Third Test match between West Indies and South Africa:
Third day of the test match was over yesterday. South Africa had finished their first innings scoring 346 runs loosing all 10 wickets. They had given a lead of 115 runs to the hosts. West Indies began their second batting innings. They had to recover the lead & have to put some huge score on board either to win the match or make it a draw. Again top order batsmen failed to hit big scores for the team as they all fell soon. Only Shivnarine Chanderpaul survived & played some beautiful knocks scoring a half century. West Indies at the end of the day they had lost 7 wickets & had scored just 134 runs in total. Now WI are leading South Africans by just 19 runs which is a very critical situation for the hosts. They have to build some good and great partnerships for the remaining 3 wickets to keep their hopes alive. Right now South Africans are looking strong to win the match easily. Lets wait & watch what happens.
England vs Australia series:
England have already whitewashed Australians in the series by taking the lead of 3-0. England have already won the series as they have won all 3 matches. Next two remaining matches will be played for pride & glory. Australians seem to be very unhappy about their performance against the England. Australia have lost the series after winning 8 series in the row. Now England has dominated the Australians very easily & are looking very high. Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said that the remaining 2 matches which will be played is for pride which is the number one priority for them now.
June 29, 2010
June 27, 2010
Todays updates
England wins third ODI match against Aussies. On winning this match, England have won the series by 3-0. England won the toss & elected to field first. Australia had put up a total of just 212 runs in total in 46 over loosing all 10 wickets. England by 49.1 overs chased the score successfully loosing 9 wickets.
Currently, second day of the third test is being played between West Indies & South Africa at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown. West Indies played their first innings scoring 231 runs in total & lost all 10 wickets. South Africa are out to play their first innings. Currently, South Africans have scored 193 runs loosing 5 wickets. AB de Villiers & Ashwell Prince are batting and have scored 27 & 23 runs respectively.
New Zealands captain Daniel Vettori will not be playing the India, Srilanka series which will be taking place in August. The reason behind this is, he is going to become the daddy for his second child next month, so he wants to spend time with his family. In place of him, my favorite Ross Taylor will be captaining the team. Even Brendon McCullum will is playing as he is also becoming the father for his second child. Even he will be skipping this series.
Currently, second day of the third test is being played between West Indies & South Africa at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown. West Indies played their first innings scoring 231 runs in total & lost all 10 wickets. South Africa are out to play their first innings. Currently, South Africans have scored 193 runs loosing 5 wickets. AB de Villiers & Ashwell Prince are batting and have scored 27 & 23 runs respectively.
New Zealands captain Daniel Vettori will not be playing the India, Srilanka series which will be taking place in August. The reason behind this is, he is going to become the daddy for his second child next month, so he wants to spend time with his family. In place of him, my favorite Ross Taylor will be captaining the team. Even Brendon McCullum will is playing as he is also becoming the father for his second child. Even he will be skipping this series.
England wins series against Australia
England has won 3rd match against the Australians. England & Australia have been playing 5 ODI match series. Today they played the 3rd match at Old Trafford, Manchester. England has already won 2 matches, this match was an crucial one for them to get a straight win against the Aussies. England won the toss & put the Aussies to bat first.
Tim Paine & Shane Watson had put up a 75 runs of opening partnership which was an advantageous start to the Aussies. After the fall of Tim Paine, Ricky Ponting did not survive for longer period. Though Australia lost 2 wickets, they were going well as Shane Watson was performing well with the bat. Everything changed when Shane Watson got dismissed by Graeme Swann. Australia started to loose wickets in regular fashion with run rate dropping below 5 runs per over. Finally Aussies somehow managed to put up a total score of 212 runs loosing all 10 wickets in 46 overs.
This total was supposed to be a cake walk for the England team as their team was performing extra-ordinarily well in this season. But they lost the opening batsman Kieswetter in the 1st over itself which was a negative sign for them. Next 3 wickets partnership helped England to reach 185 runs in total. At this point of time they were looking very dominant in the match. Soon after the dismissal of the 4th wicket, they lost 5 wickets adding just 18 runs in the total score. At this point of time, they had completed 48 overs scoring 203 runs & had lost 9 wickets. Now the real pressure was on the England side as they had only one wicket left & needed 10 runs. Tim Bresnan played beautifully & scored 11 runs in just 7 deliveries which helped England to win an nail biting match. England won the match by 1 wicket. The series stat is 3-0, England has already won the series. Still 2 more matches will be played between these two which i think they have to play it for pride.
Tim Paine & Shane Watson had put up a 75 runs of opening partnership which was an advantageous start to the Aussies. After the fall of Tim Paine, Ricky Ponting did not survive for longer period. Though Australia lost 2 wickets, they were going well as Shane Watson was performing well with the bat. Everything changed when Shane Watson got dismissed by Graeme Swann. Australia started to loose wickets in regular fashion with run rate dropping below 5 runs per over. Finally Aussies somehow managed to put up a total score of 212 runs loosing all 10 wickets in 46 overs.
