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Ashes 2009 2nd Test : Australia in danger of follow on after day 2

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:22:00 +0000

I think its all the end of Day 2 of 2nd Test in Ashes 2009. At the moment its the cause of bad light and the match is only delayed but very less chanc of players going down to the pitch. The day went fully to england and the match is also going towards them. After the overnight score of 364-6, England were ruled out by Australia on 425 before some play remained in the 1st session of day 1.

It was only the 1st some hours on the day 2 where Australia would have felt better but than came the worse part after the came down with bat. Aussies have to loose 2 wickets for 20 runs till lunch. Then they were never in the match. At the end of 3rd session or the day Australia were 156-8.

Anderson came hard against all the Aussie batters. He picked up 4-36 in the day. Onions, Flintoff and Broad equally supported Anderson with some wickets on their bag.

Australia might follow on on the Day 3 and pretty difficult task for the World Champions. Here is the final scorecard at the end of day 2:

England(1st inn)	425/10 (101.4)	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
AJ Strauss (c)	b BW Hilfenhaus	161	268	22	0	60.07
AN Cook	lbw b MG Johnson	95	147	18	0	64.63
RS Bopara	lbw b BW Hilfenhaus	18	19	4	0	94.74
KP Pietersen	c BJ Haddin b PM Siddle	32	42	5	0	76.19
PD Collingwood	c PM Siddle b MJ Clarke	16	36	1	0	44.44
MJ Prior (wk)	b MG Johnson	8	10	2	0	80.00
A Flintoff	c RT Ponting b BW Hilfenhaus	4	10	1	0	40.00
SCJ Broad	b BW Hilfenhaus	16	26	2	0	61.54
GP Swann	c RT Ponting b PM Siddle	4	6	1	0	66.67
JM Anderson	c MEK Hussey b MG Johnson	29	25	5	0	116.00
Graham Onions	not out	17	29	2	0	58.62

Extras : 25 (b:15, lb:2, nb:8, wd:0)

Total : 425/10 (101.4)

Curr.RR: 4.18

FOW : AN Cook (196-1, 47.5), RS Bopara (222-2, 53.6), KP Pietersen (267-3, 65.1), PD Collingwood (302-4, 76.3), MJ Prior (317-5, 79.3), A Flintoff (333-6, 82.3), AJ Strauss (364-7, 90.2), GP Swann (370-8, 91.5), SCJ Broad (378-9, 92.6), JM Anderson (425-10, 101.4)

Australia	O	M	R	W	Nb	Wd	Econ
BW Hilfenhaus	31	12	103	4	4	0	3.32
MG Johnson	21.4	2	132	3	0	0	6.09
PM Siddle	20	0	76	2	4	0	3.80
NM Hauritz	8.3	1	26	0	0	0	3.06
MJ North	16	2	59	0	0	0	3.69
MJ Clarke	4	1	12	1	0	0	3.00

Australia (1st Innings) : 156/8

PJ Hughes	c MJ Prior b JM Anderson	4	9	1	0	44.44
SM Katich	c SCJ Broad b Graham Onions	48	93	6	0	51.61
RT Ponting (c)	c AJ Strauss b JM Anderson	2	15	0	0	13.33
MEK Hussey	b A Flintoff	51	91	8	0	56.04
MJ Clarke	c AN Cook b JM Anderson	1	12	0	0	8.33
MJ North	b JM Anderson	0	14	0	0	0.00
BJ Haddin (wk)	c AN Cook b SCJ Broad	28	39	3	0	71.79
MG Johnson	c AN Cook b SCJ Broad	4	11	1	0	36.36
NM Hauritz	batting	3	10	0	0	30.00
*PM Siddle	batting	3	2	0	0	150.00
BW Hilfenhaus

Extras : 12 (b:4, lb:6, nb:2, wd:0)

Total : 156/8 (49)

Curr.RR: 3.18

FOW : PJ Hughes (4-1, 2.3), RT Ponting (10-2, 6.6), SM Katich (103-3, 32.4), MEK Hussey (111-4, 35.6), MJ Clarke (111-5, 36.3), MJ North (139-6, 42.3), MG Johnson (148-7, 45.5), BJ Haddin (152-8, 47.5)

England	O	M	R	W	Nb	Wd	Econ
JM Anderson	17	5	36	4	0	0	2.12
A Flintoff	12	4	27	1	2	0	2.25
SCJ Broad	11	1	47	2	0	0	4.27
Graham Onions	8	1	32	1	0	0	4.00
GP Swann	1	0	4	0	0	0	4.00

Ashes 2009 - England Vs Australia 2nd test at Lords - live

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:24:00 +0000

After a dramatic draw in first test, two giants will battle in Lords for the second test of Ashes 2009. Though the Flintoff retirement has created a lot of hype in the world of cricket, both teams will concentrate on this particular match. Australia are quite disappointed that the first test though dominated by them couldn't be won. In one view, as Aussies were dominating the rhythm is with them while other may think that the morale of England is high with such a brave finish.

