Saturday, February 27, 2010

Watch Australia vs New Zealand 2nd T20 Live Streaming Online for free. Tim Southee is the only person New Zealand can bring in to strengthen their line-up and his inclusion won't help the specialist batsmen, who struggled in the opening encounter. Nathan McCullum is the most likely to miss out, although Daniel Vettori will consider employing a second slow bowler again. "There are big square boundaries, so maybe the spinner will come more into play," he said. "We still need attacking weapons and maybe Tim Southee comes into our thinking."

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It would be hard to change the bowling attack after the stunning display, but Ryan Harris remains a front-line option. Shane Watson could be rested to let him in, with Brad Haddin and Travis Birt contenders at the top of the order. Australia have 15 men in the squad, including Nathan Hauritz and Michael Hussey, so there are lots of choices.

New Zealand (possible) 1 Brendon McCullum, 2 Peter Ingram, 3 Martin Guptill, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Jacob Oram, 6 Gareth Hopkins (wk), 7 James Franklin, 8 Daniel Vettori (capt), 9 Tim Southee, 10 Shane Bond, 11 Daryl Tuffey.

Australia (possible) 1 Brad Haddin (wk), 2 David Warner, 3 Michael Clarke (capt), 4 David Hussey, 5 Cameron White, 6 Steven Smith, 7 Daniel Christian, 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Ryan Harris, 10 Dirk Nannes, 11 Shaun Tait.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Watch India vs South Africa 3rd Odi Live Streaming Online for free. This match is scheduled to start from Ahmedabad. India have made the challenge of accomplishing their first clean sweep against South Africa much harder by resting regular openers Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. Their absence means India will line up at Motera on Saturday without seven of their first-choice XI.

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South Africa will be relieved to not have to deal with the openers but they still have puzzles in their own game to solve. They were soundly beaten in Gwalior and got close in the first ODI only because of Dale Steyn and Wayne Parnell's performances - with the bat. Their batting order, apart from AB de Villiers and Jacques Kallis, hasn't pulled its weight. They will hope Hashim Amla can build on the momentum he showed in a cameo in the second ODI but, in the absence of Graeme Smith, much depends on Herschelle Gibbs.

India (probable) 1 M Vijay 2 Dinesh Karthik, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 5 Suresh Raina, 6 Rohit Sharma, 7 Yusuf Pathan, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Sreesanth, 10 Ashish Nehra, 11 Sudeep Tyagi.

South Africa: (probable) 1 Herschelle Gibbs, 2 Hashim Amla, 3 Jacques Kallis (capt), 4 AB de Villiers, 5 Alviro Petersen, 6 Mark Boucher (wk), 7 Albie Morkel, 8 Wayne Parnell, 9 Dale Steyn, 10 Van der Merwe, 11 Charl Langeveldt.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

watch India vs South Africa 2nd Odi Live Streaming Online for free. This 2nd odi match is scheduled to start at 9.00 GMT from Gwalior. Since South Africa lost the first match of this series by one runs with some of the bad decisions by the umpires. This match is going to be the decider of the series and South africa will try to hold India to win this match.

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The South Africans would no doubt have debated these ifs and buts after that game. Dale Steyn and Wayne Parnell scripted a near-Houdini act but it couldn't hide what was otherwise an unflattering batting performance, Jacques Kallis excepted. It was puzzling why they omitted their in-form player Hashim Amla - not the most well-known limited-overs player around but one who adds glue to the top order. South Africa missed him and could sacrifice one of the openers for him. They have to get their combination right because another defeat tomorrow will render the series lost and the final ODI a dead rubber.

