Cricket World Cup 2015 Trophy Tour - Australia and New Zealand

After first featuring Cricket world cup in Australia and New Zealand in 1992,  2015 Cricket world cup come back to Australia and New Zealand. To celebrate the return of world cup, Australian and New Zealand fans treated the trophy tour very happily. Both countries have separate Cricket world cup 2015 schedule for trophy, which will be started from 6th November.

Tour will be set off from Sydney in Australia and Auckland in New Zealand from 6th November, exactly before 100 days left for world cup to start. This time two cricket world cup 2015 trophy will be on tour, as one trophy can't be at two places in one time.

The perpetual World Cup trophy will be taken around Australia while the tournament trophy � an exact replica of the perpetual trophy which the winning nation will keep � will be touring New Zealand.

World cup will be starting on 14th Feb so before this there is chance for Fans to get involved in the event and closer to see the trophy as this is the only chance for them.

With trophy, some cricketers will be there, so you have a chance to get a photo or selfie with world up trophy and some cricket heroes.

On social media, make sure you follow the action every day by using #cwctrophytour. There will be plenty of interesting stories, pictures and video as the trophy makes its way around both countries.

Australia Trophy Tour Schedule : Cricket World Cup 2015

The Australia ICC Cricket world cup 2015 trophy tour will start on 10th November from Geraldton, WA and end in the Sydney on Australia Day, 26th January, 2015.

An open topped double decker bus will take the trophy to 65 locations where locals can get their own World Cup picture, test their cricketing skills and maybe even meet a World Cup legend.

New South Wales

DATE	TOWN/CITY	TIME	LOCATION
Monday 1 December	Broken Hill	9.00am-1.30pm	Sturt Park, Beryl Street
Tuesday 2 December	Dubbo	10.00am-2.00pm	Victory Park Oval 1, Dubbo
Friday 12 December	Coffs Harbour	10.00am-2.30pm	Brelsford Park
Saturday 13 December	Newcastle	10.00am-4.00pm	Foreshore Park
Sunday 14 December	Wollongong	10.00am-2.00pm	W.A Lang Park, Hector Street
Monday 15 December	Wagga Wagga	10.00am-2.00pm	TBA
Wednesday 31 December	Goulbourn	7.00am-11.00am	Belmore Park
Friday 2 January	Manly	10.00am-6.00pm	Manly Oval
Tuesday 6 January	Parramatta	10.00am-6.00pm	Centenary Square
Friday 9 January	Coogee	10.00am-7.00pm	Coogee Oval
Saturday 10 January	Bowral	10.00am-3.00pm	TBA
Sunday 11 January	Queanbeyan	11.00am-6.00pm	Queen Elizabeth Oval
Monday 26 January	Sydney	6.00am-6.00pm	Hyde Park, Cathedral Steps

South Australia

DATE	TOWN/CITY	TIME	LOCATION
Monday 24 November	Port Augusta	9.00am-4.00pm	ESTA Oval, Parham Road
Thursday 27 November	Adelaide	10.00am-4.00pm	Victoria Square
Saturday 29 November	Glenelg	11.00am-6.00pm	Foreshore Reserve
Sunday 30 November	Nuriootpa	11.00am-2.00pm	97 Sturt Highway, Nuriootpa

Western Australia

DATE	TOWN/CITY	TIME	LOCATION
Monday 10 November	Geraldton	10.00am-6.00pm	Maitland Park
Tuesday 11 November	Jurien Bay	10.00am-4.00pm	Dobbyn Park, Jurien Bay
Saturday 15 November	Mount Lawley	6.00am-9.00pm	677 Beaufort Street
Sunday 16 November	Katanning	12.00pm-9.00pm	Quartermaine Oval
Tuesday 18 November	Esperance	1) 10.00am-12.00pm 2) 1.00pm-5.00pm	1) Whale Tail Car Park, Esperance 2) Greater Sports Ground, Black Street

Queensland

DATE	TOWN/CITY	TIME	LOCATION
Sunday 7 December	Toowomba	8.00am-12.00pm	Godall Street Oval
Monday 8 December	Maroochydore	10.30am-2.30pm	Syd Lingard Drive
Tuesday 9 December	Logan	11.00am-4.00pm	Dauth Park, Beenleigh
Wednesday 10 December	Broadbeach	9.00am-5.00pm	Kurrawa Park

