Rest day in test cricket history

December 29, Monday which is supposed to be the 4th day of the 1st test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at Mirpur is the first rest day in a Test since 2001 on account of parliamentary elections in Bangladesh.

Read more on rest days on test cricket history here

SMH test cricket team of year 2008

Sydney Morning Herald newspaper's Test team of the year

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain and wicket-keeper, India),
Graeme Smith (South Africa),
Gautam Gambhir (India),
Hashim Amla (South Africa),
Kevin Pietersen (England),
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies),
AB de Villiers (South Africa),
Ryan Sidebottom (England),
Dale Steyn (South Africa),
Mitchell Johnson (Australia),
Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka).

India tour of New Zealand 2008-09 schedule

5 ODIs
1 T20
2 Tests
1 Month of tour, would be worth watching.

The fixture:

March 2009

Fri 6 Floodlit Match
19:00 local, 06:00 GMT Only Twenty20 International - New Zealand v India
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Sun 8 Floodlit Match
14:00 local, 01:00 GMT 1st ODI - New Zealand v India
McLean Park, Napier

Wed 11 Floodlit Match
14:00 local, 01:00 GMT 2nd ODI - New Zealand v India
Seddon Park, Hamilton

Sat 14 Floodlit Match
14:00 local, 01:00 GMT 3rd ODI - New Zealand v India
Eden Park, Auckland

Tue 17 Floodlit Match
14:00 local, 01:00 GMT 4th ODI - New Zealand v India
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Fri 20 Floodlit Match
14:00 local, 01:00 GMT 5th ODI - New Zealand v India
AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Thu 26 - Mon 30
11:00 local, 22:00 GMT 1st Test - New Zealand v India
Seddon Park, Hamilton

April 2009

Fri 3 - Tue 7
11:00 local, 22:00 GMT 2nd Test - New Zealand v India
Basin Reserve, Wellington

Source: cricinfo

Gautam Gambhir 2008 test record - awesome

Gautam Gambhir had a terrific 2008 in test match, scored total 1134 runs from 8 tests with an average of 70.87. He scored total 6 50's and 3 hundreds (includes the double hundred vs Australia at Delhi)

His 2008 macro level statistics:

Sri Lanka tour
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SSC - 39 and 43
Galle - 56 and 74
PSS - 72 and 26

Vs Australia at home
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Bangalore - 21 and 29
Mohali - 67 and 104
Delhi - 206 and 36

Vs England at home
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Chennai - 19 and 66
Mohali - 179 and 97

The detailed 2008 test statistics for Gambhir can be found here

Ranji Trophy schedule 2008-09

The quarter-final line-ups for Ranji Trophy Super League, 2008/09 were decided at the end of the seventh round.

3rd Quarter-Final: Gujarat v Uttar Pradesh at Vadodara - Dec 26-29, 2008
1st Quarter-Final: Mumbai v Himachal Pradesh at Ahmedabad - Dec 26-29, 2008
2nd Quarter-Final: Saurashtra v Karnataka at Mumbai (BS) - Dec 26-29, 2008
4th Quarter-Final: Tamil Nadu v Bengal at Bangalore - Dec 26-29, 2008

2nd Semi-Final: - Jan 4-7, 2009
1st Semi-Final: - Jan 4-7, 2009

Final: - Jan 12-16, 2009

Ranji Trophy Super League, 2008/09 match results on cricinfo is here

SA seals second ever best test chase

The top 5 highest run chase in test cricket that I put in my earlier post needs a change as SA chased a massive total of 414/4 yesterday at WACA vs the home Australians.

The updated top 5 best run chase in test crcket history are:

West Indies (vs Australia) 418/7
South Africa (vs Australia) 414/4
India (vs West Indies) 406/4
Australia (vs England) 404/3
India (vs England) 387/4

Cricinfo full page for highest test run chases is here

Match details:

Played at WACA
Result South Africa won by 6 wickets scorecard

Dhoni's records as captain in test, odi, t20

These are the stats of MSD's captaincy records in test, odi and T20 matches for team India.

