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Preview: Pakistan vs Australia 3rd ODI Sharjah 2012

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 02:03 PM PDT


Pakistan and Australia go into the three-ODI series decider at Sharjah on Monday. The rubber is presently tied at 1-1.

After losing the first ODI without any real fight, the Pakistanis, under Misbah-ul-Haq, bounced back in tremendous style as they thumped the Kangaroos by 7 wickets in the second game on Friday.

Misbah’s men will go into the match as favourites largely because of the presence of offspinner Saeed Ajmal among them. Ajmal (4 for 32) was instrumental in restricting the Aussies to 248 for 9 on a fairly batting-friendly wicket. The Aussies are traditionally not great against slow bowlers and that puts the hosts in the driver’s seat.

Also, the outcome of the match will depend on the toss a great deal. The nights are pretty dewy in the United Arab of Emirates and the team batting second gets a raw deal of it. Aussie captain Michael Clarke made a grave mistake in the last match when he opted to bat after winning the toss.

“We trained here and there was nowhere near that much dew, so it was certainly a surprise for all of us once we walked out to field. So it was the wrong decision after winning the toss to bat first,” Clarke said in the wake of the match.

Pakistan will also take a lot of heart from their batting in the previous match. In the series opener, they had witnessed a dramatic collapse, losing their last six wickets for just 38, consequently failing to touch the 200-run mark. Chasing 249 to win on Friday, they however looked a different batting unit and got over the line with 37 balls to go. The number of remaining balls tells a great deal about their dominance.

As far as squads are concerned, Pakistan are waiting on the fitness of allrounder Shahid Afridi, who missed Friday’s game because of a back injury, while Australian paceman Starc has complained of a chest injury and is an unlikely starter for the series-deciding match.

Misbah hopes his team builds on Friday’s win. “It depends on what sort of wicket we get and one more thing we have to keep in mind is that if we bowl second then there will be problem for the spinners as well, so we need to build on the win.”
As of now, the momentum is surely with Pakistan but it’s hard to pick a favourite owing to both teams’ inconsistency in the series so far.

Probable XIs:
Pakistan: 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Nasir Jamshed, 3 Azhar Ali, 4 Asad Shafiq, 5 Umar Akmal 6 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 7 Kamran Akmal (wk), 8 Abdur Rehman/Shahid Afridi, 9 Sohail Tanveer, 10 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Junaid Khan

Australia: 1 David Warner, 2 Matthew Wade (wk), 3 Michael Clarke (capt), 4 Michael Hussey, 5 David Hussey, 6 George Bailey, 7 Glenn Maxwell, 8 Daniel Christian, 9 Mitchell Starc/Xavier Doherty, 10 Mitchell Johnson, 11 James Pattinson

Statistical Highlights Day 3 – India vs New Zealand 2nd Test

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 10:55 AM PDT


Statistical highlights after day three of the second cricket Test between India and New Zealand.

# Ravichandran Ashwin became the first Indian bowler to record five instances of five wickets or more in an innings in the first eight Tests. His tally includes three instances against New Zealand and two against the West Indies.

# Ashwin (49 wickets at an average of 26.63) requires just one wicket to become the first Indian bowler to complete 50 wickets in eight Tests.

# In the present series, Ashwin has bagged 18 wickets at 13.11 runs apiece. This aggregate is the highest by an Indian bowler in a two-Test series against New Zealand.

# Virat Kohli has scored 450 runs in eight innings at an average of 56.25 in Tests this year, including two centuries and two half-centuries – the most by an Indian batsman this year.

# Kohli’s first century on Indian soil is his second in Tests. His brilliant 103 off 193 balls is his first hundred against New Zealand – his first century in Tests being 116 against Australia at Adelaide in January 2012.

# Mahendra Singh Dhoni (62 off 94 balls) registered his fifth fifty against New Zealand – his 26th in Test Cricket.

# Dhoni, with 3644 runs at an average of 37.95 in 69 Tests, has overtaken Rodney Marsh’s tally of 3633 (ave.26.51) in 96 Tests as wicketkeeper.