Victoria

DATE	TOWN/CITY	TIME	LOCATION
Tuesday 16 December	Bendigo	11.00am-5.00pm	Queen Elizabeth Oval
Wednesday 17 December	Ballarat	11.00am-5.00pm	Eastern Oval
Thursday 18 December	Warnambool	9.00am-11.00am	TBA
Friday 19 December	Geelong Waterfront	11.00am-7.00pm	Steampacket Gardens
Sunday 21 December	Cheltenham	12.00pm-9.00pm	Westfield Southland
Monday 22 December	Traralgon	6.00am-4.00pm	Traralgon Recreation Centre
Tuesday 23 December	Melbourne	TBA	Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Monday 29 December	Shepparton	10.00am-2.00pm	Victoria Park Lake
Tuesday 30 December	Wodonga	10.00am-2.00pm	Cube Courtyard
Thursday 15 January	Kinglake	2.00pm-5.00pm	Kinglake Memorial Reserve
Friday 16 January	Melbourne	TBA	Federation Square

ACT

DATE	TOWN/CITY	TIME	LOCATION
Monday 12 January	Canberra	1) 8.00am-11.30am 2) 1.00pm-7.00pm	1) Parliamentary Triangle 2) Manuka Circle
Tuesday 13 January	Canberra	1) 8.00am-3.00pm 2) 3.00pm-5.00pm	1) Civic Square 2) National Museum
Wednesday 14 January	Canberra	9.00am-5.00pm	Manuka Circle

Tasmania

DATE	TOWN/CITY	TIME	LOCATION
Monday 19 January	Devonport	10.00am-2.00pm	Devonport Bluff
Tuesday 20 January	1) Westbury 2) Launceston	1) 8.00am-10.30am 2) 12.00pm-2.30pm	1) Westbury Sports Ground 2) Royal Park
Wednesday 21 January	1) St Helens 2) Bicheno	1) 10.00am-11.30am 2) 2.30pm-4.30pm	1) Marina Parade 2) Bicheno Lawns
Thursday 22 January	Port Arthur	10.00am-3.00pm	Port Arthur Historic Site
Saturday 24 January	Hobart	9.00am-1.00pm	Princes Wharf

New Zealand Trophy Tour Schedule: Cricket World Cup 2015

The ICC Cricket World Cup New Zealand Trophy Tour begins in Auckland on 6 November. From there it heads north to Whangarei and Kaitaia before beginning the long journey south to its final event in Invercargill on 27 November.

DATE	CITY	TIME	LOCATION
Thursday 6 November	Auckland	6.30am-2.00pm	Karanga Plaza, Wynyard Quarter
Friday 7 November	Whangarei	7.30am-11.30am	Whangarei Town Basin
Saturday 8 November	Kaitaia	7.30am-11.30am	Te Ahu Centre
Sunday 9 November	Auckland	10.00am-2.00pm	Selwyn Reserve, Mission Bay
Monday 10 November	Waiheke Island	6.00am-9.00am	Ferry Terminal
Monday 10 November	Auckland	11.00am-3.00pm	Papatoetoe Sports Centre
Tuesday 11 November	Hamilton	10.00am-2.00pm	Casey's Garden, Seddon Park
Wednesday 12 November	Tauranga	7.30am-11.30am	The Waterfront, The Strand
Thursday 13 November	Rotorua	7.30am-11.30am	Lakeside Reserve
Friday 14 November	Napier	6.00am-10.00am	Napier Aquarium
Saturday 15 November	Taupo	10.00am-2.00pm	Tongariro Domain
Sunday 16 November	Lower Hutt	11.00am-3.00pm	Petone Recreation Ground
Monday 17 November	Wellington	6.00am-10.00am	Odlin's Plaza, Cable Street
Tuesday 18 November	New Plymouth	7.30am-11.30am	Puke Ariki Landing
Wednesday 19 November	Palmerston North	7.30am-11.30am	Palmerston North Boys High School
Thursday 20 November	Nelson	7.30am-11.30am	Nelson College
Friday 21 November	Greymouth	7.30am-11.30am	Civic Centre Car Park
Saturday 22 November	Christchurch	10.00am-2.00pm	Burwood Park, New Brighton Road
Sunday 23 November	Timaru	10.00am-2.00pm	Aorangi Park, Glenwood
Monday 24 November	Christchurch	6.00am-10.00am	The Commons, Kilmore Street
Tuesday 25 November	Queenstown	7.30am-11.30am	Queenstown Events Centre
Wednesday 26 November	Dunedin	6.00am-9.00am	The Octagon
Thursday 27November	Invercargill	7.30am-11.30am	Queens Park (Gala Street Reserve)

