India to bat against Sri LankaSeptember 14th, 2009 COLOMBO - India won the toss and decided to bat against Sri Lanka in the final of Compaq Cup One-day International tri-series cricket at the Premadasa stadium here Monday. While there have been no changes in the Sri Lankan team, India has brought Virat Kohli as replacement for Dinesh Karthik.
Tendulkar scores 44th ODI ton in Sri LankaSeptember 14th, 2009 COLOMBO - India's Sachin Tendulkar scored his 44th ton in one-day internationals on Monday. The new landmark came off 91 balls against Sri Lanka in the finals of the Compaq trilateral series being held at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Harbhajan, Tendulkar star in India's Compaq Cup victorySeptember 14th, 2009 COLOMBO - India defeated Sri Lanka by 46 runs in the the final of the Compaq Cup tri-series One-Day International cricket at the R. Premadasa stadium here Monday.
Scoreboard: India vs Sri Lanka, Compaq Cup finalSeptember 14th, 2009 COLOMBO - Following is the scoreboard of the Compaq Cup One-Day International tri-series final between India and Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa stadium here Monday:
India:
Rahul Dravid c Dilshan b Jayasuriya 39
Sachin Tendulkar lbw b Mendis 138
Mahendra Singh Dhoni c Kandamby b Malinga 56
Yuvraj Singh not out 56
Yusuf Pathan c Kapugedera b Thushara 5
Suresh Raina c Kulasekara b Thushara 8
Virat Kohli not out 2
Extras: (b 1, w 18, nb 1) 20
Total (For five in wickets in 50 overs) 319
Fall of wickets: 1-95 (Dravid, 17.2 overs), 2-205 (Dhoni, 36.3), 3-276 (Tendulkar, 45.6), 4-277 (Pathan, 46.4), 5-302 (Raina, 48.3)
Bowling:
Nuwan Kulasekara 8 0 38 0
Thilan Thushara 10 0 71 2 (5w)
Lasith Malinga 10 0 81 1 (1nb, 5w)
Ajantha Mendis 10 0 70 1 (3w)
Sanath Jayasuriya 9 0 43 1
Sri Lanka:
Tillekaratne Dilshan b Harbhajan Singh 42
Sanath Jayasuriya c Nehra b Pathan 36
Mahela Jayawardene c & b Harbhajan Singh 1
Kumar Sangakkara hit wicket b Singh 33
Thilina Thushara b Sharma 15
Angelo Mathews c Raina b Yuvraj Singh 14
Thilina Kandamby b Harbhajan Singh 66
Chamara Kapugedera c Dhoni b Raina 35
Nuwan Kulasekara not out 9
Lasith Malinga c & b Harbhajan Singh 0
Ajantha Mendis st Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh 7
Extras (lb-3, w-11, nb-1) 15
Total (all out in 46.4 overs) 273
Fall of wickets 1-64 (Dilshan, 7.5 overs), 2-76 (Jayawardene, 9.4), 3-85 (Jayasuriya, 10.6), 4-108 (Thushara, 14.3), 5-131 (Mathews, 17.3), 6-182 (Sangakkara, 27.3), 7-252 (Kapugedera, 42.3), 8-264 (Kandamby, 44.3), 9-264 (Malinga, 44.4), 10-273 (Mendis, 46.4)
Bowling
Ashiah Nehra 7 0 43 0
Ishant Sharma 7 0 51 1 (1w)
RP Singh 5 0 34 1 (1nb)
Harbhajan Singh 9.4 0 56 5 (3w)
Yusuf Pathan 4 0 36 1 (3w)
Yuvraj Singh 6 0 24 1
Suresh Raina 8 0 26 1
Toss: India, elected to bat
Man of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Man of the series: Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Umpires: E.
Sachin hits a century at Compaq Cup Final, Sri LankaSeptember 14th, 2009 As live news comes up, just 2 minutes ago, Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has done it again against Sri Lanka. Compaq Cup, Final Sri Lanka v India at Colombo, and Sachin couldn't have a better place to sizzle through the golden patch and makes yet another ton.
