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Ranji Trophy Super league 2009 / 10 - Fixtures and Schedules Posted: 30 Nov 2009 03:08 AM PST Ranji Trophy is India's first-class domestic season played between different cities and states. The super league features 15 teams with 8 in one group and 7 in the other. The two teams in the bottom of the super league are relegated to Ranji Trophy Plate league. The matches are four-day first-class matches with 4 innings. Date and Time Match, Venue Tue Nov 3 - Fri Nov 6 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Gujarat v Orissa Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Tue Nov 3 - Fri Nov 6 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Hyderabad (India) v Himachal Pradesh Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad Tue Nov 3 - Fri Nov 6 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Punjab v Mumbai Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Tue Nov 3 - Fri Nov 6 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Railways v Tamil Nadu Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi Tue Nov 3 - Fri Nov 6 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Baroda v Delhi Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara Tue Nov 3 - Fri Nov 6 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Maharashtra v Bengal Poona Club Ground Tue Nov 3 - Fri Nov 6 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Uttar Pradesh v Karnataka Bhamashah Stadium, Meerut Tue Nov 10 - Fri Nov 13 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Gujarat v Tamil Nadu Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Tue Nov 10 - Fri Nov 13 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Mumbai v Orissa Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Tue Nov 10 - Fri Nov 13 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Punjab v Hyderabad (India) Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Tue Nov 10 - Fri Nov 13 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Railways v Himachal Pradesh Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi Tue Nov 10 - Fri Nov 13 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Bengal v Baroda Eden Gardens, Kolkata Tue Nov 10 - Fri Nov 13 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Delhi v Karnataka Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi Tue Nov 10 - Fri Nov 13 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Saurashtra v Uttar Pradesh Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot Tue Nov 17 - Fri Nov 20 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Hyderabad (India) v Gujarat Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad Tue Nov 17 - Fri Nov 20 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Mumbai v Himachal Pradesh Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai Tue Nov 17 - Fri Nov 20 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Orissa v Railways East Coast Railway Sports Association, Bhubaneswar Tue Nov 17 - Fri Nov 20 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Punjab v Tamil Nadu Gandhi Sports Complex Ground, Amritsar Tue Nov 17 - Fri Nov 20 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Karnataka v Bengal Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysore Tue Nov 17 - Fri Nov 20 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Saurashtra v Maharashtra Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot Tue Nov 17 - Fri Nov 20 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Uttar Pradesh v Baroda Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium, Ghaziabad Tue Nov 24 - Fri Nov 27 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT 09:00 IST Group B - Bengal v Saurashtra Eden Gardens, Kolkata Tue Nov 24 - Fri Nov 27 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Himachal Pradesh v Tamil Nadu Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala Tue Nov 24 - Fri Nov 27 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Hyderabad (India) v Orissa Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad Tue Nov 24 - Fri Nov 27 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Punjab v Gujarat Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Tue Nov 24 - Fri Nov 27 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Railways v Mumbai Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi Tue Nov 24 - Fri Nov 27 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Maharashtra v Karnataka Poona Club Ground Tue Nov 24 - Fri Nov 27 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Uttar Pradesh v Delhi Dr Akhilesh Das Stadium, Lucknow Tue Dec 1 - Fri Dec 4 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Gujarat v Railways Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Valsad Tue Dec 1 - Fri Dec 4 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Hyderabad (India) v Mumbai Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad Tue Dec 1 - Fri Dec 4 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Orissa v Tamil Nadu Veer Surendra Sai Stadium, Sambalpur Tue Dec 1 - Fri Dec 4 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Punjab v Himachal Pradesh Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Tue Dec 1 - Fri Dec 4 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Baroda v Karnataka Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara Tue Dec 1 - Fri Dec 4 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Maharashtra v Uttar Pradesh Poona Club Ground Tue Dec 1 - Fri Dec 4 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Delhi v Saurashtra Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi Tue Dec 8 - Fri Dec 11 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Gujarat v Himachal Pradesh Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat Tue Dec 8 - Fri Dec 11 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Hyderabad (India) v Railways Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad Tue Dec 8 - Fri Dec 11 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Mumbai v Tamil Nadu Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Tue Dec 8 - Fri Dec 11 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Baroda v Saurashtra Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara Tue Dec 8 - Fri Dec 11 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Delhi v Maharashtra Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Tue Dec 8 - Fri Dec 11 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Uttar Pradesh v Bengal Green Park, Kanpur Tue Dec 8 - Fri Dec 11 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Punjab v Orissa Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Tue Dec 15 - Fri Dec 18 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Himachal Pradesh v Orissa Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala Tue Dec 15 - Fri Dec 18 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Hyderabad (India) v Tamil Nadu Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad Tue Dec 15 - Fri Dec 18 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Mumbai v Gujarat Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Tue Dec 15 - Fri Dec 18 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group A - Railways v Punjab Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi Tue Dec 15 - Fri Dec 18 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Bengal v Delhi Eden Gardens, Kolkata Tue Dec 15 - Fri Dec 18 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Maharashtra v Baroda Poona Club Ground Tue Dec 15 - Fri Dec 18 09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Group B - Saurashtra v Karnataka Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot Thu Dec 24 - Sun Dec 27 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST 1st Quarter-Final - TBC v TBC (TBA) Venue TBC Thu Dec 24 - Sun Dec 27 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST 2nd Quarter-Final - TBC v TBC (TBA) Venue TBC Thu Dec 24 - Sun Dec 27 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST 3rd Quarter-Final - TBC v TBC (TBA) Venue TBC Thu Dec 24 - Sun Dec 27 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST 4th Quarter-Final - TBC v TBC (TBA) Venue TBC Sun Jan 3 - Wed Jan 6 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST 1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC (TBA) Venue TBC Sun Jan 3 - Wed Jan 6 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST 2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC (TBA) Venue TBC Mon Jan 11 - Fri Jan 15 04:00 GMT 09:30 IST Final - TBC v TBC (TBA) Venue TBC

