T20 best XI

1. Dilshan
2. Kallis
3. Afridi
4. De Villiers
5. Akmal / Sangakarra
6. Yuvraj
7. Dwayne Bravo
8. Mendis / Ajmal
9. Murlitharan
10.Malinga
11. Gul

Lankans dominate the Pakkies

Windies dominate over the Indians

Gayle's boys carried on their winning ways, though it was Bravo who rode them to victory through a fluent half-century after capturing four wickets to restrict India to 153. Simmons too chipped in with 44. This new-look team with Fletcher, Bravo and Simmons coming in before Chaderpaul and Sarwan gives great depth to their batting. Edwards and Taylor bowled fast and short to have the Indians in all sorts of trouble initially, then Bravo, Pollard and Ben with Gayle never gave it away, in spite of the blitz from the classy Yuvraj.
Dhoni's experiment of batting at 3 was curtailed today, but in the process Raina was out of match-practice when he was given the spot this important game. Dhoni's miserable 11 off 23 balls was a major reason for India's below-par total. With his form at present, it is better he goes further down the order ...

England fall easily to South Africa

SA exposed the English team for what it is; if Pietersen does not put up a good score with some decent partnerships, the batting crumbles. The pommies have possibly one of the best attacks, so the hosts got decimated. Their bowling looked decent, but could not force SA into taking chances, which was their only hope in defending 111.
All of the six bowlers for SA got wickets. With the pitch getting slower it was difficult for the SA batsmen to hit, but they kept the

Pakistan spin out the Dutch

Australia and Bangladesh knocked out

Sangakarra and Dilshan dashed hopes of the Aussies after Mendis had restricted them to 159.

England outplay the Pakkies to stay alive

With Pietersen back with Mascarenhas and Swann included, England looked a different team and will be a force to reckon with if they play as they did today. Pakistan on the other hand now need a stromg win against the Dutch to qualify for the next round.
South Africa demolished the Scots to move easily to the next round.