Match details: England Vs Australia - 2nd test of Ashes 2009
Date: 16 th July, 2009. Time: 11:00 (local), 10:00 GMT, 15:30 in India

The big challege for England is that Australians were defeated in Lords only once and that too way back in 1934. Flintoff injury is a big concern for which Harmisson may be in. Similarly, England may opt to drop an spinner which is likely to be Monty Panesar for whom Graham Onions is likely to be the replacement. Talking fairly, England are the underdogs for the match.

On other side, Aussies may come unchanged as Brett Lee is still unfit and they have been backing their decisions to drop Stuart Clark. Hilfenhaus and Johnson will continue their role in the team. Finally, another big thing about the match is that Ricky Ponting just requires 65 runs to break the record of Allan Border of being the top scorer for Australia in tests.

Where can you watch Australia vs England - 2nd test live?

On TV: Sky Sports in UK, Fox sports in Australia, Star Cricket in India and click here for more.

On Internet: Some sites are providing live streams. Click here to know about some.

Gambhir moves to no.1 in ICC test ranking

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:40:00 +0000

Gautam Gambhir has climbed up to no.1 in ICC test batting rankings after failure of Mohammad Yousuf. Yousuf who was at top is now in no. 5 due to failure in second test against Sri Lanka. With this, Gambhir has become the first Indian in about 4 years to top the ICC test batting rankings. In ODI batting rankings too, there is another Indian i.e MS Dhoni in top. So, both ODI and test batting rankings are headed by India.

Talking about the test batting ranking, Younis Khan is in second place followed by Sangakkara and Chanderpaul. Gambhir is the only Indian to be in top 10 in test batting ranking. In ODI ranking, MS Dhoni is followed by his team-mate Yuvraj Singh at no.2. V Sehwag is at no.7. Dale Steyn leads the test bowling ranking while its still Kulasekara at the top of ICC ODI bowling ranking. Bhajji and Zaheer are in top 10 in test bowling ranking from India while no bowlers are ranked top 10 from India in ODI.

Complete ranking available here.

ICC Cricket world cup 2011 logo launched

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:08:00 +0000

ICC has launched the logo of Cricket World cup 2011 on Tuesday in a program in Mumbai. Along with a presentation showing logos of previous world cup, the new world cup logo designed by Australian creative firm Witekite was shown. It was chosen from 12 companies submitting their concepts. The logo shows a colorful cricket ball reflecting color, movement and action.

ICC Cricket World cup 2011 is going to be hosted in 3 countries of Sub-continent - India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. After ICC ruled Pakistan, the matches to be held in Pakistan are set to be held in India. The former BCCI president, Sharad Pawar is the chairman of World cup organizing committee.

Ashes 2009 : England hold on for dramatic draw in 1st test

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:52:00 +0000

In a year where the future of test cricket has been brought into question as it battles against the Twenty/20 juggernaut, the dramatic finish at Cardiff proved there is life in the old dog yet.

England supporters were once again put through the emotional mill as their side toiled in the face of some steadfast batting from Australia on Friday and Saturday. As they established a healthy first innings lead and put England in twenty minutes before tea on day four, I am sure I wasn’t alone in feeling a sense of dread. Our worst fears were realised as England were reduced to 20-2 at the break. Thankfully, and crucially, the Welsh weather intervened and wiped out a final session which surely would have given Australia the extra time needed to polish off the England batting line-up.

That said, they nearly didn’t need it as at Sunday lunchtime the odds on a draw were long to say the least. With 70 overs remaining England were 70-5, thirty overs later they were 159-7 and the subdued crowd were contemplating a heavy, humiliating and all too familiar inning defeat at the hands of the old enemy.

But the British love an underdog, a fighter, a man defying the odds. On Sunday that man was Paul Collingwood, whose brave five hour innings dragged his side back into the game and gave hope to the awakening crowd. He was ably assisted by Graeme Swann who hit a handy 31. But when Collingwood’s heroic innings was finally brought to an end, bringing last man Monty Panesar to the crease, there were still over 11 overs left to be bowled.

An unlikely batting hero as you would ever see, Monty survived alongside James Anderson, with the crowd living and breathing each ball they blocked out. As Ponting and Anderson shook hands, signalling the end of the game, the huge cheer that ran round the stadium was reminiscent of the famous 2005 series, even if the performance wasn’t.

Make no mistake, England got away with it and were not far away from a crushing loss. But this Australian side, while still world class, is not what it once was. I feel the likes of Warne and McGrath would not have let this opportunity slip from their grasp.

The test may have ended in a draw but it was a psychological victory for England who could, and perhaps should, have lost. But the fact they avoided defeat, in such spectacular and dramatic circumstances, could give them crucial momentum as they prepare to do it all over again at Lord’s.

Make sure you keep up-to-date with the Lord's Test odds ahead of any Lord's Test betting and take a look at Betfair's new fanvfan site for some more good old-fashioned rivalry!