Ceat cricket awards 2009 Posted: 29 Nov 2009 08:44 PM PST Gautam Gambhir has been given the award for Cricketer of the year as well as test batsman of the year in Ceat cricket awards 2008 /09. The awards was dominated by Indian players in which Virender Sehwag got ODI batsman of the year and EAS Prasanna was awarded lifetime Achievement award. Australian team was awarded the team of the year. The Award winners are: International Cricketer of the Year : Gautam Gambhir (India) Test Batsman of the Year - Gautam Gambhir (India) ODI Batsman of the Year - Virender Sehwag (India) Test Bowler of the year - Mitchell Johnson (Australia) ODI Bowler of the year - Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) Spirit of Cricket Award - Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka) 300 Wickets Felicitation Award - Harbhajan Singh (India) Lifetime Achievement Award - EAS Prasanna (India)

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India moves to no.1 in test ranking after Kanpur test win Posted: 27 Nov 2009 01:18 AM PST India has moved to no.1 in ICC test rankings along with South Africa sharing equal points. After the win against Sri Lanka in Kanpur test, India which was at no.3 behind Sri Lanka has jumped to no.1. India will be in no.1 position till December 30 if it doesn't lose the 3rd test. Here are the possibilities which can happen: 1) If India wins the third test, India will be at no.1, South Africa in no.2, Australia at 3 and Sri Lanka at the 4th spot. South Africa must win the first two tests against England to displace India from 1st position. 2) If third test is draw, India will share the no.1 position with South Africa. If South Africa win the 1st test against England in December 20, India will be pushed to no.2. Otherwise they will be on the same place. 3) If India loses the third test, India also loses the 1st place in ICC test ranking. The next test against Sri Lanka is at Mumbai.