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20-20
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Played 9
won 5
tied 1
n/r 1
lost 2

Achievements:
Won 20-20 world cup

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ODIs
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Played 41
won 24
n/r 3
lost 14

Achievements:
Beat Pakistan 3-2 at home,
Won commonwealth bank series in Australia,
Beat Sri Lanka 3-2 away
Beat England 5-0 at home (2 matches canceled)

Failures:
Lost 2-4 at home to Australia
Lost in final to Pakistan in Kitply cup
Lost in final to Sri Lanka in Asia cup

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Tests
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Played 4
won 4

Achievements:

Won the only test in charge against SA to draw series 1-1
Won the only 2 tests in charge against Australia to win series 2-0
Won the first test against England (4th highest run chase ever in tests)

The wining tests scorecards from cricinfo:

India v South Africa 3rd test Green park, Kanpur
India v Australia 2nd test Mohali
India v Australia 4th test Nagpur
India vs England 1st test Chennai

Highest run chase in test cricket - records

With India reached their target of 387 vs England, this became the fourth-highest run-chase in Tests.

The top 5 best run chase being:

West Indies (vs Australia) 418/7
India (vs West Indies) 406/4
Australia (vs England) 404/3
India (vs England) 387/4
Australia (vs Pakistan) 369/6

The full list of highest run chases in Test cricket can be found here in cricinfo

The England Vs India test match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai,
scorecard

Brendan Nash debuts for West Indies

Brendan Nash was born in Australia; he played for Queensland; moved to Jamaica last year and has debut for West Indies in the first Test against New Zealand today. With this Nash became the first white player to play Test cricket for the West Indies since the early 1970s since Geoff Greenidge, who played 5 tests for the West Indies.

Read more from theaustralian news

West Indies tour of New Zealand 2008 - 09 fixture

December 2008:

Thu 11 - Mon 15
12:00 local, 23:00 GMT 1st Test - New Zealand v West Indies
University Oval, Dunedin

Fri 19 - Tue 23
12:00 local, 23:00 GMT 2nd Test - New Zealand v West Indies
McLean Park, Napier
Fri 26 Floodlit Match

17:00 local, 04:00 GMT 1st Twenty20 International - New Zealand v West Indies
Eden Park, Auckland
Sun 28 Floodlit Match

17:00 local, 04:00 GMT 2nd Twenty20 International - New Zealand v West Indies
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Wed 31

12:00 local, 23:00 GMT 1st ODI - New Zealand v West Indies
Queenstown Events Centre

January 2009
Sat 3 Floodlit Match
14:00 local, 01:00 GMT 2nd ODI - New Zealand v West Indies
AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Wed 7 Floodlit Match
14:00 local, 01:00 GMT 3rd ODI - New Zealand v West Indies
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Sat 10
12:00 local, 23:00 GMT 4th ODI - New Zealand v West Indies
Eden Park, Auckland

Tue 13
12:00 local, 23:00 GMT 5th ODI - New Zealand v West Indies
McLean Park, Napier

Indian cricket squad for test vs England 2008

Yuvraj and Ojha recalled
M Vijay and Badrinath retained,
RP Singh dropped

India squad:

Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, M Vijay, S Badrinath, Pragyan Ojha.

Read more from cricinfo

England team set to resume India tour

Good news for cricket fans like me; read more from bbc

The fixture:

1st Test v India at Chennai - Dec 11-15, 2008
09:30 local time (04:00 GMT)

2nd Test v India at Mohali - Dec 19-23, 2008
09:30 local (04:00 GMT)

South Africa tour of Australia 2008-09 fixture

Source: cricinfo

December 2008

Wed 17 - Sun 21
11:30 local, 02:30 GMT 1st Test - Australia v South Africa
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Fri 26 - Tue 30
11:00 local, 00:00 GMT 2nd Test - Australia v South Africa
Melbourne Cricket Ground


January 2009

Sat 3 - Wed 7
11:00 local, 00:00 GMT 3rd Test - Australia v South Africa
Sydney Cricket Ground

Sun 11 Floodlit Match
19:35 local, 08:35 GMT 1st Twenty20 International - Australia v South Africa
Melbourne Cricket Ground

Tue 13 Floodlit Match
20:35 local, 10:35 GMT 2nd Twenty20 International - Australia v South Africa
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Fri 16 Floodlit Match
14:15 local, 03:15 GMT 1st ODI - Australia v South Africa
Melbourne Cricket Ground

Sun 18
10:00 local, 23:00 GMT 2nd ODI - Australia v South Africa
Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Fri 23 Floodlit Match
14:15 local, 03:15 GMT 3rd ODI - Australia v South Africa
Sydney Cricket Ground

