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India vs Australia, 1st Test: India bat out the day

The first test between India and Australia ended as a draw with the home team batting out the last day to prevent the visitors from snatching a win.
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Set a target of 299, the hosts were never in contention after they lost Sehwag and Dravid early. Sachin and Gambhir batted to put on a fifty partnership […]

Sehwag injury scare for India

India will be badly hit for the first ODI against Sri Lanka as their dashing opener Virender Sehwag might not be able to play in the match due to an injury scare.
Sehwag was hit on the ankles during a session in the nets and is sure to miss the first match as a result. The […]

Sri Lanka vs India, 3rd Test: India staring down the barrel

India were staring at defeat in the third test against Sri Lanka at Colombo at the end of the third day’s play.
India led by a mere 14 runs when the day’s play was called off. Sehwag and Gambhir dashed off to another good start before Dammika Prasad sent the duo back to the pavilion. Murali […]

Sri Lanka Board XI vs India: Day 2

Sachin Tendulkar and Dinesh Karthik were the only batsmen to get meaningful practice ahead of the first Test, as the rest of the Indians fell cheaply on the second day of the tour game against Sri Lanka Board XI.
Tendulkar top-scored with 69, while Karthik sealed his spot for the first Test with a patient, unbeaten […]

Test team for Sri Lanka: Review

The team to play Sri Lanka in the upcoming three test series has been selected. And while some of the usual players do find their usual place in the squad, there are a few names missing, or even included, that raise a few eyebrows and thus are quite debatable at the end of the day.
Gautam […]

Sri Lanka wins Asia Cup

Sri Lanka retained the Asia Cup with a crushing win over sub-continental neighbours India, at Karachi’s National Stadium in Pakistan. This was a repeat of the 2004 tournament final and the end result was the same, with the Islanders running away with the game.
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It all started to go wrong for India after Dhoni won the […]

India lose by 100 runs, Sri Lanka win Asia Cup

Sri Lanka has won the Asia Cup 2008. They outperformed India in all departments - Batting, bowling and fielding. Jayasuriya and Mendis will probably remember this night for the rest of their life as both came out and fought for their country when it was in trouble.
Ajantha Mendia is ‘Man of the Match’ for his […]

Asia Cup Final: India vs Sri Lanka

India and Sri Lanka face off in the finals of the Asia Cup, a re-match from their meeting in the final of the same tournament four years ago, when in 2004 in Colombo, Sri Lanka were the champions elect.
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India though have form on their side this time around and the factor of the neutral […]

India win to fight another day, enter finals

In a display that is befitting the might of the Indian batting order, India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to gain two valuable points and re-affirm their status as favourites to win the tournament. They have now entered the final of the tournament and will play Sri Lanka in th replay of the final […]

India thump Pakistan by 6 wickets

India scored a thumping win over arch rivals Pakistan in the last league game of group B at Karachi.
Pakistan chose to bat first after winning the toss and decided to follow the same strategy as in the Kitply cup final, as the two openers Salman Butt and Shoaib Malik batted cautiously and then started building […]

Gambhir in ODI Top 20

Indian opener Gautam Gambhir and his Pakistani counterpart Salman Butt jumped seven places each to break into the top-20 ICC ODI ranking for batsmen.Gambhir claimed the 20th spot while Salman, who was declared player of the tournament leapfrogged to 16th spot.
Gambhir, who finished as the leading scorer of the series with 209 runs, is the […]

Pakistan wins Kitply Cup 2008

Pakistan beat India by 25 runs in the finals of the Kitply Cup 2008 at Mirpur, Bangladesh.
Pakistan Captain Shoaib Malik won the toss and elected to bat first on a pitch that was better than any we have seen before in this tournament. The openers made a cautious start but Kamran Akmal departed soon. Salman […]

Virender Sehwag

Virender Sehwag is an audacious talent who has been compared to many a great batsman before him. Viv Richards, Bradman, Lara and also his idol Sachin Tendulkar, but the best part is that he is a mix of all of them. The way he shot to stardom on the international scene is the stuff […]

A hurricane called Rajasthan Royals hits Delhi Daredevils

Todays match between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils, as expected, was a walkover for Rajasthan - more like a hurricane coming, destroying the Daredevils and moving forward into the finals. The main compositions of this hurricane were Shane Watson, Yusuf Pathan, Munaf Patel and Sohail Tanvir. Delhi lost to the Royals by 105 runs […]

Sehwag wants IPL to be selection criteria

Delhi DareDevils captain has called on the selectors to make the IPL performances of the players a selection criterion for the national squad. The dashing Delhi batsman has scored 403 runs in 13 innings and is averaging a healthy 36 with a strike rate of 186.

This comes as no surprise as the selectors themselves stated […]

Daredevils triumph leaving Mumbai and Chennai hanging

The match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils seemed pretty much one sided with Mumbai Indians’ Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya hitting fours and sixes like kids play. The semi-final hopes of Delhi were almost down until Tendulkar was bowled out by Yo Mahesh.
However, Jayasuriya’s bat kept firing till he scored 66 of 42 balls […]

Delhi’s last chance

Delhi DareDevils play the Mumbai Indians in their last game of the league phase at the Feroz Shah Kotla today.

In what is a match of extreme importance, the Delhi DareDevils face a must win situation if they are to have any hopes of progressing to the next round. Even if they win, they will need […]

Delhi win keeps them afloat

Delhi Dare Devils registered a five wicket win over the Bangalore Royal Challengers to keep their semi-final’s bid alive.

Sehwag won the toss and normal service resumed with the team electing to bowl first as the Royal Challenges tried another opening combination with Kallis and Chipli. However this didn’t pay off either, as Chipli fell cheaply […]

Rain robs Delhi DareDevils

In what was an extremely tight match to call, the weather took the final decision as to which team walked out winners. Both the Delhi DareDevils and Kings XI Punjab knew the importance of the match, going into the game, as both needed the vital two points for their semi-final bids.

Sehwag won the toss and […]

Delhi DareDevils vs Kings XI Punjab

In this game today, the pressure is no less than any other match, as the two semi-final contenders go head to head in this return leg of their encounter.

Delhi will be looking to continue from where they left off in the last game, eager to get some momentum going before the final rounds of matches. […]