On Wednesday, February 17, 1982, Sri Lanka became cricket's eighth Test-playing country when Bob Willis bowled to Bandula Warnapura..
Warnapura won the toss and elected to bat first.. He was the first SriLankan wicket to fall too, when he got out for 2 runs giving a catch to Gower off Bob Willis..
England finished their tour of India and landed in Sri Lanka who were then granted a full member status.. 6 months after the status had been awarded to Lanka , this match was played to commemorate the entry of a new nation to the test match field..
The last team to join ICC full member status was Pakistan in 1952 ; so Lanka's entry was something special as it happened 30 years later and there were doubts of the next team getting test status any time soon was far fledged..
Warnapura was handed an un balanced side with just de Mel as a medium pace option and the rest spinners.. The test match also the debut of a young batting star in Ranatunga.. Ranatunga went on to be one of the toughest and strongest captain of the sub continent, lifted 1996 50 over world cup Sri Lanka's first ever major win..
After early loss of wickets, Ranatunga and Ranjan Madugalle notched up 50s.. The 1st day saw many firsts- first toss won, first to be hit on chest, first to get out, first catch to be dropped in an Anglo-lankan match, first boundary, first six, first 50 by a Lankan etc..
Slow left arm spin of Underwood ended Lankan first outing with the bat at 218. The English who followed batted uncharacteristically losing quick wickets to the spinners and the lone medium pacer de Mel. With the exception of Gower who made a sparkling 89, no other batsman played well and England lead Lanka by just 5 runs..
In the 2nd innings , Botham and Willis bowled very few overs and the captain handed the ball to the spinners.. Sri Lanka batted brilliantly and were on 167 for 3..
They however lost 7 wickets for 8 runs.. The pitch was a spinner's dream.. At last, the match became one of professionals v amateurs..
Target of 171 seemed gettable .. Tavare and Gower steadied the ship after an early loss of Cook for 0.. England cruised past the target with 7 wickets in the kitty..
The newcomers had held their own -- more -- for three days, but let it slip on the fourth.
This marked the entry of a new nation into test cricket.. They won the world over with some unique and special talent.. Each player who stepped into the fold was unique and was the talking point of the world then.. May it be Warnapura, Roy Dias, Wettimuny, Ranatunga, De Silva, Kaluwitharana, Jayasuriya, Muralitharan to the present day Malinga, Mendis each were unique..
Within no time they surprised us with a win in the 1996 world cup..
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Champions league CLT20 stage round recap
What happened thus far, a look back..
JP Duminy's brilliant 99 will be talked for sometime to come.. Unforgettable innings.. No slogging.. This gives the message that players need not change their stroke play but only change their mindsets in T20..
Laxman's knock of 40 odd has left not only Harsha Bhogle dumbfounded but also many of the cricket fans.. Laxman stepping down the wicket or playing a cross bat shot/slog was definitely not a treat to watch but leads us to say please save them from T20 gimmicks.. We would rather watch him score 20 in a test match than to see him slog his way to 50s in T20..
Where's the hype ? Where are the sponsors ? We never heard a ***** Maximum, or ******* 4s... 6s were plain sixes and 4s were plain fours.. Refreshing.. (Yes, Modi is still the man behind the tournament, no changes there)
Empty stadiums for matches not involving IPL teams.. That is a worrying sign for the future of CL.. We can just brush away the thought saying this is the first year and people would take time to understand and identify with the teams involved..
STAR.. An anthem 'yeh cup kahin nahi jayega' (this cup will not go anywhere) and India bounced out of T20 World cup.. 'All the best India' campaign and India crash out of Champions trophy.. 'Diwali hogi cup wali' campaign, Rangoli (colours) to depict trophy from RCB, sweets stacked one above other for Delhi and a rocket firecracker turning into a cup for Deccan.. The most unrealistic campaign that of DC has ended.. As RCB and DD don't carry points they need to win all their matches to get into semis.. So, will STAR make it 3 out of 3..
Focusing on League stage, A1, A2, B1, B2 form League A and C1,C2,D1,D2 form League B..
LEAGUE A LEAGUE B
Trinidad and Tobago RCB
Somerset CCC Cape Cobras
NSW blues Delhi Daredevils
Diamond Eagles Victoria Bushrangers
- Great inauguration, amazing choreography by Shaolin Monks and others.
- Boring speech which was booed by the audience; started clapping before he could finish. (Mr.Modi)
- MATCH1 - JP's great innings of 99, deserved a century.. An innings punctuated by traditional drives and pulls, no slogging.. A 105m hit for SIX that landed above the big screen.. RCB went down to this brilliant knock..
- AUSSIE might - Victoria and NSW impress with big wins that could put them in the next stage.. Thumping win against Delhi and Eagles respectively.. Showed their class and the strong domestic set up at display..
- IPL teams go down - 3 losses in as many matches.. RCB lost to JP's knock, Delhi to pitch and Deccan to Alfonso Thomas. A last ball thriller, from being 99 for 7 to chase down 153 speaks of Deccan's bowling strength...
- Empty stands await matches involving non-IPL teams.. Provokes Gavaskar to question the future of CL T20 in the absence of IPL teams in the 2nd round..
- Cape Cobras and NSW through.. Cobras went past Otago to become the 1st team to enter league stage.. NSW showed their might over Sussex Sharks a day later to qualify to the next round.. 2 champions are through..
- Amidst all questions and speculations, Delhi put up 170 on board, on a pitch where 120 is a par score thanks to Viru and Karthik.. Qualify for the league stage by gaining an unassailable Net Run Rate..
- RCB follow suit.. 2 IPL teams get through..
- The lesser teams bow out, Otago from Newzealand and Wayamba from SriLanka bid good bye to CLT20 earning USD200,000 each..
- Trinidad and Tobago surprise the world with back to back wins.. Deccan had to listen to their team music/ theme music - 'GO chargers GO chargers'.. The IPL champions GO out of the tournament..
- A super 'SUPER' over, 9/1 from Eagles and 0/2 from Sussex.. Cj De Villiers picks up 2 in 2.. Reason given from sussex- we are new to super over and have never played in it before.. ( do we give them practice matches for this too? Ridiculous)..
JP Duminy's brilliant 99 will be talked for sometime to come.. Unforgettable innings.. No slogging.. This gives the message that players need not change their stroke play but only change their mindsets in T20..
Laxman's knock of 40 odd has left not only Harsha Bhogle dumbfounded but also many of the cricket fans.. Laxman stepping down the wicket or playing a cross bat shot/slog was definitely not a treat to watch but leads us to say please save them from T20 gimmicks.. We would rather watch him score 20 in a test match than to see him slog his way to 50s in T20..
Where's the hype ? Where are the sponsors ? We never heard a ***** Maximum, or ******* 4s... 6s were plain sixes and 4s were plain fours.. Refreshing.. (Yes, Modi is still the man behind the tournament, no changes there)
Empty stadiums for matches not involving IPL teams.. That is a worrying sign for the future of CL.. We can just brush away the thought saying this is the first year and people would take time to understand and identify with the teams involved..
