Sri Lanka in India - A Stats!

The performance of Sri Lanakan team in India is not that great. They have not won a test match in India so far. Out of the 14 test matches played, India have won 8 and drawn 6.

Season	India's captain	Sri Lanka's captain	T	Ind	SL	D
1982-83	Sunil Gavaskar	Bandula Warnapura	1	0	0	1
1986-87	Kapil Dev	Duleep Mendis	3	2	0	1
1990-91	Mohammad Azharuddin	Arjuna Ranatunga	1	1	0	0
1993-94	Mohammad Azharuddin	Arjuna Ranatunga	3	3	0	0
1997-98	Sachin Tendulkar	Arjuna Ranatunga	3	0	0	3
2005-06	Rahul Dravid*	Marvan Atapattu	3	2	0	1
Total			14	8	0	6

* Sehwag captained the last test match as Dravid was not available; India won that Test Match in Ahemadabd by 259 runs

India v. Australia 2009: Partnership Records

India have better record in terms of partnerships. They have 2 partnerships of more than 100 and 3 of above fifty. Whereas Australians have one 100 plus runs partnership and 2 above fifty.

Australian Partnership Records!

Wkt	Match #	Runs	Balls	Batsman 1	Batsman 2
1
5th ODI
145
152
S Watson
S Marsh
2
1st ODI
97
106
T Paine
R Ponting
3
1st ODI
49
63
R Ponting
C White
4
5th ODI
80
43
C White
M Hussey
5
2nd ODI
47
57
M Hussey
A Vogues
6
2nd ODI
40
38
A Vogues
S Marsh
7
1st ODI
35
16
M Hussey
M Johnson
8
2nd ODI
29
30
M Johnson
N Hauritz
9
2nd ODI
7
7
N Hauritz
P Siddle
10
2nd ODI
25
23
N Hauritz
B Hilfenhaus

Indian Partnership Records!

Wkt	Match #	Runs	Balls	Batsman 1	Batsman 2
1
4th ODI
66
41
V Sehwag
S Tendulkar
2
2nd ODI
46
40
V Sehwag
G Gambhir
3
1st ODI
58
75
V Kohli
M Dhoni
4
3rd ODI
148
172
Yuvaraj
M Dhoni
5
5th ODI
137
114
S Tendulkar
S Raina
6
6th ODI
48
127
M Dhoni
R Jadeja
7
5th ODI
32
25
S Tendulkar
R Jadeja
8
1st ODI
84
57
Harbhajan
P Kumar
9
6th ODI
21
21
P Kumar
A Nehra
10
5th ODI
12
9
P Kumar
M Patel

India v. Australia 2009: Ducks!

India batsmen have scored more ducks compared to Australia. Though the margin is not big, it did help Australia in clinching the series 4-2.

Ducks by Australian Batsmen

	Team	Match #	Batsman	Balls	How Out	Bowler
	Aus	1st ODI	Brett Lee	3	Bowled	I Sharma
	Aus	3rd ODI	C White	7	Caught	S Raina
	Aus	4th ODI	D Bollinger	1	Run Out	-

Ducks by Indian Batsmen

	Team	Match #	Batsman	Balls	How Out	Bowler
	Ind	5th ODI	Harbhajan	2	Caught	S Watson
	Ind	6th ODI	Gambhir	2	Bowled	Johnson
	Ind	6th ODI	S Raina	5	Caught	Johnson
	Ind	6th ODI	Harbhajan	2	Bowled	Bollinger
	Ind	6th ODI	M Patel	2	Bowled	S Watson

India v. Australia 2009: Maiden Overs!

Australia not only bowled more extras, they have also bowled more maiden overs than India.

They have bowled 17 maiden overs with Bollinger sending 6 maiden overs. India have bowled just 7 maiden overs with Praveen Kumar and RA Jadeja bowling 2 maiden overs each in the 6 matches played between the two teams which Australia won by 4-2.

Maiden Overs by Australian Bowlers

Bowler	Team	Match #	O	M	R	W
Hauritz	Aus	1st ODI	9	1	34	1
M Johnson	Aus	3rd ODI	9.2	2	43	1
P Siddle	Aus	4th ODI	5	2	15	0
Bollinger	Aus	4th ODI	9	2	38	3
Hauritz	Aus	4th ODI	9	1	31	2
Watson	Aus	4th ODI	7.4	1	29	3
Johnson	Aus	6th ODI	9	1	39	3
Bollinger	Aus	6th ODI	10	4	35	5
C McKay	Aus	6th ODI	10	1	44	0
Hauritz	Aus	6th ODI	9	2	19	0

Maiden Overs by Indian Bowlers

P Kumar	Ind	2nd ODI	8	1	37	2
P Kumar	Ind	3rd ODI	5	1	16	0
R Jadeja	Ind	3rd ODI	9	1	41	2
M Patel	Ind	6th ODI	4	1	13	1
R Jadeja	Ind	6th ODI	10	1	36	0
Harbhajan	Ind	6th ODI	10	1	23	2
Yuvaraj	Ind	6th ODI	7	1	29	0

India v. Australia 2009: Extras!

Given below are the statistics related to extras bowled by each team in each ODIs.

Australians have bowled 123 extras whereas Indian team was better as they had conceeded just 63. Australians inexperienced bowling attack could be seen in the WIDEs section. They have bowled 74 wides which is 12.2 overs whereas India bowled 30 wides.

Extras by Indian Team

Team	Match #	B	LB	W	NB	Total
Ind	1st ODI	0	2	4	2	8
Ind	2nd ODI	0	5	8	0	13
Ind	3rd ODI	4	3	3	0	10
Ind	4th ODI	0	1	9	1	11
Ind	5th ODI	0	6	5	1	12
Ind	6th ODI	6	2	1	0	9
Ind	Total	10	19	30	4	63

Extras by Australian Team

Aus	1st ODI	0	10	14	0	24
Aus	2nd ODI	1	6	14	2	23
Aus	3rd ODI	4	4	14	1	23
Aus	4th ODI	1	5	20	1	27
Aus	5th ODI	1	5	8	3	17
Aus	6th ODI	1	1	4	3	9
Aus	Total	8	31	74	10	123

India v. Australia 2009 ODI Series: Fifties and Centuries

19 fifties and 3 centuries were scored in the recently concluded Hero Honda Cup ODI series between India and Australia, which India lost 2-4.

50s

Batsman	Team	Match #	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
T Paine	Aus	1st ODI	Caught	50	62	9	0
R Ponting	Aus	1st ODI	LBW	74	85	8	2
C White	Aus	1st ODI	Caught	51	68	3	1
M Hussey	Aus	1st ODI	Caught	73	54	8	1
Gambhir	Ind	1st ODI	LBW	68	85	6	1
Gambhir	Ind	2nd ODI	Run Out	76	80	6	0
S Raina	Ind	2nd ODI	Caught	62	50	6	1
M Hussey	Aus	2nd ODI	Bowled	53	60	6	0
R Ponting	Aus	3rd ODI	LBW	59	92	4	0
M Hussey	Aus	3rd ODI	Not out	81	82	3	1
Yuvaraj	Ind	3rd ODI	LBW	78	96	8	2
M Dhoni	Ind	3rd ODI	Not out	71	95	6	0
R Ponting	Aus	4th ODI	Run Out	52	59	5	1
C White	Aus	4th ODI	Run Out	62	71	3	1
S Watson	Aus	5th ODI	Caught	93	89	9	3
C White	Aus	5th ODI	Caught	57	33	2	5
S Raina	Ind	5th ODI	Caught	59	59	3	3
R Jadeja	Ind	6th ODI	Caught	57	103	6	0
P Kumar	Ind	6th ODI	Not out	*54	51	7	1

Centuries

Batsman	Team	Match #	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
M Dhoni	Ind	2nd ODI	Not out	124	107	9	3
S Marsh	Aus	5th ODI	Caught	112	112	8	2
S Tendulkar	Ind	5th ODI	Caught	175	141	19	4

India v. Australia: Powerplay Stats!