Ashes 2009: England Vs Australia 1st Test - Highlights

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:06:00 +0000

Australia Vs England 2009 Ashes - First Test

Here are the Links to watch the video coverage of Australia Vs England Ashes 2009 1st Test in England. Simply you select your country/region and click on the links provided below:

ESPNSTAR : ESPNSTAR.com provides the video of each session of all the five days. The video highlights is available in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and most of the countries where ESPNSTAR has broadcasting rights for LIVE match on TV. Click Here to watch the Video Highlights of 1st Test Ashes 2009. After you visit the link, select cricket and then click on Ashes.

ESPN Youtube Channel also provides the video of 1st test Ashes 2009. The video is available in the limited region and countries mentioned as above. Click Here to watch.

SUPER SPORT: Highlight video of 1st Test Ashes 2009 is shown in online page of Supersport. The videos are available in South Africa and neighboring African nations.
Click Here to watch the video.

SKY SPORTS: Sky Sports online site provides the Live action of Ashes 2009 1st Test in the countries where LIVE action of the Ashes is broadcasted. It includes UK and other countries. Click here to watch the highlights of 1st Test Ashes 2009.

FOX SPORTS: In Australia and some other countries Fox Sports Online page provides the video highlights online. Click Here to watch the videos online.

You can also watch the video highlights in Willow.tv for paid service which includes the Live matches also for Ashes 2009.

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test 2009 : Live from Colombo

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:59:00 +0000

After the tight first Test in Sri Lanka, Pakistan team will start the second test from July 12 at Colombo. Sri Lanka defeated visitors Pakistan in the first test early this month. The three match test series is at the stage of 1-0 lead for Sri Lanka. The second Test of Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan is scheduled as :

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka - 2nd Test
July 12 - July 16 2009
At Colombo (PSS)
Starts : 10:00 Local and 4:30 GMT

Watch Live Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2009 2nd Test LIVE
Watch Live on Internet:
Willow.tv : Willow.tv provides the full excess of live match, 5 tests, 3 ODIS and one T20 and it cost some amount of $39. You can also enjoy the highlights of the matches in same package.
Tvnsports.com: Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan whole series is LIVE streaming in TVNSPORTS also. It cost about 14$ to watch all the matches LIVE streaming on internet.

Watch Live on TV:
On Television Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan every match broadcasting right is on Ten Sports. Ten Sports will show LIVE action in different countries like India, Pakistan and more. Here are the list of TV Channels broadcasting Pakistan Vs Sri LAnka 2009 LIVE.

Highlights of Pakistan VS Sri Lanka 2nd Test 2009:
The TV Channels broadcasting live coverage will broadcast the Highlight Video in different parts accrding to their schedule. Also you can get access to Highlights Video on Live coverage in Willow.TV's package.

Match Preview:
Sri Lanka Team:
TM Dilshan†, KC Sangakkara*, DPMD Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera, NT Paranavitana, BSM Warnapura, AD Mathews, T Thushara, KMDN Kulasekara, BAW Mendis, HMRKB Herath

Pakistan Team:
Khurram Manzoor, Kamran Akmal†, Younis Khan*, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Fawad Alam, Abdur Rauf, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Aamer

ICC cricket rankings / ratings

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:35:00 +0000

ICC, the cricket's governing body has a system of rankings in cricket for teams as well as players. The rankings are calculated by teams / players performance providing ratings using statistical formula. Though even the ICC has itself agreed that rankings are not the complete measure of greatness of team or players, rankings have many times been burning topics in the world of cricket.

ICC Team rankings:

ICC provides team rankings for both ODI and test cricket by providing ratings points. Australia has been in no.1 since the establishment of test rankings. About ODI, Australia's dominance in ranking has been challenged by South Africa. On the end of a year, the top team is awarded with ICC test or ODI championship award. Here is the ICC team rankings:
or click here for team rankings.

ICC Player Rankings:
ICC has provided batsmen rankings, bowlers rankings and all-rounder rankings for test and ODI cricket. For T20 its still to be made. ICC has following players rankings:

Test Player ranking

Test Batsman ranking
Test bowler ranking
Test all-rounder ranking

ODI player ranking:

ODI batsmen ranking
ODI bowler ranking
ODI all-rounder ranking.

Rankings are calculated on basis of its complex statistical system. You can view the rankings here.

Ashes 2009 - England Vs Australia Live

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:40:00 +0000

Ashes 2009 is this time on England. As usua the of the old test series of the cricket Ashes is always important for the cricket lovers. The 5 match series will start on July 8 and the fifth match ends on August 24. Here is the complete schedule and fixtures of Ashes 2009 in England.

Watch Live - Ashes 2009 - Australia Vs England

Watch Live on TV : The ashes 2009 is Live streaming in different countries from the first test at June 8. In India, ESPNSTAR has broadcasting right for the series and will be shown Live in STAR CRICKET. Here are the lists of TV Channels broadcasting the Ashes 2009 Live streaming on Television in USA, UK, Pakistan, Australia, etc.

