Sunday, November 13, 2011

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Test match series
Second Test Match
India v West Indies, Kolkata, 03:30

One-day international series
Second One Day International
Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Dubai, 11:00

Friday, September 30, 2011

Somerset vs South Australia Live Cricket Streaming Nokia Cup 2011 Tea Twenty at Bangalore, Oct 1, 2011

Somerset vs South Australia Live Cricket Streaming Nokia Cup 2011 Tea Twenty Nokia Champions League T20, Group B: Somerset v South Australia at Bangalore, Oct 1, 2011

Match scheduled to begin at 16:00 local time (10:30 GMT)
Somerset squad
AC Thomas*, AWR Barrow, NRD Compton, AJ Dibble, GH Dockrell, L Gregory, JC Hildreth, CR Jones, M Kartik, SP Kirby, SD Snell†, AV Suppiah, PD Trego, RE van der Merwe
South Australia squad
M Klinger*, CJ Borgas, DT Christian, TLW Cooper, CJ Ferguson, DJ Harris, TP Ludeman†, NM Lyon, AW O'Brien, GD Putland, AU Rashid, KW Richardson, CJ Sayers, JD Smith, SW Tait
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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Warriors Live Streaming Nokia Champions League T20, Group B Online Broadcast Video Cricket Feed Bat to Ball Stamp View and 3d High Quality Radio Commentary October 1, 2011.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Warriors Live Streaming Online Broadcast Video Cricket Feed Bat to Ball Stamp View and 3d High Quality Radio Commentary October 1, 2011. Nokia Champions League T20, Group B: Kolkata Knight Riders v Warriors at Bangalore, 1/10/2011
Match scheduled to begin at 20:00 local time (14:30 GMT)
Match begins in: 14:39
Kolkata Knight Riders squad
G Gambhir*, L Balaji, R Bhatia, MS Bisla†, SP Goswami, BJ Haddin†, Iqbal Abdulla, JH Kallis, B Lee, YK Pathan, Shami Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, RN ten Doeschate, MK Tiwary, JD Unadkat
Warriors squad
J Botha*, ACR Birch, N Boje, MV Boucher†, CA Ingram, JP Kreusch, L Meyer, M Ntini, WD Parnell, AG Prince, JT Smuts, KR Smuts, J Theron, CA Thyssen, LL Tsotsobe
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Saturday, September 24, 2011

England v West Indies, 2nd Twenty20 Live Streaming 25/09/2011, The Oval, England aim for perfect finish

England v West Indies, 2nd Twenty20 Live Streaming 25/09/2011, The Oval, England aim for perfect finish
Match Facts
September 25, The Oval
Start time: 6.30pm (1730GMT) 

Big Picture

It was easy for England on Friday evening as they cantered to their first 10-wicket victory in a Twenty20 international and their momentum showed no signs of abating as the season comes to an end. The match was a contest for 10 overs, but from 97 for 2 West Indies subsided in dismal fashion against a combination of Ravi Bopara, Jade Dernbach and England's outstanding fielding.

Graeme Swann had to do some thinking as Dwayne Smith cut loose in the Powerplay but he remained calm and produced a number of clever bowling changes, including using Samit Patel early then entrusting Bopara with the death overs. No wonder he was in a chipper mood after the match. Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook and Stuart Broad won't hear the end of Swann's time as captain.

For a while West Indies suggested they would present a challenge, but the batsmen struggled against spin as inexperience shone through. However, everyone knew this was a raw side coming over, and deficiencies in batting and bowling can almost be accepted. The shocking standard of fielding, though, was really embarrassing. No matter how inexperienced a team is, they should be able to compete with commitment through diving, catching and throwing.

It was West Indies' first game after their off-season, so some rustiness was to be expected, but the squad had spent time at a camp in Barbados before this trip. Ottis Gibson, the coach, must be exasperated by what he was watching. It's hard to see much changing with one day between games, but West Indies will cling to the hope that one performance can win a Twenty20 match. In truth, though, it will take more much to stop England.

Form guide
(completed matches, most recent first)
England WWLLW
West Indies LLWLL

Spotlight

Craig Kieswetter and Alex Hales both played superbly to knock off the target in the first match, but the 10-wicket margin meant there wasn't a chance to see England's exciting middle-order in action. Jos Buttler, the Somerset wicketkeeper-batsman, has played two Twenty20 internationals and still hasn't got to the middle. Although a keeper by trade he has shown some brilliance in the outfield and produced a direct hit to run out Devendra Bishoo on Friday. Straight after this series is finished he is heading off to join Somerset at the Champions League Twenty20.

Marlon Samuels is an experienced player amid a host of new faces for West Indies but he struggled for 4 off 7 balls before being cleaned up by Swann. He'd come in after a flying start provided by Dwayne Smith and it was disappointing that he couldn't consolidate. It's difficult to come in and fire straight away against quality bowlers, but Samuels could have given himself a little more time. West Indies need him to perform.

Team news

There was plenty of assistance for England's spinners in the opening game so there will be a temptation to play either Scott Borthwick, the Durham legspinner, or Hampshire left-arm spinner Danny Briggs, although it's hard to see how they would fit in. One option would be to leave out Steven Finn, but that would mean using Dernbach earlier in the innings.

England (possible): 1 Craig Kieswetter (wk), 2 Alex Hales, 3 Ravi Bopara, 4 Jonny Bairstow, 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Jos Buttler, 7 Samit Patel, 8 Tim Bresnan, 9 Graeme Swann (capt), 10 Steven Finn, 11 Jade Dernbach

It's hard to know what West Indies can do, but they can't lose anything by making a few changes. Nkruma Bonner looked out of his depth with bat and ball so Miles Bascombe may get a game, while the left-arm spin of Garey Mathurin could be used on a worn surface.

West Indies (possible): 1 Dwayne Smith, 2 Johnson Charles, 3 Marlon Samuels, 4 Danza Hyatt, 5 Miles Bascombe, 6 Derwin Christian (wk), 7 Darren Sammy (capt), 8 Andre Russell, 9 Garey Mathurin, 10 Devendra Bishoo, 11 Fidel Edwards

Pitch and conditions

The same pitch will be used on Sunday so expect more assistance for the spinners. Bopara also showed the value of taking the pace off the ball and bowling straight. The weather is also set fair with the UK enjoying some belated summer weather as the season draws to a close.

Stats and trivia

    * Ravi Bopara's 4 for 10 were the best figures by an England player bowling in Twenty20 internationals, beating the previous record of 4 for 22 held by Jade Dernbach and Paul Collingwood.
    * England haven't lost a match since July 3 when they were beaten by Sri Lanka in the third one-day international at Lord's.

Quotes

"I'll take that, it was a dream start as captain. I asked the boys to give everything and they did that, I was delighted with the way everybody performed."
Graeme Swann enjoyed his captaincy debut

"When you get a good start you have to capitalise. The batsmen coming in have to be more responsible.
Darren Sammy wants more from his middle order

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

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LV County Championship - Division One
Lancashire v Worcestershire, Blackpool, 11:00
Somerset v Nottinghamshire, Taunton, 11:00
Yorkshire v Sussex, Scarborough, 11:00
LV County Championship - Division Two
Derbyshire v Northamptonshire, Chesterfield, 11:00
Essex v Gloucestershire, Colchester, 11:00
Glamorgan v Leicestershire, Colwyn Bay, 11:00
Kent v Middlesex, Canterbury, 11:00
Clydesdale Bank 40
Warwickshire v Surrey, Edgbaston, 16:40

Kent won by 2 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) with Middlesex

Middlesex 263 (39.3/40 ov) beaten by Kent 264/8 (39.3/40 ov)
Kent won by 2 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

    * Clydesdale Bank 40 - Group A
    * List A match | 2011 season
    * Played at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
    * 16 August 2011 - day/night (40-over match)

                           
    Middlesex innings (40 overs maximum)     R     M     B     4s     6s     SR
    SA Newman     c †Jones b Azhar Mahmood     11     21     16     1     0     68.75
   
