2nd Test: South Africa beat England by 10 Wickets!

In the 2nd test, England, the hosts, avoided the follow on by just 8 runs. The century by Price and DeVilliers created the victory path for South Africa. It provided a strong lead for South Africa when they were struggling at 143 for 4. Price and DeVilliers added 212 for the 5th wicket.

Match: 2nd Test
Venue: Leeds
Date: July 18-21, 2008
Teams: South Africa and England
Captains: GC Smith and MP Vaughan
Toss: South Africa won the toss and decided to field
Result: South Africa won by 10 wickets
Series: South Africa lead by 1-0
Man of the Match: AG Prince off South Africa
Score:

England 1st Innings 203 all out in 52.3 overs (AJ Strauss 27, AN Cook 18, MP Vaughan 0, KP Pietersen 45, IR Bell 31, TR Ambrose 12, A Flintoff 17, SCJ Broad 17, JM Anderson 11 not out, MS Panesar 0, DJ Pattinson 8, Extras--17 (lb 6, w 6, nb 5), DW Steyn 4 for 76, M Ntini 1 for 45, M Morkel 4 for 52, JH Kallis 1 for 24)

South Africa 1st Innings 522 all out in 176.2 overs (ND McKenzie 15, GC Smith 44, HM Amla 38, JH Kallis 4, AG Prince 149, AB de Villiers 174, MV Boucher 34, M Morkel 0, PL Harris 24, DW Steyn 10 not out, M Ntini 1, Extras--29 (b 2, lb 19, w 1, nb 7), JM Anderson 3 for 136, DJ Pattinson 2 for 95, A Flintoff 1 for 77, SCJ Broad 1 for 114, MS Panesar 3 for 65, KP Pietersen 0 for 14)

England 2nd Innings (trail by 319 runs) 327 all out in 107 overs (AJ Strauss 0, AN Cook 60, MP Vaughan 21, JM Anderson 34, KP Pietersen 13, IR Bell 4, TR Ambrose 36, A Flintoff 38, SCJ Broad 67, MS Panesar 10, DJ Pattinson 13, Extras--31 (b 4, lb 11, w 2, nb 14), DW Steyn 3 for 97, M Ntini 2 for 69, M Morkel 3 for 61, JH Kallis 2 for 50, PL Harris 0 for 35)

lost to South Africa (9 to win) 9 for no wicket in 1.1 overs (GC Smith 3 not out, ND McKenzie 6 not out, Extras-0, SCJ Broad 0 for 8, DJ Pattinson 0 for 1)

1st Test: South Africa v. England - Ends in Draw

The first test between South Africa and the hosts England ended in a draw. Kevin Pietersen scored 152 and Bell scored 199 in England's first innings. England declared their first innings at 593 with a loss of 8 wickets.

South Africa were dismissed for 247 in their first innings with Price scoring 101. Panesar picked 4 wickets. With a lead of 346, England asked South Africa to continue their 2nd innings. The top 3 batsmen of South Africa scored century and saved South Africa from defeat.

Match: 1st Test
Venue: Lords
Date: July 10-14, 2008
Teams: South Africa and England
Captains: GC Smith and MP Vaughan
Toss: South AFrica won the toss and decided to field
Result: Drawn
Series: 0-0
Man of the Match: IR Bell off England
Score:

England 1st Innings 593 for 8 declared in 156.2 overs (AJ Strauss 44, AN Cook 60, MP Vaughan 2, KP Pietersen 152, IR Bell 199, PD Collingwood 7, TR Ambrose 4, SCJ Broad 76, RJ Sidebottom 1 not out, Extras--48 (b 14, lb 12, w 7, nb 15), DW Steyn 1 for 117, M Ntini 0 for 130, M Morkel 4 for 121, JH Kallis 0 for 70, PL Harris 3 for 129)

Drawn with South Africa 247 all out in 93.3 overs (GC Smith 8, ND McKenzie 40, HM Amla 6, JH Kallis 7, AG Prince 101, AB de Villiers 42, MV Boucher 4, M Morkel 6, PL Harris 6, DW Steyn 19, M Ntini 0 not out, Extras--8 (b 1, lb 4, w 3), RJ Sidebottom 2 for 41, JM Anderson 1 for 36, SCJ Broad 2 for 88, MS Panesar 4 for 74, PD Collingwood 0 for 3, KP Pietersen 1 for 0)

(Follw-on) South Africa 2nd Innings 393 for 3 declared in 167 overs (GC Smith 107, ND McKenzie 138, HM Amla 104 not out, JH Kallis 13, AG Prince 9 not out, Extras--22 (b 8, lb 8, w 5, nb 1), MS Panesar 0 for 116, KP Pietersen 0 for 21, RJ Sidebottom 1 for 46, JM Anderson 2 for 78, SCJ Broad 0 for 78, PD Collingwood 0 for 37, AN Cook 0 for 1)

New Rules in ICC: Captains can refer to Third Umpire!

