India In Australia Cricket Series 2011-12

4 TESTS AND 2 T20IS

India will take Australia on, in a Border Gavaskar Trophy four Test match cricket series [1 2 3 4] and India vs Australia T20I Series in Australia from Dec 26 2011 - Feb 3 2012. India has not lost to Australia since the Sydney test in 2008, winning 5 and drawing 3 matches afterwards including two 2-0 series wins in India.
The India vs Australia series will be followed by a Tri-nation Commonwealth Bank Series, which includes Sri Lanka.
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Fourth Test, India vs Australia at Adelaide

Adelaide Test, Jan 24-28, 2012

4th Test, Day 4 : India 166/6, trailing by 334

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4th test, day 4: India 272 (Kohli 116, Siddle 5-49) and 166/6 (Sehwag 62) trail Australia 604/7 decl (Ponting 221, Clarke 210) and 167/5 decl (Ponting 60*) by 334 runs

4th Test, Day 3: Australia 50/3 lead India by 382 runs

‎ ‎India began on 61-2 in reply to Australia's 604-7 but struggled against paceman Peter Siddle, who took 5-49. Virat Kohli scored his maiden Test century, but the young India batsman complained bitterly about the comments he received after almost running himself out on 99. Kohli, playing in his eighth Test match, was last out for 116 as the tourists crumbled for 272.

Australia decided against enforcing the follow-on and reached stumps on 50-3 in their second innings, an overall lead of 382 runs.

4th test, day 3: Australia 604/7 decl (Ponting 221, Clarke 210) and 50/3 lead India 272 (Kohli 116, Siddle 5-49) by 382 runs

4th Test, Day 2: India 61/2 trail Australia 604/7 decl

‎ ‎Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (221 from 404) and current skipper Michael Clarke (210 from 275) hit masterful double centuries to drive Australia to 604/7 declared before their bowlers reduced India to 61/2 at the end of second day of the fourth test in Adelaide on Wednesday.

4th test, day 2: India 61/2 (Gambhir 30*, Sachin 12*) trail Australia 604/7 decl (Ponting 221, Clarke 210) by 543 runs

4th Test, Day 1: Australia, aiming for 4-0 whitewash, plunder India (335/3)

‎ ‎Australia’s Ricky Ponting (137 off 254 balls) became only the third player in history to pass 13,000 Test runs on Tuesday as he and captain Michael Clarke (140 off 188 balls) shared in a ground record fourth wicket partnership, plundering 251 runs in 64.1 overs. It was Ponting's 41st Test century - his second in three innings - while Clarke hit his 19th Test ton, which follows an unbeaten triple hundred in the second Test in Sydney.

Reported earlier: Australian skipper and selector Michael Clarke has left out paceman Mitchell Starc for the fourth cricket Test against India starting on Tuesday in Adelaide. Offspinner Nathan Lyon comes back into the team with the pace trio of Siddle, Hilfenhaus and Ryan Harris. Both teams are expecting the flat batting track in Adelaide to last five days. India is playing spinner Ravi Ashwin instead of medium-pacer Vinay Kumar, while Wriddhiman Saha replaces banned wicketkeeper/batsman and skipper MS Dhoni.

India XI: Virender Sehwag (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav.

Australia XI: David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke (capt), Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wk), Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nathan Lyon

4th test, day 1: Australia 335/3 in 90 ov (Ponting 137*, Clarke 140*) vs India

India Team Selection

ODI and T20I squad

Irfan Pathan stages a comeback, Tendulkar retained

Sachin Tendulkar will get another chance to complete his 100th 100, as he was recalled to the team, while paceman Praveen Kumar and spinner Rahul Sharma were also included in India's 17-member squad for the next month's tri-series in Australia.

India ODI and T20I squad: M S Dhoni (C), Virender Sehwag (VC), Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Unesh Yadav, Praveen Kumar, R Vinay Kumar, Manoj Tiwary, Rahul Sharma, Parthiv Patel, Irfan Pathan and Zaheer Khan.

Third Test, India vs Australia at Perth

Perth Test, Jan 13-17, 2012

3rd Test, Day 3: Australia demolish India within 2½ days [IND-AUS:0-3 (3/4)]

‎Australia thrashed India by an innings and 37 runs well inside three days in the third Test in Perth, making the visitors suffer their second successive overseas series defeat. India were bowled out for just 171 runs with two days and nearly two sessions to spare. They lost their final four wickets off only seven balls without any addition to the total to surrender the series and Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

VVS Laxman is going to be the first veteran head to roll in a batting revamp after scores of 2,1, 2, 66, 31 and 0 in the current series. India has not had a single century-maker in the past three Tests. Meanwhile, ICC has handed a one-match ban to India skipper MS Dhoni for slow over rate, meaning he won't play when the two sides meet in Adelaide for the fourth and final Test which starts on January 24.

India XI: Gambhir, Sehwag, Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, Kohli, Dhoni (C/W), Z Khan, V Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Yadav

Australia XI: Warner, Cowan, S Marsh, Ponting, Clarke (C), M Hussey, Haddin (W), Siddle, Harris, Starc, Hilfenhaus

‎3rd test, day 3: Australia 369 (Warner 180, Cowan 74) beat India 161 (Kohli 44, Hilfenhaus 4-43) and 171 (Kohli 75, Hilfenhaus 4-54) by an innings and 37 runs

Second Test, India vs Australia at SCG

Sydney Test, Jan 3-7, 2012

2nd Test, Day 4: Australia win by an innings and 68 runs [IND-AUS:0-2 (2/4)]

‎Captain Michael Clarke, who scored an unbeaten 329 in the first innings, removed Sachin Tendulkar for 80 to spark a dramatic middle-order collapse after lunch on the fourth day of the second cricket test. Ben Hilfenhaus finished with 5-106 as India were bowled out for 400 after tea at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Ashwin delayed the inevitable, scoring 62, but Australia won by an innings and 68 runs and are 2-0 up.