    DJ Malan     lbw b Wahab Riaz     107     134     113     9     1     94.69
   
    PR Stirling     st †Jones b Cook     45     53     41     5     0     109.75
   
    NJ Dexter*     c sub b Wahab Riaz     58     73     52     7     0     111.53
   
    CJL Rogers     c †Jones b Azhar Mahmood     3     5     5     0     0     60.00
   
    JA Simpson†     lbw b Wahab Riaz     5     4     4     1     0     125.00
   
    JWM Dalrymple     b Wahab Riaz     2     10     3     0     0     66.66
   
    SP Crook     c Tredwell b Azhar Mahmood     0     1     2     0     0     0.00
   
    TMJ Smith     c Wahab Riaz b Azhar Mahmood     1     2     3     0     0     33.33
   
    TJ Murtagh     not out     1     2     1     0     0     100.00
   
    TS Roland-Jones     b Wahab Riaz     0     1     1     0     0     0.00
   
    Extras     (b 3, lb 9, w 10, nb 8)     30                    
                       
    Total     (all out; 39.3 overs)     263     (6.65 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-23 (Newman, 6.3 ov), 2-130 (Stirling, 21.1 ov), 3-239 (Malan, 35.1 ov), 4-245 (Rogers, 36.2 ov), 5-257 (Simpson, 37.3 ov), 6-260 (Dexter, 37.6 ov), 7-260 (Crook, 38.2 ov), 8-262 (Smith, 38.6 ov), 9-263 (Dalrymple, 39.2 ov), 10-263 (Roland-Jones, 39.3 ov)
                               
    Bowling     O     M     R     W     Econ        
    Azhar Mahmood     8     0     52     4     6.50     (4w)    
   
    JC Tredwell     7     0     36     0     5.14        
   
    M van Jaarsveld     4     0     21     0     5.25        
   
    DI Stevens     6     0     34     0     5.66     (1w)    
   
    Wahab Riaz     6.3     0     46     5     7.07     (4nb, 4w)    
   
    AJ Ball     1     0     14     0     14.00        
   
    JL Denly     3     0     20     0     6.66        
   
    SJ Cook     4     0     28     1     7.00     (1w)    
   
                           
    Kent innings (target: 264 runs from 40 overs)     R     M     B     4s     6s     SR
    JL Denly     lbw b Roland-Jones     28     41     35     2     1     80.00
   
    DJ Bell-Drummond     c Rogers b Crook     17     35     26     2     0     65.38
   
    Azhar Mahmood     lbw b Malan     49     54     43     4     1     113.95
   
    M van Jaarsveld*     c Malan b Crook     0     4     4     0     0     0.00
   
    DI Stevens     c Murtagh b Dexter     65     66     54     3     2     120.37
   
    SA Northeast     c Dexter b Murtagh     57     60     46     2     1     123.91
   
    GO Jones†     c Crook b Roland-Jones     5     11     7     0     0     71.42
   
    AJ Ball     c †Simpson b Roland-Jones     19     15     13     3     0     146.15
   
    Wahab Riaz     not out     12     11     8     1     0     150.00
   
    JC Tredwell     not out     1     1     1     0     0     100.00
   
    Extras     (lb 6, w 5)     11                    
                       
    Total     (8 wickets; 39.3 overs)     264     (6.68 runs per over)
Did not bat SJ Cook
Fall of wickets1-51 (Bell-Drummond, 9.3 ov), 2-55 (Denly, 10.3 ov), 3-56 (van Jaarsveld, 11.3 ov), 4-146 (Azhar Mahmood, 23.4 ov), 5-195 (Stevens, 30.5 ov), 6-213 (Jones, 33.5 ov), 7-242 (Ball, 37.2 ov), 8-260 (Northeast, 38.6 ov)
                               
    Bowling     O     M     R     W     Econ        
    TJ Murtagh     8     0     58     1     7.25     (2w)    
   
    TMJ Smith     5     1     30     0     6.00     (1w)    
   
    SP Crook     6.3     0     38     2     5.84     (1w)    
   
    TS Roland-Jones     8     0     51     3     6.37        
   
    NJ Dexter     5     0     37     1     7.40        
   
    DJ Malan     5     0     31     1     6.20        
   
    JWM Dalrymple     2     0     13     0     6.50     (1w)    
   
Match details
Toss Middlesex, who chose to bat
Points Kent 2, Middlesex 0
Player of the match Azhar Mahmood (Kent)
Umpires RJ Bailey and G Sharp
TV umpire JH Evans
Match notes

    * Middlesex innings
    * DM Malan 50 off 58 balls, 64 mins, 6x4, 0x6
    * DM Malan 100 off 106 balls, 126 mins, 8x4, 1x6
    * NJ Dexter 50 off 46 balls, 59 mins, 6x4, 0x6

    * Kent innings
    * DI Stevens 50 off 42 balls, 53 mins, 3x4, 1x6
    * SA Northeast 50 off 43 balls, 56 mins, 2x4, 1x6

Watch Live Cricket Group A: Kent vs Middlesex at Canterbury on Clydesdale Bank 40, Aug 16, 2011

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Match Coverage gillette
Hours of play (local time): 16.40 start,
First Session 16.40-19.20, Interval 19.20-19.45,
Second Session 19.45-22.25
22°C | Partly Cloudy (15:50:24 local time)

St Lawrence Ground       
Canterbury, England
St Lawrence Ground, Old Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent CT1 3NZ (Tel: 01227 456886 Fax: 01227 762168)
Established 1847
Capacity 15000
Floodlights Yes, Installed in 2011
End names Pavilion End, Nackington Road End
Home team Kent
Current local time 16:54, Tue Aug 16, 2011 (UTC +0100)
Middlesex 12/0 (4.2/40 ov)
Kent
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat

    * Middlesex RR 2.76

Refresh scorecard
    Current time: 16:53 local, 15:53 GMT     List A career
    Batsmen     Runs     B     4s     6s     SR                     Mat     Runs     HS     Ave        
    *Dawid Malan (lhb)     5     15     1     0     33.33         striker                 52     1050     90     22.34        
    Scott Newman (lhb)     6     11     0     0     54.54         non-striker                 104     2929     177     30.19        
             
    Bowlers     O     M     R     W     Econ                     Mat     Wkts     BBI     Econ        
    *Azhar Mahmood (rfm)     2.2     0     9     0     3.85         (0nb, 1w)                 299     323     6/18     4.66        
    James Tredwell (ob)     2.0     0     3     0     1.50         (0nb, 0w)                 165     157     6/27     4.70        

Recent overs . . 1 . . 1 | 1wd . 4 . . . . | 1 . . . . . | 1 .

Current partnership 12 runs, 4.2 overs, RR: 2.76
Points Table

Group A
Teams     Mat     Won     Lost     Tied     N/R     Pts     Net RR
Sussex     9     8     1     0     0     16     +1.634
Middlesex     9     6     3     0     0     12     +0.140
Derbyshire     10     5     4     1     0     11     -0.019
Netherlands     11     4     5     1     1     10     -0.403
Kent     9     4     5     0     0     8     -0.058
Yorkshire     10     3     7     0     0     6     -0.291
Worcs     10     2     7     0     1     5     -0.827

Group B
Teams     Mat     Won     Lost     Tied     N/R     Pts     Net RR
Surrey     9     8     0     0     1     17     +0.693
Durham     10     7     2     0     1     15     +0.816
Warwickshire     10     5     5     0     0     10     +0.172
Northants     10     5     5     0     0     10     -0.351
Hampshire     11     4     6     0     1     9     -0.068
Leics     11     2     7     0     2     6     -0.524
Scotland     11     2     8     0     1     5     -0.623

Group C
Teams     Mat     Won     Lost     Tied     N/R     Pts     Net RR
Notts     11     7     3     0     1     15     +0.296
Somerset     9     6     2     0     1     13     +0.815
Essex     10     5     2     0     3     13     +0.037
Lancashire     10     5     4     0     1     11     -0.003
Glamorgan     10     3     4     0     3     9     -0.045
Gloucs     10     4     6     0     0     8     -0.098
Unicorns     10     0     9     0     1     1     -0.705

Saturday, April 9, 2011

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Match FactsApril 9, Dhaka
Start time 9.30am (0330 GMT) 

The Big Picture

These are strange times for Australia's cricket team. Last month, they were knocked out of the World Cup in the quarter-finals, the first time in 12 years they had failed to win the tournament. For the first time in nearly three decades, the captain has resigned, but intends to play on under the new leader. And for the first time in four years, they are about to have a winter that is truly an off-season; the next item on their schedule is a tour of Sri Lanka in August, so it's difficult to know how much they can really take from this three-game series in Bangladesh.

