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SL wins series !
2007-12-22 17:51:00
What a magnificent victory for Sri Lanka. The last Test was drawn, with Alistair Cook scoring a hundred.Meanwhile, Down Under, Sachin hopes to win against Australia. It will be a great feat if India can do that. All batsmen, he says, are in good form. He is confident India can win, despite the formidable foursome ( Tait, Lee, Bracken & Johnson ) posing a big threat to India !Mahela was declared Man of the Match. Definitely he deserved it, as he scored 213 not out. He is in tremendous form and hopes SL will move over to the third position in the ICC rankings.
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England bowled out for 81 !
2007-12-20 14:33:00
Incredible, but true. The great batting of England , with Pieterson and Vaughan etc bowled out for 81. Chaminda Vas was the main architect of the destruction, with four wickets( 4/28). The new bowler Welegedara claiming 2 wickets ( 2/17) and Malinga picking up the all important wicket of Pieterson. It was a very bouncy ball which Pieterson tried to fend off and was caught behind !England, following on , are none for 2.At Melbourne, India are 110/3, in their match against Victoria. Openers Wasim Jaffer was out for nought, Laxman for one and Tendulkar for 19. Ganguly (51 no ) led the recovery with Dravid ( 33 no ).Ponting scored another hundred and won the series against NZ. Ponting was 134 no in the Aussie total of 282 and NZ were bowled out for 168, with Lee claiming 3 wickets and Tait 2 !

Jayawardene in tremendous form !
2007-12-19 16:51:00
Mahela in great form. 149 not out in a total of 384/6. Dishan scored 84 and Chaminda Vas was 46 not out.It seems SL is determined not to lose this match. Two days it has taken for them to compile 384/6 and a draw will be favourable to them.Meanwhile, the Indians seem to be confident of taking on the might of Aussie pace attack. Their contention is that during the series earlier Down Under, they had performed well. The bouncy Australian pitches are dangerous, from an Indian perspective. Both Kumble and Ganguly are confident of meeting the Aussie challenge.
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India ready to take on Australia !
2007-12-18 12:04:00
Mahela hopes to win the Third Test against England and move to 3rd position in ICC Rankings. Now SL is placed 5th.At the moment SL is 132/2, with Mahela on 46. Sangakara got out at 46.Kumble feels that India can take on the Aussies fast bowling might of Tait, Lee, Johnson and Clarke. Ganguly feels that Australia and India are the best teams in the world. India will win, says Ganguly. In the last series Down Under, India did well, as the series was drawn. Now in this series, Aussies are going with four pacers and will lack in the spin department. No McGrath or Warne, this time.But India is pitted against the best fast bowling attack in the world. Tait, Lee, Stuart Clarke and Johnson can be formidable on Australian pitches.In the T20, WI proved that bowlers can dominate. Jerome Taylor shocked RSA by taking three early wickets, reducing the hosts to 5/3. RSA could only make 58/8 and WI scored 60 for the loss of five wickets !
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Yuvraj ready to take on the might of Australia
2007-12-15 13:15:00
"I want to be a good Test bastman" says Yuvraj . He had played only 20 Tests, mainly due few vacancies in the star studded Indian batting line up.Now he is practising hard to counter the bouncy tracks Down Under. He is all priase for Kumble, India's captain. He also praised the Three Musketeers and Laxman.Yuvraj is part of the Splendid Sixsome, with the Three Musketeers ( Sachin, Ganguly, Dravid) and Laxman and Sehwag.Indian left arm seamers can take wickets on the bouncy tracks. During last tour of Australia , both Zaheer and Agarkar performed well.Even though the resurgent Indian team is up against heavy odds, against formidable Australia in Australia, the likes of Yuvraj do not falter. They are ready for cricket battle, come what may !
