most feared batsmen in world cricket. So to have Chris on the squad is a plus for anybody. So to have him there, just his presence, is something. We just hope that he can perform the way he's been known to perform over the years and we get the best of him," said Holder.
He stressed that West Indies were not about one man alone. "Well, we won the last game without him, so I can't say we can't win without him, you know? Obviously he's been a very good player for us over the years. But it's shown that we've got people to fit the bill. We've got Johnson Charles who came in the last game and he got a half-century and looked the part. So we've got people to fill the boots in a sense. But obviously having Chris Gayle is a plus for us."
Holder also believed that the way to go for West Indies was to "fight fire with fire," when it came to containing the damage McCullum might do, and believed that his team, having reached the knockouts, had it in them to deliver the punch needed to floor New Zealand. "If you've been following what's been said, people pretty much didn't expect us to get to the quarterfinal stage and now we're here," said Holder. "So, we're just going out all guns blazing tomorrow and just giving our all. New Zealand can be beaten. We beat them in the past in our last series we played them here, and I know that we can beat them tomorrow."
Holder's summary of West Indies's chances isn't inaccurate in that his team will have to be at their very best to beat New Zealand. For the home team, however, the situation is a touch different. They will believe that they have the ammunition, the skill and the wherewithal to make it to the final four even if they do not play the perfect game.
To be sure, New Zealand have looked vulnerable when McCullum has been dismissed early, and there is an element of risk to their all-out aggressive approach with the ball. When there has been swing - and it's hard to recall a New Zealand game where there has been absolutely nothing for the quick bowlers - McCullum attacks from start to finish. What this means is that a team who can weather the initial storm could capitalise later on, at least in theory, but no opponent has really managed to put this into practice yet.
On the day before the game, New Zealand's training session was a treat to watch. The intensity with which the players approached what could otherwise have been light fielding drills showed just how fired up the group is. In the past, New Zealand teams have punched above their weight at global events, hoping for the best, but not quite believing that they could go all the way. For once, the situation is different. All McCullum's men need to do is keep up the good work. From there on, the real question is whether the West Indies can resist them.
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Thousands of cricket fans will descend on Wellington today for New Zealand's first knockout game of the World Cup - and this time, Westpac Stadium and Tranz Metro say they'll be ready.
When the Black Caps played England in the capital in February, fans battled with overcrowded trains on the way in and long queues for food and drink at the venue, as the big match seemed to catch organisers on the hop.
Stadium boss Shane Harmon said there would be 40 extra tills selling beer around the concourse for the West Indies game today, 100 more staff, a "grab and go" pub marquee at the entrance plaza, as well as extra coffee carts and water outlets.
Tranz Metro said there would be extra seating on trains heading into Wellington, and additional services after the game on the Johnsonville, Kapiti and Hutt Valley lines.
Harmon said problems during the England match were the result of a "perfect storm" caused partly by the Black Caps' overwhelming superiority, and exacerbated by an unusually high number of hospitality staff calling in sick.
When Tim Southee and co ended England's innings prematurely, the bars were not prepared for the demand.
Spectators were stuck in long queues and missed the action as Brendon McCullum flayed the England bowlers.
"When the stadium's full we creak at the seams, so some level of queuing is unavoidable, but what happened at the Black Caps/England match we acknowledge was unacceptable," Harmon said.
An extra 100 people had been hired, and volunteers would help manage queues on the concourse.
Positively Wellington Tourism chief executive David Perks said the sellout game would showcase the capital to the Caribbean.
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Bengaluru, March 19: Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor donned the hat of a commentator on Thursday during the knockout game between India and Bangladesh at the ICC Cricket World Cup [India thrash Bangladesh to reach World Cup semi-final]
Kapoor, who is currently promoting his next movie Bombay Velvet, was seen in the commentary box along with former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and Indian bowler Akash Chopra .
Kapoor said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was his favourite cricketer and that his Bombay Velvet co-star Anushka Sharma played good cricket too. He said that Sharma was a good medium spinner and that they used to play cricket during their free time while shooting for the film.
However this is not the first time that an actor has done commentary for a cricket match. Last month Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan was seen making his debut in commentator during the India-Pakistan match.
India won the knockout game against Bangladesh today to seal a berth in the semi finals.
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Actor Ranbir Kapoor tries his hand at commentary during India-Bangladesh match
Updated: Thursday, March 19, 2015, 9:09 [IST]
Sydney, Mar 18: South Africa thrash Sri Lanka to a 9-wicket victory to book a spot in the semi-finals of ICC World Cup 2015. This is the first time in World Cup history, South Africa managed to win a knockout game.
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Soon after the match, fans from all over the world, cricket personalities and bollywood star heaped praises on South Africa's victory against Sri Lanka and entering the semi-finals of World Cup 2015. Fans also praised Jayawardene and Sangakkara on their last World Cup.
Man of the match Imran Tahir celebrates after taking a wicket against Sri Lanka in the quarter-final of World Cup 2015
Here's how the twitter world reacted to South Africa's victory.
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Story first published: Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 15:37 [IST]
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From Twitter: Fans reaction after South Africa thrash Sri Lanka to enter semis