Mon 26 Floodlit Match
13:45 local, 03:15 GMT 4th ODI - Australia v South Africa
Adelaide Oval

Fri 30 Floodlit Match
13:30 local, 04:30 GMT 5th ODI - Australia v South Africa
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

ICC World Twenty20 2009 schedule

Source : cricinfo

June 2009

Fri 5
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT 1st Match, Group B - England v Netherlands
Lord's, London

Sat 6
10:00 local, 09:00 GMT 2nd Match, Group D - New Zealand v Scotland
Kennington Oval, London

Sat 6
13:30 local, 12:30 GMT 3rd Match, Group C - Australia v West Indies
Kennington Oval, London

Sat 6
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT 4th Match, Group A - Bangladesh v India
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Sun 7
13:30 local, 12:30 GMT 5th Match, Group D - Scotland v South Africa
Kennington Oval, London

Sun 7
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT 6th Match, Group B - England v Pakistan
Kennington Oval, London

Mon 8
13:30 local, 12:30 GMT 7th Match, Group A - Bangladesh v Ireland
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Mon 8
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT 8th Match, Group C - Australia v Sri Lanka
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Tue 9
13:30 local, 12:30 GMT 9th Match, Group B - Pakistan v Netherlands
Lord's, London

Tue 9
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT 10th Match, Group D - New Zealand v South Africa
Lord's, London

Wed 10
13:30 local, 12:30 GMT 12th Match, Group C - Sri Lanka v West Indies
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Wed 10
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT 11th Match, Group A - India v Ireland
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Thu 11
13:30 local, 12:30 GMT 13th Match, Group F - TBC v TBC
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
D1 v A2

Thu 11
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT 14th Match, Group E - TBC v TBC
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
B2 v D2

Fri 12
13:30 local, 12:30 GMT 15th Match, Group F - TBC v TBC
Lord's, London
B1 v C2

Fri 12
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT 16th Match, Group E - TBC v TBC
Lord's, London
A1 v C1

Sat 13
13:30 local, 12:30 GMT 17th Match, Group E - TBC v TBC
Kennington Oval, London
C1 v D2

Sat 13
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT 18th Match, Group F - TBC v TBC
Kennington Oval, London
D1 v B1

Sun 14
13:30 local, 12:30 GMT 19th Match, Group F - TBC v TBC
Lord's, London
A2 v C2

Sun 14
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT 20th Match, Group E - TBC v TBC
Lord's, London
A1 v B2

Mon 15
13:30 local, 12:30 GMT 21st Match, Group E - TBC v TBC
Kennington Oval, London
B2 v C1

Mon 15
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT 22nd Match, Group F - TBC v TBC
Kennington Oval, London
B1 v A2

Tue 16
13:30 local, 12:30 GMT 23rd Match, Group F - TBC v TBC
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
D1 v C2

Tue 16
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT 24th Match, Group E - TBC v TBC
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
D2 v A1

Thu 18
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT 1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Fri 19
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT 2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
Kennington Oval, London

Sun 21
15:00 local, 14:00 GMT Final - TBC v TBC
Lord's, London

ICL world series point table - cricket

The ICL cricket world series point table can be tracked here on cricinfo


Related:

ICL world series cricket fixture

New Zealand new coach Andy Moles

New Zealand have appointed Andy Moles (who was once coach of Kenya and Scotland) as their new coach and he will take over almost immediately, with John Bracewell to step down after the Adelaide Test. Read more from cricinfo

ICL 20s World Series 2008-09 fixture

source: cricinfo

Sun Nov 23 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT ICL India XI v ICL Pakistan XI
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Mon Nov 24 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT ICL Pakistan XI v ICL World XI
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Tue Nov 25 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT ICL Bangladesh XI v ICL World XI
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Wed Nov 26 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT ICL India XI v ICL World XI
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Thu Nov 27 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT ICL Bangladesh XI v ICL Pakistan XI
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Fri Nov 28 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT ICL Bangladesh XI v ICL India XI
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Sat Nov 29 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT Final - TBC v TBC
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

cricinfo home for ICL 2008 09 season

Fastest ODI cricket hundreds list - records

Following are the top 10 fastest ODI 100's in the history of the game till date.