# Kohli and Dhoni were involved in a partnership of 122 – India’s fifth highest sixth-wicket stand against New Zealand.

# For the first time in a Test match against India, eight batsmen got out ‘lbw’.

# Ross Taylor has become the 12th New Zealand batsman to complete 3,000 runs in Tests, aggregating 3025 at an average of 42.60 in 41 matches.

# Only Martin Crowe (45.36) has a better average than Taylor amongst the twelve New Zealanders with 3,000 runs or more.

# Tim Southee (7/64) produced his best bowling figures in a Test innings. Only once in a Test before the Bangalore game, he had taken five wickets in an innings – 5/55 against England at Napier in March 2008.

# Southee, in the course of his career-best bowling effort, has completed his 50 wickets in Tests – 52 at an average of 39.30 in 19 Tests.

# Southee’s excellent bowling feat is the second best by a New Zealand bowler against India, next only to Richard Hadlee’s 7 for 23 at Wellington in 1975-76.

# Apart from Hadlee and Southee, Simon Doull is the only other New Zealand bowler to bag seven wickets in an innings against India – 7 for 65 in the 1998-99 Wellington Test.

# Southee’s this bowling effort is the best by a New Zealander in a Test match on Indian soil, outstripping the 6 for 27 by Dion Nash at Mohali in October 1999.

# Southee’s figures of 7 for 64 are the second best by a bowler at this venue, next only to India’s Maninder Singh’s 7 for 27 against Pakistan in 1986-87.

# Southee’s performance is the sixth best by a New Zealand bowler in Tests, behind the 9 for 52 by Richard Hadlee against Australia at Brisbane in 1985-86. (PTI)

England vs South Africa 4th ODI Highlights #EngvSA Lords 2012

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 10:30 AM PDT


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South Africa vs England 4th ODI Highlights will be posted here.

Highlights

Check out the preview of 4th ODI here and for live scores go here

Ashwin takes 5, New Zealand lead by 244 runs on Day 3: 2nd Test

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 08:07 AM PDT


Ravichandran Ashwin scalped five wickets as New Zealand managed an overall lead of 244 after an absorbing third day’s play to leave the second and final cricket Test against India interestingly poised on Sunday.

Scorecard | Day 3 Highlights

After conceding a slender 12-run lead, Ashwin snared five for 69 to restrict New Zealand to 232 for nine on an action-packed third day which saw as many as 14 wickets fall at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

India will now look to wrap up the innings as quickly as possible and push for a 2-0 series win with two full days still left in the match.

Useful contributions from the middle-order helped the visitors in their endeavour to put up a defendable total as Ashwin didn’t let the Black Caps take a runaway lead.

Ashwin got rid of Kruger van Wyk, James Franklin and Tim Southee in quick succession before Pragyan Ojha dismissed Bracewell to peg back the visitors.

The burly Tamil Nadu offie began post-tea session by claiming Daniel Flynn’s wicket soon after tea for 31 (65 balls 4s-6) caught at first slip by Virender Sehwag while trying to run the ball down to third man.

Pacer Umesh Yadav also gave able support to Ashwin by providing two vital breakthroughs sending back openers Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum in the post-lunch session.

Yadav also intimidated pocket-sized NZ keeper Kruger van Wyk with short-pitched stuff. Van Wyk was struck on his helmet as he took eyes off a short delivery from Yadav prompting the physio to run in on to the ground to attend him. The ‘keeper once again took a beating on his wrist in Yadav’s next delivery.

Franklin and Van Wyk frustrated the home team bowlers with a gutsy 55-run stand for sixth wicket after the Black Caps were reduced to 140 for five at one stage.

Van Wyk was foxed by Ashwin trapping him leg before for 31 with scorecard reading 195 for six.

Daniel Flynn, who scored 31 with six boundaries, gave the innings some momentum which shifted in favour of Indian bowlers once Flynn was gone.

In post lunch session, Yadav scalped two wickets as Indian bowlers struck four times to leave the test in balance.

