New Zealand vs West Indies 1st ODI Live Score, Queenstown

First ODI of 5 match series between host New Zealand and and West Indie will be played on 31st December, 2008 at Queenstown Events Centre, 23.00 GMT. The contest between two time is balanced now as 2 match test series by 0-0 and 2 match T20 was drawn 1-1.

New Zealand have won all the ODI series this year and is favorite for this match. Hard hitter Brandun McCullum is in fine form as and opener Jesses Ryde is also in good touch.

West Indies will mainly depend on inform batsmans Chris Gayle, Chanderpaul and Sarwan to win this match and to take the lead in the series.

New Zealand Team, Squad for 1st ODI at Queenstown:

Brendon McCullum (wk), Jesse Ryder, Jamie How, Ross Taylor, Daniel Flynn, Grant Elliott, Jacob Oram, Daniel Vettori (capt), Tim Southee, Mark Gillespie, Kyle Mills

West Indies Team, Squad for 1st ODI at Queenstown:

Chris Gayle (capt), Sewnarine Chattergoon, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Xavier Marshall, Brendan Nash, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Jerome Taylor, Daren Powell, Fidel Edwards, Lionel Baker

Aus vs SA 2nd Test Live Score Melbourne - Boxing Day Test

After a crushing and record breaking win at Perth last week, South Africa is high on confidence to take world champions Australia for the Boxing Day test starting from 26th December to 30th December, 2008 at Melbourne Cricket Ground - MCG. South Africa leading 3 match series by 1-0 after chased 2nd highest test score at Perth.

Australia's dominance and no. 1 ranking is under threat after series defeat by India last month and 1st test lost to South Africa. Australia made 1 change, spinner Jason Krejza replaced by off spinner Nathan Hauritz. MCG is out of form batsman Haden's favorite ground as his average is 102.4 since 2001.

South Africa ridind on 2nd highest chase and high on confidence retain the same winning team. Smith, Aamla, DeVilliars and Kallis all in great form to carry the winning streak.

Australia Team, Squad for 2nd Test at Melbourne

Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle.

South Africa Team, Squad for 2nd Test at Melbourne:

Graeme Smith (capt), Neil McKenzie, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince, AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher (wk), Morne Morkel, Paul Harris, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini.

Australia vs South Africa 1st Test Live Score - Perth

First test match of 3 match series between world champions Australia and world second number team South Africa will begin from Wednesday, 17th December, 2008 at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth. Bothe Australia and South Africa won just ended test series at home against New Zealand and Bangladesh respectively.

Australia has to win this series in order to prove that they are the top team as they lost by 2-0 last month against India. Australia will play with the same team except for Jason Krejza replced Nathan Hauritz while Victoria fast bowler Peter Siddle will replace injured Stuart Clark.

South Africa have one of the strong batting lineup in test cricket while pace sensation and 2008 leading wicket taker Dale Steyn will be handful for them on the bouncy WACA pitch. Mark Boucher injured during practice but now declared fit for the first test.

Australia Team, Squad for 1st Test at Perth:

Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, Jason Krejza, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle.

South Africa Team, Squad for 1st Test at Perth:

Graeme Smith (capt), Neil McKenzie, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince, AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher (wk), Morne Morkel, Paul Harris, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini.

2008/09 South Africa Tour of Australia Schedule, Fixture, Time Table

2008/09 South Africa tour of Australia begin from 17th December, 2008 with 3 match test series at Perth. World second no. team and world champions Australia will then play 2 Twenty20 Internationals - T20 followed by 5 One Day International - ODI's.

Find the complete schedule, fixture of 2008/09 South Africa tour of Australia.