Runs	Balls	6s	4s	Player	Match	Venue	Year
102	37	11	6	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan v Sri Lanka	Nairobi	4/10/1996
147*	44	10	8	MV Boucher	South Africa v Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	20/09/2006
117	45	4	18	BC Lara	West Indies v Bangladesh	Dhaka	9/10/1999
102	45	9	10	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan v India	Kanpur	15/04/2005
134	48	11	11	ST Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka v Pakistan	Singapore	2/4/1996
130	55	1	8	ST Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka v Bangladesh	Karachi	30/06/2008
108	62	3	10	M Azharuddin	India v New Zealand	Baroda	17/12/1988
157	64	1	23	ST Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka v Netherlands	Amstelveen	4/7/2006
138*	64	6	16	Yuvraj Singh	India v England	Rajkot	14/11/2008
101	66	4	14	ML Hayden	Australia v South Africa	St Kitts	24/03/2007

The complete list can be found here in cricinfo
Source: cricinfo

Champions Twenty20 League 2008-09 fixture

source: cricinfo

The groups:

* Group A
Victoria, Middlesex, Titans, Chennai Super Kings

* Group B
Dolphins, Warriors, Rajasthan Royals, Sialkot Stallions

The schedule:

Month: December 2008

Wed 3
16:00 local, 10:30 GMT Group A - Middlesex v Victoria
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Wed 3 Floodlit Match
20:00 local, 14:30 GMT Group B - Dolphins v Rajasthan Royals
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Thu 4
16:00 local, 10:30 GMT Group B - Sialkot Stallions v Western Australia
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Thu 4 Floodlit Match
20:00 local, 14:30 GMT Group A - Chennai Super Kings v Victoria
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Fri 5
16:00 local, 10:30 GMT Group A - Middlesex v Titans
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Fri 5 Floodlit Match
20:00 local, 14:30 GMT Group B - Rajasthan Royals v Sialkot Stallions
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Sat 6
12:00 local, 06:30 GMT Group B - Dolphins v Western Australia
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sat 6
16:00 local, 10:30 GMT Group A - Titans v Victoria
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Sat 6 Floodlit Match
20:00 local, 14:30 GMT Group A - Chennai Super Kings v Middlesex
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Sun 7
12:00 local, 06:30 GMT Group B - Dolphins v Sialkot Stallions
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sun 7
16:00 local, 10:30 GMT Group B - Rajasthan Royals v Western Australia
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Sun 7 Floodlit Match
20:00 local, 14:30 GMT Group A - Chennai Super Kings v Titans
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Mon 8 Floodlit Match
20:00 local, 14:30 GMT 1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Group B winners v Group A runners-up

Tue 9 Floodlit Match
20:00 local, 14:30 GMT 2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Group A winners v Group B runners-up

Wed 10 Floodlit Match
20:00 local, 14:30 GMT Final - TBC v TBC
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

ICC new powerplay rule for ODI cricket

As per new rule in ODI the batting team will now be able to take one five-over Powerplay whenever they wish.
This rule is in effect from October 1 2008 (the October one-day series between New Zealand and Bangladesh has kick started this new ICC rule for ODI's)

Read more from cricinfo

Pakistan v West Indies at Abu Dhabi fixture

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Total 3 ODI's

Wed Nov 12 Floodlit Match
14:00 local, 10:00 GMT 1st ODI - Pakistan v West Indies

Fri Nov 14 Floodlit Match
14:00 local, 10:00 GMT 2nd ODI - Pakistan v West Indies

Sun Nov 16 Floodlit Match
14:00 local, 10:00 GMT 3rd ODI - Pakistan v West Indies

Cricinfo home Pakistan v West Indies at Abu Dhabi

Hong Kong cricket sixes 2008 fixture

Hong Kong cricket sixes 2008, Kowloon cricket club schedule is here

Hong Kong cricket sixes official site

Farewell to Anil Kumble - the pride of Indian cricket

The leg-spinner ended his 132-match Test career with 619 wickets, the highest by an Indian bowler and third highest in the world test cricket after Muralitharan and Warne. His ODI tally stood at an equally impressive 337 wickets which he achieved from 271 matches. This cricket legend and great gentleman who started his International career for India on Apr 25, 1990 (ODI vs Sri Lanka) and Aug 9, 1990 (test vs England) will always be admired by all Indian cricket fans.