ICC has accepted and is implemented the new rule in the test series between India and Sri Lanka. If this works well, it would be implemented as a permanent rule.

Under the new system each side will be allowed three challenges in each innings and the number of challenges remains intact if a decision is reversed using the system.

This should reduce the umpiring errors to some extent.

What is best for the game is what looked at. "The umpires making mistakes and being accused of cheating, teams threatening to leave the country and flying home and boards criticising the umpires? Or a system where the umpire is given an opportunity to review his own decision and make a final decision himself?" Richardson asked.

There will be 22 cameras for monitoring at the Sinhala Sports Club here to assist in facilitating the decision-making process and for first time 'Virtual Eye' system will be used for line decisions for reviewing leg before decisions, said Richardson, ICC GM.

5th ODI: Australia Erase WI! ODI Series a White Wash!

The last match of the tour also went in favor of Australia. They lost the one and only T20 and drew the 2nd test. The first and third test were won by Australia including all the five ODIs.

The last ODI victory was a big victory with huge margin. Chasing the target of 342, WI were bundled out for 172 and Findlay top scoring with 59 not out. MG Johnson picked 5 wickets.

For Australia, Andrew Symonds top scored with 66. Edwards and Sarwan picked 3 wickets each.

Match: 5th ODI
Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Date: July 6, 2008
Teams: West Indies and Australia
Captains: CH Gayle and MJ Clarke
Toss: Australia won the toss and decided to first
Result: Australia won by 169 runs
Series: Australia win the series 5-0
Man of the Match: L Ronchi off Australia
Man of the Series: SR Watson off Australia
Score:

Australia 341 for 8 in 50 overs (SE Marsh 49, SR Watson 29, L Ronchi 64, MJ Clarke 5, MEK Hussey 51, A Symonds 66, DJ Hussey 52, JR Hopes 18, B Lee 0 not out, Extras--7 (lb 3, w 1, nb 3), FH Edwards 9-0-86-3, DBL Powell 10-0-50-0, DJ Bravo 10-0-74-1, CH Gayle 2-0-33-0, NO Miller 10-0-38-1, RR Sarwan 9-1-57-3) beat West Indies 172 all out in 39.5 overs (CH Gayle 5, XM Marshall 17, RR Sarwan 7, S Chanderpaul 38, SE Findlay 59 not out, DJ Bravo 13, ADS Fletcher 1, D Ramdin 3, DBL Powell 10, NO Miller 8, FH Edwards 0, Extras--11 (lb 2, w 9), B Lee 9-0-42-0, MG Johnson 7.5-1-29-5, NW Bracken 5-0-19-0, SR Watson 5-0-23-1, MJ Clarke 6-0-34-2, A Symonds 7-0-23-2)

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Asia Cup, FINAL: Jayasuriya and Mendis Help Sri Lanka win Final!

Sri Lanka havae won the Asia Cup for the for the first time outside Sri Lanka. Though Sri Lanka was losing wickets at regular intervals, it did not stop Jayasuriya from playing his regular shots. His less than a ball century helped Sri Lanka to put a winning total on the board. Struggling at 66 for 4, Jayasuriya and Dilshan (56) added 131 for the 4th wicket in 141 balls. Jayasuriya scored 125 off 114 balls with 9 fours and 5 sixes. He punished all the fast bowlers--RP Singh, Ishanth Sharma, and Pathan. All of them were hammered by Jayasuriya.

Indian batting meekly surrendered to the bowling of Sri Lankans especially Mendis. Later in the press conference, Dhoni admitted that no batsman was able to read Mendis. Having chased 309 in their last encounter, the target of 274 seemed easy in this kind of wicket.

The start was good with 36 in the first 5 overs. Gambhir got out for 6 in the 5th over. Sehwag was the culprit for the fall of the Indian innings. He was playing Mendis for the first time and bowling his first over.

He stepped out for the first two balls and was not successful. He should have waited and played sensibly. He came out for the third time and got stumped way out of the crease and that is stupid cricket. Well,one can argue that if he hits for runs we appreciate, but still I would say that is an early stage for hitting and it is a final. Everyone has a role to play, especially understaning their responsibilities. He was the first wicket of Mendis and gave all the confidence to him.

Yuvaraj Singh, still in the party mood, did not read the straight faster one and went for back foot. It was too late and the ball hit the stumps. Raina trying to pull a short ball was also bowled. Dhoni stayed and played a fighting innings but was not useful as the wickets were falling at the other end. Mendis picked 6 wickets giving away 13 runs in his 8 overs and was declared both man of the match and series.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 13
Final
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: July 6, 2008
Teams: India and Sri Lanka
Captains: MS Dhoni and DPMD Jayawardene
Toss: India won the toss and decided to field
Result: Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup by 100 runs
Man of the Match: BAW Mendis off Sri Lanka
Man of the Series: BAW Mendis off Sri Lanka
Score:

