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ICL World Series: ICL India beat ICL Pakistan

The India XI thoroughly outplayed their Pakistan counterparts in their first outing of the ICL 20s World Series, chasing down a target of 166 in with five balls to spare.
It was a good win for India, who kept Pakistan to a gettable total, bar a few dropped catches, and their chase was aided by a […]

Dhoni aiming for 7-0 win

India’s skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is aiming at a 7-0 whitewash in the ODI series against England, despite having clinched the series by taking an unassailable 4-0 lead after winning a thriller here.
The Indian team for the fifth match in Cuttack is likely to undergo changes in order to rest some senior players, who have […]

India v England, 4th ODI: India win series 4-0

India clinched the seven-match cricket series 4-0 against England, edging out the visitors by 19 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-curtailed fourth ODI on Sunday at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
Scorecard - India beat England - 4th ODI - Bangalore
Put into bat in what was India’s 700th ODI, the hosts witnessed two lengthy rain […]

Scorecard - India beat England, win series - 4th ODI - Bangalore

England in India, 2008

India vs England, 4th ODI

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, November 23, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Daryl Harper (Aus) & Amiesh Saheba (Ind)

Third Umpire:
S K Tarapore (Ind)

Match Referee:
Roshan Mahanama (SL)

Toss:
England (Elected to field)

Match Status:
India won by 19 runs

Match State:
Rain reduced game (22 overs)

Man of the Match:
Virender Sehwag

Batting: India Innings

Batsmen
India (166/4 in 22 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Virender Sehwag
c J Anderson […]

India v England, 4th ODI: Rain stops India at 82/1

Rain interrupted the fourth ODI as India were halted at 82 for one after the end of 14 overs.
England won the toss and elected to field trying to make use of the moisture in the air. India brought in Sachin Tendulkar in place of Rohit Sharma and the openers got off to a good start […]

Sidebottom out of ODI series

Ryan Sidebottom, the England fast bowler, has been ruled out of the remaining four matches of the one-day series against India with a side strain. Sidebottom has been afflicted by injury for much of 2008, sustaining an Achilles injury during England’s Stanford Super Series in Antigua before a long-standing side strain re-emerged at the start […]

BCCI warns selectors over Dhoni issue

The BCCI has warned the selectors against passing on information regarding selection matters to the media, a day after skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s threat to resign during one of the meetings was leaked.
“The selectors have been pulled up and categorically told to ensure that selection matters and whatever transpires in the meeting is not leaked […]

Angry Dhoni denies rift with selectors

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday denied rift with selectors on dropping of Rudra Pratap Singh and preferring all-rounder Irfan Pathan for the remaining part of the on-going One-Day series against England.
“I don’t know who is spreading this kind of rumors. Whoever is leaking confidential matters to the press is not doing any good […]

India v England, 4th ODI: Preview

India and England go head to head in the 4th ODI of the seven match Hero Honda cup at Bangalore today. This is the first match of the series which will be played under lights, a decision that will be welcomed by England, given that they felt robbed by the Kanpur game which ended early […]

India’s tour to Pakistan in jeopardy

The Indian cricket tour of Pakistan in January appears to be in trouble, with the Indian government being apprehensive on account of security of the team and wondering whether it was worth risking the lives of players like Sachin Tendulkar.
The final decision on the tour, scheduled from January 6 to February 19, will be taken […]

Pieterson concerned about Guwahati ODI

England captain Kevin Pietersen has raised concerns about the possibility of a similar problem in Guwahati, the venue for the sixth one-dayer on November 29.
“The authorities will have to do something about Guwahati,” Pietersen said. “We are going to start there at 8.30 am but that will still not make too much of a difference. […]

Tendulkar, Irfan return for two ODIs

Sachin Tendulkar made a comeback in the Indian One-Day squad after eight months for the remaining four games against England, it was announced on Thursday in Kanpur. All-rounder Irfan Pathan also earned a recall into the team for the next two ODIs. Pacer RP Singh and opener Murali Vijay were dropped from the 15-man squad.
Tendulkar, […]

India v England, 3rd ODI: India wins by 16 runs (D/L)

India won the 3rd ODI against England by 16 runs on Duckworth Lewis method as bad light stopped play in Kanpur. This means India has won three out of three matches so far in the series.
Scorecard - India win 3rd ODI
Kevin Pieterson won the toss for England and chose to bat first on a not […]

Scorecard- India beat England - D/L method, 3rd ODI

England in India, 2008

India vs England, 3rd ODI

Green Park, Kanpur, November 20, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Amiesh Saheba (Ind) & Russell Tiffin (Zim)

Third Umpire:
Suresh Shastri (Ind)

Match Referee:
Roshan Mahanama (SL)

Toss:
England (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
India won by 16 runs (D/L Method)

Match State:
Match reduced to 49 overs

Man of the Match:
Harbhajan Singh

Batting: England Innings

Batsmen
England (240/10 in 48.4 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Ravinder Bopara
st M Dhoni […]

India v England, 3rd ODI: Preview

India and England go head to head in the 3rd ODI of the seven match RBS series at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. The first two matches of the series were played at Rajkot and Indore, and the home team won both and lead the series 2-0.
India have been riding high after the series […]

Tendulkar set to return to ODIs

Sachin Tendulkar is likely to return to the one-day side when the squad is picked for the last four matches of the England series in Kanpur on Thursday, a selector indicated. Tendulkar had requested the selectors to leave him out of the first three ODIs after a strenuous Test series against Australia.
One of the selectors […]

Pakistan tour not confirmed yet

India will not confirm a Test tour of Pakistan early next year until it is cleared by the government, a top cricket official said on Wednesday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has sought security clearance from the government to go ahead with the tour, its president Shashank Manohar told local media.
“The tour […]

Tests a priority for Dhoni

The India captain, MS Dhoni cleared the air himself and said he would prefer the Test match to the Twenty20 summit clash and would go by whatever the cricket board tells him.
“I have no information regarding this but for me, country always comes first,” Dhoni said ahead of Thursday’s third ODI against England here on […]

Saina crashes out of China Open

Ace Indian shuttlers Chetan Anand and Saina Nehwal crashed out of the China Open Super Series after losing their first round matches in the men’s and women’s singles respectively in Guangzhou on Wednesday.
Saina, who won two Grand Prix titles this year besides making it to the quarterfinals of the Beijing Olympics, gave a tough fight […]

India move to 3rd in ICC Rankings

Wins against England in the first two One Day Internationals has propelled India to the third spot, while Yuvraj Singh’s consecutive centuries, has catapulted him among the top-10 in the latest ICC ODI rankings issued on Tuesday.
India routed England in first match by 158 runs and won the second match by 54 runs to move […]