He is one of my favs; all the best Anil for your future life. You rock.

In his account:

Test: 619 wickets
ODI : 337 wickets
First-class : 1136 wickets
List A : 514 wickets
Twenty20 : 11 wickets

Cricinfo page for Anil Kumble's statistics

Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe 2008-09 fixture

Source: cricinfo
It would be total 5 ODI's

Fri 21 Nov
09:30 local, 07:30 GMT 1st ODI - Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka
Harare Sports Club

Sun 23 Nov
09:30 local, 07:30 GMT 2nd ODI - Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka
Harare Sports Club

Tue 25 Nov
09:30 local, 07:30 GMT 3rd ODI - Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka
Harare Sports Club

Fri 28 Nov
09:30 local, 07:30 GMT 4th ODI - Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

Sun 30 Nov
09:30 local, 07:30 GMT 5th ODI - Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

Draw for the Champions Twenty20 League cricket

The groups:

* Group A
Victoria, Middlesex, Titans, Chennai Super Kings

* Group B
Dolphins, Warriors, Rajasthan Royals, Sialkot Stallions

Top Twenty20 sides from India(Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings), Australia(Victoria and Warriors), South Africa (Titans and Dolphins), England (Middlesex) and Pakistan (Sialkot Stallions) will fight for one of the inaugural Champions Twenty20 League starting this December. Australia's Twenty20 winners Victoria will take on English champions Middlesex in the opening match on December 3 in Mumbai. The final will be played in Chennai on December 10.

Source: cricinfo

England tour of India 2008/09 fixture

source: cricinfo

Fri Nov 14
09:00 local, 03:30 GMT 1st ODI - India v England
Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot

Mon Nov 17
09:00 local, 03:30 GMT 2nd ODI - India v England
Nehru Stadium, Indore

Thu Nov 20
09:00 local, 03:30 GMT 3rd ODI - India v England
Green Park, Kanpur

Sun Nov 23 Floodlit Match
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 4th ODI - India v England
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Wed Nov 26 Floodlit Match
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 5th ODI - India v England
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

Sat Nov 29
09:00 local, 03:30 GMT 6th ODI - India v England
Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

Tue Dec 2 Floodlit Match
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 7th ODI - India v England
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Thu Dec 11 - Mon Dec 15
09:30 local, 04:00 GMT 1st Test - India v England
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Fri Dec 19 - Tue Dec 23
09:30 local, 04:00 GMT 2nd Test - India v England
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Dream debut for Amit Mishra claims five wickets

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Leg-spinner Amit Mishra made an remarkable debut Vs Australia with a fresh 5 wickets haul.
Mishra's 5 for 71 was the best by an Indian bowler on debut since Narendra Hirwani's 8 for 61 against West Indies back in 1988.
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List of Indian bowlers who have claimed five-wicket hauls on debut:

Amit Mishra vs Australia, 5 for 71, PCA Stadium, Mohali in 2008-09
Narendra Hirwani vs West Indies 8 for 61, M, Chidambaram, Chennai in 1987-88
Dilip Doshi vs Australia 6 for 103, M Chidamabaram Stadium, Chennai in 1979-80
S Abid Ali vs Australia 6 for 55, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide in 1967-68
VV Kumar vs Pakistan 5 for 64, Ferozesha Kotla, Delhi in 1960-61
Mohd. Nissar vs England 5 for 93, Lord's in 1932

cricinfo home for this test match between Ind and Aus.

Kenya Tri series 2008 fixture

Kenya Tri series 2008 fixture

Ireland v Zimbabwe - Nairobi
October 17

Kenya v Ireland - Nairobi
October 18

Kenya v Zimbabwe - Nairobi
October 19

Ireland v Zimbabwe - Nairobi
October 21

Kenya v Ireland - Nairobi
October 22

Kenya v Zimbabwe - Nairobi
October 23

Final - Nairobi
October 25

Cricket ICL 2008 point table - team standings

The overall team standings (point table) in the ICL 20-20 Indian Championship, 2008/09 can be tracked here

image source

New Zealand clinches series vs Bangladesh

New Zealand won the ODI series 2-1 after beating Bangladesh by 79 runs in the final game in Chittagong. Jacob Oram is declared the Man of the series.

Final ODI scorecard

Cricinfo home of New Zealand tour of Bangladesh 2008.