Please keep visiting www.cricketworldcup-2015.org for details of exactly where the trophy will be visiting.  

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Cricket World Cup 2015 - The Indian Players on which we can count on

World cup 2015 preparations of Indian team is on top to conquer all the team playing in world cup. Before 2015 cricket world cup India has only two ODI series left to test their bench strength in bowling and batting. Although MS dhoni and Ravi Shastri don't have to think much about batting but they surely have to serious talk over bowling. First series of India before world cup is with Sri lanka the nearest rival of India. India play 5 match ODI series with Sri Lanka.

The second and most bigger series "Tri Series" which have to be played in Australia with England and Australia the other two teams, This is only time when India can test themselves and test their batting and bowling strength. Because after next month of series, World cup is on its way.

India Probable Playing 11: Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami,

These player are mostly confirmed to be included in the tour. With remaining 4 spots available, it is tough for selector to find these players who can fit these positions in Australia and New Zealand. Our 4 players, best thing take 3 pacers and 1 All rounder who can fit in spot if someone is injured in world cup.

So We have found players who can fill this spot:
#1 Kuldeep Yadav: 

Kuldeep Yadav, under 19 cricketer who recently played in IPL and under 19 cricket world cup has caught the eye of selectors with his performance in respective tournaments. He is called as chinaman bowler. He can spin the bowl both ways leg spin or off spin and can be trump card in World Cup.

#2. Robin Uthappa/Sanju Samson:

Sanju Samson the most lucrative player of IPL whose hitting in any game, can take the game away from opposition. He is consistent in IPL and India A tour of Australia.

Robin Uthappa was the top scorer in IPL, CLt20, and duleep trophy. He is also the one who had played in Australia previously, so we can count on him too.

#3. Varun Aaron/Umesh Yadav:

Australian and New Zealand wickets supports pacers than spinner. So bowlers like Varun aaron and Umesh yadav, can bowl at 140 mph will be the plus point for India. They can take early wickets with their pace and swing in first 10 overs.

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#4. Ishant Sharma/Zaheer Khan:

These two duos can only benefit the world cup 2015 is only because of their experience. 

Ishant sharma, who lacks confidence and can't bowl more than 135 + continuously in an over. Although we can count on Ishant Sharma, as we know what he did in Australia some years back in test series, that put Australia on back foot only because of him.

Zaheer khan, can be the game changer especially in death overs where stopping runs is key to win the game. As Javagal srinath done in 2003 world cup, which  led team India to final. Lets see whether zaheer khan can walk on the footsteps of Javagal Srinath or make his own way to  Win the world cup 2015 of India once again.

#5. Yuvraj Singh:

We all are so dependent on Kohli that we clearly know if at all India has to win the Cup, it is the 25-year-old who needs to score continuously.

But let�s not forget our World Cup Specialist: Yuvraj Singh. Yes, he is not in the best of his form; he has not been performing well in the domestic arena, but remember that he is a fighter. His ability to slog pacers is probably on par on with anyone else in the team. And you need players who can clear the ropes, especially when you play in the bigger grounds of Australia. With Raydu not making use of his chances as well as he should have, Yuvraj isn�t a bad option. And he did show signs of getting better towards the latter end of the 2014 IPL. 

Yovraj Singh, the man behind the India win in world cup 2011. We know what he did for India in 2011, he bowled better than other regular bowlers, He played when team needs most from him. We know that he can give India another chance to win the Cricket world cup 2015 twice.

