World Twenty20 awards
Mon Jun 22 08:26AM
17 days, 27 matches, over 160 sixes - that was the 2009 World Twenty20. Cowers reflects with his team of the tournament.
1. Tillekerante Dilshan
For inventing the squatting periscope shot
For coming the closest to a century
For being the only man to score over 300 runs
2. Chris Gayle
For hitting a ball so far it would take Usain Bolt more than 10 seconds to fetch
For bowling in those yellow sunglasses
For celebrating his side's victory over England with a nonchalant stroll onto the outfield
3. AB de Villiers
For trying to kill the crowd at The Oval - hitting 79 off just 34 balls against Scotland
For having an eye like a dead fish - a strike rate of 155
For being the best 'in the circle' fielder in the world
4. Yuvraj Singh
For hitting more sixes than anyone else - 9
For hitting his first ball against England over 100m
For showing the world that can you turn a yorker into a six over mid-wicket
5. Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wkt)
For calmness personified in his innings to knock out Australia
For making the final a spectacle with his fifty
For being able to read Mendis
6. Dwayne Bravo
For beating India on his own, with 66 and four wickets
For hitting eight sixes
Despite being the third part of Angelo Matthews' 'Puff the Magic drag on' club
7. Shahid Afridi
For remembering how to bat in time for the Super Eights
For bowling at 79mph off four steps
For a match-winning innings in the final
8. Umar Gul
For yorker after yorker after yorker after yorker
For being the tournament's leader wicket-taker - 13
For playground figures of 5-6 against New Zealand
9. Ajantha Mendis
For bamboozling all and sundry with the carrom ball
For outshining Murali with 12 wickets
For being just the best of a glut of economical slow bowlers: Saeed Ajmal, Roelof van der Merwe et al
10. Lasith Malinga
For the slower full toss that hits leg stump halfway up
For flying in the face of pesticide hygiene by kissing the ball
For taking 12 wickets
11. Wayne Parnell
For figures of 4-0-13-4 against West Indies
For being a captain's best friend whenever asked
For still only being a teenager
Honourary mentions:
Catch of the tournament: Kyle Coetzer's astonishing leap at long-on in Scotland's match against South Africa. He's from Aberdeen, honestly.
Fielding moment: Angelo Mathews' leaping forehand smash against West Indies after catching the ball on the right side of the line only for his momentum to take him over the boundary.
Sycophantic award: David Hussey whose favourite player is Mike Hussey.
'Up yours bruv' award: Mike Hussey whose favourite player is Allan Border.
Irony award: Scott 'Miley' Styris. Favourite Twenty20 player - Nasser Hussain.
Non politically correct commentary award: Simon Doull for 'great work by Marty two toes' (Martin Guptill has only two toes on one of his feet as the result of a forklift accident).
I don't like this format award: Brett Lee with tournament figures of 8-0-95-3.
The 'maybe we should have lost the final' award: England's women team whose reward for their all conquering feats are a terrace reception at the Houses of Parliament followed in early July by a visit to 10 Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister.
and what about an award for the English Womens' Cricket team now World Champions at 50/50 and now 20/20!!!
From jonathangrosskopf on Mon Jun 22 09:03AMnice one buckup pakistan!!!!
From skhalid23 on Mon Jun 22 09:08AMI am already!
From isanyoneelseboredyet on Mon Jun 22 10:18AMCongratulation to All Pakistan Team and peoples.
From snansari78 on Mon Jun 22 11:00AMCongratulation to All Pakistan Team and peoples.
From snansari78 on Mon Jun 22 11:01AMCongratulation to All Pakistan Team and peoples.
From snansari78 on Mon Jun 22 11:01AMexcellent article Cow Corner! i'm always on Eurosport for footy, but considering i come from a cricket-crazy country, i'm laughing my rear off with this edition of your blog. Well done! perhaps under 'I don't like this format," section you could add Younis Khan for saying "this (T20) is fun cricket," classic moment.
From ajab_khan50 on Mon Jun 22 11:18AMwell done to the womens team! i don't watch cricket but i managed to watch the two hour drubbing england gave to the kiwis and it was great! if that had been the mens team they may have not made the first test of the ashes! they would have been p*ss*d up celebrating! i mean, the ashes victory was 4 years ago and they have lost a series 5-0 after it! im male but i think there should be a great amount of credit given to "the best team in womens cricket by a country mile" i believe nick knight said?
From garethfeb80 on Mon Jun 22 11:46AMGreat reading Cow Corner. Thought you might have added Worst Captain but it might have upset Colly. Quite ironic that he wants to continue to captain the T20 team perhaps that is the only way he can guarantee a place and the dough that goes with it.
From getholdofjohn on Mon Jun 22 12:07PMThanks to Allah...yes we did it! luv u pakistan and cong 2 all pakistan
From s_aness on Mon Jun 22 12:08PMpakiz are the best
From kasmirpower on Mon Jun 22 12:13PMThe English Womens team are the world's best at 20;20 and 50:50 and have won the Ashes and yet such a big fuss is made of the mens game!
From jonathangrosskopf on Mon Jun 22 02:09PMParnell will be the best in two years I think
From jenysiss on Mon Jun 22 02:29PMColly averages 12 in the format: enogh said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From jenysiss on Mon Jun 22 02:30PMAgree on catch of the tournament! was a brilliant catch! Well done to Englands women as well, cant wait to see them in Stratford in July!! Think they would have don better then the mens team!
From suttonstretch1 on Mon Jun 22 09:10PMcongrats pakistan
we have done it, we r the champs
and plz stand up 4 stampa.gr8 going @#$% guys
its just a begning........From fightlover_2007 on Mon Jun 22 09:36PMPakistan Zindabad!!!!!!!!!! Long live Paksitan!!!!!!!!!
We're the Gladiators!
Pakistan Cricket team slapped the cricket pundits....specially for the propaganda machines (India). They tried to corner Pakistan's Sport. Pundit should see that 17 years old lad Aamir....how he had scared the Dilshan the Scoop............... Pakstain The World Twenty20 Champion!!!!!Pakistan Zindabad..............We love Cricket.......
Well done England women cricket team!!!! Good Job.....From mindsurfnet on Mon Jun 22 11:26PMbest catch should have been shahid afridi
From asimakram on Tue Jun 23 12:34AMEngland Women's team must be favourites for BBC sports personality team of the year after all their successes this year, unless, of course, Man U with the charity shield!
From rj555online on Tue Jun 23 01:22AMWorst batsman should have been paul collingwood
From garyplatt7 on Wed Jun 24 11:36PMBest bowler - Ajmal
From garyplatt7 on Wed Jun 24 11:37PMdo u detect a wee bit of hysteria in all these congratulatory comments? did the victory come as a total surprise?
From cb_bab on Thu Jul 02 09:37AMPakistan had such bad press before this. I am so glad we one it.!
From avwb2 on Sun Jul 05 09:44PMyhyh pakistan al de way thru even tho i aint a @#$%...lol
From foyz_1991 on Mon Jul 27 04:04PM
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