This total was supposed to be a cake walk for the England team as their team was performing extra-ordinarily well in this season. But they lost the opening batsman Kieswetter in the 1st over itself which was a negative sign for them. Next 3 wickets partnership helped England to reach 185 runs in total. At this point of time they were looking very dominant in the match. Soon after the dismissal of the 4th wicket, they lost 5 wickets adding just 18 runs in the total score. At this point of time, they had completed 48 overs scoring 203 runs & had lost 9 wickets. Now the real pressure was on the England side as they had only one wicket left & needed 10 runs. Tim Bresnan played beautifully & scored 11 runs in just 7 deliveries which helped England to win an nail biting match. England won the match by 1 wicket. The series stat is 3-0, England has already won the series. Still 2 more matches will be played between these two which i think they have to play it for pride.
Some Cricket coverages for today
Currently West Indies and South Africa are playing their 3rd test match at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown - Barbados. West Indies have won the toss & have elected to bat first. As of now, 57 overs has been bowled from South Africans. West Indies have scored 159 runs loosing 5 wickets. Currently Dwayne Bravo & Denesh Ramdin are playing & have put up a partnership of 54 runs. Paul Harris is the most economical bowler till now, his economy rate is just 1.64 runs per over from his 14 overs. Even Jacques is bowling well with the economy rate of 1.62 runs per over. Johan Botha has picked 3 important wicket. West Indies has lost all its top order batsmen.
Yuvaraj Singh & Rahul Dravid are back into the Indian team where they will be playing against the Srilankans which will be played next month. They both were been dropped in the last few series due to injuries which took place during the Bangladesh visit.
England's star batsman Paul Collingwood is very much happy & impressed the way his team is performing against the Australian team. He wants the team to continue its winning spree further. After this series England will be facing the Ashes.
Former Wicket Keeper & captain of the Pakistan team, Moin Khan, has praised MS Dhoni for his beautiful captaincy. Recently India had won the Asia Cup after 15 years.
Yuvaraj Singh & Rahul Dravid are back into the Indian team where they will be playing against the Srilankans which will be played next month. They both were been dropped in the last few series due to injuries which took place during the Bangladesh visit.
England's star batsman Paul Collingwood is very much happy & impressed the way his team is performing against the Australian team. He wants the team to continue its winning spree further. After this series England will be facing the Ashes.
Former Wicket Keeper & captain of the Pakistan team, Moin Khan, has praised MS Dhoni for his beautiful captaincy. Recently India had won the Asia Cup after 15 years.
June 26, 2010
Updates on Sports
India has won the Asia Cup after 15 years. MS Dhoni and his team have performed well throughout this series. Previously India had lost 2 tri-series, which was played in Bangladesh & Zimbabwe. Team did not perform well there, but in this series they have showed a very good performance.
England have won the second ODI match against Australia. Australia batted first & scored 267 runs loosing 7 wickets. In reply, England chased down the target successfully in 46 overs, winning the match by 4 wickets. This was a consecutive victory for them, now they are leading the series by 2-0 against the Australia. One more victory for England, they bag the series. Now, Australia have to win all 3 matches to win the series.
England have won the second ODI match against Australia. Australia batted first & scored 267 runs loosing 7 wickets. In reply, England chased down the target successfully in 46 overs, winning the match by 4 wickets. This was a consecutive victory for them, now they are leading the series by 2-0 against the Australia. One more victory for England, they bag the series. Now, Australia have to win all 3 matches to win the series.
June 25, 2010
2nd ODI between England & Australia
Australia are playing 5 ODI matches against England. Already one match has completed, in which England won the match against the Australia. Today, England & Australia played the 2nd ODI match at The Rose Bowl, Southampton. Australia won the toss & elected to bat first.
Australians opened their batting innings in a grand style with the openers Shane Watson & Tim Paine. They looked good right from the start & played well till 8.4 overs. Shane Watson in the 5th delivery of the 9th over gave a straight catch to the England's bowler Stuart Board. Australia lost their 1st wicket, at this point of time they had scored 52 runs. Three more wickets fell before the scorecard reached 100 runs. After the fall of 4 crucial wickets, Australia came back with some good partnerships which helped them to end up with a good total. Michael Clarke was unbeaten till the end of the innings scoring 87 runs from 97 deliveries. Australia had put up a total of 267 runs in total completing 50 overs loosing 7 wickets. Michael Yardy was the economical bowler from England's side whose economy rate was 4.1 runs per over & had took a wicket. This wicket was the most important wicket to be considered, it was Michael Hussey.
England wanted 268 runs to win their 2nd ODI in this series. Andrew Strauss did not stay longer as he got out in the 1st delivery of the 3rd over. Craig Kieswetter & Kevin Pietersen had up a partnership of 69 runs before England lost its second wicket. Again two more wickets fell quickly which put up England into trouble. But 2 good partnerships from England side helped them to reach their destination easily. All credit goes to Eion Morgan who was unbeaten till the end scoring a magnificent 103 runs from 85 deliveries which included 16 fours. In 46 overs, England scored 268 runs & defeated Australia by 4 wickets. Ryan Harris was the economical bowler for Australia whose economy rate was 4.66 runs per over & had took 3 wickets.
This was England's second victory in this ODI series. Still 3 more matches to be played between them. England still need 1 more victory out of 3 matches to win the series against the Australians.