2nd Test, Day 4: India 191 (Dhoni 57*, Tendulkar 41, Sehwag 30, Pattinson 4-43) and 400 (Gambhir 83, Sachin 80, Laxman 66, Ashwin 62) lost to Australia 659/4 decl in 163 overs (Clarke 329*, Hussey 150*, Ponting 134) by an innings and 68 runs

First Test, India vs Australia at MCG

Melbourne Test, Dec 26-30, 2011

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1st Test, Day 4: Australia knock out India [IND-AUS:0-1 (1/4)]

James Pattinson (4/53) and Peter Siddle (3/42) tore through India's much-vaunted batting line-up to help Australia register a crushing 122-run win on day four of the first Test at the MCG. India had never chased down a target at the MCG and they had no chance after losing Dravid (10), Laxman (1) and Kohli (0) in a span of 11 runs. Half the side was cleaned up inside 70 runs by Australia's fast men. Pattinson was named man of the match.

Tendulkar top-scored with 32 (46 balls) and left the field to a standing ovation given this is certainly his last Test at the MCG. Earlier resuming on 179/8, with Mike Hussey on 79 and Pattinson three, Australia lost Hussey for 89 after the pair added 18 runs. Pattinson (37 not out from 81 balls) along with the tail, was instrumental in adding 61 vital runs before Australia was bowled out for 240.

1st Test, Day 4: Australia 333 (Cowan 68, Ponting 62, Zaheer 4-77) and 240 (Ponting 60, Hussey 89, Umesh Yadav 4-70) beat India 282 (Tendulkar 73, Dravid 68, Sehwag 67) and 169 (Sachin 32, Ashwin 30) by 122 runs

India in Australia, 2011-2012

India vs Australia 4 Test match cricket series (Border Gavaskar Trophy) and 2 T20Is

India Test squad for the Australia tour

The Indian fast bowling contingent for the four-Test series that begins in Melbourne on December 26 comprises of veteran Zaheer Khan (provided he is fit), two fast bowlers Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav, and two controlled seamers Vinay and Mithun.

Indians are scheduled to play two two-day warm-up matches against Chairman's XI before the Test series against Australia’s national side commences. CA has put up two completely different teams for the warm-up games - the first one kicks-off on Thursday, December 15 followed by the second one on Monday, December 19, 2011.

India Squad: MS Dhoni (captain/keeper), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag (vice-captain), Rahul Dravid, Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, VVS Laxman, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Abhimanyu Mithun, Vinay Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, Ajinkya Rahane

Cricket Austraia Squad for First game: Ed Cowan (captain), Joe Burns, Tom Cooper, Alex Doolan, Peter George, Jake Haberfield, Josh Lalor, Tim Ludeman, Glenn Maxwell, Joe Mennie, Wes Robinson, Dean Solway.

Cricket Austraia Squad for First game: David Warner (captain), Doug Bollinger, Cameron Boyce, Tom Cooper, Trent Copeland, Alex Doolan, Peter George, Phil Hughes, Usman Khawaja, Josh Lalor, Tim Ludeman, Shaun Marsh.

Vinay Kumar replaces injured Aaron for Australia Tests

Pacer Varun Aaron has become the second first-choice pacer after Praveen Kumar to be replaced from the Indian squad for Australia due to injury. He will be replaced by 27-year-old Vinay Kumar, who has not played any Test cricket so far. He has five wickets from 5 Twenty20 matches.

Abhimanyu Mithun will replace injured Praveen for Oz tour, Umesh Yadav leaving early

Abhimanyu Mithun will replace injured swing bowler Praveen Kumar on the Australian tour, while Umesh Yadav will leave early so he can acclimatise in Australia for the upcoming Test series. Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Yadav and reserve wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha, who are not part of the current ODI team against West Indies, will leave for Australia early on Thursday to acclimatise to the conditions. The seven players will be accompanied by Evan Speechly (physiotherapist), Ramji Srinivasan (trainer), Amit Shah (massage therapist) and Raghavendra DVGI (attendant).

Test specialists to leave early for Australia, Shivlal Yadav named team manager

The Test specialists of the Indian squad - Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Ishant Sharma and Pragyan Ojha - will leave early for Australia, even as the ODI team completes its home series vs West Indies.

Meanwhile, Shivlal Yadav, the former Test offspinner and BCCI Vice President, has been named India's team manager for four-Test series in Australia, which begins from December 26.

Harbhajan left out of Australia tour

India have left out Harbhajan Singh from the Test squad for the Indian tour of Australia, picking Pragyan Ojha and Ashwin as the spinners in the 17-man team. Medium-pacer Praveen Kumar returns to the squad after being left out of the ongoing series against West Indies. Wriddhiman Saha was named as reserve wicketkeeper, while Zaheer Khan, who is recovering from hamstring and ankle injuries, will join the team subject to match fitness.