India (probable) 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Sachin Tendulkar, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 5 Suresh Raina, 6 Dinesh Karthik, 7 Yusuf Pathan, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Praveen Kumar, 10 Ashish Nehra, 11 Sreesanth/Sudeep Tyagi

South Africa: (probable) 1 Herschelle Gibbs, 2 Loots Bosman/Hashim Amla, 3 Jacques Kallis (capt), 4 AB de Villiers, 5 Alviro Petersen, 6 Mark Boucher (wk), 7 Albie Morkel, 8 Wayne Parnell, 9 Dale Steyn, 10 Johan Botha, 11 Charl Langeveldt.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Watch Australia vs West Indies 2nd T20 live Streaming online for free. Australia is unbeaten in this summer with the west indies tour not disturbing much. The only matches they have failed to win were the Adelaide Test draw with West Indies and the Sydney one-day wash-out, also against Gayle's men. The Twenty20 outfit looked sharp on Sunday, especially the attack as Tait and Dirk Nannes sped through West Indies' batting line-up. The openers David Warner and Shane Watson also fired but finding a cohesive and in-form middle order could be the challenge between now and the ICC World Twenty20.

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Australia must weigh up their reluctance to change a winning team with their desire to test out new players with three matches remaining before the World Twenty20. The allrounder Daniel Christian and the fast man Ryan Harris are the two players in the squad yet to make their Twenty20 debuts and it would make sense to give them a chance. Mitchell Johnson is a known quantity and could rest ahead of the New Zealand series, while Travis Birt's hold on the No. 6 position looks a little shaky after two matches.

Australia (possible) 1 Shane Watson, 2 David Warner, 3 Michael Clarke (capt), 4 David Hussey, 5 Cameron White, 6 Brad Haddin (wk), 7 Daniel Christian, 8 Steven Smith, 9 Ryan Harris, 10 Dirk Nannes, 11 Shaun Tait.

West Indies (possible) 1 Chris Gayle (capt), 2 Lendl Simmons, 3 Narsingh Deonarine, 4 Kieron Pollard, 5 Wavell Hinds, 6 Dwayne Smith, 7 Runako Morton, 8 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 9 Darren Sammy, 10 Nikita Miller, 11 Kemar Roach.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Watch Australia vs West Indies 1st T20 Live Streaming Online for free. For West Indies, the aim is to finish the tour with some positives ahead of their home series against Zimbabwe and Gayle believes the format gives them their best chance of success. "We've got a lot of allrounders in our team so the shorter form of the game definitely can suit us," he said. "We can be a bit more dangerous in the T20 games."

For Australia, the plan is to see some new players in action ahead of the ICC World Twenty20. Steven Smith, Travis Birt and Daniel Christian should feature either in Hobart or in the second game in Sydney, and there will be Caribbean trips up for grabs if they perform well. They are also aiming to move one step closer to an unbeaten home summer across all three formats.

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Australia (possible) 1 Shane Watson, 2 David Warner, 3 Michael Clarke (capt), 4 David Hussey, 5 Cameron White, 6 Travis Birt, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 Steven Smith, 9 Mitchell Johnson, 10 Dirk Nannes, 11 Shaun Tait.

West Indies (possible) 1 Chris Gayle (capt), 2 Travis Dowlin, 3 Lendl Simmons, 4 Narsingh Deonarine, 5 Wavell Hinds, 6 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 7 Kieron Pollard, 8 Dwayne Smith, 9 Darren Sammy, 10 Nikita Miller, 11 Kemar Roach.
Watch India vs South Africa 1st Odi Live Streaming Online for free. India playing South Africa for the 1st time in this year 2010. This 1st odi match is very crucial for the 3 ODI series. Since the test match was drawn and India retained the top ranking. There are some injury concerns in both the teams - Smith, Gambhir, Yuvaraj are out due to injuries.

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This three-match series will offer a greater Test for South Africa. They will miss Graeme Smith and without him the top order, even with the inclusion of the in-form Hashim Amla, doesn't have the same strength. Much will depend on AB de Villiers, who had a quiet Test series, if they are to put up totals around 300.

India: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Yusuf Pathan, Praveen Kumar, Amit Mishra/R Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Sreesanth.

South Africa: Herschelle Gibbs, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis (capt), Loots Bosman, Mark Boucher (wk), Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Johan Botha, Charl Langeveldt.
Watch Pakistan vs England 2nd T20 Live Streaming for free. Nevertheless, with the World Twenty20 now little more than two months away, and with Kevin Pietersen and Eoin Morgan combining in a purposeful 112-run stand for the fourth wicket following a committed team effort in the field, the skipper has plenty of reasons to be cheerful going into Saturday's series decider. It's far too early to claim that England have cracked the shortest format of the game, but they outplayed the reigning world champions in their own home from home. And there has to be some sort of significance to be taken from that.

