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India overcomes Australian test to reach semi final
Mar 25th
Indian boys overcame what appeared to the biggest hurdle between them and the World Cup’11, by defeating the mighty Australian’s. Australian’s didn’t go down without a fight. Unlike Pakistan vs West Indies match, the second quarter final match between India and Australia turned out to be an even contest as expected.
At one stage while chasing, Indian batting looked like collapsing again before Yuvraj and Raina applied breaks to it. They put up a brilliant partnership to take India to a win. The match had everything Ricky Pointing & Sachin Tendulkar’s master & craftful knocks, brilliant fielding by both the teams and sensible batting by the Indian middle order.
India winning this contest has setup another big treat for the spectators, India now will play Pakistan in the Mohali for a place in Finals. The expectations and pressure was already clearly visible from Dhoni’s post match interview at the presentation ceremony.
Yuvraj Singh was awarded man of the match for an all round performance with the bat and the bowl.
World Cup 2011 – Match Fixtures & Results
Mar 17th
1st Match, Group B: Bangladesh v India at Dhaka – Feb 19, 2011
India 370/4 (50 ov); Bangladesh 283/9 (50 ov)
India won by 87 runs
2nd Match, Group A: Kenya v New Zealand at Chennai – Feb 20, 2011
Kenya 69 (23.5 ov); New Zealand 72/0 (8 ov)
New Zealand won by 10 wickets (with 252 balls remaining)
3rd Match, Group A: Sri Lanka v Canada at Hambantota – Feb 20, 2011
Sri Lanka 332/7 (50 ov); Canada 122 (36.5 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 210 runs
4th Match, Group A: Australia v Zimbabwe at Ahmedabad – Feb 21, 2011
Australia 262/6 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 171 (46.2 ov)
Australia won by 91 runs
5th Match, Group B: England v Netherlands at Nagpur – Feb 22, 2011
Netherlands 292/6 (50 ov); England 296/4 (48.4 ov)
England won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
6th Match, Group A: Kenya v Pakistan at Hambantota – Feb 23, 2011
Pakistan 317/7 (50 ov); Kenya 112 (33.1 ov)
Pakistan won by 205 runs
7th Match, Group B: South Africa v West Indies at Delhi – Feb 24, 2011
West Indies 222 (47.3 ov); South Africa 223/3 (42.5 ov)
South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 43 balls remaining)
8th Match, Group A: Australia v New Zealand at Nagpur – Feb 25, 2011
New Zealand 206 (45.1 ov); Australia 207/3 (34 ov)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 96 balls remaining)
9th Match, Group B: Bangladesh v Ireland at Dhaka – Feb 25, 2011
Bangladesh 205 (49.2 ov); Ireland 178 (45 ov)
Bangladesh won by 27 runs
10th Match, Group A: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS) – Feb 26, 2011
Pakistan 277/7 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 266/9 (50 ov)
Pakistan won by 11 runs
11th Match, Group B: India v England at Bangalore – Feb 27, 2011
India 338 (49.5 ov); England 338/8 (50 ov)
Match tied
12th Match, Group A: Canada v Zimbabwe at Nagpur – Feb 28, 2011
Zimbabwe 298/9 (50 ov); Canada 123 (42.1 ov)
Zimbabwe won by 175 runs
13th Match, Group B: Netherlands v West Indies at Delhi – Feb 28, 2011
West Indies 330/8 (50 ov); Netherlands 115 (31.3 ov)
West Indies won by 215 runs
14th Match, Group A: Sri Lanka v Kenya at Colombo (RPS) – Mar 1, 2011
Kenya 142 (43.4 ov); Sri Lanka 146/1 (18.4 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 188 balls remaining)
15th Match, Group B: England v Ireland at Bangalore – Mar 2, 2011
England 327/8 (50 ov); Ireland 329/7 (49.1 ov)
Ireland won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
16th Match, Group B: Netherlands v South Africa at Mohali – Mar 3, 2011
South Africa 351/5 (50 ov); Netherlands 120 (34.5 ov)
South Africa won by 231 runs
17th Match, Group A: Canada v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS) – Mar 3, 2011
Pakistan 184 (43 ov); Canada 138 (42.5 ov)
Pakistan won by 46 runs
18th Match, Group A: New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Ahmedabad – Mar 4, 2011
Zimbabwe 162 (46.2 ov); New Zealand 166/0 (33.3 ov)
New Zealand won by 10 wickets (with 99 balls remaining)
19th Match, Group B: Bangladesh v West Indies at Dhaka – Mar 4, 2011
Bangladesh 58 (18.5 ov); West Indies 59/1 (12.2 ov)
West Indies won by 9 wickets (with 226 balls remaining)
20th Match, Group A: Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (RPS) – Mar 5, 2011
Sri Lanka 146/3 (32.5 ov)
No result
21st Match, Group B: England v South Africa at Chennai – Mar 6, 2011
England 171 (45.4 ov); South Africa 165 (47.4 ov)
England won by 6 runs
22nd Match, Group B: India v Ireland at Bangalore – Mar 6, 2011
Ireland 207 (47.5 ov); India 210/5 (46 ov)