The most fascinating aspect of the tour from an Australian perspective is the prospect of seeing Michael Clarke take full control of the side. He has been a stand-in leader before but now this is truly, officially, his team, even if the old boss is hanging around. On the occasions when he has captained Australia, Clarke has been willing to take risks and think outside the square, and now he can begin to shape a side that works to his plans. Ricky Ponting will be there in the background if required, but don't expect Clarke to rush to Ponting for advice - he will be his own man. In any case, Shane Watson is the new vice-captain.

For Bangladesh, this is a chance to regain some pride after failing to reach the quarter-finals, despite playing all their World Cup pool matches at home. That was a major disappointment for the country, but they have won their two most recent home limited-overs series, against Zimbabwe and New Zealand late last year. Beating Australia in a series would be their finest one-day achievement, and the first step is to begin the series well on Saturday.

Form guide
(most recent first)
Bangladesh LWWLW
Australia LLWWW

Watch out for...
It's nine years since Ricky Ponting played an ODI for Australia under another captain. Not since Kim Hughes has an Australia captain played on after relinquishing the captaincy, but Ponting seems to have genuinely retained his passion for the game and believes he has something to offer the side in the future. His century in the World Cup quarter-final showed that he has not lost his ability to score runs, and he is expected to stay at No. 3.

As captain of Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan would have been devastated with the way his team finished the World Cup, with a 206-run loss to South Africa. It was such a disappointing display that he couldn't even identify any specific problem areas - everything was a weakness. It is his task to turn that around, and much of the responsibility will fall on his own shoulders, as one of the team's key men in both the batting and bowling departments.

Team news

Since the World Cup, Australia have lost Shaun Tait to one-day retirement, Jason Krejza, who has been dropped, and David Hussey, who is at home for the birth of his child. That means Xavier Doherty should come in to the line-up as the lead spinner, while there should also be a place for John Hastings, who sat on the bench throughout the World Cup but showed his talents by taking a hat-trick in the warm-up match on Thursday.

Australia (possible) 1 Shane Watson, 2 Brad Haddin (wk), 3 Ricky Ponting, 4 Michael Clarke (capt), 5 Cameron White, 6 Michael Hussey, 7 Steve Smith, 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 John Hastings, 10 Brett Lee, 11 Xavier Doherty.

Bangladesh have made a few changes from their World Cup squad as well, and they should be boosted by the inclusion of Mashrafe Mortaza, who missed the tournament due to a knee injury. Alok Kapali is also back, although it is unclear whether he will definitely play, while Junaid Siddique and Naeem Islam have been dropped from the side that lost to South Africa.

Bangladesh (possible) 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Imrul Kayes, 3 Alok Kapali, 4 Shahriar Nafees, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 6 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 7 Mahmudullah, 8 Mashrafe Mortaza, 9 Shafiul Islam, 10 Abdur Razzak, 11 Rubel Hossain.

Pitch and conditions
Expect a slow and low pitch with some turn. Bowlers who can attack the stumps should be rewarded. The forecast is for a sunny day and a high temperature of 32C.

Stats and trivia

    * Clarke has already captained Australia in 24 ODIs and has a strong record of 18 victories, giving him a 75% winning ratio

    * Brett Lee is set to play his 200th one-day international, and he will be the ninth Australian to reach that milestone

    * Excluding matches against Zimbabwe and the Associates, Bangladesh have played 63 ODIs at home, for nine wins. Four of those came in their whitewash against New Zealand last year

    * Even the umpires are looking to the future after the World Cup - the neutral official for this series is Johanes Cloete, a 39-year-old South African who will be embarking on his first major overseas appointment

Quotes

"I think it is absolutely brilliant that Ricky still continues to play on. Having his experience around the group is very important for our development moving forward."

Australia 270/7 (50 over) vs Bangladesh 1/0 (0.2 ov)

Bangladesh require another 270 runs with 10 wickets and 49.4 overs remaining

    * Australia in Bangladesh ODI Series - 1st ODI
    * ODI no. 3149 | 2011 season
    * Played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
    * 9 April 2011 (50-over match)

                           
    Australia innings (50 overs maximum)     R     B     4s     6s     SR    
View dismissal     SR Watson     lbw b Abdur Razzak     37     32     3     2     115.62    
    13.2 Razzak goes up in a fervent and long-drawn appeal, ultimately gets the decision in his favour, Watson was pushing forward, playing for the turn, there hasn't been much of it today, this one went straight on, struck him on the pad, in line with the stumps, would that have missed leg stump, the umpire does not think so, Razzak is delighted 90/3
View dismissal     BJ Haddin†     b Mashrafe Mortaza     10     11     1     0     90.90    
    3.2 the Narail express is in business, Haddin has perished to that adventurous method of making room outside leg stump, did so again, Mash followed him with a length ball, Haddin had even taken a few steps down the track, had a weak push at it as the ball came in too close, missed, and middle stump is pegged back, it was the slower one 16/1
View dismissal     RT Ponting     run out (Suhrawadi Shuvo/†Mushfiqur Rahim)     34     31     5     1     109.67    
    11.2 from Suhrawadi Shuvo, well, well, you don't see that very often, Ponting is run out by a relay throw from the keeper, he was playing so well, it was swept backward of square, and had almost crossed the ropes but Shafiul running in from deep midwicket just pulled it back inside the ropes, the batsmen realised belatedly it wasn't to be four, and tried to risk the third even as the throw came in to Mushfiqur, Watson had made his ground, but Ricky had been slow to take off for the third, and was well short of his ground even as Rahim relayed the ball to Shuvo who took off the bails 81/2
View dismissal     MJ Clarke*     c Mahmudullah b Mashrafe Mortaza     101     111     6     2     90.99    
    49.5 now he is gone, got underneath the fuller one and swung it high in the air, long on settled underneath it, and took it tumbling down in the end 264/7
View dismissal     CL White     c Imrul Kayes b Suhrawadi Shuvo     20     50     1     0     40.00    
    29.3 Imrul puts White out of his misery, he came charging down the track, did not get to the pitch of the ball, and went through with the shot half-heartedly, just managing to chip it in the air, he grimaced right away knowing he was in trouble, Imrul ran in hard from long on, and dived to his right to take a brilliant catch 138/4
View dismissal     MEK Hussey     c Mahmudullah b Suhrawadi Shuvo     33     51     1     0     64.70    
    45.1 Hussey finds long off with precision, got too close to the pitch of the delivery as he skipped down the track, long off had positioned himself nicely under the ball as it came down safely in his hands, big wicket 222/5
View dismissal     SPD Smith     b Suhrawadi Shuvo     1     3     0     0     33.33    
    45.6 heave-ho, and clatter, Smith goes for the big one over midwicket, misses the ball that does not turn, and off stump is rattled, Mushfiqur likes it 225/6
    MG Johnson     not out     26     13     2     2     200.00    
   