STAR.. An anthem 'yeh cup kahin nahi jayega' (this cup will not go anywhere) and India bounced out of T20 World cup.. 'All the best India' campaign and India crash out of Champions trophy.. 'Diwali hogi cup wali' campaign, Rangoli (colours) to depict trophy from RCB, sweets stacked one above other for Delhi and a rocket firecracker turning into a cup for Deccan.. The most unrealistic campaign that of DC has ended.. As RCB and DD don't carry points they need to win all their matches to get into semis.. So, will STAR make it 3 out of 3..
Focusing on League stage, A1, A2, B1, B2 form League A and C1,C2,D1,D2 form League B..
LEAGUE A LEAGUE B
Trinidad and Tobago RCB
Somerset CCC Cape Cobras
NSW blues Delhi Daredevils
Diamond Eagles Victoria Bushrangers
Friday, September 25, 2009
Champions League - CL T20
Champions League is yet another brain child of IPL boss Lalit Modi.. This T20 venture is true to its name, that it features the champions of domestic T20 tournaments in 7 countries and 3 founder countries also have their runner-up in place for the tournament.. So, indeed, it is a league of the champions..
Champions trophy was conceived a year ago by BCCI, CA and CSA.. The BCCI is a founding partner of the tournament, along with Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Cricket Australia (CA), with all three countries enjoying joint decision-making control over the multi-nation, multi-club event.. The first edition which was to take place in December, 2008 in India was postponed following terrorist attacks in Mumbai in November as a mark of solidarity with the victims. It was later canceled. The revised dates that were announced was October 8 - 23, 2009.
The inaugural edition of the CL T20 will be held across 3 venues in India- Bangalore, Hyderabad and Delhi.. The prize money for the event is a staggering 6million USD with the winners taking USD 2.5 million...
The teams that will compete in the inaugural contest are:
Deccan Chargers, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils (India);
New South Wales Blues and VB Victorian Bushrangers (Australia);
Cape Cobras and Diamond Eagles (South Africa);
Sussex and Somerset County Cricket Club (England)
Otago Volts (New Zealand);
Wayamba (Sri Lanka);
Trinidad & Tobago (West Indies) ..
Two hundred and thirty four players have been named by the dozen participating teams, out of which as many as 110 have played international cricket for their respective nations.Players who represent two teams in CL T20 competitions got to choose which team they will want to play for.. As many as nine cricketers came under this category and the ‘away’ team had to pay a whooping USD200,000 to a player’s home team to actually retain the player’s services.
The format......
The 12 teams have been divided into 4 groups of 3 each.. The top 2 teams from each group move into 2 groups.. the top 4 of these groups play the semi finals..
League B: C1, C2, D1, D2
The teams and their road to CL T20 in the subsequent posts..
Champions trophy was conceived a year ago by BCCI, CA and CSA.. The BCCI is a founding partner of the tournament, along with Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Cricket Australia (CA), with all three countries enjoying joint decision-making control over the multi-nation, multi-club event.. The first edition which was to take place in December, 2008 in India was postponed following terrorist attacks in Mumbai in November as a mark of solidarity with the victims. It was later canceled. The revised dates that were announced was October 8 - 23, 2009.
The inaugural edition of the CL T20 will be held across 3 venues in India- Bangalore, Hyderabad and Delhi.. The prize money for the event is a staggering 6million USD with the winners taking USD 2.5 million...
The teams that will compete in the inaugural contest are:
Deccan Chargers, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils (India);
New South Wales Blues and VB Victorian Bushrangers (Australia);
Cape Cobras and Diamond Eagles (South Africa);
Sussex and Somerset County Cricket Club (England)
Otago Volts (New Zealand);
Wayamba (Sri Lanka);
Trinidad & Tobago (West Indies) ..
Two hundred and thirty four players have been named by the dozen participating teams, out of which as many as 110 have played international cricket for their respective nations.Players who represent two teams in CL T20 competitions got to choose which team they will want to play for.. As many as nine cricketers came under this category and the ‘away’ team had to pay a whooping USD200,000 to a player’s home team to actually retain the player’s services.
The format......
The 12 teams have been divided into 4 groups of 3 each.. The top 2 teams from each group move into 2 groups.. the top 4 of these groups play the semi finals..
Group Stage
Group A: Deccan Chargers, Somerset, Trinidad & Tobago
Group B: New South Wales
Group C: Royal Challengers Bangalore , Cape Cobras
Group D: Delhi
Round Robin League Stage
League A: A1, A2, B1, B2
TIME | MATCH | Venue |
Thu Oct 8 (D/N) 20:00 IST | Group C - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Cape Cobras | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, |
Fri Oct 9 16:00 IST | Group B - Eagles v New South Wales | Feroz Shah Kotla, |
Fri Oct 9 (D/N) 20:00 IST | Group D - Delhi Daredevils v Victoria | Feroz Shah Kotla, |
Sat Oct 10 16:00 IST | Group C - Cape Cobras v Otago | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, |
Sat Oct 10 (D/N) 20:00 IST | Group A - Deccan Chargers v Somerset Sabres | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, |
Sun Oct 11 16:00 IST | Group B - New South Wales v Sussex Sharks | Feroz Shah Kotla, |
Sun Oct 11 (D/N) 20:00 IST | Group D - Delhi Daredevils v Wayamba | Feroz Shah Kotla, |
Mon Oct 12 16:00 IST | Group A - Somerset Sabres v Trinidad & Tobago | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, |
Mon Oct 12 (D/N) 20:00 IST | Group C - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Otago | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, |
Tue Oct 13 16:00 IST | Group D - Victoria v Wayamba | Feroz Shah Kotla, |
Tue Oct 13 (D/N) 20:00 IST | Group B - Eagles v Sussex Sharks | Feroz Shah Kotla, |
Wed Oct 14 (D/N) 20:00 IST | Group A - Deccan Chargers v Trinidad & Tobago | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, |
The teams and their road to CL T20 in the subsequent posts..
Monday, September 7, 2009
Compaq cup - Sri Lanka
The Compaq Cup in Sri Lanka will feature New Zealand along with India in a tri-nation tournament starting tomorrow. India will start the Sri Lanka one-day tri-series with back-to-back matches on September 11 and 12, according to the revised tournament schedule. It was previously reported that India will play its first match against New Zealand on September 10.
India squad: Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Suresh Raina, Abhishek Nayar, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, R.P.Singh, Ishant Sharma, Amith Mishra, Dinesh Karthik
Sri Lanka Squad: Kumar Sangakkara (Captain & WK), Sanath Jayasuriya, Tilakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Kapugedara, Angelo Mathews, Mahela Udawatte, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, M.Muralitharan, Isuru Udana, Gihan Rupasinghe, Lasith Malinga, Thilan Tushara, Kaushal Lokuarachchi.