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"It was an exciting victory because of the way we played," said Collingwood. "The bowlers set the tone at the top of the innings with early wickets, and we didn't let them back into the game. The fielding was exceptional, we looked really sharp and saved plenty of runs, but the bowlers were brilliant because they bowled to their plans and put [Pakistan] under pressure. We had a little bit of a blip, but magnificent innings from KP and Morgs saw us home."

If Morgan's batting was a continuation of the cool and collected form that he has displayed since his breakthrough performances at the Champions Trophy in September, then Pietersen's unbeaten 43 from 43 balls was quite possibly the most important innings he has produced all winter. From an uncomfortable 18 for 3, he turned down the temptation to belt his way back to the form that has eluded him since the tour of the Caribbean 12 months ago, and settled into a holding pattern that guided England to an ultimately comfortable victory.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Watch Pakistan vs England T20 Live Streaming Online for free. Pakistan won the toss in front of a sparse but vocal clutch of ex-pat supporters, and chose to bat first in the opening Twenty20 international against England in Dubai. With their opponents fresh from an embarrassing setback against the second-string England Lions on Wednesday night, Pakistan's captain Shoaib Malik envisaged a few early blows against a team who have rarely found a reliable tempo in 20-over cricket.

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Nevertheless, England resisted the urge to tinker with their line-up, and named the same eleven who succumbed to the hefty hitting of Craig Kieswetter and Michael Lumb in Abu Dhabi. Joe Denly retains his place at the top of the order, with Alastair Cook once again restricted to 12th man duty, despite his impending role as Test and ODI captain in Bangladesh next week.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Watch India vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 4 live streaming online for free. VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni saw off the tricky period with the second new ball, put together the second double-century stand of the innings, and virtually batted South Africa out of the Test. It was only the second instance of four Indian batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings. It was also Laxman's fourth hundred in nine Tests at Eden Gardens, taking his tally at his beloved ground to 1041 runs at 94.63.

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Staring at a massive deficit of 347, South Africa were left needing a huge batting effort, a turnaround of the proportions of the one at the same ground in 2000-01, to make something out of this match. They didn't help themselves by continuing to drop catches: Laxman added 95 after his reprieve, Dhoni 109 after his, and nightwatchman Amit Mishra 23. That to go with the 118 Virender Sehwag added after he was dropped on the second day. They were not all easy catches, but South Africa usually take eight out of 10 such chances.

The crucial period of play was just after Mishra had got out after an entertaining cameo full of edges, plays and misses, and also cracking shots. The lead had reached 88, but with the second new ball Dale Steyn had got his swing back. Morne Morkel was his usual aggressive self, and had Mishra's wicket in his bag. Laxman was caught in a shell, not struggling but he had let Mishra take the ascendancy. South Africa could sense a comeback and were giving it their best with their best bowlers bowling in tandem.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Watch India vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 3 Live Streaming online for free. Despite both of them batting in the top four, there have been few significant partnerships between the role model and the maverick follower. Tendulkar has shared a remarkable 17 century stands with Rahul Dravid, and 12 with Sourav Ganguly. With Sehwag, this was only his fourth. Yet, on the rare occasions when they do bat together, the opposition usually has cause to regret it. Of the Indian pairs that have batted more than 10 innings together, Sehwag and Tendulkar have an average (75.22) behind Tendulkar and Navjot Singh Sidhu (77.81) and Pankaj Roy and Vijay Manjrekar (76.18).

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Seeds of doubt seldom germinate in the Sehwag mind though. After lunch, it was as though he had started again with a clean slate. Kallis was clipped through square leg, while Dale Steyn - who claimed to have worked him out before the series began - was cut and then stroked through midwicket. Paul Harris was watched for a few deliveries before the slog sweep came out and deposited the ball over the rope at deep midwicket.

