Asia Cup Cricket 2010 News
Harbhajan hits Pakistan out of the ball park
June 19, 2010
India edged home by three wickets with one ball to spare against Pakistan in a key Asia Cup one-day match in Dambulla on Saturday, with the help of a Harbhajan sixer.For India, Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 83, while Saeed Ajmal took 3/56. Earlier, Pakistan made a good start to their innings, courtesy of openers Imran Farhat and Salman Butt, who put on 71 runs for the opening wicket.
With this loss, Pakistan is out of the Asia cup, while India will face Sri Lanka in the final on June 24th (next Thursday) following the final two round-robin games.
IND vs PAK, ODI, Dambulla: Pakistan 267 (49.3 overs; Butt 74, Kamran 51, Praveen 3-53) lost to India 271/7 (49.5 overs, Gambhir 83, Dhoni 56, Saeed Ajmal 3-56) by 3 wickets
Asia Cup 2010 India vs Pakistan Match Preview
June 19, 2010
India and Pakistan renew their rivalry on the cricket field as they meet each other in the Micromax Asia Cup 2010 on Saturday. India and Pakistan last played each other in September 2009 at the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa, a match India lost by 54 run.Pakistan lost their opening match to Sri Lanka, while India on the other hand, won their first match against Bangladesh with a bonus point.
India: Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt. & wk), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra
Pakistan: Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Umar Amin, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi (capt.), Kamran Akmal (wk), Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Aamer, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Asif
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World Twenty20 2010 Final: England vs Australia - England wins Twenty/20 World Cup
May 16, 2010
Man of the match Craig Kieswetter scored a wonderful half century (63) to steer his team to a comprehensive 7 wicket victory over Australia after England bowlers restricted them to just three sixes and ten fours in 20 overs. The current 50 overs World Cup and Champions Trophy holders Australia could only score 147 for six, with David Hussey's 59 the top score.Looking for their first ever Cricket World Cup win (in any format), South Africa-born batsmen Kevin Pietersen (47) and Craig Kieswetter were involved in a 111-run partnership for the second wicket. Pietersen was named man of the tournament for scoring 248 runs.