A match was abandoned due to rain last year around the same time against India without a ball being bowled.. Thundershowers are predicted during the match days.. Hope the matches are a full 50 over game.. As always toss is a crucial issue in any D/N games in the sub-continent and more so in Lanka as toss more or less decides the fate of the game..
| Date and Time | Match |
| Tue Sep 8 14:30 IST | 1st Match - Sri Lanka v New Zealand R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Fri Sep 11 14:30 IST | 2nd Match - India v New Zealand R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Sat Sep 12 14:30 IST | 3rd Match - Sri Lanka v India R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Mon Sep 14 14:30 IST | Final - TBC v TBC R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
India squad: Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Suresh Raina, Abhishek Nayar, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, R.P.Singh, Ishant Sharma, Amith Mishra, Dinesh Karthik
New Zealand Squad: Daniel Vettori (Captain), Neil Broom, Brendon Diamanti, Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum, Ross Taylor, Jesse Ryder, Nathan McCullum, Jacob Oram, Grant Elliot, Ian Butler, Kyle Mills, Shane Bond, Gareth Hopkins, Jeetan Patel.
Sri Lanka Squad: Kumar Sangakkara (Captain & WK), Sanath Jayasuriya, Tilakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Kapugedara, Angelo Mathews, Mahela Udawatte, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, M.Muralitharan, Isuru Udana, Gihan Rupasinghe, Lasith Malinga, Thilan Tushara, Kaushal Lokuarachchi.
A match was abandoned due to rain last year around the same time against India without a ball being bowled.. Thundershowers are predicted during the match days.. Hope the matches are a full 50 over game.. As always toss is a crucial issue in any D/N games in the sub-continent and more so in Lanka as toss more or less decides the fate of the game..
Sunday, August 30, 2009
ICC Champions Trophy 2002 - look back
This was the first time the mini-world cup was played in a round robin format.. The previous editions were of knock out type..
This edition was held in Sri-Lanka with 10 test playing nations + Netherlands and Kenya divided into 4 groups of 3 each..
SQUADS
Australia Squad
Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist (vice-captain),Michael Bevan, Andrew Bichel, Jason Gillespie, Nathan Hauritz, Matthew Hayden, Brett Lee, Darren Lehmann, Jimmy Maher, Damien Martyn, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne , Shane Watson
Bangladesh Squad
Khaled Mashud (Captain), Al-Sahariar, Alok Kapali, Fahim Muntasir, Habibul Bashar, Javed Omar, Khaled Mahmud, Manjural Islam, Mazharul Haque, Mohammad Ashraful, Mohammad Rafique, Talha Jubair, Tapash Baisya, Tushar Imran
England Squad
Nasser Hussain(Captain), Ian Blackwell, Andrew Caddick, Rikki Clarke, Dominic Cork, Ashley Giles, Matthew Hoggard, Ronnie Irani, James Kirtley, Nick Knight, Owais Shah, Jeremy Snape, Alec Stewart, Marcus Trescothick
Indian Squad
S Ganguly (Captain), R Dravid, SR Tendulkar, V Sehwag, D Mongia, M Kaif, A Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, AB Agarkar, Yuvraj Singh, JP Yadav, A Nehra, VVS Laxman, Javagal Srinath
Kenya Squad
Steve Tikolo (Captain), Thomas Odoyo (Vice-captain), Joseph Angara, Jimmy Kamande, Brijal Patel, Collins Obuya, David Obuya, Maurice Odumbe, Peter Ongondo, Lameck Onyango, Kennedy Otieno, Ravindu Shah, Tony Suji, Martin Suji
Netherlands Squad
RP Lefebvre(Captain), LP van Troost, Dan van Bunge, JJ Esmeijer, VD Grandia, JF Kloppenburg, TBM de Leede, HJC MolRF, van Oosterom, Adeel Raja, E Schiferli, RH Scholte, NA Statham, B Zuiderent
New Zealand Squad
Stephen Fleming (Captain), Nathan Astle, Shane Bond, Chris Harris, Paul Hitchcock, Kyle Mills, Chris Nevin, Jacob Oram, Matthew Sinclair, Scott Styris, Glenn Sulzberge, Daryl Tuffey, Daniel Vettori, Lou Vincent
Pakistan Squad
Waqar Younis (Captain), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Vice-Captain), Abdur Razzaq , Imran Nazir, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Sami, Rashid Latif, Saeed Anwar, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik, Wasim Akram, Younis Khan, Yousuf Youhana
South African Squad
Shaun Pollock (Captain), Dale Benkenstein, Nicky Boje, Mark Boucher, Alan Dawson, Boeta Dippenaar, Allan Donald, Hershelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Lance Klusener, Makhaya Ntini, Justin Ontong, Jonty Rhodes, Graeme Smith, Robin Peterson
Sri Lankan Squad
Sanath Jayasuriya (Captain), Russel Arnold, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardene, Aravinda de Silva, Upul Chandana, Kumar Sangakkara, Kumar Dharmasena, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Hasantha Fernando, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Pulasthi Gunaratne
West Indies Squad
Carl Hooper (Captain), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Pedro Collins, Corey Collymore, Mervyn Dillon, Vasbert Drakes, Chris Gayle, Ryan Hinds, Wavell Hinds, Ridley Jacobs, Brian Lara, Runako Morton, Mahendra Nagamootoo, Ramnaresh Sarwan
Zimbabwe Squad
Heath Streak (Captain), Alistair Campbell, Stuart Carlisle, Dion Ebrahim, Sean Ervine, Andy Flower, Grant Flower, Travis Friend, Douglas T. Hondo, Douglas Marillier, Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Raymond Price, Tatenda Taibu, Guy Whittall
Points per win: 4
Semi- Finals
SA- 251-6 Gibbs 116, Kallis 97 Viru 3-25
Player of the match V Sehwag (India)
Two days the finals was played, the first day SRL scored 244 and when IND batted rain poured down after 7 overs.. The second day SRL again won the toss and batted and managed only 222.. Rain poured down when IND had batted 8 overs.. Poor management, the game could have continued on the reserve dAy rather than playing it all over again..
India and SriLanka shared the trophy..
While Murali topped the wicket takers list, Sehwag topped run charts.
Surprisingly, Man of the series was not awarded..
This edition was held in Sri-Lanka with 10 test playing nations + Netherlands and Kenya divided into 4 groups of 3 each..
| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 | Pool 4 |
| Australia | England | Kenya | Netherlands |
| Bangladesh | India | South Africa | Pakistan |
| New Zealand | Zimbabwe | West Indies | Sri Lanka |
SQUADS
Australia Squad
Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist (vice-captain),Michael Bevan, Andrew Bichel, Jason Gillespie, Nathan Hauritz, Matthew Hayden, Brett Lee, Darren Lehmann, Jimmy Maher, Damien Martyn, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne , Shane Watson
Bangladesh Squad
Khaled Mashud (Captain), Al-Sahariar, Alok Kapali, Fahim Muntasir, Habibul Bashar, Javed Omar, Khaled Mahmud, Manjural Islam, Mazharul Haque, Mohammad Ashraful, Mohammad Rafique, Talha Jubair, Tapash Baisya, Tushar Imran
England Squad
Nasser Hussain(Captain), Ian Blackwell, Andrew Caddick, Rikki Clarke, Dominic Cork, Ashley Giles, Matthew Hoggard, Ronnie Irani, James Kirtley, Nick Knight, Owais Shah, Jeremy Snape, Alec Stewart, Marcus Trescothick
Indian Squad
S Ganguly (Captain), R Dravid, SR Tendulkar, V Sehwag, D Mongia, M Kaif, A Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, AB Agarkar, Yuvraj Singh, JP Yadav, A Nehra, VVS Laxman, Javagal Srinath
Kenya Squad
Steve Tikolo (Captain), Thomas Odoyo (Vice-captain), Joseph Angara, Jimmy Kamande, Brijal Patel, Collins Obuya, David Obuya, Maurice Odumbe, Peter Ongondo, Lameck Onyango, Kennedy Otieno, Ravindu Shah, Tony Suji, Martin Suji
Netherlands Squad
RP Lefebvre(Captain), LP van Troost, Dan van Bunge, JJ Esmeijer, VD Grandia, JF Kloppenburg, TBM de Leede, HJC MolRF, van Oosterom, Adeel Raja, E Schiferli, RH Scholte, NA Statham, B Zuiderent
New Zealand Squad
Stephen Fleming (Captain), Nathan Astle, Shane Bond, Chris Harris, Paul Hitchcock, Kyle Mills, Chris Nevin, Jacob Oram, Matthew Sinclair, Scott Styris, Glenn Sulzberge, Daryl Tuffey, Daniel Vettori, Lou Vincent
Pakistan Squad
Waqar Younis (Captain), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Vice-Captain), Abdur Razzaq , Imran Nazir, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Sami, Rashid Latif, Saeed Anwar, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik, Wasim Akram, Younis Khan, Yousuf Youhana
South African Squad
Shaun Pollock (Captain), Dale Benkenstein, Nicky Boje, Mark Boucher, Alan Dawson, Boeta Dippenaar, Allan Donald, Hershelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Lance Klusener, Makhaya Ntini, Justin Ontong, Jonty Rhodes, Graeme Smith, Robin Peterson
Sri Lankan Squad
Sanath Jayasuriya (Captain), Russel Arnold, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardene, Aravinda de Silva, Upul Chandana, Kumar Sangakkara, Kumar Dharmasena, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Hasantha Fernando, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Pulasthi Gunaratne
West Indies Squad
Carl Hooper (Captain), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Pedro Collins, Corey Collymore, Mervyn Dillon, Vasbert Drakes, Chris Gayle, Ryan Hinds, Wavell Hinds, Ridley Jacobs, Brian Lara, Runako Morton, Mahendra Nagamootoo, Ramnaresh Sarwan
Zimbabwe Squad
Heath Streak (Captain), Alistair Campbell, Stuart Carlisle, Dion Ebrahim, Sean Ervine, Andy Flower, Grant Flower, Travis Friend, Douglas T. Hondo, Douglas Marillier, Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Raymond Price, Tatenda Taibu, Guy Whittall
Points per win: 4
| Group Pool 1 | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Net RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 2 | - | 8 | +3.461 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +0.030 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | -3.275 |
| Group Pool 2 | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Net RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | 2 | - | 8 | +0.816 |
| England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +0.401 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | -1.125 |
| Group Pool 3 | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Net RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | - | 8 | +1.856 |
| West Indies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +0.202 |
| Kenya | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | -2.050 |
| Group Pool 4 | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Net RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | - | 8 | +2.861 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +1.245 |
| Netherlands | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | -4.323 |
West Indies  238/8 (50 overs) | v |  South Africa242/8 (49 overs) | South Africa won by 2 wickets Man of the Match: Jonty Rhodes |
| Chris Gayle 49 (55) Jacques Kallis 2/41 (9 overs) | Jonty Rhodes 61 (70) Mervyn Dillon 4/60 (10 overs) | ||
Semi- Finals
- IND vs RSA - India pulled off a stunning 10-run win over South Africa at Premadasa Stadium and entered the final of the Champions Trophy. By retiring hurt on 116 (119 balls, 16 fours) with his side still needing 70 runs for victory and 9 wickets in hand, Gibbs gave India the tiniest window of opportunity. SA did not play spin well and IND won a thrilling match. Virender Sehwag took 3 wickets in no-time and SA were found wanting..
SA- 251-6 Gibbs 116, Kallis 97 Viru 3-25
Player of the match V Sehwag (India)
- AUS vs SRL - crushing semi-final victory over Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy SF. All out for 162 in 48.4 overs with 2 wickets to Dharmasena, 3 to Murali.. The top 3 were enough to finish the match..
Two days the finals was played, the first day SRL scored 244 and when IND batted rain poured down after 7 overs.. The second day SRL again won the toss and batted and managed only 222.. Rain poured down when IND had batted 8 overs.. Poor management, the game could have continued on the reserve dAy rather than playing it all over again..
India and SriLanka shared the trophy..
While Murali topped the wicket takers list, Sehwag topped run charts.
Surprisingly, Man of the series was not awarded..
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Champions Trophy 2000 - part 2
Click here for PART 1
PRE QFs -
India won the toss and chose to bowl first. Batting first, Kenya were restricted to 208 for nine in 50 overs. The total was never going to be one to pose any problems for the Indians and thanks to skipper Sourav Ganguly's 66 and Rahul Dravid's unbeaten 68, they romped home with eight wickets and 7.3 overs to spare.. Kumble received MoM for 2-22 in 10 overs..
Similarly, England faced little opposition from Bangladesh emerging winners by eight wickets with 6.1 overs to spare. Bangladesh did well in getting 232 for eight in 50 overs but against ordinary bowling, Alec Stewart (87 not out) and skipper Nasser Hussain (95) had little difficulty in negotiating some ordinary bowling during their second wicket partnership of 175 runs.
A stroke-filled 132 by opener Avishka Gunawardene and his third wicket stand of 160 runs with Mahela Jayawardene (72) saw Sri Lanka post 287 for six in 50 overs, a total that proved to be too formidable for the West Indies who were dismissed for 179 in 46.4 overs.
This meant that the Quarter Finals line up stood like-
The left-hander hit 84 off 80 balls treating the pace of McGrath, Lee and Gillespie with utter disdain. India ultimately posted a challenging total of 265 for nine in 50 overs. Then it was the turn of another youngster to strike. Bowling with hostility, Zaheer Khan removed Adam Gilchrist and Steve Waugh and some fine work by the varied attack, backed up by some superb work in the field in which Yuvraj was outstanding saw Australia bowled out for 245 in the 47th over.
SriLanka's batting was dismal, Wasim Akram and Azhar Mahmood took 3wickets each to topple Lanka who were bowled out for 194.. Pakistan reached the target in 43.5 overs on the back of a century from Saeed Anwar..
After the initial loss of 4 wickets for 120, 85 from Twose and 52 from Craig McMillan enabled NZ to reach 265.. ZIM did not have the experience to post a win after being in a similar situation, 108-4, to post a win.. 4 wickets from Paul Wiseman sealed a win for NZ.. ZIM all out for 201..
Similarly, England were no match for South Africa's professional allround skills. Graeme Hick top-scored with a 65 but England's total of 182 in 44.1 overs was always going to be inadequate. South Africa with Jacques Kallis (78 not out) and Boeta Dippenaar (65) figuring in an unbroken third wicket partnership of 132 runs romped home with 11.5 overs to spare.