Watch Live Online on Internet:

1. Willow.tv : Willow.tv has been providing the live streaming video coverage of Australia vs England Ashes 2009 in Internet. It ost very low price to watch the whole series including the ODI and T20.

2. Tvnsports.com: Tvnsports.com also provides the LIVE coverage of Ashes matches on Internet. You can watch all the action of Australia in England (5 tests, 7 ODIs and 2 T20s) just for about 20$ in any part of the world

3. Cricinfo 3D animation : ESPN Cricinfo provides you with the Live streaming action of Ashes 2009 in animations for FREE.

T20 World Cup 2010 - Fixtures and Schedules

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:58:00 +0000

The ICC World Twenty20 2010 is going be host by West Indies. The tournament to be played in 20-20 overs is schedule to begin from April 30 and it runs till May 16 for about 19 days. The T20 World Cup 2010 is the third edition of its kind. First it was hosted by South Africa in 2007 and then England on 2009. India and Pakistan were the champions in the respective years of 2007 and 2009.

Still two more teams are undecided for the tournament and this time Zimbabwe will also have their comeback since they were not playing in England on 2009.

Fixtures and Schedule:
The three countries in West Indies will be hosting the competition on 2010. Guyana, St. Lucia and Barbados will be hosting all the total of 27 matches. The series will be played in same format as in 2009 T20 World Cup. The finals on May 16 2010 will be hosted by Barbados. Here is the complete fixtures and schedule of T20 World Cup 2010:

Group Division:

Group A: Pakistan (A1), Bangladesh (A2), Australia

Group B: Sri Lanka (B1), New Zealand (B2), Zimbabwe

Group C: South Africa (C1), India (C2), Qualifier One

Group D: West Indies (D1), England (D2), Qualifier Two

Date	Match	Time	Venue

Fri Apr 30	1st Match, Group D - West Indies v TBC	N/A	Providence Stadium, Guyana

Fri Apr 30	2nd Match, Group B - New Zealand v Sri Lanka	N/A	Providence Stadium, Guyana

Sat May 1	3rd Match, Group C - India v TBC	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Sat May 1	4th Match, Group A - Bangladesh v Pakistan	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Sat May 1	5th Match, Group D - England v TBC	N/A	Providence Stadium, Guyana

Sun May 2	6th Match, Group C - India v South Africa	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Sun May 2	7th Match, Group A - Australia v Pakistan	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Sun May 2	8th Match, Group B - New Zealand v Zimbabwe	N/A	Providence Stadium, Guyana

Mon May 3	10th Match, Group B - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe	N/A	Providence Stadium, Guyana

Mon May 3	9th Match, Group D - West Indies v England	N/A	Providence Stadium, Guyana

Tue May 4	11th Match, Group C - South Africa v TBC	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Tue May 4	12th Match, Group A - Australia v Bangladesh	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Thu May 6	13th Match - TBC v TBC (A1 v D2)	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Thu May 6	14th Match - TBC v TBC (C1 v B2)	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Fri May 7	15th Match - TBC v TBC (A2 v C2)	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Fri May 7	16th Match - TBC v TBC (B1 v D1)	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Sat May 8	17th Match - TBC v TBC (C1 v D2)	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Sat May 8	18th Match - TBC v TBC (A1 v B2)	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Sun May 9	19th Match - TBC v TBC (C2 v D1)	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Sun May 9	20th Match - TBC v TBC (B1 v A2)	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Mon May 10	21st Match - TBC v TBC (B2 v D2)	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Mon May 10	22nd Match - TBC v TBC (A1 v C1)	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Tue May 11	23rd Match - TBC v TBC (B1 v C2)	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Tue May 11	24th Match - TBC v TBC (D1 v A2)	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Thu May 13	1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Fri May 14	2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Sun May 16	Final - TBC v TBC	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

India Vs West Indies 4th ODI 2009

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:03:00 +0000

The 4th and final ODI between India and West Indies will decide whether the series will be a draw or will go into the hands of India.It can be India's second series win in the West Indies. India won the 3rd ODI in a thrilling way and showed somewhat more improved performance than the previous one. India finally was able to get good start with the bat with Gambhir and Karthik.

West Indies v India - 5th ODI at Gros Islet
Date: Jul 5 Time: 09:30 local, 13:30 GMT, 7:00 PM India

Caribbean team which is in a do or die situation, West Indies are unlikely to make any changes. For India, still bowling is a weak point and its likely that Dhoni will bring Praveen Kumar in place of RP Singh or Ishant Sharma.

Watch India Vs West Indies 4th ODI live:

On TV: Ten Sports and Doordarshan will broadcast it live in India. Find TV channels on other coutries.

Internet : Click here for details.