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Ponting stars in easy win against NZ
2007-12-14 14:24:00
Ponting showed why he is reckoned as No 1 in ODIs and Tests, with a superb 107 not out against NZ. Aussies won by 7 wickets. Gilchrist hits 2 sixes in his 51 and Ponting with Clarke and Symonds sealed the fate of the match. Aussie bowling was ferocious, with Lee & Tait !The Aussie commentators were talking about the upcoming series against India. They said India is a very experienced side, with one of the best batting line ups in the world. Jaffer is in tremendous form. The Indian left arm seamers performed well in England and they are expecting a great series, which starts from Dec 20. In our last post, we talked about the Awesome Fivesome. It is actually the Splendid Sixsome, Yuvraj included. On paper, it looks like the best batting line up in the world, considering that Sachin alone has scored more than 27000 runs in ODIs and Tests. Ganguly has scored more than 11000 runs and taken more than 100 wickets in ODIs. Sehwag had scored a triple century and Laxman 's highest is 2...
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The SL- England Match drawn !
2007-12-13 13:42:00
SL is in terrific form, with two players, Murali and Sangakara, in the top positions in ICC Rankings. Mahela Jayawardene scored 195, Vandort 138, and SL declared at 548/9. England replied with 250/3. Cook, Vaughan and Bell scored fifties. Pieterson is back in form with 45 not out.Prasanna Jayawardene, the wicket keeper, impressed with 79. Dilhara gave him support with 36 not out.Meanwhile, the Indians are ready to go Down Under and play the World Champions. Aussies lead in Tests and ODIs. One has to admit that they have the best fast bowling attack in the world, with Lee, Tait, Bracken & Johnson ! Let us see how the Awesome Fivesome- Sehwag, Laxman, Ganguly, Sachin & Dravid, with thousands of runs to their credit, fare against the formidable pace bowling of Australia !
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Sehwag comes in to the Squad to Australia
2007-12-12 14:29:00
Pak was stunned when they lost 7 wickets on the fifth day to the Indian spinners, Kumble & Yuvraj. Bad light came to their rescue ultimately and the Test was drawn, giving India the series, after 27 years !Saurav Ganguly gets the Man of the Series award !Younis Khan praised the Indians. He was also happy that he got an excellent player in Misbah, who scored two consecutive centuries.India's Test squad for Australia has been announced. They areAnil Kumble (capt), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Irfan Pathan, Ishant Sharma, Pankaj Singh, Wassim Jaffer, Dinesh Karthik, Virender Sehwag , Rahul Dravid, Sachin, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, Dhoni ( wk ) and Lakshman .Rajasthan pacer Pankaj Singh comes into the squad in lieu of Munaf. Sreeshanth is injured. Dinesh Karthik retained his place as reserved wicketkeeper due to his 52 in the second innings. Ishant Sharma is retained because of his 5 wickets.The five pacers are Zaheer Khan, Pathan, Ishant Sharma, RP Singh & Pankaj...
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Ishant and Misbah impress
2007-12-11 16:29:00
Misbah impressed again with this brilliant 133 not out. The day belonged to the debutant Ishant Sharma who took 5 wickets for India. Kamran and Yasir contributed to Pak's 537. The Test seems to be heading for a draw with Indian on a 131/2, with Ganguly on 63 and " the Wall " on 35.Mahela Jayawardene scored a brilliant 167 not out in SL's score of 379/4. Vandort scored a brilliant 138 and Chamara 49.In the T20 match, Aussies formidable fast bowling wrecked NZ's chances. Tait, Brett Lee , Bracken and Mitchell tore the heart out of the NZ batting. Seymond's 85 not out made Aussies score a respectable 186. Lee and Co ran through the NZ batting, despite some big hitting by the big man, Jacob Oram. Oram hits 6 sixes and 5 fours in a blistering 66 not out. NZ all out for 132
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Misbah and Younis redeem Pak
2007-12-10 13:59:00
Pakistan saved the day with 369/5. Younis Khan played well for his 80 and Misbah for his 54 not out.Ishant Sharma impressed in his spell in which he took the wicket of Faisal Iqbal. All five Indian bowlers took a wicket each.Now the match seems to be heading for a draw. There is no glory for Pak, as India leads 1-0 in the series.In the other match in SL, Sangakara, who is ranked No 1 in ICC rankings, got out cheaply. A huge wicket for England ! But Vandort scored his half century to redeem SL. SL at stumps are 105/2.England had earlier cruised to 351, thanks to Cook scoring 81 along witn Vaughan's brilliant & stylish 87. Prior excelled with the bat scoring 79. Paul Collingwood scored 52 and England reached a respectable 351. Still I feel England has the edge, as they had taken Sangakara !