Australians opened their batting innings in a grand style with the openers Shane Watson & Tim Paine. They looked good right from the start & played well till 8.4 overs. Shane Watson in the 5th delivery of the 9th over gave a straight catch to the England's bowler Stuart Board. Australia lost their 1st wicket, at this point of time they had scored 52 runs. Three more wickets fell before the scorecard reached 100 runs. After the fall of 4 crucial wickets, Australia came back with some good partnerships which helped them to end up with a good total. Michael Clarke was unbeaten till the end of the innings scoring 87 runs from 97 deliveries. Australia had put up a total of 267 runs in total completing 50 overs loosing 7 wickets. Michael Yardy was the economical bowler from England's side whose economy rate was 4.1 runs per over & had took a wicket. This wicket was the most important wicket to be considered, it was Michael Hussey.
England wanted 268 runs to win their 2nd ODI in this series. Andrew Strauss did not stay longer as he got out in the 1st delivery of the 3rd over. Craig Kieswetter & Kevin Pietersen had up a partnership of 69 runs before England lost its second wicket. Again two more wickets fell quickly which put up England into trouble. But 2 good partnerships from England side helped them to reach their destination easily. All credit goes to Eion Morgan who was unbeaten till the end scoring a magnificent 103 runs from 85 deliveries which included 16 fours. In 46 overs, England scored 268 runs & defeated Australia by 4 wickets. Ryan Harris was the economical bowler for Australia whose economy rate was 4.66 runs per over & had took 3 wickets.
This was England's second victory in this ODI series. Still 3 more matches to be played between them. England still need 1 more victory out of 3 matches to win the series against the Australians.
India clinch the Asia Cup for the 5th time
Yesterday, India bagged the Asia Cup for the 5th time in the history. India played Srilanka in the finals at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Rangiri. India won the toss & elected to bat first.
Gautam Gambhir & Dinesh Karthik opened the innings for India. Gautam Gambhir did not stay for longer period as he got run out in the very first delivery of the 7th over. After the fall of first wicket, all the top order batsmen did their job well & contributed very good runs which helped India to put up a good total on board. India by 50 completing the 50 overs, it had put up a total of 268 runs loosing 6 wickets. Top scorer for India was Dinesh Karthik who scored 66 runs from 84 deliveries which included 9 fours. Muttiah Muralidharan was the most economical bowler from Srilankan side. His economical rate was just 3.4 runs per over & did not pick any wickets.
Now, Srilankans wanted 269 runs in total to clinch the Asia Cup. Upul Tharanga & Tillakaratne Dilshan opened the innings for Srilanka. Dilshan returned to pavilion in the very 5th delivery of the 1st over itself. Srilankans started to loose wickets in very regular intervals. Things went very worse, when they lost Jayawardena, Mathews & Sangakkara when Srilanka had scored just 50 odd runs. Kandamby & Kapugedara was the last hope for Srilanka as they both have the tendency to bat till the end. In-fact they both played well but did not put up a strong partnership. By 44.4 overs, Srilanka lost all its 10 wickets scoring 187 runs. India thereby won the match by 81 runs. India won the Asia cup for the 5th time.Praveen Kumar & Harbhajan Singh were the most economical bowlers for India.
Gautam Gambhir & Dinesh Karthik opened the innings for India. Gautam Gambhir did not stay for longer period as he got run out in the very first delivery of the 7th over. After the fall of first wicket, all the top order batsmen did their job well & contributed very good runs which helped India to put up a good total on board. India by 50 completing the 50 overs, it had put up a total of 268 runs loosing 6 wickets. Top scorer for India was Dinesh Karthik who scored 66 runs from 84 deliveries which included 9 fours. Muttiah Muralidharan was the most economical bowler from Srilankan side. His economical rate was just 3.4 runs per over & did not pick any wickets.
Now, Srilankans wanted 269 runs in total to clinch the Asia Cup. Upul Tharanga & Tillakaratne Dilshan opened the innings for Srilanka. Dilshan returned to pavilion in the very 5th delivery of the 1st over itself. Srilankans started to loose wickets in very regular intervals. Things went very worse, when they lost Jayawardena, Mathews & Sangakkara when Srilanka had scored just 50 odd runs. Kandamby & Kapugedara was the last hope for Srilanka as they both have the tendency to bat till the end. In-fact they both played well but did not put up a strong partnership. By 44.4 overs, Srilanka lost all its 10 wickets scoring 187 runs. India thereby won the match by 81 runs. India won the Asia cup for the 5th time.Praveen Kumar & Harbhajan Singh were the most economical bowlers for India.
June 19, 2010
Harbhajan Singh stars for India
Pakistan won the toss & elected to bat first. Salman Butt & Imran Butt were the openers for Pakistan. A 71 run partnership between these two had put Pakistan into an good position. Farhat was out & Shoaib Malik came to bat. Again there was a good partnership of 73 runs, Pakistan at this point of time looked very strong. Once Shoaib Malik & Salman Butt got out, Pakistan started to loose wickets in regular intervals. There was no good partnerships built further. Pakistan lost all 10 wickets in 49.3 overs scoring 267 runs.