Sri Lanka 273 all out in 49.5 overs (ST Jayasuriya 125, KC Sangakkara 4, DPMD Jayawardene 11, CK Kapugedera 5, LPC Silva 0, TM Dilshan 56, WPUJC Vaas 19, KMDN Kulasekara 29 not out, T Thushara 5, BAW Mendis 8, M Muralitharan 2, Extras--9 (lb 8, w 1), RP Singh 9-1-67-3, I Sharma 10-1-52-3, IK Pathan 9.5-0-67-2, PP Ojha 10-1-38-0, V Sehwag 8-0-30-1, RG Sharma 3-0-11-0) beat India 173 all out in 39.3 overs (G Gambhir 6, V Sehwag 60, SK Raina 16, Yuvraj Singh 0, MS Dhoni 49, RG Sharma 3, RV Uthappa 20, IK Pathan 2, RP Singh 0, PP Ojha 6 not out, I Sharma 8, Extras--3 (b 2, w 1), WPUJC Vaas 9-0-55-2, KMDN Kulasekara 6.3-0-26-1, T Thushara 8-0-51-0, BAW Mendis 8-1-13-6, M Muralitharan 8-0-26-1)

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Asia Cup, Super Four, Match 6: Pakistan win Easily!

In a no worth match, Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets with 30.2 overs remaining. Having knocked out of the tournament, the last match of the super four had no impact to the final. Pakistan chased an easy target of 116 and completed the match in just 19.4 overs without losing a wicket.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 12
Super Four: 6
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: July 4, 2008
Teams: Pakistan and Bangladesh
Captains: Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Ashraful
Toss: Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat
Result: Pakistan won by 10 wickets with 182 balls remaining
Points: Pakistan 2; Bangladesh 0
Man of the Match: Abdur Rauf off Pakistan
Score:

Bangladesh 115 all out in 38.2 overs (Tamim Iqbal 26, Nazimuddin 3, Mohammad Ashraful 14, Raqibul Hasan 0, Mushfiqur Rahim 15, Alok Kapali 17, Mahmudullah 11, Farhad Reza 3, Mashrafe Mortaza 1, Abdur Razzak 9, Shahadat Hossain 0 not out, Extras--16 (lb 4, w 11, nb 1), Sohail Tanvir 7-0-31-1, Abdur Rauf 8-1-24-3, Iftikhar Anjum 10-6-20-2, Saeed Ajmal 8.2-0-19-2, Shoaib Malik 5-0-17-1) lost to Pakistan 116 for no loss in 19.4 overs (Salman Butt 56 not out, Nasir Jamshed 52 not out, Extras--8 (b 1, lb 4, w 3), Mashrafe Mortaza 3-0-9-0, Shahadat Hossain 7-1-40-0, Abdur Razzak 7-0-42-0, Mahmudullah 2-0-15-0, Farhad Reza 0.4-0-5-0)

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Asia Cup, Super Four, Match 5: India Win! India v. Sri Lanka in the Final!

India beat Sri Lanka in the crucial do or die match and enter the final. They will play Sri Lanka again. Pakistan's chance to enter final is no more a reality and hence their match against Bangladesh is mere a play for pride game.

Chasing a target of 309, the start was good with Gambhir and Sehwag adding 92 for the first wicket in 11.4 overs. Raina scored 54, while skipper Dhoni lead from the front. He scored 67 off 78 balls with 5 fours and a six. Dhoni and Raina added 99 for the 3rd wicket in 92 balls.

This win will be a morale booster before the final against the same team.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 11
Super Four: 5
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: July 3, 2008
Teams: India and Sri Lanka
Captains: MS Dhoni and DPMD Jayawardene
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
Result: India won by 6 wickets with 19 balls remaining
Points: India 2; Sri Lanka 0
Man of the Match: MS Dhoni off India
Score:

Sri Lanka 308 for 8 in 50 overs (ST Jayasuriya 43, KC Sangakkara 7, DPMD Jayawardene 50, CK Kapugedera 75, LPC Silva 50, TM Dilshan 15, K Weeraratne 23, T Thushara 23, KMDN Kulasekara 6 not out, M Muralitharan 1 not out, Extras--15 (b 1, lb 11, w 3), RP Singh 10-1-44-1, I Sharma 10-0-55-2, IK Pathan 10-0-80-1, P Kumar 6-0-36-1, PP Ojha 10-0-55-1, V Sehwag 3-0-22-0, RG Sharma 1-0-4-0) lost to India 310 for 4 in 46.5 overs (G Gambhir 68, V Sehwag 42, SK Raina 54, MS Dhoni 67, Yuvraj Singh 36 not out, RG Sharma 22 not out, Extras--21 (lb 11, w 9, nb 1), CRD Fernando 9-0-52-0, KMDN Kulasekara 9.5-0-71-1, T Thushara 8-0-67-0, M Muralitharan 10-0-44-2, K Weeraratne 5-0-36-0, ST Jayasuriya 3-0-19-0, TM Dilshan 2-0-10-0)

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Asia Cup, Super Four, Match 4: Younis Khan's ton beat India!

