Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe 2008-09 fixture

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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.

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England tour of India 2008/09 fixture

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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

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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


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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.