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Follow on in cricket | Laws of cricket Posted: 26 Nov 2009 04:24 AM PST Follow-on is a rule in cricket matches having more than 2 innings. In international cricket its applicable to test cricket. Follow on is given to team playing in 2nd innings if it is short by a high margin(200 runs in test cricket) compared to runs made by team in 1st inning. This forces the team batting in 2nd inning to bat again in the 3rd inning as well. Here is how the rules is goes on: 1) Team A bats in the first inning and makes huge score (say 550) 2) Team B bats in 2nd inning and scores 200 or more runs less than team A. (Say it makes 300 i.e 250 less than A) 3) Now, the captain of team A may ask for the team B captain to bat again. 4)If team B comes to bat in 3rd inning the following may happen, i) It scores less than 250 runs (say 200). Then Team A wins by an inning and 50 runs. ii) It score more than 250 runs (say 400). Then Team A must come to bat again. Its target now is 150 runs. If it gets it, Team A is winner otherwise Team B wins. 5) If team A decides to bat again in 3rd inning, the match continues as regular match. Frequently asked questions: 1) When can a captain may or may not ask for Follow on: Ans: As said earlier, if they lead by more than 200 runs they can ask for follow on. Still they may not if margin is small. As its difficult to bat in 4th inning, he may come to bat again and make the margin bigger and ask for other team to bat in 4th inning. 2) Is the rules for runs margin always 200? Ans: In 5 day test cricket (which is official in International matches) 200 runs margin is the rule. But in domestic cricket where 4 day and 3 day matches takes place the rules for runs margin is smaller.

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TV Channels showing Australia vs West Indies 2009 / 10 -Live Posted: 25 Nov 2009 01:34 AM PST West Indies tours Australia for 3 tests, 5 ODI and 2 T20s. Though there is a two month gap between the test and ODI series, the broadcasting is expected to be done by same TV channels. The matches will be broadcasted in India in Star Cricket and in Australia via Channel 9. Here are TV channels broadcasting Aus vs WI 2009 / 2010 live: Australia: Channel 9 Caribbean countries : Caribbean Media corporation. Europe: Eurosport India : Star Cricket New Zealand: Sky Sport Pakistan : Geo Super USA : DirecTv UK : Sky Sports

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• Australia vs West Indies 2009 / 10 - Fixtures and Schedule
• TV Channels showing Pakistan vs New Zealand test series 2009 - Live
• Cricket games of 2009

Australia vs West Indies 2009 / 10 - Fixtures and Schedule Posted: 23 Nov 2009 03:28 AM PST The end of 2009 in cricket season with a lot of series being held. West Indies tours Australia for 3 tests, 5 ODI and 2 T20 matches. With the regular player back in the team, West Indies is a big competitor for Aussies. Watch out for this fully exciting series. Here are complete fixture and schedules of Aus Vs WI 2009/10: Date Match Details Time Venue GMT India Ground City Nov 26 Thu - Nov 30 Mon Australia v West Indies, 1st Test 00:01 05:31 Brisbane Cricket Ground Brisbane Dec 04 Fri - Dec 08 Tue Australia v West Indies, 2nd Test 23:30 05:00 Adelaide Adelaide Dec 16 Wed - Dec 20 Sun Australia v West Indies, 3rd Test 02:30 08:00 W.A.C.A. Perth Feb 07 - Sun Australia v West Indies, 1st ODI 03:15 08:45 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Feb 09 - Tue Australia v West Indies, 2nd ODI 03:15 08:45 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Feb 12 - Fri Australia v West Indies, 3rd ODI 03:15 08:45 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Feb 14 - Sun Australia v West Indies, 4th ODI 03:15 08:45 Brisbane Cricket Ground Brisbane Feb 19 - Fri Australia v West Indies, 5th ODI 03:15 08:45 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Feb 21 - Sun Australia v West Indies, 1st T20I 05:00 10:30 Bellerive Oval Hobart Feb 23 - Tue Australia v West Indies, 2nd T20I 08:35 14:05 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney

TV Channels showing Pakistan vs New Zealand test series 2009 - Live Posted: 22 Nov 2009 05:36 PM PST After ODI and T20 in Dubai, the Pakistanis and Kiwis will face each other in a 3-match test series in New Zealand. As the matches are in NZ Ten Sports has the broadcasting rights in India, Pakistan, Nepal and most other Asian countries. Here are other TV Channels broadcasting the series live : India: Ten Sports Pakistan : Ten Sports South Africa : Supersport New Zealand : Sky Sport Other TV channels are still unknown to me. It will be updated later. As its just a test series, it may not be broadcasting live everywhere.