2008/09 South Africa vs Australia Test Series Schedule:

1st Test Match:
Wednesday, 17th December - Sunday, 21st December, 2008
at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

2nd Test Match:
Friday, 26th December - Tuesday, 30th December, 2008
at Melbourne Cricket Ground

3rd Test Match:
Saturday, 3rd January - Wednesday, 7th January, 2009
at Sydney Cricket Ground

Two T20 - Twenty20 International:

1st Twenty20 - Day/Night
Sunday, 11th January, 2009
at Melbourne Cricket Ground

2nd Twenty20 - Day/Night
Tuesday, 13th January, 2009
at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

2008/09 South Africa vs Australia ODI Series Schedule:

1st ODI: Day/Night
Friday, 16th January, 2009
at Melbourne Cricket Ground

2nd ODI:
Sunday, 18th January, 2009
at Bellerive Oval, Hobart

3rd ODI: Day/Night
Friday, 23rd January, 2009
at Sydney Cricket Ground

4th ODI: Day/Night
Monday, 26th January, 2009
at Adelaide Oval

5th ODI: Day/Night
Friday, 30th January, 2009
at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

2008/09 West Indies Tour of New Zeal and Schedule, Fixture, Time Table

2008/09 West Indies tour of New Zealand begin with a 3 day practice match against Auckland from 5th December, 2008. West Indies will play 2 test matches along with 2 Tweney20 Internationals - T20 followed by 5 One Day International - ODI's.

Find the complete schedule, fixture of 2008/09 West Indies tour of New Zealand.

2008/09 West Indies vs New Zealand Test Series Schedule:

1st Test Match:
Thursday, 11th December - Monday, 15th December, 2008
at University Oval, Dunedin

2nd Test Match:
Friday, 19th December - Tuesday, 23rd December, 2008
at McLean Park, Napier

Two T20 - Twenty20 International:

1st Twenty20 - D/N
Friday, 26th December, 2008
at Eden Park, Auckland

2nd Twenty20 - D/N
Sunday, 28th December, 2008
at Seddon Park, Hamilton

2008/09 West Indies vs New Zealand ODI Series Schedule:

1st ODI:
Wednesday, 31st December, 2008
at Queenstown Events Centre

2nd ODI: Day/Night
Saturday, 3rd January, 2009
at AMI Stadium, Christchurch

3rd ODI: Day/Night
Wednesday, 7th January, 2009
at Westpac Stadium, Wellington

4th ODI:
Saturday, 10th January, 2009
at Eden Park, Auckland

5th ODI:
Tuesday, 13th January, 2009
at McLean Park, Napier

Aus vs NZ ist Test Live Score from Brisbane - Symonds Recalled

First test match of the three match series between arch rivals New Zealand and host Australia will start from Thursday, 20th November to 24th November, 2008 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane.

Australia lost 4 match series by 2-0 to India last week and their world champion status is in danger and they are desperate to regain pride. Andrew Symonds is recalled after suspension over his fishing issue and will replace Cameron White.

New Zealand know they are under dogs but will try to push their arch rivals and put pressure on already criticized Australian team. Jacob Oram will miss the series due to injury.

Australian Team for 1st Test at Brisbane:

Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, 1Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark, Jason Krejza.

New Zealand Team for 1st Test at Brisbane:

Aaron Redmond, Jamie How, Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum (wk), Daniel Flynn, Grant Elliott, Daniel Vettori (capt), Iain O'Brien, Kyle Mills, Chris Martin, Tim Southee.

2008 New Zealand Tour of Australia Schedule, Fixture, Time Table

2008/09 New Zealand tour of Australia is going to start from Thursday, 20th November, 2008 to Sunday, 15th February, 2009. The one month long tour will start with 2 test matches followed by 5 One Day Internationals - ODI and one off Twenty20 International.

Find the complete schedule, time table and fixture of 2008/09 New Zealand tour of Australia.

2008 New Zealand vs Australia Test Series Schedule:

1st Test Match:
Thursday, 20th November - Monday, 24th November, 2008
at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

2nd Test Match:
Friday, 20th November - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2008
at Adelaide Oval


2008 New Zealand vs Australia ODI Series Schedule:

1st ODI: Day/Night
Sunday, 1st February, 2009
at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

2nd ODI: Day/Night
Friday, 6th February, 2009
at Melbourne Cricket Ground

3rd ODI: Day/Night
Sunday, 8th February, 2009
at Sydney Cricket Ground

4th ODI: Day/Night
Tuesday,10th February, 2009
at Adelaide Oval

5th ODI: Day/Night
Friday, 13th February, 2009
at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Only Twenty20 International:

D/N
Sunday, 15th February, 2009
at Sydney Cricket Ground

2008 India vs England Series Schedule, Fixture, Time Table

After world champion Australia, England is going to tour India for seven One Day Internationals (ODI) followed by two test matches. England is rejuvanated under new Captain kavin Pietersen and its wonderful to watch battle between two yong teams.

