Heavy rain delays South Africa v India
CENTURION: Heavy rain delayed the start of the first test between South Africa and India at Centurion on Thursday.
The Gauteng region has been swamped by steady rain since the weekend and there has been little let-up, meaning there is no prospect of a toss in the immediate future.
The delay will give Indian pace bowler Zaheer Khan extra time to recover from his hamstring strain.
Centurion has had a sorry history of rain washing out play in previous years. AGENCIES
Collingwood, Trott steer England to victory in 2nd ODI
England won the second One Day International at the Centurion Park in Pretoria by 7 wickets with the visitors comfortably chasing a target of 251. Paul Collingwood struck an unbeaten 105 (from 110 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes) and Opener Jonathan Trott made 87 (from 119 balls with 8 fours) as England cruised to the target with four overs to spare.
South Africa after being put into bat first were restricted to 250 for 9 after losing wickets at the wrong moments of their innings. The top scorer for South Africa was Alviro Petersen who made 64 (from 65 balls with 5 fours and a six) coming in at no.5. Hashim Amla with 57 from 72 balls was the other half centurion. For the visitors, James Anderson picked up 3 for 60 and Bresnan, Collingwood took a couple of wickets each.
For his all-round efforts, Paul Collingwood got the Man of the Match. England lead the 5-ODI Series 1-0 with the first ODI at Wanderers rained out.
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Collingwood, Trott steer England to victory in 2nd ODI was first posted on November 23, 2009 at 2:02 am.
Collingwood, Trott steer England to victory in 2nd ODI
England won the second One Day International at the Centurion Park in Pretoria by 7 wickets with the visitors comfortably chasing a target of 251. Paul Collingwood struck an unbeaten 105 (from 110 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes) and Opener Jonathan Trott made 87 (from 119 balls with 8 fours) as England cruised to the target with four overs to spare.
South Africa after being put into bat first were restricted to 250 for 9 after losing wickets at the wrong moments of their innings. The top scorer for South Africa was Alviro Petersen who made 64 (from 65 balls with 5 fours and a six) coming in at no.5. Hashim Amla with 57 from 72 balls was the other half centurion. For the visitors, James Anderson picked up 3 for 60 and Bresnan, Collingwood took a couple of wickets each.
For his all-round efforts, Paul Collingwood got the Man of the Match. England lead the 5-ODI Series 1-0 with the first ODI at Wanderers rained out.
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Collingwood, Trott steer England to victory in 2nd ODI was first posted on November 23, 2009 at 2:02 am.
India-Sri Lanka first Test tomorrow at Ahmedabad
After a very long time, India finally gets to play Test Cricket, infact the last time played the longer version was back in April against New Zealand! For the record, the last Test they played at home was in December 2008 against England. That’s quite stunning to see Test Cricket take a backseat not because of the quality but solely due to the emergence of various T20 Tournaments all of a sudden.
The India-Sri Lanka Test Series which starts tomorrow is not going to lack any entertainment for sure. The Indian team has an exciting batting line-up which begins with Virender Sehwag at the top, the three experienced guns in Dravid, Tendulkar and Laxman followed by the young Yuvraj and Dhoni. Partnering Sehwag is one of India’s underrated player in Gautam Gambhir who has played a couple of great knocks against Australia and New Zealand. The Sri Lankans are exciting in their own right because of the three superb spinners in Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis and Rangana Herath. It is a pity if one of Mendis and Herath is going to sit out in the match.
The contest between the Sri Lankan spinners and the Indian batsmen will be a mouth-watering one. The Indian bowling attack will rely on Harbhajan Singh as usual though he should be getting decent support from Amit Mishra. I expect Harbhajan Singh to take most of his wicket with the sptting top spinner that perfectly lands on the seam. Well and Zaheer Khan makes a comeback into international cricket and will most probably have Ishant Sharma as his new ball partner. As India tends to play with six batsman plus the wicket keeper batsman, the talented Sreesanth might be cooling his heels in the dressing room.
The first Test is at the Motera in Ahmedabad which traditionally takes spin. The pitch at Motera has also been on the drier side which means that the conditions are conducive for reverse swing. Motera wicket has also been traditionally slow and low as the match progresses. The Indian pace attack here scores over the Sri Lankans in this regard. Nuwan Kulasekara did superbly against Pakistan in Sri Lanka but will his swing bowling be effective against the technically sound Indian batsmen remains to be seen. Sri Lanka could also take India’s route of playing it safe by having 6 batsmen in the side.
Sri Lanka have never won a Test Match in India and their bowlers have struggled to take wickets on the generally good better batting tracks here compared to what it is back home. The pressure will be on them really to keep the heavily talented Indian batting down. At the same time, their batsmen led by Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene have to ensure that they get the big scores and not get out after getting a start.
CricketMove.com will be providing the Live Scorecard of this India Vs Sri Lanka 1st Test along with Ball by Ball Commentary.
India Test Squad : MS Dhoni (Captain and Wicket Keeper), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Sreesanth, Pragyan Ojha, Amit Mishra, Murali Vijay, S Badrinath
Sri Lanka Test Squad : Kumar Sangakkara (Captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tharanga Paranawithana, Thilan Samaraweera, Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews, Thilina Kandamby, Prasanna Jayawardene (Wicket Keeper), Kaushal Silva (Wicket Keeper), Chanaka Welegedara, Muttiah Muralitharan (Vice-Captain), Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Hearth, Ajantha Mendis, Dammika Prasad
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India-Sri Lanka first Test tomorrow at Ahmedabad was first posted on November 15, 2009 at 11:52 pm.
South Africa square T20I Series 1-1
After a 1-run defeat in the first T20I at the Wanderers, South Africa fought back with a crushing 84-run win in the second match today at Centurion. South Africa batting first plundered 241 for 6 with openers Graeme Smith (88 from 44 balls with 8 fours and 6 sixes) and Loots Bosman (94 from 45 balls with 5 fours and 9 sixes) putting up 170 in 13.1 overs.
England in their chase could just come up with 157 for 8 with only Jonathan Trott (51 from 40 balls with 1 four and 3 sixes) scoring anything significant. Loots Bosman got the Man of the Match for his second successive fifty.
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South Africa square T20I Series 1-1 was first posted on November 15, 2009 at 11:52 pm.
Sachin Tendulkar on Mohammad Aamer’s Hit-list
Karachi: Pakistan`s teenage pace sensation Muhammad Aamer is targetting the prized wicket of Sachin Tendulkar in tomorrow`s hugely anticipated Champions Trophy clash with India in Centurion, South Africa.
“He is a great batsman and I would love to get his wicket. I have worked out a plan on how to bowl to him but it will all depend on what sort of pitch they have at the Centurion,” Aamer said from Johannesburg.
The 18-year old left arm pacer said he has always dreamed of playing for Pakistan against India.
“I have grown up watching some memorable matches between the two teams. I have studied videos of how Wasim (Akram) bhai used to bowl to Tendulkar,” Aamer said.
“I just want to get Tendulkar`s wicket early. It would not only be a big boost for me but also for the entire team as he is a prized wicket,” he added.
Aamer who took 3 for 24 in the opening match against the West Indies said all the players were geared up for the big match.
“In the end I think it will not be about individual performances but how we play collectively. The spirits in the dressing room are high and we are looking forward to a good contest,” he said.
Sachin Tendulkar on Mohammad Aamer’s Hit-list was first posted on September 25, 2009 at 6:50 pm.
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