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Australia win 4-2 after washout

Australia have won their ODI series in India 4-2 after the last match being washed out. The match was abandonment without a ball being bowled. Here are the results for the series:

November 11	India v Australia 2009/10 India v Australia [ODI] Mumbai, IND, Brabourne Stadium	No Result – match abandoned without a ball bowled
November 8	India v Australia 2009/10 India v Australia [ODI] Guwahati, IND, Nehru Stadium	Australia won by 6 wickets
November 5	India v Australia 2009/10 India v Australia [ODI] Hyderabad, IND, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	Australia won by 3 runs
November 2	India v Australia 2009/10 India v Australia [ODI] Mohali, Chandigarh, IND, PCA Stadium	Australia won by 24 runs
October 31	India v Australia 2009/10 India v Australia [ODI] Delhi, IND, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground	India won by 6 wickets
October 28	India v Australia 2009/10 India v Australia [ODI] Nagpur, IND, Vidarbha CA Stadium	India won by 99 runs
October 25	India v Australia 2009/10 India v Australia [ODI] Vadodara, IND, Reliance Stadium	Australia won by 4 runs

Aussies Take An Unbeatable 4-2 Series Win

India won the toss and elected to bat. It was a good toss to lose because Ricky Ponting said he would have batted as well. Early on India were 5/27  and winning was a certainty for Australia when they dismissed MS Dhoni. Australia ended up winning by 6 wickets. Here is the scorecard:

India		R	M	B	4	6
Batters name	Fall Of Wicket
Extras	1b, 1lb, 3nb, 4wd					9
Total	10 wickets , 48.0 overs					170
Sehwag, V	b:Johnson, MG	6	3	4	0	1
Tendulkar, SR	c&b:Bollinger, DE	10	24	17	2	0
Gambhir, G	b:Johnson, MG	0	2	2	0	0
Yuvraj Singh	b:Bollinger, DE	6	30	16	1	0
Dhoni, MS(c/wk)	lbw:Bollinger, DE	24	103	77	1	0
Raina, SK	c:Hauritz, NM    b:Johnson, MG	0	6	5	0	0
Jadeja, RA	c:White, CL    b:Bollinger, DE	57	149	103	6	0
Harbhajan Singh	b:Bollinger, DE	0	1	2	0	0
Kumar, PS	not out	54	83	51	7	1
Nehra, A	b:Watson, SR	4	16	12	0	0
Patel, MM	b:Watson, SR	0	2	2	0	0

DNB:

FOW:

1-7 ( Sehwag, V, 0.4 ov), 2-7 ( Gambhir, G, 0.6 ov), 3-23 ( Tendulkar, SR, 5.1 ov), 4-24 ( Yuvraj Singh, 7.6 ov), 5-27 ( Raina, SK, 8.6 ov), 6-75 ( Dhoni, MS, 30.1 ov), 7-75 ( Harbhajan Singh, 30.3 ov), 8-149 ( Jadeja, RA, 44.1 ov), 9-170 ( Nehra, A, 47.4 ov), 10-170 ( Patel, MM, 47.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Wd	Nb
Bowlers Name
Johnson, MG	9.0	1	39	3	4	0
Bollinger, DE	10.0	4	35	5	0	3
McKay, CJ	10.0	1	44	0	0	0
Hauritz, NM	9.0	2	19	0	0	0
Watson, SR	8.0	0	27	2	0	0
Voges, AC	2.0	0	4	0	0	0

Australia		R	M	B	4	6
Batters name	Fall Of Wicket
Extras	6b, 2lb, 0nb, 1wd					9
Total	4 wickets , 41.5 overs					172
Watson, SR	c:Sehwag, V    b:Harbhajan Singh	49	68	49	10	0
Marsh, SE	lbw:Patel, MM	6	17	14	1	0
Ponting, RT(c)	c:Harbhajan Singh	25	59	57	3	0
White, CL	lbw:Raina, SK	25	60	48	0	0
Hussey, MEK	not out	35	73	62	2	0
Voges, AC	not out	23	20	21	4	0
Manou, GA(wk)
Johnson, MG
Hauritz, NM
McKay, CJ
Bollinger, DE

DNB:

Manou, GA, Johnson, MG, Hauritz, NM, McKay, CJ, Bollinger, DE

FOW:

1-24 ( Marsh, SE, 4.3 ov), 2-85 ( Watson, SR, 18.6 ov), 3-90 ( Ponting, RT, 20.4 ov), 4-143 ( White, CL, 36.3 ov),

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Wd	Nb
Bowlers Name
Kumar, PS	2.0	0	10	0	0	0
Nehra, A	3.0	0	21	0	1	0
Patel, MM	4.0	1	13	1	0	0
Jadeja, RA	10.0	1	36	0	0	0
Harbhajan Singh	10.0	1	23	2	0	0
Yuvraj Singh	7.0	1	29	0	0	0
Raina, SK	3.0	0	13	1	0	0
Sehwag, V	2.0	0	8	0	0	0
Tendulkar, SR	0.5	0	11	0	0	0

