2010 T20 World Cup

England Claims 2010 T20 World Cup Title:

Bridgetown: South Africa born batsmen Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen starred as England won their first major title in a seven-wicket victory over Australia in Sunday's ICC World Twenty20 final.

KINGS XI CRASHED OUT OF IPL 2 !

Punjab were crashed out of IPL after falling to a 24 run defeat to Chennai in Durban.
Chennai victory meant Deccan Chargers also moving into last four with a match to be played against Royal Challengers on Thursday.

Chennai were assured of a place in the semi-finals coming into the game and batted like that was the case as they made just 116 from their 20 overs.It looked an attainable target for Punjab,but they approached the chase like a side devoid of a gameplan and came up short.Kings XI are not mathematically out of the tournament,but Bangalore would have to suffer a huge loss to Deccan Charger to progress.

Chennai made a bright start after deciding to bat first,as George Bailey and Patel found the boundary at regular intervals before the former was run out by Yuvraj Singh going for a quick single.

Patel made his way to 32 from 23 balls before being deceived by a superb arm ball from Romesh Pawar.

Chennai looked well placed heading into the final over before the strategy break,but Sreesanth produced some magic getting rid of Badrinath who failed to control a hook shot and then sent India Skipper MS Dhoni stumps flailing with a inswinging yorker.

The dismissal of Dhoni was the momentum of the Chennai innings stall,Jacob Oram failed to cash in on a life given to him by the third umpire when he should have been given run out but the decision went the batsman way despite it appearing that Powar had taken the bails off cleanly.

Chennai Super Kings 116/9 in 20 overs
beat
Kings XI Punjab 92/8 in 20 overs

MATT THE BAT STANDS TALL !

Chennai Super Kings’ bulwark Matthew Hayden played a couple of gears lower than usual and yet walked away with the man of the match prize as he took his team over the line against Mumbai Indians in the DLF Indian Premier League at the St George’s Park here on Saturday.

The seven-wicket verdict meant that with 15 points from 12 games Chennai Super Kings joined Delhi Daredevils as the first two sides to ensure themselves a place in the semifinals. And it also meant that with 11 points from 13 games, Mumbai Indians have joined Kolkata Knight Riders as the teams that are not in the semifinals race.

Hayden made a half-century that was hardly in keeping with his image of a big hitter but it was the most effective innings on a sluggish track. The fact that he struck his first four after facing 33 balls is ample evidence of the fact that his start was scratchy but he would be relieved that his early contest with Lasith Malinga was interrupted after just one over.

He accorded Malinga a great deal of respect when the Mumbai Indians bowled with the new ball and with fire; Similarly, he played off-spinner Harbhajan Singh with care in his first two overs and would have been delighted that his contest with Mumbai Indians’ two best bowlers resumed only in the death overs.

Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar encouraged Dhawal Kulkarni to bowl four overs but his faith was not justified since the young paceman was expensive. Unlike Chennai Super Kings who challenged Mumbai Indians with 11 overs of spin, Tendulkar used just eight overs of slow bowling from Harbhajan Singh, JP Duminy and Chetanya Nanda.

BADRINATH GUIDES CSK TO CLAIM TOP

S.Badrinath and Mathew Hayden scored 59 not out and 48 runs respectively as Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League match here on Saturday.With the victory,Super kings moved to top spot with 13 points in 10 matches.

Earlier,the Rajasthan Royals put together a competitive score,However,none of the batsmen could capitalise on their starts.South African skipper Greame smith top-scored with a sedate 30 off 33 balls with two hits to the boundary.Three other batsmen scored over 20 runs,but failed to make the most of their stay at the crease.

At one stage,Rajasthan were struggling to even get to that mark as they kept losing quick wickets,especially Yusuf Pathan who fell for seven.

Sri lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was the pick of the bowlers for the Super Kings,returning figures of 2/22.Left armer Jakati also grabbed a couple but conceded 35 runs of his alloted four overs.

Late fireworks by skipper Shane Warne,who hit 21 of 11 balls,took Rajasthan comfortably the last time they met,brought back Jacob Oram and Murali Vijay into the squad in place of Goerge Bailey and Manpreet Gony.

