India batsmen take control of deciding test

NAGPUR: Half-centuries from each of India’s top-order batsmen gave the hosts control of the third and final test after their bowlers had dismissed New Zealand for 193 on the second day on Sunday.

At the close, India had reached 292 for two for a lead of 99 runs, with the experienced duo of Rahul Dravid (69) and Sachin Tendulkar (57) at the crease.

Dravid, with his 60th fifty in tests, and Tendulkar, who needed 43 more for his 50th test hundred, have already added 100 runs for the unbroken third-wicket partnership.

Virender Sehwag (74) and Gautam Gambhir (78) combined for a quickfire opening stand of 113 after paceman Ishant Sharma and spinner Pragyan Ojha picked up the final three New Zealand wickets in the morning.

Sehwag flayed the New Zealand bowlers and brought up a run-a-ball half-century — his 26th in tests, with 12 boundaries and a six before

New Zealand opt to bat first in final test v India

NAGPUR: New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and opted to bat first in the third and final test against India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday.

Ishant Sharma replaced the injured paceman Zaheer Khan in the Indian team while left-arm seamer Andy McKay will debut in place of Brent Arnel for New Zealand.

A wet outfield delayed the start of play by three hours.

The series is tied at 0-0 after two drawn matches.

New Zealand – Tim McIntosh, Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Jesse Ryder, Kane Williamson, Daniel Vettori (captain), Gareth Hopkins, Tim Southee, Andy McKay, Chris Martin.

India – Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (captain), Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.

Guptill, McIntosh give New Zealand solid start

HYDERABAD: Martin Guptill and Tim McIntosh added 147 runs for the second wicket to build a solid platform for New Zealand in their first innings on the opening day of the second test against India on Friday.

At tea, the visitors reached 159 for two wickets with opener McIntosh (55) and Ross Taylor (four) at the crease.

Guptill (85) fell leg before to left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha after a shaky start, during which he survived a caught behind off a no ball and a dropped catch.

The right-handed batsman, who replaced BJ Watling from the first test, used his feet well against the spinners as he grew in confidence and hit nine boundaries and a six.

Left-hander McIntosh, who was under tremendous pressure after a golden duck in the last match, brought up his fifth test half-century, with a fine leg glance off Harbhajan Singh.

Shanthakumaran

India’s double-strike pegs back New Zealand

AHMEDABAD: India’s spinners removed half-centurions Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor to wrest back the initiative on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand on Saturday.

McCullum fell to Pragyan Ojha after scoring a stroke-filled 65 and stitching 104 runs for the third wicket with Taylor (56) at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad.

At lunch, New Zealand were 148-4, trailing the hosts by 339 runs with six wickets in hand. Jesse Ryder (six) and debutant Kane Williamson (five) were batting at the break.

Overnight batsmen McCullum and Taylor started off confidently despite resuming at a shaky 69-2, punishing the loose balls and leaving aside those that kept low or bounced a tad too high.

McCullum, opening for the first time in Tests, completed his 17th Test half-century with a single in the covers after driving paceman Shanthakumarn

Indian spinners rock Australia after Tendulkar’s double ton

BANGALORE: The second and final test between India and Australia was heading for a gripping climax after bowlers dominated the fourth day on Tuesday.

The Indian spinners reduced Australia to 202 for seven at the close, with Mitchell Johnson and Nathan Hauritz facing the task of extending a slender lead of 185 runs for the touring side who lost the first test by one wicket.

Captain Ricky Ponting made a defiant 72 to hold the innings together before falling to Zaheer Khan in the final session.

The tourists were let down by their top order which struggled against Indian spinners Pragyan Ojha and Harbhajan Singh.

Ojha removed in-form opener Shane Watson, Michael Clarke and Mike Hussey, while Harbhajan accounted for Simon Katich and Marcus North.

“I’m not satisfied. I will be satisfied if we can get them out early tomorrow and get those runs,”

North, Paine swing momentum back to Australia

BANGALORE: Unbeaten half-centuries by Marcus North and Tim Paine propelled Australia to 384 for five wickets at lunch on the second day of the second and final test against India on Sunday.