T20 Canada, King City schedule - fixture

Teams: Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Canada

The schedule:

Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe - King City October 10
Canada v Pakistan - King City October 10
Canada v Zimbabwe - King City October 11
Sri Lanka v Pakistan - King City October 11
Pakistan v Zimbabwe - King City October 12
Canada v Sri Lanka - King City October 12
3rd Place Playoff - King City October 13
Final - King City October 13

Cricinfo home for T20 Canada

Tribute to Rahul dravid - 10000 bricks wall in bangalore

Rahul Dravid`s 10,000 Test runs were celebrated here at Chinnaswamy stadium with Sachin Tendulkar unveiling a wall of 10,000 bricks. read more from sify


Image1 source: cricinfo
Image2 source: cricinfo


Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar pose in front of 'the wall' unveiled to honour Dravid for reaching 10,000 runs in both forms of the game, Bangalore, October 6, 2008

ICL 20 20 2008 09 cricket fixture

ICL 20-20 Indian Championship, 2008/09 fixture:

October 2008
Fri 10 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 1st Match - Hyderabad Heroes v Lahore Badshahs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Sat 11 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 2nd Match - Dhaka Warriors v Chennai Superstars
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Sun 12
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 3rd Match - Ahmedabad Rockets v Delhi Giants
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Sun 12 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 4th Match - Royal Bengal Tigers v Lahore Badshahs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Mon 13 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 5th Match - Chandigarh Lions v Mumbai Champs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Tue 14 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 6th Match - Ahmedabad Rockets v Chennai Superstars
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Wed 15 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 7th Match - Dhaka Warriors v Hyderabad Heroes
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Thu 16 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 8th Match - Delhi Giants v Royal Bengal Tigers
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Fri 17 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 9th Match - Ahmedabad Rockets v Mumbai Champs
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Sat 18 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 10th Match - Chandigarh Lions v Chennai Superstars
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Sun 19
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 11th Match - Mumbai Champs v Royal Bengal Tigers
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Sun 19 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 12th Match - Ahmedabad Rockets v Lahore Badshahs
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Mon 20 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 13th Match - Delhi Giants v Dhaka Warriors
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Tue 21 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 14th Match - Chennai Superstars v Hyderabad Heroes
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Wed 22 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 15th Match - Ahmedabad Rockets v Royal Bengal Tigers
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Thu 23 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 16th Match - Mumbai Champs v Lahore Badshahs
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Fri 24 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 17th Match - Delhi Giants v Chennai Superstars
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon

Sat 25 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 18th Match - Dhaka Warriors v Royal Bengal Tigers
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon

Sun 26
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 19th Match - Chandigarh Lions v Hyderabad Heroes
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon

Sun 26 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 20th Match - Delhi Giants v Lahore Badshahs
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon

Mon 27 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 21st Match - Mumbai Champs v Dhaka Warriors
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon

Tue 28 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 22nd Match - Chandigarh Lions v Royal Bengal Tigers
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon

Wed 29 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 23rd Match - Ahmedabad Rockets v Hyderabad Heroes
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon

Thu 30 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 24th Match - Delhi Giants v Mumbai Champs
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon

Fri 31 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 25th Match - Chandigarh Lions v Dhaka Warriors
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh

November 2008
Sat 1 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 26th Match - Delhi Giants v Hyderabad Heroes
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh

Sun 2
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 27th Match - Chennai Superstars v Mumbai Champs
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh

Sun 2 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 28th Match - Chandigarh Lions v Lahore Badshahs
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh

Mon 3 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 29th Match - Ahmedabad Rockets v Dhaka Warriors
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh

Tue 4 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 30th Match - Chennai Superstars v Royal Bengal Tigers
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh

Wed 5 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 31st Match - Chandigarh Lions v Delhi Giants
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh

Thu 6 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 32nd Match - Hyderabad Heroes v Mumbai Champs
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh

Fri 7 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 33rd Match - Dhaka Warriors v Lahore Badshahs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Sat 8 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 34th Match - Hyderabad Heroes v Royal Bengal Tigers
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Sun 9
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 35th Match - Ahmedabad Rockets v Chennai Superstars
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Sun 9 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 36th Match - Chennai Superstars v Lahore Badshahs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Mon 10 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT Semi Final 1 - TBC v TBC
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Tue 11 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT Semi Final 2 - TBC v TBC
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Thu 13 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 1st Final - TBC v TBC
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Sat 15 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 2nd Final - TBC v TBC
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan

