Comfortable Victory for India in 1st ODI

India tour of New Zealand, ODI Series - 1st ODI Match, Played at McLean Park, Napier, on 03 March 2009 - day/night (50-over match)
Toss: India won the Toss and elected to bat first

Due to the falling of rain the match was reduced to 38 Overs
Indian Innings 273/4 (38 Overs)
MS Dhoni - 84 (Not Out)
V Sehwag - 77
SK Raina - 66

Due to the Interupting of rain the match was reduced and the target was set of 216 in 28 Overs by D/L method

NZ Innings 162/9 (28 Overs)
MJ Guptill - 64
LRPL Taylor - 31
DL Vettori - 26 (Not Out)

India won the match by 53 runs
Man of Match was given to MS Dhoni
India led the 5-Match Series by 1-0

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India tour of New Zealand, 2009 2nd T20 Match

2nd T20 New Zealand v India held at Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Toss: NZ won the toss and Chose to field first

India's Innings 149/6 in 20 overs:
Highest run scorrers India's Innings:
Yuvraj Singh - 50
MS Dhoni - 28 (Not Out)
Sehwag - 24

Target for NZ was 150 in 20 overs

NZ Innings 150/5 in 20 overs:
Highest run scorrers NZ Innings:
BB McCullum - 69 (Not Out)
LRPL Taylor - 27
JD Ryder - 26

New Zealand won the 2nd T20 Match and won the 2 match series by 2-0

Man of the Match: BB McCullum (New Zealand)

Pathan brothers made India to win T20 Match

India is the Champion in the T20. Pathan brothers lead the match to win T20 Match against SriLanka which held at Colombo, Tuesday.

Toss: SL won the toss and Elected to bat first

SL Innings 171/4 in 20 Overs:
Highest Run getters in SL:
TM Dilshan - 61
ST Jayasuriya - 33
LPC Silva - 21 (not out)

Target was 172 in 20 Overs
Highest Run getters in India:
SK Raina - 35
Yuvraj Singh - 32
IK Pathan - 33
YK Pathan - 22

India won the match by 3 wickets and 4 balls remaining
Series: India won the one-off match

Man of the Match: YK Pathan

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India Vs SriLanka, 5th ODI, 2009

Dilshan made SL to win in 5th ODI Match held at Colombo, 2009 which help to avoid Clean Sweep in 5 Match Series against India
Toss: SL won the toss and elected to bat first
SL Innings 320/8 (50 Overs):
Highest Run Getters in SL Innings:
TM Dilshan - 97
KC Sangakkara – 84
ST Jayasuriya - 37
Target was 321 in 50 Overs
India’s Innings 252/10 (48.5 Overs):
Yuvraj Singh – 73
R Jadeja – 60
MS Dhoni – 53
Match: SL won the Match by 68 runs
Man of the Match: KC Sangakkara (SL)
Series: India won the 5 Match Series by 4-1
Man of the Series – Yuvraj Singh (India)
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India in Sri Lanka ODI Series - 4th ODI, 2009

G Gambhir's ton Made India to win the 4th ODI
Played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on 05 February 2009

Toss: India won the toss and elected to bat first
India innings 332/5 (50 Overs):
Highest Run getters in India:
G Gambhir - 150
MS Dhoni - 94
SK Raina - 49(Not Out)

SL Innings and target was 333 in 50 Overs:
KC Sangakkara - 56
KMDN Kulasekara - 39
TM Dilshan - 38

India Won the Match by 67 runs
India led the 5 Match series by 4-0

Man of the Match - G Gambhir (India)

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SA won the 5th ODI and the Series against Australia

SouthAfrica Tour of Australia - 5th ODI Match
Played at Perth, 30th Jan, 2009

Toss: SA won the Toss and elected to bat first

SA Innings - 288/6 (50 overs)
Highest Run Scored in SA Innings
HM Amla - 97
AB de Villiers - 60
JP Duminy - 60 (not out)

Australia Innings - 249/10 (49.0 overs)
Highest Run Scored in Australia Innings
MEK Hussey - 78
BJ Haddin - 69
DJ Hussey - 32

SA won the 5th ODI
SA won the 5-Match Series by 4-1

SouthAfrica tour of Australia - 3rd ODI Match

SA won the 3rd ODI match Against Australia which was held in Sydney Cricket Ground on 23 January 2009 - day/night (50-over match).
SA is leading in 5 match series with Australia by 2-1

Australia Innings - 269/10 (49.2 overs)
Highest Run Scored in Australia Innings
DA Warner - 69
SE Marsh - 43
DJ Hussey - 36

SA Innings - 270/10 (46.3 overs)
Highest Run Scored in SA Innings
HH Gibbs - 64
JH Kallis - 60
JA Morkel - 40

SA won the 3rd ODI Match by 3 wickets

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Pietersen resigns as England Captain - Sky News

Kevin Pietersen of England has resigns as Captain due to broke down relationship with Team Coach Peter Moores on Wednesday.

"This situation is not healthy, we have to make sure it is settled as soon as possible and certainly before we fly off to the West Indies. Everybody has to have the same aims and pull in the same direction for the good of the England team", said Pietersen.

He was appointed Captain in August after Michael Vaughan resigned.