Resuming on 285, both the overnight batsmen frustrated the Indian bowlers with a 128-run stand for the sixth wicket in a lop-sided session.

North had 81 at the break with Paine on 52.

For the second successive day, Australia, who trail the series 1-0, dominated the morning session, scoring freely without loss.

North played with maturity and looked solid both against the pacers and spinners. He slog-swept Pragyan Ojha for the first six of the match.

Paine’s was a slightly more eventful knock in which he struck two fours off a Shanthakumaran Sreesanth over and was caught behind off a no-ball by the pacer before he brought up his second test 50 with a cheeky

Laxman guides India to thrilling victory

MOHALI: Venkatsai Laxman defied a back injury to make an unbeaten 73 as India snatched a remarkable one-wicket victory from the jaws of defeat in the opening Test against Australia on Tuesday.

Needing 216 to win, India were facing defeat at 124-8 before Laxman came to his team’s rescue with a brave knock under pressure on the fifth and final day, guiding his side to a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

Batting with a runner because of a stiff back, Laxman was well supported by tail-ender Ishant Sharma, who made a defiant 31 in an 81-run stand for the ninth wicket before being trapped leg-before by Ben Hilfenhaus (4-57).

Australia’s last chance of winning the match came when left-arm paceman Mitchell Johnson began his 17th over to last-man Pragyan Ojha, with India requiring six runs to win.

Ojha survived a confident appeal for leg-before and then an

Sri Lanka bat against India in first Test

GALLE: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against India at the Galle International Stadium on Sunday.

The match marks the final Test appearance for world bowling record holder Muttiah Muralitharan, who needs eight more scalps to reach the 800-wicket mark.

The start was delayed by 30 minutes due to a wet outfield caused by heavy overnight rain. Bad weather has been forecast on all five days of the Test.

India awarded a Test cap to 20-year-old Abhimanyu Mithun, who will partner Ishant Sharma in the absence of the injured duo Zaheer Khan and Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.

Sri Lanka went in with two seamers in Lasith Malinga and Chanaka Welegedara, and brought in Rangana Herath to share spin duties with Muralitharan.

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Venkatsai Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Abhimanyu Mithun, Ishant Sharma. 12th man: Murali Vijay.

Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tharanga Paranavitana, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Prasanna Jayawardene, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath, Chanaka Welegedara. 12th man: Suraj Randiv.

Umpires: Daryl Harper (AUS) and Rod Tucker (AUS)

TV umpire: Tyronne Wijewardene (SRI)

Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers for 3rd and 4th place match Video Highlights

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers take on IPL 2010 for the 3rd and 4th place. Deccan Chargers won the toss and choose to bat. Deccan Chargers made 82/10 in 18.3 Overs, Anirudh Singh (40) and Venugopal Rao (24) only two batsman reached double figure. Royal Challengers Bangalore very easily made 86/1 in 13.5 Overs. Royal Challengers Bangalore win the match by 9 wickets. Man of the match : Anil Kumble

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers match for 3rd and 4th place full Scoreboard

Deccan Chargers Batting
Adam Gilchrist (c & wk) c J Kallis b A Kumble 4(4b,1/4)
Monish Mishra lbw b P Kumar 0(1b)
Anirudh Singh b J Kallis 40(39b,4/4,1/6)
Rohit Sharma c K Pietersen b P Kumar 0(4b)
Andrew Symonds c R Uthappa b D Steyn 2(8b)
Dwayne Smith b A Kumble 5(10b,1/4)
Venugopal Rao c C White b N Doshi 24(27b,2/4,1/6)
Ryan Harris lbw b A Kumble 3(10b)
Rahul Sharma b J Kallis 0(6b)
Harmeet Singh not out 0(0b)
Pragyan Ojha c J Kallis b A Kumble 0(2b)
Extras: (lb 1, w 3) 4
Total: (10 wkts, 18.3 ovs) 82

