We have seen some excellent cricket during the weekend with one upset surprise when Netherlands won England off the last ball. England had to win Pakistan on Sunday to prevent a early exit tournament which they manage to do with 48 runs. India played Bangladesh and won with 25 runs. I had a feeling that the West Indies would overpower Australia which they did by means of captain Chris Gayle hitting a quickfire 88, the innings was a pleasure to watch and we've seen some of the biggest sixes of the tournament yet. Australia faces early exit when they play Sri Lanka today which should be a cracker of a match.
Scotland gave New Zeland a scare when they manage to score 89 runs in 7 overs in a rain reduced match but New Zealand manage to pass the total with one over to spare due to big hitting by Ross Taylor and Scott Styris. In South Africa's first game of the tournament we saw a clinical performance from South Africa. South Africa scored 211 in their 20 overs and it was AB de Villiers who hit a quickfire 79 of 34 balls after a great platform has been set by Jaques Kallis 48 and Graeme Smith 38. South Africa managed to bowl Scotland out for 81 runs after Dale Steyn did some early damage in the first over of Scotland's innings. Johan Botha and Roelof van der Merwe bowled excellent again in the middle overs to set up a 130 run victory.
Thus far South Africa and the West Indies looks like the in-form team and favorites to compete in the final. I think South Africa can do it, but T20 cricket can be unpredictable and the teams who holds their nerve should manage to lift the 2009 T20 Cricket World Cup.
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