Yadav claimed the wickets of openers McCullum who scored 23 and Martin Guptill who could manage only 7 while Ojha dismissed Kane Williamson and opposition skipper Ross Taylor.

Taylor looked good during his innings of 35 as New Zealand had reached 123 for four at break with Flynn and Franklin were batting on 25 and 11 respectively.

Yadav gave the much needed breakthrough when he first got Guptill with a full toss that castled him and then a fuller delivery saw McCullum edging one to Indian skipper behind stumps.

Tottering at 31 for two, New Zealand skipper and first innings centurion Taylor straightaway survived a loud leg before appeal, but the ball clearly missed leg stump.

Soon a rejoicing moment came his way when he punched Yadav at covers for a couple of runs and became the 12th New Zealand player to achieve the feat of reaching 3,000 Test runs.

Earlier, Virat Kohli completed his second Test century while skipper Dhoni contributed 62 but India were all out for 353 thereby conceding a 12-run first innings lead to the Kiwis.

Seamer Tim Southee took a career best seven for 64 as he ran through the lower middle-order to keep New Zealand in the match.

The day started with both Kohli batting on 93 and Dhoni on 46 reaching their individual milestones with boundaries. Dhoni reached his half century with a fine straight drive of left-arm seamer Trent Boult.

In the same over, Kohli tucked one on his pads to the square leg boundary to reach his second Test hundred. However the celebrations weren’t as animated as it was when he got to his first hundred against Australia.

Kohli, however shouldered arms to a Southee delivery that was in line and was promptly given leg before. Dhoni got one that darted back sharply to be adjudged leg before.

Zaheer Khan and Pragyan Ojha followed the suit as India were reduced to 320 for nine from 301 for five.

However Umesh Yadav provided some support to Ashwin who hit an unbeaten 32 to help India cross 350 and keep the lead to only 12 runs. Ashwin’s innings may turn out to be an important one if India go on to win the Test match.

Scorecard: South Africa vs England 4th ODI Lords 2012

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 07:19 AM PDT


South Africa in England 2012

England vs South Africa – 4th ODI

Played at Lord’s, London, 02 September 2012

Toss - England won the toss and elected to field.

Result – England beat South Africa by 6 wickets

South Africa Inn

South Africa Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Graeme Smith c C Kieswetter b J Dernbach 29 54 2 0 53.70
>Hashim Amla b R Bopara 45 73 3 1 61.64
Jean-Paul Duminy st C Kieswetter b J Tredwell 18 22 3 0 81.82
AB de Villiers (c & wk) st C Kieswetter b J Tredwell 39 46 2 0 84.78
Faf du Plessis b R Bopara 1 8 0 0 12.50
Jean-Paul Duminy c C Kieswetter b S Finn 35 59 1 0 59.32
Wayne Parnell st C Kieswetter b J Tredwell 5 13 0 0 38.46
Robin Peterson Not Out 31 20 4 1 155.00
Ryan McLaren run out (J Dernbach) 1 1 0 0 100.00
Dale Steyn Not Out 3 4 0 0 75.00
Lonwabo Tsotsobe            
Extras (b 0,lb 7,w 6, nb 0) 13
Total (8 wickets; 50 overs) 220 (4.40 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (South Africa):

1-68 (Smith, 19.1 ov), 2-100 (Amla, 24.3 ov), 3-106 (Duminy, 25.3 ov), 4-115 (du Plessis, 28.4 ov), 5-166 (de Villiers, 40.4 ov), 6-174 (Parnell, 43.2 ov), 7-214 (Elgar, 48.5 ov), 8-215 (McLaren, 48.6 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
Steven Finn 10 0 33 1 3.30 (w 3)
James Anderson 7 0 32 0 4.57 (w 1)
Jade Dernbach 9 0 51 1 5.66 (w 1)
Ravi Bopara 9 0 34 2 3.77 (w 1)
James Tredwell 8 0 35 3 4.40  