Though India scored 308, Younis Khan's 123 not out gave Pakistan a ray of hope to enter the final and helped them to stay in the competition. Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq scored 70 and put a 144-run unbeaten partnership for the 3rd wicket.


For India, Dhoni top scored with 76 while Rohit scored an useful 58.

India have to beat Sri Lanka in their next match or the match should end in a tie or wash out. Else, Pakistan would enter the final. So, it will be a do or die for India on July 3rd.


Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 10
Super Four: 4
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: July 2, 2008
Teams: India and Pakistan
Captains: MS Dhoni and Misbah-ul-Haq
Toss: India won the toss and decided to bat
Result: Pakistan won by 8 wickets with 27 balls remaining
Points: Pakistan 2; India 0
Man of the Match: Younis Khan off Pakistan
Score:

India 308 for 7 in 50 overs (G Gambhir 35, V Sehwag 49, SK Raina 1, Yuvraj Singh 37, MS Dhoni 76, RG Sharma 58, YK Pathan 0, IK Pathan 38 not out, P Kumar 1 not out, Extras--13 (b 1, lb 4, w 8), Sohail Tanvir 10-0-87-1, Abdur Rauf 10-0-66-2, Iftikhar Anjum 10-1-51-3, Shahid Afridi 10-0-52-0, Saeed Ajmal 10-0-47-1) lost to Pakistan 309 for 2 in 45.3 overs (Salman Butt 36, Nasir Jamshed 53 (retired hurt), Younis Khan 123 not out, Mohammad Yousuf 21, Misbah-ul-Haq 70 not out, Extras--6 (lb 1, w 2, nb 3), P Kumar 8.3-1-61-0, IK Pathan 10-0-68-0, I Sharma 10-1-63-0, YK Pathan 4-0-29-0, PP Chawla 8-0-53-1, V Sehwag 5-0-34-0)

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Asia Cup, Super Four, Match 3: Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by Huge Margin!

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 158 runs and confirmed their birth to the final. It is a question of whom they will meet in the final. Jayasuriya and Sangakkara exploited the poor and inexperienced bowling. They both scored century and put 201 for the first wicket. Jayasuriya scored 130 off 88 balls with 16 fours and 6 sixes. Sangakkara scored 121 off 128 balls with 16 fours and a six.

For Bangladesh, Raquibul Hasan scored 52, Muralitharan picked 5 wickets for 31 in his 10 overs.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 9
Super Four: 3
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: June 30, 2008
Teams: Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Captains: DPMD Jayawardane and Mohammad Ashraful
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
Result: Sri Lanka won by 158 runs
Points: Sri Lanka 2; Bangladesh 0
Man of the Match: ST Jayasuriya off Sri Lanka
Score:

Sri Lanka 332 for 8 in 50 overs (ST Jayasuriya 130, KC Sangakkara 121, DPMD Jayawardene 20, CK Kapugedera 1, LPC Silva 4, TM Dilshan 2, WPUJC Vaas 7, T Thushara 10, KMDN Kulasekara 18 not out, BAW Mendis 8 not out, Extras--10 (lb 3, w 5, nb 2), Mashrafe Mortaza 10-0-78-1, Shahadat Hossain 7-1-46-1, Abdur Razzak 10-0-71-1, Farhad Reza 9-1-51-2, Mahmudullah 8-0-43-0, Alok Kapali 6-0-40-2) beat Bangladesh 174 all out in 38.3 overs (Tamim Iqbal 8, Nazimuddin 47, Mohammad Ashraful 14, Raqibul Hasan 52, Mushfiqur Rahim 8, Alok Kapali 9, Mahmudullah 8, Abdur Razzak 7, Farhad Reza 5, Mashrafe Mortaza 2, Shahadat Hossain 0 not out, Extras--14 (lb 6, w 7, nb 1), WPUJC Vaas 5-0-21-1, KMDN Kulasekara 6-1-26-0, T Thushara 5-0-36-1, BAW Mendis 7.3-0-29-2, M Muralitharan 10-1-31-5, CKKapugedera 5-0-25-0)

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Asia Cup, Super Four, Match 2: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan, Virtually through to Final!

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 64 runs and virtually enter the final of the Asia Cup! Chasing 303, Pakistan finished with 238 for 9. Misbah-ul-Haq top scored with 76 and was bowled by Mendis in the 47th over. Mendis picked 4 wickets in his 10 overs giving away 47 runs.