How was the powerplay used by each team during the Hero Honda ODI series between India and Australia? Well, the result should say it! Australia have beaten India by 4-2 to win the cup!

Powerplay of Australia

Match #	Batting	1st	2nd	3rd	Result
1st ODI	1st	1-10 ovs-56-1	11-15 ovs-27-1	43-47 ovs-33-3	Won
2nd ODI	2nd	1-10 ovs-45-2	11-15 ovs-23-1	35-39 ovs-41-2	Lost
3rd ODI	1st	1-10 ovs-40-0	11-15 ovs-29-0	46-50 ovs-36-1	Lost
4th ODI	1st	1-10 ovs-37-1	11-15 ovs-36-0	45-49 ovs-27-4	Won
5th ODI	1st	1-10 ovs-56-0	11-15 ovs-41-0	35-39 ovs-44-1	Won
6th ODI	2nd	1-10 ovs-41-1	11-15 ovs-26-0	-	Won
7th ODI

Powerplay of India

Match #	Batting	1st	2nd	3rd	Result
1st ODI		1-10 ovs-49-2	11-15 ovs-25-0	35-39 ovs-32-3	Lost
2nd ODI	1st	1-10 ovs-67-1	12-16 ovs-35-1	40-44 ovs-47-0	Won
3rd ODI	2nd	1-10 ovs-39-1	11-15 ovs-14-1	46-48.2 ovs-28-0	Won
4th ODI	2nd	1-10 ovs-54-1	12-16 ovs-24-1	40-44 ovs-39-1	Lost
5th ODI	2nd	1-10 ovs-68-1	11-15 ovs-33-1	45-49 ovs-38-3	Lost
6th ODI	1st	1-10 ovs-27-5	11-15 ovs-9-0	41-45 ovs-34-1	Lost
7th ODI

7th ODI: Ind v. Aus: Washed Out! Aussies win 4-2!

The last ODI between India and Australia could not be played due to heavy rain in Mumbai. The match was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

With the last match abandoned, Australia have won the series 4-2.

Man of the Series: Shane Watson off Australia

6th ODI: Ind v. Aus: India surrender meekly; lose series!

Johnson's double blow in the first over set the tone in the 6th ODI in favor of Australia. Sehwag hit a six and in the same over, lost his stump. Two balls later, the beautiful swinging delivery pitched on middle uprooted Gambhir's off stump. India were 7 for 2.

Sachin, who was in good touch gave a straight return catch which Bollinger grabbed it well in the follow through. That was a big break through for Aussies.

Yuvaraj had a bad day. One should say that he faced a freak accident. Playing on the front foot, the ball hit the pad, popped up and went back. Yuvaraj trying to come back to the crease, brought his bat first, unluckily the ball hit the back of the bat and rolled to stumps.

Raina went for a duck in the same over to put India in deep trouble at 27 for 5 in 9 overs. Dhoni and Jadeja brought little pride by adding 48 for the 6th wicket but Dhoni was luncky to be given lbw which clearly pitched outside the stumps. Harbhajan lost his stump for a second continuous duck. India were in the danger of getting all out for less than 100.

Praveen Kumar and Jadeja brought respect to Indian score by 74 for the 8th wicket. Jadeja scored 57 in 103 balls. Praveen Kumar remained not out on 54 in 51 balls. India ended with 170 in 48 overs.

Australia had an easy chance to win the series one more time in India. Though Marsh went for 6, Watson and Ponting added 61 for the 2nd wicket and took Aussies close to the total. Watson and Ponting were dismissed in a span of 5 runs but White and Hussey played sensibly. They did not take any risk, just played singles and twos.

With this victory, Aussies have clinched the series 4-2. India has to win the last game in Mumbai to make it 4-3.

With this win, Aussies have retained their top spot in the ODI ranking while India has gone to third place with Proteas in 2nd.

Scoreboard:

Match # 6
Date: Saturday November 8, 2009
Teams: Australia v. India
Captains: R Ponting and MS Dhoni
Toss: India, decided to bat
Venue: Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
Result: Australia won by 6 wkts with 49 balls remaining
Series: Australia (win) lead the 7 match series 4-2
Man of the Match: Bowlinger off Australia

India Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
V Sehwag	b Johnson	6	4	0	1
S Tendulkar	c & b Bollinger	10	17	2	0
G Gambhir	b Johnson	0	2	0	0
Yuvaraj	b Bollinger	6	16	1	0
M Dhoni	lbw b Bollinger	24	77	1	0
S Raina	c Hauritz b Johnson	0	5	0	0
R Jadeja	c White b Bollinger	57	103	6	0
Harbhajan	b Bollinger	0	2	0	0
Praveen Kumar	not out	54	51	7	1
A Nehra	b S Watson	4	12	0	0
M Patel	b S Watson	0	2	0	0
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 4, nb 3)	9	-	-	-
Total	all out in 48 overs	170	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-7 (Sehwag, 0.4 ov), 2-7 (Gambhir, 0.6 ov), 3-23 (Tendulkar, 5.1 ov), 4-24 (Yuvraj Singh, 7.6 ov), 5-27 (Raina, 8.6 ov), 6-75 (Dhoni, 30.1 ov), 7-75 (Harbhajan Singh, 30.3 ov), 8-149 (Jadeja, 44.1 ov), 9-170 (Nehra, 47.4 ov), 10-170 (Patel, 47.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
M Johnson	9	1	39	3
D Bollinger	10	4	35	5
C McKay	10	1	44	0
N Hauritz	9	2	19	0
S Watson	8	0	27	2
A Voges	2	0	4	0

Australia Innings: (171 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
S Watson	c Sehwag b Harbhajan	49	49	10	0
S Marsh	lbw b P Kumar	6	14	1	0
R Ponting	c Raina b Harbhajan	25	57	3	0
C White	lbw b Raina	25	48	0	0
M Hussey	not out	35	62	2	0
A Voges	not out	23	21	4	0
Extras	(b 6, lb 2, w 1)	9	-	-	-

Totalfor 4 wkts in 41.5 overs172---

Fall of Wickets: 1-24 (Marsh, 4.3 ov), 2-85 (Watson, 18.6 ov), 3-90 (Ponting, 20.4 ov), 4-143 (White, 36.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
P Kumar	2	0	10	0
A Nehra	3	0	21	0
M Patel	4	1	13	1
R Jadeja	10	1	36	0
Harbhajan	10	1	23	2
Yuvaraj	7	1	29	0
S Raina	3	0	13	1
V Sehwag	2	0	8	0
S Tendulkar	0.5	0	11	0

5th ODI: Ind v. Aus: Tendulkar Heroism in Vain, Australia go up 3-2!

What an innings by Sachin? Everyone thought that he India would create a record by chasing 351. The match was in the hands of India until the little master got out for 175.

Though India lost Sehwag for 38 when India was 66 in the 9th over. Gambhir and Yuvaraj could not do much as they were dismissed for 8 and 9 respectively. Dhoni also returned to pavilion for 6. India were 162 for 4 in 23.3 overs.