Find the complete Schedule of 2008 England tour of India.

2008 India vs England ODI Series Schedule:

1st ODI:
Friday, 14th November, 2008
at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot

2nd ODI:
Monday, 17th November, 2008
at Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground, Indore

3rd ODI:
Thursday, 20th November, 2008
at Green Park, Kanpur

4th ODI: Day/Night
Sunday, 23rd November, 2008
at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

5th ODI: Day/Night
Wednesday, 26th November, 2008
at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

6th ODI:
Saturday, 29th November, 2008
at Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

7th ODI: Day/Night
Tuesday, 2nd December, 2008
at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

2008 India vs England Test Series Schedule:

1st Test Match:
Thursday, 11th December  - Monday, 15th December, 2008
at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

2nd Test Match:
Friday, 19th December - Tuesday, 23rd December, 2008
at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

2008 Champions League Twenty2o will be played between ODI and Test Series.

Ind vs Aus 4th and Final Test at Nagpur - Ganguly's last Test

4th and final test match between host India and world champion Australia will start from Thursday, 6th November, to 10th November, 2008 at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur. India is leading the four match series by 1-0 with 1 test to go.

This will be the last test match for most successful Indian captain Saurav Ganguly, as he already announced his retirement from cricket. Dhoni will lead the team again after winning the 2nd test at Mohali and sudden retirement of Anil Kumble.

Australia is trailing the series after a long time and have to win this test match in order to retain Gavaskar-Border Trophy. Australias shown some good form with the bat and ball in the last drawn test at Delhi.

India needs just a draw to win the series and they will try to give a winning farewell to Ganguly. Match will start at 9.30 IST.

England vs South Africa 3rd ODI Live Score, Streaming, Smith Injured

3rd ODI of 5 match series between England and South Africa will be played on Friday, 29th August, 2008 at Kennington Oval, London. England leading the series by 2-0.

England is high in confidence under new captain, Kevin Pietersen as England won all the matches under him. England will try to take revenge of the test series lost by winning the ODI series.

There is a bad news for already struggling South Africa, as captan Graem Smith will miss remaining 3 matches due to elbow injury. Jacques Kallis is expected to take over the captaincy.

England Team for 3rd ODI:

Kevin Pietersen (c), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook, Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison, Matt Prior (wk). Owais Shah, Ryan Sidebottom
South Africa Team for 3rd ODI:

Jacques Kallis (C), Ashwell Prince (vc), Herschelle Gibbs, Hashim Amla, Mark Boucher (wk), AB de Villiers, Johan Botha, Paul Harris, Neil McKenzie, Morne Morkel, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn

England vs South Africa ODI Series Schedule, Time Table, Fixture

South Africa won the test series in England after 43 long years, and they will also try to take away the 5 match One Day International - ODI series, which is going to start from Friday, 22nd August, 2008 to Wednesday, 3rd September 2008. Before ODI series there is one-off Twent20 match on 20th August, 2008.

Find the complete schedule, time table and fixture of Twenty20 and ODI series between host England and South Africa. All the matches will be Day-Night (D/N).

Only Twenty20 International:

D/N
Wednesday, 20th August 2008
at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

One Day International - ODI Series

1st ODI - D/N
Friday, 22nd August 2008
at Headingley, Leeds

2nd ODI - D/N
Tuesday, 26th August 2008
at Trent Bridge, Nottingham

3rd ODI - D/N
Friday, 29th August 2008
at Kennington Oval, London

4th ODI - D/N
Sunday, 31st August 2008
at Lord's, London

5th ODI - D/N
Wednesday, 3rd September 2008
at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

England vs South Africa 4th & Final Test Live Score at Oval

The 4th and final test match between host England and South Africa will start from Thursday, 7th August to Monday, 11th August, 2008 at Kennington Oval, London, 3.30 PM IST. South Africa already won the test series by 2-0.