At the other end, Tendulkar was doing what he does so well these days, nudging the score along almost imperceptibly. A guide behind point and a superb square-drive off Steyn, and beautifully timed clips through midwicket off Morkel and Harris. As Corrie van Zyl, South Africa's coach admitted afterwards, it was all very unsettling, especially with the typically vocal Kolkata crowd roaring on their heroes.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Watch India vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 2 Live Streaming Online for free.On the final day of the same game, Waugh's side plummeted from a relatively secure 161 for 3 at tea to 212 all out. That collapse changed the course of an enthralling series, but what we witnessed in 25 overs after tea today was an even more drastic reversal of fortune. Alviro Petersen's debut innings had ended shortly before tea, but there'd have been few alarms in the dressing room with the score a rudely healthy 228 for 2. But two indiscreet shots, from the two men who were the foundation of the victory in Nagpur, and everything changed. Hashim Amla misjudged a pull off Zaheer Khan, and Jacques Kallis top-edged a slog-sweep off Harbhajan that VVS Laxman took brilliantly over his shoulder while running towards fine leg.

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Perhaps the key passage of play had come just before the tea break, when Ishant Sharma gave a glimpse of what he can do when the rhythm is right. He went wicketless in a four-over spell that cost 12 runs, but Amla, who had eased to a hundred with few alarms, suddenly appeared troubled. Zaheer, who replaced Ishant, continued the good work, putting together an outstanding spell either side of the interval - 6-3-11-2.

"We've felt that he's just on the edge of doing some good stuff again," said Kirsten of Ishant's spell. "We know that he's an exceptionally talented bowler and he's just coming back to some really nice form. He bowled a nice aggressive spell. He wanted to get his pace up closer to the 140s where he wants to be. He was letting the ball go beautifully today. It was a very important spell because more than getting wickets, it set the tone for what we wanted to achieve after tea."

Suddenly, the same attack that had looked largely innocuous for the first two sessions found its bite. More importantly, chances were grabbed, and the stumps hit to catch the dangerous AB de Villiers out of his ground. "If you're not getting wickets because the ball's doing a bit, you've got to build pressure," said Kirsten. "And there's no better way of building pressure than getting a few wickets.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Watch India vs South Africa 2nd Test Live Streaming Online for free. Since India lost the 1st test match against South Africa and this match is very crucial for India to retain the no 1 spot. Graeme Smith is not yet sure if he will play. He has a fracture in one joint of the small finger on the left hand. "It really is about dealing with pain…" he said in the pre-match press conference. Don't worry about him, though. If he can hold the bat, he will be there. The sight of Smith, still in batting gear, mobbed by his mates, looking the biggest, the most imposing of them all, after the Edgbaston win that finally brought them a series win in England, is still fresh in memory. He won't pass up a chance of similar heroics. Not if he can hold that bat.

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India: (probable) 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Gautam Gambhir, 3 M Vijay, 4 Sachin Tendulkar, 5 VVS Laxman, 6 S Badrinath, 7 MS Dhoni (capt/wk), 8, Harbhajan Singh, 9 Zaheer Khan, 10 Amit Mishra/Pragyan Ojha/Ishant Sharma, 11 Sreesanth.

South Africa: (probable) 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Ashwell Prince, 3 Hashim Amla, 4 Jacques Kallis, 5 AB de Villiers, 6 JP Duminy, 7 Mark Boucher (wk), 8 Paul Harris, 9 Wayne Parnell, 10 Dale Steyn, 11 Morne Morkel

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Watch India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 3 Live Streaming online for free. Their scoring rate was very similar to Australia's in Nagpur (3.27 run an over) and few believed that they could lose when Australia slumped to 65 for 3. But then Ashley Giles dropped Ricky Ponting, Australia's middle order dug in, and Shane Warne rediscovered his mojo on an enthralling final day.

Some cricketers claim to ignore historical precedents, but there's little doubt that such matches influence future actions. How many more times might the follow-on have been enforced in Tests this decade if not for the Dravid-Laxman show at the Eden Gardens in 2001? How much earlier might South Africa have declared on Sunday if not for memories of Chennai in 2008 when Virender Sehwag scoffed at a first-innings score of 540?