Batting first, Sri Lanka made 302 with Sangakkara scoring another century in this series. He made 112 off 110 balls including 10 fours and a six. Sohail Tanvir picked 5 wickets for Pakistan.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 8
Super Four: 2
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: June 29, 2008
Teams: Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Captains: Shoaib Malik and DPMD Jayawardane
Toss: Pakistan won the toss and decided to field
Result: Sri Lanka won by 64 runs
Points: Sri Lanka 2; Pakistan 0
Man of the Match: KC Sangakkara off Sri Lanka
Score:

Sri Lanka 302 for 7 in 50 overs (ST Jayasuriya 8, KC Sangakkara 112, DPMD Jayawardene 29, CK Kapugedera 43, LPC Silva 46, T Thushara 28, TM Dilshan 8, WPUJC Vaas 4 not out, KMDN Kulasekara 1 not out, Extras--23 (lb 10, w 11, nb 2), Sohail Tanvir 10-1-48-5, Wahab Riaz 9-0-52-1, Iftikhar Anjum 8-0-60-0, Shahid Afridi 10-0-54-0, Shoaib Malik 5-0-34-0, Mansoor Amjad 8-1-44-1) beat Pakistan 238 for 9 in 50 overs (Salman Butt 0, Shoaib Malik 52, Younis Khan 47, Mohammad Yousuf 19, Misbah-ul-Haq 76, Shahid Afridi 0, Mansoor Amjad 5, Sarfraz Ahmed 19, Sohail Tanvir 9 not out, Iftikhar Anjum 7, Wahab Riaz 1 not out, Extras--3 (lb 1, w 2), WPUJC Vaas 10-1-44-1, KMDN Kulasekara 9-1-35-2, T Thushara 7-0-44-0, M Muralitharan 10-0-46-1, BAW Mendis 10-0-47-4, ST Jayasuriya 4-0-21-1)

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Asia Cup, Super Four, Match 1: India beat Bangladesh!

In the first super four match, India already entering with 2 points carried forward by beating Pakistain in the Group B match, gained 2 more points by beating Bangladesh comfortably by 7 wickets with 40 balls to spare.

Alok Kapali, who made a come back after almost two-and-a-half years, fought the Indian bowling attack and scored a brilliant century. His century gave Bangladesh a hope of fighting back after suffering at 169 for 5 in 35 overs. His 116 came off 107 balls with 11 fours and 5 sixes. He along with Mahmudullah added 112 for the 6th wicket in 87 balls.

Chasing 284, Rain once again scored a wonderful century. He along with Gambhir added 139 for the 3rd wicket which took away the match from Bangladesh. Struggling at 56 for 2 in the 10th over, they both played sensibly and built the partnership going. Raina was unstoppable and bagged his 3rd consecutive man of the match for his firing 116 off 107 balls which included 11 fours and 3 boundaries. Gambhir missed his century by 10 runs. His 90 came off 84 balls including 10 fours and a six.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 7
Super Four: 1
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: June 28, 2008
Teams: India and Bangladesh
Captains: MS Dhoni and Mohammad Ashraful
Toss: Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat
Result: India won by 7 wickets with 40 balls remaining
Points: India 2; Bangladesh 0
Man of the Match: SK Raina off India
Score:

Bangladesh 283 for 6 in 50 overs (Tamim Iqbal 55, Nazimuddin 6, Mohammad Ashraful 20, Raqibul Hasan 25, Mushfiqur Rahim 22, Alok Kapali 115, Mahmudullah 26 not out, Farhad Reza 0 not out, Extras--14 (lb 5, w 9), RP Singh 10-1-65-1, M Gony 8-0-65-2, I Sharma 10-0-48-1, PP Ojha 10-0-43-2, YK Pathan 10-0-44-0, Yuvraj Singh 2-0-13-0) lost to India 284 for 3 in 43.2 overs (G Gambhir 90, RV Uthappa 2, RG Sharma 22, SK Raina 116 not out, Yuvraj Singh 36 not out, Extras--18 (lb 11, w 7), Mashrafe Mortaza 9-0-55-0, Shahadat Hossain 9-0-60-2, Mahmudullah 6-0-35-0, Farhad Reza 6-0-38-1, Abdur Razzak 9.2-0-59-0, Alok Kapali 4-0-26-0)

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Asia Cup, Super Four Qualification!

India won both of their match in Group B and ended with 4 points. Whereas Pakistan beat Hong Kong and lost to India and bagged 2 points and qualifed for Super Four.

In Group A, Sri Lanka won both their matches and Bangladesh beat UAE to enter the Super Four stage.

Each of the four team will play against each other once and the top two teams will play the finals. The schedule of super four:

28 Jun 2008: Bangladesh v. India
29 Jun 2008: Sri Lanka v. Pakistan
30 Jun 2008: Sri Lanka v. Bangladesh
02 Jul 2008: Pakistan v. India
03 Jul 2008: India v. Sri Lanka
04 Jul 2008: Pakistan v. Bangladesh

Group Lead Match Results:

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Asia Cup, Match 6: Sri Lanka beat UAE by 142 runs

Five wicket haul by Mendis helped Sri Lanka thrash minnows UAE by 142 runs. Earlier, Sangakkara was out for zero in the first over. Udawatte and skipper Jayawardane put on 114 for the 2nd wicket and stabilized the innings.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 6
Group: A
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Date: June 26, 2008
Teams: Sri Lanka and UAE
Captains: DPMD Jayawardane and Saqid Ali
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
Result: Sri Lanka won by 142 runs
Points: Sri Lanka 2; UAE 0
Man of the Match: BAW Mendis off Sri Lanka
Score:

