India Vs South Africa :- VVS Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni stroked unbeaten hundred to give India a huge 347-run lead over South Africa on the third day of the second and final Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The pair shared an unbeaten stand of 259 as the hosts declared their first innings closed at 643-6.
South Africa resumed the day with second new ball is just four overs away but delayed taking it backfired and the overnight pair of Laxman and nightwatchman Amit Mishra (28) took no time to settle down.
Morne Morkel however had Mishra caught at slip in his second over with the new ball but departed with the useful 42-run with Laxman. South Africa hope of restricting the host to a manageable total thrashed when Dhoni and Laxman both established another solid stand to boost India lead.
Laxman was dropped by stand-in wicketkeeper AB de Villiers on 23 and JP Duminy at backward point on 48 but ultimately passed the 7,000 test run milestone and hit 12 fours as he approached his 15th test century. Dhoni had also offered a difficult chance to Jacques Kallis at slip off Paul Harris but cured back to complete his fourth hundred with the help of 10 fours and a six.
CHITTAGONG : India’s seamers ripped through Bangladesh’s middle-order to leave the hosts on the back foot in the fog-hit first cricket Test here on Tuesday.
Bangladesh, replying to India’s modest 243, slumped from their overnight score of 59-3 to 118-6 in the shortened morning session of the third day’s play.
Mushfiqur Rahim was unbeaten on eight and Mohammad Mahmudullah was on 14, with Bangladesh trailing by 125 runs with four wickets in hand.
Play was delayed for the third successive day due to dense fog over this coastal city which permitted 63 of the stipulated 90 overs on the first day and just 24.5 overs on the second day.
Bangladesh added nine runs to their overnight score when seamer Ishant Sharma had former captain Mohammad Ashraful caught in the slips by Rahul Dravid for two.
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan cracked four boundaries in his 17, but his aggressive intentions did not last long.
The left-hander attempted to glide Zaheer Khan over point but India’s stand-in captain Virender Sehwag jumped in the air at gully to pick up a sharp chance.
Raqibul Hasan (17) was the third batsman to fall in the morning session, edging a lifting delivery from Shanthakumaran Sreesanth to wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik.
The second and final Test of the short series will start in Dhaka on January 24.
CHITTAGONG: Opener Tamim Iqbal compiled an aggressive 21 to account for all of Bangladesh’s runs after Sachin Tendulkar smashed an unbeaten century before India was dismissed for 243 in its first innings on the second day of the first cricket test Monday.
Sachin Tendulkar ended the innings with 105 for his 44th test century as the Indians lost their final two wickets after resuming at the overnight score of 213-8.
Tendulkar resumed at 76 after the start of the play was again delayed by 90 minutes due to dense fog at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Tendulkar’s knock came off 166 balls, with 11 boundaries and two sixes.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan made his five-wicket haul at a cost of 62 runs when he dismissed Shanthakumaran Sreesanth for 1 to end the India innings.
Earlier, paceman Shahadat Hossain also claimed his fifth wicket when he made the first breakthrough by dismissing Ishant Sharma for 1.
RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has terming the attack on mosque located in West Bank as Jewish terrorism, has said that it is a bid to cease chances of reopening of dialogue between Palestine-Israel.
Jewish settlers attacked on a West Bank mosque where fire was set to a library and hate messages were sprayed on the building, Palestinian security sources said on Friday.
Clashes erupted as village residents hurled stones at Israeli troops sent to investigate the overnight incident at the mosque in Kfar Yasuf village. The security forces responded with teargas, local officials said.
The northern West Bank area is home to some of the most hardline Israeli settlers who advocate a “price tag” policy under which they target Palestinians in retaliation for any Israeli government measure they see as threatening Jewish settlements. One of the slogans sprayed on the wall read, “Get ready to pay the price,” Israeli public radio said. Another read, “We will burn you all.”
This act of violence was seen as an attempt to hinder peace dialogue in the region. “Europe and International World should get Palestinian people assurance from Israel of ending acts of violence to restart dialogue process in the region.”
Israel should also immediately halt construction of Jewish settlements in order to respect international laws, he added.
was first posted on December 12, 2009 at 12:18 pm.