Aussies Level the Series 2-2

Last night the Aussies drew the 7 match one day series in India. India won the toss and elected to field. this is the scorecard:

	Australia innings (50 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	SR Watson	c †Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh	49	52	6	0	94.23
	18.1 the bowling change works! He tosses it up outside off and there’s a bit of extra bounce on this one, a half-hearted dab finds the outside edge and Dhoni and gang know it, Watson walks back for a very decent 49 88/2
	SE Marsh	lbw b Nehra	5	23	0	0	21.73
	7.4 no doubts about that! That was a vicious inswinger screeching towards the pads on a full length, Marsh had to really hurry at the crease to whip it to the on side but he was beaten for pace, the ball strikes the base of the pad and Nehra knows he’s got him 24/1
	RT Ponting*	run out (Jadeja)	52	59	5	1	88.13
	26.5 from Harbhajan Singh, brilliant work by Jadeja! Ponting shuffles and clips it behind square on the on side, one of the fielders (I think Raina) gives the chase but allows Jadeja to gather it as he runs forward from deep square leg, a direct hit at the keeper’s end sent Ponting back and it was obvious. Ponting was casual with the first run and he hesitated a bit before taking the second run and that led to his undoing 123/3
	CL White	run out (Nehra)	62	71	3	1	87.32
	44.5 Nehra to Johnson, but this is not slow, full, and no room, he drives it to the right of Nehra, who stretches and fields, finds White backing up too far and he knocks out the stumps to take the big wicket of White 226/6
	MEK Hussey	c Sharma b Yuvraj Singh	40	41	2	1	97.56
	38.1 and the golden arm strikes for MSD, Hussey looks for his favourite heave-pull, but this is perhaps a touch too full, hence he is hurried into the shot and hits it straight to Ishant Sharma at deep midwicket 196/4
	MC Henriques	st †Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh	6	13	0	0	46.15
	42.4 poor shot from Henriques, an almighty slog sweep, misses the topspinner by a week, and has dragged his foot outside – Dhoni is quick to disturb the stumps 217/5
	MG Johnson	b Nehra	8	15	0	0	53.33
	46.1 bowled him, on target again, fuller than good length, straight, and Johnson looks to make room and run it down to third man, he misses it and the middle stump accepts it 236/7
	GA Manou†	run out (Kumar)	7	6	0	0	116.66
	47.1 Kumar to Hauritz, well Prakash, Manou is indeed a dead man now in the context of this innings, another run-out here. The slower ball is hit back to Praveen, and Manou is eager to get to strike and has backed up almost half way, and it’s an easy direct hit for PK who has all the time in the world to aim and hit 241/8
	NM Hauritz	not out	9	11	0	0	81.81
	PM Siddle	c Jadeja b Nehra	1	5	0	0	20.00
	48.4 Nehra gets one more, smart slower ball, Siddle makes room and gets another leading edge, easy catch for Jadeja at cover-point 247/9
	DE Bollinger	run out (Yuvraj Singh/Kumar)	0	1	0	0	0.00
	49.2 Kumar to Hauritz, the first bit of ordinary fielding is compensated for immediately, Hauritz makes room but manages a limp loft to extra cover, where Yuvraj drops a dolly. Hauritz, meanwhile, wants two, and Yuvraj’s throw is accurate, and Praveen runs out Bollinger, the fourth run-out of the innings 250/10
	Extras	(lb 1, w 9, nb 1)	11
	Total	(all out; 49.2 overs)	250	(5.06 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-24 (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)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	P Kumar	9.2	0	41	0	4.39	(4w)
	A Nehra	8	0	37	3	4.62	(1nb, 1w)
	7.4 to Marsh, no doubts about that! That was a vicious inswinger screeching towards the pads on a full length, Marsh had to really hurry at the crease to whip it to the on side but he was beaten for pace, the ball strikes the base of the pad and Nehra knows he’s got him 24/1 46.1 to Johnson, bowled him, on target again, fuller than good length, straight, and Johnson looks to make room and run it down to third man, he misses it and the middle stump accepts it 236/7 48.4 to Siddle, Nehra gets one more, smart slower ball, Siddle makes room and gets another leading edge, easy catch for Jadeja at cover-point 247/9
	I Sharma	5	0	42	0	8.40	(1w)
	RA Jadeja	7	0	27	0	3.85
	Harbhajan Singh	10	0	48	2	4.80	(2w)
	18.1 to Watson, the bowling change works! He tosses it up outside off and there’s a bit of extra bounce on this one, a half-hearted dab finds the outside edge and Dhoni and gang know it, Watson walks back for a very decent 49 88/2 42.4 to Henriques, poor shot from Henriques, an almighty slog sweep, misses the topspinner by a week, and has dragged his foot outside – Dhoni is quick to disturb the stumps 217/5
	Yuvraj Singh	10	0	54	1	5.40	(1w)
	38.1 to Hussey, and the golden arm strikes for MSD, Hussey looks for his favourite heave-pull, but this is perhaps a touch too full, hence he is hurried into the shot and hits it straight to Ishant Sharma at deep midwicket 196/4