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Is Virat Kohli India's Hope for World Cup 2015 ?

Virat Kohli heaves a sigh of relief after scoring his 20th ODI ton

Virat Kohli, the stunning batsman after Sachin Tendulakar, Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid. We can see these three persons combination in Virat Kohli. Like Sachin, he can play long and fast enough, can convert fifties into centuries. Like Viru, he can just blow off the bowlers and stand alone for his team, Like Mr. Dependable, He play for his team when they need him. He can stay long on creeze for long hours and can stop falling wickets and many more things in his pocket.


Recently he has completed his 20th Ton against West indies team who has left the series in midway to due their problems with west indies board. But thanks to this series, Virat Kohli come back to form with his 20th Ton. 

He is the fastest batsman to reach 20th Centuries in his 141st ODI match. Sachin Tendulkar always bring his best in event like World cup or bigger series like CB series in Australia to get India's first series win in Australia in 2007. 

But does Virat Kohli can play like Sachin in Australia and New Zealand where there are more bounces pitches than India or near countries. In India's tour of New Zealand, he made centuries in both tests and ODIs. Lets see what he came up to against country expectations.

Does He be India's another Yuvraj Singh, Man of the tournament in World Cup 2011. 

Why Kohli at No-4, than No-3:

In ODI Cricket the most important position is NO-3. We call this as Mr Dependable position from here any team can make big scores or just fall down. If this positions performs well, then team has 70% chances to win the Game. The Wall, Rahul Dravid, plays at this position in tests as well as ODIs. He scarifies his place to play for India. We all know when team falls down, there there is only Dravid who will stay for long and win game for India.

Still, I believe that it will serve India well if Kohli is slotted in at number 4 for the World Cup. With Rohit Sharma out of the side with injury, Rayudu, who is not a regular in the side, batted at number 3 in the 2nd ODI and couldn�t make the most of the opportunity. But once Rohit gets fit, the Indian think-tank will face another conundrum as to whether Rohit or Rahane should open with Dhawan. With Rahane giving good starts fairly consistently with the southpaw, I feel he should be continued in that position, as he wasn�t too useful at number 4 and plays to his potential only while opening.

Statistics don�t lie. They reveal more than they hide. In this case, they are in favour of playing Kohli at number 4, too. In his 30 innings at number 4, he has scored 5 centuries, which means 1 in every 5 innings. At number 3, he has scored his remaining 14 centuries, in 93 innings: 1 in every 6.5 innings. He averages 62.54 at number 4 as against 51.97 at number 3. This should really clinch it for him.

Although India wins their last two series against England and West Indies but failed to win in outside against South Africa and New Zealand in their respective countries. Lets see How India and Virat performs in Cricket Wolrd Cup 2015.You can Download Cricket World Cup 2015 Schedule.

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ICC World Cup 2015 - India Bowling Options - Pace Battery or Spinners

India has never been short of "match practice", with tight timetables round the year, also the donning event of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Anyway right when they required it the most, an one month-long void had been made with the stunning flight of Windies from India's visit. In any case the BCCI's rushed offer to the Sri Lankan Cricket Board (SLC) and their acknowledgement of a 5-match One Day International (ODI) arrangement has come in as a "surprisingly beneficial turn of events" for the Indian group. Two points of interest: one, India gets 4 additional Odis to develop thoroughness and the players to discover their structure; two, India gets a chance to test their abilities against yet an alternate solid contender for the world title. 


What increasingly could India or, actually, any group request than getting an undeniable summer arrangement Down Under only two prior months the World Cup. MS Dhoni's men ought to use this chance to wind up decently settled with the neighborhood pitch conditions and get a head begin in the lead cricket occasion. 

India have dependably been beset to a more prominent degree by their bowling choices than their batting line-up. A considerable measure of issues around damage, poor execution, conflict and absence of personality have constrained India to rearrange their knocking down some pins choices more frequently than a hefty portion of the other solid groups like England, Australia, Sri Lanka, and South Africa. A settled in addition to sure rocking the bowling alley squad has been the way to these groups' predictable winning exhibitions, be it at home or abroad. 