Chasing 267 runs was a big challenge for India, as the highest run chase in this ground was just 212 runs so far. As usual, Gautam Gambhir & Virender Sehwag opened the innings for India. Virender Sehwag did not perform well today with both bat & ball. He departed scoring only 11 runs from 32 deliveries. Gautam Gambhir & MS Dhoni had put a good partnership of 98 runs which helped India to go in a positive track. After the fall of Gautam Gambhir, 3 more wickets fell in quick intervals. Suresh Raina was the hope for India when other top order batsmen failed to stay till the end. But things changed when India needed 7 runs from 6 deliveries. Suresh Raina got run out in the very first delivery of the 50th over. Praveen Kumar came to bat accompanying Harbhajan Singh, he scored 3 runs from 2 deliveries which was much needed at this time. Finally everything was on Bhajji when India needed 3 runs from 2 deliveries. Voila !! Bhajji made it, he hit the ball for a six. What a nail biting match was it. India won the match by3 wickets. Now, Pakistan & Bangladesh are out of Finals in Asia Cup.
June 17, 2010
Australia vs Ireland
Today, Australia played a ODI match against Ireland at Castle Avenue, Dublin. Australia won the toss & elected to bat first.
Shane Watson & Tim Paine opened to innings for Australia. Shane Watson gave a straight catch to Gary Wilson & went back to pavilion when Australia has scored 20 runs on board. Tim Paine put up a 2 good partnership with Ricky Ponting & Cameron White respectively which helped Australia to put up a good total against Ireland. After the fall of this 2 partnership, no one survived for longer period as the wickets kept on falling in regular intervals. Australia somehow managed to play entire 50 overs & scored 239 runs in total loosing 9 wickets. Tim Paine was the highest scorer for Australian innings as he had scored 81 runs.
Ireland needed 240 runs to win in 50 overs. William Porterfield & Paul Stirling opened innings for Ireland. Both the batsmen played well right from the start & had put up a very good partnership of 80 runs in 65 deliveries. This was a very good & aggressive start against the World number one team. In the 66th delivery 1st wicket fell, after this another 2 wickets fell in just 6 runs. Ireland after the loss of first wicket could not recover from the loss. Ireland had another 2 OK partnership but this did not help them as they lost all the 10 wickets in 40 overs. Ireland scored only 192 runs, thereby Australia won the match by 39 runs. Best bowling figure was from James Hopes whose economy rate was 1.55 runs per over & had picked 5 wickets.
Shane Watson & Tim Paine opened to innings for Australia. Shane Watson gave a straight catch to Gary Wilson & went back to pavilion when Australia has scored 20 runs on board. Tim Paine put up a 2 good partnership with Ricky Ponting & Cameron White respectively which helped Australia to put up a good total against Ireland. After the fall of this 2 partnership, no one survived for longer period as the wickets kept on falling in regular intervals. Australia somehow managed to play entire 50 overs & scored 239 runs in total loosing 9 wickets. Tim Paine was the highest scorer for Australian innings as he had scored 81 runs.
Ireland needed 240 runs to win in 50 overs. William Porterfield & Paul Stirling opened innings for Ireland. Both the batsmen played well right from the start & had put up a very good partnership of 80 runs in 65 deliveries. This was a very good & aggressive start against the World number one team. In the 66th delivery 1st wicket fell, after this another 2 wickets fell in just 6 runs. Ireland after the loss of first wicket could not recover from the loss. Ireland had another 2 OK partnership but this did not help them as they lost all the 10 wickets in 40 overs. Ireland scored only 192 runs, thereby Australia won the match by 39 runs. Best bowling figure was from James Hopes whose economy rate was 1.55 runs per over & had picked 5 wickets.
Asia Cup: 2nd ODI
2nd match of the Asia cup was played today between India & Bangladesh at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Rangiri. Bangladesh won the toss & elected to bat first.
Bangladesh openers gave a magnificent start where they scored 35 runs from just 17 deliveries. After the fall of the first wicket, they started to play moderately & were on good track. Wickets were falling at regular interval. At the 34th over, Bangladesh lost its 7th wicket when the score was 167 runs on board. After this, Virender Sehwag took remaining 3 wickets without giving any run to Bangladesh thereby by restricting them to just 167 runs. This was the best bowling figure for Virender Sehwag who gave just 6 runs & took 4 wickets by bowling 17 deliveries. Now, chasing 167 runs in 50 overs is a cake-walk for India.
Virender Sehwag was not magnificent in batting today as he departed scoring just 11 runs. Even Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma did not play well as they both got out in consecutive deliveries of Shakib Al Hasan. Skipper MS Dhoni & Gautam Gambhir put up partnership of 78 runs which helped India to reach their target very easily. Gautam Gambhir could not survive till the end as he got out scoring 82 runs. MS Dhoni finished the match by hitting 2 consecutive boundaries in a grand style. By 30.4 overs, India chased the target successfully scoring 168 runs & had lost 4 wickets. India won the match by 6 wickets with 20.2 overs remaining. Man of the match was Gautam Gambhir.