It was Sachin and Raina who built the middle portion of the Indian innings. They added 137 for the 5th wicket in 114 balls. Sachin reached his 45th ODI ton and he ensured that his strike rate is always above 100.

Raina's poor shot selection gave the first break through for Australia. He mistimed the pull which went in the air which was grabbed by wicket keeper Manou with little difficulty. Harbhajan was caught behind trying to steer to third man for a duck.

Sachin trying to play over short fine leg, lobbed an easy catch to Hauritz. Sure that he was disappointed with the way he got out but most distressing fact was that that shot ended the Indian hopes of winning the match.

Jadeja need to learn running between the wickets. With the only dependable batsmen in the crease, he ran for a single where there was none. Before he could return, everything was over and second continuous run for him.

Nehra could have played little sensibly. He hit it in the air straight to mid on. With last wicket in hand, Praveen Kumar hit a six in the penultimate over.

Praveen Kumar could not come back on time for the 2nd run and he was just short by few millimeters. India lost by 3 runs.

Earlier, Shaun Marsh made a wonderful century which helped Australia to put 350 on the board. White and Hussye contributed with quick runs at the end and they utilized the batting powerplay very well in which they scored 44.

India has to win the next match to stay in the series.

Scoreboard:

Match # 5
Date: Thursday November 5, 2009
Teams: Australia v. India
Captains: R Ponting and MS Dhoni
Toss: Australia, decided to field
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Result: Australia won by 3 runs
Series: Australia lead the series at 3-2
Man of the Match: S Tendulkar off India

Australia Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
S Watson	c R Jadeja b Harbhajan	93	89	9	3
S Marsh	c Gambhir b A Nehra	112	112	8	2
R Ponting	b P Kumar	45	45	3	1
C White	c Tendulkar b P Kumar	57	33	2	5
M Hussey	not out	31	22	1	2
Extras	(lb 6, w 5, nb 1)	12	-	-	-
Total	for 4 wkts in 50 overs	350	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-145 (Watson, 25.2 ov), 2-236 (Ponting, 38.5 ov), 3-270 (Marsh, 42.5 ov), 4-350 (White, 49.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
P Kumar	9	0	68	2
A Nehra	10	0	79	1
M Patel	9	0	73	0
R Jadeja	5	0	44	0
Harbhajan	10	0	44	1
Yuvaraj	7	0	36	0

India Innings: (351 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
V Sehwag	c Bollinger b Hilfenhaus	38	30	5	1
S Tendulkar	c Hauritz b McKay	175	141	19	4
G Gambhir	c Hilfenhaus b McKay	8	13	1	0
Yuvaraj Singh	c & b Watson	9	10	1	0
M Dhoni	c Voges b McKay	6	15	0	0
S Raina	c Manou b Watson	59	59	3	3
Harbhajan	c Manou b Watson	0	2	0	0
R Jadeja	run out (White/McKay)	23	17	3	0
P Kumar	run out (Hauritz/Manou)	9	9	0	1
A Nehra	c Hussey b Bollinger	1	2	0	0
M Patel	not out	2	3	0	0
Extras	(b 1, lb 5, w 8, nb 3)	17	-	-	-
Total	all out in 49.4 overs	347	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-66 (Sehwag, 8.5 ov), 2-92 (Gambhir, 13.3 ov), 3-126 (Yuvraj Singh, 18.3 ov), 4-162 (Dhoni, 23.3 ov), 5-299 (Raina, 42.3 ov), 6-300 (Harbhajan Singh, 42.6 ov), 7-332 (Tendulkar, 47.1 ov), 8-333 (Jadeja, 47.4 ov), 9-335 (Nehra, 48.1 ov), 10-347 (Kumar, 49.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Hilfenhaus	10	0	72	1
Bollinger	10	0	75	1
McKay	10	0	59	3
S Watson	8.4	0	47	3
N Hauritz	5	0	43	0
A Voges	3	0	19	0
M Hussey	3	0	26	0

4th ODI: Ind v. Aus: Watson's quick wickets Equal Series!

Watson's all rounder performance has helped Australia equal the series 2-2. India looked to gain 3-1 lead, missed an easy chance. Watson picked all his 3 wickets at the end of the Indian innings which helped Aussies to bundle India in 46.4 overs with 24 runs short.

Scoreboard:

Match # 4
Date: Monday November 2, 2009
Teams: Australia v. India
Captains: R Ponting and MS Dhoni
Toss: Australia, decided to bat
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Result: Australia won by 24 runs
Series: Equal at 2-2
Man of the Match: S Watson off Australia

Australia Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
S Watson	c Dhoni b Harbhajan	49	52	6	0
S Marsh	lbw b A Nehra	5	23	0	0
R Ponting	run out (Jadeja)	52	59	5	1
C White	run out (Nehra)	62	71	3	1
M Hussey	c I Sharma b Yuvaraj	40	41	2	1
Henriques	st Dhoni b Harbhajan	6	13	0	0
M Johnson	b A Nehra	8	15	0	0
G Manou	run out (P Kumar)	7	6	0	0
N Hauritz	not out	9	11	0	0
P Siddle	c R Jadeja b A Nehra	1	5	0	0
D Bollinger	run out (Yuvaraj/P Kumar)	0	1	0	0
Extras	(lb 1, w 9, nb 1)	11	-	-	-
Total	all out in 49.2 overs	250	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-24 (Marsh, 7.4 ov), 2-88 (Watson, 18.1 ov), 3-123 (Ponting, 26.5 ov), 4-196 (Hussey, 38.1 ov), 5-217 (Henriques, 42.4 ov), 6-226 (White, 44.5 ov), 7-236 (Johnson, 46.1 ov), 8-241 (Manou, 47.1 ov), 9-247 (Siddle, 48.4 ov), 10-250 (Bollinger, 49.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
P Kumar	9.2	0	41	0
A Nehra	8	0	37	3
I Sharma	5	0	42	0
R Jadeja	7	0	27	0
Harbhajan	10	0	48	2
Yuvaraj	10	0	54	1

India Innings: (251 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
V Sehwag	c Watson b Bollinger	30	19	7	0
S Tendulkar	lbw b Hauritz	40	68	6	0
V Kohli	c Manou b Bollinger	10	16	1	0
Yuvaraj	run out (Ponting)	12	21	0	0
M Dhoni	c Manou b Bollinger	26	46	2	0
S Raina	b Hauritz	17	30	0	0
R Jadeja	run out (Ponting/Manou)	7	21	1	0
Harbhajan	c & b Watson	31	25	5	1
P Kumar	c Manou b Watson	16	19	3	0
A Nehra	c Hauritz b Watson	7	8	1	0
I Sharma	not out	3	8	0	0
Extras	(b 1, lb 5, w 20, nb 1)	27	-	-	-
Total	all out in 46.4 overs	226	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-40 (Sehwag, 6.5 ov), 2-78 (Kohli, 14.3 ov), 3-94 (Tendulkar, 18.5 ov), 4-113 (Yuvraj Singh, 23.2 ov), 5-145 (Dhoni, 31.2 ov), 6-156 (Raina, 34.2 ov), 7-177 (Jadeja, 38.4 ov), 8-204 (Harbhajan Singh, 42.1 ov), 9-217 (Kumar, 44.4 ov), 10-226 (Nehra, 46.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
M Johnson	9	0	74	0
Siddle	5	2	15	0
D Bollinger	9	2	38	3
Henriques	7	0	33	0
N Hauritz	9	1	31	2
S Watson	7.4	1	29	3

Sachin Touches 17000 Runs in ODI!

