Dec 28, 2012

Australia Big Win Test series against Sri Lanka at a Mcg


The Australia shown up is good and not at your best Sri Lanka by an innings and 201 runs to enclose up the series in the middle from end to end the third day of the second Test in Melbourne on Friday and Australia won test series and lead up 3 match series 2/0.

The Srilankan Trailing by 304 runs on the first innings, a attack Sri Lanka surrendered for 103 for seven off 24.2 overs with Kumar Sangakkara retiring hurt and out for the rest of the tour and the srilankan wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene and fast bowlier Chanaka Welegedara were also unable to bat because of injuries.

Australia all rounder and paceman Mitchell Johnson subject the Test with six wickets and an unbeaten 92 and he was a show up man-of-the-match and the Johnson said,  that he went pretty hard at their batters with the short ball and they didn't like it.

The srilankan captain Jayawardene said that we were very disappointed with the way we performed. We require to sit down and discuss to concerning how we go about things for the rest of the series.

The Skipper Mahela Jayawardene said Sangakkara would have surgery for a fractured left index finger and would miss the rest of the Test and one-day games in Australia and the srilakan wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene receiving a hairline thumb fracture when also struck by a Johnson delivery in the first innings.

Dec 20, 2012

Tim Southee Ruled Out Six or Eight Weeks

The New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee has been ruled out of the Test series in South Africa because of a thumb injury and he needs surgery for a ruptured tendon and is likely to be sideline for six-eight weeks and he continued the injury while diving in the field during a Plunket Shield match stuck between Northern Districts and Wellington at Karori Park and he scored 156 off 130 balls and took seven wickets in Northern Districts six-wicket win.

He will start treatment immediately following the process, with a view to him returning to cricket for the period of the home summer to the procedure is likely to continue him out of the game for 6-8 weeks.

The New Zealand board has not decided on a alternate for Southee was best bowler in the drawn Test series in Sri Lanka and he took 12 wickets in two matches and the eight of individuals came in the second Test in Colombo for the New Zealand won by 167 runs.

Dec 17, 2012

England Historic Test Series Win against India


The England cricket team on Monday broke a 28-year-old jinx by achieving a historic Test series win on Indian top soil, send-off the hosts England won Test Series 2-1 result in their favour after the fourth and final match ended in a draw here and the last time an English side had defeated India in their own hideaway was method back in 1984-85, under the captaincy of David Gower.

The day belong to centurions Jonathan Trott (143) and Ian Bell’s unbeaten 116 even as the story remained the same for a unlucky India who toiled with no much achievement before the match was called off on the final day with England scoring 352 for four and the Bell and debutant Joe Root (20) were at the crease when the stumps were drawn for the final time in the series and the Man of the Match is named James Anderson and England captain and Man of the Series is Alastair Cook.

And the previous Indian team home series lose is also the first time in the last eight years that India have suffer a Test series defeat at home and the Australia beat India 2/1 in 2004-05.

Australia Shine First Test Win against Sri Lanka in Hobart


The first test match for sri lanka bowled out australia for 278 with star spinner Rangana Herath taking five wickets, send-off them with 393 runs to win at tea and sri lanka batting to stumps on 65 for two with a day to play KumarSangakkara's 18 came off 88 balls and skipper Mahela Jayawardene  (5) took 25 balls to get off the mark in until close up of play.

The tourist will have to look up on Australia highest victorious run chase at the Bellerive Oval of 369 against Pakistan in 1999 and the Sri Lanka's most winning run chase was 352 to beat South Africa by one wicket in Colombo in 2006.

The Australia Captain Michael Clarke added to Australia rising injury woes when he tweaked his right hamstring and was compulsory to retire hurt on 57 after reeling off his fastest Test half-century and he slow down followed paceman Ben Hilfenhaus's side strain which has unacceptable him from bowling again in the Test, still although he did bat in the second innings.

The Australia bowling well in the key wicket of first-innings centurion Tillakaratne Dilshan cheaply for 11 in the 10th over and he turned around his team first innings with a knock of 147, was caught behind off Shane Watson's first delivery.

Dec 11, 2012

New Zealand tour of South Africa 2012-13

Date Match Details Time
(IST)
Place
Jan 02 WedSouth Africa v New Zealand, 1st Test 14:00 Cape Town
Jan 11 FriSouth Africa v New Zealand, 2nd Test13:30Port Elizabeth

Dec 6, 2012

Sri Lanka tour of Australia 2012-13

Date Match Details Time
(IST)
Place
Dec 14 Fri Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Test05:00Hobart
Dec 26 WedAustralia v Sri Lanka, 2nd test05:00Melbourne
Jan 03 Thu Australia v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test05:00Sydney