Monday, June 20, 2011

Test Match - West Indies Vs India

West Indies v India, 1st Test, Kingston, Jamaica.

West Indies 34 for 1 (Barath 26*, Sarwan 2*) trail India 246 (Raina 82, Harbhajan 70, Edwards 4-56, Rampaul 3-59, Bishoo 3-75) by 212 runs


West Indies survived a daylight robbery by Harbahajan Singh and Suresh Raina to end the first day of the series in slight ascendance, if at all. A damp pitch with uneven bounce, early wickets, a counterattack, a collapse, a spectacular catch, watchful anxious end, the first day had it all.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Upcoming Matches India Vs West Indies 2011

Wed Jun 8 today
13:00 GMT | 09:00 local | 18:30 IST
2nd ODI - West Indies v India
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Sat Jun 11
13:00 GMT | 09:00 local | 18:30 IST
3rd ODI - West Indies v India
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua

Mon Jun 13
13:00 GMT | 09:00 local | 18:30 IST
4th ODI - West Indies v India
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua

Thu Jun 16
14:00 GMT | 09:00 local | 19:30 IST
5th ODI - West Indies v India
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica

Mon Jun 20 - Fri Jun 24
15:00 GMT | 10:00 local | 20:30 IST
1st Test - West Indies v India
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica

Tue Jun 28 - Sat Jul 2
14:00 GMT | 10:00 local | 19:30 IST
2nd Test - West Indies v India
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Wed Jul 6 - Sun Jul 10
14:00 GMT | 10:00 local | 19:30 IST
3rd Test - West Indies v India
Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica


Tuesday, June 7, 2011

1st ODI - India Vs West Indies

India 217 for 6 (Rohit 68*, Dhawan 51) beat West Indies 214 for 9 (Sarwan 56, Samuels 55, Harbhajan 3-32) by four wickets.

Samuels, though, brought in the urgency, attacking Yusuf, becoming the first batsman to have a strike-rate of over 50. After a spell of 12 overs for 56, at 130 for 3, they asked for the Batting Powerplay. Forty-three came off the five-over block, but West Indies also lost Sarwan to a tickle down the leg side. The real blows came after the Powerplay as Raina snuck a short delivery through Samuels' legs, and Harbhajan did Bravo in with a doosra that dipped and kicked. The rest could add only 23 to the 191 for 6 in the 45th over, providing India with a seemingly easy chase. As it turned out, it took a dehydrated, cramping-up, and a slightly fortunate Rohit to pull it off.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Tendulkar at BCCI awards


Sachin Tendulkar has been named India's cricketer of the year at the BCCI awards in Mumbai, while former allrounder Salim Durani, who helped shape India's maiden Test win in the West Indies in 1971, received the lifetime achievement award.

India Tour Of West Indies 2011

Tendulkar, Yuvraj, Gambhir out of entire WI tour

Test squad
MS Dhoni (capt), VVS Laxman (vc), M Vijay, Abhinav Mukund, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, S Badrinath, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Sreesanth, Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Suresh Raina, Parthiv Patel.

Limited-overs squad
Suresh Raina (capt), R Ashwin, S Badrinath, Harbhajan Singh (vc), Virat Kohli, Praveen Kumar, Amit Mishra, Munaf Patel, Parthiv Patel (wk), Yusuf Pathan, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Manoj Tiwary, Shikhar Dhawan.

The absence of several senior players for the upcoming tour of the West Indies provides an ideal platform for fringe players to shine on the international stage, Suresh Raina, India's captain for the limited-overs leg of the Caribbean tour, has said.

"It's a great opportunity for the youngsters who have done well in domestic cricket," Raina told the media ahead of the team's departure for the West Indies. "I am happy with the side, as we have some very good batsmen in Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, S Badrinath and Shikhar Dhawan, all of whom have done well in first-class cricket."

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Chennai Super Kings - King of IPL2011

Once again 'Chennai Super Kings' keeps the 'winner' title.
Chennai v Bangalore, IPL 2011, Final, Chennai.
Chennai Super Kings 205 for 5 (Vijay 95, Hussey 63) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 147 for 8 (Ashwin 3-16) by 58 runs

In contrast Bangalore slipped on the little things that matter on this stage. In the Powerplay, there were three instances of fielders succumbing to adrenalin rushes and indulging in needless throws; one, from Saurabh Tiwary, even went to the boundary. Pomersbach could have done a better job in seizing that chance from Vijay in the 10th over, and S Aravind messed up an opportunity to run out Hussey in the 12th over. Vijay, the non-striker, had called Hussey for a risky single and Aravind, the bowler who picked up the ball at short mid-on, flung it wide at the non-striker's end. There was another instance in the 11th over when the bowler, Mohammad, flung himself full stretch to his right but couldn't hang on to a difficult chance offered by Vijay. It was that kind of day. Things just didn't go right for Bangalore and everything went according to script for Chennai.



Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Kolkata v Mumbai, Eliminator, IPL 2011

Mumbai Indians 148 for 6 (Blizzard 51, Tendulkar 36, Kallis 2-18, Shakib 2-24) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 147 for 7 (ten Doeschate 70*, Munaf 3-27) by four wickets

The asking-rate crept past run-a-ball for the last two overs, but a top edge off Lee's first ball brought it back to 11 off 11. L Balaji, who failed to defend 21 in the last match, didn't get a shot at redemption. The last over went to Shakib - his figures 3-0-17-2 until then - who needed to defend seven. Harbhajan lofted the second ball over midwicket, and let out a roar.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Chennai Super Kings in Final of IPL-2011


Bangalore were in danger of slipping into free-fall after Gayle fell cheaply, trapped by R Aswhin, but Kohli and Luke Pomersbach ensured they stayed afloat. While Kohli batted with calculated aggression, Pomersbach counterattacked, taking 17 runs in the 15th over, off Dwayne Bravo. A murderous heave to wide long-on, a slash to third man and a flat six over midwicket were the highlights. Kohli, though, was the person who sculpted and shaped Bangalore's innings. Two shots in particular reflected the assurance in his knock. In the 13th over, he sashayed back to a back-of-length delivery from Raina to unfurl a peachy punch to the cover-point boundary. Then, off the final ball of the 16th over, he leaned forward to play a classy lofted whip over wide long-on Ashwin. He went on to produce two more screaming sixes - over long-on and covers - off Morkel in the 19th over, to push Bangalore to a good total but Raina decided to gatecrash the party.

Bangalore v Chennai, 1st qualifier, IPL 2011, Mumbai.
Chennai Super Kings 177 for 4 (Raina 73*) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 175 (Kohli 70*, Bollinger 1-20) by six wickets

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Teams for Qualifier Match of IPL2011

1. Royal Challengers Bangalore 19pts Run Rate +0.326
2. Chennai Super Kings 18pts Run Rate +0.443
3. Mumbai Indians 18pts Run Rate +0.040
4. Kolkata Knight Riders 16pts Run Rate +0.433

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Should be fit for England - Sehwag


India batsman Virender Sehwag, who underwent surgery on his injured shoulder in London last week, is likely to be fit for India's upcoming tour of England.

"I think I will able to play the series in England," Sehwag told Mid-Day. "That's the reason why I stopped playing the Indian Premier League for Delhi Daredevils and rushed to London to get my shoulder operated."

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Toppers in IPL 2011

As of now the following teams are leading in point table of IPL 2011,
Mumbai Indians
Chennai Super Kings
Kolkata Knight Riders
Royal Challengers Bangalore

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Mumbai Indians & Pune Warriors

10-Apr-2011
Indian Premier League - 4th match
Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)

10-Apr-2011
Indian Premier League - 5th match
Pune Warriors v Kings XI Punjab
Pune Warriors won by 7 wickets (with 41 balls remaining)

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Australia tour of Bangladesh.. Ist ODI

Australia tour of Bangladesh, 1st ODI: Bangladesh v Australia at Dhaka, Apr 9, 2011.

Michael Clarke passed his first test as Australia's full-time captain, leading from the front with a century before his bowlers backed up the effort to complete a 60-run win over Bangladesh. Australia have a 1-0 lead in the three-match series and while the results might seem inconsequential after the World Cup, the subplot of Clarke taking over the leadership from Ricky Ponting has created some interest.

Australia 270/7 (50 ov)
Bangladesh 210/5 (50.0 ov)

Australia won by 60 runs.

A day for RCB & RR



Kochi Tuskers Kerala 161/5 (20/20 ov)
Bangalore 162/4 (18.4/20 ov)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)


Deccan Chargers 137/8 (20/20 ov)
Rajasthan Royals 141/2 (18.5/20 ov)
Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Friday, April 8, 2011

IPL - Chennai Super Kings starts with Victory

It was a thrill game. 1 last ball 4 runs need for KKR to win. After a long discussion Southee bowled and KKR took only 1 run which leads CSK to win. Good start for CSK. Both team placed good effort.

Chennai Super Kings 153 for 4 (Anirudha 64) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 151 for 7 (Kallis 54) by two runs.

Chennai Super Kings 153/4 (20/20 ov)
Kolkata Knight Riders 151/7 (20.0/20 ov)