Sachin Tendukar with his master blaster innings against Australia on November 5, 2009 scored his 45th ODI hundred and also crossed 17,000 runs in ODI cricket.

He is the leading run scorer in ODI history and by default the first batsman to touch 17000 runs. He has achieved this feast in the 435th ODI match.

He scored 175 against Australia in the 5th ODI, which India lost by 3 runs. But, his innings fetched him the man of the match as it brough India closed to the target. India chased 351 and lost by 3 runs.

Other leading run-scorers in ODI with 10,000 runs or more are Sanath Jayasuriya (13,377 runs), Ricky Ponting (12,286 runs), Inzamam-ul Haq (11,739 runs), Sourav Ganguly (11,363 runs), Rahul Dravid 10,765 (runs), Brian Lara 10,405 (runs) and Jacques Kallis (10,328 runs).

Photo Credit: AFP/Getty Images

World Cup 2011, Fixtures!

The World Cup 2011 fixtures have been announced. The much-awaited event is just 14 months away and the Indian fants will be on their feet to support the team in lifting the cup, for the 2nd time.

India will play the opening match against Bangladesh in Bangladesh;
The Indian team's first home match is against England on February 27. Other matches are against South Africa and West Indies.

Pakistan will play all their league matches in Sri Lanka. If they had to face India during semi-finals, they will have to play in India.

India v. Sri Lanka 2009: Schedule

Sri Lankan team is touring India this November and December to play in 3 test matches, 2 T20s, and 5 ODIs. The schedule is given below. Before the start of the first test on November 16 in Ahmedabad, SL team is playing a 3-day practice match from November 10.

Test Match Schedule:

Match #	Date	Venue
1st Test	Nov 16-20, 2009	Ahmedabad
2nd Test	Nov 24-28, 2009	Kanput
3rd Test	Dec 02-06, 2009	Mumbai

T20 Schedule:

Match #	Date	Venue
1st T20	Dec 9, 2009	Nagpur
2nd T20	Dec 12, 2009	Mohali

ODI Schedule:

Match #	Date	Venue
1st ODI	Dec 15, 2009	Rajkot
2nd ODI	Dec 18, 2009	Vishakapatnam
3rd ODI	Dec 21, 2009	Cuttack
4th ODI	Dec 24, 2009	Kolkata
5th ODI	Dec 27, 2009	Delhi

Indian Team to be Announced for SL Series! Zaheer Expects Return!

The Indian team for the forthcoming 3-match series against Sri Lanka in India will be announced by the selection committee on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 in Mumbai. The Selection Committee chairman and former Indian Captain Kris Srikanth will look for the return of the pacer Zaheer Khan.

Zaheer Khan was out of the Indian team due to shoulder injury. He played in the domestic cricket recently to prove his fitness.

With Ishanth Sharma struggling for form, the Indian bowling star's return will boost the bowling attack.

Ashish Nehra is also expected a call but it's been long since he played test cricket. His last match was against Pakistan in Pakistan in 2004.

Dhoni has to prove his credibility after the loss in T20 World Cup, Champions Trophy and also the series loss against Australia in India.

It is also expected the trio of Indian cricket--Sachin, Dravid, and Laxman, to be part of the side.

India has not lost a test in the last 14 matches to Sri Lanka. They will be looking to retain this record while the tourist will try to break it!

3rd ODI: Ind v. Aus: Yuvaraj and Dhoni give India 2-1 lead!

A well planned and executed innings from Yuvaraj and Dhoni helped India to win the 3rd ODI and take a lead in the series.

In a tough pitch which had unequal bounce and turn, anything around 250 was felt difficult. But, India restricted Australia to 229.

Deciding to bat first, Ponting lead from the front by opening the innings with Watson. With Paine fracuring his finger during the 2nd ODI, he put himself in the opening slot.

One should appreciate the courage of Ponting not ony for opening but also for positioning himself at short leg while Hauritz bowling and Dhoni batting.

Watson and Ponting started well. They added 72 for the first wicket. A big turn from Yuvaraj's first delivery dragged Watson little away from the wicket and beat him. Dhoni was quick and removed the bails.

Ponting scored another half-century. He played beautifully punching off the back-foot and pulling the short deliveries.

Unfortunatly, this time also, he was trapped leg before. An unique record of getting out in LBW in all the 3 ODIs. Mr. Consistent Hussey scored 81. He played a superb innings and is definitely a dependable batsman for Australia.

Jadeja picked 2 wickets while Yuvaraj, Harbhajan and Raina picked one each.

Chasing 230, India lost Sehwag for just 11 bowled by Johnson. Tendulkar played slowly and steadily. He ensured that he did not chase the wide off stump deliveries as he did in the first 2 ODIs.

Tendulkar's decision to take on for a single against Johnson at mid off proved wrong. He found himself short of his crease as Johnson sent a direct hit at bowler's end.

Gambhir was bowled by the turn of Hauritz. He moved away and to the back foot but the ball turned, took edge and hit the stump. India were 53 for 3 in 15.2 overs.

Yuvaraj and Dhoni played singles, rotated the strike, never felt under pressure. They kept on punishing poor balls but mostly they were just picking singles.

They added 148 for the 4th wicket in 28.4 overs. Yuvaraj won the man of the match for his 78 in 96 balls which had 8 fours and 2 sixes.

Dhoni was unbeaten on 71 in 95 balls with just 6 fours. India took powerplay in the 46th over, needing 28 runs. Dhoni and Raina ensured that they do not take the match to the last over, finished with 10 balls remaining.

Scoreboard:

Match # 3
Date: Saturday October 31, 2009
Teams: Australia v. India
Captains: R Ponting and MS Dhoni
Toss: Australia, decided to bat
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Result: India won by 6 wkts with 10 balls remaining
Series: India lead the 7 match series 2-1
Man of the Match: Yuvaraj Singh off India

Australia Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
S Watson	st Dhoni b Yuvaraj	41	59	5	0
R Ponting	lbw b R Jadeja	59	92	4	0
M Hussey	not out	81	82	3	1
C White	c Dhoni b Raina	0	7	0	0
A Voges	c Kumar b Harbhajan	17	31	1	0
M Henriques	b R Jadeja	12	17	0	0
M Johnson	not out	9	12	0	1
Extras	(b 4, lb 3, w 3)	10	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 50 overs	229	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-72 (Watson, 16.2 ov), 2-128 (Ponting, 31.1 ov), 3-129 (White, 32.4 ov), 4-172 (Voges, 41.5 ov), 5-200 (Henriques, 46.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
P Kumar	5	1	16	0
A Nehra	9	0	51	0
I Sharma	5	0	24	0
R Jadeja	9	1	41	2
Harbhajan	10	0	37	1
Yuvaraj	8	0	30	1
S Raina	4	0	23	1

India Innings: (230 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
V Sehwag	b Johnson	11	25	1	0
S Tendulkar	run out (Johnson)	32	47	2	0
G Gambhir	b Hauritz	6	15	0	0
Yuvaraj	lbw b Henriques	78	96	8	2
M Dhoni	not out	71	95	6	0
S Raina	not out	9	13	1	0
Extras	(b 4, lb 4, w 14, nb 1)	23	-	-	-
Total	for 4 wkts in 48.2 overs	230	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-37 (Sehwag, 8.5 ov), 2-51 (Tendulkar, 13.3 ov), 3-53 (Gambhir, 15.2 ov), 4-201 (Yuvraj Singh, 43.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
M Johnson	9.2	2	43	1
Siddle	10	0	41	0
D Bollinger	10	0	26	0
Henriques	8	0	51	1
N Hauritz	10	0	48	1
A Voges	1	0	13	0

Brett Lee returns home! Out of India Series!

The Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has been ruled out for the rest of the ODI series against India. He returned to Australia for treatment.

During the first ODI in Vadodara, he could not bowl his full quota of 10 overs. Watson and Hilfenhaus bowled the end overs in which India scored huge runs and came close to winning the match.

Due to his elbow injury he missed the 2nd ODI in Nagpur. The injury is the latest setback for Lee who also missed the Ashes in England due to fitness problems.

"Brett's elbow injury has not responded as well to treatment as we would have liked and therefore a decision has been made to send him home to consult with an elbow specialist. With an accurate diagnosis we can determine how best to manage the injury and give Brett the best chance of being available for selection at the beginning of the Australian summer," said Cricket Australia physiotherapist Kevin Sims.

With Hopes already not available for the next two ODIs, it is a big blow for Australia. Their premier bowler is not going to be available for the remaining 5 ODIs.

Lee denied the report that the injury was due to his participation in the Champions League.

2nd ODI: Ind v. Aus: Dhoni firework Equal Series! Aussie Morale under Check!

Wonderful batting display by skipper Dhoni lead India to a 99-run win over Australia and equal the series 1-1. Having lost the match by 4 runs, India had to win this game to keep their spirit up!

Ponting thought the pitch and the dew factor will help them batting second but it didn't.

Sachin once again disappointed the fans with a single digit score. Chasing the off side delivery, he edged the ball to Paine.

Sehwag made quick 40, which came of 31 balls. He hit 6 fours and a six in his brief stay.

Yuvaraj, played his first match after resting himself due to injury, made just 23. He looked good and thought to make a big innings. A good return catch by Hilfenhaus cut short his innings at 23. But the run rate was above 6 but India lost 3 wickets with 97 on the board in 15.1 overs.

Dhoni joined Gambhir. Both of them ensure that the run rate is retained through singles and twos. They also scored odd boundaries on the loose balls.

A powerful hit by Dhoni back to the bowler was dropped and it went to mid off. Gambhir started for a single but Dhoni did not respond. Hauritz picked it one hand, hit the stumps direct, Gambhir could not come on time.

Gambhir missed a nice opportunity to score a hundred. It was an unnecessary attempt for a single which ended his innigs at 76. Dhoni and Gambhir built 119 runs for the 4th wicket 18.5 overs.

Raina paired up with Dhoni and they rotated the strike. Though Raina was shaky at the initial stage, he adjusted himself well and scored a half-century.

India were 238 for 4 in 39 overs. Dhoni decided to take batting powerplay. The first 4 overs did not yield runs as expected. Johnson and Siddle shared two overs each and gave away just 29 runs.

It was the last over of the powerplay that gave the momentum to the Indian innings. Raina hit a four of the first ball to wide long on. He then took a single and gave strike to Dhoni. Next ball was a no ball which went was pulled to mid wicket boundary by Dhoni. The free hit was thrashed for straight boundary. Dhoni picked the slower one well and hit it very hard. The next delivery went over extra cover for 3 runs. India scored 18 runs in this one over, the highest.

A six by Dhoni over long on off Hilfenhaus took him to 96 and India to 294 for 4 in 45 overs.

Watson bowled the 46th over and went for 17 runs. Dhoni reached his century thruogh a powerful six over long off. The next delivery was also hit high in the air, over long off, it stayed long in the air, but at the end, cleared the boundary for a six.

Dhoni reached his 100 in 94 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes. Raina reached his 50 in 42 balls with 5 fours and a six. Raina hit a four, six, two and another four off Hilfenhaus and took India to 329 for 4 in 47 overs.

Dhoni, Raina and Praveen Kumar got out in the last over as India ended with 354, the highest against Australia, by any country, batting first.

Dhoni became the first wicket keeper batsman to score the highest runs against against Australia--124 in 107 balls with 9 fours and 3 sixes.

Dhoni also became the first Indian captain to put the highest individual total against Australia.

Hilfenhaus went for 83 runs in his 10 overs, picking just 1 wicket. Johnson went for 75 in his 10, but picked 3 wickets. Voges and Watson went for 33 and 47 respectively in 5 overs.

Chasing 355 in 50 overs under light is always difficult. The start has to be good, momentum should be maintained, powerplay should be properly utilized. Big partnerships are required.

Paine was bowled through inner edge when tried to play across off Praveen Kumar. Ponting trapped plumb in front by Praveen for 12. Mike Hussey scored 53 but none of the batsmen looked dangerous. Aussies were losing wickets at regular intervals and India had the chance of recording a big win.

Having knownt that the victory in sight, they took it easy and missed the chance to win with 100+ runs margin.

After a long time Australia were dismissed in less than 50 overs. Ravindra Jadeja picked 3 wickets in 6.3 overs giving away 35 runs. Praveen Kumar and Ishant Sharma picked 2 each.

India are equal in the series at 1-1 and the next match is on October 31 in Delhi.

Scoreboard:

Match # 2
Date: Wednesday October 28, 2009
Teams: Australia v. India
Captains: R Ponting and MS Dhoni
Toss: Australia, decided to field
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Result: India won by 190 runs
Series: Equal at 1-1
Man of the Match: MS Dhoni off India

India Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
V Sehwag	c Hilfenhaus b Johnson	40	31	6	1
S Tendulkar	c White b Siddle	4	8	1	0
G Gambhir	run out (Hauritz)	76	80	6	0
Yuvaraj Singh	c & b Hilfenhaus	23	24	2	1
M Dhoni	c Paine b Johnson	124	107	9	3
S Raina	c Paine b Johnson	62	50	6	1
Harbhajan	not out	1	1	0	0
P Kumar	run out (Siddle/Paine)	1	1	0	0
Extras	(b 1, lb 6, w 14, nb 2)	23	-	-	-
Total	for 7 wkts in 50 overs	354	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-21 (Tendulkar, 3.3 ov), 2-67 (Sehwag, 10.1 ov), 3-97 (Yuvraj Singh, 15.1 ov), 4-216 (Gambhir, 33.6 ov), 5-352 (Dhoni, 49.3 ov), 6-353 (Raina, 49.5 ov), 7-354 (Kumar, 49.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Hilfenhaus	10	0	83	1
Siddle	10	0	55	1
M Johnson	10	0	75	3
N Hauritz	10	0	54	0
A Voges	5	0	33	0
S Watson	5	0	47	0

Australia Innings: (355 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
S Watson	c Tendulkar b I Sharma	19	26	3	0
T Paine	b P Kumar	8	14	1	0
R Ponting	lbw b Kumar	12	16	2	0
C White	c Raina b Harbhajan	23	42	3	0
M Hussey	b R Jadeja	53	60	6	0
A Voges	b R Jadeja	36	44	1	0
S Marsh	st Dhoni b R Jadeja	21	21	1	1
M Johnson	b A Nehra	21	19	2	1
N Hauritz	not out	30	32	3	0
P Siddle	c Dhoni b I Sharma	3	5	0	0
Hilfenhaus	run out (Yuvaraj/Dhoni)	16	12	2	0
Extras	(lb 5, w 8)	13	-	-	-
Total	all out in 48.3 overs	255	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-20 (Paine, 4.6 ov), 2-41 (Watson, 9.1 ov), 3-45 (Ponting, 10.1 ov), 4-93 (White, 20.6 ov), 5-140 (Hussey, 30.3 ov), 6-180 (Marsh, 36.5 ov), 7-194 (Voges, 38.3 ov), 8-223 (Johnson, 43.3 ov), 9-230 (Siddle, 44.4 ov), 10-255 (Hilfenhaus, 48.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
P Kumar	8	1	37	2
A Nehra	7	0	40	1
I Sharma	8	0	34	2
Harbhajan	10	0	62	1
Yuvaraj	8	0	39	0
R Jadeja	6.3	0	35	3
S Raina	1	0	3	0

Dhoni creates New Record! First Indian Captain to score Hundred against Australia!

