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42 Kms (2009) *HQ*

Sports seem to be the flavor of the season. After ‘Meerabai Not Out’, we will get to see another movie revolving around sports, though not cricket this time, - ‘42 Kms’.It has the Mumbai International Marathon as the backdrop.Directed by Nisha Chainani and produced by Eastern Union Entertainment, the star cast of the movie includes Mandira Bedi, Sammir Dattani, Purab Kohli, Bikram Saluja, Prashant Chainani, Nausheen Sardar Ali, Nauheed Cyrusi, Gautam Kapoor, Rajesh Khera, Anupam Shyam, Mahima Mehta, Vivek Vasvani and Saurabh Dubey.

Cast: Mandira Bedi, Sammir Dattani, Purab Kohli, Bikram Saluja

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ICC World T20 2009: Final: Sri Lanka Vs. Pakistan

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An outcast in international cricket, Pakistan were crowned the Twenty20 World Cup champions after they spanked continental rivals Sri Lanka by eight wickets in a lop-sided final.

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ICC World T20 2009: Semi Final 2: Sri Lanka Vs West Indies

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The Sri Lankan juggernaut crushed West Indies by 57 runs in tonight’s lop-sided semifinal to set up a summit clash with Pakistan in the final of the Twenty20 World Cup at Lord’s on Sunday.

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ICC World T20 2009: Semi Final 1: South Africa Vs. Pakistan

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Pakistan relied on Shahid Afridi’s brilliant all-round show to stun favourites South Africa by seven runs in their semifinal match of the Twenty20 World Cup.

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ICC World T20 2009: Super Eight: India Vs South Africa

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South Africa warmed up for the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 by fighting back to defeat ousted champions India by 12 runs on Tuesday.The Proteas hit back after being restricted to 130-5 by keeping error-prone India down to 118-8 in the last Super Eights match at a Trent Bridge ground packed with some 15,000 disappointed Indian supporters.

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ICC World T20 2009: Super Eight: Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand

Ajantha Mendis spun a web around New Zealand as a clinical Sri Lanka stormed into the semifinal of the Twenty20 World Cup, thumping the Kiwis by 48 runs in a crucial Super Eight match here today.Mendis (3/9) ran through New Zealand’s middle order to trigger a batting collapse as the Kiwis, in their pursuit of a 159-run victory target, were bundled out for 110 runs in 17 overs.

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ICC World T20 2009: Super Eight: England Vs West Indies

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Scintillating knocks by seasoned duo Ramnaresh Sarwan (19 n.o.) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (17 n.o.) propelled West Indies to the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World knocking England by five wickets via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected Twenty20 World Cup Super Eight match at the Oval.

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ICC World T20 2009: Super Eight: Ireland Vs Pakistan

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Pakistan ended Ireland’s slim hopes of qualifying for the World Twenty20 semi-finals with a 39-run victory at the Oval on Monday.Pakistan made 159 for five and then held Ireland - the only non-Test side to have qualified for the second round Super Eights - to 120 for nine, with off-spinner Saeed Ajmal taking four wickets for 19 runs.

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