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Ganguly's maiden double ton !
2007-12-09 15:23:00
Ganguly scored his highest Test score. 239 . Irfan Pathan scores his maiden Test hundred ! India out for an unbelievable 626, a score which never looked possible when they were 61/4 !.Aravinda called Yuvraj " The Brian Lara of India ". What a great title ! Let us hope he will keep up that title, to model that great batsman."There is healthy competition now in the Indian side " said Dhoni. How right he is. Now to play in the Indian XI has become difficult, with so many good players competing and all are making use of the opportunities given. Hats off to Chappell. Now we have 33 players on BCCI payroll and there is healthy competition in between them.Now Pak is on the back foot. They have to win this Test in order to draw the series.Vaughan out for 87 and England finished with 251/5. Vaas gets Pieterson out cheap. Another absorbing match in the offing.
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Yuvraj's magnificent comeback !
2007-12-08 14:49:00
What a great comeback for Yuvraj ! The master of ODIs is back in Tests ! His 169 was priceless, remembering that he walked in at 61/4. He left at 361, a triple century partnership with the great Ganguly. India finishing with 365/5, the highest one day score at Bangalore !The selectors were foolish to drop him. Dravid should have opened the innings in the first two Tests, with Yuvraj in. Dravid was functioning like an opener, with Karthik being a failure. Now they have a big headache on their hands.Now, with Yuvraj's priceless innings with Ganguly's, Pak is in for troubled times. Their only chance is to limit India, score a mammoth score and then skittle out India again ! At the moment, such a possibility looks remote, but one can never tell in cricket !
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Cricket Score: Your Assistant To A Match
2007-12-07 04:20:00
- By: Ella Wilson, 2007-12-06Through out the world there are n number of sports that are played. However, the one game that has a huge fan following and people literally go crazy, is the game of cricket. Whenever a match is played, it has been seen that people actually forget their daily work and go ahead to make preparations to watch that match. In fact, the game is so much fancied upon that people go to any extent to watch a match. However, this thing is not always possible and therefore, the introduction of cricket score has proved to be a big advantage for cricket fans. Through this, these people can actually keep a track of the happenings of a particular match and even if they have to miss a match, they can keep a track on the on field and off field action with the help of cricket score. Whether it is a world cup match or a T20 match or any one-day match, knowing the score of the match is something that every fan wants to know. In fact, apart from the score these fans also have...
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SL pulls off spectacular win !
2007-12-05 13:13:00
What a win for SL!They were down in the dumps at 50 odd for 5 and then resuscitated with a superb innings by Sangakara. England took the lead with (Ian Bell scoring 83) and then they scored a massive 440 odd with Sangakara top scoring with 152 ! And then they skittled out England for 261 ( Ian Bell 74). The last 3 wickets were sensational. Murali bowled Prior and Sidebottom was lbw. Malinga clean bowled Hoggard and the game was over !Truly it has been defined as a game of glorious uncertainties !