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England Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Alastair Cook (c) lbw b D Steyn 2 6 0 0 33.33
Ian Bell c de Villiers b D Steyn 88 137 8 1 64.23
Jonathan Trott lbw b D Elgar 48 77 4 0 62.34
Ravi Bopara c de Villiers b R McLaren 6 14 1 0 42.86
Eoin Morgan Not Out 73 67 7 2 108.96
Craig Kieswetter (wk) Not Out 14 18 0 1 77.78
Samit Patel            
James Tredwell            
James Anderson            
Jade Dernbach            
Steven Finn            
Extras (b 3,lb 7,w 11, nb 2) 23
Total (4 wickets; 46.4 overs) 224 (4.80 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (England):

1-2 (Cook, 0.6 ov), 2-143 (Trott, 31.5 ov), 3-156 (Bopara, 35.4 ov), 4-186 (Bell, 43.2 ov)

 
   
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

 
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

    
 

Bowling O M R W Econ
Dale Steyn 9.4 0 47 2 4.86 (w 2)
Lonwabo Tsotsobe 8 0 36 0 4.50 (w 3)
Ryan McLaren 9 0 52 1 5.77 (w 6)
Dean Elgar 5 0 15 1 3.00  
Wayne Parnell 8 0 39 0 4.87 (nb 2)
Robin Peterson 7 1 25 0 3.57  

Powerplay: 1-10, 16-20 (bowling), 36-40 (batting)


Teams:
South Africa (Playing XI): Hashim Amla, Graeme Smith, Dean Elgar, AB de Villiers(w/c), Faf du Plessis, Jean-Paul Duminy, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Ryan McLaren, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Dale Steyn

England (Playing XI): Alastair Cook(c), Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, Ravi Bopara, Eoin Morgan, Craig Kieswetter(w), Samit Patel, James Tredwell, James Anderson, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn

India vs New Zealand Day 3 Highlights 2nd Test Bangalore 2012

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 04:00 AM PDT


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Day 2 was exciting with both teams sharing the honors. New Zealand picked up some quick wickets of Gambhir, Pujara, Sachin before Kohli and Raina gave a much needed partnership. Virat Kohli hold his ground at one end and after Raina, skipper MS Dhoni gave the needed stand. New Zealand will now look to wrap up India in the 1st session of Day 3. Can they do it? or Will India put up a good score in 1st innings.

Watch the Highlights of the Day 3 of 2nd Test here and tell us what you think about the day 3 action.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

4th ODI: England wins toss, elects to field vs South Africa #EngvSA Lords 2012

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 02:57 AM PDT


Toss: England have won the toss and elected to field

Teams:
South Africa (Playing XI): Hashim Amla, Graeme Smith, Dean Elgar, AB de Villiers(w/c), Faf du Plessis, Jean-Paul Duminy, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Ryan McLaren, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Dale Steyn

England (Playing XI): Alastair Cook(c), Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, Ravi Bopara, Eoin Morgan, Craig Kieswetter(w), Samit Patel, James Tredwell, James Anderson, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn

Check out the preview of 4th ODI here and for live scores go here

Live Streams England vs South Africa 4th ODI #EngvSA 2012

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:30 PM PDT


Live Streams of England vs South Africa 4th ODI played at Lord’s on 02 September 2012. Watch South Africa vs England 4th ODI live streams online. South Africa tour of England cricket live streams watch here.

The series has been a battle for No. 1 spot. South Africa won 2nd Test and were the no. 1 team in ODI then England bounced back in 3rd ODI to beat South Africa and clinched the no. 1 spot again. The battle is still on with England playing superbly in 3rd ODI. South Africa need to get themselves back fast and come hard on England. Another exciting match of the series is coming up your way so get ready to enjoy all the action live online.

Here are the links of some reliable sites which covers the series live online. You can watch the England vs South Africa cricket series live streams here with no ads.

Match scheduled to start at 10:15 local | 09:15 GMT | 14:45 IST

England vs South Africa Live Streams

1. TheCricTV – http://thecrictv.com

2. TheCricket-TV – http://thecricket-tv.info

3. TheCricket-TV – http://thecrickettvvinnffoo.blogspot.com
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