India VS West Indies 2009 - Highlights

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:09:00 +0000

India vs West Indies 2009 starts from June 26 - July in West Indies where they play just 4 ODIs. You can watch the on Demand highlights along with the package of Live Cricket in Internet:

Willow.TV : In willow.tv you can watch Live streaming and on demand highlights coverage of India Vs West Indies 2009. Just you need to do is sign in for just 9.99$ for the whole series.

Tvnsports.com: Tvnsports is also another link where you can get both the highlights and live streaming action of India Vs West Indies 2009. For the whole series you just pay 9.99$.

For the text highlights, reviews and live scorecard : Cricinfo.com, Cricbuzz.com

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 2009 - Live

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:31:00 +0000

Pakistan team travels to Sri Lanka this July for a full package of cricket match. They will play 3 tests, 5 ODIs and one T20 in Sri Lanka. Both the teams are playing test match after some gap from the incident in Pakistan on Feb this year. The series ws incomplete then. Interestingly, both the teams are the finalist of recent ICC World Twenty20 in England last month. CLICK HERE for the full fixtures and schedule of Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 2009 in Sri Lanka.

Both the Pakistan and Sri Lankan teams have lots of young legs running for them. The series seems to be bringing the fate of lots of young cricketers in this nations. The seres is long enough for 40 days in Sri Lanka. So, some changes due to injuries will also might happen as the series goes on.

The T20 World Cup star for Pakistan Shahid Khan Afridi has been given rest in the test matches. Two of the former ICL players Abdul Razzaq and Mohammad Yousuf are also the names in the squad and they will one of the centre of attraction for everyone. Here are the players on Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka tour:
Younis Khan (capt), Salman Butt, Khurram Manzoor, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal (wk), Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Aamer, Danish Kaneria, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rauf, Fawad Alam, Faisal Iqbal.

As the plenty of new faces surrounds the Pakistan team, Sri Lanka re also packed with some newer ones. Sri Lanka team is just announced for the first test only. Murai , Malinga are not in squad and other players are:
Thilina Kandamby (capt), Chamara Kapugedera, Upul Tharanga, Tharanga Paranavitana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Gihan Rupasinghe, Kaushal Silva, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara, Farveez Maharoof, Dilhara Fernando, Suraj Mohamed, Nuwan Pradeep, Milinda Siriwardene.

Watch Live Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2009 LIVE
Watch Live on Internet:
Willow.tv : Willow.tv provides the full excess of live match, 5 tests, 3 ODIS and one T20 and it cost some amount of $39. You can also enjoy the highlights of the matches in same package.
Tvnsports.com: Sri LAnka Vs Pkistan whole series is LIVE streaming in TVNSPORTS also. It cost about 14$ to watch all the matches LIVE streaming on internet.

Watch Live on TV:
On Television Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan every match broadcasting right is on Ten Sports. Ten Sports will show LIVE action in different countries like India, Pakistan and more. Here are the list of TV Channels broadcasting Pakistan Vs Sri LAnka 2009 LIVE.

Highlights of Pakistan VS Sri Lanka 2009:
The TV Channels broadcasting live coverage will broadcast the Highlight Video in different parts accrding to their schedule. Also you can get access to Highlights Video on Live coverage in Willow.TV's package.

Sri lanka Vs Pakistan 2009 live TV channels

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:32:00 +0000

Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan 3-match test series 2009 in Sri Lanka begins from 4th July 2009. As the series is in Sri Lanka, Ten Sports has the broadcasting rights for India, Pakistan, Malaysia and other parts. Along with 3 tests, the 2-month long series is action-packed with 5 ODIs and some T20 also. Here are the channels broadcasting in different parts of world:

Ten Sports: It will broadcast in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Maldives, Bangladesh and most part of South Asia. It will also be showing the matches live in Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia and other pars.

Super Sports: As other cricket matches, Super Sports will broadcast in South Africa and most part of Africa.

Sky Sports : Sky Sports will also broadcast the series alongside the Ashes in the UK.

Prime Sports: In Middle east.

India VS West Indies 3rd ODI 2009 - Live

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:35:00 +0000

After the first and second ODI being gone to each of the teams, the third ODI in 4-match ODI series is going to decide who will not be the looser in the series. Seeing the first and second ODI, West Indies seem to be better with contributions from most of the players in each form of cricket. West Indies has got good opening with the bat with Gayle and Morton. The bowling which seemed off the target in first ODI improved a great extent in the second one.

West Indies v India - 3rd ODI at Gros Islet
Date: Jul 3 Match time: 09:30 local, 13:30 GMT,

India has now problems in opening with both bat and ball. Gautam Gambhir in some recent matches has stuggled. In absence of Sehwag another genuine opener required. Dhoni and Yuvraj are in good touch but rest seem to be struggling. Bowling is nowhere praise worthy. Ishant Shama, Praveen Kumar and RP Singh are not able to provide quick breakthroughs in the top and spinners too have not been so impressive.