India Squad: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Rohit Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Praveen Kumar, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha, Zaheer Khan

Date and Time	Match	Venue
Mon Dec 26 - Fri Dec 30 23:30 GMT (prev day) | 10:30 local | 18:30 EST -1d	1st Test - Australia vs India	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Tue Jan 3 - Sat Jan 7 23:30 GMT (prev day) | 10:30 local | 18:30 EST -1d	2nd Test - Australia vs India	Sydney Cricket Ground
Fri Jan 13 - Tue Jan 17 02:30 GMT | 10:30 local | 21:30 EST -1d	3rd Test - Australia vs India	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Tue Jan 24 - Sat Jan 28 00:00 GMT | 10:30 local | 19:00 EST -1d	4th Test - Australia vs India	Adelaide Oval
Wed Feb 1 D/N 08:35 GMT | 19:35 local | 03:35 EST	1st T20I - Australia vs India	Stadium Australia, Sydney
Fri Feb 3 D/N 08:35 GMT | 19:35 local | 03:35 EST	2nd T20I - Australia vs India	Melbourne Cricket Ground

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka

India vs Sri Lanka - ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2011 Final

ICC World Cup 2011 Final IND vs SRL Saturday, 2 April 2011 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

ICC World Cup Final, India vs Sri Lanka - India power to World Cup triumph

India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in a pulsating final to deliver World Cup glory to their cricket-mad population for the first time since 1983. Sri Lanka smashed 91 from their last 10 overs to post 274-6 in Mumbai, with Mahela Jayawardene making a superb 103. India lost Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar early on but Gautam Gambhir and Mahendra Dhoni rebuilt the innings. Gambhir was out for 97, but captain Dhoni's brilliant unbeaten 91 led India to a famous win with 10 balls to spare.

India 277 for 4 (Gambhir 97, Dhoni 91*) beat Sri Lanka 274 for 6 (Jayawardene 103*, Sangakkara 48) by six wickets

ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2011 Quarter Finals

ICC World Cup 2nd Quarter Final, India v Australia (Match E) - India into the semis, to meet Pakistan in Mohali

Yuvraj Singh played a match-winning innings after Ricky Ponting's 104 - his first century for 13 months - helped Australia set a target of 261 for India in Ahmedabad. Sachin Tendulkar's 53 set the hosts off in fine style, and Gautam Gambhir added 50 before Yuvraj (57 not out) saw India to a five-wicket win with 14 balls to spare.

The result ended an extraordinary run of success for the Aussies in the World Cup. Beaten finalists in 1996 when Ponting was a junior player, they won the next three tournaments, an imposing run that included a run of 34 matches without defeat.

India team: SR Tendulkar, V Sehwag, G Gambhir, V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, SK Raina, R Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, MM Patel

India 261 for 5 (Yuvraj 57*, Tendulkar 53, Gambhir 50) beat Australia 260 (Ponting 104, Haddin 53, Ashwin 2-52, Yuvraj 2-44) by 5 wickets

ICC World Cup Cricket Quarter Finals

Date	Start Time	Match	Venue
Wed Mar 23	08:30 GMT | 14:30 local | 04:30 EDT	1st Quarter Final Pakistan v West Indies (Match C)	Mirpur
Thu Mar 24	09:00 GMT | 14:30 local | 05:00 EDT	2nd Quarter Final India v Australia (Match E)	Ahmedabad
Fri Mar 25	08:30 GMT | 14:30 local | 04:30 EDT	3rd Quarter Final New Zealand v South Africa (Match F)	Mirpur
Sat Mar 26	09:00 GMT | 14:30 local | 05:00 EDT	4th Quarter Final Sri Lanka v England (Match D)	Colombo

ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2011 Group Round

ICC World Cup Cricket Group A

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts
Pakistan	6	5	1	0	0	10
Sri Lanka	6	4	1	0	1	9
Australia	6	4	1	0	1	9
New Zealand	6	4	2	0	0	8
Zimbabwe	6	2	4	0	0	4
Canada	6	1	5	0	0	2
Kenya	6	0	6	0	0	0

ICC World Cup Cricket Group B

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts
South Africa	6	5	1	0	0	10
India	6	4	1	1	0	9
England	6	3	2	1	0	7
West Indies	6	3	3	0	0	6
Bangladesh	6	3	3	0	0	6
Ireland	6	2	4	0	0	4
Netherlands	6	0	6	0	0	0

ICC World Cup 40th Match, Australia v Pakistan, Group A - Australia run ended by Pakistan

Pakistan ended Australia's 34-match unbeaten run at World Cups with a tense four-wicket victory in Colombo to secure top spot in Group A. Ricky Ponting's side looked out of sorts after choosing to bat, crumbling to 176 all out with Umar Gul (3-30) and Abdul Razzaq (2-8) impressing.

Pakistan 178 for 6 (Shafiq 46, Umar 44*, Lee 4-28) beat Australia 176 (Haddin 42, Gul 3-30)

ICC World Cup 35th Match, Australia v Canada, Group A - Australia openers crush Canada

Australia extended their unbeaten run in World Cups to 34 matches, and vaulted from fourth to first in Group A after beating Canada by seven wickets with 91 balls to spare.

Australia 212 for 3 (Watson 94, Haddin 88) beat Canada 211 (Patel 54, Lee 4-46) by seven wickets

ICC World Cup 31st Match, Australia v Kenya, Group A - Kenya steal the show in Australia win

Australia defeated Kenya by 60 runs in a World Cup Group A match after amassing 324 for six, batting first. They were made to work surprisingly hard by Kenya who reached 264 for six in 50 overs. The Australian bowlers managed to take only three wickets, with the other three batsmen falling to runouts.