England will play under new captain Kevin Pietersen, after England's finest captain Michael Vaughn stepped down from the captaincy. England recalled Stuart Broad and Steve Harmison to strengthen bowling department.

South Africa won the first test series sin England after 43 years after winning the 2nd and third test matches. As Dale Steyn still unfit they will play with the winning team. Graem Smith played one of his brilliant inning in last test match to wrap up the series.

England Team for 4th Test:

Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen (capt), Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Tim Ambrose (wk), Stuart Broad, Steve Harmison, James Anderson, Monty Panesar.

South Africa Team for 4th Test:

Graeme Smith, Neil McKenzie, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince, AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher (wk), Morne Morkel, Paul Harris, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini.

Kevin Pietersen Confirmed as England New Captain after Vaughn

England Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed dynamic batsman Kevin Pietersen as new England captain after the retirement of Michael Vaughn, on Tuesday, 5th August, 2008 at Lords. Pietersen will also take captaincy from Paul Collingwood in ODI's after Collingwood steps down.

The 28 years old middle order batsman was considered the best person to lead the team in both form of cricket following the shock resignation of Vaughan and Paul Collingwood as England's Test and one-day captains.

Michael Vaughn scored only 40 runs in 3 test matches in the current series against South Africa, which England already lost by 2-0 as 1 more test to go. Vaughn will not play 4th test match starting from Thursday, 7th August, 2008 at at Kennington Oval, London. Vaughn was the most successful captain of England with 26 wins in five years.

Pietersen said: "I am very thrilled and excited to have been given the opportunity to captain England. It's a huge honor for me and a terrific challenge for me at this stage of my international career."

Eng vs South Africa 3rd Test 4th Day Live Score - Eng leading by 214 runs

A brilliant batting performance by Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood made the 3rd test match poised between England and South Africa on the 3rd day at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Friday, 1st August, 2008. England trailing the 4 match series by 1-0, were 297/6 in the 2nd inning.

England bowled out South Africa on 314 runs in 90.2 overs, trailing by 83 runs. But they were struggling on 104/4 in the 2nd inning at tea leading only by 21 runs, but a 5th wicket partnership of 115 runs between Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood back them in the game.

Pieterson made 94 runs off 136 balls with 13 fours and Collingwood bavk in form with a fine century of unbeaten 101 runs off 140 balls with 14 fours and 1 six. A 7th wicket partnership of 76 runs between Collingwood and Ambrose well placed them with a lead of 214 runs with 4 wickets in hand.

For South Africa Ntini amd Paul Harris took 2 wickets each.

Match Summary:

England 1st Inning - 231 All Out in 77 overs.

South Africa 1st Inning - 314 All Out in 90.2 overs.

England 2nd Inning - 297/6 in 80 overs, leading by 214 runs.

England vs South Africa 3rd Test Live Score at Edgbaston

3rd test match between host England and South Africa is going to start from Wednesday, 30th August, 2008 to Sunday, 3rd August, 2008 at Edgbaston, Birmingham. South Africa leading the 4 match series by 1-0 after winning the 2nd test match at Headingley.

England recalled Paul Collingwood despite poor form and he hasn't made a Test century since West Indies visited his home ground of Chester-le-Street in June 2007. England lost the 2nd match and will try to win this match to level the series.

South Africa is in total command after winning the 2nd test and will try to win the series in England as they never won after taking the lead in the middle of the series. Dale Steyn is injured and out of the series and that is the big blow for the South African.

England Squad for the 3rd Test:

Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan (capt), Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Tim Ambrose (wk), Andrew Flintoff, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson, Monty Panesar.