SEMI-FINALS
India vs South Africa
Pakistan vs New Zealand
Anwar hit a second successive hundred (104), after a mini collapse Akram and Razzaq helped Pakistan score 252 in 49.2 overs against New Zealand. Azhar Mahmood, then, reduced the Kiwis to 15 for two but Nathan Astle (49) and Roger Twose (87) initiated a recovery process by adding 135 runs for the third wicket. Pakistan came back strongly and had a distinct edge when New Zealand were 187 for six. However, Craig McMillan (51) and Scott Styris (26) figured in an unbroken seventh wicket stand of 66 runs to steer New Zealand home amidst much excitement with one over to spare. Shane O' Connor's 5 wicket haul earned him the MoM..
The 2nd SF which many thought would go South Africa's way had some surprises.. Ganguly posted a run a ball 141 which had 11 fours and 6 sixes against an attack that comprised of Pollock, Donald, Kallis, Telemachus, Klusener.. Though Donald and Pollock were economical, Kallis and Telemachus were torn apart and as Ganguly was at the crease, SA captain was even reluctant to bowl his spinner Boje who duly got hit for 26 in 2 overs.. Result a mamoth total of 295.. SA innings suffered an early jolt as Zak removed Hall ( the famous in swinging yorker, swinging into the legs and uprooted the stumps), and then went reeling to 50-4.. India took wickets consistently and that put an end to SA's journey in the tournament..
FINALS
India locked horns with NZ for the title clash..
Cairns, returning bravely from a knee injury, won the match with an inspirational century that resuscitated a failing run-chase and carried New Zealand to one of their proudest moments. They certainly had to win this one the hard way, after Ganguly and Tendulkar had opened with 141 in just 26.3 overs. However, Tendulkar was stranded by a bad call and, while Ganguly carried on to his second successive hundred, 135 from the final 25 overs represented diminishing returns. 264 for six in 50 overs. Trusting in their deep batting order, New Zealand were aggressive from the start. 37 for two and later132 for five - New Zealand were gasping for breath.. It was now that Harris joined Cairns for a cool-headed partnership of 122. Though the required run-rate continued to climb, Cairns refused to be fazed. He hit two sixes, one a glorious straight drive off Kumble into the red clay of the car park in the 47th over, and ultimately the winning run with just two balls remaining.
- India vs Kenya,
- England vs Bangladesh,
- West Indies vs Sri Lanka...
India won the toss and chose to bowl first. Batting first, Kenya were restricted to 208 for nine in 50 overs. The total was never going to be one to pose any problems for the Indians and thanks to skipper Sourav Ganguly's 66 and Rahul Dravid's unbeaten 68, they romped home with eight wickets and 7.3 overs to spare.. Kumble received MoM for 2-22 in 10 overs..
Similarly, England faced little opposition from Bangladesh emerging winners by eight wickets with 6.1 overs to spare. Bangladesh did well in getting 232 for eight in 50 overs but against ordinary bowling, Alec Stewart (87 not out) and skipper Nasser Hussain (95) had little difficulty in negotiating some ordinary bowling during their second wicket partnership of 175 runs.
A stroke-filled 132 by opener Avishka Gunawardene and his third wicket stand of 160 runs with Mahela Jayawardene (72) saw Sri Lanka post 287 for six in 50 overs, a total that proved to be too formidable for the West Indies who were dismissed for 179 in 46.4 overs.
This meant that the Quarter Finals line up stood like-
- India vs Australia
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
- New Zealand vs Zimbabwe
- England vs South Africa
The quarterfinals were marked by three one-sided results but the pulsating Australia-India game made up for this. Australia were firm favorites but this was a rejuvenated Indian side, under the captaincy of Ganguly and including three potentially fine players in newcomers Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and Vijay Dahiya. After Australia made the early inroads, a breath-taking innings from Yuvraj saw India wrest the initiative and the advantage thereafter stayed with India.
The left-hander hit 84 off 80 balls treating the pace of McGrath, Lee and Gillespie with utter disdain. India ultimately posted a challenging total of 265 for nine in 50 overs. Then it was the turn of another youngster to strike. Bowling with hostility, Zaheer Khan removed Adam Gilchrist and Steve Waugh and some fine work by the varied attack, backed up by some superb work in the field in which Yuvraj was outstanding saw Australia bowled out for 245 in the 47th over.
SriLanka's batting was dismal, Wasim Akram and Azhar Mahmood took 3wickets each to topple Lanka who were bowled out for 194.. Pakistan reached the target in 43.5 overs on the back of a century from Saeed Anwar..
After the initial loss of 4 wickets for 120, 85 from Twose and 52 from Craig McMillan enabled NZ to reach 265.. ZIM did not have the experience to post a win after being in a similar situation, 108-4, to post a win.. 4 wickets from Paul Wiseman sealed a win for NZ.. ZIM all out for 201..
Similarly, England were no match for South Africa's professional allround skills. Graeme Hick top-scored with a 65 but England's total of 182 in 44.1 overs was always going to be inadequate. South Africa with Jacques Kallis (78 not out) and Boeta Dippenaar (65) figuring in an unbroken third wicket partnership of 132 runs romped home with 11.5 overs to spare.
SEMI-FINALS
India vs South Africa
Pakistan vs New Zealand
Anwar hit a second successive hundred (104), after a mini collapse Akram and Razzaq helped Pakistan score 252 in 49.2 overs against New Zealand. Azhar Mahmood, then, reduced the Kiwis to 15 for two but Nathan Astle (49) and Roger Twose (87) initiated a recovery process by adding 135 runs for the third wicket. Pakistan came back strongly and had a distinct edge when New Zealand were 187 for six. However, Craig McMillan (51) and Scott Styris (26) figured in an unbroken seventh wicket stand of 66 runs to steer New Zealand home amidst much excitement with one over to spare. Shane O' Connor's 5 wicket haul earned him the MoM..
The 2nd SF which many thought would go South Africa's way had some surprises.. Ganguly posted a run a ball 141 which had 11 fours and 6 sixes against an attack that comprised of Pollock, Donald, Kallis, Telemachus, Klusener.. Though Donald and Pollock were economical, Kallis and Telemachus were torn apart and as Ganguly was at the crease, SA captain was even reluctant to bowl his spinner Boje who duly got hit for 26 in 2 overs.. Result a mamoth total of 295.. SA innings suffered an early jolt as Zak removed Hall ( the famous in swinging yorker, swinging into the legs and uprooted the stumps), and then went reeling to 50-4.. India took wickets consistently and that put an end to SA's journey in the tournament..
FINALS
India locked horns with NZ for the title clash..