Bangladesh openers gave a magnificent start where they scored 35 runs from just 17 deliveries. After the fall of the first wicket, they started to play moderately & were on good track. Wickets were falling at regular interval. At the 34th over, Bangladesh lost its 7th wicket when the score was 167 runs on board. After this, Virender Sehwag took remaining 3 wickets without giving any run to Bangladesh thereby by restricting them to just 167 runs. This was the best bowling figure for Virender Sehwag who gave just 6 runs & took 4 wickets by bowling 17 deliveries. Now, chasing 167 runs in 50 overs is a cake-walk for India.
Virender Sehwag was not magnificent in batting today as he departed scoring just 11 runs. Even Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma did not play well as they both got out in consecutive deliveries of Shakib Al Hasan. Skipper MS Dhoni & Gautam Gambhir put up partnership of 78 runs which helped India to reach their target very easily. Gautam Gambhir could not survive till the end as he got out scoring 82 runs. MS Dhoni finished the match by hitting 2 consecutive boundaries in a grand style. By 30.4 overs, India chased the target successfully scoring 168 runs & had lost 4 wickets. India won the match by 6 wickets with 20.2 overs remaining. Man of the match was Gautam Gambhir.
June 15, 2010
Asia Cup: Ist ODI
In the Inaugural match of the Asia Cup, Srilanka played Pakistan at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Rangiri. Srilanka won the toss & elected to bat first.
Upul Tharanga & Tillakaratne Dilshan opened the innings for Srilankan side. Both did not stay long as they got out scoring 11 & 18 runs respectively. Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene & Angelo Mathews help Srilanka to put up a decent total. Angelo Mathews stayed till the end of 50 overs & was unbeaten scoring 55 runs. Srilanka scored 242 runs from 50 overs loosing 9 wickets. Abdul Razzaq was very impressive on bowling side as his economy rate was just 3.37 runs per over & took a wicket. Shoiab Akthar's come back is very good as he also looked impressive with ball, his economy rate was just 4.1 runs per over & took 3 crucial wickets for his team.
Chasing the score of 242 runs set by the Srilankans, Pakistan opened its batting innings with the openers Shahzaib Hasan & Salman Butt. Pakistanis lost 2 quick wickets where they could not resist Lashith Malinga's attack. Shahid Afridi played a magnificent innings who scored 109 runs from just 76 deliveries which included 8 fours & 7 sixes. Akmal Brothers both could not stand for longer time as they both got run out. After the fall of Shahid Afridi all the pressure fell on Abdul Razzaq, but even he could not succeed as the co-strikers all got out. By the end of 47th over, Pakistan lost all its 10 wickets scoring 226 runs. Srilanka won the match by 16 runs. Man of the match was Shahid Afridi.
Todays top cricket news
From today Asia Cup tournament will be starting in which the events will be held in Srilanka this time. In the inaugural match, hosts Srilanka will be playing against Pakistan. In preivous 2 tournaments Srilankans were victorious & they will looking forward to make it a hat-trick using the favour of the home conditions.
India will be playing against the Bangladesh on 16th at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Rangiri. India has won 4 titles so far, but their last win was 15 years ago, so even Indians will be looking forward to break the jinx this time.
South Africa have won the test match against the West Indies by 163 runs. Man of the match was Dale Steyn for his brilliant performance in bowling as well as in batting. He took 5 wickets & scored 39 runs in the first innings & in second innings he took 3 more wickets.
India will be playing against the Bangladesh on 16th at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Rangiri. India has won 4 titles so far, but their last win was 15 years ago, so even Indians will be looking forward to break the jinx this time.
South Africa have won the test match against the West Indies by 163 runs. Man of the match was Dale Steyn for his brilliant performance in bowling as well as in batting. He took 5 wickets & scored 39 runs in the first innings & in second innings he took 3 more wickets.
June 14, 2010
Some updates on Cricket
As we all know that Asia Cup is going to start from 19th of this month, top teams like India, Srilanka & Pakistan will be looking ahead win the cup in which pride comes into picture. Srilanka have shown some brilliant performances against India in recent days. Some of the great names where India is been struggling with are Dilshan, Angelo Mathews, Thilan Thushara & Lashith Malinga. On the other hand, Pakistan has also shown extra-ordinary performances which was given by the Akmal brothers. Now, Shoaib Akthar's entry to the team will definitely bring a lot of trouble to the other teams. Even Pakistan will be looking forward to clinch the title. Indians are also equally strong & have to tendency to destroy all these teams, but recent performances has not helped the team. Too many injuries has affected the team & also some of the great performers like Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar & Yuvaraj Singh will not be playing in this tournament. This is definitely might impact the teams, but on the other hand we can see some young player showing amazing performances such as Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli & so on.
Currently, South Africa is playing a test match against West Indies. Today is the 4th day of the match & the 4th innings is going on. As of now, West Indies need 305 runs to win the match. Right now, West Indies have lost 5 wickets & have scored 154 runs. Dwayne Bravo & Denesh Ramdin are playing & have scored 16 & 2 runs respectively. Right now, South Africa are into the winning track as they have already removed the top order batsmen. Still 5 more wickets needed to win the match for them.