The pace battery � Bring in Ishant, have Aaron and Umesh in the mix:

The extent that seamers are concerned, the group has seen any semblance of Ishant Sharma moving done and finished with the squad because of sporadic exhibitions. We see just impressions of that incomparable beat we saw amid the 2007-08 arrangement in Australia. At the same time India ought to provide for him a go-ahead in the approaching Australia arrangement on the grounds that he is known to flourish in such conditions and, on the off chance that he hits great structure, can be a deadly constrain in the competition. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the most settled bowler, a resource for the group given his controlled swing playing and notoriety of a keen administrator. Mohammed Shami has been a workhorse and is taught, known for putting in those additional yards to concentrate pace and bob from unforgiving turfs. Mohit Sharma will need to work it out hard to hold the certainty of the selectors and in addition the captain. 

Different alternatives accessible are Varun Aaron and Umesh Yadav. It is encouraging to see Aaron's choice to play in the English household season, appearing for Durham a month ago. This stretch will make him sweat it out to enhance his amusement notwithstanding picking up significant certainty on the seamer-accommodating pitches. Additionally, his consideration in the ODI squad for the Sri Lanka arrangement is his best opportunity to perform and case a position in the pined for World Cup squad. 

Umesh Yadav has been an energy to figure with; his energetic pace can harvest full buy from the pitches of Australia. He likewise has the support of a not too bad execution with the visiting India A to Australia in July 2014. 

Spinners � Jadeja leads the pack :

On the turning alternatives accessible for the super occasion, Ravindra Jadeja is a regular decision, having been reliably figuring in the playing XI and putting in solid exhibitions with both bat and ball. Ravichandran Ashwin will have an outside possibility of being picked as the second spinner focused around his trip in the Sri Lanka arrangement. 

"We're attempting Kuldeep (Yadav) in this arrangement, Amit Mishra is there. There are very few diversions, however we'll see what we can attain from the Odis we have before the World Cup", Dhoni had pushed amid the West Indies ODI arrangement, showing the imperativeness of discovering the right group combo with the set number of matches under control before February 2015. 

It is greatly critical for Dhoni and the selectors to turn players sagaciously, give every one of them a reasonable opportunity to show what they bring to the table while in the meantime not upset the mood of settled bowlers like Bhuvneshwar.

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1500 Net Bowlers for ICC 2015 Cricket World Cup

Matthew Hayden bats in the ICC Net Bowler program

With the Cricket World Cup 2015 starting soon, the coordinators are finding around 1500 net bowlers to help teams for training, reports Ibnlive. Previous Australian opener and two time World Cup victor Matthew Hayden will be handpicking them in the 'Net Bowler' program that is propelled at the Alan Border Field in Brisbane on Tuesday.

"It's going to be truly a test to discover enough bowlers who are readied to surrender their time to help the World Cup groups hone," Harnden, Chief official of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Local Organizing Committee said in a media discharge on Thursday.

Talking on the criticalness of net bowlers, the previous Chennai Super Kings' star Hayden said: "Net bowlers infrequently get any open distinguishment yet they are fundamental for a batsman's planning. The World Cup needs an enormous number of these extremely exceptional volunteers and I know the coordinators need to do all that they can to make it an extraordinary experience for them".

"For some, it will be an ideal experience to bowl at the world's best batsmen," he included.

The chose bowlers will be given an authority World Cup preparing uniform, an extraordinary token of the competition and two match tickets for each one practice session in which they participate. The worldwide occasion is planned to begin on February 14 with the co-has New Zealand assuming Sri Lanka, the runner-ups of the last version.

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5 Best Innings by Captains in World Cup History

With more power comes more obligation. Come the event, the champions dependably climb. Keeping these banalities aside and going to the connection, a skipper's innings is constantly unique. Furthermore when it arrives in a World Cup, the estimation of such thumps can't be measured regarding numbers.

Here are the top 5 such knocks from a captain in the global competition since it�s inception in 1975.

#5 - 100* -  Martin Crowe v Australia, 1992:

The New Zealand skipper restored the innings after Australia got an early hold in the diversion at 53/3. Winning the throw and batting in the first place, Crowe entered the batting wrinkle at 13/2 and batted through to guarantee that they had a defend able aggregate of 248 against their neighbors. 