	India innings (target: 251 runs from 50 overs)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	V Sehwag	c Watson b Bollinger	30	19	7	0	157.89
	6.5 soft dismissal in the end, Bollinger wouldn’t have expected a wicket with this half volley outside off, Sehwag turned the face of the bat at the point of contact and hence ended up splicing it to Watson who pedaled backwards a few paces at mid-off. Nine times out of 10 Sehwag would have cleared that fielder, not this time 40/1
	SR Tendulkar	lbw b Hauritz	40	68	6	0	58.82
	18.5 we won’t see 17,000 runs today, tosses it up on middle and gets it to turn in, Tendulkar tries to work it with the turn but the ball clips the pads, it wasn’t really adjacent to the stumps but umpire de Silva was convinced. Not a very straightforward lbw and I want to see what Hawkeye has to show on that 94/3
	V Kohli	c †Manou b Bollinger	10	16	1	0	62.50
	14.3 poor shot, Bollinger angles it outside off and cramps Kohli for a bit if room as he shapes to cut it square on the off side, he ends up getting a tame edge to the keeper 78/2
	Yuvraj Singh	run out (Ponting)	12	21	0	0	57.14
	23.2 Henriques to Dhoni, yet another direct hit, he taps it down to short cover and challenges the fielder, Ponting gathers and fires a sideways throw at the stumps, Yuvraj is short of his ground and everyone knows it, the third umpire takes a look 113/4
	MS Dhoni*†	c †Manou b Bollinger	26	46	2	0	56.52
	31.2 Gone! It was the strangler down the leg side. It bounced outside leg and Dhoni tried to glance it but got a thin feather through to the keeper. And he walked. How vital is this? 145/5
	SK Raina	b Hauritz	17	30	0	0	56.66
	34.2 bowled him!! Hauritz draws Raina forward with his length, pitches on middle and turns past Raina’s timid prod to hit off stump, massive blow and Australia are on their way here 156/6
	RA Jadeja	run out (Ponting/†Manou)	7	21	1	0	33.33
	38.4 from Hauritz, a massive mix-up and Jadeja’s gone! Jadeja pushes the ball quite firmly towards cover and calls Harbhajan for a non-existent single, especially since it’s Ponting swooping on the ball. Jadeja keeps going and it’s too late by the time he realises Harbhajan isn’t coming, Ponting throws the ball to Manou who breaks the stumps with Jadeja yards short 177/7
	Harbhajan Singh	c & b Watson	31	25	5	1	124.00
	42.1 caught and bowled! Watson delivers a full ball, Harbhajan tries to hit it straight but is through the shot too early, he hits it to Watson’s right and the bowler takes a smart reflex catch, that’s the end of Harbhajan feisty challenge 204/8
	P Kumar	c †Manou b Watson	16	19	3	0	84.21
	44.4 edged and taken! Praveen is caught on the crease by a short of a length delivery, he gets a thick edge and Manou snaps it up, Praveen angled his bat and it nearly went off the face 217/9
	A Nehra	c Hauritz b Watson	7	8	1	0	87.50
	46.4 that’s the end of the game! Nehra tries to clear the boundary but skies the ball high in the air towards long-on where Hauritz pedals backwards and holds a well-judged catch 226/10
	I Sharma	not out	3	8	0	0	37.50
	Extras	(b 1, lb 5, w 20, nb 1)	27
	Total	(all out; 46.4 overs)	226	(4.84 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-40 (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)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	MG Johnson	9	0	74	0	8.22	(6w)
	PM Siddle	5	2	15	0	3.00
	DE Bollinger	9	2	38	3	4.22	(1nb, 1w)
	6.5 to Sehwag, soft dismissal in the end, Bollinger wouldn’t have expected a wicket with this half volley outside off, Sehwag turned the face of the bat at the point of contact and hence ended up splicing it to Watson who pedaled backwards a few paces at mid-off. Nine times out of 10 Sehwag would have cleared that fielder, not this time 40/1 14.3 to Kohli, poor shot, Bollinger angles it outside off and cramps Kohli for a bit if room as he shapes to cut it square on the off side, he ends up getting a tame edge to the keeper 78/2 31.2 to Dhoni, Gone! It was the strangler down the leg side. It bounced outside leg and Dhoni tried to glance it but got a thin feather through to the keeper. And he walked. How vital is this? 145/5
	MC Henriques	7	0	33	0	4.71	(1w)
	NM Hauritz	9	1	31	2	3.44	(4w)
	18.5 to Tendulkar, we won’t see 17,000 runs today, tosses it up on middle and gets it to turn in, Tendulkar tries to work it with the turn but the ball clips the pads, it wasn’t really adjacent to the stumps but umpire de Silva was convinced. Not a very straightforward lbw and I want to see what Hawkeye has to show on that 94/3 34.2 to Raina, bowled him!! Hauritz draws Raina forward with his length, pitches on middle and turns past Raina’s timid prod to hit off stump, massive blow and Australia are on their way here 156/6
	SR Watson	7.4	1	29	3	3.78