For third ODI, Gambhir must come back to the form and either Yuvraj or Dhoni must lead the innings if India are to make a good impression with the bat. For bowling extras must be minimized and the openers must make definite strategy against Gayle.

Watch India Vs West Indies 3rd ODI live:

On TV: Ten Sports and Doordarshan will broadcast it live in India. Find TV channels on other coutries.

Internet : Click here for details.

India Vs West Indies 2nd ODI 2009 in Jamaica - Preview

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:04:00 +0000

After The World T20, the first ODI was played in T20 style with high run rate and massive total. The second ODI is to be played in same ground with almost same players and of course same teams which means another T20-like ODI can be expected. Though India is leading 1-0 in the series, it seemed that Yuvraj Singh's brilliance was the only cause of their win in first ODI. This time India requires more effective bowling and a better opening with bat capable of playing against short-balls and express deliveries of Taylor crossing 90 mph.

Match Details:
India Vs West Indies second ODI
Date: 28th June, 2009
Time: 09:30 local, 14:30 GMT, 8:00 PM India
Venue: Kingston, Jamaica

Indian bowling was horrible and their inning with bat was due to one man. On other hand, West Indies though couldn't chase the target batted beautifully with four players making valuable contributions. West Indies managed a team work. India are likely to come with the same team, so Gambhir and Rohit Sharma today must be able to play well against the fast ball to give India a better start. Indian bowlers must reduce the extras which were flowing in first ODI.

Watch out for:Yuvraj Singh: Who made a superb century last time.
Darren Bravo: Played a short-inning of 19 but look handy with the bat and reminded of Brian Lara.

Watch India Vs West Indies second ODI live:

On TV: Ten Sports and Doordarshan will broadcast it live in India. Find TV channels on other coutries.

Internet : Click here for details.

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 2009 : Fixtures and Schedules

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:13:00 +0000

Date	Match/Venue	Time
Mon Jun 29 - Wed Jul 1	Sri Lanka Cricket XI v Pakistanis Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo	10:00 local \| 04:30 GMT
Sat Jul 4 - Wed Jul 8	1st Test - Sri Lanka v Pakistan Galle International Stadium	10:00 local \| 04:30 GMT
Sun Jul 12 - Thu Jul 16	2nd Test - Sri Lanka v Pakistan P Sara Oval, Colombo	10:00 local \| 04:30 GMT
Mon Jul 20 - Fri Jul 24	3rd Test - Sri Lanka v Pakistan Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	10:00 local \| 04:30 GMT
Mon Jul 27	TBC v Pakistanis Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala	10:00 local \| 04:30 GMT
Thu Jul 30	1st ODI - Sri Lanka v Pakistan Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium	10:00 local \| 04:30 GMT
Sat Aug 1	2nd ODI - Sri Lanka v Pakistan Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium	10:00 local \| 04:30 GMT
Mon Aug 3	3rd ODI - Sri Lanka v Pakistan Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium	10:00 local \| 04:30 GMT
Fri Aug 7	4th ODI - Sri Lanka v Pakistan R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	14:30 local \| 09:00 GMT
Sun Aug 9	5th ODI - Sri Lanka v Pakistan R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	14:30 local \| 09:00 GMT
Wed Aug 12	Only T20I - Sri Lanka v Pakistan R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	14:30 local \| 09:00 GMT

Ashes 2009 : Spin battle centre of Ashes build-up

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:06:00 +0000

It is perhaps ironic that in the first Ashes series in more than 15 years without Shane Warne, undoubtedly the best spinner of his generation, the spinning ball would be the centre of attention as the war of words gathers pace ahead of the much anticipated 2009 Ashes series.

The arguments began when rumors spread about the likelihood of Cardiff’s pitch, the location of the opening test on July 8th, being kind to spin.

England, with Graeme Swann ably supported by Adil Rashid or Monty Panesar, could go with a twin spin attack against the Aussies, maximizing the advantage. The tourists, however, only have one spinner in their ranks, Nathan Hauritz, who is relatively inexperienced with only four tests under his belt.

He had the chance to respond in Hove this week as the tourists warmed-up for the opener in less than three weeks. However Hauritz struggled, limping to 0-98 off 18 overs. Australia have since gone on a charm offensive with coach Tim Nielsen claiming a twin spin attack from England will pile the pressure on them rather than the tourists. Ricky Ponting also waded in, claiming he has plenty of men in his line-up who can tweak a ball or too.

Also this defensive talk from the Aussies is very encouraging from an English point of view; however we mustn’t be over confident. Away from spin they still have an imposing pace quartet of Siddle, Lee, Clark and Hilfenhaus, and after all didn’t people predict a tight and competitive series in 2006/07?

England can perhaps claim the first moral victory in what is only a preview to the main event next month. But far tougher challenges lie ahead and once that first ball is bowled in anger, all the chat and banter spoken beforehand will be forgotten.

Make sure you keep up-to-date with the Ashes odds so you can make an informed 2009 ashes bet and if you want to get in the betting mood, check out Betfair's fanvfan site.