South Africa Squad for the 3rd Test:

Graeme Smith, Neil McKenzie, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince, AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher (wk), Morne Morkel, Paul Harris, Makhaya Ntini, Andre Nel.

India and Sri Lanka Team, Squad for 1st Test starts from 23rd July

Find the team, squad for the 1st test match between India and Sri Lanka, starting from Wednesday, 23rd July to Sunday, 27th July, 2008 at at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo.

Indian Team, Squad for 1st Test Match:

Anil Kumble (c)
Rahul Dravid
Gautam Gambhir
Sourav Ganguly
Sachin Tendulkar
Harbhajan Singh
Dinesh Karthik (wk)
Zaheer Khan
VVS Laxman
Pragyan Ojha
Munaf Patel
Parthiv Patel (wk)
Virender Sehwag
Ishant Sharma
Rohit Sharma
RP Singh

Sri Lanka Team, Squad for 1st Test Match:

Mahela Jayawardene (c)
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Prasanna Jayawardene (wk)
Chamara Kapugedera
Nuwan Kulasekara
Ajantha Mendis
Muttiah Muralitharan
Thilan Samaraweera
Kumar Sangakkara
Chamara Silva
Thilan Thushara
Chaminda Vaas
Michael Vandort
Malinda Warnapura

England vs South Africa 2nd Test Live Score - Flintoff back

2nd test match og the 4 match series between host England and South Africa is going to start today, Friday 18th July, 2008 at Headingley, Leeds. South African captain Graem Smith won the toss and elected to bat first.

England will be happy as all rounder Andrew Flintoff has come back in the test time after a long injury. England dominated the first three days of the 1st test match due to fine batting by Pietersen and Ian Bell and good bowling by Monty Panesar.

Darren Pattinson who has just 11 first-class matches will make his test debut as Ryan Sidebottom hasn't recovered from his back problems, while Paul Collingwood's run of 33 consecutive Tests has come to an end.

South Africa bounced back strongly in the 2nd inning of 1st test after follow on thanks to brilliant batting by 3 top order batsman, Graem Smith, Neil McKenzie and Hashim Amla all scored centuries.

England Squad for the 2nd Test:

Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan (capt), Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Tim Ambrose (wk), Andrew Flintoff, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Monty Panesar, Darren Pattinson.

South Africa Squad for the 2nd Test:

Graeme Smith, Neil McKenzie, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince, AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher (wk), Morne Morkel, Paul Harris, Makhaya Ntini, Dale Steyn.

England were 26/1 after 11 overs.

2008 India Tour of Sri Lanka Schedule, Fixture, Time Table

Find the complete schedule / time table / fixture of 2008 India tour of Sri Lanka. India will play 3 test matches followed by five (5) One Day International - ODI. India Tour of Sri Lanka will start from 23rd July 2008 to 29th August 2008.

India vs Sri Lanka Test Series Schedule:

1st Test Match:
Wednesday, 23rd July - Sunday, 27th July 2008
at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

2nd Test Match:
Thursday, 31st July - Monday, 4th August 2008
at Galle International Stadium

3rd Test Match:
Friday, 8th August - Tuesday, 12th August 2008
at P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo

One Day International - ODI Series Schedule:

1st ODI - D/N
Monday, 18th August 2008
at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium

2nd ODI - D/N
Wednesday, 26th August 2008
at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium

3rd ODI - D/N
Sunday, 24th August 2008
at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

4th ODI - D/N
Tuesday, 26th August 2008
at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

5th ODI - D/N
Friday, 29th August 2008
at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Eng vs South Africa 1st Test Ended in a Draw - Amla hit ton

Hashim Amla's fifth century helped South Africa drawn first test easily against England on the 5th and final day of test match at Lords, on Monday, 14th July, 2008. South African batsman batted brilliantly for 2 days after follow-on in the 1st inning thanks to centuries by top 3, Graem Smith, Neil McKenzie and Hashim Amla.

England dominated the 1st 3 days, but South Africa bounced back strongly and survived two days to save the test match. South Africa trailing 346 runs in the 1st inning made 393/3 dec. in the 2nd inning thanks to centuries by captain Graem Smith, made 107 runs off 207 balls, Neil McKenzie, made 138 off 447 balls and Hashim Amla scored 104 runs off 242 balls.