the man of the match was Shane Watson, and the umpires were EAR de Silva (Sri Lanka) and AM Saheba.

	Australia innings (50 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	SR Watson	c †Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh	49	52	6	0	94.23
	18.1 the bowling change works! He tosses it up outside off and there’s a bit of extra bounce on this one, a half-hearted dab finds the outside edge and Dhoni and gang know it, Watson walks back for a very decent 49 88/2
	SE Marsh	lbw b Nehra	5	23	0	0	21.73
	7.4 no doubts about that! That was a vicious inswinger screeching towards the pads on a full length, Marsh had to really hurry at the crease to whip it to the on side but he was beaten for pace, the ball strikes the base of the pad and Nehra knows he’s got him 24/1
	RT Ponting*	run out (Jadeja)	52	59	5	1	88.13
	26.5 from Harbhajan Singh, brilliant work by Jadeja! Ponting shuffles and clips it behind square on the on side, one of the fielders (I think Raina) gives the chase but allows Jadeja to gather it as he runs forward from deep square leg, a direct hit at the keeper’s end sent Ponting back and it was obvious. Ponting was casual with the first run and he hesitated a bit before taking the second run and that led to his undoing 123/3
	CL White	run out (Nehra)	62	71	3	1	87.32
	44.5 Nehra to Johnson, but this is not slow, full, and no room, he drives it to the right of Nehra, who stretches and fields, finds White backing up too far and he knocks out the stumps to take the big wicket of White 226/6
	MEK Hussey	c Sharma b Yuvraj Singh	40	41	2	1	97.56
	38.1 and the golden arm strikes for MSD, Hussey looks for his favourite heave-pull, but this is perhaps a touch too full, hence he is hurried into the shot and hits it straight to Ishant Sharma at deep midwicket 196/4
	MC Henriques	st †Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh	6	13	0	0	46.15
	42.4 poor shot from Henriques, an almighty slog sweep, misses the topspinner by a week, and has dragged his foot outside – Dhoni is quick to disturb the stumps 217/5
	MG Johnson	b Nehra	8	15	0	0	53.33
	46.1 bowled him, on target again, fuller than good length, straight, and Johnson looks to make room and run it down to third man, he misses it and the middle stump accepts it 236/7
	GA Manou†	run out (Kumar)	7	6	0	0	116.66
	47.1 Kumar to Hauritz, well Prakash, Manou is indeed a dead man now in the context of this innings, another run-out here. The slower ball is hit back to Praveen, and Manou is eager to get to strike and has backed up almost half way, and it’s an easy direct hit for PK who has all the time in the world to aim and hit 241/8
	NM Hauritz	not out	9	11	0	0	81.81
	PM Siddle	c Jadeja b Nehra	1	5	0	0	20.00
	48.4 Nehra gets one more, smart slower ball, Siddle makes room and gets another leading edge, easy catch for Jadeja at cover-point 247/9
	DE Bollinger	run out (Yuvraj Singh/Kumar)	0	1	0	0	0.00
	49.2 Kumar to Hauritz, the first bit of ordinary fielding is compensated for immediately, Hauritz makes room but manages a limp loft to extra cover, where Yuvraj drops a dolly. Hauritz, meanwhile, wants two, and Yuvraj’s throw is accurate, and Praveen runs out Bollinger, the fourth run-out of the innings 250/10
	Extras	(lb 1, w 9, nb 1)	11
	Total	(all out; 49.2 overs)	250	(5.06 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-24 (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)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	P Kumar	9.2	0	41	0	4.39	(4w)
	A Nehra	8	0	37	3	4.62	(1nb, 1w)
	7.4 to Marsh, no doubts about that! That was a vicious inswinger screeching towards the pads on a full length, Marsh had to really hurry at the crease to whip it to the on side but he was beaten for pace, the ball strikes the base of the pad and Nehra knows he’s got him 24/1 46.1 to Johnson, bowled him, on target again, fuller than good length, straight, and Johnson looks to make room and run it down to third man, he misses it and the middle stump accepts it 236/7 48.4 to Siddle, Nehra gets one more, smart slower ball, Siddle makes room and gets another leading edge, easy catch for Jadeja at cover-point 247/9
	I Sharma	5	0	42	0	8.40	(1w)
	RA Jadeja	7	0	27	0	3.85
	Harbhajan Singh	10	0	48	2	4.80	(2w)
	18.1 to Watson, the bowling change works! He tosses it up outside off and there’s a bit of extra bounce on this one, a half-hearted dab finds the outside edge and Dhoni and gang know it, Watson walks back for a very decent 49 88/2 42.4 to Henriques, poor shot from Henriques, an almighty slog sweep, misses the topspinner by a week, and has dragged his foot outside – Dhoni is quick to disturb the stumps 217/5
	Yuvraj Singh	10	0	54	1	5.40	(1w)
	38.1 to Hussey, and the golden arm strikes for MSD, Hussey looks for his favourite heave-pull, but this is perhaps a touch too full, hence he is hurried into the shot and hits it straight to Ishant Sharma at deep midwicket 196/4