Indian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has created a new record record by scoring a wondeful century against Australia in the 2nd ODI in Nagpur.

He scored 124 in 107 balls which had 9 fours and 3 sixes. During his wonderful innings, he created the following records:

1. He became the first captain to score a hundred against Australia in ODI; Jayasuriya had the record earlier with this 122 in Sydney in 2004;


2. He became the highest scorer against Australia as wicket keeper batsman beating Kamran Akmal off Pakistan's record of 115;


3. He has scored the fastest hundred against Australia as a captain.

He was involved in two hundred runs partnership during his knock. For 4th wicket, Dhoni and Gambhir added 119 runs in 28.1 overs; Raina joined Dhoni for the 5th wicket and they added 136 in 15.3 overs.

India scored 354 for 7 in 50 overs, beating their earlier highest score of 315 in 2001 in Bangalore.

Congratulations Dhoni!

India post highest total against Australia!

India has scored a mammoth total of 354 for 7 in 50 overs in the 2nd ODI against Australia in Nagpur.

Their previous best against Australia was 315 in 2001 in Bangalore. This is the best score by any team against Australia, batting first.

Skipper Dhoni lead from the front after the departure of Tendulkar, Sehwag and Yuvaraj. He paired up with Gambhir when India was 97 for 3 in 15.1 overs.

India saw 2 hundred-runs partnership which really boosted the scoreboard. Though the first 4 overs of batting powerplay was not properly utilized, India scored 18 runs of the last powerplay over kick-starting the firework. India took powerplay from 40 to 44 overs in which they scored 47 runs.

In the last 10 overs of the innings, India scored 108 runs with Dhoni contributing 54 and Raina 50.

Australia's record run chase was 326 against South Africa.

Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson Ruled out of 2nd ODI!

It is a big blow to Australian team with 3 players ruled out of the 2nd ODI due to injury.


James Hopes suffering from hamstring injury ruled out of the next 2 ODIs;
Brett Lee did not bowl his full quota of 10 overs in the first ODI due to shoulder pain;
Mitchell Johnson is suffering from left ankle injury.

All these players are not available for the next ODI to be played in Nagpur on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.

New South Wales all-rounder Moises Henriques will join the Australian squad as a standby player and cover for Hopes who is unlikely to be fit till the third one-dayer in Delhi.

Australia is already leading the 7-match series 1-0. Australia beat India by 4 runs in the first ODI held in Vadodara.

Hopes Ruled out for next Two ODIs

The Australian all-rounder James Hopes have been ruled out of the next two ODIs due to injury. It is a blow to Australia as they already have Lee having a shoulder pain and could not bowl in the first ODI.

Though it is expected that Lee will return for the 3rd ODI, it is confirmed that Hopes will not be available for the next 2 ODIs.

"With James Hopes' right hamstring injury being more serious and likely keep him out for at least the next two matches it is thought adding a standby player to the squad is a necessity," Andrew Hilditch, National Selection Panel Chairman, said in a Cricket Australia statement.

"Given the most significant injury appears to be Hopes' hamstring we have taken this opportunity to add Moises Henriques to the squad until the completion of game four in Mohali where we will again assess the situation before it is decided if he remains with the squad," he added."

Hopes bowled 2 overs and conceeded 10 runs. In batting, he scored 14 in 9 balls with a six and a four.

1st ODI: Ind v. Aus: Harbhajan's Heroism in Vain! Australia Start Series with a Win!

In a match that was almost decided that India will lose, turned out to be an exciting game of cricket. Harbhajan and Praveen Kumar really put pressure on Australians by scoring almost 88 runs in the last 10 overs.

Needing 92 in 10, the 41st over saw just 2 runs. 90 required from 54 balls with 3 wickets in hand, Harbhajan and Praveen punished Watson severly that he won't forget this match for sometime. Requiring 29 from 2 overs, he went for 20 runs that made India see the winning opportunity.

But, Harbhajan was bowled by Siddle in the 2nd delivery. India needed 8 from 4, but managed to get only singles and end 4 runs short.

One should really appreciate the bowling of Johnson. He mixed his slower deliveries very well and picked both his wickets through that. Gambhir was trapped leg before in the first ball of the batting powerplay and then Raina was caught and bowled.

India missed the batting power play in which they scored just 32 runs but lost 3 important wickets--Gambhir, Raina and Dhoni.

Watson finished with 2 for 70 in his 10. The costliest bowler was Praveen Kumar during Indian bowling. He went wicketless for 77 runs in his 10. Pathetic bowling.

Batting first, Australians made use of the wicekt very well. They managed the first e30 minutes and then went on scoring. Ponting scored 74 and Mike Hussey improvised the run rate and ended his innings with 73. His innings changed the pace of the game and he smashed both Ishanth and Praveen for boundaries.

Harbhajan and Praveen got appreciation from Skipper for their batting. But, Dhoni smashed his bowlers saying that they need to bowl in the right area.

Scoreboard:

Match # 1
Date: Sunday October 25, 2009
Teams: Australia v. India
Captains: R Ponting and MS Dhoni
Toss: Australia, decided to bat
Venue: Reliance Stadium, Vadodara
Result: Australia won by 4 runs
Series: Australia lead the 7 match series 1-0
Man of the Match: M Hussey off Australia

Australia Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
S Watson	lbw b A Nehra	5	6	1	0
T Paine	c Dhoni b I Sharma	50	62	9	0
R Ponting	lbw b R Jadeja	74	85	8	2
C White	c Raina b A Nehra	51	68	3	1
M Hussey	c Kohli b I Sharma	73	54	8	1
A Voges	c Gambhir b Harbhajan	3	7	0	0
J Hopes	run out (Sehwag/A Nehra)	14	9	1	1
M Johnson	not out	14	8	2	0
B Lee	b I Sharma	0	3	0	0
Extras	(lb 2, w 4, nb 2)	8	-	-	-
Total	for 8 wkts in 50 overs	292	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-5 (Watson, 1.2 ov), 2-102 (Paine, 18.6 ov), 3-151 (Ponting, 29.3 ov), 4-227 (White, 42.2 ov), 5-233 (Voges, 43.5 ov), 6-256 (Hopes, 46.3 ov), 7-291 (Hussey, 49.1 ov), 8-292 (Lee, 49.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
P Kumar	10	0	77	0
A Nehra	10	0	58	2
I Sharma	10	1	50	3
Harbhajan	10	0	57	1
R Jadeja	9	0	39	1
S Raina	1	0	9	0

India Innings: (283 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
V Sehwag	c Paine b Lee	13	11	3	0
S Tendulkar	c Ponting b Watson	14	29	2	0
G Gambhir	lbw b Johnson	68	85	6	1
V Kohli	c Watson b Voges	30	41	3	0
M Dhoni	c Lee b Watson	34	46	4	0
S Raina	c & b Johnson	9	10	0	1
R Jadeja	lbw b Hauritz	5	13	0	0
Harbhajan	b Siddle	49	31	4	3
P Kumar	not out	40	32	5	1
A Nehra	not out	2	2	0	0
Extras	(lb 10, w 14)	24	-	-	-
Total	for 8 wkts in 50 overs	288	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-25 (Sehwag, 4.2 ov), 2-45 (Tendulkar, 8.1 ov), 3-103 (Kohli, 20.4 ov), 4-167 (Gambhir, 34.1 ov), 5-183 (Raina, 36.3 ov), 6-186 (Dhoni, 37.2 ov), 7-201 (Jadeja, 39.5 ov), 8-285 (Harbhajan Singh, 49.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
B Lee	6	0	28	1
Siddle	9	0	55	1
S Watson	10	0	70	2
M Johnson	10	0	59	2
J Hopes	2	0	10	0
A Voges	4	0	22	1
N Hauritz	9	1	34	1

Indian Team: ODI Records

Indian Team ODI records against each opposition is given below.

Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Ave	HS	LS
v Sri Lanka	113	60	43	0	10	34.24	373	54
v Pakistan	118	45	69	0	4	29.67	356	79
v New Zealand	81	40	36	0	5	29.84	392	108
v Zimbabwe	49	39	8	2	0	40.92	333	168
v England	70	38	30	0	2	33.15	387	158
v West Indies	95	38	54	1	2	29.4	341	100
v Australia	98	32	58	0	8	27.63	315	63
v South Africa	57	20	35	0	2	27.57	310	91
v Bangladesh	19	17	2	0	0	43.61	348	191
v Kenya	13	11	2	0	0	53.25	351	176
v United Arab Emirates	2	2	0	0	0	48.45	273	-
v Bermuda	1	1	0	0	0	82.6	413	-
v East Africa	1	1	0	0	0	-	123	-
v Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	0	93.5	374	-
v Ireland	1	1	0	0	0	171	171	-
v Namibia	1	1	0	0	0	155.5	311	-
v Netherlands	1	1	0	0	0	20.4	204	204
v. Scotland	1	1	0	0	0	70.66	212	-

Dhoni Injured during Batting Practice!

The Indian Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has hurt his knee during the batting practice ahead of the first ODI againt Australia on Sunday.

Dhoni was hit on the backside of the left knee while batting at the nets against paceman Munaf Patel during an extended practice session at the Reliance Stadium here and had to leave the session mid-way to take rest.

I got hit when batting against Munaf. I should be alright tomorrow, but have to wait and see how it feels in the morning," Dhoni, wearing a protective gear on the affected portion, told PTI.

If he is not available, then Dinesh Karthick has to brought into the Indian side.

Sachin v. Ponting: Batting and Bowling Records!

Test Match Batting Records

Player	Mat	Inn	Not Out	Runs	Highest	100s	50s	Avg.	Strike Rate
Tendulkar	159	261	27	12773	248	42	53	54.59	54.27
Ponting	136	229	26	11345	257	38	48	55.89	59.37

ODI Batting Records

Player	Mat	Inn	Not Out	Runs	Highest	100s	50s	Avg.	Strike Rate
Tendulkar	430	419	39	16903	186	44	91	44.48	85.75
Ponting	324	315	36	12044	164	28	70	43.17	80.62

Test Match Bowling Records

Player	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Best	Average	5Ws-Inngs
Tendulkar	655	80	2272	44	3-10	51.64	0
Ponting	90	23	242	5	1-10	48.4	0

ODI Bowling Records

Player	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Best	Average	5Ws-Inngs
Tendulkar	1334	24	6806	154	5-32	44.19	2
Ponting	25	0	104	3	1-12	34.67	0

Ricky Ponting: Records

Ricky Ponting is another great batsmen that the world has ever produced! He is leading by example his country through his match winning knocks. Though his side lost the recent Ashes 1-2 to England, they bounced back and won the ODI series 6-1. He also lead his side to Champions Trophy victory.

His team is touring India for a 7-match ODI series starting Sunday October 25, 2009. Main batsmen and vice captain Michael Clarke, and economy bowler Nathan Bracken are missing due to injury.

Batting Records

Type	Matches	Innings	Not Out	Runs	Highest	100s	50s	Avg.	Strike Rate
Test	136	229	26	11345	257	38	48	55.89	59.37
ODI	324	315	36	12044	164	28	70	43.17	80.62

Bowling Records

Type	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Best	Average	5Ws-Inngs
Test	90	23	242	5	1-10	48.4	0
ODI	25	0	104	3	1-12	34.67	0

Sachin's Batting and Bowling Records!

Sachin is one of the best cricketer in the world, no second opinion can be there about it! We could even rate him as the best batsmen in the world at the moment. The records that he has created speaks about why we call him the master blaster and the cricketer of the century.

Batting Records

Type	Matches	Innings	Not Out	Runs	Highest	100s	50s	Avg.	Strike Rate
Test	159	261	27	12773	248	42	53	54.59	54.27
ODI	430	419	39	16903	186	44	91	44.48	85.75

Bowling Records

Type	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Best	Average	5Ws-Inngs
Test	655	80	2272	44	3-10	51.64	0
ODI	1334	24	6806	154	5-32	44.19	2

Hard to beat India at Home: Ponting

In a press conference, Australian Skipper Ricky Ponting has come out openly and said that it is difficult to beat India at home. They play better in home conditions than abroad.

"They will be particularly hard to beat in India, they always are. They definitely play a lot better at home than they do when they travel," Ponting told reporters.

Australian team is already struggling without few key players due to injury. Wicket-Keeper Batsman Brad Haddin is left out due to injury. T20 Skipper Michale Clarke is also not part of the team due to injury. The ODI specialist bowler Nathan Bracken is not in the side due to injury.

The good news for Australia is the return of Brett Lee. the strike bowler Johnson is also in good form. They won the champions trophy and before that they beat England 6-1.

Australia is scheduled to play 7 ODIs starting their campaign on Sunday, Oct. 25th.

Hard to beat Tendulkar Records: Ponting!

The Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has said that it is difficult to reach the milestones set by the Indian mastero Sachin Tendulkar.

"It would be nice if he retires some time," Ponting said. He further added, "I was asked about this (chasing Tendulkar's records) in South Africa. He's been the benchmark for international players in the world," he said at a media conference on Wednesday.

"I think he's going into his 20th year in international cricket, which in itself is a remarkable feat within itself. The records he has set in Test and One-day cricket would be hard for anybody to tame down the track," he added.

Ponting said that his goal is to win match for Australia and not to worry about creating recods. "I will keep plugging away, doing the best I can and hopefully, keep playing well enough to win a number of games for Australia. That's what it's all about. It's not about personal achievement or how many runs you score, it's the number of games you can win for your team. So I will do my best to win quite a few games for Australia in the next couple of weeks," he said.

Sachin v. Ponting Records:

Test Matches:

Name	Age	Tests	Runs	Hundreds
Sachin	36	159	12773	42
Ponting	34	136	11345	38

ODIs:

Name	Age	ODIs	Runs	Hundreds
Sachin	36	430	16903	44
Ponting	34	324	12044	28

Australian Tour To India - Quick Links!

Given below are the quick links to the Australian tour to India. You will find articles, match analysis, scoreboard, squad, statistics, etc.

Fixtures

Indian Team!

Australian Team!

Dravid Dropped!

Australia tour to India: Schedule

Australia is touring India this October and November 2009 to play in 7 ODI matches. All of them except the sixth are day/night encounters. The fixtures:

1st ODI: Sun Oct. 25: India v. Australia at Reliance Stadium, Vadodara

2nd ODI: Wed Oct. 28: India v. Australia at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur

3rd ODI: Sat Oct. 31: India v. Australia at Feroz Kotla, Delhi

4th ODI: Mon Nov. 02: India v. Australia at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

5th ODI: Thu Nov. 05: India v. Australia at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

6th ODI: Wed Nov. 08: India v. Australia at Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

7th ODI: Wed Nov. 11: India v. Australia at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Australian team announced! Jon Holland Inducted!

