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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

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Sri Lanka vs South Africa 1st ODI Highlights Paarl 2012

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 07:30 PM PST


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Match scheduled to start at (14:30 local | 12:30 GMT | 18:00 IST).

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Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers Live Streams T20 Big Bash 2012

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 12:30 PM PST


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Match Timings: Jan 11, 2012 (19:00 local | 08:00 GMT | 13:30 IST)


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Sri Lanka Vs South Africa 1st ODI LIVE Streaming 2012

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 10:31 AM PST


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Match Timings: Jan 11, 2011 (14:30 local | 12:30 GMT | 18:00 IST)


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Team India sweat out at ‘Green’ WACA: 3rd Test

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 05:45 AM PST


“Haven’t you got a mail to shave off the pitch?” – senior batsman Rahul Dravid asked the curator as the Indians assembled for their first practice session at the famed WACA ground ahead of the do-or-die third Test against Australia starting on Friday.

WACA curator Cameron Sutherland has stated that the world’s fastest pitch is likely to stay true to its nature and be a pacer’s delight come Friday.

“Haven’t you got a mail to shave off the pitch?” said Dravid jocularly to Sutherland after having a look at the completely green turf which has been picked for the Test.

The reputation of the pitch has preceded the Test and the Indians, as a batting bunch, looked to have more than one worry to deal with as they put their first session together on Tuesday.

For a starter, new balls were used by both regular and net bowlers to the batsmen – possibly the first time it’s been done so on the tour.

New ball has caused the maximum damage to batting units on this tour and the WACA pitch could provide more of the same given the pace and bounce everyone is promising on the turf.

The two openers, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, were filmed from close quarters as their technique was closely monitored.

Sehwag even let a few deliveries go outside the off-stump which is an indication how the swashbuckler wishes to avoid the trap laid for him outside the off-stump.

In the series so far, Sehwag has been caught cutting deliveries to the slip cordon and the temptation has proved too irresistible for him to let go the deliveries outside the off-stump.

Though he has hit a half century, and so has Gambhir, they have never really looked comfortable against Australian quicks in the first two Test matches.

Another noticeable aspect of the nets was the time Sachin Tendulkar spent with Ishant Sharma in trying to sort out his bowling technique for the Australian wickets.

Sharma has generally bowled a little short in the first two Tests and has had a mere three wickets at a whopping average of 78.33.

Tendulkar repeatedly told the youngster to let his bowling arm finish by the side of his right thigh. The emphasis was to bowl deliveries which “kiss” the surface rather than hit-the-deck kind of stuff which sails past the bats harmlessly.

“You will keep bowling such stuff and batsmen will keep leaving them,” was the clear message of Tendulkar.

Dravid was keen and eager at the nets, first handling the throw-downs from Trevor Penny and then facing Ishant Sharma, bowling at full tilt at him.

Quite a few times Penny would motion as if it is a throw-down and then not deliver — only to gauge how Dravid had moved his bat and feet in anticipation. Apparently, Dravid didn’t look quite pleased from where his bat is coming down to meet the delivery.

There is uncommon heat on VVS Laxman after his sixth failure in six Tests on foreign pitches. The senior batsmen understandably was bothered if his bat was meeting the ball with the full face and if his defence was watertight.

Dravid at the non-striker’s end closely monitored his fellow senior batter’s technique and raised his hand in approval on a couple of occasions.

Once Ishant Sharma retired from the nets, after bowling an exhaustive spell, Zaheer Khan took over and allowed himself at least half an hour of bowl. Umesh Yadav, the youngest one of the pace trio, didn’t stretch himself in the nets.

India face an ominous task to win the third Test and keep the four-match series alive which they are presently trailing 0-2.

© PTI

Sehwag dividing Team India: Australian Media

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 05:15 AM PST


Is Team India divided or has the defeat in two Tests in Australia and four in England caused fissures in the team? Or as in the past, Australia is playing mind games and our cricketers should not be bothered at all?

An article in Australian newspaper Herald Sun says, “Virender Sehwag is the man polarizing opinions in the Indian rooms.” The paper quotes Australian pacer Ryan Harris as saying that the “Indians were fighting among themselves” and the team does not have unity.