India set a 320-run victory target for Sri LankaSeptember 14th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sachin Tendulkar slammed his 44th One-day International (ODI) century as India scored a 319 for five against Sri Lanka in the final of the Compaq Cup tri-series cricket at the Premadasa stadium here Monday. Sachin hit 138 runs off 133 balls.
Sri Lanka set India 308-run targetSeptember 12th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sanath Jayasuriya and Thilina Kandamby propelled Sri Lanka to 307 for six against India in the Compaq Cup tri-series one-day international cricket here Saturday. Jayasuriya scored 98 off 79 balls, smacking 13 fours while Thilina remained unbeaten on 91.
Sri Lanka beat India by 139 runsSeptember 12th, 2009 COLOMBO - Angelo Mathews took a career best six for 20 as Sri Lanka beat India by 139 runs in the Compaq series One-day international cricket at the Premadasa stadium here Saturday. Chasing a victory target of 308 runs, India were bowled out for 168 in 37.2 overs.
Sri Lanka elect to bat against India in Compaq CupSeptember 12th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against India in the Compaq Cup cricket tri-series at the R.Premadasa stadium here Saturday. Both teams have already made it to the final Monday as New Zealand have lost both their matches.
Jayasuriya, Kandamby carry Sri Lanka to an imposing totalSeptember 12th, 2009 COLOMBO - Explosive knocks by veteran opener Sanath Jayasuriya and Thilina Kandamby propelled Sri Lanka to 307 for the loss of six wickets against India in the Compaq Cup tri-series One day international at the R. Premadasa stadium here Saturday.
New Zealand opt to bat against IndiaSeptember 11th, 2009 COLOMBO - New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and opted to bat against India in the second One-day international of the Compaq Cup tri-series at the Premedasa Stadium here Friday. Teams:
India: Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Karthik, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Rudra Pratap Singh, Ashish Nehra, Ishant Sharma.
Scoreboard: India vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI Compaq CupSeptember 11th, 2009 COLOMBO - The following is the scoreboard of the Compaq Cup One-day International cricket match between India and New Zealand here Friday:
New Zealand:
Brendon McCullum lbw b Nehra 3
Jesse Ryder lbw b Nehra 0
Martin Guptill c Dravid b Yuvraj Singh 22
Ross Taylor c Dhoni b Singh 11
Grant Elliott c Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh 22
Jacob Oram c & b Sharma 24
Neil Broom c Raina b Yuvraj Singh 21
Daniel Vettori b Sharma 25
Kyle Mills b Singh 6
Ian Butler c Harbhajan Singh b Nehra 6
Shane Bond not out 10
Extras (lb-4, w-1) 5
Total (all out in 46.3 overs) 155
Fall of wickets 1-1 (Ryder, 0.3 overs), 2-4 (McCullum, 2.2), 3-19 (Taylor, 5.5), 4-51 (Guptill, 14.6), 5-66 (Elliott, 20.3), 6-101 (Oram, 28.1), 7-116 (Broom, 32.1), 8-134 (Mills, 37.6), 9-142 (Vettori, 42.3), 10-155 (Butler, 46.3)
Bowling
Ashish Nehra 8.3 0 24 3
RP Singh 8 2 22 2 (1w)
Ishant Sharma 10 2 26 2
Yuvraj Singh 10 0 31 3
Harbhajan Singh 8 0 39 0
Suresh Raina 1 0 4 0
Yusuf Pathan 1 0 5 0
India:
Dinesh Karthik lbw b Mills 4
Sachin Tendulkar c Guptill b Vettori 46
Rahul Dravid lbw b Oram 14
Yuvraj Singh c Guptill b Vettori 8
Mahendra Singh Dhoni not out 35
Suresh Raina not out 45
Extras (lb 3, w 1) 4
Total (for four wickets in 40.3 overs) 156
Fall of wickets1-7 (Karthik, 2.3 overs), 2-67 (Dravid, 18.1), 3-71 (Tendulkar, 19.2), 4-84 (Yuvraj Singh, 23.6)
Bowling
Kyle Mills 5.3 1 25 1
Shane Bond 10 3 30 0 (1w)
Ian Butler 4 0 25 0
Daniel Vettori 10 0 33 2
Jacob Oram 7 1 19 1
GD Elliott 2 0 9 0
Martin Guptill 2 0 12 0
Toss: New Zealand, who chose to bat
Man of the match: Ashish Nehra (India)
Umpires: K. Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and B.