India Vs West Indies 2009 - LIVE

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:21:00 +0000

After the failure in the T20 Wolrd Cup in England the Indian team will travel across the West Indies for the 4-match ODI series starting from the 26th of June 2009. West Indies seemed to be more better team than India in the T20 format but this time they will meet each other in the 50 overs game format. Here is the complete schedule of India Vs West Indies 2009 series in West Indies.

Indian team is missing lots of their experience fellow for the West Indies tour. Sehwag, Sachin and Zaheer are the important members missings. Meanwhile the Indian team doesn't look fully fit. Lots of controversy have arose before the series regarding the players fitness. Captain Dhoni along with Yuvraj, Raina, RP Singh are having problem with their fitness. Here is the Indian team Squad for the West Indies Tour 2009.

West Indies lead by their captain Chris Gayle are having lots of Ups and down in their form. They lost the ODI series against the England at England before the T20 World Cup there. But they performed fine in the T20 World Cup, and had to miss from the semi-final. Some of the players with Captain Gayle is in form of their life. Here is the west Indies squad for series against India.

Watch India Vs West Indies 2009 ODI series LIVE:
On Internet: You can watch the West Indies Vs India ODI series in Willow.tv and TVNSPORTS.com from the 26th of June. The matches are Live and exclusive.

On TV: Ten Sports have the broadcasting rights for the India Vs West Indies ODI series 2009 LIVE. It will broadcast Live match in India, Pakistan and some other Asian countries. CLICK HERE - to get the list of TV Channels broadcasting India Vs West Indies in Australia, USA, UK, and other countries.

Pakistan are the World T20 Champions

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:27:00 +0000

After being defeated in the final of 2007, Pakistan reached the final of T20 World cup 2009 and made no mistake this time. Pakistan are the new ICC World T20 Champions after they defeated Sri Lanka in the final by 8 wickets. Starting as underdogs in the series, Pakistan had some do or die situations but they crossed it easily and became more and more stronger as the series progressed by.

How Pakistan became the ICC World T20 2009 champions:

First round:
1st match : England v Pakistan at The Oval - Jun 7, 2009
England won by 48 runs
England 185/5 (20/20 ov); Pakistan 137/7 (20/20 ov)

2nd Match, Group B: Netherlands v Pakistan at Lord's - Jun 9, 2009
Pakistan won by 82 runs
Pakistan 175/5 (20/20 ov); Netherlands 93 (17.3/20 ov)

Super 8:

1st Match, Group F: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lord's - Jun 12, 2009
Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
Sri Lanka 150/7 (20/20 ov); Pakistan 131/9 (20/20 ov)

2nd Match, Group F: New Zealand v Pakistan at The Oval - Jun 13, 2009
Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 41 balls remaining)
New Zealand 99 (18.3/20 ov); Pakistan 100/4 (13.1/20 ov)

3rd Match, Group F: Ireland v Pakistan at The Oval - Jun 15, 2009
Pakistan won by 39 runs
Pakistan 159/5 (20/20 ov); Ireland 120/9 (20/20 ov)

Semi final: Pakistan v South Africa at Nottingham - Jun 18, 2009
Pakistan won by 7 runs
Pakistan 149/4 (20/20 ov); South Africa 142/5 (20/20 ov)

And finally the final, Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lord's - Jun 21, 2009
Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka 138/6 (20/20 ov); Pakistan 139/2 (18.4/20 ov)

Ashes 2009: TV channels with live telecast rights

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:51:00 +0000

The Ashes- the test series between England and Australia a historic cricket series. The Ashes 2009 is set to begin in England and will have viewers from all over the world. Sky Sports will broadcast Ashes 2009 in host country England. Fox Sports and SBS will be showing in Australia. In India, Ashes 2009 will be shown live on Star Cricket.

Australia : Fox Sports and SBS

Canada: ATN (Asian Television Network). The channels are cricket plus and CBN. Schedule

India : In India ESPN Star has the telecast rights and The Ashes will be shown live on Star Cricket.

New Zealand : Sky Sports

South Africa and most part of Africa :Super Sports

UK: Sky Sports and BBC (Highlights)

USA : Zee Sports Schedule

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka - Highlights of T20 World Cup final 2009

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:10:00 +0000

Pakistan are the new T20 Champions as they defeated Sri Lanka in the final of ICC World Twenty20 2009 by 8 wickets. Pakistan showed brilliance in each form of the game to defeat Sri Lanka in the final. Razzaq took 3 early wickets and finally Afridi made another fifty for Pakistan.

Sri Lanka - 138 / 6 in 20 overs. (Sangakkara 64, Matthews 35)
Pakistan - 139/2 in 18.4 overs (Afridi 54, Akmal 37)
Man of the match - Shahid Afridi
Man of the Series - TM Dilshan

Highlights Video of Pak Vs SL in T20 World cup final 2009:

1) Get short videos of highlights, wickets and main parts of match on Yahoo. click here

2) Watch the highlights for free on espnstar. Click here

India Vs West Indies 2009 : West Indies squad

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:34:00 +0000

UPDATE: This team will be the same in rest of the series.