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Younis Khan redeems Pak & Sangakara SL
2007-12-05 01:57:00
Centuries by Sangakara and Younis Khan redeemed their countries. England now needs 341 to win. Pak drew the Calcutta Test, mainly due to the heroics of Khan. Sangakara is in tremendous form and ranks now as No 3. His form with the bat is amazing. No doubt, along with Gilchrist and Dhoni, he is one of the best wicket keeeper batsmen in the world. Following his 92, his 152 is simply breathtaking. If he continues in this fashion, more records will tumble.Pak batting asserted itself and they scored 214/4. Younis Khan continues in good form. No all eyes are on the final Test. Pressure still on Pak, as India leads 1-0
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Misbah redeems Pak
2007-12-04 01:56:00
With his 161 not out, Misbah played a stellar innings to rescue Pak. Harbhajan took 5 wickets and the match looks like heading for a draw, unless the Indian spinners devastate.Time is not enough for that, one feels. India is ahead with 301 runs and will declare today, but one feels that time is not enough to get 10 Pak wickets. Anyway one cannot tell about this game of glorious uncertainties. In SL, Vandort and Jayasuria pulled SL from ignominy. Jayasuria, after a grand knock, announced his retirement from Test cricket. Jaffer impressed again. D Karthik couldnt build an innings. We expect Yuvraj to come in for next Test. Why cant Dravid open ?
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ICC Ranking - Allrounders in Tests & ODIs
2007-12-03 04:18:00
TestsRank Player Team Rating 1 J.H. Kallis SA 550 2 A. Flintoff ENG 361 3 S.M. Pollock SA 328 4 D.L. Vettori NZ 315 5 W.P.U.J.C. Vaas SL 255 6 C.H. Gayle WI 237 7 I.K. Pathan IND 229 8 B. Lee AUS 227 9 A. Kumble IND 210 10 D.J.J. Bravo WI 202 ODIs Rank Player Team Rating 1 S.M. Pollock SA 474 2 C.H. Gayle WI 365 3 S.T. Jayasuriya SL 363 4 A. Flintoff ENG 353 5 J.H. Kallis RSA 345 6 S.B. Styris NZ 317 7 J.D.P. Oram NZ 308 8 Shahid Afridi PAK 303 9 A. Symonds AUS 298 10 Shoaib Malik PAK 289
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ICC Ranking - ODI Bowlers
2007-12-03 02:02:00
1 S.M. Pollock SA 855 2 S.E.Bond NZ 790 3 N.W. Bracken AUS 757 4 W.P.U.J.C. Vaas SL 717 5 M. Muralidaran SL 712 6 D.L. Vettori NZ 697 7 M. Ntini RSA 691 8 G.B. Hogg AUS 674 9 B. Lee AUS 670 10 M.F. Maharoof SL 664 Source : www.stickiewicket.com
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ICC Ranking - Test Bowlers
2007-12-03 02:00:00
LG ICC TEST BOWLERS RANKING Rank Player Team Rating 1 M. Muralidaran SL 904 2 M. Ntini SA 808 3 DW Steyn SA 775 4 S.R. Clark AUS 769 5 B. Lee AUS 726 6 S.E. Bond NZ 724 7 A. Kumble IND 702 8 S.M. Pollock RSA 701 9 M.J. Hoggard ENG 700 10 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 684 Source : www.stickiewicket.com
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ICC Ranking - ODI Batsmen
2007-12-03 01:59:00
LG ICC ODI BATSMAN RANKING Rank Player Team Rating 1 R.T. Ponting AUS 788 2 A. Symonds AUS 765 3 M.L. Hayden AUS 755 4 G.C. Smith RSA 749 5 K.P. Pietersen ENG 748 6 Mohammad Yousuf PAK 742 7 M.E.K. Hussey AUS 740 8 S.R. Tendulkar IND 736 9 R.R. Sarwan WI 724 10 C.H. Gayle WI 720Source : www.stickiewicket.com
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ICC Rankings - Test Batsmen
2007-12-03 01:53:00
LG ICC TEST BATSMAN RANKING Rank Player Team Rating 1 R.T. Ponting AUS 936 2 J.H.Kallis RSA 935 3 K.C. Sangakkara SL 919 4 Mohammad Yousuf PAK 908 5 M.E.K. Hussey AUS 874 6 K.P. Pietersen ENG 872 7 Younis Khan PAK 828 8 M.L. Hayden AUS 803 9 S. Chanderpaul WI 762 10 M.J. Clarke AUS 751 Source : www.stickiewicket.com
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WI, RSA take revenge
2007-12-03 01:46:00
Wi beat ZIM comprehensively. So did RSA against NZ.In Calcutta, centuries by Misbah and Akmal brought some semblance of sanity into Pak batting. Pak may avoid the follow-n, as they need 50 odd runs to do so.Magnificent century by Gibbs made it easy for RSA. Gibbs in full cry is a treat to watch. He surely is one of the best attacking batsmen in the world today.If Pak avoids the follow-on, most probably the Test will be drawn. Everything depends on Misbah. The Indian bowlers could not do much on tha easy paced track.