	India innings (target: 251 runs from 50 overs)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	V Sehwag	c Watson b Bollinger	30	19	7	0	157.89
	6.5 soft dismissal in the end, Bollinger wouldn’t have expected a wicket with this half volley outside off, Sehwag turned the face of the bat at the point of contact and hence ended up splicing it to Watson who pedaled backwards a few paces at mid-off. Nine times out of 10 Sehwag would have cleared that fielder, not this time 40/1
	SR Tendulkar	lbw b Hauritz	40	68	6	0	58.82
	18.5 we won’t see 17,000 runs today, tosses it up on middle and gets it to turn in, Tendulkar tries to work it with the turn but the ball clips the pads, it wasn’t really adjacent to the stumps but umpire de Silva was convinced. Not a very straightforward lbw and I want to see what Hawkeye has to show on that 94/3
	V Kohli	c †Manou b Bollinger	10	16	1	0	62.50
	14.3 poor shot, Bollinger angles it outside off and cramps Kohli for a bit if room as he shapes to cut it square on the off side, he ends up getting a tame edge to the keeper 78/2
	Yuvraj Singh	run out (Ponting)	12	21	0	0	57.14
	23.2 Henriques to Dhoni, yet another direct hit, he taps it down to short cover and challenges the fielder, Ponting gathers and fires a sideways throw at the stumps, Yuvraj is short of his ground and everyone knows it, the third umpire takes a look 113/4
	MS Dhoni*†	c †Manou b Bollinger	26	46	2	0	56.52
	31.2 Gone! It was the strangler down the leg side. It bounced outside leg and Dhoni tried to glance it but got a thin feather through to the keeper. And he walked. How vital is this? 145/5
	SK Raina	b Hauritz	17	30	0	0	56.66
	34.2 bowled him!! Hauritz draws Raina forward with his length, pitches on middle and turns past Raina’s timid prod to hit off stump, massive blow and Australia are on their way here 156/6
	RA Jadeja	run out (Ponting/†Manou)	7	21	1	0	33.33
	38.4 from Hauritz, a massive mix-up and Jadeja’s gone! Jadeja pushes the ball quite firmly towards cover and calls Harbhajan for a non-existent single, especially since it’s Ponting swooping on the ball. Jadeja keeps going and it’s too late by the time he realises Harbhajan isn’t coming, Ponting throws the ball to Manou who breaks the stumps with Jadeja yards short 177/7
	Harbhajan Singh	c & b Watson	31	25	5	1	124.00
	42.1 caught and bowled! Watson delivers a full ball, Harbhajan tries to hit it straight but is through the shot too early, he hits it to Watson’s right and the bowler takes a smart reflex catch, that’s the end of Harbhajan feisty challenge 204/8
	P Kumar	c †Manou b Watson	16	19	3	0	84.21
	44.4 edged and taken! Praveen is caught on the crease by a short of a length delivery, he gets a thick edge and Manou snaps it up, Praveen angled his bat and it nearly went off the face 217/9
	A Nehra	c Hauritz b Watson	7	8	1	0	87.50
	46.4 that’s the end of the game! Nehra tries to clear the boundary but skies the ball high in the air towards long-on where Hauritz pedals backwards and holds a well-judged catch 226/10
	I Sharma	not out	3	8	0	0	37.50
	Extras	(b 1, lb 5, w 20, nb 1)	27
	Total	(all out; 46.4 overs)	226	(4.84 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-40 (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)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	MG Johnson	9	0	74	0	8.22	(6w)
	PM Siddle	5	2	15	0	3.00
	DE Bollinger	9	2	38	3	4.22	(1nb, 1w)
	6.5 to Sehwag, soft dismissal in the end, Bollinger wouldn’t have expected a wicket with this half volley outside off, Sehwag turned the face of the bat at the point of contact and hence ended up splicing it to Watson who pedaled backwards a few paces at mid-off. Nine times out of 10 Sehwag would have cleared that fielder, not this time 40/1 14.3 to Kohli, poor shot, Bollinger angles it outside off and cramps Kohli for a bit if room as he shapes to cut it square on the off side, he ends up getting a tame edge to the keeper 78/2 31.2 to Dhoni, Gone! It was the strangler down the leg side. It bounced outside leg and Dhoni tried to glance it but got a thin feather through to the keeper. And he walked. How vital is this? 145/5
	MC Henriques	7	0	33	0	4.71	(1w)
	NM Hauritz	9	1	31	2	3.44	(4w)
	18.5 to Tendulkar, we won’t see 17,000 runs today, tosses it up on middle and gets it to turn in, Tendulkar tries to work it with the turn but the ball clips the pads, it wasn’t really adjacent to the stumps but umpire de Silva was convinced. Not a very straightforward lbw and I want to see what Hawkeye has to show on that 94/3 34.2 to Raina, bowled him!! Hauritz draws Raina forward with his length, pitches on middle and turns past Raina’s timid prod to hit off stump, massive blow and Australia are on their way here 156/6
	SR Watson	7.4	1	29	3	3.78