    JW Hastings     not out     0     0     0     0     -    
   
    Extras     (lb 3, w 4, nb 1)     8                    
                       
    Total     (7 wickets; 50 overs)     270     (5.40 runs per over)
Did not bat B Lee, XJ Doherty
Fall of wickets1-16 (Haddin, 3.2 ov), 2-81 (Ponting, 11.2 ov), 3-90 (Watson, 13.2 ov), 4-138 (White, 29.3 ov), 5-222 (Hussey, 45.1 ov), 6-225 (Smith, 45.6 ov), 7-264 (Clarke, 49.5 ov)
                               
    Bowling     O     M     R     W     Econ        
    Shafiul Islam     9     1     55     0     6.11        
   
View wickets     Mashrafe Mortaza     9     0     65     2     7.22        
   

3.2 to Haddin, the Narail express is in business, Haddin has perished to that adventurous method of making room outside leg stump, did so again, Mash followed him with a length ball, Haddin had even taken a few steps down the track, had a weak push at it as the ball came in too close, missed, and middle stump is pegged back, it was the slower one 16/1

49.5 to Clarke, now he is gone, got underneath the fuller one and swung it high in the air, long on settled underneath it, and took it tumbling down in the end 264/7
View wicket     Abdur Razzak     10     0     54     1     5.40     (2w)    
   

13.2 to Watson, Razzak goes up in a fervent and long-drawn appeal, ultimately gets the decision in his favour, Watson was pushing forward, playing for the turn, there hasn't been much of it today, this one went straight on, struck him on the pad, in line with the stumps, would that have missed leg stump, the umpire does not think so, Razzak is delighted 90/3
View wickets     Suhrawadi Shuvo     8     0     44     3     5.50     (1nb, 1w)    
   

29.3 to White, Imrul puts White out of his misery, he came charging down the track, did not get to the pitch of the ball, and went through with the shot half-heartedly, just managing to chip it in the air, he grimaced right away knowing he was in trouble, Imrul ran in hard from long on, and dived to his right to take a brilliant catch 138/4

45.1 to Hussey, Hussey finds long off with precision, got too close to the pitch of the delivery as he skipped down the track, long off had positioned himself nicely under the ball as it came down safely in his hands, big wicket 222/5

45.6 to Smith, heave-ho, and clatter, Smith goes for the big one over midwicket, misses the ball that does not turn, and off stump is rattled, Mushfiqur likes it 225/6
    Shakib Al Hasan     10     0     34     0     3.40     (1w)    
   
    Mahmudullah     4     0     15     0     3.75        
   
                           
    Bangladesh innings (target: 271 runs from 50 overs)     R     B     4s     6s     SR    
    Tamim Iqbal     not out     1     2     0     0     50.00    
   
    Imrul Kayes     not out     0     0     0     0     -    
   
    Extras         0                    
                       
    Total     (0 wickets; 0.2 overs)     1     (3.00 runs per over)
To bat Raqibul Hasan, Shahriar Nafees, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Shakib Al Hasan*, Mahmudullah, Suhrawadi Shuvo, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shafiul Islam, Abdur Razzak
                               
    Bowling     O     M     R     W     Econ        
    B Lee     0.2     0     1     0     3.00        
   
Match details
Toss Bangladesh, who chose to field
Player of the match tba
Umpires JD Cloete (South Africa) and Nadir Shah
TV umpire Enamul Haque
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire Gazi Sohel

Friday, April 8, 2011

DLF IPL Season 4 live streamed online broadcast cricinfo scorecard commentary 4/8

DLF IPL Season 4 live streamed online broadcast cricinfo scorecard commentary 4/8 :
Cricket fans from all over the world couldn't have asked for more, after the World Cup now they will have another treat to relish as IPL season 4, kicks off on 8th April. The first match of the new season will be played between Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.WATCH LIVE IPL NOW
With the inclusion of two new teams and few modification to more or less all the other teams, this season promises to be bigger and better. The star studded tournament will be nothing short of a carnival.  
Kolkata Knight Riders newly installed captain Gautam Gambhir, whose services were acquired in the fresh round of auctions, will be desperate for success this season after Knight Riders failed to make a mark in previous campaigns.
Reigning champions Chennai Super Kings on the other hand would be looking to repeat last years performance and keep the trophy in Chennai.
Both the teams would want to get off to a winning start and get the team composition right in the early phase to set a trend for the rest of the tournament. There will be tough competition this time around with all ten teams vying for the top spot and the Champions League places.
It will also interesting to see how Gambhir and Dhoni compete against each other, after their heroics for India in the finals of the World Cup.

Kick off Opening Ceremony of Indian Premier League Season 4 in April 2011 live streaming frm India

Opening Ceremony Kicks Off : Kick off Opening Ceremony of Indian Premier League Season 4 in April 2011 live streaming frm India You dont need to go to the Stadium because BCCI approved high quality Live Streaming at your Home. Just Sit Relax and Enjoy DLF IPL Season 4 2011, April 8 begins.
Today, Season 4 of the Indian Premiere League gets underway in Chennai. The star of the opening ceremony will be Shah Rukh Khan. The act by the actor and co-owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders is a closely guarded secret. Declining to comment on the details of King Khan’s performance, a friend of his
conceded, “It’s going to be the grand finale of the opening ceremony.”
Three gorgeous singers, Manasi Scott, Sona Mohapatra and Akriti Kakkar, dressed in Neeta Lulla’s designs, will also be performing a cover version of a song which was still being finalised at the time of going to press.

Manasi, who did a show for the Deccan Chargers last year, says, “It’s the kind of show one’s seen at SuperBowl. Ours will be a peppy, SRKupbeat number that will take forward the celebrations of India’s World Cup victory.”

Sona admits that she was taken aback when she was approached by Wizcraft for  IPL  after her act at FICCI Frames last month. “I usually perform live with my band and I’m seen as an alternative artiste, not glamorous enough for the mainstream,” says the singer, adding it’s a welcome change to work with various artistes without any preconditions and fuss over make-up, hair and outfit.

“Earlier, I’d wear glasses and dress down till Manasi prodded me to get glam. So after briefing my band on bass and rhythm, here I am now briefing my make-up artist and hair-stylist.”


DLF IPL Preview:
With two new teams and a radical redistribution of players following the 2011 auction, this year's Indian Premier League has a fresh look to it.

An array of star-studded talent will be on show once again, however there could be as few as three English cricketers playing a part in this year's showpiece.

Well over 20 players from England initially entered into the auction, but just seven were signed up meaning the likes of Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott missed out on the lucrative tournament.

Kevin Pietersen was due to compete for Deccan Chargers, however he misses out after recently undergoing hernia surgery.

Others not deemed worthy of their price tags included Luke Wright, Matt Prior, Chris Tremlett, Ravi Bopara and Tim Bresnan.

The lack of faith shown in the England stars available was brought home by the fact that Kolkata Knight Riders forked out $2.4million for the services of India's Gautam Gambhir.

Pietersen was the most expensive English acquisition, fetching $650,000 from Deccan Chargers. But even that was nothing like the then-record $1,550,000 his signature demanded in 2009.

Stuart Broad will miss out on the tournament after he also left the England World Cup camp early with a side injury. His compatriot Dimitri Mascarenhas would have been playing alongside him for King's XI Punjab, but he too has pulled out because of injury.

Hampshire's Michael Lumb has been purchased by Deccan Chargers, who had paid $80,000 for him during the player auction.

Eoin Morgan is the only player from England's ICC World Cup squad to have been signed during the auction and he will be heading out to India with something to prove following his 2010 IPL stint.

Finally there is Owais Shah, who has proved to be a rare English success story in the short history of the IPL. He initially signed for Delhi Daredevils for $275,000 before the start of the second season.

This year will see Shah represent Kochi Tuskers Kerala, one of two new IPL franchises for the fourth season, and he will play alongside VVS Laxman, Brendon McCullum and Muttiah Muralitharan.

Chennai Super Kings are the defending champions, will they reign again in 2011?