Cairns, returning bravely from a knee injury, won the match with an inspirational century that resuscitated a failing run-chase and carried New Zealand to one of their proudest moments. They certainly had to win this one the hard way, after Ganguly and Tendulkar had opened with 141 in just 26.3 overs. However, Tendulkar was stranded by a bad call and, while Ganguly carried on to his second successive hundred, 135 from the final 25 overs represented diminishing returns. 264 for six in 50 overs. Trusting in their deep batting order, New Zealand were aggressive from the start. 37 for two and later132 for five - New Zealand were gasping for breath.. It was now that Harris joined Cairns for a cool-headed partnership of 122. Though the required run-rate continued to climb, Cairns refused to be fazed. He hit two sixes, one a glorious straight drive off Kumble into the red clay of the car park in the 47th over, and ultimately the winning run with just two balls remaining.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Wall returns, India pick squad
India picked their squad for the Compaq tri series in Sri Lanka featuring NewZealand as the 3rd side and also the Champions Trophy to be held in the month of September..
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, the chairman of selectors and his colleagues of the selection committee met on Sunday in Chennai and announced the same ODI squad for both the upcoming series.
Dravid's return was more or less certain for both the tournaments since the selectors believed that such a move would bolster the Indian middle order which looked vulnerable to short-pitch stuff during the Twenty20 World Cup in England.
Dravid played the last of his 333 ODIs back in October 2007 against Australia in Nagpur and the former India captain has amassed 10,585 runs at an average of 39.49.
Indian opener Virender Sehwag, who is yet to complete his rehabilitation after undergoing a shoulder surgery has expectedly failed to find a place in the squad.
As expected, Tendulkar who made himself unavailable for the four-match ODI series in the West Indies in June-July, is back to the squad along with Suresh Raina ,who missed the Windies tour due to an injury, that has costed Rohit Sharma his place in the side...
Yusuf Pathan, who has been chipping in with the bat besides rolling his arms to good effect, has retained his place but Ravindra Jadeja has paved the way for Abhishek Nayar who did not get a fair chance in the West Indies..
Other notable omission is Badrinath, fair enough, with Dravid, Yuvi, MSD, Raina in the middle order Badri wouldn't have got a game..
Pragyan Ojha has been left out which is the biggest surprise, he has been the most potent spinner with Bhajji nowadays looking to control the run flow than to take wickets Ojha with his spin, flight and guile could have been a good pick on the turning wickets of Lanka and also in SA..
Amit Mishra who has been bowling with pink, green and orange balls in the emerging players' tournament was the leading wicket taker and most probably that has prompted the selectors to give him a chance in the national ODI side as well..
Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Abhishek Nayar, Praveen Kumar, Amit Mishra, Yusuf Pathan, RP Singh, Ishant Sharma, Dinesh Karthik.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, the chairman of selectors and his colleagues of the selection committee met on Sunday in Chennai and announced the same ODI squad for both the upcoming series.
Dravid's return was more or less certain for both the tournaments since the selectors believed that such a move would bolster the Indian middle order which looked vulnerable to short-pitch stuff during the Twenty20 World Cup in England.
Dravid played the last of his 333 ODIs back in October 2007 against Australia in Nagpur and the former India captain has amassed 10,585 runs at an average of 39.49.
Indian opener Virender Sehwag, who is yet to complete his rehabilitation after undergoing a shoulder surgery has expectedly failed to find a place in the squad.
As expected, Tendulkar who made himself unavailable for the four-match ODI series in the West Indies in June-July, is back to the squad along with Suresh Raina ,who missed the Windies tour due to an injury, that has costed Rohit Sharma his place in the side...
Yusuf Pathan, who has been chipping in with the bat besides rolling his arms to good effect, has retained his place but Ravindra Jadeja has paved the way for Abhishek Nayar who did not get a fair chance in the West Indies..
Other notable omission is Badrinath, fair enough, with Dravid, Yuvi, MSD, Raina in the middle order Badri wouldn't have got a game..
Pragyan Ojha has been left out which is the biggest surprise, he has been the most potent spinner with Bhajji nowadays looking to control the run flow than to take wickets Ojha with his spin, flight and guile could have been a good pick on the turning wickets of Lanka and also in SA..
Amit Mishra who has been bowling with pink, green and orange balls in the emerging players' tournament was the leading wicket taker and most probably that has prompted the selectors to give him a chance in the national ODI side as well..
Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Abhishek Nayar, Praveen Kumar, Amit Mishra, Yusuf Pathan, RP Singh, Ishant Sharma, Dinesh Karthik.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Independence day
August 15th is celebrated as Independence Day in India.. India turns 63 today..
12 yrs back, celebrating Golden Jubilee of Indian Independence the cricket board BCCI had organized an Independence Cup.. India staged a quadrangular one-day tournament in the unusually late month of May to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the country's independence. They evaded the worst of the intense summer heat by starting the games in the afternoon and playing on under floodlights, now erected at most of the major grounds thanks to the profits of the World Cup.
India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan took part in the tournament.. 6 league matches and 3 finals.. This tournament would be remembered for one knock from the Left-hander Saeed Anwar who scored the highest innings ever made in a one-day international, plundering 194 off the Indian bowling to beat Viv Richards's 13-year-old record. It was his 12th century in this form of the game; Tendulkar had also reached 12 during the tournament, and only Desmond Haynes, with 17, had remained ahead of them..
The tournament was not a happy one for the Indians though who managed to win only one match against New Zealand losing the other 2 to the 2 Asian giants PAK and SRL.. PAK and SRL made it to the finals of the event which Sri Lanka eventually won convincingly without having to play the 3rd finals..
POINTS TABLE
Match1: NZ vs Pak : Mohali: D/N : Pak won the toss and chose to field.. NZ won by 22 runs
NZ scored 285 on the back of a brilliant 100 from Astle, what looked like going to be staggering score was reduced with some fine bowling from Saqlain., 4 wickets from Astle saw PAK lose..
MoM: Nathan Astle
Match2: SRL vs Pak: Gwalior: D/N: Pak won the toss and batted. Pak won by 30 runs
Consistent batting saw Pak lost 289, needing 290 to win SRL was jolted by 3 early wickets.. 2 wickets of the same over by Saleem Malik ended the run chase..
MoM: Aqib Javed (5wickets)
Match3: IND vs NZ: Bangalore : D/N : NZ won the toss and batted : India won by 8 wickets
Astle almost scored his 2nd century, 92.. But NZ lost their way and made a paltry 220.. India launched a 169 run opening partnership with Sachin scoring his 12th century..
MoM: Sachin Tendulkar
Match4: IND vs SRL : Mumbai : India won toss and batted.. India lost by 5 wickets
Debutant seamer Shayne O'Connor quickly removed Jayasuriya and Aravinda de Silva. Those blows, plus the persistence of off-spinner Patel, who shared the new ball, and the slow medium-pacers, Larsen and Astle, choked Sri Lanka's usual free-scoring style. While Mahanama tried to anchor the innings, it was left to Kaluwitharana, demoted to No. 7 after a run of poor scores, to ensure that it went past 200. Once again, New Zealand started well - they were 96 for two at the halfway mark - but then, after Fleming swept and missed at De Silva, they subsided against Sri Lanka's slow bowlers, who each picked up two wickets.