Ian Bell is the Man of the Match for his 199 in the first innings.

Match Summary:

England 1st Inning - 593/8 dec. in 156.2 overs.

South Africa 1st Inning - 247 allout in 93.3 overs.

South Africa 2nd Inning - 393/3 dec. in 167 overs.

Toss - South Africa, who chose to field first.

Man of the Match -Ian Bell (England

Result - Match drawn

Series - 4 match series level 0-0

England force follow-on to South Africa in 1st Test, SA - 247 all out

A fine bowling performance by England bowlers forced South Africa to follow-on in the 1st inning of first test match on the third day at Lords, on Saturday, 12th July, 2008. South Africa bowled out on 247 runs chasing England's 593 runs trailed by 346 runs in the 1st inning, South Africa were 13/0 in the 2nd inning at the stump of day 3.

Monty Panesar took the bowling honours with four wickets for England, Ryan Sidebottom and Chris Broad took 2 wickets each.

For South Africa, only Ashwell prince shown some resistance with fine century 101 runs off 181 balls with 13 fours and 1 six.

Match Summary:

England 1st Inning - 593/8 dec. in 156.2 overs.

South Africa 1st Inning - 247 allout in 93.3 overs.

South Africa 2nd Inning - 13/0 in 4 overs.

England vs South Africa 1st Test - Bell's 199 help Eng 593

Ian Bell's 199 runs and Pietersen's 152 runs helped host England to declare their 1st inning on 593 runs for 8 wickets against South Africa on the 2nd day of first test match at Lords, on Friday, 11th July, 2008. South Africa made 7/0 at the stumps of day 2.

Both Bell and Pietersen continued their overnight form and made a record partnership of 286 runs for the fourth wicket. Pietersen out on 152 runs off just 181 balls with 20 fours and 1 six. Bell then made a partnership of 152 runs with Broad for the 8th wicket as Bell out on 199, and Broad a pleasing 76 runs.

Bell just missed his 1st double hundred as out on career-best 199 runs off 336 balls with 20 fours and 1 six.

For South Africa , its again a tough day on the field as Morkell took 4 wickets and Paul Harris took 3 wickets. South Africa were 7/0 on the stumps of day 2 with Smith and McKenzie played out 20 deliveries before light was offered.

2008 South Africa Tour of England Schedule / Time Table

Find the complete schedule / time table / fixture of 2008 South Africa tour of England. South Africa will play 4 test matches followed by Only Twenty20 International and five (5) One Day International - ODI.

Test Series Schedule:

1st Test Match:
Thursday, 10th July - Monday, 14th July 2008
at Lord's, London

2nd Test Match:
Friday, 18th July - Tuesday, 22nd July 2008
at Headingley, Leeds

3rd Test Match:
Wednesday, 30th July - Sunday, 3rd August 2008
at Edgbaston, Birmingham


4th Test Match:
Thursday, 7th August - Monday, 11th August 2008
at Kennington Oval, London

Only Twenty20 International:

D/N
Wednesday, 20th August 2008
at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

One Day International - ODI Series

1st ODI - D/N
Friday, 22nd August 2008
at Headingley, Leeds

2nd ODI - D/N
Tuesday, 26th August 2008
at Trent Bridge, Nottingham

3rd ODI - D/N
Friday, 29th August 2008
at Kennington Oval, London

4th ODI - D/N
Sunday, 31st August 2008
at Lord's, London

5th ODI - D/N
Wednesday, 3rd September 2008
at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

England vs South Africa 1st Test Live Score at Lords

South African captain Graem Smith won the toss and invited host England to bat 1st in the first test match of the 4 test match series at Lords, on Thursday, 10th July, 2008. England reached 268 runs for the loss of three wickets in 80 overs.

