As South Africa has become the no. 1 team in ODI cricket, replacing world champion Australia, the change of dominance in world cricket is now pretty clear. For over a decade,
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India won by 15 runs.
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Sri Lanka is batting and needs 257 Runs
49.2 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 241 all out.
Sri Lanka needs 20 runs to win from 6 balls.
49 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 237/8
47 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 232/7
45 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 217/6
Sri Lanka needs more 60 runs to win from 42 balls.
43 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 197/5
42.2 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 187/5
Sri Lanka needs 71 runs more from 48 balls to win the match.
42 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 186/4
40 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 166/4
38 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 152/4
36 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 142/4
Partnership: 100 runs from 160 balls.
Sri Lanka needs 123 runs more to win from 96 balls.
34 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 134/3 Jayawardene scored 49th ODI fifty.
32 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 121/3
30 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 115/3
28 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 109/3
26 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 102/3 Sri Lankan batsmen is trying to make strong come back with this match.
24.1 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 94/3
23 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 87/3 India needs some quick wickets to put some extra pressure over Sri Lanka team.
22 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 86/3
21 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 78/3
20 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 72/3
19 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 71/3
18 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 64/3
17 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 60/3
15 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 58/3
14 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 51/3
13 Overs: Sri Lanks is now 49/3
12 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 47/3 Sri Lankan batsmen are struggling hard to make score. Two consecutive maiden.
11 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 47/3 Ishant Sharma took a maiden over.
10 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 47/3
9 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 46/3
7.3 Overs: Sri Lanka is now 36/3
India is batting
50 Overs: India is 256/9
49.4 Overs: India is 256/8
49 Overs: India is 252/7
48 Overs: India is 243/7
47 Overs: India is 239/7
46 Overs: India is 228/7
45 Overs: India is 224/7
44.3 Overs: India is 223/7 MS Dhoni got catch out by Maharoof. He played patient inning of 23.
India has one more over left to be completed batting power play.
44 Overs: India is 221/6 Muralitharan took a maiden over.
43 Overs: India is 221/6 India has two more overs left to finish power play.
Zaheer Khan has come to bat.
42 Overs: India is 219/6 Yusuf Pathan got run out. He scored 21 runs from 28 balls.
41 Overs: India is 217/5 37 Partnership: runs from 47 balls.
India has taken batting power play (40-45).
40 Overs: India is 210/5
39 Overs: India is 206/5
38 Overs: India is 199/5 MS Dhoni is batting on 11 and Yusuf Pathan on 11.
37 Overs: India is 194/5
36 Overs: India is 192/5
35 Overs: India is 186/5 MS Dhoni is batting on 6 and Yusuf Pathan on 2.
34 Overs: India is 183/5
33.1 Overs: India is 180/5 just now Yuvraj Singh got out bu Kulasekara. He scored 66 runs.
33 Overs: India is 179/4 After losing top four wickets India is under huge pressure.
32 Overs: India is 174/4 Indian batsmen are struggling hard to make a chasing score. Yuvraj Singh is batting on 64 and MS Dhoni on 1.
Tea break
31 Overs: India is 168/3
30 Overs: India is 162/3
29 Overs: India is 158/3 Yuvraj Singh has scored his 38th ODI fifty. He his a boundary to reach his fifty score. He scored 51 runs from 74 balls.
28 Overs: India is 153/3
27.3 Overs: India is 151/3
25.3 Overs: India is 137/3 Ajantha Mendis fall in injury.
25 Overs: India is 137/3 Sri Lanka missed any easy opportunity of run out.
24 Overs: India is 135/3 Indian batsmen are now under huge pressure. Raina and Yuvraj Singh made 50 runs partnership from 70 balls in 4th wicket stand.
23 Overs: India is 131/3 it was a wonderful first over bowled by Muralitharan
Muralitharan has come to ball. He needs 2 more wickets to break the world record of Wasim Akram.