Match6: IND vs PAK : Chennai, day night, pak won toss and batted :
Saeed Anwar broke the record for the highest individual innings in a one-day international by scoring 194, from 146 balls, with 22 fours and five sixes, three in succession in one over from Kumble, which went for 226664. He beat the previous record, Viv Richards's unbeaten 189 for West Indies against England at Old Trafford in 1984, by five, and might have reached a double-hundred had he not top-edged a sweep to be caught at fine leg in the 47th over. It was a remarkable exhibition of controlled aggression, even if he was helped by a runner, Shahid Afridi, for most of the innings (he was suffering from heat exhaustion and loss of fluid). India were left a target of 328. They began on a poor note when Inzamam-ul-Haq took an athletic catch to dismiss Tendulkar, but Dravid sustained them with his maiden hundred in limited-overs internationals - also briefly assisted by a runner, Tendulkar, until the fielding side objected. They soon fell behind (scored 292), five wickets for Aqib Javed.
MoM: Saeed Anwar
Finals : PAK and SRL
1st : Mohali : Sri Lanka won by 115 runs.. Jayasuriya 96 off 67 balls, De Silva 90, Ranatunga 80 - SRL- 339 Pakistan had no realistic hopes of making 340 once Sajeewa de Silva sent their top three back to the pavilion before 50 was on the board.
2nd : Kolkata :Sri Lanka won by 85 runs..Sri Lanka passed 300 for the second match running. Pakistan made a poor start, with both openers holing out off unconventional shots as they tried to clear the infield. Ijaz Ahmed and Ramiz Raja added 98 but, once Ijaz fell to a smart stumping, they could not sustain the chase.
12 yrs back, celebrating Golden Jubilee of Indian Independence the cricket board BCCI had organized an Independence Cup.. India staged a quadrangular one-day tournament in the unusually late month of May to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the country's independence. They evaded the worst of the intense summer heat by starting the games in the afternoon and playing on under floodlights, now erected at most of the major grounds thanks to the profits of the World Cup.
India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan took part in the tournament.. 6 league matches and 3 finals.. This tournament would be remembered for one knock from the Left-hander Saeed Anwar who scored the highest innings ever made in a one-day international, plundering 194 off the Indian bowling to beat Viv Richards's 13-year-old record. It was his 12th century in this form of the game; Tendulkar had also reached 12 during the tournament, and only Desmond Haynes, with 17, had remained ahead of them..
The tournament was not a happy one for the Indians though who managed to win only one match against New Zealand losing the other 2 to the 2 Asian giants PAK and SRL.. PAK and SRL made it to the finals of the event which Sri Lanka eventually won convincingly without having to play the 3rd finals..
POINTS TABLE
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts | Net RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.287 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.478 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.331 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.452 |
Match1: NZ vs Pak : Mohali: D/N : Pak won the toss and chose to field.. NZ won by 22 runs
NZ scored 285 on the back of a brilliant 100 from Astle, what looked like going to be staggering score was reduced with some fine bowling from Saqlain., 4 wickets from Astle saw PAK lose..
MoM: Nathan Astle
Match2: SRL vs Pak: Gwalior: D/N: Pak won the toss and batted. Pak won by 30 runs
Consistent batting saw Pak lost 289, needing 290 to win SRL was jolted by 3 early wickets.. 2 wickets of the same over by Saleem Malik ended the run chase..
MoM: Aqib Javed (5wickets)
Match3: IND vs NZ: Bangalore : D/N : NZ won the toss and batted : India won by 8 wickets
Astle almost scored his 2nd century, 92.. But NZ lost their way and made a paltry 220.. India launched a 169 run opening partnership with Sachin scoring his 12th century..
MoM: Sachin Tendulkar
Match4: IND vs SRL : Mumbai : India won toss and batted.. India lost by 5 wickets
India lost Ganguly to the first ball of the match and were in dire straits when Tendulkar slashed to deep third-man in the fourth over. Jadeja joined Dravid at 29 for three and revived the innings with a stand of 95, while Robin Singh added a run-a-ball maiden fifty. But Vaas bowled with such economy that he conceded only 13 runs, including just one in the 50th over. A moderate target of 226 soon shrank as Jayasuriya blazed his way to the highest score by a Sri Lankan in one-day internationals - 151 off 121 balls, with 17 fours and four sixes, beating Aravinda de Silva's 145 against Kenya in the 1996 World Cup. Sri Lanka won with nine overs to spare.
MoM : S. T. Jayasuriya.
Match5 : PAK vs SRL : Hyderabad, day/night. Sri Lanka won by 52 runs. Toss: Sri Lanka.
Debutant seamer Shayne O'Connor quickly removed Jayasuriya and Aravinda de Silva. Those blows, plus the persistence of off-spinner Patel, who shared the new ball, and the slow medium-pacers, Larsen and Astle, choked Sri Lanka's usual free-scoring style. While Mahanama tried to anchor the innings, it was left to Kaluwitharana, demoted to No. 7 after a run of poor scores, to ensure that it went past 200. Once again, New Zealand started well - they were 96 for two at the halfway mark - but then, after Fleming swept and missed at De Silva, they subsided against Sri Lanka's slow bowlers, who each picked up two wickets.
Man of the Match: R. S. Kaluwitharana.
Match6: IND vs PAK : Chennai, day night, pak won toss and batted :
Saeed Anwar broke the record for the highest individual innings in a one-day international by scoring 194, from 146 balls, with 22 fours and five sixes, three in succession in one over from Kumble, which went for 226664. He beat the previous record, Viv Richards's unbeaten 189 for West Indies against England at Old Trafford in 1984, by five, and might have reached a double-hundred had he not top-edged a sweep to be caught at fine leg in the 47th over. It was a remarkable exhibition of controlled aggression, even if he was helped by a runner, Shahid Afridi, for most of the innings (he was suffering from heat exhaustion and loss of fluid). India were left a target of 328. They began on a poor note when Inzamam-ul-Haq took an athletic catch to dismiss Tendulkar, but Dravid sustained them with his maiden hundred in limited-overs internationals - also briefly assisted by a runner, Tendulkar, until the fielding side objected. They soon fell behind (scored 292), five wickets for Aqib Javed.
MoM: Saeed Anwar
Finals : PAK and SRL
1st : Mohali : Sri Lanka won by 115 runs.. Jayasuriya 96 off 67 balls, De Silva 90, Ranatunga 80 - SRL- 339 Pakistan had no realistic hopes of making 340 once Sajeewa de Silva sent their top three back to the pavilion before 50 was on the board.
Player of the match ST Jayasuriya
2nd : Kolkata :Sri Lanka won by 85 runs..Sri Lanka passed 300 for the second match running. Pakistan made a poor start, with both openers holing out off unconventional shots as they tried to clear the infield. Ijaz Ahmed and Ramiz Raja added 98 but, once Ijaz fell to a smart stumping, they could not sustain the chase.
Man of the Match: P. A. De Silva.
Man of the Series: S. T. Jayasuriya.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Champions Trophy Classic -2000 (1)
The 2000 event was held at Nairobi, Kenya with 11 teams participating in the knock out format of the tournament..
Since there were 11 teams, 6 teams competed for 3 spots.. Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, New Zealand and Zimbabwe were confirmed of their participation and the remaining three spots was to be filled by a play off between India, Kenya, Bangladesh, England, Sri Lanka and West Indies..
