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Super Sixes 2 Trivia Quiz

The second half of the Super Six started on 11 March. Two of the six teams, therefore, were eliminated following these games. How closely did you follow these five matches?

A multiple-choice quiz by rogerw1nz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
rogerw1nz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
119,689

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Australia played New Zealand on 11 March at Port Elizabeth. New Zealand won the toss and put Australia in. What was their score at the fall of the seventh wicket? Hint

124

154

184

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Question 2 of 15

2. New Zealand were seeking to cement their place in the semi-finals by beating Australia, but it did not work out that way. What was Australia's winning margin? Hint

86 runs

66 runs

76 runs

96 runs

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who was named Man of the Match in the Australia - New Zealand Super Six match? Hint

Stephen Fleming

Brett Lee

Shane Bond

Andy Bichel

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Question 4 of 15

4. If Kenya were able to beat Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein in the sixth Super Six match, they would progress to the semifinals. What was the result of the match? Hint

Kenya won by 57 runs

Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets

Kenya won by 7 wickets

Zimbabwe won by 57 runs

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who was named Man of the Match in the Kenya - Zimbabwe Super Six match? Hint

Andy Flower (Zimbabwe)

Kennedy Otieno (Kenya)

Thomas Odoyo (Kenya)

Martin Suji (Kenya)

6. The seventh Super Six match between India and New Zealand at Centurion was played on 14 March. A win to New Zealand would ensure their place in the semi-finals. India had already qualified. What happened in the first over of the match? Hint

Stephen Fleming hit five fours

None of these

India dropped two catches

New Zealand lost two wickets

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who was top wicket taker for India in the New Zealand innings? Hint

Zaheer Khan

Javagal Srinath

Harbhajan Singh

Dinesh Mongia

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Question 8 of 15

8. What was the result of the India - New Zealand Super Six match? Hint

New Zealand won by 25 runs

India won by 3 wickets

India won by 7 wickets

New Zealand won by 7 runs

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Question 9 of 15

9. The Sri Lankan team needed to beat Zimbabwe in the eighth Super Six match to qualify for the semi-finals. A Zimbabwe win would let New Zealand through. Did Sri Lanka win?

Yes

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Question 10 of 15

10. Only one batsman on either side scored more than 45, and he was named Man of the Match. Who was it? Hint

Avishka Gunawardene

Marvan Atapattu

Craig Wishart

Andy Flower

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Question 11 of 15

11. Australia and Kenya had both qualified for the semi-finals by the time they played each other at Kingsmead, Durban on 15 March, so the result didn't matter. Kenya batted first. Who was Kenya's top scoring batsman and Australia's top wicket-taker? Hint

Steve Tikolo and Darren Lehmann

Steve Tikolo and Brett Lee

Ravindu Shah and Brett Lee

Ravindu Shah and Andy Bichel

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Question 12 of 15

12. The fourth over of Kenya's innings against Australia was notable for what? Hint

The Australian fieldsmen dropped three catches

Glenn McGrath took a hat trick

Brett Lee took a hat trick

The Kenyan batsmen scored 24 runs

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Question 13 of 15

13. Kenya scored 174. How many overs did it take Australia to get their target? Hint

35 overs

31.2 overs

28.5 overs

38.4 overs

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Question 14 of 15

14. One of Kenya's bowlers was named Man of the Match for his spell of 8.2 overs, six maidens, 3 wickets for 7 runs, against Australia. Who had these amazing figures? Hint

Aasif Karim

Martin Suji

Tony Suji

Peter Ongondo

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which two teams from the Super Sixes missed out on semi-finals places? Hint

New Zealand and Sri Lanka

New Zealand and Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe and Kenya

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Australia played New Zealand on 11 March at Port Elizabeth. New Zealand won the toss and put Australia in. What was their score at the fall of the seventh wicket?

Answer: 84

A devastating spell of bowling by Shane Bond, who took 6/23 off 10 overs, reduced Australia to 7/84 in the 27th over. However, thanks to a partnership of 97 between Michael Bevan and Andy Bichel, Australia recovered to finish with 9/208.