India won by 5 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
23rd Match, Group A: Canada v Kenya at Delhi – Mar 7, 2011
Kenya 198 (50 ov); Canada 199/5 (45.3 ov)
Canada won by 5 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)
24th Match, Group A: New Zealand v Pakistan at Pallekele – Mar 8, 2011
New Zealand 302/7 (50 ov); Pakistan 192 (41.4 ov)
New Zealand won by 110 runs
25th Match, Group B: India v Netherlands at Delhi – Mar 9, 2011
Netherlands 189 (46.4 ov); India 191/5 (36.3 ov)
India won by 5 wickets (with 81 balls remaining)
26th Match, Group A: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Pallekele – Mar 10, 2011
Sri Lanka 327/6 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 188 (39 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 139 runs
27th Match, Group B: Ireland v West Indies at Mohali – Mar 11, 2011
West Indies 275 (50 ov); Ireland 231 (49 ov)
West Indies won by 44 runs
28th Match, Group B: Bangladesh v England at Chittagong – Mar 11, 2011
England 225 (49.4 ov); Bangladesh 227/8 (49 ov)
Bangladesh won by 2 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
29th Match, Group B: India v South Africa at Nagpur – Mar 12, 2011
India 296 (48.4 ov); South Africa 300/7 (49.4 ov)
South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
30th Match, Group A: Canada v New Zealand at Mumbai – Mar 13, 2011
New Zealand 358/6 (50 ov); Canada 261/9 (50 ov)
New Zealand won by 97 runs
31st Match, Group A: Australia v Kenya at Bangalore – Mar 13, 2011
Australia 324/6 (50 ov); Kenya 264/6 (50 ov)
Australia won by 60 runs
32nd Match, Group B: Bangladesh v Netherlands at Chittagong – Mar 14, 2011
Netherlands 160 (46.2 ov); Bangladesh 166/4 (41.2 ov)
Bangladesh won by 6 wickets (with 52 balls remaining)
33rd Match, Group A: Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Pallekele – Mar 14, 2011
Zimbabwe 151/7 (39.4/39.4 ov); Pakistan 164/3 (34.1/38 ov)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining) (D/L method)
34th Match, Group B: Ireland v South Africa at Kolkata – Mar 15, 2011
South Africa 272/7 (50 ov); Ireland 141 (33.2 ov)
South Africa won by 131 runs
35th Match, Group A: Australia v Canada at Bangalore – Mar 16, 2011
Canada 211 (45.4 ov); Australia 212/3 (34.5 ov)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 91 balls remaining)
36th Match, Group B: England v West Indies at Chennai – Mar 17, 2011
Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT)
37th Match, Group B: Ireland v Netherlands at Kolkata – Mar 18, 2011
Match scheduled to begin at 09:30 local time (04:00 GMT)
38th Match, Group A: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Mumbai – Mar 18, 2011
Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT)
39th Match, Group B: Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka – Mar 19, 2011
Match scheduled to begin at 09:30 local time (03:30 GMT)
40th Match, Group A: Australia v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS) – Mar 19, 2011
Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT)
41st Match, Group A: Kenya v Zimbabwe at Kolkata – Mar 20, 2011
Match scheduled to begin at 09:30 local time (04:00 GMT)
42nd Match, Group B: India v West Indies at Chennai – Mar 20, 2011
Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT)
Quarter Final C: TBA v TBA at Dhaka – Mar 23, 2011
Quarter Final D: TBA v TBA at Ahmedabad – Mar 24, 2011
Quarter Final E: TBA v TBA at Dhaka – Mar 25, 2011
Quarter Final F: TBA v TBA at Colombo (RPS) – Mar 26, 2011
Semi Final: TBA v TBA at Colombo (RPS) – Mar 29, 2011
Semi Final: TBA v TBA at Mohali – Mar 30, 2011
Final: TBA v TBA at Mumbai – Apr 2, 2011
World Cup 2011 – Points Table
Mar 15th
| Group A | |||||||
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Net Run Rate | |
| New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.957 | |
| Pakistan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.729 | |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2.705 | |
| Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.645 | |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -0.669 | |
| Canada | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2.046 | |
| Kenya | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -3.005 | |
| Group B | |||||||
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Net Run Rate | |
| South Africa | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.606 | |
| India | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.768 | |
| West Indies | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.206 | |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -0.765 | |
| England | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.013 | |
| Ireland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -0.881 | |
| Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -2.386 | |
| * Updated till the South Africa vs Ireland Match | |||||||
IPL Player Auction 2011 begins with Gautam Gambhir
Jan 8th
At the IPL Player Auction 2011 being held today, Gautam Gambhir was bought by Kolkatta Knight riders for whomphing 2.4 million USD. The base bidding started at USD 200000 but the bidding battle which was closely fought by all the teams saw the final bidding reach 2.4 million USD (11.04 Cr Rupees).
1. Gautam Gambhir was bought by Kolkatta Knight riders for 2.4 million USD (11.04 Cr Rupees)
2. Zaheer Khan was bought by Royal Challengers for 9.4 thousand USD
3. Yusuf Pathan was bought for 2.14 million USD by Kolkatta Knight Riders
4. Yuvraj Singh was bought by Pune for 1.8 million USD
IPL Tickets 2010 Bookings
Apr 13th
IPL 2010 Ticket booking centres is one of the most searched information by the crickets fans. Given below are the details along with the contact numbers
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Bangalore: 9900238888 9900238888
Rajasthan Royals Tickets
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Kings Punjab Tickets
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DLF IPL 2010 Match Schedule
Mar 12th
| Day – Date | Time | Teams |
| Fri 12-Mar | 6:00 PM | Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Navi Mumbai |
| Sat 13-Mar | 2:00 PM | Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai |
| 6:30 PM | Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils, Mohali | |
| Sun 14-Mar | 3:00 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata |
| 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers, Chennai | |
| Mon 15-Mar | 7:00 PM | Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils, Ahmedabad |
| Tue 16-Mar | 3:00 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, Bengaluru |
| 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata | |
| Wed 17-Mar | 7:00 PM | Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians , Delhi |
| Thu 18-Mar | 7:00 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, Bengaluru |
| Fri 19-Mar | 3:00 PM | Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings, Delhi |
| 7:30 PM | Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab , Cuttack | |
| Sat 20-Mar | 3:00 PM | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders , Ahmedabad |
| 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers , Mumbai | |
| Sun 21-Mar | 3:00 PM | Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils, Cuttack |
| 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab , Chennai | |
| Mon 22-Mar | 7:00 PM | Mumbai Indian vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai |
| Tue 23-Mar | 7:00 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings, Bengaluru |
| Wed 24-Mar | 7:00 PM | Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals, Mohali |
| Thu 25-Mar | 3:00 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils, Bengaluru |
| 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indian vs Chennai Super Kings , Mumbai | |
| Fri 26-Mar | 7:00 PM | Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers, Ahmedabad |
| Sat 27-Mar | 7:00 PM | Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mohali |
| Sun 28-Mar | 3:00 PM | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, Ahmedabad |
| 7:30 PM | Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indian, Navi Mumbai | |
| Mon 29-Mar | 7:00 PM | Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi |
| Tue 30-Mar | 7:00 PM | Mumbai Indian vs Kings XI Punjab , Mumbai |
| Wed 31-Mar | 3:00 PM | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai |
| 7:30 PM | Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals , Delhi | |
| Thu 1-Apr | 7:00 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers , Kolkata |
| Fri 2-Apr | 7:00 PM | Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mohali |
| Sat 3-Apr | 3:00 PM | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Chennai |
| 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers, Mumbai | |
| Sun 4-Apr | 3:00 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata |
| 7:30 PM | Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi | |
| Mon 5-Apr | 7:00 PM | Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, Nagpur |
| Tue 6-Apr | 7:00 PM | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indian , Chennai |
| Wed 7-Apr | 3:00 PM | Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab, Jaipur |
| 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata | |
| Thu 8-Apr | 7:00 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan ChargerS, Bengaluru |
| Fri 9-Apr | 7:00 PM | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, Mohali |