Australia 324 for 6 (Clarke 93, Hussey 54) beat Kenya 264 for 6 (C Obuya 98*, Mishra 72) by 60 runs

ICC World Cup 20th Match, Sri Lanka v Australia, Group A - Rain ruins match

Kumar Sangakkara led from the front with a responsible, and skillful, knock to push his team towards a competitive total when rain intervened to kill the contest between tournament heavyweights Sri Lanka and Australia. With his knock of 73, he also become the second wicketkeeper after Adam Gilchrist to complete the double of 8000 runs and 300 dismissals in ODIs.

With this no-result game, Australia's tally of winning 31 World Cup games in succession has ended.

Sri Lanka 146 for 3 (Sangakkara 73*, Samaraweera 34*) v Australia Match Abandoned after 32.5 overs

ICC World Cup 8th Match, Australia v New Zealand, Group A - Australia seal easy win

Mitchell Johnson and Shaun Tait paved the way for defending champion Australia's easy seven wicket win over New Zealand in a World Cup Group A match at the Vidarbha Cricket Stadium. Chasing 207, openers Shane Watson (62) and Brad Haddin (55) smashed the Black Caps all around as the four-time winners cruised to the target in 34 overs.

The match was given the status of the bilateral contest and dedicated it to the earthquake victims of Christchurch.

Australia 207 for 3 (Watson 62, Haddin 55) beat New Zealand 206 (Nathan 52, Vettori 44, Johnson 4-33, Tait 3-35) by 7 wickets

ICC World Cup 4th Match, Australia v Zimbabwe, Group A - Australia begin World Cup defence with convincing win over Zimbabwe

Australia got their quest for a fourth-straight World Cup crown off to a solid start with a comfortable 91-run win over Zimbabwe in their opening game of the tournament. Ricky Ponting's men cruised to a 91-run triumph in Ahmadabad that looked more like a practice match than a game at the highest level of one-day cricket. They posted a total of 262, with Watson and Clarke scoring freely. Shane Watson top-scored with eight fours and a six in his 72 from 92 deliveries, while Michael Clarke added an unbeaten 58.

Left-armer Mitchell Johnson took 4-19 as the Aussies extended their winning run in the competition to 24 games.

Australia 262 for 6 (Watson 79, Clarke 58*, Mpofu 2-58) beat Zimbabwe 171 (Cremer 37, Johnson 4-19, Tait 2-34) by 91 runs

ICC World Cup Warm-up Matches, India v Australia at Bangalore

Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting top-scored with 57 on his return from injury but Australia finished 38 runs short of their target of 215, despite reaching 118-1 at one stage. India's number one spinner Harbhajan Singh (3-15) and Piyush Chawla with figures of 4-31 from nine overs were instrumental in India's win.

In order to ensure players are given maximum opportunity, teams are permitted to use any 11 batsmen from their 15-man squad, and any bowlers.

India's next warm-up game versus New Zealand at Chennai on Feb 16, 2011.

India 214 in 44.3 ov (Sehwag 54, Lee 3-35) beat Australia 176 all out in 37.5 ov (Ponting 57, Chawla 4-31) by 38 runs.

Australia in India, 2010 ODI Series

India v Australia, 3rd ODI, Margao, Oct 24

Margao ODI: India clinch the ODI Series 1-0 after 3rd match at Goa was abandoned due to rain

The 3rd ODI between India and Australia at Goa had the same fate as the 1st ODI in Kochi. It was abandoned due to bad weather without even one ball being bowled. India had a clean sweep against the visitors, winning the Test series 2-0 and the ODI seies 1-0.

IND v AUS, 3rd ODI, Margao: Match abandoned due to rain

India v Australia, 2nd ODI, Visakhapatnam, Oct 20

Visakhapatnam ODI: Virat Kohli's blistering 118 runs win the day for India

Virat Kohli scored a fluent century and Suresh Raina blasted a quickfire 71 to lead India to a convincing five-wicket victory against Australia in the second ODI at the Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy stadium, in Visakhapatnam.
India cruised to 292 for five in 48.5 overs in reply to Australia’s 289 for three to win with seven deliveries to spare and maintain their unbeaten record at this venue. They lead the three-match series 1-0 after the first match in Kochi was washed out. Kohli, who was batting with a runner after suffering from cramps, excelled in tough conditions as he made 118 from 121 balls before he was caught at long-on off debutant John Hastings. Raina provided the late surge as he smashed his way to 71 from 47 balls, having slammed nine fours and a six.

IND v AUS, 2nd ODI, Visakhapatnam: India 292 for 5 (Kohli 118, Raina 71*, Yuvraj 58) beat Australia 289 for 3 (Clarke 111*, White 89*, Hussey 69) by five wickets

India v Australia, 1st ODI, Kochi, Oct 17

Kochi ODI: Match abandoned due to rain

The first ODI between India and Australia was abandoned today due to heavy rains in Kochi. Even though there was sunshine and blue skies at the scheduled start time of the match, the ground was wet due to downpours during the night. The match was initially expected to have a delayed start at 11 am, but a fresh rainfall around 10:20 am sealed its fate as abandoned.The 2nd ODI will be played in Visakhapatnam on Oct 20th.

IND v AUS, 1st ODI, Kochi: Match abandoned due to rain

India v Australia, 1st ODI, Kochi, Oct 17

Kochi ODI: Rain might play spoilsport at Kochi one-dayer

Heavy rain in Kochi since Thursday night has raised concerns about the fate of the first One-Day International between India and Australia to be played in Kochi on October 17. However, security measures are in full swing, with a 2500 member police force, along with 100 commandoes, having been deployed for ensuring safety.

