India Vs Srilanka Tri-series ODI Final, Ind To Bat First
COLOMBO: Indian skipper Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first in the final of the Compaq Cup on Monday.
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India made one change in the team that lost Saturday’s match with Sri Lanka as Virat Kohli replaces Dinesh Karthik.
Sri Lanka will play with the same team.
Teams:
- Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara (capt), Jayawardene, CK Kapugedera, SHT Kandamby, AD Mathews, KMDN Kulasekara, T Thushara, SL Malinga, Ajantha Mendis
- India: SR Tendulkar, V Kohli, R Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, SK Raina, MS Dhoni(capt), YK Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, RP Singh, A Nehra, I Sharma
India Vs Srilanka Tri-series ODI Final, Ind To Bat First was first posted on September 14, 2009 at 3:46 pm.
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Srilanka Vs New Zealand 2nd Test Match, SL Bat First
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat in the second and final cricket Test against New Zealand at the Sinhalese Sports Club here on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka made three changes from the team that won the first Test in Galle by 202 runs, leaving out all-rounder Angelo Mathews, spinner Ajantha Mendis and seamer Nuwan Kulasekara.
They were replaced by batsman Chamara Kapugedera, seamer Dammika Prasad and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath. The Kiwis retained the same team that lost in Galle.
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (capt), Tim McIntosh, Martin Guptill, Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, Daniel Flynn, Brendon McCullum, Jacob Oram, Iain O’Brien, Jeetan Patel, Chris Martin. 12th man: Daryl Tuffey.
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Tharanga Paranavitana, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Muttiah Muralitharan, Thilan Thushara, Dammika Prasad, Prasanna Jayawardene, Rangana Herath. 12th man: Ajantha Mendis.
Srilanka Vs New Zealand 2nd Test Match, SL Bat First was first posted on August 26, 2009 at 2:19 pm.
Srilanka Vs New Zealand Test Match, NZ On 137-3
GALLE: Tim McIntosh scored a patient half-century as New Zealand reached 137-3 at lunch on the third day of the first test Thursday.
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The match started 90 minutes behind schedule for a third day because of morning rain at Galle International Stadium.
Resuming the day on 87-2 McIntosh and night watchman Jeetan Patel batted cautiously against Sri Lanka’s reputed spinners, putting on 49 runs for the third wicket as New Zealand set out to match the hosts’ first-innings score of 452.
Muttiah Muralitharan made the breakthrough when he trapped the stubborn Patel lbw for 26.
McIntosh remained unbeaten on 53, facing 161 balls and hitting six boundaries. Ross Taylor will resume the second session on 6.
New Zealand fought back over the final two sessions on the second day Wednesday, preventing Sri Lanka from getting the massive score they threatened.
Seamer Chris Martin and spinner Daniel Vettori took four wickets each as Sri Lanka, having approached 400 losing just four wickets, lost their last six wickets for 66 runs.
Thilan Samaraweera top-scored with 159 off 277 balls including 24 boundaries and a six. Mahela Jayawardene made 114 and Tillakaratne Dilshan set up the momentum for Sri Lanka’s batting with a quickfire 92 off 72 balls.
Martin Guptill (24) was the first Kiwi batsman to be dismissed Wednesday as he played a ball from seamer Thilan Thushara onto his stumps. Daniel Flynn (14) was bowled by spinner Ajantha Mendis approaching stumps.
Srilanka Vs New Zealand Test Match, NZ On 137-3 was first posted on August 20, 2009 at 3:01 pm.
Dilshan Tillkaratne Set For Kiwis Series
GALLE: Tillakaratne Dilshan will add another feather to his all-rounder’s cap when he opens the batting for Sri Lanka in the first Test against New Zealand here from Tuesday.
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Dilshan agreed to open to lend balance to the team despite playing all his 55 Tests so far in the middle-order where he has scored 3,166 runs at an average of 41.11 with eight centuries.
“Dilshan is the sort of bloke who would willingly do any job for the team,” Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara said ahead of the Test at the Galle International Stadium.
“He had himself made the suggestion after opening the batting in the World Twenty20 in June, so we decided to give it a go to maintain the balance of the side.”
“It is not an easy job to open in Tests. We will see if it works out in the series, otherwise we will revert to a specialist.”
Dilshan, who turns 33 in October, is the joker in the Sri Lankan pack with his multi-dimensional talents that Sangakkara and other captains before him have gladly taken advantage of.
Dilshan also bowls off-spin — he has 11 Test wickets — and even kept wickets in the recent three home Tests against Pakistan after first-choice wicket-keeper Prasanna Jayawardene was ruled out with a knee injury.
It turned out to be a tough series for Dilshan, who fractured a finger in his right hand while keeping wickets and then took a blow over his left eye while batting which needed several stitches.
The injuries forced Dilshan to miss the subsequent One-day series against Pakistan, but signalled his comeback by making 68 in a tour game against New Zealand in Colombo last week.
“It will not be difficult for me to open in Tests,” he said. “I have done it in one-day and Twenty20 matches and the idea still is to hit the loose ball. I look forward to it.”
Dilshan’s excitement may be tempered by bad weather over this southern coastal town where heavy rain over the past two days denied the teams serious practice.
Seasonal monsoon thunder showers have been forecast over the next five days.
The tourists will rue a rain-affected match since their best chance in the two-Test series lies in Galle, where seam bowlers took 21 of the 40 wickets during the Pakistan match last month.
New Zealand last won a Test series in Sri Lanka in 1984, but managed to draw both matches on their last trip under Stephen Fleming in 2003.
Daniel Vettori’s team face a tough challenge against a home side fresh from a 2-0 win over Pakistan, but a personal milestone beckons the captain in the series.
Vettori needs seven more wickets with his left-arm spin to become only the ninth player in history to achieve the double of 3,000 runs and 300 wickets.
“I am very aware of it,” said the 92-Test veteran who has scored 3,220 runs and claimed 293 wickets since his debut against England in 1997.
“I am a statistically minded person so it is a real goal for me and hopefully I will have a lot more years in Test cricket.
“There are some stats I would like to achieve and hopefully I will join some pretty esteemed company.”
Dilshan Tillkaratne Set For Kiwis Series was first posted on August 17, 2009 at 5:25 pm.
India Announced Squad For Triangular Series
MUMBAI: India have announced their team for the next month’s three-nation tournament and the Champions Trophy.
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Former captain Rahul Dravid ahs been included in the team after two years. The Indian selection committee has selected him in place of Rohit Sharma. Dravid had played his last ODI in 2007.
Virender Sehwag could not make his place in the team due to fitness problem.
India will play with hosts Sri Lanka and New Zealand in the triangular series.