After the departure from ICC World T20, West Indies have announced their squad for first 2 ODIs of the 4-match ODI series against India. Fidel Edwards after the injury will be missing the series. Darren Bravo, the brother of Dwayne Bravo has been included along with two new faces Narsingh Deonarine and David Bernard. Surprisingly, there is no Lendl Simmons in the team.

Here is the West Indies squad for the ODI's against India

Chris Gayle (captain), Denesh Ramdin (wk), Lionel Baker, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Sulieman Benn, David Bernard, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Narsingh Deonarine, Runako Morton, Ravi Rampaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Jerome Taylor.

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka Live in final of T20 World Cup 2009

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:20:00 +0000

Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be playing in the finals of ICC World Twenty20 2009 in England. The two asian giants will be meeting each other in the finals at the stadium of lords on 21st of June 2009. The schedule of Sri lanka Vs Pakistan in final of T20 World Cup 2009 is:

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka - Finals - ICC World Twenty20 2009
On June 21 Sunday 2009
Venue : Lord's Stadium, London
At 15:00 Local, 14:00 GMT, 19:00 Pakistan time, 19:30 Indian time

Beating the undefeated South African team in the finals with great all-round performance, Pakistan team looks in great form. Especially it is important that some of the active members in the team are fired up. The bowling attack seems to best in the T20 cricket which has a lots of variety. Adding thoughts to the last matches played really the spinners are doing a brilliant job in the middle. Shahid Afridi again looks as the strong contender for the player of tournament.

The undefeated team in the ICC T20 World Cup 2009, Sri Lanka lead by its new captain Sangakkara won't have expected more than this to happen before they join England. Fabulous entry to the Super Eight by defeating West Indies and Australia made them the strongest side in Super 8 stage. This prestige went on when it defeated all its challengers in the super eight stage and then what a semi-final they have had. Everything till this moment seems to be favoring the side. The batting and bowling line-up has a great common point that they are brilliant.

Talking to the super eight match which was played in different scenario to the finals. Pressure will be more in the both sides. Pakistan was defeated in the last appearance between them in group stage. But how they came back after that match is more important. Interesting fact is that Paistan have already defeated a unbeaten team in the semis.

Eyes will be on every players on the squad as one of their performance can be regarded make a difference. It looks like the players will be the same who have made their place in the finals.

Watch Live Final of T20 World Cup 2009 : Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka

On TV: As the other matches in the tournament the SRL vs PAK match will be also shown live streaming the same channels. ESPNSTAR has the broadcasting rights and will be shown Live in star cricket and Doordarsan over India and some neighbourings. Click Here to see the TV Channels boadcasting Sri Lanka VS Pakistan atch live in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, USA, UAE, UK, Australia, Africa, etc......

In Internet :

ESPN Star, the official broadcaster of T20 World cup also provides live action of T20 World cup on their site. It costs about $3 to watch matches on a particular day or $20 to watch the whole tournament live. Click here to see the live page.

For Internet viewers, some sites are broadcasting the matches live streaming on internet asking some money. Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka match will live legally in some pages. I find TVNSPORTS.com which is quite cheap and provides live video streaming and highlights. Another site is WILLOW.TV which is a bit higher in case of money. With the legal links its easy and videos are high quality to watch.

CLICK HERE for more information to Watch Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka - 2nd semi-final

T20 World cup final 2009

noreply@blogger.com (S Kafle) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:35:00 +0000

Pakistan and Sri Lanka will in ICC World T20 final 2009 on 21st June. Both teams have emerged as two great bowling sides. Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal are two top bowlers with most wickets in the tournament. Shahid Afridi is showing superb all-round performance. Ajantha Mendis is still mysterious and Murali is of course always in action.

Pakistan v Sri Lanka - ICC World T20 final, 2009
Date: Jun 21 | Time : 15:00 local, 14:00 GMT, 19:30 India, 19:00 Pakistan
Venue : Lords

Pakistan has been benefited by individual performance in most of the matches. In super-8's when they were in do or die situation,Umar Gul took 5 wickets and won the match singly against New Zealand. In semis, Shahid Afridi alone showed all-round performance. Though bowling has been great, apart from Younis Khan, no batsman has shown the consistency. So, they must play as a team in the final. They require some solid opening. Time is running out for Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul-Haq.

Sri Lanka are undefeated in the series. Their batsmen are in top form. They have played beautifully in the series but I find fast bowling as their weakness. They must have some solid opening with the ball. Chamara Silva alone seems to be a player out of form.

Sri Lanka's form and the winning streak signals towards them being ahead but Pakistan are unpredictable and the match is going to be a close encounter. We can expect a very close and exciting final similar to that of World T20 2007.