Here, skysports.com takes a look at the runners and riders and tells you what to expect.
Bangalore Royal Challengers

Key batsmen: AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Tillakaratne Dilshan
Key bowlers: Zaheer Khan, Dirk Nannes, Daniel Vettori
English players: None
Best: Runners-up, 2009
Last year: Third
Chances: Any team with De Villiers and Dilshan, whose stock rose as he finished top runscorer in the World Cup, will always be dangerous but a lack of experience could cost them.
Chennai Super Kings

Key batsmen: Suresh Raina, Mike Hussey, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Scott Styris, Dwayne Bravo
Key bowlers: Doug Bollinger, Ben Hilfenhaus, Albie Morkel
English players: None
Best: Winners, 2010
Last year: Winners
Chances: Have retained the backbone of last year's winning squad, including captain Dhoni, whose presence will ensure strong Indian support. Batting depth should take them to the semi-finals at the very least.
Deccan Chargers

Key batsmen: Kumar Sangakkara, Cameron White, JP Duminy
Key bowlers: Ishant Sharma, Dale Steyn
English players: Michael Lumb
Best: Winners, 2009
Last year: Fourth
Chances: Have been hit hard by the withdrawal of Kevin Pietersen because of injury, exposing a possible lack of depth. Will rely heavily on Sri Lanka star Sangakkara and South Africa tearaway Steyn.
Delhi Daredevils

Key batsmen: Virender Sehwag, David Warner
Key bowlers: Morne Morkel, Irfan Pathan, Roelof van der Merwe
English players: None
Best: Semi-finalists 2008, 2009
Last year: Fifth (did not progress)
Chances: Boast surely the most destructive opening partnership around in the shape of Sehwag and Warner, but could struggle if those two fail to fire, with not much strength in the middle order. Lack of spin options is also a worry.
Kings XI Punjab

Key batsmen: Shaun Marsh, David Hussey, Adam Gilchrist
Key bowlers: Ryan Harris, Praveen Kumar, Piyush Chawla
English players: None
Best: Semi-finalists 2008
Last year: Eighth, did not progress
Chances: Finished bottom last time out and have not gone all out to improve their squad with big names. Star man Gilchrist is past his peak, while England duo Stuart Broad and Dimitri Mascarenhas have both withdrawn because of injury. Could struggle again.
Kochi Tuskers Kerala

Key batsmen: Mahela Jayawardene, VVS Laxman, Brendon McCullum, Brad Hodge
Key bowlers: Muttiah Muralitharan, Shantha Sreesanth, RP Singh
English players: Owais Shah
Best: N/A
Last year: N/A
Chances: The new boys spent big on foreigners, including Sri Lankan stars Jayawardene and Muralitharan, although they may be lacking a strong Indian core. Not many will fancy facing an attack including Muralitharan and local boy Sreesanth, so they will have their eyes on the semi-finals.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Key batsmen: Gautam Gambhir, Eoin Morgan, Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan, Brad Haddin
Key bowlers: Brett Lee, Shakib Al Hasan
English players: Eoin Morgan
Best: Sixth 2008, 2010
Last year: Sixth (did not progress)
Chances: The IPL's perennial under-achievers appear to have invested wisely, with stars like Gambhir and Kallis augmented by shrewd buys in Morgan and Shakib. With Lee on fire following the World Cup, could be an outside bet for a surprise final place.
Mumbai Indians

Key batsmen: Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Andrew Symonds
Key bowlers: Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Munaf Patel, James Franklin
English players: None
Best: Runners-up, 2010
Last year: Runners-up
Chances: Last year's runners-up have the potential to be fearsome this time, with the likes of Tendulkar, Pollard and Symonds in their team. With World Cup finalists Harbhajan and Malinga also in their side, they could go one better than last year - as long as Symonds and Harbhajan play nice.
Pune Warriors

Key batsmen: Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh, Graeme Smith, Jesse Ryder
Key bowlers: Ashish Nehra, Murali Kartik, Wayne Parnell
English players: None
Best: N/A
Last year: N/A
Chances: Having recruited Yuvraj, Ryder and Smith, the Warriors certainly will not lack power in their debut season. Parnell is also a shrewd acquisition, but with Angelo Mathews ruled out through injury, they may lack the nous and all-round quality to reach the semi-finals.
Rajasthan Royals

Key batsmen: Ross Taylor, Rahul Dravid, Shane Watson
Key bowlers: Shane Warne, Johan Botha, Shaun Tait
English players: Paul Collingwood
Best: Winners 2008
Last year: Seventh (did not progress)
Chances: Taylor could be one of the stars of the tournament, but, with Warne's powers waning and Collingwood almost certain to miss the whole tournament through injury, the Royals will need Watson to shine with both bat and ball to have a chance of progressing.

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Friday, April 1, 2011

Watch India vs Sri Lanka live streaming cricket world cup ICC on the final from Mumbai India result hightlight radio commentary ESPN 360 gamecast freedocast video online broadcast, April 02, 2011

India vs Sri Lanka live streaming on the final from Mumbai India, April 02, 2011, Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT) 
India squad
MS Dhoni*†, V Sehwag, R Ashwin, PP Chawla, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, V Kohli, A Nehra, MM Patel, YK Pathan, SK Raina, S Sreesanth, SR Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh
Sri Lanka squad
KC Sangakkara*†, DPMD Jayawardene, TM Dilshan, CRD Fernando, HMRKB Herath, S Randiv, CK Kapugedera, KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, BAW Mendis, M Muralitharan, NLTC Perera, TT Samaraweera, LPC Silva, WU Tharanga


Match Facts
April 2, Mumbai
Start time 1430 hours (0900 GMT)  

Watch India vs Sri Lanka live streaming cricket world cup ICC on the final from Mumbai India result hightlight radio commentary ESPN 360 gamecast freedocast video online broadcast, April 02, 2011
Preview:

The defending champions didn't make it, the mercurial outsiders stumbled, the strong contender choked, the Ashes winners ran out of gas, and after six weeks of high drama, we have come to this: the first all-Asian World-Cup final. And they deserve to be there: five of the top six run-getters, two out of top five wicket-takers, the fielder with the most catches and the wicketkeeper with the most dismissals will all be on show. The two teams have rallied around two of the best modern-day captains: MS Dhoni and Kumar Sangakkara.

Sangakkara is a fiercely ambitious man. Arjuna Ranatunga was almost the freedom fighter, infusing self-respect and clearing the colonial hangover, Mahela Jayawardene was the astute captain who brought so much tactical nous and cricketing intelligence, and Sangakkara is trying to add ruthlessness. Ranatunga pushed the boys to become men, Jayawardene made the men self-aware, and Sangakkara is trying to turn them ruthless. The evolutionary journey has produced a World Cup triumph, a runners-up finish and now, a chance to win it for the second time.

Sangakkara's dream, however, has been hit a nightmarish blow with the injury to Angelo Mathews. Even Muttiah Muralitharan won't be 100% fit. Mathews' absence severely affects the balance of the team and adds huge pressure on an already brittle lower-middle order, where Chamara Silva and Thilan Samaraweera haven't exactly set the tournament alight. Silva, who dazzled in the 2007 edition, has proved combustible in this tournament. Samaraweera is there to manage a collapse, and he did that really well in the curtailed game against Australia. Neither has Mathews' talent to turn a 225 score into 275.

To state the obvious, Sri Lanka will now heavily depend on Tillakaratane Dilshan, the captain and Mahela Jayawardene if they are to put up or chase down a daunting target. They will now have to bat with the knowledge that the lower middle order might not withstand a top-order collapse. Dilshan, though, is in great form, Sangakkara has looked as gritty as ever and while Jayawardene is yet to really flow, he can be always be counted on to come good in pressure games. And Sri Lanka have a varied bowling attack to defend even relatively unsafe totals and the ability to restrict the opposition from piling up too much.