22 Overs: India is 130/3 Mahafoof shout for lbw appeal but it was not fruitful.
21 Overs: India is /3 Yuvraj Singh hit a magnificent six on this over. 11 runs come on this over. This over had been bowled by Ajantha Mendis.
20 Overs: India is 117/3
19.3 Overs: India is 116/3
15 Overs: India is 91/3
13 Overs: India is 85/3
12 Overs: India is 77/2
10 Overs: India is 63/2. Gambhir got out and India lost the second wicket.
9 Overs: India is 60/1
8 Overs: India is 57/1
7 Overs: India is 48/1. 9 runs came from the last over.
6 Overs: India ia 39/1. Good over for India. 10 runs came from it
5 Overs: India is 29/1
2.3 Overs: India is 13/1. Tendulkar gone.
2 Overs: India is 11/0
The second ODI between
The ICC international calendar 2009 is packed with loads of cricket tournaments and series. No doubt, it would definitely increase the injury possibility among the cricketers. That is why, Cricket South Africa (CSA) has not allowed its centrally contracted players to take part in the Standard Bank Pro20 tournament for their respective franchises. CSA holds a control over the participation of the national team cricketers in the tournament. National team captain Graeme Smith and wicketkeeper Mark Boucher will not take part in the tournament due to their injuries. Pace bowlers, who are more likely to fall in injury due to bowling above a certain number of overs.
That is why, CSA ruled that the bowlers like Morné Morkel, Makhaya Ntini and Dale Steyn who played a big part during the
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Leaving the cricket world mourning, Bill Frindall, the famous statistician and scorer of BBC Test Match Special, has passed away at 69. He served BBC for 43 years, and earned fame as a specialist of cricket statistics and scorer. During his illustrious career, he wrote a number of statistical cricket books. He is also known as 'the Bearded Wonder' as he was named by fellow commentator Brian Johnston. Bill Frindall was suffering from Legionnaire's disease for a number of years until his death.
For his outstanding service to the sport, Frindall was honored with an MBE in 2004. Bill Frindall was always enthusiastic about cricket statistics and always liked to hear any questions regarding cricket statistics and tried to find the answers with all of his effort. Today, cricket statistics are very much organized and Frindall has a great role behind it. I pay my highest tribute to this great figure of cricket world.
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Well, Mr. Modi is now facing a huge challenge to keep his power intact in Indian cricket. In fact, he is struggling to keep his power in his home state Rajasthan where he is the head of the local cricket association. However, a change in the local government in Rajasthan has put Modi’s future as the head of Rajasthan Cricket Association in jeopardy. The new government and his rival group in the cricket association have called an election next month. Though this election, his rival party is aiming to bring an end to his tenure as the head of Rajasthan Cricket Association. Meanwhile, a number of complaints against Modi have been lodged and the investigation for the complaints would kick off very soon. Now, it is yet to see if he would be able to hold on to his place in Rajasthan Cricket Association as well as in BCCI in the years to come.
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Peter Chingoka, chief of Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC), has failed to get
I think, ICC should take some serious initiatives to keep cricket away from politics in the country. Otherwise, it would bring anything good for the future of
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Following a conflict with Coach Peter Moores, Pietersen stepped down as
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Winning the fifth and the last ODI of the five-match series,
Batting first,
Those who are interested to get the live score and updates of the second ODI between
Sri Lanka vs India 2nd ODI 2009 Live Score and Updates
Confident
Match:
Date: 31 January 2009, Saturday
Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium,
Kick off: 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT)
Live on: NEO Cricket TV Channel
The match has another attraction and that is the landmark of Sri Lankan off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan who is just 2 wickets shy of
For
Indian bowlers, specially the pacers, have been impressive over the last one year with sheer amount of consistency in their performance. Pacer Munaf Patel was not very impressive in the first match, but the way he improved over the last six months, I must say that he is a dangerous bowler for any opponent. His comparatively slow but swing bowling should be a cause of concern for any side.