There are many changes to the Indian squad that will see most of the senior players being rested for the three-match series. There is no Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir or Sachin Tendulkar, and in their place, Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay will open the innings. The bowling will be shorn of Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma, which gives an opportunity to the likes of R Ashwin and Vinay Kumar. Australia have followed suit with Ponting left out of their squad along with all-rounder Shane Watson and fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, while Michael Clarke will take over as captain.

Indian ODI squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Saurabh Tiwary, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Vinay Kumar, Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma.

Australia in India, 2010 Test Series

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Bangalore, Oct 9-13

Bangalore Test, day five: India Beat Australia in Second Cricket Test, Win Series; IND-AUS:2-0(2)‎

First innings double century-maker Sachin Tendulkar scored the winning runs in India's seven-wicket victory Wednesday over Australia to take the two-test series 2-0. It was India's first victory at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium in 15 years.

Australia was bowled out for 223 earlier Wednesday, setting India a target of 207 to win. Tendulkar, who scored 214 in the first innings, took his series aggregate to 403 runs, at an amazing average of 134.5. Rahul Dravid, who shared in a 61-run unbroken fourth-wicket partnership with Tendulkar, remained unbeaten on 21. Playing his first test and promoted to bat at No. 3, Cheteswara Pujara set the pace of the innings with a 72 with seven boundaries.

With this win, India have consolidated their position at the top of the ICC Test Championship table, while Australia have dropped behind England to fifth position after racking up two losses - in Mohali last week and Bangalore on Wednesday - to Mahendra Dhoni's men.

IND v AUS, Bangalore Test, Day 5: India 495 and 207 for 3 (Pujara 72, Tendulkar 53*) beat Australia 478 and 223 (Ponting 72, Zaheer 3-41, Ojha 3-57) by 7 wickets

Bangalore Test, day four: India spinners rock Australia in second innings‎

India removed seven Australian wickets to give themselves a great chance of a sensational win against Australia when play resumes on day five. Ponting got to his second fifty of the match and third of the series as he continued to wage a lonely battle against the Indian spinners. Harbhajan picked up two wickets so far while Pragyan Ojha snapped up three to give India hopes of a 2-0 sweep of the Test series.

In the morning session, Sachin Tendulkar completed his sixth Test double hundred, but a lower-middle order collapse left India with a 17-run lead on the fourth day of the second Test.
The highest target chased in Bangalore has been 194 by Australia against India in 1998. India chased 151 against New Zealand in 1995 successfully.

IND v AUS, Bangalore Test, Day 4: Australia 478 and 202 for 7 (Ponting 72, Ojha 3-57) lead India 495 (Tendulkar 214, Vijay 139, Johnson 3-105) by 185 runs

Bangalore Test, day three: Sachin Tendulkar closes on double century

Sachin Tendulkar was again the star turn smashing his 49th Test century as India dominated day three of the second Test against Australia. The tourists rallied late in the day but India still closed on a commanding 435 for five as Tendulkar edged towards his second double century against Australia. Australia managed just three wickets as the hosts took their overnight score of 2 for 128 to 5 for 435 by stumps.

Tendulkar finished the day unbeaten on a monumental 191 and opener Vijay scored 139 during a record stand of 308 runs for the third wicket - a remarkable recovery from 2 for 38 in Sunday's last session. The Mumbai-born batsman, who started the day on 44 and was stuck in the 80s for almost 45 minutes, reached his century by smashing off-spinner Nathan Hauritz for two sixes over long-on. Vijay (139), who registered his maiden ton, hit 14 fours and two sixes.

IND v AUS, Bangalore Test, Day 3: India 435 for 5 (Tendulkar 191*, Vijay 139) trail Australia 478 by 43 runs

Bangalore Test, day two: Tendulkar's milestone‎ - 14,000 Test runs

Sachin Tendulkar became the first Test batsman to reach 14,000 runs as India battled for a foothold on day two of the second Test against Australia in Bangalore. He reached the landmark in his 171st Test and finished unbeaten on 44 as India recovered from 38-2 to reach 128 without further loss at stumps in reply to the tourists’ tally of 478, in which Marcus North starred with 128. North's innings included 17 boundaries and a six in his five-and-a-half hour stay at the crease while his 149-run stand with Tim Paine ensured that Australia had a healthy total to fall back on.

IND v AUS, Bangalore Test, Day 2: India 128/2 (Tendulkar 44*, Vijay 42*) trail Australia 478 (North 128, Paine 59, Harbhajan 4-148, Ojha 3-120) by 350 runs

Bangalore Test, day one: Australia 285-5

Australia were in command at 95-0 at lunch, after Ponting chose to bat in overcast conditions, with Watson taking three boundaries in the 11th over off Zaheer Khan and reaching his 11th Test fifty before the interval. India came back strongly with 3 wickets after lunch, but Ponting's 54th half-century helped the tourists survive a middle-order collapse to reach 285-5 by stumps in front of 20,000 boisterous home fans at the Chinnaswamy stadium.

IND v AUS, Bangalore Test, Day 1: Australia 285 for 5 (Ponting 77, Watson 57) v India

India v Australia, 1st Test, Mohali, Oct 1-5

Mohali Test, day five: Laxman guides India to remarkable Test victory; IND-AUS:1-0(2)

VVS Laxman struck a superb unbeaten 73 as India fought back from the brink of defeat to beat Australia by one wicket in a thrilling first Test in Mohali. Laxman, batting with a runner due to a back injury, was ably assisted by tail-ender Ishant Sharma as India rallied from 124-8 to within sight of victory. Sharma made 31 before being trapped leg before wicket by Ben Hilfenhaus. With 11 still needed, Laxman was joined by last-man Pragyan Ojha and they got India home in a nailbiting finish.