The left-arm orthodox spinner Jon Hollard has been inducted to the Australian team for the 7-match ODI Series against Indian in India.

Injured Michael Clarke and Nathan Bracken are not in the list. Brad Haddin, who missed the Champions Trophy due to injury is still recovering. His replacment Tim Paine would continue to be part of the team.

Australia squad: Ricky Ponting (captain), Tim Paine (wicket-keeper), Shane Watson, Michael Hussey, Adam Voges, Cameron White, Shaun Marsh, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle, Jon Holland, Ben Hilfenhaus, Doug Bollinger.

Indian Team Announced for Australian Series 2009!

Australia is touring India this October and November to play 7 ODI matches. The Indian team was announced today with the shocking removal of Dravid.

As expected RP Singh and Yousuf Pathan have been removed. The shocking news was the removal of Dravid instead of Kholi. Also, Ishanth Sharma's stay in the team is questioned! With his poor form, he should have been given rest which would have helped him to come back stronger.

Sudeep Tyagi, is the new face in the team. He really performed well and impressed selectors in the Irani and Challenger trophies.

Munaf Patel has once again come back and found his place. Could be the last chance for him as he's also not a consistent member of the team.

The squad has 5 fast bowlers, 2 specialist spinners, and 5 part-time spinners including Sachin and Ravindra Jadeja.

India squad: MS Dhoni (captain and wicket-keeper), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Sudeep Tyagi, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra.

Dravid Dropped from ODI against Australia!

The selection committee announced the India team for the forthcoming 7-match ODI Series against Australia starting later this month. Australia is touring India and is playing seven ODI matches. They are leading the ICC ODI Rankings at top spot. If India can beat Australia, they will clinch the top spot with South Africa already in the third spot after knocked out of the Champions Trophy in the early stages.

Indian Wall, Mr. Dependable, Dravid is once again shown the exit door. This is not new for him as he's always been in-and-out of the ODI team in the recent past.

He was selected for the Champions Trophy and faired well, but considering the coming back of Sehwag, Yuvaraj, someone has to pave way for them.

Since his come back, he has scored 14, 47, 39, 76 and 4 in five innings; the 39 came in a crucial 95-run opening stand in the final of the tri-series in Sri Lanka. It was expected that Sehwag and Yuvraj would replace Karthik and Virat Kohli, their original replacements, but the selectors put faith in Kohli.

With Sachin, Sehwag and Gambhir on the top 3 slots, Yuvaraj, Raina, Dhoni will occupty the next 3 slots. Then, we have room only for Harbhajan, and 3 bowlers.

Also, replacing Dravid with part-time all rounders like Sehwga, Yuvaraj, Raina is good as they can bowl. They can play the fifth bowler role.

It is going to be really difficult for Dravid to come back to the team this team unless injury comes into play for one of these batsmen.

I would have brought in Sehwag, Yuvaraj in place of Yousuf Pathan and Dinesh Karthick. As Dhoni can do keeping and the series is played in India, Dinesh Karthick can immediately replace Dhoni without any time delay.

I would have removed RP Singh, Ishanth Sharma and brought in Munaf Patel and Sudeep Tyagi.

Younis Khan reconsiders Captaincy!

Younis Khan, skipper of Pakistan cricket team, quit captaincy couple of days back when the PCB had a meeting to discuss the match-fixing allegations in the Champions Trophy Semi Final match against New Zealand, which Pakistan lost.

The PCB questioned captain Younis Khan and coach Intikhab Alam. It was said that Younis Khan was irritated by the questions and submitted his readily brought resignation and walked away from the meeting.

As expected by the chairman of PCB Ijaz Butt, Younis Khan is considering taking the job. The PCB released a short statement saying that a "detailed discussion was held" between the two, the details of which will be announced in the next few days.

The media speculation is that one of the items in the list is that he should be retained as captain till 2011 world cup.

Champions Trophy Records: Ducks List!

Shane Watson off Australia and Walton off West Indies lead the duck list with 2 each in the recently concluded Champions Trophy. The only differnece between them is that Shane Watson bounced back with two back-to-back centuries which helped Australia to win the Trophy.

Batsman	Country	Against	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Duminy	SA	SL	b Mendis	0	1	0	0
T Dowlin	WI	Pak	c K Akmal b M Aamer	0	2	0	0
C Walton	WI	Pak	lbw b Umar Gul	0	1	0	0
K Mills	NZ	SA	c de Villiers b Steyn	0	3	0	0
S Bond	NZ	SA	c de Villiers b Steyn	0	4	0	0
Jayasuriya	SL	Eng	c Prior b Onions	0	2	0	0
S Malinga	SL	Eng	b Broad	0	1	0	0
S Watson	Aus	WI	b Roach	0	1	0	0
C Walton	WI	Aus	b Hopes	0	2	0	0
Umar Akmal	Pak	Ind	c Dhoni b A Nehra	0	1	0	0
Umar Gul	Pak	Ind	c Raina b I Sharma	0	2	0	0
M Aamer	Pak	Ind	c Kohli b I Sharma	0	1	0	0
I Sharma	Ind	Pak	b Naved-ul-Hasan	0	1	0	0
G Elliott	NZ	SL	lbw b Mathews	0	3	0	0
S Broad	Eng	SA	b Parnell	0	2	0	0
J Botha	SA	Eng	c Onions b Broad	0	2	0	0
Merwe	SA	Eng	b Anderson	0	2	0	0
S Watson	Aus	Ind	c Harbhajan b Nehra	0	7	0	0
Strauss	Eng	NZ	c B McCullum b Mills	0	2	0	0
A Fletcher	WI	Ind	c Dravid b P Kumar	0	6	0	0
OA Shah	Eng	Aus	c Paine b Lee	0	2	0	0
B McCullum	NZ	Aus	c Paine b Siddle	0	14	0	0

Champions Trophy Records: 4 Wickets and Above!

Only one 5 wicket haul was found in the bowling records. South African Parnell picked 5 wickets against New Zealand, which they won.

Pakistan has conceeded 4 wickets to a bowler three times--Tongee off West Indies, Asish Nehra off India, and Butler off England.

New Zealand has conceeded 2 times--Parnell off South Africa and Elliott off England.

Bowler	Country	Against	O	M	R	W
G Tonge	WI	Pak	10	3	25	4
Parnell	SA	NZ	8	0	57	5
A Nehra	Ind	Pak	10	0	55	4
Elliott	Eng	NZ	8	0	31	4
I Butler	Eng	Pak	10	0	44	4

Champions Trophy Records: Centuries

Only few centuries were scored in this edition of the Champions Trophy. Shane Watson scored two centuries and Australia head the table with 3 centuries.

England has conceeded three centuries as opponents--one to Greame Smith off South Africa and other two to Australians in the Semi-Final.

Batsman	Country	Against	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Dilshan	SL	SA	c A Morkel b Steyn	106	92	16	1
S Malik	Pak	Ind	c Y Pathan b Harbhajan	128	126	16	0
G Smith	SA	Eng	c Shah b Broad	141	134	16	0
S Watson	Aus	Eng	not out	136	132	10	7
R Ponting	Aus	Eng	not out	111	115	12	1
Watson	Aus	NZ	not out	105	129	10	4