Sri Lanka 290 for 9 in 50 overs (KC Sangakkara 0, ML Udawatte 67, DPMD Jayawardene 61, CK Kapugedera 11, LPC Silva 6, TM Dilshan 24, K Weeraratne 40, T Thushara 10, KMDN Kulasekara 37, BAW Mendis 15 not out, CRD Fernando 0 not out, Extras--19 (b 1, lb 7, w 11), Zahid Shah 10-1-49-3, Fahad Alhashmi 5-0-39-2, Aman Ali 2-0-22-0, Saqib Ali 7-0-44-1, Mohammad Tauqir 10-0-47-2, Khurram Khan 10-0-55-0, Arshad Ali 6-0-26-0) beat United Arab Emirates 148 all out in 36.3 overs (Amjad Ali 77, Arshad Ali 6, IPP Batuwitarachchi 14, Saqib Ali 19, Khurram Khan 2, Mohammad Tauqir 9, N Fernandes 5, Alawi Shukri 1, Zahid Shah 6 not out, Fahad Alhashmi 0, Aman Ali 0, Extras--9 (b 1, lb 1, w 5, nb 2), KMDN Kulasekara 5-2-25-0, K Weeraratne 4-1-23-0, CRD Fernando 7-0-40-1, BAW Mendis 6.3-1-22-5, TM Dilshan 7-2-14-1, T Thushara 7-0-22-2)

Asia Cup, Match 5: Sehwag's Century help India beat Pakistan!

Sehwag's wonderful quick fire century helped India to chase the 300 target with 47 balls remaining. Though Gambhir got out cheaply for 9, the 198 run second wicket partnership between Sehwag and Raina helped India win this match easily. Sehwag scored 119 off 95 balls with 12 fours and 5 sixes and Raina scored 84 off 69 balls with 10 fours and 3 sixes.

Earlier, Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik lead by an example by scoring a century. He scored 125 off 119 balls with 16 fours and a six. He was retired hurt due to cramps.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 5
Group: B
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: June 26, 2008
Teams: India and Pakistan
Captains: MS Dhoni and Shoaib Malik
Toss: Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat
Result: India won by 6 wickets with 47 balls remaining
Points: India 2; Pakistan 0
Man of the Match: SK Raina off India
Score:

Pakistan 299 for 4 in 50 overs (Salman Butt 35, Shoaib Malik 125 retired hurt, Younis Khan 59, Mohammad Yousuf 30, Misbah-ul-Haq 31 not out, Shahid Afridi 9, Sohail Tanvir 3 not out, Extras--7 (b 1, lb 1, w 5), P Kumar 10-0-56-0, RP Singh 10-2-44-1, I Sharma 10-0-69-0, PP Chawla 7-0-52-1, YK Pathan 9-0-52-1, Yuvraj Singh 4-0-24-0) lost to India 301 for 4 in 42.1 overs (G Gambhir 9, V Sehwag 119, SK Raina 84, Yuvaraj Singh 48, MS Dhoni 26 not out, RG Sharma 0 not out, Extras--15 (b 1, lb 6, w 7, nb 1), Umar Gul 1.2-0-6-0, Sohail Tanvir 9-0-55-1, Iftikhar Anjum 9.4-0-61-2, Shahid Afridi 10-0-64-1, Fawad Alam 7-0-64-0, Salman Butt 1-0-13-0, Younis Khan 4.1-0-31-0)

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Asia Cup, Match 4: India thrash Hong Kong! Dhoni and Raina score century!

Dhoni and man of the match Raina's century helped India to put a huge score and thrash Hong Kong by 256 runs. The first wicket partnership was 127 between Gambhir (51) and Sehwag (78). India lost two quick wickets and were 159 for 3 in 25 overs. Then Dhoni (109 not out off 96 balls with 6 fours and 6 sixes) and Raina (101 off 68 balls with 7 fours and 5 sixes) added 166 for the 4th wicket in 123 balls.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 4
Group: B
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: June 25, 2008
Teams: India and Hong Kong
Captains: MS Dhoni and Tabarak Dar
Toss: India won the toss and decided to bat
Result: India won by 256 runs
Points: India 2; Hong Kong 0
Man of the Match: SK Raina off India
Score:

India 374 for 4 in 50 overs (G Gambhir 51, V Sehwag 78, RG Sharma 11, MS Dhoni 109 not out, SK Raina 101, RV Uthappa 15 not out, Extras--9 (b 6, lb 1, w 2), Afzaal Haider 6-0-72-1, Irfan Ahmed 6-0-53-0, JPR Lamsam 2-0-27-0, Nadeem Ahmed 8-0-52-0, Najeeb Amar 10-0-40-2, Munir Dar 10-0-55-0, Skhawat Ali 8-0-68-0) beat Hong Kong 118 all out in 36.5 overs (Tabarak Dar 21, Skhawat Ali 0, JJ Atkinson 23, KH Butt 4, CK Kruger 3, Irfan Ahmed 25, JPR Lamsam 16, Munir Dar 4, Najeeb Amar 13 not out, Afzaal Haider 0, Nadeem Ahmed 0, Extras--9 (lb 2, w 7), P Kumar 5-0-21-0, RP Singh 4-0-19-1, M Gony 5-1-11-0, PP Chawla 10-2-23-4, YK Pathan 10-0-37-1, V Sehwag 2.5-0-5-2)

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Asia Cup, Match 3: Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh! Sangakkara scores Century!

