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.
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