Cricket games of 2009 Posted: 22 Nov 2009 07:05 AM PST Gaming in cricket has emerged in the year 2009 as new cricket games have been developed and the older ones have developed new versions with new features. Codemasters released Ashes 2009 during Ashes series with improved bowling. Cricket revolution released recently can provide better options for batting and bowling. Multi-player as well as Online cricket games has been developed in 2009. Ashes 2009: This game featured licensed teams and players from Ashes 2009. With T20, test and ODI as three modes, it has superb gameplay. Commentary from legends like Shane Warne and Ian Botham is another great feature in this game. Batting can be entertaining but like other cricket games, no one wants to bowl in this game. Practicing under nets with commentary is a great feature. Cricket Revolution : The game by Pakistani gaming company Mindstorm studios has certainly shown many possibilities for the development of cricket game. Playing the game online with other competitors is really exciting feature. Batting has been developed offering about 38 shots for a batsman. AI is quite impressive. It has tried to revolutionize bowling with addition of special deliveries but still bowling is not much exciting. No commentary in the game as well as no option for skipping overs is negative point for the game. International cricket captain 2009 (ICC 2009) : With licensed players, teams and a collection of real cricket statistics makes this cricket management game exciting. It is a cricket game where you are the captain who selects the squads, trains the team, make batting or bowling changes, chooses to bat aggressive, normal or defensive, changes the field position and does every work which a real captain, coach, physio and selector do. If you love watching cricket, you will certainly love this game. Cricket coach 2009 : A cricket management game similar to ICC 2009 somewhat supressed the dominance of Cricket captain in management games. It included licensed players from domestic teams and is regarded as many users as more realistic. Unlike ICC 2009, it didn't feature 3D highlights. Howzat - online cricket game : A flash based online cricket game is now in its beta version. It features real teams and players. Its a online cricket game and two users connected in the internet battle in this match. As there is no option for playing against computer, sometimes its boring to find no one available to play against us. The best thing about it is that its free and loads fast and can even compete with other top games.

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Pakistan vs New Zealand test series 2009 - Fixtures and Schedules Posted: 20 Nov 2009 07:20 PM PST After ODI and T20 series in UAE, NZ and Pak play for the 3-match test series. The series is to be held in New Zealand and starts from 24 November 2009. Here is the complete fixtures/schedules of the test series: Date Match Details Time Venue GMT India Ground City Nov 24 Tue - Nov 28 Sat New Zealand v Pakistan, 1st Test 22:00 03:30 (next day) University Oval Dunedin Dec 03 Thu - Dec 07 Mon New Zealand v Pakistan, 2nd Test 22:00 03:30 (next day) Basin Reserve Wellington Dec 16 Wed - Dec 20 Sun New Zealand v Pakistan, 3rd Test 22:00 03:30 (next day) McLean Park Napier

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• TV Channels broadcasting India vs Sri Lanka 2009 live
• TV Channels broadcasting England vs South Africa 2009 / 10 - Live
• England vs South Africa 2009 / 10 - Fixtures and Schedule

TV Channels broadcasting India vs Sri Lanka 2009 live Posted: 13 Nov 2009 06:19 AM PST Sri Lanka tours India for a long series with 2 T20s, 5 ODIs and 3 tests. The series will start from October and end at the end of December this year. As its hosted in India, Nimbus sports has the broadcasting rights for the series. The matches will be shown live on Neo cricket in India. Doordarsan too will broadcast the matches. Here are a list of TV channels broadcasting the series live in other parts of world:

TV Channels broadcasting England vs South Africa 2009 / 10 - Live Posted: 12 Nov 2009 06:08 PM PST Its cricket season and we have a long tour of South Africa by England. It includes 2 T20 matches, 5 ODI and 4 tests. The tour starts from 13th November 2009 and ends on . TV is the medium by which most of fans will enjoy the match. Sky Sports has the broadcasting rights for UK and Supersport will broadcast on South Africa as well as most of the African countries. Ten Sports will be broadcasting it live in India and most part of Asia. Here is the complete list of TV channels broadcasting Eng vs SA live: Australia: Fox Sports Bangladesh: Ten Sports Canada: ATN (Asian Television Network) India: Tensports Malaysia: Starhub Middle East including UAE, Saudi Arabia etc.: Prime Sports Nepal: Ten Sports New Zealand: Sky Sport Pakistan: Geo Super Singapore: Starhub UK: Star Sports USA: Directv If you find any place missing, please comment.