MS Dhoni is a quietly ambitious man. Sourav Ganguly was passionate, Rahul Dravid was process driven, Anil Kumble led from the front with his grit, while Dhoni has been an intuitive captain. He is level-headed, and shrewd enough to marry passion and process. He has soaked up the pressure of being India's captain, is smart enough to know the value of his own brand, and keeps his star-heavy team rolling smoothly with the aid of Gary Kirsten. India's previous two victories, against Australia and Pakistan, have ironed out many of the flaws seen earlier in the tournament. However, those two wins also raise the question of India being emotionally drained. Do they have fuel left in them to raise their game one final time?

The batsmen, who had perhaps tried too hard to compensate for the relatively weak bowling attack by trying to do too much in the end overs and collapsed in the batting Powerplay, seem more aware of identifying a viable target. Someone or other has taken charge during tricky chases. Yuvraj Singh showed tenacity in the chase against Australia, and Suresh Raina maturity in his shot selection against Pakistan.

The poor performance in the early part of the tournament seems to have freed up the bowlers. Expectations are lower and the pressure is off in some ways, allowing them to show better discipline and skill. Munaf Patel has greater control over his legcutters and Harbhajan Singh has slowed up the pace to give himself a better chance to take wickets.

In the last two years, Sri Lanka and India have won eight games apiece against each other. In the last year, the record stands 4-3 in Sri Lanka's favour. In their last five encounters in India, though, the record stands 3-1, with one no result, in the home side's favour. However, these two teams have played each other so often - tomorrow's final will be the 30th time since July 2008- that they should know everything there is to know about each other.

Form guide
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Sachin Tendulkar has the records, the mountain of runs and memorable Man-of-the-Match performances but there are a few things that have eluded him: a Test innings like Brian Lara's 153, a Ponting-esque record in World Cup finals and, indeed, a winner's medal. He has openly talked about his thirst for that World Cup triumph and has played his part in India's journey to Mumbai by being their top scorer. Will he achieve his dream tomorrow?

Muttiah Muralitharan has written some great scripts for himself: a memorable last Test match where he took the last wicket to get to the magical 800, a fabulous performance almost on one leg in his last ODI at home and now, with one World Cup winner's medal in the bag, he has the chance to end with another. He will fancy his chances against the Indian middle-order; he is likely to go around the stumps and aim for lbws with his off breaks and edges with his doosras. Can he script yet another great farewell?

Virender Sehwag's knock against Pakistan, defying the nerves of a World Cup semi-final, was vital in ensuring India could soak up the middle-over wobbles and reach a competitive score. If there is one man who can put up a nerveless display again in the final, it's him. It will be interesting to see how he plays the Sri Lankan spinners. Will he continue to, as he has done during this tournament and perished a few times, try hitting the spinners almost solely through the off side?

Mahela Jayawardene hasn't scored much after that 100 against Canada but all along, and even ahead of the tournament, he has been talking about his itch to perform in the big games. He has the skills to tame the Indian attack and the elegance to do it in style. It was a hundred in the semi-final of the 2007 World Cup against New Zealand that proved a major turning point in his career. "That hundred gave me confidence that I can do it at this big stage," Jayawardene said. "Ever since that moment I have probably lifted my game quite a bit and turned into a big-match player." Will he turn up for Sri Lanka tomorrow?

Team news

Ashish Nehra has been ruled out of the final and the Indian camp hasn't made it clear whether R Ashwin or Sreesanth will play. This is what Dhoni said when asked a direct question: "That is a tricky one. If you see the Mumbai track there is a bit of pace and bounce for the seamers initially. Also if there is reverse swing going the third seamer can have an impact on the game. At the same time if the three seamers are bowling well I can easily manoeuvre the bowling. But with four spinners and two fast bowlers there is not much room to manoeuvre too much."

And just when you think that's a clear hint Sreesanth will play, Dhoni adds, "If one of the fast bowlers has an off day it gets difficult. Still, not to forget, in whatever opportunities Ashwin got so far he has done really well. We have confidence in him. But we have not yet thought our bowling combination yet."

India (probable): 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Sachin Tendulkar, 3 Gautam Gambhir, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Yuvraj Singh, 6 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 7 Suresh Raina, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Zaheer Khan, 10 Sreesanth/Ashwin, 11 Munaf Patel.

Sri Lanka have drafted Suraj Randiv into the squad but in Mathews' absence they will most likely turn to Thisara Perera, who almost doubles his career average of 19, and has a strike rate of 146.98, when he plays against India. It remains to be seen whether they will take the brave decision to play Randiv ahead of Rangana Herath. Randiv has played 13 games against India, with 12 wickets at an economy rate of 4.57, while Herath has played just one game against India. Herath has been playing regularly in this tournament, though, while Randiv has been drafted in from the cold.

Sri Lanka (probable) 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 2 Upul Tharanga, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (capt & wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Chamara Silva, 6 Thilan Samaraweera, 7 Thisara Perera, 8 Lasith Malinga, 9 Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Muttiah Muralitharan, 11 Suraj Randiv/Rangana Herath.

Try picking the XIs for tomorrow's game by playing Team Selector.

Pitch and conditions

The hot summer has transformed the nature of the pitch from the one on which Sri Lanka beat New Zealand. It's a dry surface and the curator Sudhir Naik was quoted in Times of India as saying that 260-270 will be an excellent score batting first.

There have been only ten day-night games at this venue and Sri Lanka achieved the highest successful chase, overhauling India's 225 in 1997. The highest score by a team batting second under lights is 250. The chasing team has won four out of ten games under lights though.

Stats and trivia

# Dhoni's career ODI average is 48.04 but it falls to 22.37, with a highest score of 34, in 11 World-Cup games.

# The Sri Lankan openers average 97.90 at a strike-rate of 90.10, while the Indian openers average 53.90 at a strike-rate of 102.06.

# India have a better DRS record than Sri Lanka. India have made 14 appeals out of which three have been successful. Sri Lanka have had only one successful appeal in 10 attempts.

# Yuvraj Singh is the third Indian, after Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, with five fifties in a single World Cup.

For more stats, click here.

Quotes

"I am a bit concerned about Sri Lanka's middle order. Mahela Jayawardene has failed to fire and the middle order is struggling a fair deal."
Arjuna Ranatunga, former world-cup winning captain, sweats over potential pitfalls

"You want to end the tournament on a good note. It's a big game for all of us. Irrespective of what the result is I am proud of the team I have."
MS Dhoni on the eve of the final


Walking in to the freshly rebuilt Wankhede Stadium the day before the World Cup final, the most arresting visuals are the huge hoardings featuring Indian cricketers in body paint and primal scream. There's MS Dhoni looking slightly out of character; there are Harbhajan Singh and Virat Kohli in an extension of their on-field persona; and there is Virender Sehwag looking brooding and intense.
The two best teams in the tournament, and by no coincidence led by the two finest captains, will contest the final. Nothing can be better for what has been an outstanding event. The World Cup has given new life to the 50-over game and it has been hosted with great passion in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and in India. Now it has a dream final.

India will start favourites because they seem the more rounded of the two sides. They have players for most occasions and have batting match-winners of extraordinary pedigree. More important, as the tournament draws to a close, they seem to have a better idea of the combination they must believe will bring the World Cup home.

Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar are the best opening pair of the tournament, though by sheer weight of runs Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan will contest that. After the 175 against Bangladesh, Sehwag has been playing cameos, a bit like a brilliant actor working two shifts and leaving quickly after having delivered his lines impeccably. But even if he only does that, he makes it much easier for the batsmen to follow; especially, he takes the load off Tendulkar, who, apart from a quixotic phase in the semi-final, is batting as well as he ever has. The one thing he doesn't have in his gallery, a winner's medal, is a step away and I will be very interested in seeing how he keeps ambition at arm's length in the final.

India have resolved what is becoming a key position in this World Cup: Suresh Raina has batted with much confidence against Australia and Pakistan. Truly he has won back his spot and it has been wonderful to see him field, an area India are rather thinly endowed in. And Dhoni's extraordinary handling of Yuvraj Singh means he has the option of playing an extra seamer as he did against Pakistan. By working on his bowling Yuvraj has given himself the time to rediscover his batting form, paradoxical as that might seem.