Sun 16 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 3rd Final - TBC v TBC
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
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2009 cricket calendar for Ind, Aus and south africa

Source: Cricinfo Packed 2009 calendar for India, Australia and South Africa

Common events for all three countries Apr 10 - May 29: Indian Premier League Jun 5 - Jun 21: World Twenty20 Sep 25 - Oct 10: Champions League India Jan 6 - Feb 19: Tour of Pakistan Mar 6 - Apr 7: Tour of New Zealand Oct 13 onwards: ODIs v Australia Nov and Dec: Home series v Sri Lanka Dec: Tour of Bangladesh Australia Till Jan 30: Home series v South Africa Feb 1 - Feb 15: limited-overs matches v New Zealand Feb 20 - Apr 17: Tour of South Africa Jun 24 - Sep 20: Ashes Oct 13 onwards: ODIs v India Nov: Home series v Pakistan Dec: Home series v West Indies South Africa Jan - Apr: Series v Australia Nov and Dec: Home series v England

Indian squad for first two Aus Tests

New face: Amit Mishra who played for India 5 years back.

The squad:

Anil Kumble (captain), Sachin Tendulkar , Rahul Dravid , VVS Laxman, M S Dhoni (w/k), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir , Harbhajan Singh , Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Sourav Ganguly, Subramaniam Badrinath, Munaf Patel, R P Singh.

Durham wins County Championship Division One

Durham wins County Championship Division One

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County Championship Division One, 2008 final point table

New Zealand cricket new ODI kit

The blackcaps will be with this new ODI kit in the coming months.



Scott Styris and Chris Martin model New Zealand's new kit, Auckland, September 29, 2008

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Tendulkar declared fit for Aus Tests

India’s hopes got a big boost ahead of the tough four-Test series against Australia on Friday when injured master batsman Sachin Tendulkar was declared fit for the high-profile contest commencing on October 9 at Bangalore.

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Farewell for Yorkshire captain Darren Gough

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Darren Gough waves farewell to the home crowd at the end of his final first-class match in Yorkshire, Yorkshire v Somerset, Scarborough, September 20, 2008

"I wanted to go out in style and that [wicket] proved to me I am ready to retire. I am absolutely shattered now," the 38-year-old said. "I bowled as quick as I have for a long, long time in that first spell. When I look back I'm glad my last wicket was Justin Langer. I've had some great battles against him and it's nice to know my last wicket in Yorkshire was someone as good as him." read more

New Zealand tour of Bangladesh, 2008 fixture

This October

Thu Oct 9
09:00 local, 03:00 GMT 1st ODI - Bangladesh v New Zealand
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Sat Oct 11
09:00 local, 03:00 GMT 2nd ODI - Bangladesh v New Zealand
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Tue Oct 14
09:00 local, 03:00 GMT 3rd ODI - Bangladesh v New Zealand
Chittagong Divisional Stadium

Fri Oct 17 - Tue Oct 21
09:30 local, 03:30 GMT 1st Test - Bangladesh v New Zealand
Chittagong Divisional Stadium

Sat Oct 25 - Wed Oct 29
09:30 local, 03:30 GMT 2nd Test - Bangladesh v New Zealand
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Dhaka Warriors to play in ICL

The Indian Cricket League (ICL) officially launched a new team - Dhaka Warriors - for its forthcoming season beginning on October 10.
Habibul Bashar, the former Bangladesh captain, will lead the side comprising 13 players from all levels of the game in the country
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Australian squad for test vs India 2008

Australian squad for test matches against India 2008.

Leg spinner Bryce McGain in as Symonds out.