It was a gradual innings, however an overcome one that fell off 134 balls not withstanding a harmed knee. A 118-run stand for the fourth wicket with Ken Rutherford (57) got to be so significant as the competition top picks endured a noteworthy misfortune. The captain utilized turn ahead of schedule in the innings against which the Australians neglected to get going. 


At last, the Kiwis won by an agreeable edge of 37 runs, enlisting an astonishment bring about the opening round of the 1992 version at Eden Park, Auckland. The shrewd Crowe turned into a saint simultaneously.

#4 - 115* - Mahela Jayawardne vs New Zealand, 2007:

The gifted right-hander concocted a century in the 2007 WC semi-last after several wickets from James Franklin implied Sri Lanka needed to think of something uncommon. Joining opener Upul Tharanga (73) at the pleat, Jayawardene batted with insightful reason to set a winning aggregate of 289 at Kingston, Jamaica. 

It was an innings of exact arranging as he just dealt with 17 from his initial 47 conveyances. As the innings advanced, the Sri Lankan legend opened up to impact 75 off the last 35 balls he confronted including 10 fours and 3 sixes. He completed on 115* (109) as even Stephen Fleming, the restriction commander strolled up to compliment his partner. In answer, New Zealand were packaged out for 208 with Muttiah Muralitharan catching 4/31. 

Then again, the genuine star of the diversion was without a doubt Jayawardene, as the veteran was deservingly honored the Man of the Match for one of the finest thumps ever.

#3 - 158 - Andrew Strauss vs India - 2011:

Relatively few anticipated that England will contend in such an extraordinary fight against India in the 2011 release after a limited win against Netherlands in their opening diversion. Captain Andrew Strauss headed from the front after a trademark Sachin Tendulkar ton (120 off 115) and commitments from the center request bailed India to 338 full scale in 49.5 overs. 

Pursuing a firm aggregate for the second time in succession, Strauss verified he took advantage of his great structure by scoring an enormous 158 (145) that put his side on track for a bombshell win before he turned into an one of Zaheer Khan's twin strikes in the 43rd over. The captain's ton gave his side much some need spark as the tail wagged to help England level the scores. 

The match finished in a tie, the fourth such case in World Cup history, affability the left-hander's strange innings as he utilized the shorter limits at Bangalore further bolstering his good fortune to heap up the runs.

#2 - 120*- Steve Waugh vs South Africa - 1999:

The Australian star remained up at a troublesome time for his group after the initial three wickets fell with only 48 ready for the pursuit of 272. The Headingley swarm saw one of the best tons scored in a World Cup match as Waugh was firm to send Australia into the semi-last. 

The more seasoned of the Waugh siblings however survived a chance when Herschelle Gibbs spilled a discover by rashly praising the release at midwicket. Waugh supposedly told Gibbs: "How can it feel to drop the World Cup, Herschelle?" 

The innings was of most extreme imperativeness as it likewise helped Australia jump the Proteans that ended up being conclusive after an emotional semi-last tie a couple of days after the fact. In the organization of Ricky Ponting, the skipper raised a 126-run fourth wicket stand and was especially pitiless on Hansie Cronje and Nicky Boje on his path to the completing line. Waugh stayed unbeaten with 120 against his name off only 110 conveyances.

#1 - 181 - Vivian Richards vs Sri Lanka, 1987:

The incredible West Indian batsman was taking care of business when he crushed 16 fours and 7 sixes in his thump of 181 (125) against the then minnows Sri Lanka at Karachi in 1987. Yes, the thump came against a toothless knocking down some pins assault and in the first innings, still at a strike rate of 144.80 in those days was essentially exceptional. 

Indeed, the Caribbean captain's thump stays as the most noteworthy score in a World Cup match by a chief. Entering the fold at a dubious 45/2, Richards sewed together a 182-run third wicket stand with Desmond Haynes (105 off 124). The right-hander was included in an alternate century stand with Gus Logie, helping his side to 360/4 in 50 overs. In answer, the island country could just gather 169/4 before the end of their assigned overs.

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