2. New Zealand were seeking to cement their place in the semi-finals by beating Australia, but it did not work out that way. What was Australia's winning margin?

Answer: 96 runs

New Zealand were bowled out for 112. Top scorer was Stephen Fleming with 48.

3. Who was named Man of the Match in the Australia - New Zealand Super Six match?

Answer: Shane Bond

Bond's six wickets got him the nod over Brett Lee's five.

4. If Kenya were able to beat Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein in the sixth Super Six match, they would progress to the semifinals. What was the result of the match?

Answer: Kenya won by 7 wickets

Zimbabwe made 133 off 44 overs and 1 ball. Kenya made this in 26 overs with the loss of only thre wickets.

5. Who was named Man of the Match in the Kenya - Zimbabwe Super Six match?

Answer: Martin Suji (Kenya)

Martin Suji took 3/19 off 8 overs. Flower top scored for Zimbabwe with 63 in their innings of 133. Otieno took three cathces and a stumping. Odoyo top scored for Kenya with 43 not out.

Answer: New Zealand lost two wickets

Unfortunately for New Zealand, the second ball of the innings saw Craig McMillan caught by Harbhajan Singh and next ball, Nathan Astle was lbw. New Zealand were 2/0 and not looking good.

7. Who was top wicket taker for India in the New Zealand innings?

Answer: Zaheer Khan

Khan took 4/42 and was named Man of the Match. Singh took 2 wickets, Srinath one wicket, and Mongia, who only bowled one ball, also took one wicket, which ended New Zealand's innings.

8. What was the result of the India - New Zealand Super Six match?

Answer: India won by 7 wickets

India scored 3/150 off 40 overs in reply to New Zealand's total of 146.

9. The Sri Lankan team needed to beat Zimbabwe in the eighth Super Six match to qualify for the semi-finals. A Zimbabwe win would let New Zealand through. Did Sri Lanka win?

Answer: Yes

Sri Lanka won by 74 runs. They scored 5/256 in 50 overs, and bowled Zimbabwe out for 182 in the 42nd over.

10. Only one batsman on either side scored more than 45, and he was named Man of the Match. Who was it?

Answer: Marvan Atapattu

Atapattu scored 102* in Sri Lanka's innings. Gunawardene was next with 41. For Zimbabwe, Wishart scored 43 and Andy Flower 38.

Answer: Steve Tikolo and Brett Lee

Tikolo scored 51 and Shah 46, the top two Kenyan batsmen. Brett Lee took 3/14 off 8 overs. Lehmann and Bichel each took two wickets.

12. The fourth over of Kenya's innings against Australia was notable for what?

Answer: Brett Lee took a hat trick

The fourth, fifth and sixth balls of Brett Lee's second over saw him knock the top off the Kenyan innings, dismissing Otieno, Patel and Obuya. This left Kenya at 3/3.

13. Kenya scored 174. How many overs did it take Australia to get their target?

Answer: 31.2 overs

Australia started with a hiss and a roar, and were 2/98 when Gilchrist was dismissed in the 12th over for 67. The run rate was then 8.73, but slowed considerably when spin was introduced by the Kenyan captain. Australia finally won by five wickets.

14. One of Kenya's bowlers was named Man of the Match for his spell of 8.2 overs, six maidens, 3 wickets for 7 runs, against Australia. Who had these amazing figures?

Answer: Aasif Karim

Karim took the wickets of Rick Ponting, Darren Lehmann and Brad Hogg. Ongondo took two wickets, but the Suji brothers went wicket-less. Australia scored 5/178 off 31.2 overs.

15. Which two teams from the Super Sixes missed out on semi-finals places?

Answer: New Zealand and Zimbabwe

The first semi-final was between Australia and Sri Lanka, who were the last two winners of the World Cup. Australia won in 1999 and Sri Lanka in 1996. The other semifinal was between India, winners in 1983, and Kenya.

Source: Author rogerw1nz

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