Cricket series 2009/2010

The cricket season has started and the Aussies have a full schedule playing the West indies (windies) and Pakistan.

It goes like this:

tests: 26-30 nov 2009 VS windies in brisbane. 4-8 dec 2009 VS windies in adelade. 16-20 dec 2009 VS windies in perth. 26-30 dec 2009 VS pakistan in melbourne.  3-7 jan 2010 VS pakistan in sydney. 14-18 jan 2010 VS pakistan in hobart

one- dayers: VS PAKISTAN: jan 22 2010 in brisbane, jan 24 2010 in sydney, jan 26 2010 in adelade, jan 29 2010 in perth, jan 31 2010 in perth.
one-dayers, VS WINDIES: feb 7 2010 in melbourne, feb 9 2010 in adelade, feb 12 2010 in sydney, feb 14 2010 in brisbane, feb 19 2010 in melbourne.

twenty20’s: feb 5 2010 in melbourne VS pakistan, feb 21 2010 in hobart VS windies, feb 23 2010 in sydney VS windies

Good Win for bulls

North Balwyn CC U12 A’s beat Mont Albert in their 2-day match on the first innings today. They achieved the targert of 122 off 50 overs easily. Brodie McLauglin top scored with 52. for more stats and a full scorecard go to http://nbcc.vic.cricket.com.au/showrvcontent.aspx?matchID=734087&loc=/cricket/reports/match.asp&loc1/match.asp/ GO BULLS!!!!!

45 Run Win to NSW takes Maiden Champions league T20

New South Wales Blues captain Simon Katich believes the Champions League Twenty20 opened a new chapter in international cricket and felt the experience it provided for young cricketers was invaluable.

The Australian side’s big-match experience came to the fore as they defeated Trinidad & Tobago by 41 runs in the final in Hyderabad.

NSW, who had lost to T&T in a second-round match earlier in the tournament, easily defended a relatively small total of 159, beating the West Indians convincingly in the end.

The Australian side pocketed the winner’s cheque of 2.5million US dollars and Katich said he was grateful for the opportunities the tournament presented.

“A lot of our young guys have had the chance to play on a world stage and show what they are capable of,” he said.

“All the teams who came here have had the opportunity to basically play at an international level.”

“It’s invaluable for our young guys, some of them are under 20 and are playing in front of 30,000 people.”

“This will hold them in good stead when they play international cricket down the track.”

“It’s been a brilliant experience.”

NSW, sent in to take first strike, was almost of the verge of collapse when Brett Lee rescued the innings with an excellent 48.

Steven Smith chipped in with 33, the only other worthwhile contribution.

Lee, who was named man of the match and man of the tournament, then gave his side a great start with the new ball, picking up two early wickets, while Steven Smith also claimed two scalps as T&T was bowled out for 118 in reply.

“This is a very proud moment for us,” Katich said.

“Congratulations to T&T, they have been magnificent competitors in this tournament and they have shown everyone what they are capable of.”

“The NSW guys turned in a superb effort, they never gave up.”

“Brett Lee and Steven Smith were fantastic getting us to that total and we were happy with that.”

“We know there have been some high scores on this wicket but in a final we know what can happen under pressure.”

“With our bowling line-up we knew if we created enough opportunities we would prevail and the guys did a magnificent job in the field to back them up.”

T&T captain Daren Ganga admitted his team had succumbed to pressure.

“It was a good run for us, but we didn’t really come through in this final,” Ganga said.

“Today was the only day we sort of buckled under pressure.”

“All credit to NSW, they played great cricket.”