IPL 2011 schedule

DateLocal/ISTNo.Match DetailsVenue
8-Apr-1120:001stChennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 1st IPLChennai
9-Apr-1116:002ndDeccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, 2nd IPLHyderabad
9-Apr-1120:003rdKochi Tuskers Kerala vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 3rd IPLKochi
10-Apr-1116:004thDelhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians, 4th IPLDelhi
10-Apr-1120:005thPune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab, 5th IPLNavi Mumbai
11-Apr-1120:006thKolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers, 6th IPLKolkata
12-Apr-1116:007thRajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils, 7th IPLJaipur
12-Apr-1120:008thRoyal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, 8th IPLBangalore
13-Apr-1116:009thKings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings, 9th IPLMohali
13-Apr-1120:0010thPune Warriors vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 10th IPLNavi Mumbai
14-Apr-1120:0011thDeccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 11th IPLHyderabad
15-Apr-1116:0012thRajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 12th IPLJaipur
15-Apr-1120:0013thMumbai Indians vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 13th IPLHyderabad
16-Apr-1116:0014thChennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 14th IPLChennai
16-Apr-1120:0015thDeccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab, 15th IPLHyderabad
17-Apr-1116:0016thPune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils, 16th IPLNavi Mumbai
17-Apr-1120:0017thKolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, 17th IPLKolkata
18-Apr-1120:0018thKochi Tuskers Kerala vs Chennai Super Kings, 18th IPLKochi
19-Apr-1116:0019thDelhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers, 19th IPLDelhi
19-Apr-1120:0020thRoyal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, 20th IPLBangalore
20-Apr-1116:0021stMumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors, 21st IPLMumbai
20-Apr-1120:0022ndKolkata Knight Riders vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 22nd IPLKolkata
21-Apr-1120:0023rdKings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals, 23rd IPLMohali
22-Apr-1116:0024thKolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 24th IPLKolkata
22-Apr-1120:0025thMumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, 25th IPLMumbai
23-Apr-1120:0026thDelhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab, 26th IPLDelhi
24-Apr-1116:0027thDeccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians, 27th IPLHyderabad
24-Apr-1120:0028thRajasthan Royals vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 28th IPLJaipur
25-Apr-1120:0029thChennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors, 29th IPLChennai
26-Apr-1120:0030thDelhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 30th IPLDelhi
27-Apr-1116:0031stPune Warriors vs Chennai Super Kings, 31st IPLNavi Mumbai
27-Apr-1120:0032ndKochi Tuskers Kerala vs Deccan Chargers, 32nd IPLKochi
28-Apr-1120:0033rdDelhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 33rd IPLDelhi
29-Apr-1116:0034thRajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, 34th IPLJaipur
29-Apr-1120:0035thRoyal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors, 35th IPLBangalore
30-Apr-1116:0036thKochi Tuskers Kerala vs Delhi Daredevils, 36th IPLKochi
30-Apr-1120:0037thKolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, 37th IPLKolkata
1-May-1116:0038thRajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors, 38th IPLJaipur
1-May-1120:0039thChennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers, 39th IPLChennai
2-May-1116:0040thMumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab, 40th IPLMumbai
2-May-1120:0041stDelhi Daredevils vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 41st IPLDelhi
3-May-1120:0042ndDeccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 42nd IPLHyderabad
4-May-1116:0043rdChennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, 43rd IPLChennai
4-May-1120:0044thPune Warriors vs Mumbai Indians, 44th IPLNavi Mumbai
5-May-1116:0045thKochi Tuskers Kerala vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 45th IPLKochi
5-May-1120:0046thDeccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils, 46th IPLHyderabad
6-May-1120:0047thRoyal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, 47th IPLBangalore
7-May-1116:0048thKolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, 48th IPLKolkata
7-May-1120:0049thMumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils, 49th IPLMumbai
8-May-1116:0050thRoyal Challengers Bangalore vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 50th IPLBangalore
8-May-1120:0051stKings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors, 51st IPLMohali
9-May-1120:0052ndRajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, 52nd IPLJaipur
10-May-1116:0053rdDeccan Chargers vs Pune Warriors, 53rd IPLHyderabad
10-May-1120:0054thKings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, 54th IPLMohali
11-May-1120:0055thRajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 55th IPLJaipur
12-May-1120:0056thChennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils, 56th IPLChennai
13-May-1120:0057thKochi Tuskers Kerala vs Kings XI Punjab, 57th IPLIndore
14-May-1116:0058thRoyal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 58th IPLBangalore
14-May-1120:0059thMumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers, 59th IPLMumbai
15-May-1120:0060thKings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils, 60th IPLDharmasala
15-May-1120:0061stKochi Tuskers Kerala vs Rajasthan Royals, 61st IPLIndore
16-May-1120:0062ndPune Warriors vs Deccan Chargers, 62nd IPLNavi Mumbai
17-May-1120:0063rdKings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 63rd IPLDharmasala
18-May-1120:0064thChennai Super Kings vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 64th IPLChennai
19-May-1120:0065thPune Warriors vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 65th IPLNavi Mumbai
20-May-1120:0066thMumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, 66th IPLMumbai
21-May-1116:0067thKings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers, 67th IPLDharmasala
21-May-1120:0068thDelhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors, 68th IPLDelhi
22-May-1116:0069thRoyal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings, 69th IPLBangalore
22-May-1120:0070thKolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, 70th IPLKolkata
24-May-1120:0071stTBC vs TBC, Qualifier 1 IPLMumbai
25-May-1120:0072ndTBC vs TBC, Eliminator IPLMumbai
27-May-1120:0073rdTBC vs TBC, Qualifier 2 IPLChennai
28-May-1120:00FinalTBC vs TBC, Final IPLChennai