Venue R.Premadasa Stadium,
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After a convincing 109-run victory in the first ODI,
Chasing down such a big total, host Keya never looked to be in the right track throughout their innings. Captain Steve Tikolo’s 56 helped
The ease with which
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In terms of financial amount, $4,000 fine is not a big fine for Andrew Symonds who earns millions of dollars through Indian Premier League (IPL). On Thursday, Symonds was fined this amount after being pleaded guilty of making insulting public comment against
The all rounder accepted the fine, stating that he was even happy that CA judged the situation on the basis of his hearing, not by the comment made during the radio interview. This curly-haired hot-tempered cricketer used insulting words for the
Andrew Symonds has got the full support of Australian captain Ricky Ponting who is reportedly lobbying to get him for the
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I already wrote about the news regarding two groups of cricketers going to take part in a Twenty20 cricket match over
However, Dr Buddha Basnyat, a specialist in high altitude health, warned the cricketers that they might face breathing problem while playing at that height because of lack of oxygen.
BBC reported:
"Oxygen levels at the height are only half what they are at sea level. That can produce illness, sometimes fatal, even for people not running around chasing a ball," he said.
"The important thing is, if people aren't feeling well and yet push themselves to play, especially if they exert themselves, that can predispose them to altitude sickness."
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Javed Miandad also expressed his dissatisfaction on PCB’s move to sack Shoaib Malik as
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Second player auction for Indian Premier League (IPL) starts from 6 February. IPL authority has recently released a list of 112 foreign players from whom the eight franchises will choose their foreign players. Each of the IPL teams has got to spend US$2m for signing foreign players in the upcoming auction which will be held in
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Match:
Date: 28 January 2009, Wednesday
Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
Kick off: 10:00 local (04:30 GMT)
Live on: NEO Cricket
Well, I would not go this far, considering the strength of Sri Lankan bowling line up. Besides the two fiery spinners like Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis, who tested Indian batsman in the Asia Cup final, Sri Lankan pacers have also added some spice to their bowling line up. Specially, young pacer Nuwan Kulasekara has been in inspirational form of recent. In fact, his fiery bowling was instrumental behind
However, batting has become
Indian batting line up is traditionally strong and as would remain this time too. In the presence of Sachin Tendulkar, Indian batting line up seems to be pretty much balanced. Tendulkar missed ODI series in
Considering the pace friendly wicket of
Though Ajantha Mendis failed to dominate over Pakistani batsmen in the recent series, the carom bowler would still remain a threat for the Indian batsmen who know it very well the kind of threat the spinner could pose with his mysterious deliveries. His career best bowling performance- 6 for 13 in the Asia Cup final, helped Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cup last year. One interesting thing would be seeing Mendis bowling against Tendulkar for the first time in an ODI match.
Muttiah Muralitharan is on the verge of creating another history now. The veteran needs 3 more wickets to overtake
Sanath Jayasuriya is the name of an all-time threat for Indian team, irrespective of pitch, venue, tournament and format. The veteran Sri Lankan batsmen tested Indian bowlers on a number of times in the past and I would not be surprised if Jayasuria plays another fire-cracking innings against his favorite opponent in the first match of the series. However, Dhoni can fell the sigh of relief, considering the fact that Jayasuria’s record at Dambulla is not satisfactory at all with just one half-century in 17 innings.
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You already know about the social networking sites on the web. Social network sites like Hi5 and Facebook are quite popular among the net users across the world. Now, a new social network site based on cricket has been launched in the internet where cricket players and fans can communicate with each other. Named ‘Cricket Network’, the site offers latest news of cricket and provides cricket players with important tips to improve their skill. Cricket fans can discuss about different issues of world cricket with many other cricket fans. The address of the site is: http://www.cricket-network.net. So, pay a visit to the site if you want to check the advantages of the social network site yourself.
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After waiting for 4 years to get a recall from national side, former Pakistani cricketer Farhan Adil has recently declared his retirement from all forms of cricket. The 31-year-old played only one test match that came in 2003 when he was suddenly brought into the national side for the third and the final test match against
Farhan Adil played for Habib Bank and
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India has won the match by 6 wickets. Dhoni has remained not out on 61 runs and Rohit Sharma on 25 runs.