India will come to Mumbai with their confidence soaring after back-to-back wins against opponents against whom they have had their most bruising encounters. And I have no doubt that Dhoni will not allow a win against Pakistan to be rated higher than any other. It cannot be so. It was a semi-final, not a final.

Indeed, Dhoni's leadership has been outstanding. He has backed his hunches and taken calls that might have seemed bizarre at the time, but always he has stayed calm and in control. It is a wonderful quality for a leader to possess. Having taken India to a World Twenty20 title, to the No. 1 spot in Test cricket, he now has the opportunity of winning a World Cup.

Arrayed in front of him are Kumara Sangakkara's mild, humble men, who become mighty competitors on a cricket ground. They have the most wonderfully innovative bowlers, men with unique styles and actions and who come at you from different angles. The top four batsmen are in brilliant form, and like India they are led by a man with extraordinary poise and assurance. Unlike India, though, they haven't quite ticked all their boxes yet.

Dilshan, Tharanga and Sangakkara have batted with great assurance, but after them, Mahela Jayawardene, another big-match player, hasn't had enough time in the middle, and Nos. 5, 6 and 7 appear a bit fragile. I believe Angelo Mathews should be the highest of those numbers, but he seemed to be in some pain in the quarter-final. If he is handicapped, and cannot bowl, for example, the Sri Lankans will lose the one outstanding feature they possess: the balance to the side. Mathews must bowl, otherwise the bowlers will start r at home fetched another and led to a comfortable win in the World Cup semi-final. Injury or not, who'd bet against him bowing on one leg and walking off the field with a handsome smile?

Fans in the subcontinent can sometimes be accused of missing the bigger picture by obsessing with individuals and certainly no one man can win the World Cup by himself. But that Tendulkar and Murali lend this World Cup final a certain poignancy and romance is unquestionable. Neither deserves disappointment but that's the cruelty of sport: for one dream realised tomorrow, there will be one broken. Murali has already been part of a World Cup-winning team but, if India lose tomorrow, Tendulkar will never know the feeling.

Neither deserves disappointment but that's the cruelty of sport: for one dream realised tomorrow, there will be one broken. Murali has already been part of a World Cup-winning team but, if India lose tomorrow, Tendulkar will never know the feeling.

       

Their craft and ways are different, but there are remarkable similarities between Tendulkar and Murali. Their careers have almost run concurrently and they have built records that are unlikely to be ever broken. Neither has allowed fame to corrupt them or divert them from their path. Both have made their nations proud not merely by their achievements on the field, but also with the dignity and grace they have conducted themselves off it. The controversies that Murali's action generated were not of his making; if anything, the way he has dealt with them has merely enhanced his reputation. And if Tendulkar can be accused of anything it is of being too reticent.

They have even had similar rivals. When they dazzled, Brian Lara and Shane Warne were more magical and compelling, but Tendulkar and Murali have endured because their devotion to the game was purer and they allowed nothing to distract them. And over the years they have become strong symbols of national identity in a way Lara and Warne could never have become.

And from their team-mates they have not merely earned respect but genuine affection. Murali has always been the soul of the Sri Lankan dressing room. Both Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara spoke endearingly about what a "nuisance" Murali is with his constant chattering about cricket. "He perhaps thinks he knows more about batting than Sachin," Jayawardene said. Murali, already a star, was the first team-mate to take him out for a meal when Jayawardene was a nobody, and he was neither the first nor the last one to receive his kindness. "Murali is always there for you," Jayawardene said.

occupd the last three haven't been - it will not take away from what has been a really good World Cup.

One cricketer is significant by his absence. Sachin Tendulkar doesn't endorse this cola brand anymore.

But just as well. For all of India, the World Cup has built itself up for the perfect finale, the dream finish: The Indian team winning it as the perfect gift for its greatest ever cricketer. It would complete the Sachin Tendulkar story. Throw in the hundredth hundred and the whole nation could die in peace. But Tendulkar isn't the only legend due a fairytale. There is another team in the match and what a farewell would it be for Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka's greatest cricketer.

And if precedent is anything to go by, the force is with Murali. The final ball of his Test career yielded a wicket, his 800th. The final ball of his international caree
Tendulkar has never been as effusive by nature but, from all accounts, young players are drawn to him. Unlike some of his predecessors whose presence was intimidating, Tendulkar has been a calming influence in the dressing room, leading not merely by example but by doing little things to put at ease younger players who might have otherwise been star-struck by him.

If there is anything lacking between them, it's the absence of the kind of rivalry forged between either Tendullkar and Warne, and Murali and Lara. Leave aside a grand series, or full innings or a spell, it's hard to remember a moment of magic involving them. And remarkably, even though India and Sri Lanka have played each other incessantly in the last few years, our ball-by-ball records show only 91 balls in ODIs and 366 balls in Tests between Tendulkar and Murali.

ying positions from No. 7, and that would be dangerous. It must be a worry, too, that neither Thilan Samaraweera nor Chamara Silva has looked in good form. Sri Lanka look vulnerable if someone can penetrate their excellent top order early.

Hopefully Muttiah Muralitharan will be ready for the big day. He has had an extraordinary sense of drama to his life, picking up wickets with the last balls he bowled in Tests and in one-dayers in his country. Winning a World Cup and retiring would be a dream come true. In the home dressing room, too, they will be aware that the best present they can give Tendulkar is a World Cup medal. There will be some emotion in both camps.

Hopefully it will be a match worthy of a final, but even if it isn't - an

The World Cup can have only one winner tomorrow. Neither Tendulkar nor Murali would mind personal failure in their final World Cup match if their team ends up on the winner's podium. For cricket's sake, though, let's pray that these two titans rouse each other to a battle worthy of them.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

India vs Pakistan second semifinal live streaming online broadcast March 30, 2011

India vs Pakistan second semifinal live streaming online broadcast March 30, 2011
Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT)
Match begins in: 14:20
     * ODI no. 3147 | 2010/11 season
    * Played at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
    * 30 March 2011 - day/night
    India squad
MS Dhoni*†, V Sehwag, R Ashwin, PP Chawla, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, V Kohli, A Nehra, MM Patel, YK Pathan, SK Raina, S Sreesanth, SR Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh
    Pakistan squad
Shahid Afridi*, Misbah-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Ahmed Shehzad, Asad Shafiq, Junaid Khan, Kamran Akmal†, Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Akmal†, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan

Should a fast bowler be replaced by a particular spinner for a match on a slow and low track? Or should the XI feature an extra batsman on a flat pitch?

واچ آئی سی سی کرکٹ ورلڈ کپ کے لائیو موہالی بھارت سے سٹریمنگ Durdarshan پر پاکستان بمقابلہ

پاکستان اور بھارت  کے درمیان  دنیا کے  بدھ کے روز  کپ سیمی فائنل میچ میں ایک خاص ایک ہونے جا رہا ہے. دونوں ٹیموں نے 2008 میں ممبئی حملے کے بعد ایک دوسرے کی زمین میں اپنا کردار ادا  نہیں کیا ہے. اس کو ختم کرنے، پاکستان موہالی میں بھارت کے خلاف کھیلے گی. تم نے اس میچ میں گھر سے زندہ کو آسانی سے دیکھ سکتے ہیں. اس awsome میچ کے ڈاؤن لوڈ ، اتارنا سٹریمنگ کے لنک میں ہے. اور آن لائن کرکٹ ورلڈ کپ سے محرومی کا لطف رجسٹر.

بھارت فیورٹ کے طور پر ٹورنامنٹ شروع کر دیا. ان کی بلے بازی کی ان کی طاقت ہے. دوسری طرف، پاکستان شروع میں underdogs پر غور کیا گیا. جس طرح انہوں نے ان کو شکست دے کر آسٹریلیا کو ان کے ثابت کر ایک مضبوط ٹیم ہونا ہے گروپ کے اوپر بادل ہوں ہے. بولنگ ان کی طاقت ہو گیا ہے.

