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As the world cup is here, it is not only important to cheer for your favourite team but also the facilities provided by the game of cricket. Since the introduction of the batting Power Play the whole mentality towards building an innings has more or less changed. Majority of the cricket fans and connoisseurs have termed it as a very good and much needed change in the ODI format. But that was not the case with the bowling Power Play and what changes should be made to it as its become obvious that 11-15 overs is the time to take it unless teams are getting out cheaply and going through the motion towards a defeat within 20 overs of chasing.
Cricketholics are suggesting different things that need to be done to end this monotony. Some believe that teams should not be allowed to use it between 11-15 overs, others believe that it should be replaced by a batting Power Play 2 and the rest of the opinion that it should continue how it is. The suggest of not allowing teams to take it during 11-15 overs goes not sound good. We cannot impose such restrictions because if we do, we then have to impose one on the batting team too and teams are clever enough to find a way out and they will start taking it between 15-20 overs. Having two batting Power Plays is not a good option at least for the next 5 years, we dont want bowlers to forget the concept of Line and Length and bowl long hops and call them slower ball bouncers every time.
The point to ponder upon is that when we call this thing a bowling Power Play then why just limit it to the same rules as the batting Power play and call the bowling Power Play only because its opted by the bowling team. Why not change the rules in such a way where the bowlers actually seem they like they have some sort of POWER, dont forget its their so called Power play. Why not allow two bouncers in the bowling power play that will ensure that bowlers are in power. During the Power play the captain should be allowed to have the luxury of posting a test match field so that it can stop the momentum. Surely it would be great to see Ahmed Shahzad do a "sixer" when he is on 65 off 35 balls and then we see all 9 fielders on the boundary. Other rules such as these could also be introduced giving bowlers the advantage. This way it would be fair and captains would most definitely save this Power play for death overs in normal situations and using it immediately if the batters get to a fiery start. It shouldnt only apply to big hitters like Ahmed Shahzad or Kamran Akmal or any openers, it just gives a psychological boost to the fielding side whoever that maybe. 
(By Aleeshiya Jahangir)
Matches played today
Match 1 "New Zealand vs Australia"
Match 2 "Bangladesh vs Ireland"
Match Summary
|Match 1|
New Zealand 206-10 [NLC McCullum 52, Dan Vettori 44, Mitchell Johnson 4/33]
Australia 207-3 [Watson 62, Haddin 55, Bennett 2/63]
Final Result:
Australia won by 7 wickets
|Match 2|
Bangladesh 205-10 [Tamim 44, Raqibul 38, Botha 3/32]
Ireland 178-10 [NJ Obrien 38, KJ Obrien 37, Shafiul Islam 4/21]
Final Result:
Bangladesh won by 27 runs
Overview
|Match 1|
Australia won the toss this morning and decided to field first, it was a real good wicket had swing swing up front Tait bringing that pace in action with his sheer pace struck early and made Kiwi batsmen timble to 77/6.
When came McCullum to bat who played on a patient 50 where as on the other end Captain Vettori played 42 off almost run a ball strike rate.
Due to such resistance Kiwis merely got past 200, when Mitchell Johnson shut their innings up, at the end Mitch bagged 4 wickets.
In the reply Aussies came out in a positive mind set and their openers put on a nice century stand, after which it was really easy for middle order to hang around, some cautious 20s and 30s by men coming around saw Aussies to a comfortable victory.
Mitchell Johnson was the MAN OF THE MATCH!
THUS AUSSIES CLAIMED THE CHAPPELL-HADLEE TROPHY
|Match 2|
Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first, their openers put on a decent partnership of 60 odd runs, when Imrul Kayes was the1st one to tredge back, middle order lead their collapse as due to some resistance by Raqibul they reached 205.
Ideally this small target could have been a decent start of Ireish campaign through the world cup, but Alas apart from the 2 Obrien brothers every one failed and due to some disciplined bowling by Bangladesh they died at mere 178.
Tamim Iqbal was the MAN OF THE MATCH!
BUT THE ACTUAL HERO WAS SHAFIUL ISLAM
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Caption:
Captain Ricky Ponting to his MITCH: Son !! TAKE A LOOK AT THIS HAIRY FINGER & try to improve your Line & Length BE CONSISTENT , or else TAKE A LOOK AT THIS HAIRY FINGER AGAIN !!!
* meanwhile Steven Smith seeks lesson &promises to stay consistent as well as will try to improve his line & length.
Very well done Ricky this is how it is done 
Kenya vs Pakistan
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England vs Netherlands
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