“We had them on the ropes, but it was important for us to keep taking wickets.”

“Brett Lee came in and made a difference. He applied himself and took his chances and was able to get his team to a good total.”

“We thought it was a good total to chase, but we didn’t set things up nicely.”

“We lost too many wickets too fast and it put us under pressure at the end.”

Ganga too gave the tournament a huge stamp of approval.

“The memories have been great, the support and the experience have been fantastic,” he said.

“This will make a huge difference to the lives of a number of young players.”

“Back home in the Caribbean, this is going to provide a lot of inspiration for a lot of young men.”

“Hopefully they can use this to build on their careers.”

Aussies win by 4 runs at The Oval

Shane Watson Shane Watson It was a case of third time lucky at The Oval for Australia after it finally broke its hoodoo at the venue with a thrilling four-run victory in the opening one-day international over England on Friday night. Inspired by 70 off 75 balls from Callum Ferguson and a half-century to Cameron White, Australia made 5-260 then restricted England to 8-256. The victory, however, came in the least important of the three games here this tour following losses to the West Indies in the ICC World Twenty20 and, most memorably, in the deciding Ashes Test. Hamstrung through the middle overs when it lost a steady stream of wickets – some in bizarre fashion – at inopportune times, England’s hopes were renewed by a whirlwind 38 off 27 balls from Luke Wright. With the asking rate ballooning above 10 an over, Wright shared a bruising 46-run stand from 34 deliveries with Adil Rashid. Then with the game seemingly in Australia’s keeping after losing Wright and Graeme Swann in the 47th and 48th overs, England crashed 14 from the penultimate over of the game, bowled by Brett Lee, leaving it with 13 to win from the last over. The equation was whittled down to nine off four balls when Rashid, who made 31 off 23 deliveries, struck a full toss behind square for a boundary but one-day specialist Nathan Bracken held his nerve. Three wickets in the space of 13 balls by Mitchell Johnson was the catalyst for England’s demise though the locals’ wrath will be directed at out-of-form pair Ravi Bopara and Paul Collingwood. After taking 88 balls to reach 49, Bopara was expected to bat deep into the run chase rather than be stumped in the 29th over, and Collingwood made 23 off 39 deliveries at a time when the run rate required was well above a run a ball. But they were not the only players to lose their wickets after getting starts. Matt Prior holed out to Nathan Hauritz with a reverse sweep and Owais Shah, whose running between the wickets bordered on farcical at times, trod on his wicket after making a lively 40. Although not the raging turner produced for the fifth Test, spin again proved an effective weapon. England’s frontline spinners Rashid and Swann conceded only 66 runs from their 17 overs before Hauritz, controversially left out of the Ashes decider, picked up 2-44. Ferguson was the key to Australia’s total, steadying the innings after it lost established pair White and Shane Watson before upping the ante at the death. Watson and White laid a sturdy foundation, prospering when the ball was at its hardest with risk-free cuts and drives, but departed in quick succession. Ferguson added 79 for the fourth wicket with captain Michael Clarke, who made 45 off 72 balls but struggled to consistently find the gaps, then pinched invaluable runs batting with Michael Hussey and James Hopes during happy hour. Despite failing to clear the pickets, Australia swelled its total by 82 runs in the final 10 overs, thanks to 44 from its five-over batting powerplay.

New Zealand-Sri Lanka Test

Just for something different for all the Blackcaps out there here is some New Zealand Cricket

The BLACKAPS face a challenging day tomorrow as they look to chase down 383 to win or simply survive the day and force a draw.

Earlier, BLACKCAPS added 18 runs to their overnight score with Daniel Vettori’s resolute knock ending on 42 when he played on, giving his team a first innings total of  299 and Sri Lanka a 153 run lead.

Muttiah Muralitharan was once again the best of the bowlers ending with figures of four for 73 while left-arm pace bowler Thilan Thushara returned figures of four for 81.

Iain O’Brien took the early wicket of Tharanga Paranavitana but this didn’t worry his opeing partner Tillakaratne Dilshan who wasted no time extending the lead, hitting a series of boundaries, reaching 46 from 31 balls by lunch.

The onslaught continued when Kumar Sangakkara came to the crease before his fluid innings was ended when Vettori deflected a straight shot onto the stumps, running him out for 46.

Jeetan Patel toiled away and finally took his first wicket of the match when Mahela Jayawardene got a leading edge, giving him a comfortable catch of his own bowling.

First innings centurion Thilan Samaraweera didn’t stay long, hitting two massive sixes off Patel before trying another off Vettori and getting caught in the slips.

Dilshan managed to work his way through the nervous nineties, bringing up his ninth Test century to follow his blistering 92 from the first innings.

Wicketkeeper batsman Prasanna Jayawardene and Dilshan were particularly aggressive at the end of the middle session, with the ten overs before tea producing 77 runs, taking their total through to 259 for four – Dilshan unbeaten on 123.

