? Day five of the 2011 World Cup: Pakistan v Kenya
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10.55am GMT update
Pakistan 100-3 after 24.4 overs
Kamran Akmal st Ouma b Ngoche 55
10.40am GMT update
Pakistan 87-2 after 20 overs
10am GMT update
Ponting faces charges over TV incident
Australia's captain will be charged after allegedly damaging a dressing room television set following his dismissal against Zimbabwe. The International Cricket Council told Reuters: "Ricky Ponting is being charged ... there will be a charge."
There's also a Poll: Does Ricky Ponting need to calm himself down?
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9.55am GMT update
Pakistan 40-2 at the end of the mandatory PowerPlay.
Horribly expensive first half of his first over from Nehemiah Odhiambo - three boundaries and three no balls, followed by three dot balls.
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9.35am GMT update
Pakistan 12-2 after 6.5 overs
Ahmed Shehzad c Kamande b Odoyo 1
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9.30am GMT update
Pakistan 11-1 after 5.3 overs
Hafeez c Waters b Otieno 9. A full length diving catch at short midwicket.
And Andy Bull is now in the ground (in Delhi) and full of praise for the ICC. See comments below.
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9.15am update
World Cup organisation
The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, due to host the final, has been given the Health And Safety all-clear.
Andy Bull tweets: "Kafka-esque brilliance from ICC. Accreditation pass is kept in ground. Can't get in ground without accreditation pass. Go figure."
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9am GMT
Pakistan v Kenya
Pakistan have won the toss and will bat.
You can see a scoreboard here. There will be occasional updates on this blog through the day/evening. How will the nomadic Pakistan team (who have been given a World Cup schedule which will see them only play in India if they reach the final) fare against their "minnows"?
The best of the Guardian today
Rob Smyth's Five Reasons Why England almost Fouled Up Against The Netherlands.
Here's Rob's OBO of the England v Netherlands match.
And here is Vic Marks's match report: "England's World Cup campaign begins with shaky win over Netherlands."
You've got to laugh
After his Ashes revelations, here's what England fans have been waiting for: The Secret World Cup Diary of Timothy Bresnan Esq. (I.Q. 157 �) (Day 9).
(Via @cricketyorks)
Everything you need to know about the World Cup but...
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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2011/feb/23/cricket-world-cup-pakistan-kenya
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