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Written by admin on 19 December 2009
Nagpur, Dec 19 – Virender Sehwag will lead the Indian cricket team for the next two One-day Internationals (ODI) against Sri Lanka after Mahendra Singh Dhoni was banned for slow over rate during the second one-dayer here Friday.
Match referee, Jeff Crowe, imposed a two match suspension on Dhoni after conducting a hearing Friday night.
Dhoni won’t be available for the ODIs in Cuttack and Kolkata but will return for the final match in Delhi slated for Dec 27.
The Indian players have also been penalised 40 percent of their match fees.
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Written by admin on 19 December 2009
Nagpur, Dec 19 – Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday was banned for two One-dayers for his team’s slow over rate during the second ODI against Sri Lanka here Friday.
Match referee Jeff Crowe is also likely to fine the whole team for finishing the match 45 minutes after the scheduled close of play.
Dhoni won’t be available for the next two ODIs in Cuttack and Kolkata but will return for the final match in Delhi slated for Dec 27.
Gautam Gambhir or Virender Sehwag is likely to lead the team in Cuttack and Kolkata.
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Written by admin on 18 December 2009
Nagpur, Dec 18 – Tillakaratne Dilshan hit a flamboyant century as Sri Lanka won their second One-day International against India by three wickets here Friday.
Dilshan hit 123 as Sri Lanka achieved the target of 302 with five balls to spare. All-rounder Angelo Matthews scored a valuable 37 not out to see the visitors home safely with three wickets in hand. Dilshan, who hit his second consecutive hundred in the series, was also adjudged Man of the Match.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s 107 went in vain as shoddy fielding hit India hard again as Sri Lanka drew level 1-1 in the five-match series.
Chasing 302, Sri Lanka were always on track as openers Upul Tharanga (37) and Dilshan gave a good start with their 102-run stand. Tharanga hit five fours during his 42-ball knock. Both displayed some powerful hitting to put the Indians on the backfoot. Dilshan’s 113-ball innings was studded with 12 fours and two sixes.
Kumar Sangakkara (21) and Mahela Jaywardene (39) got starts but couldn’t convert them into big scores. Sangakkara was run out after a mix-up with Dilshan while Zaheer Khan picked up Jayawardene, who edged it to Dhoni, as Sri Lanka slumped to 232 for four.
Thilina Kadamby (27) and Matthews got back Sri Lanka on track with their patient knocks.
In the last two overs, Sri Lanka needed 10 runs from 12 balls. But a sloppy work by Zaheer gave Sri Lanka a boundary that reduced the equation. Matthews held his nerves to see the visitor’s through.
Earlier, Dhoni century helped India recover from a poor start and post 301 for seven in 50 overs.
Opting to bat first, India were reduced to 132 for four before Dhoni’s sixth ODI century guided the home team to put up a challenging total on board. Suresh Raina (68) and Virat Kohli (54) also scored valuable half-centuries.
For Sri Lanka, debutant off-spinner Suraj Randiv picked up three for 51.
Dhoni and Raina (68) displayed some powerful hitting in their 126-run stand for the fifth wicket.
Dhoni, who got three lives including a clear stumping chance off mysterious spinner Ajantha Mendis when on 49, hit two sixes and eight fours during his 111-ball knock. Raina smashed three sixes and four boundaries in his 55-ball innings as India hammered 102 runs in the last 10 overs.
On a batting friendly track, India lost two quick wickets early on and were reduced to 19 for two but Sachin Tendulkar (43) and Kohli added 62 for the third-wicket to steady the innings.
Tendulkar, who made his debut on this very date against Pakistan in 1989, also completed his 20 years in One-Day Internationals.
Opener Virender Sehwag (4), who struck a blazing century in the last match in Rajot, was caught behind by Kumar Sangakkara while going for a cut short off seamer Chanaka Welegedara in the match’s first over.
Sangakkara had a unimpressive day behind the stumps as he missed two easy chances of catch and stumping in successive deliveries that allowed Dhoni to score a century.
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Written by admin on 18 December 2009
Nagpur, Dec 18 – The following is the scoreboard of the second One-day International between India and Sri Lanka at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium here Friday.