According to the article there is a division in the team on who should captain the Indian team. According to the report, some players are in favour of Sehwag as captain while a section wants Mahendra Singh Dhoni to continue as skipper.

The paper also talks about former Indian coach Greg Chappell who had observed in his autobiography Fierce Focus that young members of the team were too afraid of some of their seniors to speak in the team meetings.

Meanwhile, Australian vice-captain Brad Haddin has taken aim at struggling India, saying the tourists “break quicker than anyone in the world” and turn on each other when things are not going their way.

Wicketkeeper Haddin turned up the heat on India, trailing 2-0 ahead of Friday’s third Test in Perth, by revealing that Australia had discussed the tourists’ mental frailties.

“We spoke about a bit of that when we were batting,” Haddin was quoted as saying in the Sydney Morning Herald.

“The longer we could keep them out on the field the bigger chance we had of breaking them.”

“We know this side can be as fragile as any team in the world if things aren’t going their way and they can turn on each other and the media turns on them pretty quick.”

“We knew if we could keep them out there and put the numbers like we did on the board we knew we’d get the rewards because they break quicker than anyone in the world.”

We know that Australians are good at mind games!

© PTI

Sri Lanka Vs South Africa 1st ODI Paarl 2012: Match Preview

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 04:50 AM PST


AB de Villiers takes on a new challenge when he captains South Africa in the first One-Day International against Sri Lanka at Boland Park on Wednesday.

De Villiers was appointed captain of South Africa’s one-day and Twenty20 teams when Gary Kirsten was named coach last June, but a hand injury kept him out of matches against Australia.

Hashim Amla took over as captain in a drawn Twenty20 series and a one-day series which Australia won 2-1.

It will be a tough baptism for De Villiers, one of South Africa’s key batsmen, because he has also been selected to keep wicket.

Sri Lanka, coming off a 2-1 Test series defeat, will seek to recapture the form that took them to the World Cup final last year.

Their squad includes fast bowler Lasith Malinga, one of the most effective bowlers in limited overs cricket, who is no longer available for Tests.

The first four matches are being played at some of South Africa’s lesser venues before the fifth and final game is staged at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.

Paarl has not hosted an international match since the World Cup in 2003. The pitch at Boland Park is known as one of the slowest in South Africa, which should suit a sub-continental team such as Sri Lanka.

The conditions could encourage Sri Lanka to field unorthodox spin bowler Ajantha Mendis, who did not feature in the Test series, alongside left-armer Rangana Herath, who was one of his side’s best bowlers in the Tests.

Only six of the South Africans played in the Test series. Vernon Philander, the fast bowling discovery of the Test summer, was not included, nor was opening batsman Alviro Petersen, who made a century in the final Test.

Amla is expected to open with Test skipper Graeme Smith, who relinquished the one-day captaincy after the World Cup.

Test wicketkeeper Mark Boucher no longer appears to feature in South Africa’s one-day plans.

Test spinner Imran Tahir was not included in South Africa’s squad but one-day regulars, off-spinner Johan Botha and left-armer Robin Peterson, will carry out spinning duties. Other one-day specialists include batsmen Faf du Plessis and JP Duminy.

The withdrawal through injury of batsman Dean Elgar means that fast bowler Rory Kleinveldt, who has appeared in Twenty20 internationals, is the only player in the South African squad who does not have a one-day cap.

By contrast, the Sri Lankan squad includes 10 players who appeared in the Test series.

With Malinga and Mendis likely to strengthen the team for one-day purposes, the tourists could provide stern opposition for a South African team under new leadership.

Teams:

South Africa (Probable): Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (c&wkt), Johan Botha, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Albie Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

Sri Lanka (Probable): Tillakaratne Dilshan (c), Upul Tharanga, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Dilhara Fernando, Rangana Herath, Dhammika Prasad, Rangana Herath.

Time: 14:30 local (18:00 IST)

© AFP

Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers Scorecard T20 Big Bash 2012 – Match 22

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 01:30 AM PST


Big Bash League 2011

Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers – Match 22

Played at Adelaide Oval, 10 Jan 2012

Toss – Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to Bat.