تاہم بھارت کے گھر فائدہ ہو گا، میں اس کے 50-50 ہونے جا رہا ہوتا ہے. چلو امید ہے کہ اس کا ایک دلچسپ میچ ہو جائے گا اور ہم مستقبل میں مزید پاکستان اور بھارت کے جھڑپوں میں دیکھ سکتے ہیں.

سی ڈبلیو سی میں 2011 ء کے سیمی فائنل لائیو -- واچ بھارت پاکستان بمقابلہ.


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Watch India v Pakistan, 2nd semi-final, World Cup 2011, Mohali

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The Big Picture

Beyond the hype this contest can perhaps be best viewed through the prism of the two captains. Shahid Afridi is the passionate, exhibitionist leader who doesn't mind showing his emotions on the field. He will shout, cajole, plead, laugh, roar and feel every pulsating moment of the contest. It's exactly what this Pakistan team needs after all those controversies, someone who can remind them of the school-boyish joy that this game can provide.

MS Dhoni is the uber-cool captain and, while he can be vocal while dealing with the press, he is almost invisible on the field. Silent nods of appreciation, a quiet word in the ear, calm instructions, a shrug of the shoulder is all you will get from him. And again, it's what this star-heavy team needs. Someone who can be calm and remind them of the basics of the game.

Pakistan - who told their players they could be here in the semi-finals? - almost renews itself with each crisis. That's how it has been always: Controversies. Paralysis. Rebirth. Success. And more controversies. This was a big tournament for the survival of Misbah-ul-Haq, in the middle of a great comeback. In a sense, the spot-fixing saga and its sordid aftermath was actually a blessing in disguise since it paved the way for his return. For Younis Khan, too, survival instinct, as a batsman facing a dip in form before the tournament, would have helped in dealing with that crisis. Playing his last tournament, Shoaib Akhtar knew this was the time to let his game do the talking. And for that man Afridi, mentally almost perennially young, this was the best chance to dazzle on the biggest stage. He has taken that chance and led the team with great passion. Kamran Akmal lives and breathes in amnesia. Bad memories don't haunt him - who else could have recovered so well after that nightmarish effort against New Zealand?

And yet nothing much has changed with the way they play cricket on the field. It's still the bowlers who win the games for them. For all that is mercurial about them, Pakistan have lost just one game in this tournament.

India have occasionally limped, at times choked, sometimes dazzled, before beating Australia to reach to the semi-finals. The progress card has the bowlers in the red, the batsmen guilty of not finishing the job, and the fielding has always been almost beyond redemption. Their mode of progress should actually have freed them up in some ways. The batsmen must have realised that they can't try too hard to cover up for their bowlers' weakness, by trying to pile on too much, with the batting Powerplay pulling the rug from under their feet a few times. The bowlers showed they are learning from the serial hiding by putting up a pretty disciplined effort against Australia. In some ways, the pressure must be off them, as not many would be surprised if they leak 300 runs.

It's the batting India depend on. Is there any chink in it barring those Powerplay debacles? Gautam Gambhir hasn't been at his personal best - were he playing at his optimum, he would have rendered Virat Kohli superfluous at No. 4. Yet Gambhir's slightly iffy form has made Kohli vital in that middle order. Prior to the tournament, it was felt that Kohli would be a misfit in the lower order, where Suresh Raina and Yusuf Pathan would be more dangerous, and that he might be wasted even further up. But Gambhir hasn't been at his fluent best and India have turned to Kohli to take them through the middle overs. Gambhir has always raised his game against Pakistan and his form will be crucial on Wednesday as it would then give the middle order the licence to attack.

Form guide
(completed matches, most recent first)

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Watch out for...

Virender Sehwag In the past few games Sehwag has - curiously, for a batsman so wonderfully innovative as him - tried to hit every spinner through the off side. He would back away and try to drive, slice or cut and has fallen a few times in the process. Pakistan might well have a spinner bowling at him early and it will be fascinating to see whether Sehwag will retain that off-side bias or be more inclusive, and open, in his approach.

Umar Gul's yorkers: After Lasith Malinga, Gul has probably the best control over the yorker in world cricket today. There have of course been days when the radar has been awry but more often than not he has got them right. The Indian lower middle order will be fully tested by the yorkers, slower ones and the bouncers that he loves to bowl.

Sachin Tendulkar v Abdul Razzaq: Bowlers like Hansie Cronje and Razzaq, more than the Umar Guls and the Shoaib Akhtars, have been reasonably successful against Tendulkar. Cronje used to tease Tendulkar with deliveries shaping away from a length outside off while Razzaq specialises in the opposite: he slides the ball back in, looking for that lbw. He hasn't always had success, but it will be a mini-battle worth watching. Will Tendulkar opt for all-out attack or will he bat with relative care against Razzaq?

Zaheer Khan v Kamran Akmal: Kamran loves to square drive and Zaheer has been able to bend the ball back in to the right-hand batsmen this tournament with the new ball. This contest should be fun.

Umar Akmal v spin: India will rely a lot on the slow bowlers during the middle overs, and Umar is the middle-order batsman who loves to attack spin. He has laid into the likes of Daniel Vettori on the tour of New Zealand and is always itching to cut and slog-sweep.

Team news

The signs are that Ashish Nehra is likely to replace Munaf Patel. Even Yusuf Pathan has been sweating it out in the nets raising speculations that he might push R Ashwin hard for a spot in the team. Ashwin has been really good in the games he has played and has added some teeth to the attack while the nature of the patta track has made India think about bringing in Yusuf.

India (probable): 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Sachin Tendulkar, 3 Gautam Gambhir, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Yuvraj Singh, 6 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 7 Suresh Raina, 8 Yusuf Pathan / R Ashwin, 9 Harbhajan Singh, 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 Ashish Nehra

Pakistan are thinking of playing three seamers. The choice of the third seamer is between Shoaib and Wahab Riaz. Afridi said Shoaib wasn't 100% fit today but a decision will be taken on the evening preceding the match.

Pakistan (probable) 1 Kamran Akmal (wk), 2 Mohammad Hafeez, 3 Asad Shafiq, 4 Younis Khan, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq, 6 Umar Akmal, 7 Shahid Afridi (capt), 8 Abdul Razzaq, 9 Saeed Ajmal / Abdur Rehman, 10 Umar Gul, 11 Wahab Riaz / Shoaib Akhtar.

Try picking the XIs for tomorrow's game by playing Team Selector.

Pitch and conditions
It's a batting pitch but what's eating up everyone is the dew factor. Read here for a report on the pitch.

Heavy storms, lightning and rain lashed Chandigarh late on Tuesday evening, immediately adding a light shroud of doubt over the game. For the whole day there were no signs, not even a hint of rain playing a spoil-sport but around 9PM, there were rumbling sounds of thunder accompanied by high-speed winds. The velocity of the winds were so strong that the heavy iron barricades manning the team hotel were blown away.

The weather forecast for Wednesday suggests sunshine during the day with minimal chance of heavy rain. Punjab Cricket Association officials said that they had studied the forecasts for the period ending March 31 and there was "zero precipitation" expected. In simple terms, there were no strong rains expected on the day of the match.

Stats and trivia

# Afridi is the first bowler in World Cup history to take four wickets in a match on four different occasions in a tournament.

# MS Dhoni is the only wicket-keeper captain who has played in 100 ODIs.

# Zaheer Khan is the second Indian bowler after Javagal Srinath (44 wickets) to take more than 40 wickets in World Cups.

For more stats click here

Quotes

"I feel I have been batting really well. It is just that in some situation I could not bat flamboyantly. If you bat at 5, 6 or 7, and if the top order does really well, it does not give opportunity to lower-order batsmen. The last game was an ideal game where I could have got a bit more runs which were needed at that point of time. So form has been a worry it is just that sometimes there were not many opportunities and when there was an opportunity and there were times I was not able to score in a particular game".

MS Dhoni on his own batting form

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