Rajasthan,on the other hand replaced Niraj Patel and Munaf Patel with Asnodkar and Sid.


RAJASTHAN ROYALS 140/7
IN 20 OVERS DEFEATED BY

CHENNAI SUPER KINGS 141/3
HAYDEN 48 AND BADRINATH 59

KINGS ROCKS AGAIN WITH CHARGERS!

CHECK IT OUT! REVIEW OF KINGS Vs CHARGERS

Albie Morkel swung it in and Adam Gilchrist looking to whip through mid-wicket missed the ball
and was trapped in front.Three minutes later Gibbs dance down to Tyagi,failed to connect and the ball found the pads on the way to the stumps.As a contest the Super Kings -Chargers IPL match was over.Chasing tough 179 for a win.Chargers were bowled out for 100 in 14.4 overs as Chennai moved to the top of the table with nine points.

Dwayne Smith(49) its cheers for Chargers,They scurried fir civer as Smith launched some brooding hits.The pick up hit off Morkel will remain in the memory of East London for long.Each of his five sixes had a stamp of class to it.

The 100 came up in 12.2 overs(KINGS) and it look like Chargers had come back effectively before Suresh Raina cut loose.


CHENNAI SUPER KINGS 178/3
BEAT
DECCAN CHARGERS 100 :(

SUPER KINGS QUELL DARE DEVILS CHALLANGE!

Shadab jakati scalped four wickets as Super kings piped Delhi by 18 runs in a keenly contested Indian Premier League match here on Saturday.Dinesh Karthik and Warner fighting went in vain as Delhi managed 145 for 8 in 20 overs.

Earlier S.Badrinath top scored with 45 while Suresh Raina made 32 as the chennai Super kings were bowled out for 163.Opening bowlers Dirk Nannes and Ashish Nehra produced sharp swing and good variation of pace and each took 2-27 from their four overs.while medium pacer Rajat Bhatia claimed 2-17 from three overs.

Chennai Super kings 163 beat
Delhi Dare devils 145/8

IPL -2 KICKS OFF TODAY

PROTOCOLS MAINTENANCE IN IPL....

• Fines from $20,000 to $360,000 for falling to bowl 20 overs in time.Each team will get 80 minutes to bowl 20 overs with breaks of 7.5 minutes.

IPL2 HAS BEEN INSURED FOR $286 MILLION.LAST YEAR THE FIGURE WAS $125 MILLION

• India and Csk Captain M.S.Dhoni insured for $10.5 million.
• Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly and Yuvraj singh are next.
• Sanath Jayasuriya has the highest insurance for a foriegn players.

LALIT MODI

• We hope IPL teams become worldwide teams like Manchester United and Chelsea.We are able to turn that into a reality show.

DADA back off.

After backing Dada in India.Shah Rukh Khan dropped Saurav Ganguly as Captain in SA.
New Zealand's Brendon McCullum will now lead KKR.

SOUTH AFRICA SEAL SERIES

Herschelle Gibbs made an emotional return to form as he hit a century which set a series win for South Africa in the fourth one-day international at St George Park on Monday.

South Africa won by 61 runs to take a winning 3-1 lead in the five match series.It was south Africa third successive one day series triumph against Australia and ensured they would number one ranking in one day cricket.

Gibbs hit 110 as South Africa made 317/6 after being sent into bat on a slow pitch.

Australia made a good start in reply,with Brad Haddin(78) and Michael Clarke(50) putting on 129 for the first wicket.But their innings lost momentum against the slow bowling of Roelof van der Merwe (3/46) and Johan Botha(one for 48)

Fast bowler Dale Steyn took 4/44 to wreck the bottom half of the Australia innings as the tourist were bowled out of 256.

When he reached his 21st one-day international century Gibbs acknowledged the crowed then sank to his haunches and appeared to wipe tears fro

PROTEAS PUT AUSSIES IN A SPIN TRAP

KALLIS AND DE VILLIERS shared a century partnership to set up a comfortable 25-run win for southafrica in the one-day international against Australia at Newlands on Thursday.

