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India will clash with Bangladesh in the opening match of the 2011 World Cup in Dhaka on February 19, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday. The first match takes place two days after the opening ceremony of the 14-nation showpiece at the same venue in Dhaka on February 17, according to the schedule released by the ICC here. The final of the 43-day tournament, being co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, will take place at the renovated Wankhede stadium in India's... Read Full Story
New Zealand survived Mohammad Aamir's explosive half-century to clinch the series against Pakistan with a narrow seven-run victory in the third one-day international here on Monday. Aamir, 17, hit an unbeaten 73 for his maiden half-century -- the highest score by a number ten batsman in a one-day international -- to bring Pakistan, chasing 212, close to an unexpected victory after they were 101-9. Pakistan were bowled out for 204, giving New Zealand a sensational 2-1 victory in the three... Read Full Story
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Today we will be witnessing the 2nd or last ODI match between South Africa vs Zimbabwe. The cricket game will start at 12:30pm GMT this Nov. 10, 2009 and they will be playing at Centurion, Tshwane. Moments from now the match is yet to start. This are one of the cricket match that held the ongoing series. South Africa got rank No. 3 on ICC Rankings while Zimbabwe rank no. 10. During their 1st match, South Africa lead the 2-match series 1-0 by 45 runs and... Read Full Story
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara is determined to set the record straight when his team contest a three-Test series against India starting next week. Sri Lanka, currently the number two Test side behind South Africa, have not won any of their 14 Test matches on six previous visits to India since 1982. "It's a record we hope to rectify," Sangakkara said on Monday ahead of the seven-week tour that includes three Tests, two Twenty20 matches and five one-day internationals. Sangakkara said the... Read Full Story
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and opted to bat in the third and final one-day international against Pakistan at the Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Monday. The three-match series is tied at 1-1 after Pakistan won the first match by 138 runs on Tuesday before New Zealand came back by winning the second by 64 runs on Friday. New Zealand remained unchanged from the last match but Pakistan left out middle-order batsman Mohammad Yousuf to bring back teenager Umer Akmal, who played the... Read Full Story
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara is determined to set the record straight when his team contest a three-Test series against India starting next week. Sri Lanka, currently the number two Test side behind South Africa, have not won any of their 14 Test matches on six previous visits to India since 1982. "It's a record we hope to rectify," Sangakkara said on Tuesday ahead of the seven-week tour that includes three Tests, two Twenty20 matches and five one-day internationals. Sangakkara said... Read Full Story
Andrew Strauss hit an unbeaten century as England romped to an eight-wicket win in a 50-overs warm-up match against the Warriors franchise team at the Diamond Oval Sunday. It was England's second successive big win after they crushed the Eagles by 185 runs in their opening match in Bloemfontein two days earlier. Captain Strauss and Joe Denly put on 175 for the first wicket as England hurried to victory with 9.1 overs to spare after the Warriors made a respectable 254 for five. Denly was out... Read Full Story
The IMF on Monday warned Sri Lanka against issuing government bonds to build up foreign currency reserves after it released the second instalment of a 2.6-billion-dollar bailout. The International Monetary Fund said Colombo's reserves were at a "comfortable position" having slumped to a historic low of one billion dollars earlier this year, but cautioned against more borrowing. "There is a difference between borrowed reserves and reserves collected from the current account (of the balance of... Read Full Story
CANBERRA (Reuters) - New opinion polls added pressure on Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Monday to take a tougher stand against asylum-seekers and end a standoff involving 78 boat-people picked up by an Australian ship off Indonesia. The stream of boats arriving in Australia this year has reignited a divisive political debate over illegal immigration and forced Rudd to defend his border-security policy, which critics say has been softened and is attracting more arrivals. A poll... Read Full Story
South Africa cruised to a 45-run victory over Zimbabwe on Sunday in a one-day international designed to dust away cobwebs ahead of a tour by England that begins in five days. A patient 80 from Hashim Amla spearheaded the Proteas to 295-5 off 50 overs at Willowmoore Park where scorching morning heat gave way to rain and a 40-minute break before the game drifted to an inevitable conclusion. Reeling at 48-5, Zimbabwe staged a magnificent recovery thanks to a record 188-run partnership against... Read Full Story