Royal Challengers Bangalore Bowling
Anil Kumble 3.3 0 16 4
Praveen Kumar 4 0 18 2
Dale Steyn 3 1 11 1
Nayan Doshi 4 0 17 1
Kevin Pietersen 1 0 10 0
Balachandra Akhil 1 0 6 0
Jacques Kallis 2 1 3 2

Royal Challengers Bangalore Batting
Jacques Kallis c & b R Sharma 19(32b,3/4)
Rahul Dravid not out 35(30b,5/4)
Kevin Pietersen not out 29(21b,1/4,2/6)
Extras: (b 1, lb 1, w 1) 3
Total: (1 wkts, 13.5 ovs) 86

Deccan Chargers Bowling
Ryan Harris 3 0 14 0
Andrew Symonds 3 0 17 0
Pragyan Ojha 3.5 0 22 0
Rahul Sharma 3 0 24 1
Harmeet Singh 1 0 7 0

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers for 3rd and 4th place match Video Highlights

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers match Video Highlights

IPL 2010 2nd Semifinal Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers Video Highlights

IPL 2010 2nd Semifinal Played Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers at Dr. D Y Patil Stadium in Mumbai on 22nd April 2010. Chennai Super Kings won the toss and choose to bat. Chennai Super Kings Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (30), Badrinath (37) and Anirudha played very well at last, he made 24 in 15 balls, Chennai Super Kings made 142/7 in 20 Overs. 2nd innings Deccan Chargers start very bed, because Doug Bollinger and Ashvin Bowling very well Bollinger take 4 wickets and Deccan Chargers made only 104/10 in 19.2 Overs. Chennai Super Kings win the match by 38 runs and reached in the Final of IPL 2010. Man of the Match : Doug Bolinger.

2nd Semi Final : Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers Full Scoreboard

Chennai Super Kings Batting
Murali Vijay lbw b R Harris 15(10b,1/4,1/6)
Matthew Hayden c A Symonds b R Harris 8(9b,2/4)
Suresh Raina c A Gilchrist b A Symonds 2(4b)
Subramaniam Badrinath st A Gilchrist b R Singh 37(41b,3/4,1/6)
MS Dhoni (c & wk) c R Sharma b H Singh 30(32b,3/4)
Albie Morkel c A Symonds b P Ojha 4(4b)
Srikkanth Anirudha c H Gibbs b R Harris 24(15b,1/4,2/6)
Ravichandran Ashwin not out 6(5b,1/4)
Shadab Jakati not out 0(0b)
Extras: (b 8, lb 5, w 3) 16
Total: (7 wkts, 20 ovs) 142

Deccan Chargers Bowling
Andrew Symonds 4 0 18 1
Ryan Harris 4 0 29 3
RP Singh 4 0 33 1
Pragyan Ojha 4 0 27 1
Harmeet Singh 4 0 22 1

Deccan Chargers Batting
Adam Gilchrist (c & wk) c S Anirudha b D Bollinger 15(20b,1/4,1/6)
Herschelle Gibbs b S Jakati 18(26b,1/4)
Tirumalsetti Suman c S Raina b D Bollinger 4(4b,1/4)
Rohit Sharma c M Muralitharan b A Morkel 2(5b)
Andrew Symonds c M Vijay b R Ashwin 23(22b,3/4)
Monish Mishra st M Dhoni b S Jakati 2(5b)
Bodapati Sumanth b D Bollinger 16(18b,2/4)
Ryan Harris c M Vijay b D Bollinger 15(8b,1/4,1/6)
Harmeet Singh lbw b M Muralitharan 0(1b)
RP Singh not out 0(3b)
Pragyan Ojha c D Bollinger b S Raina 1(4b)
Extras: (lb 2, w 6) 8
Total: (10 wkts, 19.2 ovs) 104

Chennai Super Kings Bowling
Ravichandran Ashwin 4 0 14 1
Doug Bollinger 4 1 13 4
Muttiah Muralitharan 4 0 16 1
Albie Morkel 3 0 15 1
Shadab Jakati 4 0 44 2
Suresh Raina 0.2 0 0 1

2nd Semifinal : Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers Video Highlights

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