Kallis(70) and De Villiers(80) laid the foundation for a South African total of 289/6 putting off 114 off 131 balls for that 3rd Wicket.Australia made a reasonable start,reaching 66/1
before their innings stalled against Botha and Roelef vander Merwe.

But they slumped 114/5 and were effectively out of the game with less than 2o overs remaining,
the win gives South Africa 2-1 lead in the five match series,which continues in port Elizabeth on Monday.

Man of the Match: Jacques Kallis.

WAX SACHIN SET FOR MUMBAI LAUNCH

A Month after it was revealed that Sachin Tendulkar would become the first Indian sportsperson to be immortalised in wax at landmark Madame Tussaud's in London.the waxwork will now travel 7,000 km from London to Mumbai.In the first of its kind,the figurine will be unveiled at a suburban hotel here on Monday.


According to a spokesperson for the organisers, this is the first time that Madame Tussauds is having a statue launch abroad.

Until now, all celebrity statue launches were held in London at the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. This time, it is being held in Mumbai, the spokesperson said.


The record breaking batsman - the first Indian sports personality to be a part of the prestigious museum - is featured in an “on the pitch” pose.

Sachin is dressed in his cricketing whites, which he has donated. The statue took three months to create.

Apart from Sachin, the other living Indians displayed at the museum include Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai.

Tendulkar in wax shall be launched at an exclusive star-studded event scheduled at Hotel Taj Land’s End, Bandra, Monday

GAMBHIR CLIMBS UP

In-form India opener Gautam Gambhir moved up one place to career-best fourth position in the ICC Test Ranking on Wednesday after scintillating performance in the recently concluded three Test Series against New Zealand.

Sehwag Fall down !!!!

Dismal show in the Wellington Test which ended in the Wellington Test which ended in a draw,y opener partner Virendar sehwag dropped him down three places as he landed at the 20th spot in the ranking.

Gambir was the highest run getter in the series grossing 445 runs while he had score of 23 and 167 at Wellington

The southpaw is in sublime touch having blasted 1,269 runs in the last eight Test to rise 33 places in the rankings.

Besided VVS Laxman also slipped down one place to 16th spot

Mahendra Singh Dhoni jumped 5 places to share the 31st spot with England Ian Bell,
Sachin and Rahul Retained their same spot at 14th and 26th spot.

Australia Regain top Spot

Australia regained their numero unostatus in one-day international after winning the first ODI of the five-match series against south Africa in Durban according to the Latest ICC Release

Zaheer Stuns Kiwis in First Innings of Final Test !!!

Zaheer Khan came up with a splendid display of swing bowling to push the kiwis into a well as India dominated the second day to take control of the third and final test at the Basin Reserve here on Sunday..the Kiwis Succumbed to the Zak attack and were bowled out cheaply in the first innings to concede a massive lead.

Ishant on Zaheer:

He is much more experienced than us and always encourage us always correct us our mistakes..

About Yesterday at Basin Reserve:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni equalled Syed Kirmani's Indian record for most dismissals in an innings,by holding six batsman in New Zealand's first innings on the second day of the third and final test match at the basin reserve in wellington on Saturday.

Kirmani: also achieved his feat against Kiwis at Christchurch in 1975-76.

Dhoni became 18th Wicket Keeper to Achieve this Great Goal.

England Vs West Indies

Hurray!! Flintoff Stars with Hat-Rick

Andrew Flintoff Grabbed a hat-rick to lead England to a 26 run Victory over West Indies on Friday and a First Ever one Day international series truimph in the carribean.

FLINTOFF claimed his hat-trick when he removed denesh Ramdin,Ravi Rampaul and Suliman Benn off successive balls in the 27th over,before finishing with career-best figures of five wickets for 19runs from five overs.

His spell swung the match decisively,as England bowled west indies out for 146 in 28 overs in a match reduced to a 29 over-a-side clash agter rain delayed the start of the fifth and final game at the Beausejour stadium,by 4 hours.

The Result meant that England crumbles West Indies,and won the Series too by 3-2