That was enough for Sangakkara who declared, leaving the BLACKCAPS the target of 412 to win.

It was a horror start for the BLACKCAPS with Daniel Flynn going for a duck after opening the batting in place of Tim McIntosh who is one of four players to be stuck down with a stomach bug.

Martin Guptill (17*) and Ross Taylor (8*) safely negotiated the shortened final session as rain delayed the start and bad light stopped play early.   The BLACKCAPS will resume tomorrow on 30 for one requiring 383 runs to win.

DAY 3: McIntosh hits gritty 69; BLACKCAPS 281 for eight

The BLACKCAPS had another solid morning after a delayed start, only losing night watchman Jeetan Patel for 26.

Opener Tim McIntosh was stoic in his approach bringing up a gritty half century shortly before the end of the first session.

The post lunch period proved to be challenging for BLACKCAPS as spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis beat the bat and hit the pads on a number of occasions but McIntosh and Ross Taylor managed to ride it out.

This forced captain Kumar Sangakkara make a bowling change, bringing back pace bowler Thilan Thushara who broke through immediately, snaring Taylor who had a swing at a wide delivery, catching the edge and getting caught behind for 35.

McIntosh’s patient innings was ended by a Muralitharan doosra that trapped him LBW for 69 off 226, leaving the BLACKCAPS teetering on 188 for five.

Brendon McCullum became Thushara’s third victim when he was bowled for one then shortly after tea Oram (12) was given out when the ball popped up to a close in fielder but replays show that it came off the pad.

This brought captain Daniel Vettori to the crease and along with Ryder managed to get the BLACKCAPS past the follow on before Ryder played a loose shot and dragged one onto his stumps on for 42.

Vettori looked to be in good touch, hitting three boundaries and would have more runs had he not been protecting O’Brien at the other end.

The BLACKCAPS will continue on tomorrow on 281 for eight with Vettori unbeaten on 33 and O’Brien on 3* – 171 runs behind Sri Lanka’s first innings score.

DAY 2: Vettori and Martin take four; BLACKCAPS 87 for two

The BLACKCAPS started day two positively with Iain O’Brien removing centurion Mahela Jayawaredene for 114 early in the day.

But Thilan Samaraweera kept firing, brining up his century shortly after lunch, keeping the Sri Lankans in control of the match.

Captain Daniel Vettori finally got the break through, edging out Angelo Matthews for 40.

Vettori struck again four overs later, having Prasana Jayawaredene caught at short leg for seven to have the home side 408 for six.

Samaraweera put the hammer down after reaching three figures, taking his score from 100 to 150 in 43 balls before holing out on 159, giving Vettori his third wicket of the session.

The tail didn’t stick around with Chris Martin picking up the wickets of Nuwan Kulasekara and Muttiah Muralitharan to finish with figures of four for 77 with Vettori taking the final wicket to finish with four for 78.

The BLACKCAPS came back well taking the last seven wicket for 159 runs with
Sri Lanka finishing their innings on 452.

Martin Guptill and Tim McIntosh made a solid start, sharing a 45 run partnership before Guptill chopped on for 24.

The scoring rate slowed as the spinners came on with Ajantha Mendis ending Daniel Flynn’s watchful innings of 14 with five overs left in the days play.

The BLACKCAPS will resume tomorrow on 87 for two with opener McIntosh on 36* and night watchman Jeetan Patel on 6* – 365 runs behind Sri Lanka’s first innings total.

DAY 1: Jayawardene century puts Sri Lanka on top

Sri Lanka are 293 for three and are firmly in control at the end of the first day of the Test match against the BLACKCAPS in Galle.

BLACKCAPS strike bowler Chris Martin got the tour off to a great start dismissing Tharanga Paranavitana in his first over and Kumar Sangakarra in his next to have the home side 16 for two.

The loss of early wickets didn’t deter Tillikarantne Dilshan as he went about cutting and pulling the New Zealand attack to all parts of the ground, bringing up his half century off just 30 balls.

Sri Lanka finished the 22 over shortened first session with 111 on the board and all the momentum.

Mahela Jayawardene and Dilshan continued on after lunch, putting on 118 for the third wicket before Dilshan chopped one on, bringing his entertaining innings of 92 off 72 to an end.

Daniel Vettori managed to slow the scoring rate but couldn’t get the break through as Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera shared the second 100 run partnership of the innings.

Martin kept plugging away, putting in maximum effort in the humid conditions, extracting bounce and was unlucky not to add to his tally of two wickets.

Jayawardene was measured in his approach, bringing up his 100 off 201 balls – his 26th Test century.

He will resume tomorrow on 108* and look to extend on the unbeaten 159 run partnership with Samaraweera who is on 82.

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