India:
Virender Sehwag c Sangakkara b Welegedara 4
Sachin Tendulkar st Sangakkara b Mendis 43
Gautam Gambhir run out (Mathews) 2
Virat Kohli lbw b Randiv 54
Mahendra Singh Dhoni c Dilshan b Randiv 107
Suresh Raina c Randiv b Mathews 68
Ravindra Jadeja not out 12
Harbhajan Singh st Sangakkara b Randiv 0
Extras (lb 7, w 4) 11
Total (for seven wickets in 50 overs) 301
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Sehwag, 0.4 overs), 2-19 (Gambhir, 4.1), 3-81 (Tendulkar, 16.5), 4-132 (Kohli, 26.3), 5-258 (Raina, 46.2), 6-300 (Dhoni, 49.3), 7-301 (Harbhajan Singh, 49.6)
Bowling:
Chanaka Welegedara 9-0-53-1
Angelo Mathews 10-1-60-1
Suranga Lakmal 8-0-57-0
Ajantha Mendis 10-0-57-1
Suraj Randiv 10-0-51-3
Tillekaratne Dilshan 3-0-16-0
Sri Lanka:
Upul Tharanga c Sehwag b Harbhajan 37
Tillekaratne Dilshan b Nehra 123
Kumar Sangakkara run out (Raina/Khan) 21
Mahela Jayawardene c Dhoni b Khan 39
Thilina Kandamby c Kohli b Khan 27
Angelo Mathews not out 37
Chamara Kapugedera b Khan 2
Suraj Randiv run out (Harbhajan) 5
Ajantha Mendis not out 2
Extras (b 1, lb 5, w 3) 9
Total (for seven wickets in 49.1 overs) 302
Fall of wickets: 1-102 (Tharanga, 13.6 overs), 2-147 (Sangakkara, 21.4), 3-213 (Dilshan, 35.5), 4-232 (Jayawardene, 39.1), 5-264 (Kandamby, 44.3), 6-267 (Kapugedera, 44.5), 7-285 (Randiv, 47.2)
Bowling:
Praveen Kumar 8-0-48-0
Zaheer Khan 10-0-63-3
Ashish Nehra 10-0-74-1
Harbhajan Singh 10-0-58-1
Ravindra Jadeja 9.1-0-42-0
Suresh Raina 2 0 11 0 5.50
Toss: India, who chose to bat
Result: Sri Lanka won by three wickets, level 5 match series 1-1
Man of the Match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Shavir Tarapore
TV umpire: Sanjay Hazare
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
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Written by admin on 18 December 2009
Nagpur, Dec 18 – Sri Lanka defeated India by three wickets in the second One-day International at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium here Friday.
Sri Lanka achieved the target of 302 with five balls to spare after opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a flamboyant 123. For India, Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit 107 as the hosts made 301 for seven.
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Written by admin on 18 December 2009
Nagpur, Dec 18 – A captain’s knock of 107 from Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped India recover from a poor start and post 301 for seven in 50 overs against Sri Lanka in the second One-Day International here Friday.
Opting to bat first at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium, India were reduced to 132 for four before Dhoni’s sixth ODI century guided the home team to put up a challenging total on board. Suresh Raina (68) and Virat Kohli (54) also scored valuable half-centuries.
For Sri Lanka, debutant off-spinner Suraj Randiv picked up three for 51.
Dhoni and Raina (68) displayed some powerful hitting in their 126-run stand for the fifth wicket.
Dhoni, who got three lives including a clear stumping chance off mysterious spinner Ajantha Mendis when on 49, hit two sixes and eight fours during his 111-ball knock. Raina smashed three sixes and four boundaries in his 55-ball innings as India hammered 102 runs in the last 10 overs.
On a batting friendly track, India lost two quick wickets early on and were reduced to 19 for two but Sachin Tendulkar (43) and Kohli added 62 for the third-wicket to steady the innings.
Tendulkar, who made his debut on this very date against Pakistan in 1989, also completed his 20 years in One-Day Internationals.
Opener Virender Sehwag (4), who struck a blazing century in the last match in Rajot, was caught behind by Kumar Sangakkara while going for a cut short off seamer Chanaka Welegedara in the match’s first over.
Sangakkara had a unimpressive day behind the stumps as he missed two easy chances of catch and stumping in successive deliveries that allowed Dhoni to score a century.
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