Currently, South Africa is playing a test match against West Indies. Today is the 4th day of the match & the 4th innings is going on. As of now, West Indies need 305 runs to win the match. Right now, West Indies have lost 5 wickets & have scored 154 runs. Dwayne Bravo & Denesh Ramdin are playing & have scored 16 & 2 runs respectively. Right now, South Africa are into the winning track as they have already removed the top order batsmen. Still 5 more wickets needed to win the match for them.
Ind vs Zim : 2nd Twenty20 match
On 13th, India played Zimbabwe in the second Twenty20 match at Harare Sports Club, Harare. India won the toss & had put Zimbabwe to bat first.
Zimbabwe opened the batting account with their openers Hamilton Masakadza & Brendan Taylor. Hamilton Masakadza did not survive for longer period as he got out in the 13th delivery of the match. Zimbabwe played moderately & their run rate was just over 6 runs per over. They were loosing wickets at the right time. Tatenda Taibu played till the end of the innings which Zimbabwe to put up a decent total. He was unbeaten scoring 45 runs from 40 deliveries which included 2 fours. Zimbabwe finished its batting innings by playing entire 20 overs & had put up a total of 140 runs loosing 5 wickets. Ashok Dinda looked impressive from Indian bowling side. His economy rate was just 3.75 runs per over & had took 2 important wickets.
As Indians are well experienced to this type of game, this total was hardly a big deal for the visitors. India lost its first wicket in the fifth over, it was Naman Ojha. After this fall, Murali Vijay & skipper Suresh Raina played well to lead Indian team to chase the target successfully. By the end of 18th over, India chased down the target of 140 runs set by the hosts. India scored 144 runs loosing 3 wickets. Suresh Raina was unbeaten scoring a magnificent 72 runs from 44 deliveries which included 6 fours & 2 sixes. Man of the match & the series was Suresh Raina for his brilliant performance throughout the series.
Zimbabwe opened the batting account with their openers Hamilton Masakadza & Brendan Taylor. Hamilton Masakadza did not survive for longer period as he got out in the 13th delivery of the match. Zimbabwe played moderately & their run rate was just over 6 runs per over. They were loosing wickets at the right time. Tatenda Taibu played till the end of the innings which Zimbabwe to put up a decent total. He was unbeaten scoring 45 runs from 40 deliveries which included 2 fours. Zimbabwe finished its batting innings by playing entire 20 overs & had put up a total of 140 runs loosing 5 wickets. Ashok Dinda looked impressive from Indian bowling side. His economy rate was just 3.75 runs per over & had took 2 important wickets.
As Indians are well experienced to this type of game, this total was hardly a big deal for the visitors. India lost its first wicket in the fifth over, it was Naman Ojha. After this fall, Murali Vijay & skipper Suresh Raina played well to lead Indian team to chase the target successfully. By the end of 18th over, India chased down the target of 140 runs set by the hosts. India scored 144 runs loosing 3 wickets. Suresh Raina was unbeaten scoring a magnificent 72 runs from 44 deliveries which included 6 fours & 2 sixes. Man of the match & the series was Suresh Raina for his brilliant performance throughout the series.
June 11, 2010
Some updates on Cricket
Today West Indies will be playing the 1st Test match against the visitors, South Africa, at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain - Trinidad. But, due to the rain, the match has been delayed.
Saurabh Tiwary looks pretty confident about making his career very successful right from his debut in international matches. Tiwary is been added to the Indian team where he will be playing in Asia Cup which starts from 19th of this month. He has said that he will not disappoint the selectors for sure & can rely on him. Tiwary is the second player from Jharkhand who will be representing India in International Cricket after MS Dhoni. He had shown a very good performance in IPL-3 scoring 419 runs for Mumbai Indians.
Sourav Ganguly who was the former captain of Indian Cricket team will be leading Marylebone Cricket Club team against the Pakistanis at Lord's. Brain Lara, Chaminda Vaas, Ian Harvey are also playing for MCC. Pakistani's will be facing against some of the world class cricketer's at Lord's. After this, Pakistan will be 5-ODI & 4 test matches England team in July.
Saurabh Tiwary looks pretty confident about making his career very successful right from his debut in international matches. Tiwary is been added to the Indian team where he will be playing in Asia Cup which starts from 19th of this month. He has said that he will not disappoint the selectors for sure & can rely on him. Tiwary is the second player from Jharkhand who will be representing India in International Cricket after MS Dhoni. He had shown a very good performance in IPL-3 scoring 419 runs for Mumbai Indians.
Sourav Ganguly who was the former captain of Indian Cricket team will be leading Marylebone Cricket Club team against the Pakistanis at Lord's. Brain Lara, Chaminda Vaas, Ian Harvey are also playing for MCC. Pakistani's will be facing against some of the world class cricketer's at Lord's. After this, Pakistan will be 5-ODI & 4 test matches England team in July.
June 7, 2010
Zimbabwe's winning spree continues....
Srilanka & Zimbabwe faced each other in the 6th ODI of the tri-series today at Harare Sports Club, Harare. Zimbabwe won the toss & elected to field first.