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Second day belonged to India
2007-12-01 12:59:00
Yesterday Zimbabwe's remarkable win was great, as also NZ's.Today, at Calcutta, both Ganguly and Laxman scored centuries and India declared at 616/5 and took a Pak wicket for 50. Kumble effected the first breakthrough. Ganguly scored his 14th hundred and Laxman, his 11th. This is a great comeback for Ganguly. His allround performance was good in the last Test. If India wins the series, she may move over to the 3rd position in Tests. SL were all out for 188. England in reply are 49/1. Sangakkara continued his ominous form with the bat and scored 92. Hoggard took 4/29, wrecking SL. Tomorrow the match will start earlier than scheduled.India has a different team for Tests, another XI for ODIs and another XI for T20s! Australia, on the other hand, has the same eleven for all formats ! The explanation given is that the Test batsmen like Dravid, Laxman etc are slow starters or they take time to settle down. Anyway, it has been a good disply by India, ( except against Aussies ) in all thr...

The day belonged to Wasim Jaffer !
2007-11-30 11:49:00
W Jaffer not out on 192 and clearly the day belongs to him. This is reminiscent of the 220 not out of Sehwag on the first day, when he scored his triple century.Sachin again failed to score a hundred.D Karthik continued his miserable form with the bat, as he was out to Tanvir. Dravid played well for his 50!I expected the in form Yuvraj instead of Karthik, with Ganguly opening the innings. That was not to be, as the selectors kept the same victorious XI. Maybe Yuvraj will be in for the next Test. If India wins this Test, there will be a lot of new faces in the Indian team !Talking about Yuvraj, his six sixes were hit off a quality bowler, Stuart Broad. Comparitively speaking, his feat was greater ( as it was in a World Cup match ), as Sastri's feat was against a mediocre Baroda in a Ranji Trophy and Gibb's against a mediocre Holland & Sobers againt Malcolm Nash of Glamorgan in a county match. So we find that Yuvraj's feat is of a higher calibre than the other three feats ! Tha...

Indian players rise to the occasion at Delhi
2007-11-27 11:27:00
Kumble attributed the Delhi Test victory to professionalism and commitment to the game. Ravi Shastri wrote that the differene between the two teams was the difference between the performance of the captains. This is the first time, he writes, that every member of the Indian team had contributed ! When Laxman and Dhoni became the Saviours in the first innings, the three Muskateers ( Dravid, Ganguly and Sachin ) became the Saviours in the second! Jaffer also shone in the second innings. Zaheer and Kumble led in bowing and D Karthik, even though he couldnt bat well, ran out Misbah and caught him in the second innings.On the other hand, the Pak stars did not rise to the occasion. Younus, Khan and Shoaib Malik did not fare well. Sami could not impress with his bowling. He couldnt even match Ganguly's bowling performance. Pak was formidable under Imran Khan and Wasim Akram. Now the captain is not so assertive like the abovementiioned stalwarts. Is this the cause for Pak not asserting the...
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