Published on Saturday 12 June, 2010 at 3:30 am.
India vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20 Match, Harare Sports Club, Harare
India vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20 Match, Harare Sports Club, Harare, On Jun 12, 2010 from 11:00 GMT | 16:30 IST Onwards
After the humiliation they suffered in the ODI tri-series, India will look to make amends and take revenge against giant-slayers Zimbabwe in the first Twenty20 International here on Saturday. Here with a second-string team, India were dumped out of the just-concluded tri-series after suffering back-to-back defeats against the spirited Zimbabweans.
The host team, which lost the tri-series final to Sri Lanka, would be plotting another shocker for the Indians on Sunday.The break that followed their tri-series ouster has given Suresh Raina’s men enough time to chalk out their plans to avoid another stunner from Elton Chigumbura’s fighting side. The key to India’s success is batting and the line-up is desperately missing the heavyweights, who were rested from the series.
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Published on Thursday 10 June, 2010 at 4:23 am.
West Indies vs South Africa, 1st Test Match, Sabina Park, Kingston
West Indies vs South Africa, 1st Test Match, Sabina Park, Kingston, On Jun 10, 2010 from 15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST Onwards
South Africa have every reason to start their three-Test series with West Indies on Thursday at Queen’s Park Oval in a confident mood. The South Africans swept the preceding limited-overs matches, comprising two Twenty20 and five One-day Internationals.
Though the visitors would concede that Tests are far different, they enter the series with the confidence of returning to the winning habit, and the full knowledge that their opponents appear to be in disarray. But the Proteas’ vice-captain Jacques Kallis was still cautious about a West Indies side, which is quite unpredictable. “This is a very different form of the game, and in many ways this is a fresh start to the tour,” he said.
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Published on Wednesday 09 June, 2010 at 4:25 am.
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, Final ODI Match Harare Sports Club, Harare
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, Final ODI Match Harare Sports Club, Harare, On Jun 9, 2010 from 07:30 GMT | 13:00 IST Onwards
Giant-killer Zimbabwe will hope to cap their fairytale campaign with yet another stunning display while revenge will be high on Sri Lanka’s agenda in the final of the cricket tri-series on Wednesday. Even though both India and Sri Lanka sent second-string squads for the low-profile tournament, few expected Zimbabwe to emerge as the table-topper with 13 points in their kitty.
The minnows twice beat India and both were comprehensive victories. As if to prove it was no fluke, they thumped Sri Lanka in Monday’s dead rubber as well to finish their league campaign with three victories from four outings. Key to their fortune has been Brendan Taylor’s sensational form that has already earned the opener three Man of the Match awards.
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Published on Monday 07 June, 2010 at 4:50 am.
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 6th ODI Match Harare Sports Club, Harare
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 6th ODI Match Harare Sports Club, Harare, On Jun 6, 2010 from 07:30 GMT | 13:00 IST Onwards
Sri Lanka will play hosts Zimbabwe at Harare in the last league game of the Zimbabwe tri-series. As both these teams are already in the final therefore this game between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe is an inconsequential game, or a dress rehearsal for the final, that will be contested between the same two sides, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The result of the match is only of academic interest though a win for any of the side would come as a psychological boost ahead of the final.
After the rather inconsistent show early on, the Lankan line-up finally struck form on Saturday and Dinesh Chandimal struck a fluent hundred to make his presence felt. The skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan and Chamara Kapugedera are also now in good knick.
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Published on Saturday 05 June, 2010 at 3:30 am.
India vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI Match, Harare Sports Club, Harare
India vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI Match, Harare Sports Club, Harare, On Jun 5, 2010 from 07:30 GMT | 13:00 IST Onwards
With their chances of making the final hanging by a thread, a beleaguered India will have to win and win it big when they take on Sri Lanka in a do-or-die match in the cricket tri-series here on Saturday.
Smarting from the ignominy of being beaten twice by Zimbabwe in the tournamenttheir first back-to-back defeats against the traditional minnows Suresh Raina and his teammates have their back against the wall with the prospect of an early exit looming large.
Given the scenario, India, who currently have just four points from just one win, have to beat the Lankans on Saturday with a bonus point and hope that the outcome of Monday’s Zimbabwe-Sri Lanka match also goes their way. win and a bonus point will take India’s tally to nine points, level with Zimbabwe. Raina and his men would then hope that Zimbabwe spring another surprise and upstage the Lankans, who have five points, in the final league encounter.
