New Zealand VS England 1st T20

England Won there 1st T20 Against New Zealand by 40 runs.

February 9, 2013

England 214 for 7 (Morgan 46, Wright 42) beat New Zealand 174 for 9 (Guptill 44, Broad 4-24)

It was the sort of night that batsmen dream of. The drop-in pitch at Eden Park was hard and true, the straight boundaries were of dimensions more normally associated with the village green, and there was havoc to wreak. England did just that, registering their highest Twenty20 total as one batsman after another played with total freedom.

A target of 215 was all too much for New Zealand, even on a warm and bountiful night when batsmen could have hit straight sixes with a stick of rhubarb, if it was stringy enough. They fell 40 runs short to go one down in a three-match series which now moves on to Hamilton on Tuesday.

ENGLAND TOURS TO NEW ZEALAND

February

9th           1st T20 International               Tonight
12th         2nd T20 International              6:30pm, Hamilton
15th         3rd T20 International               6:30pm, Wellington
17th        1st One Day International       1:30pm, Hamilton
20th       2nd One Day International      1:30pm, Napier
23rd       3rd One Day International       1:30pm, Auckland

March

6-10        1st Test Match                       10am, Dunedin
14-18     2nd Test Match                      10am, Wellington
22-26      3rd Test Match                       10am, Auckland

Pakistan Super League is Posponed

The Pakistan Super League, the country's franchise-based Twenty20 tournament, has been indefinitely postponed. The PSL, which is run by the Pakistan board, was supposed to be held between March 26 and April 7 in Pakistan. The PCB, however, has pushed back the league, giving investors more time to submit bids, and also to avoid scheduling conflicts with other cricket tournaments.

The decision was taken after PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf met with the Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik in Islamabad. Though the postponement wasn't revealed in the press conference after the meeting, a detailed press release was issued subsequently. The PCB has formed a committee to look for a slot more feasible to the investors to reschedule PSL.

"The decision to move away from the planned dates of PSL is an extremely difficult one but for the benefit of all stakeholders and the league," PSL managing director Salman Sarwar Butt said. "The PCB management has decided to reschedule the event and move it to a period where there are less scheduling conflicts, and the stakeholders get enough time to develop their business plans."

Launching the PSL wasn't a straightforward business as no international cricket has been played in Pakistan since a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus during a Test in Lahore in 2009 and the country is still struggling to improve its law and order situation. The PCB itself has been hosting their home series away from home, mostly in United Arab Emirates, and no country is ready to provide No Objection Certificates (NOC) to its players for featuring in the PSL.

Pakistan Cricket Team New Jersey

Wicket Keeper Kamran Akmal & Umer Gul With Pakistan Cricket Team New Jersey

Asif Spot Fixing Case Hearing in Switzerland

Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan fast bowler, has presented his case to have his ICC ban for spot fixing overturned to the court of Arbitration for Sport CAS.

Asif appeared before CAS in Lausanne, Switzerland on thursday to try and have his seven year ban with tow years suspended quashed but will have to wait at least three weeks for an autcome and it could take as many as six. Today was quite busy, asif told AFP after emergin for the CAS headquarter. they will give ustheir decision inthe next three weeks.