Indian Innings:
48.1 overs: India is 247/4. India has won the match by 6 wickets with 11 balls remaining in hand.
48 overs: India is 246/4
47 overs:
46 overs: India is 230/4 Dhoni completed his 26th half century in this over.
45 overs: India is 219/4
44 overs: India is 214/4
43 overs: India is 210/4 Rohit Sharma hit a boundary in this over off Mendis.
42 overs: India is 201/4
41 overs: India is 194/4 Kulasekara conceded only 2 runs from this over.
40 overs: India is 192/4
39 overs: India is 186/4 Five runs came from the over.
38 overs: India is 181/4 Yuvraj Singh got out off Maharoof for 23.
37 overs: India is 180/3 Kulasekara bowled this over.
36 overs: India is 176/3 Three runs came from this over.
35 overs: India is 173/3 India needs 74 more runs to win the match from 90 balls.
34 overs: India is 167/3
33 overs: India is 163/3
32 overs: India is 158/3 Dilshan conceded only 3 runs in this over.
31 overs: India is 155/3 Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh are batting now.
30 overs: India is 145/3
28 overs: India 138/3
27.3 overs: India 135/3 Suresh Raina got run out for 53. Another important wicket for Sri Lanka. India is now under pressure.
27 overs: India 134/2
26 overs: India 129/2 Mendis conceded only 2 runs in this over.
25 overs: India 127/2 Yuvraj Singh has come into the wicket.
24.4 overs: India 126/2 Gambhir got out off Muralitharan for 62
24 overs: India 121/1 Gambhir pulled over the cover region for a boundary.
23 overs: India is 115/1 Only 3 runs came from this over.
22 overs: India is 112/1 Gambhir completed his half century in this over.
21 overs: India is 103/1
20 overs: India is 99/1 Dilshan came into attack and conceded 6 runs in this over
19 overs: India is 93/1 Muralitharan was brought into the attack.
18 overs: India is 91/1
17 overs: India 87/1 Raina hit an excellent cover drive for a boundary in this over.
16 overs: India 80/1. Ajantha Mendis came into the attack for the first time.
15 overs: India 76/1 Only three runs came from this over.
14 overs: India 73/1
13 overs: India 68/1 Only two runs came from this over. Good over from Maharoof.
12 overs: India 66/1 Gambhir is batting on 30 and Raina on 23.
11 overs: India 58/1
10 overs: India 54/1 Two boundaries came in this over.
9 overs: India 45/1. Gautam Gambhir got a life as Jayawardene missed a difficult catch in the first slip.
8 overs: India 40/1 Good over for Sri Lanka as Thushara conceded only 2 runs.
7 overs: India 38/1 India got 14 runs in this over as Suresh Raina hit two boundaries and an over boundary off Kulasekara.
6 overs: India 24/1 Dilshan dropped Raina, and thus, giving him a life which could be dangerous for Sri Lanka.
5 overs: India 19/1 There was a strong caught and bowl appeal against Gautam Gambhir, but it was ruled out later on by the third umpire.
4 overs: India 14/1. Suresh Raina joined Gambhir in the wicket.
3.4 overs: India 13/1. Sachin Tendulkar fell for 5 being trapped in LBW off Thushara
3 overs: India 9/0 Tendulkar is batting on 4 and Gambhir on 4
2 overs: India 7/0 Thushara bowled this over and conceded 6 runs.
1 over:
50 overs: Sri Lanka 246/7
49 overs: Sri Lanka 239/6
48 overs: Sri Lanka is 229/6
47.2 overs: Sri Lanka is 222/6
33.3 overs: Sri Lanka is 143/2
32.1 overs: Sri Lanka 132/2 Jayasuria hit another boundary.