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Published on Friday 04 June, 2010 at 5:30 am.
England vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test Match, Old Trafford, Manchester
England vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test Match, Old Trafford, Manchester, On Jun 4, 2010 from 10:00 GMT | 15:30 IST Onwards
England face a trial by spin in Friday’s second test at Old Trafford after Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons said he felt a couple of their batsmen including Kevin Pietersen were vulnerable. Pietersen, England’s best batsman, has been dismissed 16 times by left-arm spinners in just over two years.
He will need to be braced for an extra challenge afer Siddons told a news conference on Thursday that left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak could replace a pace bowler.The Old Trafford pitch favours the slower bowlers and left-arm spinner Monty Panesar bowled England to victory against New Zealand in the last test on the ground two years ago.
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Published on Thursday 03 June, 2010 at 10:58 am.
West Indies vs South Africa, 5th ODI Match, Port of Spain, Trinidad
West Indies vs South Africa, 5th ODI Match, Port of Spain, Trinidad, On Jun 3, 2010 from 13:00 GMT | 18:30 IST Onwards
South Africa enter the fifth and final one-day international against West Indies on Thursday at Queen’s Park Oval, with a victory and a third straight clean sweep on Caribbean soil clearly in mind. The South Africans lead the series 4-0, following a 66-run victory, under the Duckworth-Lewis Method, in the first ODI two Saturdays ago at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua, where they also won the second ODI by 17 runs last Monday.
The Proteas then won the third ODI by 67 runs last Friday at Windsor Park in Dominica, where they also completed a seven-wicket victory last Sunday.Five years ago, South Africa swept a five-match rubber in the Caribbean, and when they hosted West Indies two years ago, they again nailed their opponents.
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Published on Thursday 03 June, 2010 at 5:18 am.
India vs Zimbabwe, 4th ODI Match, Harare Sports Club, Harare
India vs Zimbabwe, 4th ODI Match, Harare Sports Club, Harare, On Jun 3, 2010 from 07:30 GMT | 13:00 IST Onwards
Back in their elements after the opening match debacle, a confident India will have a score to settle when they take on hosts Zimbabwe for the second time in the ongoing cricket tri-series here on Thursday.
Zimbabwe had spoiled Suresh Raina’s captaincy debut when they inflicted a stunning six-wicket defeat on India in the tournament opener in Bulawayo but the visitors were quick to recover as they thumped Sri Lanka in their second outing to bounce back.
At the halfway stage, all three teams have one win and a defeat against their names and India will go all out for a win tomorrow at the Harare Sports Club to put one foot in the June 9 final of the tournament. For India, their batting has been the biggest strength so far as they posted 285 in the first match and chased down 242 with consummate ease in the second tie with 6.3 overs to spare.
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Published on Tuesday 01 June, 2010 at 3:30 am.
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI Match Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI Match Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, On Jun 1, 2010 from 07:30 GMT | 13:00 IST Onwards
Flying high after the upset win over India, minnows Zimbabwe will look to spring another surprise when they take on Sri Lanka in the third ODI of the cricket tri-series here on Tuesday.
Both the sides have played a match each — against India — and have contrasting results to show going into Tuesday’s game. While Zimbabwe stunned India with a six-wicket triumph, the Lankans suffered a seven-wicket loss on Sunday.
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Published on Sunday 30 May, 2010 at 2:24 pm.
West Indies vs South Africa, 4th ODI Match, Windsor Park, Roseau
West Indies vs South Africa, 4th ODI Match, Windsor Park, Roseau, On May 30, 2010 from 13:00 GMT | 18:30 IST Onwards
The fourth ODI between West Indies and South Africa will be played at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica. South Africa leads the series 3-0 and already win the series. West Indies, on the other hand, need to get going with a win under their belt, after having lost two successive T20is and now, the three ODIs.
West Indies managed to shoot themselves in the foot by electing to field first in the first ODI. It was evident that their bowling struggled in the first innings, and this was followed by the second ODI in which the side lost the toss and were again, grinded to the ground as South Africa got to 300.
The West Indian side will need to now, come what may, bat first if they win the toss and this is despite the fact that the game is a day game at Dominica. West Indies will also need to ensure that once they win the toss and elect to bat first in this game, they end up batting as well as they did in the second ODI. Of course, they were assisted by a whirlwind of an innings by Darren Sammy, but what is now required by the hosts is for the top-order to get going.
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