Sri Lanka beat the minnows Bangladesh in the Group A match very easily. They thrashed them by 131 runs with Sangakkara scoring 101 in 91 balls with 16 fours. Jayasuriya who scord quick fire 72 off 47 balls with 10 fours and 3 sixes put on 116 for the first wicket in 89 balls with Sangakkara.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 3
Group: A
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Date: June 25, 2008
Teams: Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
Captains: Mohammad Ashraful and DPMD Jayawardane
Toss: Bangladesh won the toss and decided to field
Result: Sri Lanka won by 131 runs
Points: Sri Lanka 2; Bangladesh 0
Man of the Match: KC Sangakkara off Sri Lanka
Score:

Sri Lanka 357 for 9 in 50 overs (ST Jayasuriya 72, KC Sangakkara 101, DPMD Jayawardene 6, CK Kapugedera 74, LPC Silva 19, TM Dilshan 29, WPUJC Vaas 13, KMDN Kulasekara 1, BAW Mendis 15 not out, M Muralitharan 5, CRD Fernando 0 not out, Extras--22 (lb 4, w 18), Mashrafe Mortaza 10-0-53-2, Shahadat Hossain 7-0-62-2, Dolar Mahmud 3-0-49-0, Mahmudullah 10-0-62-1, Abdur Razzak 10-0-55-3, Alok Kapali 10-0-72-1) beat Bangladesh 226 for 7 in 50 overs (Tamim Iqbal 28, Nazimuddin 1, Mohammad Ashraful 8, Raqibul Hasan 35, Mushfiqur Rahim 44, Alok Kapali 30, Mahmudullah 4, Mashrafe Mortaza 34 not out, Abdur Razzak 22 not out, Extras--20 (b 4, lb 6, w 8, nb 2), WPUJC Vaas 6-1-16-1, KMDN Kulasekara 7-0-33-1, CRD Fernando 8-0-53-1, BAW Mendis 10-1-34-0, M Muralitharan 10-0-37-2, ST Jayasuriya 5-0-22-1, LPC Silva 4-1-21-1)

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Asia Cup, Match 2: Pakistan beat Hong Kong by huge margin!

Pakistan beat minnows Hong Kong by a huge margin of 155 runs. No one scored a century and the highest score of the match was 63 not out by Fawad Alam.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 2
Group: B
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: June 24, 2008
Teams: Pakistan and Hong Kong
Captains: Shoaib Malik and Tabarak Dar
Toss: Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat
Result: Pakistan won by 155 runs
Points: Pakistan 2; UAE 0
Man of the Match: Sohail Tanvir off Pakistan
Score:

Pakistan 288 for 9 in 50 overs (Salman Butt 0, Shoaib Malik 35, Younis Khan 67, Mohammad Yousuf 28, Misbah-ul-Haq 2, Fawad Alam 63 not out, Shahid Afridi 4, Sarfraz Ahmed 7, Sohail Tanvir 59, Umar Gul 8, Iftikhar Anjum 3 not out, Extras--12 (lb 2, w 10), Afzaal Haider 7-0-51-1, Irfan Ahmed 10-0-59-2, Zain Abbas 6-0-56-1, Nadeem Ahmed 9-1-51-4, Najeeb Amar 10-0-35-0, Munir Dar 8-1-34-0) beat Hong Kong 133 all out in 37.2 overs (Tabarak Dar 24, Skhawat Ali 8, Irfan Ahmed 0, KH Butt 4, CK Kruger 0, Zain Abbas 26 retired hurt, JJ Atkinson 18, Munir Dar 14, Najeeb Amar 21, Nadeem Ahmed 2, Afzaal Haider 0 not out, Extras--16 (b 1, lb 2, w 13), Umar Gul 6-1-19-0, Sohail Tanvir 6-1-20-2, Iftikhar Anjum 6-1-18-2, Shahid Afridi 8-0-31-2, Shoaib Malik 8-0-31-0, Fawad Alam 2.2-0-8-1, Younis Khan 1-0-3-1)

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Asia Cup, Match 1: Bangladesh beat UAE Comfortably!

Bangladesh won their first encounter of the 2008 Asia Cup. They beat another minnows UAE comfortably by 96 runs. Bangladesh skipper Ashraful scored a wonderful century, his second and highest in ODI. He scored 109 off 126 balls with 8 fours. Raquibul Hasan who scored 83 off 63 balls with 9 fours. They added 141 for the 3rd wicket in122 balls.

Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 1
Group: A
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Date: June 24, 2008
Teams: Bangladesh and UAE
Captains: Mohammad Ashraful and Saqib Ali
Toss: Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat
Result: Bangladesh won by 96 runs
Points: Bangladesh 2; UAE 0
Man of the Match: Mohammad Ashraful off Bangladesh
Score:

Bangladesh 300 for 8 in 50 overs (Tamim Iqbal 40, Nazimuddin 2, Mohammad Ashraful 109, Raqibul Hasan 83, Alok Kapali 1, Mashrafe Mortaza 3, Mahmudullah 8 not out, Mushfiqur Rahim 16, Dolar Mahmud 20, Extras--18 (lb 2, w 16), Zahid Shah 10-0-49-3, Fahad Alhashmi 5-1-21-0, Amjad Javed 2-0-24-0, Mohammad Tauqir 3-0-6-0, EHSN Silva 7-0-33-0, Saqib Ali 3-0-13-0, Khurram Khan 10-0-78-2, Arshad Ali 10-0-74-0) beat United Arab Emirates 204 all out in 45.4 overs (Amjad Javed 10, Arshad Ali 41, IPP Batuwitarachchi 0, Amjad Ali 19, Saqib Ali 10, Khurram Khan 78, V Shetty 7, Mohammad Tauqir 17, EHSN Silva 7, Zahid Shah 5 not out, Fahad Alhashmi 0, Extras--10 (lb 2, w 8), Mashrafe Mortaza 7-1-46-1, Shahadat Hossain 4.5-0-24-1, Abdur Razzak 10-2-20-3, Dolar Mahmud 6.1-0-47-1, Mahmudullah 10-0-38-2, Alok Kapali 7.4-0-27-2)

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4th ODI: Australia win the last over Thriller by 1 run!

Michael Clarke held is nerve and chose his bowlers very well in the thirlling 1 run victory against West Indies and to take 4-0 lead in the 5 match ODI Series.

West Indies needed 28 in the last five overs. With experienced Chandrapaul in the crease and 6 wickets in hand, any team would have won it, in fact, West Indies would have won it 9 out of 10 times.

Lee's over costed 6 and Hopes next over added 9 to the total. Findlayhit a huge six over long on and that reduced the tension in the West Indies camp.

Lee got Findlay caught brilliantly by Michael Hussey bowled and more importantly gave away just 1 run.

Last two overs 12 runs, 5 wickets in hand. Bracken bowled the penultimate over and had Chanderpaul clean bowled through a slow off cutter in the last ball. West Indies scored 4 runs in that over.

Last over, 8 runs needed, 4 wickets in hand. Shane Watson gave single in all the ball. The last ball required 3 runs and they scored a single of the last ball.

The surprise was that no one tried to slog it because they had the wicket anyway. They didn't take the risk and lost the match in hand.

In the presentation ceremony, Gayle said, "We thought we could have got it. I should have carried on and saw the team home. The support was very good. I apologise for the loss."

Clarke said, "Ricky can get it [captaincy] back! The guys did a fantastic job. Gayle played really well but full credit to the guys who hung in there. Every body who gets a chance to play to Australia love it and cherish it."

Match: 4th ODI
Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Date: July 4, 2008
Teams: West Indies and Australia
Captains: CH Gayle and MJ Clarke
Toss: West Indies won the toss and decided to field
Result: Australia won by 1 run
Series: Australia leading 4-0
Man of the Match: A Symonds off Australia
Score:

Australia 282 for 8 in 50 overs (SE Marsh 16, SR Watson 20, MEK Hussey 37, MJ Clarke 36, A Symonds 87, DJ Hussey 50, JR Hopes 0, L Ronchi 12, B Lee 7 not out, MG Johnson 0 not out, Extras--17 (lb 7, w 7, nb 3), FH Edwards 10-0-53-2, DBL Powell 10-1-66-2, DJ Bravo 10-0-57-1, DJG Sammy 4-0-18-1, MO Miller 10-1-56-1, CH Gayle 6-1-25-1) beat West Indies 281 for 6 in 50 overs (CH Gayle 92, XM Marshall 0, RR Sarwan 63, S Chanderpaul 53, DJ Bravo 31, SE Findlay 9, D Ramdin 5 not out, DJG Sammy 3 not out, Extras--25 (lb 6, w 17, nb 2), B Lee 10-0-64-3, NW Bracken 10-0-50-1, MG Johnson 10-0-40-0, JR Hopes 10-0-63-1, DJ Hussey 2-0-20-0, SR Watson 7-0-33-1, MJ Clarke 1-0-5-0)

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Kumble Supports Dhoni!

Indian Test Skipper Anil Kumble has come out openly and supported the ODI captain Dhoni's view that back-to-back matches are not good for players. The back-to-back game will definitely take a toll on players' bodies.

It's never easy to play back-to-back one-day games," Kumble told reporters when his reaction was sought on Dhoni's comments.

"I have done that it my (one-day) career. It's quite tough and demanding on the players", he said on the last day of a week-long camp here for Test specialists as part of the preparations for the upcoming Sri Lanka tour.

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