This was India's first one-wicket victory in Tests. The 81-run partnership for the ninth wicket between VVS Laxman and Ishant Sharma was the second-highest against Australia, behind the 89-run stand between Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan in 2004.

India lead two-match series 1-0 ahead of second Test in Bangalore

IND v AUS, Mohali Test, Day 5: India 405 (Tendulkar 98, Raina 86, Johnson 5-64) and 216 for 9 (Laxman 73*, Hilfenhaus 4-57, Bollinger 3-32) beat Australia 428 (Watson 126, Paine 92, Zaheer 5-94) and 192 (Watson 56, Ishant 3-34, Zaheer 3-43) by 1 wicket

Mohali Test, day four: Australia sniff victory

Australia ended Day 4 in the first Test at Mohali on a high, reducing India to 55 for four, after 17 overs, in their second innings at stumps on Monday.
The hosts need 161 runs more for what now seems an improbable victory.

Earlier, in the day's final session, the Indian bowlers put in an inspired display to dismiss Australia cheaply in their second innings. Zaheer and Ishant were the pick of Indian bowlers with three wickets apiece, while both the spinners, Harbhajan and Ojha, picked two each. The visitors made 192 (in 60.5 overs) for an overall lead of 215.

IND v AUS, Mohali Test, Day 4: India 405 and 55 for 4 (Tendulkar 10*, Zaheer 5*, Hilfenhaus 3-22) need another 161 runs to beat Australia 428 and 192 (Watson 56, Ishant 3-34, Zaheer 3-43)

Mohali Test, day two: A world record for Sehwag as India fight back‎

India rode on Virender Sehwag's record-equalling half-century to reach 110-2 in their first innings in reply to Australia's 428 in the opening Test on Saturday.

The Indian opener scored a blazing 59 off 54 balls with 10 fours in the final session after Australian wicketkeeper Tim Paine (92) had missed out on a maiden Test hundred. Sehwag equalled the record of scoring a 50 or more in 11 consecutive Tests. West Indies' Viv Richards and Indian Gautam Gambhir are the other batsmen to have achieved the feat.

IND v AUS, Mohali Test, Day 2: India 110 for 2 (Sehwag 59) trail Australia 428 (Watson 126, Paine 92, Ponting 71, Zaheer 5-94) by 318 runs

Mohali Test, day one: Watson hits ton before Zaheer strikes‎

Shane Watson made the most of two dropped catches to score a century as Australia posted 224-5 in their first innings at stumps on the opening day of the first Test against India on Friday. He was involved in a 141-run stand for the second wicket with skipper Ricky Ponting (71).
Australia had elected to bat after winning the toss. Australia captain Ricky Ponting got into a verbal spat with India's fast bowler Zaheer Khan after he was run out for 71 by a direct throw by Suresh Raina. As the two got into a heated exchange of words, umpire Billy Bowden rushed in to calmed them down. The incident is likely to be reported by the umpires to the match referee Chris Broad.

IND v AUS, Mohali Test, Day 1: Australia 224 for 5 (Watson 101*, Ponting 71, Zaheer 3-45) v India

Australia tour of India, Oct 2010

Australia In India - 2 test matches, 3 ODIs, Oct 1-24, 2010

Schedule	Match	Venue
Fri Oct 1 - Tue Oct 5 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 00:00 EDT | 23:00 CDT -1d | 21:00 PDT -1d	1st Test - India v Australia	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sat Oct 9 - Wed Oct 13 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 00:00 EDT | 23:00 CDT -1d | 21:00 PDT -1d	2nd Test - India v Australia	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sun Oct 17 03:30 GMT | 09:00 local 23:30 EDT -1d | 22:30 CDT -1d | 20:30 PDT -1d	1st ODI - India v Australia	Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Wed Oct 20 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 05:00 EDT | 04:00 CDT | 02:00 PDT	2nd ODI - India v Australia	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Sun Oct 24 03:30 GMT | 09:00 local 23:30 EDT -1d | 22:30 CDT -1d | 20:30 PDT -1d	3rd ODI - India v Australia	Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Margao

2010 ICC World Twenty20, The West Indies

ICC World Twenty20 West Indies 2010

World Twenty20 2010 Final: England vs Australia - England wins Twenty/20 World Cup

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.

World Twenty20 2010 Final: England 148/3 (Craig Kieswetter 63, Kevin Pietersen 47) beat Australia 147/6 (David Hussey 59) by seven wickets.

Second Semi-Final: Freakish Hussey shocks Pakistan in final over

World Twenty20 Second Semi-Final: Australia 197/7 (19.5 ov) beat Pakistan 191/6 (20 ov), Michael Hussey 60(24 3x4 6x6)

Super Eight match 24: Windies no match for Australia

World Twenty20 Match #24: Australia 109/4 (Haddin 42) beat West Indies 105 (Smith 3-20) by 6 wickets

Super Eight match 20: Australia cruise to 81-run triumph over SL

World Twenty20 Match #20: Australia 168 for 5 (White 85*, Randiv 3-20) beat Sri Lanka 87 (Johnson 3-15, Nannes 2-19)

Super Eight match 15: Australia outclass India

Australia humiliated India by 49 runs in a crucial Super Eights match of the Twenty20 World Cup match. Chasing 185-run target, India lost wickets at regular intervals in the Group F Super Eight stage match in Barbados, to finish the innings in 17.4 overs scoring only 135. Rohit Sharma scored 79 off 46 balls, hitting 4 fours and 6 sixes.