Result – Sydney Sixers beat Adelaide Strikers by 64 runs

Sydney Sixers Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Michael Lumb run out (B Drew/A Crosthwaite) 8 8 1 0 100.00
Moises Henriques b A Thomas 42 37 2 1 113.51
Nic Maddinson c B Drew b D. Salpietro 31 20 1 2 155.00
Ben Rohrer c A Blizzard b A Thomas 16 12 1 0 133.33
Steven Smith (c) c D. Salpietro b B Drew 8 9 0 1 88.89
Dominic Thornely run out (A Thomas/A Crosthwaite) 5 8 0 0 62.50
Nathan McCullum run out (A Crosthwaite) 20 19 1 1 105.26
Peter Nevill (wk) Not Out 7 6 1 0 116.66
Steve O’Keefe b A Thomas 0 1 0 0 0.00
Brett Lee            
Stuart MacGill            
Extras (b 1,lb 4,w 9, nb 0) 14
Total (8 wickets; 20.0 overs) 151 (7.55 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (Sydney Sixers):

1-15 (Lumb, 2.1 ov), 2-64 (Maddinson, 7.6 ov), 3-99 (Rohrer, 12.3 ov), 4-101 (Henriques, 12.5 ov), 5-108 (Thornely, 14.3 ov), 6-122 (Smith, 16.6 ov), 7-151 (McCullum, 19.5 ov), 8-151 (O’Keefe, 19.6 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
Kane Richardson 4 0 42 0 10.50 (w 2)
Alfonso Thomas 4 0 24 3 6.00 (w 1)
Aaron O’Brien 4 0 26 0 6.50 (w 1)
Brendan Drew 4 0 26 1 6.50 (w 1)
Daniel Salpietro 4 0 28 1 7.00  

Adelaide Strikers Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Michael Klinger (c) c S MacGill b B Lee 0 2 0 0 0.00
Daniel Harris b S O’Keefe 9 12 1 0 75.00
Aiden Blizzard c S Smith b S O’Keefe 27 21 3 1 128.57
Tom Cooper c S Smith b N McCullum 1 2 0 0 50.00
Cameron Borgas st P Nevill b S O’Keefe 8 9 0 0 88.89
Aaron O’Brien lbw b N McCullum 1 2 0 0 50.00
Adam Crosthwaite (wk) c M Henriques b S MacGill 13 21 1 0 61.90
Brendan Drew lbw b S MacGill 5 11 0 0 45.45
Daniel Salpietro b B Lee 12 21 0 0 57.14
Kane Richardson c M Henriques b S Smith 0 1 0 0 0.00
Alfonso Thomas Not Out 5 10 0 0 50.00
Extras (b 0,lb 2,w 4, nb 0) 6
Total (All Out; 18.4 overs) 87 (4.66 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (Adelaide Strikers):

1-0 (Klinger, 0.2 ov), 2-27 (Harris, 4.2 ov), 3-34 (Cooper, 5.4 ov), 4-42 (Blizzard, 6.5 ov), 5-43 (O’Brien, 7.1 ov), 6-52 (Borgas, 9.4 ov), 7-67 (Drew, 12.2 ov), 8-74 (Crosthwaite, 14.3 ov), 9-76 (Richardson, 15.2 ov), 10-87 (Salpietro, 18.4 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
Brett Lee 2.4 0 17 2 6.37  
Dominic Thornely 1 0 4 0 4.00  
Moises Henriques 1 0 6 0 6.00  
Steve O’Keefe 4 0 20 3 5.00 (w 1)
Nathan McCullum 2 0 8 2 4.00  
Stuart MacGill 4 0 12 2 3.00 (w 1)
Steven Smith 4 0 18 1 4.50  

Teams:
Adelaide Strikers (Playing XI): Michael Klinger (c), Daniel Harris, Aiden Blizzard, Tom Cooper, Cameron Borgas, Adam Crosthwaite (wk), Aaron O’Brien, Alfonso Thomas, Brendan Drew, Kane Richardson, Daniel Salpietro

Sydney Sixers (Playing XI): Michael Lumb, Moises Henriques, Nic Maddinson, Steven Smith (c), Ben Rohrer, Dominic Thornely, Peter Nevill (wk), Nathan McCullum, Steve O’Keefe, Brett Lee, Stuart MacGill

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