An exceptional knock of 130 by Michael Clarke guided Australia to 307-7 against India here on Saturday.
Having decided to bat first on a hard pitch, Australia lost their top order early but a strong resistance by Clarke in the company of Brad Haddin boosted the total.
To start with, a fine spell from S Sreesanth on […]
Michael Clarke’s third century in one-day internationals helped Australia post 307-7 in the opening game of the seven-match series against India.
The world champions were struggling on 90-4 after Sree Santh (3-55) ripped through their top order in Bangalore.
But Clarke, who was lucky to survive an lbw shout on 31, hit three sixes in his 132-ball […]
Michael Clarke returned to the scene of his triumphant debut and finessed another magnificent century as Australia recovered from a Sreesanth-induced wobbly spell to post a competitive total of 307 for 7 in the first match of the Future Cup. Brad Haddin played the support role perfectly, adding 144 with Clarke after Australia had slumped […]
Indian fast bowlers struck in quick succession to send back two Australian batsmen as the One-Day world champions were reduced to 18/2 in 3.1 overs.
First to go was stand-in skipper Adam Gilchrist who fell to Zaheer Khan with Yuvraj Singh taking a blinder at point and then S Sreesanth trapped Brad Hodge lbw for a […]
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50th Over - Australia’s last and they pass the 300 mark. WICKET! Hopes is out caught by Tendulkar at long off. The bowler was Khan. Hopes hit an important 37. WICKET! Clarke is yorked by Khan with the last ball of the […]
An outstanding spell of fast bowling from Sreesanth gave India the edge in the opening match of the Future Cup against Australia. Having decided to bat on a hard pitch with just a smattering of grass, Australia lost wickets at crucial junctures as they reached 130 for 4 midway through the innings. Michael Clarke, who […]
Indian fast bowlers struck in quick succession to send back two Australian batsmen as the One-Day world champions were reduced to 18/2 in 3.1 overs.
First to go was stand-in skipper Adam Gilchrist who fell to Zaheer Khan with Yuvraj Singh taking a blinder at point and then S Sreesanth trapped Brad Hodge lbw for a […]
Australia won the toss and elected to bat in the first One-Dayer against India at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday.
The Bangalore ODI is the first match between the two teams after India beat Australia in the Twenty20 World Championship semi-final in South Africa. Read more
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A sixth-wicket partnership of 51 between Test discard Asim Kamal and Rizwan Ahmed, who had earlier starred with the ball, enabled Patron’s XI to reach lunch on the third day with 215 runs on the board, 252 runs behind the South Africans’ first-innings score.
Kamal and Rizwan came together after Patron’s XI lost their overnight batsmen […]
India and Australia have decided to implement the ICC’s proposed one-day international rule changes for their seven-match series, starting with today’s ODI in Bangalore. The modifications, which were supposed to come into effect from October 1, have been advanced to avoid a mid-series adjustment.
In June, the ICC had ruled the following changes in ODI playing […]
For Harbhajan Singh, life has come a full circle.
Dumped from the team after the 2007 World Cup debacle in the West Indies, he fought his way back and played a stellar role in India’s triumphant Twenty20 World Cup campaign in South Africa.
The 27-year-old off-spinner, also dubbed the ‘Turbanator’, was at his magical best in the […]
A confident Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Images] on Friday declared that the Twenty20 World Cup triumph is a thing of the past, and his team is now ready to play tough cricket against one-day champions Australia.
“It’s past. We have won the World Cup. It’s a thing of the past. It’s the start of a tough series. […]