Srilanka opened its innings with the openers Upul Taranga & Tillakaratne Dilshan. They both batted maginficently to put up a partnership of 122 runs in 122 deliveries. Tillakaratne Dilshan got out by giving a straight catch to Charles Coventry. This was the turning point in the batting innings for Srilanka as they started to loose wickets. Wickets fell in regular intervals as Srilanka struggled to recover from the losses. Finally, Srilanka lost all its 10 wickets in 47.5 overs scoring only 236 runs in total. All the bowlers from Zimbabwe came back really well after the fall of Srilanka's first wicket. Brendan Taylor took 3 catches which helped Zimbabwe a lot.
Zimbabwe wanted 240 runs to win the match. They opened their batting innings with Hamilton Masakadza & Brendan Taylor. Hamilton Masakadza went back to pavilion scoring just 3 runs for his team. After this big blow, Taylor partnered with Chamu Chibhabha & put up a partnership of 148 runs. After this partnership, Taylor again put up a good partnership with Tatenda Taibu to finish the match successfully. Brendan Taylor was the highest scorer for Zimbabwe team in this match. He was unbeaten scoring 119 runs which included 9 fours & a six. In 47.5 overs, Zimbabwe scored 240 runs & won the match by 8 wickets.
Wow! what an series awesome series it has been for Zimbabwe. Till now they have played 4 matches & won 3 matches. Zimbabwe are looking very strong at the moment. In finals, it gonna be a two-sided game. We cannot predict who will win the series after watching this match. Let's wait & watch.
Srilanka opened its innings with the openers Upul Taranga & Tillakaratne Dilshan. They both batted maginficently to put up a partnership of 122 runs in 122 deliveries. Tillakaratne Dilshan got out by giving a straight catch to Charles Coventry. This was the turning point in the batting innings for Srilanka as they started to loose wickets. Wickets fell in regular intervals as Srilanka struggled to recover from the losses. Finally, Srilanka lost all its 10 wickets in 47.5 overs scoring only 236 runs in total. All the bowlers from Zimbabwe came back really well after the fall of Srilanka's first wicket. Brendan Taylor took 3 catches which helped Zimbabwe a lot.
Zimbabwe wanted 240 runs to win the match. They opened their batting innings with Hamilton Masakadza & Brendan Taylor. Hamilton Masakadza went back to pavilion scoring just 3 runs for his team. After this big blow, Taylor partnered with Chamu Chibhabha & put up a partnership of 148 runs. After this partnership, Taylor again put up a good partnership with Tatenda Taibu to finish the match successfully. Brendan Taylor was the highest scorer for Zimbabwe team in this match. He was unbeaten scoring 119 runs which included 9 fours & a six. In 47.5 overs, Zimbabwe scored 240 runs & won the match by 8 wickets.
Wow! what an series awesome series it has been for Zimbabwe. Till now they have played 4 matches & won 3 matches. Zimbabwe are looking very strong at the moment. In finals, it gonna be a two-sided game. We cannot predict who will win the series after watching this match. Let's wait & watch.
June 6, 2010
Some Cricket coverages for today
Michael Hussey claimed the number 1 position in the ICC ODI rankings while MS Dhoni has slipped to 2nd position. In ODI bowlers ranking, Harbhajan Singh has been slipped from 6th to 9th position. But, Virender Sehwag retains his 1st position in ICC test batsman ranking. India's ODI team ranking has slipped to 3rd position after the loss to Srilanka.
Ban on Younis Khan has been removed by the PCB, now he will return to the International cricket. It all happened due to the nondisciplinary activity done by him during the Pakistan tour of Australia.
Sixth ODI of the tri-series which will be played between Zimbabwe & Srilanka will be played today at Harare Sports Club. This is not an important match for both the teams as they both have already into the finals. But they have to play for their supremacy.
England have won the test match against the Bangladesh by an innings & 80 runs. England have won the series as well.
Ban on Younis Khan has been removed by the PCB, now he will return to the International cricket. It all happened due to the nondisciplinary activity done by him during the Pakistan tour of Australia.
Sixth ODI of the tri-series which will be played between Zimbabwe & Srilanka will be played today at Harare Sports Club. This is not an important match for both the teams as they both have already into the finals. But they have to play for their supremacy.
England have won the test match against the Bangladesh by an innings & 80 runs. England have won the series as well.
Man of the match award went to Ian Bell & Man of the series award went to Steven FinnTamim Iqbal.
June 5, 2010
5th ODI : India vs Srilanka
Sri Lanka won the toss & requested India to bat first. In today’s play India has replaced one of its openers; it was Naman Ojha playing instead of Murali Vijay. India gave a poor start, their run rate was around 4 runs per over in the first 10 over. Yusuf Pathan & Virat Kohli played for some time & scored 41 & 68 runs respectively which helped India to put up decent total. After the fall of these 2 wickets, other players contributed some more runs. India scored 268 runs loosing all 9 wickets in 50 overs, which was a good come back for India after loosing all top order batsmen. Main contribution was from 51 runs partnership which was between Ravindra Jadeja & Ravichandran Ashwin. Suraj Randiv bowled beautifully taking 2 important wickets & his was economy rate was just 3.8 runs per over completing 10 overs.