Earlier, put into bat, Australia went on a six-hitting spree, with both the openers Shane Watson (54 off 32 balls) and David Warner (72 off 42 balls) scoring runs at will. At one time, they hit 6 sixes in a row off Jadeja, from 2 overs - Warner & Watson sharing 3 each.

World Twenty20 Match 15: Australia 184/5 (Warner 72, Watson 54) beat India 135 (Rohit 79*, Tait 3-21, Nannes 3-25) by 49 runs

Super Eight matches 15 & 16: India vs Australia, West Indies v Sri Lanka at Bridgetown

2007 World Champion India will meet a team many expect to take home this year's trophy - Australia, on a seam-friendly track in Barbados on Friday.
Both teams came through the pool stage undefeated, along with West Indies who will meet Sri Lanka in the second match of the day.

Group Stage match 6: Australia seal easy win over Pakistan

Shane Watson hit a magnificient 81 from 49 as Australia scattered the Pakistan bowlers for 191 in their 20 overs before the seamers sealed a 34 run victory. Hussey (53 from 29) gave ample support, and Australia seemed to be on their way to the first 200+ innings of the 2010 championship as they were 191/5 by the end of the 19th over. But then, an unbelievable final over from Aamer - a five-wicket maiden, with two runouts - ended the Australian innings 9 runs short.

Australia's bowlers had a field day, with opening bowlers Shaun Tait (3-20) and Dirk Nannes (3-41) making sure wickets fell regularly. For Pakistan, Misbah-ul-Haq hit a lively 41 and Shahid Afridi scored 33 off 24 balls.

World Twenty20 Match 6: Australia 191 (Watson 81, Hussey 53, Aamer 3-23) beat Pakistan 157 (Misbah 41, Tait 3-20, Nannes 3-41) by 34 runs

Australia in India - ODI Series, Oct-Nov 2009

India vs Australia in India, Seven One Day Internationals

Schedule	Match	Venue
Sunday Oct 25 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | 23:30 EDT	India vs Australia - First ODI	Reliance Stadium, Vadodara
Wednesday Oct 28 D/N 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 05:00 EDT	India vs Australia - Second ODI	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Saturday Oct 31 D/N 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 05:00 EDT	India vs Australia - Third ODI	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Monday Nov 2 D/N 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 04:00 EST	India vs Australia - Fourth ODI	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Thursday Nov 5 D/N 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 04:00 EST	India vs Australia - Fifth ODI	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Sunday Nov 8 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | 22:30 EST	India vs Australia - Sixth ODI	Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
Wednesday Nov 11 D/N 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 04:00 EST	India vs Australia - Seventh ODI	Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Australia tour of India Oct-Nov 2009 news

India vs Australia, 7th ODI: Final ODI washed out (AUS-IND: 4-2|7)

Heavy rain washed out the seventh and final one-day international between India and Australia at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday, giving the tourists a 4-2 series win.
The game officials after inspecting the ground at 5 pm decided to cancel the match as persistent rain had rendered the pitch unplayable.

The Australian team will head back home on Thursday to prepare for the upcoming Test series against the West Indies. The Indian squad will get ready for the Test series against Sri Lanka to commence in Ahmedabad from Monday. Australian Shane Watson was declared Man of the Series. He scored 256 runs in 6 innings at an average of 42.66 and a strike rate of 91.10. His highest was 93 at Hyderabad.

India vs Australia, 6th ODI: Australia Clinch One-Day Series after beating India by 6 wickets (AUS-IND: 4-2|7)

After winning the toss and electing to bat, India received a big blow when Johnson took the wickets of both Sehwag and Gambhir in the very first over. The tumble of wickets continued in quick succession, thanks to an excellent performance by Bollinger (10-4-35-5). After 9 overs, India were 27/5 and it seemed like the Indian team may not be able to get their score into triple digits. But Ravindra Jadeja (57) and Praveen Kumar (54) withstood the Australian attack and took India to a somewhat respectable score of 170.

The Indian bowlers did not succeed in taking wickets like their Australian counterparts. The first wicket came in the 5th over when Marsh was lbw to Patel. Watson was the top-scorer for the Aussies with 49 runs. Hussey contributed 35 runs and Ponting and White both made 25 runs each. For India, Harbhajan Singh brought down Watson and Ponting, but the Australians reached their target in 41.5 overs at the loss of only 4 wickets.

With this win, Australia has now clinched the One-Day Series winning 4 out of 7 games. Australia have done a commendable job of coming from behind when India led the series (1-2), winning three consecutive games and ensuring the series win (4-2).

Australia 172/4 (Watson 49, Hussey 35, Harbhajan Singh 2-23) beat India 170 (R.Jadeja 57, P.Kumar 54, Bollinger 5-35, Johnson 3-39) by six wickets

India vs Australia, 5th ODI: Australia beat India by 3 runs despite Tendulkar record (AUS-IND: 3-2|7)

Man-of-the-match Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to reach 17,000 runs in one-day international cricket, and reached his 45th century, in his 435th ODI, but it was not enough to give India a victory against Australia on Thursday. He hit a superb 175 off only 141 deliveries including 19 fours and four sixes, as India chased and missed Australia's imposing 350-4 by 3 runs.
An opening stand of 145 with Shaun Marsh scoring 112 and Shane Watson 93 helped Australia rack up the huge total.

