Australia beat India by six wickets, win series

November 1st, 2009 By Ritika Bhuwalka Delhi- 31st October had India and Australia pitted against each other once again in their 3rd ODI, where Indian managed to defeat the Aussies one more time, to gain a lead of 2-1. The game between India and Australia saw the Aussies going on with batting first and making a total of 229 runs at a loss of 5 wickets.

October 31st, 2009 more images more imagesNEW DELHI - India defeated Australia by six wickets in the third One-day International and took a 2-1 lead in the seven-match series at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday. India achieved the target of 230 in 48.2 overs with six wickets in hand after Yuvraj Singh made a flamboyant 78 while skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni remained unbeaten on 71.

October 29th, 2009 Nagpur: It was a much awaiting day for cricket-crazy Indians to see India winning over World champion Australia in the 2nd ODI, at Vidharbha Cricket Association sports ground, Nagpur, on 29th October. The victory came under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni who made a brilliant century with 3 sixes & 9 boundaries.

October 27th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques will fly to India as cover for injured pacers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson. Lee (elbow) and Johnson (ankle) are both to be rested from Australia's second one-day international against India in Nagpur Wednesday.

October 25th, 2009 CHENNAI - Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has said that the seven-match one-day series between India and Australia would be "hard fought". The first game of the series is being played in Vadodra today.

October 25th, 2009 The first One Day International of Australia vs India seven match series scheduled at Vadodara has started well for the Australian team. As stated by the sources, Ricky Ponting, the Australian captain had decided to bat after winning the toss.

October 4th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australia and New Zealand will play in the finals of the Champion Trophy on Monday, with both the teams vying to make history. The all-Antipodean decider is likely to add spice to the final, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

September 30th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - The following is the scoreboard of the Group A match between West Indies and India in the Champions Trophy at the Wanderers here Wednesday. West Indies: Andre Fletcher c Dravid b Kumar 0 Keiran Powell c Dhoni b Nehra 5 Devon Smith c Dhoni b Nehra 21 Travis Dowlin b Dhoni 14 Floyd Reifer c Karthik b Kumar 1 David Bernard c Dravid b Mishra 22 Darren Sammy c Mishra b Nehra 23 Royston Crandon b Harbhajan 5 Nikita Miller not out 17 Kemar Roach c Gambhir b Harbhajan 4 Gavin Tonge c & b Kumar 5 Extras (lb 4, w 7, nb 1) 12 Total (all out in 36 overs) 129 Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Fletcher, 0.6 overs), 2-26 (Powell, 7.4), 3-27 (Smith, 7.6), 4-31 (Reifer, 10.2), 5-57 (Dowlin, 16.4), 6-89 (Bernard, 26.6), 7-99 (Sammy, 29.1), 8-102 (Crandon, 30.6), 9-122 (Roach, 34.3), 10-129 (Tonge, 35.6) Bowling: Praveen Kumar 9-3-22-3 Ashish Nehra 8-1-31-3 Abhishek Nayar 3-0-17-0 Mahendra Singh Dhoni 2-0-14-1 Harbhajan Singh 8-2-14-2 Amit Mishra 6-0-27-1 India: Dinesh Karthik c Dowlin b Tonge 34 Gautam Gambhir b Roach 6 Rahul Dravid run out (Bernard) 4 Virat Kohli not out 79 Abhishek Nayar not out 0 Extras (w 3, nb 4) 7 Total (for three wickets in 32.1 overs) 130 Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Gambhir, 2.5 overs), 2-12 (Dravid, 3.2), 3-104 (Karthik, 27.4) Bowling: Kemar Roach 6-1-27-1 Gavin Tonge 10-0-36-1 Darren Sammy 10-1-25-0 David Bernard 3-0-22-0 Nikita Miller 3.1-0-20-0 Toss: India chose to field Result: India won by seven wickets Man of the Match: Virat Kohli (India) Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and Simon Taufel (Australia) TV umpire: Daryl Harper (Australia) Match referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

September 30th, 2009 CENTURION - Team India ran out of luck, as Pakistan lost to Australia by two wickets in the crucial match on Wednesday at the Centurion despite a spectacular endeavour till last ball of the final over of the match. With Pakistan's loss, India moved out of the ongoing Champions' Trophy as to qualify for the semi-final India needed to beat West Indies with a huge margin on Wednesday in Johannesburg and the Pakistan should beat Australia on the same day in a separate match here.

September 30th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - India defeated West Indies by seven wickets in their inconsequential Group A match of the Champions Trophy at the Wanderers here Wednesday. India achieved the target of 130 runs in 32.1 overs after Dinesh Karthik made 34 and Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 79.

September 30th, 2009 CENTURION - Australia beat Pakistan by two wickets in a nail-biting Champions Trophy Group A encounter at the SuperSport Park here Wednesday. After restricting Pakistan for 205 for six, Australia lost quick wickets in the middle overs to win the match in the last ball.

September 17th, 2009 DUBAI - Australia has regained top spot in the ICC ODI Championship after going 6-0 up with one match to play in the ODI series in England. Ricky Ponting's side beat the home team by 111 runs at Trent Bridge on Thursday and in the process has moved ahead of South Africa by a fraction of a ratings point.

September 14th, 2009 DUBAI - India have moved back to second position in the Reliance Mobile ODI Championship table following their 46-run victory over Sri Lanka in the Compaq Cup tri-series final at Colombo Monday. Mahendra Singh Dhonis team had briefly enjoyed top spot in the team rankings after beating New Zealand earlier in the series but within 24 hours it had slipped to third position after losing to the home side.

July 16th, 2009 Australia escapes Davis Cup ban over India disputeLONDON — Australia won't be suspended from the Davis Cup for refusing to play in India because of security concerns. The International Tennis Federation board Thursday declined to impose tougher sanctions on Australia after India appealed a previous ruling by the governing body's Davis Cup committee.

June 6th, 2009 LONDON - West Indies beat Australia by seven wickets in a Group C match of the Twenty20 World Cup here Saturday. Chasing a 170-run target, West Indies romped home in just 15.5 overs.