West Indies are down and out in the first Test at Gabba with a score of 134 for 5 at the close of Day 2 in reply to Australia’s 480 for 8 declared. The tourists are facing a huge deficit of 346 and are on course of following on! They have been revived slightly though through an unbroken 6th wicket stand of 38 between no.3 Travis Dowlin (40*) and wicket keeper Denesh Ramdin (18*).
Australia added about 160 runs on the second day before declaring their innings just before Tea. Marcus North, the overnight batsman went onto score 79 while Nathan Hauritz scored a maiden fifty. Windies started in a rapid manner smashing 41 on the board in the six overs before Tea but after the break lost their way totally. Hilfenhaus got rid of a dangerous Gayle on 31 which began a batting collapse. The other pacers followed him and Windies found themselves at 96 for 5 inside 30 overs.
The Australian bowlers got good pace off the wicket which caused the downfall of the West Indian batsman. Chanderpaul was one of them as an inswinger from Siddle skidded through to strike the pad in a shuffle across the stumps.
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was first posted on November 28, 2009 at 12:12 am.
West Indies are down and out in the first Test at Gabba with a score of 134 for 5 at the close of Day 2 in reply to Australia’s 480 for 8 declared. West Indies are facing a huge deficit of 346 and are on course of following on! They have been revived slightly though through an unbroken 6th wicket stand of 38 between no.3 Travis Dowlin (40*) and wicket keeper Denesh Ramdin (18*).
Australia added about 160 runs on the second day before declaring their innings just before Tea. Marcus North, the overnight batsman went onto score 79 while Nathan Hauritz scored a maiden fifty. Windies started in a rapid manner smashing 41 on the board in the six overs before Tea but after the break lost their way totally. Hilfenhaus got rid of a dangerous Gayle on 31 which began a batting collapse. The other pacers followed him and Windies found themselves at 96 for 5 inside 30 overs.
The Australian bowlers got good pace off the wicket which caused the downfall of the West Indian batsman. Chanderpaul was one of them as an inswinger from Siddle skidded through to strike the pad in a shuffle across the stumps.
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DUNEDIN: Pakistan Vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 3 Live Streaming, Mohammed Asif claimed his fourth wicket as Pakistan quickly mopped up the New Zealand tail at the start of day three of the first Test in Dunedin.
With the Black Caps resuming on 404 for eight, Asif and Saeed Ajmal removed the last two wickets to dismiss the hosts for 429 in their opening innings.
Shane Bond, returning to the crease on eight, managed to take his score to 22 before Asif struck with a deceptive ball which the New Zealander edged to wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal.
His replacement Chris Martin then followed eight balls later, trapped leg before wicket by Ajmal.
Iain O’Brien was the last man standing for the hosts having added 11 runs to his overnight score of two, while Asif was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers with four for 108.
was first posted on November 26, 2009 at 10:17 am.
India Vs South Africa :- VVS Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni stroked unbeaten hundred to give India a huge 347-run lead over South Africa on the third day of the second and final Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The pair shared an unbeaten stand of 259 as the hosts declared their first innings closed at 643-6.
CHITTAGONG : India’s seamers ripped through Bangladesh’s middle-order to leave the hosts on the back foot in the fog-hit first cricket Test here on Tuesday.
CHITTAGONG: Opener Tamim Iqbal compiled an aggressive 21 to account for all of Bangladesh’s runs after Sachin Tendulkar smashed an unbeaten century before India was dismissed for 243 in its first innings on the second day of the first cricket test Monday.
RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has terming the attack on mosque located in West Bank as Jewish terrorism, has said that it is a bid to cease chances of reopening of dialogue between Palestine-Israel.
West Indies are down and out in the first Test at Gabba with a score of 134 for 5 at the close of Day 2 in reply to Australia’s 480 for 8 declared. West Indies are facing a huge deficit of 346 and are on course of following on! They have been revived slightly though through an unbroken 6th wicket stand of 38 between no.3 Travis Dowlin (40*) and wicket keeper Denesh Ramdin (18*).
DUNEDIN: Pakistan Vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 3 Live Streaming, Mohammed Asif claimed his fourth wicket as Pakistan quickly mopped up the New Zealand tail at the start of day three of the first Test in Dunedin.