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South Africa Tour of Australia - 3rd Test Match

Atlast Australia won the 3rd Test Match against SA by 103runs, which held in Sydney, Jan 3-7, 2009

3rd Test Match Details
Toss: Australia won the toss and elected to bat first

Australia 1st Innings 445/10
SA 1st Innings 327/9
Australia 2nd Innings 257/4 and set a target of 376runs
SA 1st Innings 272/10

Australia Won the 3rd Test Match by 103 runs

3-Match Series won by South Africa by 2-1

Man of the Match - PM Siddle (Australia)
Man of the Series - GC Smith (South Africa)

A Record win for South Africa against Australia

South Africa Clinched the Test Series by beating Australia in the 2nd Test Match held at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday by 9 wickets

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For the 1st Match Results of Australia v South Africa

South Africa tour of Australia
Toss: Australia, who chose to bat first
2nd Test: Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, Dec 26-30, 2008

Australia 1st innings 394/10 (113.4 overs)
South Africa 1st innings 459/10 (152.6 overs)
Australia 2nd innings 247/10 (84.2 overs) and set target of 183 runs
South Africa 2nd innings 183/1 (48.0 overs)

South Africa Won the 2nd Test Match

Series: South Africa led the 3-match series 2-0
Man of the Match: DW Steyn (South Africa)

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Gautam Gambhir crowned Indian Cricketer of 2008

Gautam Gambhir who was selected as Indian Cricketer of 2008 by MSN. His played a tremendous Innings in 2008. Gambhir started his International debut in 2000 but it took seven years for making permanent place in India’s one-day internationals team. T20 World Cup South Africa 20007 winning played vital role for Gambhir and increased his confidence.

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India won the Test Match Series

England tour of India
2nd Test: India v England at Mohali, Dec 19-23, 2008
As in the Earlier Post about the England tour of India, 2nd Test 2008, about the match details.,
Here we go the full scores:
Close of play
19 Dec day 1 - India 1st innings 179/1 (G Gambhir 106*, R Dravid 65*, 72 ov)
20 Dec day 2 - India 1st innings 453
21 Dec day 3 - England 1st innings 282/6 (JM Anderson 1*, 73 ov)
22 Dec day 4 - India 2nd innings 134/4 (G Gambhir 44*, Yuvraj Singh 39*, 50 ov)
23 Dec day 5 - England 2nd innings 64/1 (28 ov) - end of match

2nd Test Match was Drawn

India won the Series with 1-0

Man of the Match: G Gambhir (India)
Man of the series: Z Khan (India)

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Back into Play "England tour of India"

Atlast the Test Cricket Match is going start today under tight security. Here is the Match schedule:
1st Test: India v England at Chennai, Dec 11-15, 2008
The Match will be starting at 9:30am and closes at 16.30

Indian Squad:
MS Dhoni, S Badrinath, R Dravid, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, VVS Laxman, A Mishra, PP Ojha, MM Patel, V Sehwag, I Sharma, SR Tendulkar, M Vijay, Yuvraj Singh
England Squad:
captain KP Pietersen, wicketkeeperTR Ambrose, JM Anderson, IR Bell, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, AN Cook, A Flintoff, SJ Harmison, A Khan, MS Panesar, wicketkeeper MJ Prior, OA Shah, AJ Strauss, GP Swann

GP Swann(England Squad) who is making his debut as cricket takes over.

England wants "commando protection"

England's tour of India is likely to go ahead if provides a presidential level security. The ECB has sent their security advisor Reg Dickason to Chennai, the venue of the first Test against India starting December 11 for preparing safety report information for touring of India.

The 1st & 2nd test original venue was - Ahmedabad and Mumbai but later changed to Chennai and Mohali following the terrorist strikes in Mumbai.

Yuvraj Ton made India to win 2nd ODI against England, 2008

2nd ODI: India Vs England at Indore

India won the 2nd ODI match with England which held at Indore, 17th Nov, 08

India Won the Toss and Elected to bat first.
India Innings: 292/9 (50 overs)
Highest Scores in India Innings
G Gambhir - 70
Yuvraj Singh - 118
YK Pathan - 50 (not out)

England Innings: 238/10 (47.0 Overs)
OA Shah - 58
A Flintoff - 43
MJ Prior - 38

India Won the Match by 54 runs

Man of the Match: Yuvraj Singh

England tour of India

1st ODI: India Vs England at Rajkot

India Won the 1st ODI with England which held in Rajkot, 14th Nov, 08
Started with Huge Victory

England won the toss and elected to field first
India Innings: 387/5 (50 overs)
Highest Scores in India Innings
G Gambhir - 51
V Sehwag - 85
Yuvraj Singh - 138 (not out)

England Innings: 229/10 (37.4 overs)
Highest Scores in England Innings
KP Pietersen - 63
Rs Bopara - 54 (not out)

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Bengal Tiger Dada says Goodbye to the Cricket

The Royal Bengal Tiger Sourav Ganguly, A Best ever captain to have represented India, a man with a never-say-die spirit, is last day in the cricket. He will be ending his Test Career after the end of the today's match.

In his last innings of his career's Final Test match he went out for duck.

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A threat to Sachin Tendulkar in the form of SMS

An SMs sent by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)to all police officials stations in Nagpur on Sunday, station that JeM would kidnap Cricket Player Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar which caused a flutter in New Delhi and a red-faced police commissioner in Nagpur.

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Retirement announced by Anil Kumble

India skipper Anil Kumble announced his retirement after the third test against Australia on Sunday, quitting the game at his favourite Ferozshah Kotla ground.

The 38-year-old is test cricket’s third-highest test wicket-taker with 619 wickets, trailing only Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and Australia’s retired Shane Warne.

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India Won the 2nd Test Cricket match against Australia

Australia Tour of India:
2nd Test Match at Mohali from Oct 17th to 21st, 2008
Stadium: Punjab Cricket Association

First India won the toss and choose to bat first

India 1st Innings 469/10
Australia 1st Innings 268/10

India 2nd Innings 314/3
Australia 1st Innings 195/10

India won by 320 runs

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