Scoreboard: Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand, 1st ODI, Compaq CupSeptember 8th, 2009 COLOMBO - The following is the scoreboard of the first ODI of the Compaq Cup between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at the Premedasa Stadium here Tuesday.
Sri Lanka:
Tillekaratne Dilshan b Tuffey 4
Sanath Jayasuriya c Butler b Bond 7
Mahela Jayawardene c Taylor b Bond 0
Kumar Sangakkara c Oram b Butler 18
Thilan Samaraweera b Butler 104
Thilina Kandamby c Taylor b Vettori 15
Angelo Mathews b Bond 51
Nuwan Kulasekara not out 6
Thilan Thushara not out 6
Extras (lb 3, w 2) 5
Total (for seven wickets in 50 overs) 216
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Dilshan, 0.6 overs), 2-5 (Jayawardene, 1.4), 3-22 (Jayasuriya, 7.4), 4-38 (Sangakkara, 15.5), 5-69 (Kandamby, 25.3), 6-196 (Mathews, 47.5), 7-204 (Samaraweera, 48.5)
Bowling:
Daryl Tuffey 9 0 35 1
Shane Bond 10 2 43 3
Ian Butler 10 1 55 2
Jacob Oram 6 0 22 0
Daniel Vettori 8 0 31 1
Nathan McCullum 7 1 27 0
New Zealand:
Brendan McCullum b Malinga 14
Jesse Ryder lbw Thushara 0
Martin Guptill c Sangakkara b Kulasekara 3
Ross Taylor lbw b Kulasekara 2
Grant Elliott b Jayasuriya 41
Jacob Oram c Sangakkara b Malinga 4
Nathan McCullum b Malinga 0
Daniel Vettori lbw Jayasuriya 10
Ian Butler b Malinga 25
Daniel Tuffey run out (Sangakkara) 2
Shane Bond not out 1
Extras (b 6, lb 1, w 10) 17
Total (all out; 36.1 overs) 119 (3.29 runs per over)
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Ryder, 1.2 overs), 2-5 (Guptill, 4.1), 3-7 (Taylor, 4.5), 4-37 (Brendan, 18.2), 5-41 (Oram, 18.5), 6-41 (Nathan, 18.6), 7-76 (Vettori, 26.3), 8-101 (Elliott, 32.1), 9-116 (Tuffey, 35.3), 10-119 (Butler, 36.1)
Bowling:
Nuwan Kulasekara 6 1 18 2
Thilan Thushara 6 1 5 1
Ajantha Mendis 7 1 14 0
Lasith Malinga 6.1 0 28 4
Angelo Mathews 5 0 19 0
Sanath Jayasuriya 6 0 28 2
Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
Result: Sri Lanka won by 97 runs
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (Sri Lanka) and Billy Doctrove (West Indies)
TV umpire: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
Match referee: Chris Broad (England)
Sri Lanka set 217-run target for New ZealandSeptember 8th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lanka made 216 for seven against New Zealand in the first one-day international of the Compaq Cup cricket at the Premadasa Stadium here Tuesday. Thilan Samaraweera scored a patient 104 and youngster Angelo Matthews made a quick 51 after Sri Lanka slumped to 69 for five in the 26th over.
Cricket world's first digital trophy up for grabs during Lanka tri-seriesSeptember 8th, 2009 COLOMBO - The trophy to be given to the winner of the tri-Series between Sri Lanka, India and New Zealand in Colombo is no longer just an inanimate object that will gather dust in a cricket boardroom cabinet. Rather, it will be the world's first digital silverware.