Alastair Cook (60 runs) and Andrew Strauss (44 runs) pushed England to 114 without loss before three wickets tumbled in 13 balls. England's openers overcame South Africa's pace attack to dominate the opening session of the first test but after the quick wickets, Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen put some resistance and manged to avoid collapse.

South Africa came back strongly in the second session of the day with 3 quick wickets as Dale Steyn and Morkel took 1 and 2 wickets respectively. Morkel removed openers and Steyn cleaned up England captain Michael Vaughn on 2.

England Squad for the 1st Test:

Michael Vaughan (Captain), Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, James Anderson, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Tim Ambrose (wk), Stuart Broad, Monty Panesar, Ryan Sidebottom.

South Africa Squad for the 1st Test:

Graem Smith (Captain), Hashim Amla, Jaque Kallis, Niel McKenzie, Ashwell Prince, AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher (wk), Morell Morkel, Paul Harris, Dale Steyn, M Ntini.

England were 268/3 after 80 overs with Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen playing on 85 and 56 runs respectively.

2008 Asia Cup Final - India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Karachi

In the Grand Finale of 2008 Asia Cup will be played between the two most successful team of the Asia Cup history, India and Sri Lanka, won 7 cups out of 8 tournament s0 far, at National Stadium, Karachi, on Sunday, 6th July, 2008 at 3.30 PM IST. India and Sri Lanka have played against each other in five Asia Cup finals - India won 3 and Sri Lanka won 2 Asia Cup.

All the matches of 2008 Asia Cup were high scoring game thanks to excellent batting pitches and no body is sure which score is safe to win the tournament. As 300 plus runs were easily chased by each team.

India won the last game against Sri Lanka convincingly, as they chased 308 runs with 19 balls remaining, and all their batsman are in great form. Four Indian batsman already scored more than 250 runs in this tournament.

Sri Lanka, having not lost in six previous finals in all competitions between the two teams, including the final of the previous edition in 2004 Asia Cup.

India Playing Eleven for 2008 Asia Cup Final:

Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt and wk), Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Praveen Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, RP Singh.

Sri Lanka Playing Eleven for 2008 Asia Cup Final:

Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Chamara Kapugedera, Chamara Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dilhara Fernando.

Aus vs West Indies 5th ODI Live Score - Aus lead by 4-0

In the 5th and final ODI between host West Indies and Australia will be played at at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts, on Sunday, 6th July, 2008. Australia looking for the clean sweep after a thrilling 1 run win on the last ball of the inning in the 4th ODI at some ground.

West Indies tried hard to bounced back in the 4th ODI and chased well until last ball, and now they will avoid clean sweep of the series at home ground. WI replaced Jermain Taylor with debutant Nikita Miller.

Australia leading the series by 4-0 and looking for clean sweep. They won the nail bitting 4th ODI in the absence of captain Ricky Ponting.

West Indies Playing Eleven:

Chris Gayle (capt), Xavier Marshall, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Fletcher, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Darren Sammy, Daren Powell, Sulieman Benn, Fidel Edwards.


Australia Playing Eleven:

Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wk), Andrew Symonds, James Hopes, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken.

India reaches Asia Cup Final, beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets

India reaches the Final of 2008 Asia Cup, in style by chasing a target of 308 runs against against Sri Lanka in the 5th match of Super Four round, at National Stadium, Karachi, on Thursday, 3rd July, 2008. Both India and Sri Lanka are in final will be played on 6th July, 2008.

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat 1st and scored 308 runs in 50 overs, due to fine batting by Jaysuriya, Jaywardene and Kapugedera, scored 43, 50 and 75 runs respectively.

In reply, India chased successfully 308 runs with 19 balls remaining, thanks to brilliant batting by Sehwag, Gambhir, Raina and Dhoni, scored, 42, 68, 54 and 67 runs respectively. This is the same scored which Pakistan chased against India in the previous match.

Final of Asia Cup will be played between India and Sri Lanka on Sunday, 6th July 2008.

Match Summary:

Sri Lanka - 308/8 in 50 Overs.

India - 310/4 in 46.5 Overs.