England vs South Africa 2009 / 10 - Fixtures and Schedule Posted: 12 Nov 2009 05:22 PM PST England tours South Africa for 2 T20s, 5 ODIs and 4 tests. The tour starts from Nov 13, 2009 and ends on Jan 18, 2010. With Pietersen, Strauss, Smith, Kallis, a great rivalry has developed between the teams and you can expect that in the matches. Here are the complete fixtures and Schedules of SA vs Eng 2009 / 10: Date Match Details Time Venue GMT India Ground City Nov 13 - Fri South Africa v England, 1st T20I 16:00 21:30 The Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg Nov 15 - Sun South Africa v England, 2nd T20I 12:30 18:00 SuperSport Park Centurion Nov 20 - Fri South Africa v England, 1st ODI 12:30 18:00 The Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg Nov 22 - Sun South Africa v England, 2nd ODI 08:00 13:30 SuperSport Park Centurion Nov 27 - Fri South Africa v England, 3rd ODI 12:30 18:00 Newlands Cape Town Nov 29 - Sun South Africa v England, 4th ODI 08:00 13:30 St Georges Park Port Elizabeth Dec 04 - Fri South Africa v England, 5th ODI 12:30 18:00 Kingsmead Durban Dec 16 Wed - Dec 20 Sun South Africa v England, 1st Test 08:30 14:00 SuperSport Park Centurion Dec 26 Sat - Dec 30 Wed South Africa v England, 2nd Test 08:30 14:00 Kingsmead Durban Jan 03 Sun - Jan 07 Thu South Africa v England, 3rd Test 08:30 14:00 Newlands Cape Town Jan 14 Thu - Jan 18 Mon South Africa v England, 4th Test 08:30 14:00 The Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg

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India vs Sri Lanka 2009 - Fixtures and Schedules Posted: 11 Nov 2009 07:27 AM PST Sri Lanka tours India at the end of this year for a long tournament with 3 tests, 2 T20 and 5 ODI matches. The India vs Sri Lanka series will start from 16 Nov, 2009 with the 1st test. The complete Fixtures and Schedule of India vs Sri Lanka 2009 are: Date Match Details Time Venue GMT IST Ground City Nov 16 Mon - Nov 20 Fri India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test 04:00 09:30 Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera Ahmedabad Nov 24 Tue - Nov 28 Sat India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test 04:00 09:30 Green Park Kanpur Dec 02 Wed - Dec 06 Sun India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test 04:00 09:30 Brabourne Stadium Mumbai Dec 09 - Wed India v Sri Lanka, 1st T20I 14:30 20:00 Vidarbha C.A. Ground Nagpur Dec 12 - Sat India v Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I 14:30 20:00 Punjab C.A. Stadium Mohali Dec 15 - Tue India v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI 03:30 09:00 Madhavrao Scindia Ground Rajkot Dec 18 - Fri India v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI 09:00 14:30 ACA-VDCA Stadium Visakhapatnam Dec 21 - Mon India v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI 09:00 14:30 Barabati Stadium Cuttack Dec 24 - Thu India v Sri Lanka, 4th ODI 09:00 14:30 Eden Gardens Kolkata Dec 27 - Sun India v Sri Lanka, 5th ODI 09:00 14:30 Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi

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Strauss leads charge but bowling doubts remain | England vs South Africa 2009 Posted: 10 Nov 2009 06:53 AM PST On the start of what will surely be a long and gruelling tour, Andrew Strauss led by example with an unbeaten 117 to guide England to victory against the somewhat unnervingly titled Warriors in their second warm-up game. I have to admit I had my doubts as to whether Strauss could juggle the responsibility that comes with captaincy and maintain his form with the bat. I'm happy to say that I've been emphatically proven wrong time and time again. If anything his batting has improved with the extra responsibility and he showed his skills again at Kimberley, hitting ten fours and a six in his 119 ball innings. Before we get too excited this was against average opposition, though they put up more of a challenge than the Eagles did last Friday. But cause for concern was the failure of openers Jimmy Anderson and Tim Bresnan to strike in their combined 19 overs. Adil Rashid and the recalled Sajid Mahmood were also expensive, prompting me again to wonder whether the side has the depth of bowling required to take 22 wickets in a Test match consecutively - Stuart Broad and Graham Onions were injured for this game remember. The one bowler who did rescue the day was Graeme Swann, taking 3-26 of his 10 overs. I feel Swann is England's most improved player over the past 18 months, cementing his place in the side with a consistent spells of tight and disciplined spin bowling to improve Englands cricket odds With the bat, Strauss aside, there are also signs of promise. Eoin Morgan seems to be growing into the international scene along with Joe Denley, while Jonathan Trott is playing like a seasoned International veteran. Let's not forget Kevin Pietersen, who hopes to be back for the one-day matches after completing his rehabilitation from that nasty achilles injury. All these and more will have to be their best to beat a very accomplished South African side on their own turf. But given the trials, trauma and tribulations off last year's winter cricket tour , it is just nice to be talking about matters on the field again rather than petty political squabbles off it. By Tom Mallows

2011 ICC Cricket World cup - Schedule and fixtures Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:45 PM PST The final fixtures of ICC Cricket World cup 2011 has been announced with India taking Bangladesh in the opening match. India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be the hosts with Mumbai hosting the final of the World cup. It seems ICC took lessons from 2007 world cup and has divided the teams in two groups so that big teams qualify. Group Division: Group A: Group B Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya. India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands. Match no. Date Teams Venue 1 19 Feb India vs Bangladesh Dhaka 2 20 Feb New Zealand vs Kenya Chennai 3 20 Feb Sri Lanka vs Canada Hambantota 4 21 Feb Australia vs Zimbabwe Ahmedabad 5 22 Feb England vs Netherlands Nagpur 6 23 Feb Pakistan vs Kenya Hambantota 7 24 Feb South Africa vs West Indies New Delhi 8 25 Feb Australia vs New Zealand Nagpur 9 25 Feb Bangladesh vs Ireland Dhaka 10 26 Feb Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Colombo 11 27 Feb India vs England Kolkata 12 28 Feb West Indies vs Netherlands New Delhi 13 28 Feb Zimbabwe vs Canada Nagpur 14 1 Mar Sri Lanka vs Kenya Colombo 15 2 Mar England vs Ireland Bangalore 16 3 Mar South Africa vs Netherlands Mohali 17 3 Mar Pakistan vs Canada Colombo 18 4 Mar New Zealand vs Zimbabwe Ahmedabad 19 4 Mar Bangladesh vs West Indies Dhaka 20 5 Mar Sri Lanka vs Australia Colombo 21 6 Mar India vs Ireland Bangalore 22 6 Mar England vs South Africa Chennai 23 7 Mar Kenya vs Canada New Delhi 24 8 Mar Pakistan vs New Zealand Pallekelle 25 9 Mar India vs Netherlands New Delhi 26 10 Mar Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Pallekelle 27 11 Mar West Indies vs Ireland Mohali 28 11 Mar Bangladesh vs England Chittagong 29 12 Mar India vs South Africa Nagpur 30 13 Mar New Zealand vs Canada Mumbai 31 13 Mar Australia vs Kenya Bangalore 32 14 Mar Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Pallekelle 33 14 Mar Bangladesh vs Netherlands Chittagong 34 15 Mar South Africa vs Ireland Kolkata 35 16 Mar Australia vs Canada Bangalore 36 17 Mar England vs West Indies Chennai 37 18 Mar Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Mumbai 38 18 Mar Ireland vs Netherlands Kolkata 39 19 Mar Australia vs Pakistan Colombo 40 19 Mar Bangladesh vs South Africa Dhaka 41 20 Mar Zimbabwe vs Kenya Kolkata 42 20 Mar India vs West Indies Chennai 43 23 Mar First Quarterfinal Dhaka 44 24 Mar Second Quarterfinal Colombo 45 25 Mar Third Quarterfinal Dhaka 46 26 Mar Fourth Quarterfinal Ahmedabad 47 29 Mar First Semifinal Colombo 48 30 Mar Second Semifinal Mohali 49 02 Apr FINAL Mumbai

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