31 overs: Sri Lanka 128/2
30 overs: Sri Lanka 126/2 jayasuria is batting on 74 and Kandamby on 4
29 overs: Sri Lanka 124/2
28 overs: Sri Lanka 118/2 India got another wicket as Kumar Sangakara got out for 44 in the last ball of this over. Ojha picked up the wicket. An important break through for India.
27 overs: Sri Lanka 110/1. Ten runs came from this over. An expensive over for India. Jayasuria is heading towards another fiery innings against his favorite opponent India.
26 overs: Sri Lanka 100/1 Jayasuria hit a SIX in this over.
25 overs: Sri Lanka 91/1
24 overs: Sri Lanka 89/1 Sangakara is on 33 and Jayasuria on 53
23.4 overs: Sri Lanka 88/1
23 overs: Sri Lanka 86/1
22 overs: Sri Lanka 82/1 Jayasuria completed his 68th half-century. He is looking dangerous now.
21 overs: Sri Lanka 81/1
20 overs: Sri Lanka 78/1 Ojha conceded four singles in this over. Sri Lanka seems to be in control in the match at this moment.
19 overs: Sri Lanka 74/1 Jayasuria is on 46 and Sangakara is on 25.
18.3 overs: Sri Lanka 73/1
18 overs: Sri Lanka 69/1
17 overs: Sri Lanka 66/1 Yusuf Pathan came into the attack for the first time. He conceded 3 runs in this over.
16 overs: Sri Lanka 63/1 Ojha was brought into the attack. The spinner conceded 4 runs in his first over in the innings.
15 overs: Sri Lanka 59/1 Jayasuria is batting on 38 and Sangakara is not out on 18.
14 overs: Sri Lanka 52/1
13 overs: Sri Lanka 50/1 Munaf Patel conceded 8 runs in the over.
12 overs: Sri Lanka 42/1 Ishant Sharma picked up a meden over for India.
11 overs: Sri Lanka 42/1 Nine runs from the over. It was an expensive over for India. Jayasuria and Sangalara look dangerous at this moment.
10 overs: Sri Lanka 33/1
9 overs: Sri Lanka 27/1 Four runs came from the over.
8.3 overs: Sri Lanka 27/1 Jayasuria flicked on the leg side for another boundary in the first ball
8 overs: Sri Lanka 23/1 Sangakara hit a boundary in the fifth ball of the over.
7.3 overs: Sri Lanka 19/1 Ishant Sharma has been brought into the attack for the first time in the match.
7 overs: Sri Lanka 19/1 Two runs came from the over.
6.3 overs: Sri Lanka 18/1 Zaheer Khan conceded only 1 run from the first three balls.
6 overs: Sri Lanka 17/1 Five runs came from the over.
5.2 overs: Sri Lanka 16/1 Sanath Jayasuria smashed over the cover for another boundary.
5 overs: Sri Lanka 12/1 Couple of runs came off Zaheer in the last delivery of the over. Zaheer is bowling well at this moment.
4.3 overs: Sri Lanka 10/1
4 overs: Sri Lanka 10/1 Munaf conceded 4 runs in this over.
3.3 overs: Sri Lanka 10/1 Another fiery shot from Jayasuria, the second boundary of Sri Lankan innings.
3 overs: Sri Lanka 6/1 Zaheer Khan picked up another meden over.
2.3 overs: Sri Lanka 6/1 No run from the first three balls of the over. Zaheer is bowling very well.
2 overs: Sri Lanka 6/1. Six runs have come from this over.
1.3 overs: Sri Lanka 4/1. The first boundary of Sri Lankan innings has come off Jayasuria's bat. Munaf Patel is bowling this over.
1 over: Sri Lanka 0/1 Meden wicket for India. Zaheer Khan bowl very well. Kumar Sangakara is the new man in the wicket.
0.3 over: Sri Lanka 0/1 India picked up the first wicket as Dilshan fell for a duck, getting run out.
0.1 over: Sri Lanka 0/0
India won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Dear readers, the match will start very soon. The players have come on the field.
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