Schedule :
Squads:
Australia : Steve Waugh(capt), Adam Gilchrist, Michael Bevan, Mark Higgs, Jason Gillespie, Ian Harvey, Brett Lee, Shane Lee, Damien Martyn ,Glenn McGrath, Ricky Ponting ,Andrew Symonds, Mark Waugh, Brad Young..
Shane Warne and Collin Miller withdrew due to injuries..
Bangladesh: Naimur Rahman(capt), Khaled Mashud, Javed Omar, Shahriar hossain, Habibul Bashar, Akram Khan, Aminul Islam, Enamul Hoque, Al Sahariar Rokon, Hasibul Hossain, Mohammed Rafique, Manjural Islam, Mushfique Rahman, Ranjan Das..
England: Nasser Hussain(capt), Alec Stewart, Mark Alleyne, Andy Caddick, Mark Ealham, Ashley Giles, Andrew Flintoff, Darren Gough, Mathew Hoggard, Vikram Solanki, Graeme Hick, Marcus Trescothick, Graham Thorpe, Paul Grayson, Craig White..
Allan Mullaly and Nick Knight originally in the squad missed out due to injury replaced by Hoggard and Solanki..
India: Sourav Ganguly(capt), Vijay Dahiya, Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli, Rahul Dravid,Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Sridharan Sriram, Anil Kumble ,Sunil Joshi, Ajit Agarkar, Hemang Badani, Venkatesh Prasad, Robin Singh..
Kenya: Maurice Odumbe(capt), Steve Tikolo, K.Otieno, Thomas Odoya, Ravindu Shah, C. Otieno, A.Suji, M.Suji, HS Modi, M Sheikh, LN.Onyango, P.Ochieng, J.Ababu, Jimmy Kamande..
New Zealand: Stephen Fleming(capt), Geoff Allot, Nathan Astle, Paul Wiseman, Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Craig McMillan , Roger Twose, Dion Nash, Adam Parore, Chris Nevin, Craig Spearman, Scott Styris, Glen Sulzberger..
Daniel Vettori was injured and left out..
Pakistan: Moin Khan(capt), Inzamam-ul-Haq, Saeed Anwar, Imran Nazir, Saleem Elahi, Yousuf Youhana, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Faisal Iqbal, Arshad Khan, Azhar Mahmood, Abdur Razzaq, Saqlain Mushtaq, Ijaz Ahmed..
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya(capt), Marvan Atapattu, M.Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Wickramasinghe, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Russel Arnold, Avishka Gunawardene, Upul Chandana, Muthiah Muralitharan, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Upashantha, Nuwan Zoysa..
South Africa: Shaun Pollock(capt), Mark Boucher, Nicky Boje, Allan Donald, Jaques Kallis, Andrew Hall, Shafeik Abrahams, Lance Klusener, Gary Kirsten, Neil McKenzie, Boeta Dippenaar, Makhaya Ntini, Roger Telemachus, Jony Rhodes..
West Indies: Jimmy Adams(capt), Sherwin Campbell, Brian Lara, Wavell Hinds, Sylvester Joseph, A.Haniff, Marlon Samuels, Mahendra Nagamootoo, Courtney Browne, Nixon Mclean, Colin Stuart, Mervin Dillon, LR.Williams, K.Jeremy..
Zimbabwe: Heath Streak(capt), Guy Whittal, Andy Flower, Grant Flower, Alistair Campbell, Stuart Carlisle,
Mpumelo Mbangwa, Mleleki Nkala, Gavin Rennie, Henry Olanga, Paul Strang, Mark Vermuluen, Dirk Viljoen,Craig Wishart..
Schedule :
Squads:
Australia : Steve Waugh(capt), Adam Gilchrist, Michael Bevan, Mark Higgs, Jason Gillespie, Ian Harvey, Brett Lee, Shane Lee, Damien Martyn ,Glenn McGrath, Ricky Ponting ,Andrew Symonds, Mark Waugh, Brad Young..
Shane Warne and Collin Miller withdrew due to injuries..
Bangladesh: Naimur Rahman(capt), Khaled Mashud, Javed Omar, Shahriar hossain, Habibul Bashar, Akram Khan, Aminul Islam, Enamul Hoque, Al Sahariar Rokon, Hasibul Hossain, Mohammed Rafique, Manjural Islam, Mushfique Rahman, Ranjan Das..
England: Nasser Hussain(capt), Alec Stewart, Mark Alleyne, Andy Caddick, Mark Ealham, Ashley Giles, Andrew Flintoff, Darren Gough, Mathew Hoggard, Vikram Solanki, Graeme Hick, Marcus Trescothick, Graham Thorpe, Paul Grayson, Craig White..
Allan Mullaly and Nick Knight originally in the squad missed out due to injury replaced by Hoggard and Solanki..
India: Sourav Ganguly(capt), Vijay Dahiya, Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli, Rahul Dravid,Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Sridharan Sriram, Anil Kumble ,Sunil Joshi, Ajit Agarkar, Hemang Badani, Venkatesh Prasad, Robin Singh..
Kenya: Maurice Odumbe(capt), Steve Tikolo, K.Otieno, Thomas Odoya, Ravindu Shah, C. Otieno, A.Suji, M.Suji, HS Modi, M Sheikh, LN.Onyango, P.Ochieng, J.Ababu, Jimmy Kamande..
New Zealand: Stephen Fleming(capt), Geoff Allot, Nathan Astle, Paul Wiseman, Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Craig McMillan , Roger Twose, Dion Nash, Adam Parore, Chris Nevin, Craig Spearman, Scott Styris, Glen Sulzberger..
Daniel Vettori was injured and left out..
Pakistan: Moin Khan(capt), Inzamam-ul-Haq, Saeed Anwar, Imran Nazir, Saleem Elahi, Yousuf Youhana, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Faisal Iqbal, Arshad Khan, Azhar Mahmood, Abdur Razzaq, Saqlain Mushtaq, Ijaz Ahmed..
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya(capt), Marvan Atapattu, M.Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Wickramasinghe, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Russel Arnold, Avishka Gunawardene, Upul Chandana, Muthiah Muralitharan, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Upashantha, Nuwan Zoysa..
South Africa: Shaun Pollock(capt), Mark Boucher, Nicky Boje, Allan Donald, Jaques Kallis, Andrew Hall, Shafeik Abrahams, Lance Klusener, Gary Kirsten, Neil McKenzie, Boeta Dippenaar, Makhaya Ntini, Roger Telemachus, Jony Rhodes..
West Indies: Jimmy Adams(capt), Sherwin Campbell, Brian Lara, Wavell Hinds, Sylvester Joseph, A.Haniff, Marlon Samuels, Mahendra Nagamootoo, Courtney Browne, Nixon Mclean, Colin Stuart, Mervin Dillon, LR.Williams, K.Jeremy..
Zimbabwe: Heath Streak(capt), Guy Whittal, Andy Flower, Grant Flower, Alistair Campbell, Stuart Carlisle,
Mpumelo Mbangwa, Mleleki Nkala, Gavin Rennie, Henry Olanga, Paul Strang, Mark Vermuluen, Dirk Viljoen,Craig Wishart..
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