Chasing the target of 269 runs, Srilanka started their batting innings with the openers, Upul Tharanga & Tillakaratne Dilshan. Dilshan was out when Srilanka had scored 29 runs in 5.1 overs. Dinesh Chandimal played too good where he gave good partnership with Upul Tharanga, Chamara Kapugedara & Jeewan Mendis. He scored a magnificent 111 runs 118 deliveries which included 6 fours & 5 sixes. This greatly helped the Srilankans to win the match comfortably. By 48.2 overs, Srilanka chased the target successfully loosing just 4 wickets.
Srilanka won the match by 6 wickets with 10 deliveries to spare. Now, India are out of the series. Srilanka still have to play their 4th match against the Zimbabwe after this again they both will be facing each other in the finals.
June 4, 2010
Zimbabwe stuns India once again
India played Zimbabwe 4th ODI of the tri-series at Harare Sports Club, Harare. Previously, Zimbabwe had won the match against Indians in the 1st ODI by 7 wickets. It was repay day for the mighty Indians. Zimbabwe won the toss & put the Indians to bat first.
As usual, Dinesh Karthik & Murali Vijay opened the innings for India. They both batted at a slower rate, but failed to make it big. Dinesh Karthik was out scoring just 33 runs from 47 deliveries which looked OK for me, but Murali Vijay scored only 21 runs from 56 deliveries. According to me, this was a worst performance given by any other opener from India. After this loss, no one sustained for longer time, even the biggies, Suresh Raina & Rohit Sharma both got run out. Only Ravindra Jadeja played nicely & scored a half-century. In 50 overs, India had put just 194 runs total loosing 9 wickets. Andy Blignaut was the successful bowler for Zimbabwe with the economy of just 2.2 runs per over & took a wicket. Apart from him, all other bowlers also bowled well & economy was less than 4.5 runs per over.
Zimbabwe needed just 195 runs in 50 overs, this was supposed to be a cake walk for them. Hamilton Masakadza & Brendan Taylor played magnificently & scored 66 & 74 runs respectively. Zimbabwe's first wicket partnership was 128 runs, which really helped them a lot. Zimbabwe reached their target in just 38.2 overs thereby winning the match by 7 wickets. This was another stunning performance shown the Zimbabwe team. Now Zimbabwe looks comfortable as they have almost made their entry to the finals. Next match will be between India & Srilanka, let's see what happens there.
As usual, Dinesh Karthik & Murali Vijay opened the innings for India. They both batted at a slower rate, but failed to make it big. Dinesh Karthik was out scoring just 33 runs from 47 deliveries which looked OK for me, but Murali Vijay scored only 21 runs from 56 deliveries. According to me, this was a worst performance given by any other opener from India. After this loss, no one sustained for longer time, even the biggies, Suresh Raina & Rohit Sharma both got run out. Only Ravindra Jadeja played nicely & scored a half-century. In 50 overs, India had put just 194 runs total loosing 9 wickets. Andy Blignaut was the successful bowler for Zimbabwe with the economy of just 2.2 runs per over & took a wicket. Apart from him, all other bowlers also bowled well & economy was less than 4.5 runs per over.Zimbabwe needed just 195 runs in 50 overs, this was supposed to be a cake walk for them. Hamilton Masakadza & Brendan Taylor played magnificently & scored 66 & 74 runs respectively. Zimbabwe's first wicket partnership was 128 runs, which really helped them a lot. Zimbabwe reached their target in just 38.2 overs thereby winning the match by 7 wickets. This was another stunning performance shown the Zimbabwe team. Now Zimbabwe looks comfortable as they have almost made their entry to the finals. Next match will be between India & Srilanka, let's see what happens there.
June 3, 2010
India vs Zimbabwe : Its time to pay back
After taking the revenge on Srilanka, now India have their chance to take revenge on Zimbabwe in today's match. In the first match of the tri-series which was played between Zimbabwe & India, Zimbabwe made a stunning 6-wicket win against the Indians. Now, all the 3 teams have won only one match. India has to win today in order to make it to finals which will be played on 9th of June.
Though they had lost to Zimbabwe in the first match, Indians won against Srilanka with 49 deliveries to spare. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli & skipper Suresh Raina all seems to be in good form. But the openers Dinesh Karthik & Murali Vijay have not put up a good start till now. On the other hand, openers Hamilton Masakadza & Brendon Taylor are playing magnificently who are capable of giving a aggressive start. But this is not enough for Zimbabwe to repeat their winning magic against the mighty Indians. Let's wait & watch :-)
Though they had lost to Zimbabwe in the first match, Indians won against Srilanka with 49 deliveries to spare. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli & skipper Suresh Raina all seems to be in good form. But the openers Dinesh Karthik & Murali Vijay have not put up a good start till now. On the other hand, openers Hamilton Masakadza & Brendon Taylor are playing magnificently who are capable of giving a aggressive start. But this is not enough for Zimbabwe to repeat their winning magic against the mighty Indians. Let's wait & watch :-)
June 1, 2010
India won the match against Srilanka
It was an consecutive century for Rohit Sharma. It was a match winning performance given by him. Later at the press he said, that it always feels very nice to get consecutive hundreds. He wants to continue whatever good performance he is having right now.
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