India was looking at a hugely unexpected win (19 needed off 18), when Tendulkar finally fell to McKay, caught by Nathan Hauritz. Later Praveen Kumar bludgeoned a six to leave the Indians wanting 10 off 10. Just eight was needed when the final over started, but with two balls to go, Praveen Kumar was run out. India had fallen four runs shy of what would have been the second-highest run chase in one-day internationals.

Australia 350/4 (Marsh 112, Watson 93, White 57) beat India 347 (Tendulkar 175, Raina 59, Watson 3-47, McKay 3-59) by three runs

India vs Australia, 4th ODI: Australia beat India by 24 runs to level ODI series (AUS-IND: 2-2|7)

Put in to bat after India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss, Shane Watson hit 49 and took three wickets as the Aussies fought back in Mohali to win the fourth one-day international. Cameron White made 62 and captain Ricky Ponting continued his impressive form by hitting 52 in Australia's total of 250 at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium. Before this match, teams batting first won nine day-night encounters at this venue, while teams batting second scored just five wins under lights.

India were all out for 226 in 46.4 overs. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored for India with 40 from 68 balls, falling seven short of 17,000 ODI runs when he was lbw to Hauritz. Sehwag smashed seven boundaries off 13 balls before miscuing Bollinger to Watson at mid-off. Gautam Gambhir, who was hit on the neck by a pull shot from Ricky Ponting in the third ODI, was ruled out the match and replaced by Virat Kohli.

There was a security scare as barely two hours before the start of the match, seven live cartridges were found wrapped in paper from a rest room in the second floor of the stadium by the personnel of the bomb detection squad and dog squad. The police said the matter was kept secret as it could have created unnecessary panic among the people.

Australia 250 (White 62, Ponting 52) beat India (Tendulkar 40, Harbhajan 31, Sehwag 30) by 24 runs

India vs Australia, 3rd ODI: Dhoni & Yuvraj see India through (AUS-IND: 1-2|7)

Yuvraj Singh (78 runs, 96 balls, 8x4s, 2x6s) and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (71 runs, 95 balls, 6x4s) hit impressive half-centuries to steer India to a six-wicket victory in the third one-day international against Australia in Delhi on Saturday.
India surpassed the 230-run target with 10 balls to spare in the day-night encounter, to take a 2-1 lead in the 7 match series. Man of the match Yuvi and Dhoni put on 148 runs for the fourth wicket off 173 balls on a challenging track to pull India out of trouble after they were reeling at 53-3 in the 16th over.

Earlier, Australia posted 229-5 after winning the toss. Mike Hussey scored his third successive fifty with 81 not out after captain Ricky Ponting, opening the innings, scored 59 while Shane Watson contributed 41 at the top of the order.
The fourth match will be played in Mohali on Monday.

India 230/4 (Yuvraj 78, Dhoni 71*) beat Australia 229/5 (Hussey 81*, Ponting 59, Watson 41) by six wickets

India vs Australia, 2nd ODI: Dhoni leads India to easy victory (AUS-IND: 1-1|7)

A quickfire century by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni 124 (107 balls, 9X4s, 3X6s) which he described as "special" set up India's 99-run win over Australia on Wednesday as the home team levelled the ODI series 1-1. It was Dhoni's fifth one-day hundred, and the total of 354 for 7 was India's fourth highest total in one-day internationals.
Dhoni shared century stands with Gautam Gambhir (76) and Suresh Raina (62) for the fourth and fifth wickets respectively.

Australia slumped to 45-3 in the 11th over of their run chase and, despite a half-century from Michael Hussey, never got back in contention. Ravindra Jadeja took 3-35 to help dismiss Australia for 255.

India 354/7 (Dhoni 124, Gambhir 76, Raina 62*) beat Australia 255 (Hussey 53, Jadeja 3-35) by 99 runs

India vs Australia, 1st ODI: Harbhajan and Praveen dazzle, but Australia prevail (AUS-IND: 1-0|7)

Chasing Australia's 292/8, Harbhajan Singh 49 (31 balls, 4X4s, 3X6s) and Praveen Kumar 40 not out (32 balls, 5X4s, 1X6) played the innings of their lives, getting India to 285 - a mere 9 runs away from victory - from a hopless position of 201/7 in the 40th over, but still lost in the Vadodara one-dayer. They fell 4 runs short.

For Australia, Ricky Ponting top scored with 74 and Man-of-the-match Michael Hussey hit 73 from 54 balls, while for India Gambhir top scored with 68 runs.

Australia 292/8 (Ponting 74, Hussey 73, White 51, Paine 50, Ishant 3-50) beat India 288/8 (Gambhir 68, Harbhajan 49) by 4 runs

Dravid dropped for Australia Series

36-year-old Indian batsman Rahul Dravid was dropped for the first two home matches against world champions Australia starting later this month. After spending nearly two years in the wilderness, he was recetly recalled for a tri-series in Sri Lanka last month and also played three more matches in the recent Champions Trophy in South Africa, during which period he scored 180 runs in five matches.

Dashing opener Virender Sehwag and all-rounder Yuvraj Singh returned to the squad after recovering from injuries while all-rounders Yusuf Pathan and Abhishek Nayar, batsman Dinesh Karthik and paceman Rudra Pratap Singh were dropped. Ravindra Jadeja, Munaf Patel and uncapped Sudeep Tyagi have been brought in to the 15 member squad.
The first of a seven-match series against Australia is scheduled to be held in Baroda on October 25.

India Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicket keeper), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Virat Kohli, Amit Mishra, Munaf Patel, Sudeep Tyagi.