Source: cricinfo

Squad: Matthew Hayden, Phil Jaques, Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Simon Katich, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, Jason Krejza, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, Bryce McGain, Stuart Clark, Doug Bollinger

ICC 2008 award result - cricket updates

The nominations were

The winners are:

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Chanderpaul is ICC Cricketer of Year

Dhoni is ODI Player of the Year

Edwards is Women's Player of Year

Mendis named as ICC's Emerging Player

Ponting leads ODI Team of Year

Smith leads Test Team of Year

Sri Lanka win Spirit of Cricket Award

Steyn is Test Player of Year

Taufel is Umpire of Year again

ten Doeschate is ICC Associate Player of Year

Yuvraj wins Twenty20 award

Nominations for the ICC Awards 2008 - cricket

The nominations are:

* Cricketer of the Year: Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dale Steyn, Mahela Jayawardene, Graeme Smith
* Test Player of the Year: Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dale Steyn, Mahela Jayawardene, Jacques Kallis
* ODI Player of the Year: Nathan Bracken, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Yousuf
* Emerging Player of the Year: Stuart Broad, Ajantha Mendis, Ishant Sharma, Morne Morkel
* Associate Player of the Year: Ryan ten Doeschate, Alex Obanda, Niall O'Brien, Thomas Odoyo
* Twenty20 International Performance of the Year: Chris Gayle, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Brett Lee, Yuvraj Singh
* Women's Player of the Year: Lisa Sthalekar, Charlotte Edwards, Claire Taylor, Nicola Browne
* Spirit of Cricket: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, West Indies
* Umpire of the Year: Simon Taufel, Mark Benson, Aleem Dar, Steve Davis, Rudi Koertzen

The presentation will be on Wednesday.

Read a full story on ICC Award 2008 here
source: cricinfo

Australia made it 3-0

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Image: Australia celebrate with the trophy after beating Bangladesh 3-0, Australia v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Darwin, September 6, 2008

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Whitewash washed out and its 4-0 win for england

England has to settle for 4-0 and third in the International Cricket Council ODI table - behind Australia and South Africa after rain washed the last ODI vs South Africa. Definitely its a great win for England under the captaincy of Kevin Pietersen.

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And

England vs South Africa 2008 cricinfo series home

Australia tour of India, 2008-09 fixture

The fixture:

Oct Thu 9 - Oct Mon 13
09:30 local, 04:00 GMT 1st Test - India v Australia
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Oct Fri 17 - Oct Tue 21
09:30 local, 04:00 GMT 2nd Test - India v Australia
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Oct Wed 29 - Oct Sun 2
09:30 local, 04:00 GMT 3rd Test - India v Australia
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Oct Thu 6 - Oct Mon 10
09:30 local, 04:00 GMT 4th Test - India v Australia
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

Dhoni climbs to no 1 in ICC ODI batsmen ranking

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni toppled his South African counterpart Greame Smith to regain the top spot in the latest ICC ODI batsmen ranking.

Dhoni had previously occupied the number one position for a brief period in 2006.

See ICC current player Rankings for Test and OID batsman and bowlers here

India's maiden one-day series triumph in Sri Lanka

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni led India to their maiden one-day series triumph in Sri Lanka, winning the 4th one-day international by 46 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series on Wednesday.


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Bangladesh tour of Australia, 2008 fixture

Fixture:
Aug Sat 30
09:30 local, 00:00 GMT 1st ODI - Australia v Bangladesh
Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin

Sep Wed 3
09:30 local, 00:00 GMT 2nd ODI - Australia v Bangladesh
Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin

Sep Sat 6
09:30 local, 00:00 GMT 3rd ODI - Australia v Bangladesh
Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin

Essex champion in Friends Provident Trophy

Essex team is celebrating with the Friends Provident Trophy, Kent v Essex, Friends Provident Trophy final, Lord's, August 16, 2008

Friends Provident Trophy - final
Kent v Essex (2008 season)

Played at Lord's, London, on 16 August 2008 (50-over match)

Result Essex won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

scorecard
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Official website of Friends Provident Trophy

Shoaib akhtar is back for Champions Trophy

Pakistan squad for Champions Trophy

* Shoaib Malik (capt)
Salman Butt
Nasir Jamshed
Younis Khan
Misbah-ul Haq
Shahid Afridi
Kamran Akmal (wk)
Bazid Khan
Khalid Latif
Shoaib Akhtar
Sohail Tanvir
Umar Gul
Iftikhar Anjum
Abdur Rauf
Saeed Ajmal

Start with a century - Pietersen

Kevin Pietersen celebrates his first century as captain, England v South Africa, 4th Test, The Oval, August 8, 2008

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England's new captain, Kevin Pietersen

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Kevin Pietersen has been swiftly appointed as Michael Vaughan's successor as Test captain, while also taking the one-day leadership after Paul Collingwood handed in his notice yesterday following Vaughan's departur ...
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