| Sat 10-apr | 3:00 PM | Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings, Nagpur |
| 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders , Bengaluru | |
| Sun 11-apr | 3:00 PM | Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab, Delhi |
| 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, Jaipur | |
| Mon 12-Apr | 7:00 PM | Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore , Nagpur |
| Tue 13-Apr | 3:00 PM | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai |
| 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders , Chennai | |
| Wed 14-Apr | 7:00 PM | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Jaipur |
| Thu 15-Apr | 7:00 PM | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils, Chennai |
| Fri 16-Apr | 7:00 PM | Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers, Dharmshala |
| Sat 17-Apr | 3:00 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, Bengaluru |
| 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata | |
| Sun 18-Apr | 3:00 PM | Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings, Dharmshala |
| 7:30 PM | Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers, Delhi | |
| Mon 19-Apr | 7:00 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, Kolkata |
| Wed 21-Apr | 7:00 PM | Semi-Final 1, Bengaluru |
| Thu 22-Apr | 7:00 PM | Semi-Final 2, Bengaluru |
| Sat 24-Apr | 7:00 PM | 3rd Place, Navi Mumbai |
| Sun 25-Apr | 7:00 PM | FINAL, Navi Mumbai |
Sachin Tendulkar Records ODI 200 at 36
Feb 25th
Sachin already the highest run getter in ODI’s with 17,598 runs from 442 matches, followed by Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasurya (13,428) and Australia’s Ricky Pointing (12,731) set a new milestone by hitting a double century in the 2nd ODI match which was being played between Indian & South Africa. His double century is the first in 39 years of ODI’s, including the 60 overs a side matches.
Sachin set this new record by overtaking the following records:
- Charles Coventary (Zimbabwe) 194 Vs Bangladesh
- Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) 194 Vs India
- Vivian Richards (West Indies) 189 n.o Vs England
- Sanath Jayasurya (Sri Lanka) 189 Vs India
Team India getting ready for the 2nd ODI against South Africa
Feb 24th
The match between India vs South Africa 2nd ODI is all set to be played at Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior today. The match will start at 14:30 IST. Ahead of the match, the security has been tightened up in Gwalior.
The result for 1st ODI which ended up with India winning thriller at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, doesn’t signal and edge to any of these teams. Both teams would stand a chance to win the 2nd match and should look forward to a tough match ahead. Dhoni’s team had a tough time while bowling with all the bowlers taking beating from the Saouth African tailenders Wayne Parnell and Dale Steyn.
Live cricket commentary with Live Score boards are available on websites like CricInfo.com, CricBuzz.com
Team Composition:
India : Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni(w/c), Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Sudeep Tyagi, Sreesanth, Abhishek Nayar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra
South Africa : Loots Bosman, Jacques Kallis(c), Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Alviro Petersen, Mark Boucher(w), Albie Morkel, Roelof van der Merwe, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn, Charl Langeveldt, Herschelle Gibbs, Johan Botha, Jean-Paul Duminy, Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Two new faces in Indian test team
Jan 29th
Abhimanyu Mithun & Wridhiman Saha will be the two new faces who will be wearing the Indian test caps when India faces South Africa in the first test. Test Champions India faces the challengers South Africa in the test series starting 6th February 2010.
Selectors today announced the team for the first test and have included Abhimanyu Mithun, Wridhiman Saha and S Badrinath. The injury prone Indian team with Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, S Sreesanth and VVS Laxman not being fully fit has raised serious concerns for defending their champions title.
Injuries strike Aussies ahead of 2nd ODI at Nagpur
Oct 27th
Injuries hit the touring Aussie team to India.3 Aussie players has been ruled out. Brett Lee, Johnsson & Hopes has been ruled out with injuries ahead of the 2nd ODI which will be played tomorrow at Nagpur. Lee has an elbow injury and Johnsson is down with ankle injury.
Moses Henriques will be flying in to join the Aussie squad as the replacement player.
Aussie captain Ricky Pointing had been warning about the injuries which might occur because of the tight cricket schedule and the timing of the Champions League.