Toss - Sri Lanka, who chose to bat first

Man of the Match - MS Dhoni (India)

Result - India won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)

India vs Sri Lanka - Asia Cup Super Four 5th Match Live Score

2008 Asia Cup is an interesting stage, as India has to win today's match against Sri Lanka at National Stadium, Karachi, on Thursday, 3rd July, 2008 at 3.30 PM IST, in order to qualify for the Finals on Sunday 6th July, 2008.

India lost to Pakistan in a high profile game on Wednesday, as Pakistan successfully chased 308 runs in 45 overs. Its last match for India before final, If they win they will play with Sri Lanka in Final on Sunday, but if they loss they have to wait for the result of Pakistan and Bangladesh match's result on Friday.

Sri Lanka already qualified for the Final of Asia Cup but they will try to go into final with winning all the matches in the tournament.

India Playing Eleven:

Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt and wk), Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Praveen Kumar, Piyush Chawla, Ishant Sharma, RP Singh.

Sri Lanka Playing Eleven:

Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Chamara Kapugedera, Chamara Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dilhara Fernando.

India vs Pakistan - Asia Cup Super Four Match Live Score

In an important 4th match of Super Four round in Asia Cup, arch rivals India and Pakistan will meet again at National Stadium, Karachi, on Wednesday, 2nd July, 2008 at 3.30 PM IST. India beat Pakistan by 6 wickets in the 1st round of 2008 Asia Cup.

India has already 4 points and they have to win only 1 match out of 2 matches, as they carry 2 points from 1st round. All Indian batsman are in great form especially, Suresh Raina, Virendar Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Yuraj Singh and they are favorites to qualify for the Final on Sunday, 6th July, 2008.

Host Pakistan are in trouble as they have to win their remaining two matches, with big margin in order to qualify for the Final, as they already lost to Sri Lanka and didn't carry any points from 1st round.

India Playing Eleven:

Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt and wk), Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Praveen Kumar, Piyush Chawla, Ishant Sharma/Manpreet Gony, RP Singh.

Pakistan Playing Eleven:

Salman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik (capt), Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Saeed Ajmal.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Super Four Match Live Score

Asia Cup's 3rd Match of Super Four round will be played between Bangladesh and title contender Sri Lanka at at National Stadium, Karachi, on Monday, 30th June, 2008 at 3.00 PM IST. Sri Lanka beat host Pakistan convincingly by 64 runs in Sunday's match.

Sri Lanka has already won a game in Super Four round and they carry 2 points from 1st round and a win against Bangladesh will confirm their place in the Final of Asia Cup. Kumar Sangakkara's made a century 112 laid the foundation for Sri Lanka's 64-run win over Pakistan.

Bangladesh batted brilliantly against India in 1st match of Super Four, but India was so strong to beat. They have to win today's game to stay in the tournament.

Sri Lanka Playing Eleven:

Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Chamara Kapugedera, Chamara Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dilhara Fernando.

Bangladesh Playing Eleven:

Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees, Mohammad Ashraful (capt), Raqibul Hasan, Alok Kapali, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Farhad Reza, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain.

Australia vs West Indies 3rd ODI Live Score, WI - 69/0 in 15 Overs

World Champion Australia won the toss and invited host West Indies to bat first in the 3rd ODI at National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada, on Sunday, 29th June, 2008. Australia leading the 5 match ODI series by 2-0.

Andrew Symonds returned to Australia's line-up in place of Cameron White as the only change for Australia as they sought a third victory to take the series.

West Indies made 3 changes in their team which lost the 2nd match at the same venue on Friday, Ramnaresh Sarwan was still not 100%, replaced the top order batsman Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin took back the gloves from Patrick Browne and Jerome Taylor make way for Fidel Edwards.

West Indies Playing Eleven:

Chris Gayle (capt), Xavier Marshall, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Fletcher, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Darren Sammy, Daren Powell, Sulieman Benn, Fidel Edwards.


Australia Playing Eleven:

Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wk), Andrew Symonds, James Hopes, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken.

West Indies make a solid start in 3rd ODI, they were 69/0 after 15 overs with Chris Gayle on 40 and Marshall on 23 not out.