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There were more bouquets on the way. One arrived from India's coach Gary Kirsten, who at one time had been Amla's coach at the High Performance Centre in Pretoria. "I always knew the time was going to come when he would have the ability to get big hundreds for his country. That was evident way back," said Kirsten, who has played some marathon innings for South Africa. "It was a superb innings, batting with Jacques and coming in at the time they did. He knows how to bat long periods of time. Full credit to him, and well done."
Watch Bangladesh vs New Zealand 2nd Odi Live Streaming Online for free. Bangladesh cricket fans looking for good news over the past week have had to follow the South Asian Games, where their team has made the final against Sri Lanka. The senior team in New Zealand, though, has been abject in the two matches so far and were thrashed in the only Twenty20 and the first ODI in Napier.

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The only decision for New Zealand is whether they want to bring in Ian Butler for one of the three quick bowlers who played on Friday. If they do, Tim Southee could be the one who sits out.

New Zealand: (probable) 1 Brendon McCullum (wk), 2 Peter Ingram, 3 Martin Guptill, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 James Franklin, 6 Neil Broom, 7 Jacob Oram, 8 Daniel Vettori, 9 Tim Southee/Ian Butler, 10 Daryl Tuffey, 11 Andy McKay.

Bangladesh: 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Imrul Kayes, 3 Mohammad Ashraful, 4 Aftab Ahmed, 5 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 8 Naeem Islam, 9 Shahadat Hossain, 10 Shafiul Islam, 11 Rubel Hossain.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Watch India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 2 Live streaming Online for free. With the Tremendous batting performance by the South African team pull back the game to SA side. Kallis and Amla played a wonderful knock and both of them reached the ton and play steadily. Though India took the early wickets but failed to control the South African Team.

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Hashim Amla started that series with a match-saving century at Lord's, but then lost his rhythm as South Africa seized control in Headingley and Birmingham. He too had bad memories of the English. Back in 2004-05, after a nervous debut in India, he made just 36 runs in Durban and Cape Town. Stephen Harmison, Simon Jones, Matthew Hoggard and Andrew Flintoff were at the peak of their powers and Amla, groomed for leadership from the time he was at Durban Boys' High School, found them too hot to handle. "Too much, too soon," said the wiser heads. "Quota player", whispered the cynics.
Watch Australia vs West Indies 1st Odi Live Streaming Online for free. Chris Gayle's men showed more consistent fight in the Test series than did Mohammad Yousuf's team and they have started their return leg of the Australian tour well, by posting a remarkable 5 for 399 - of which Gayle made 146 - in 45 overs against the Prime Minister's XI.For Australia, the challenge is to attempt to maintain the superb winning run they have enjoyed in the 50-over format over the past few months.

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Australia's selectors face a decision over which in-form fast bowler to leave out. Doug Bollinger is back in the squad after resting for the final two ODIs against Pakistan, while Harris, Clint McKay and Mitchell Johnson are all in good form. The rest of the side basically picks itself, with James Hopes likely to be squeezed out once again.

Australia (possible) 1 Shane Watson, 2 Shaun Marsh, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Clarke, 5 Cameron White, 6 Michael Hussey, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Nathan Hauritz, 10 Ryan Harris, 11 Clint McKay/Doug Bollinger.

West Indies (possible) 1 Chris Gayle (capt), 2 Travis Dowlin, 3 Lendl Simmons, 4 Runako Morton, 5 Kieron Pollard, 6 Dwayne Smith, 7 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 8 Darren Sammy, 9 Nikita Miller, 10 Ravi Rampaul, 11 Kemar Roach.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Watch India vs South Africa 1st Test Live Streaming Online for free. Calling this series the World Championship of Cricket, as the host broadcaster is, will be an exaggeration, but it does start a cycle of about two years by the end of which we could spot the undisputed best Test team. Both teams have reason to believe they can occupy the spot vacated by Australia.

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India are new to the concept of dominating in Test cricket. The current winning streak of four matches - two each against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh - is their joint-longest in more than 77 years of Test cricket. They last won four in a row when they blanked hapless England 3-0 in 1992-93, followed by a one-off win against Zimbabwe. But one thing that this particular unit can't be accused of is carrying demons from, or reverence for, the past.
Watch India vs South Africa Live Streaming 2010 series and scores updates of the 2 test and 3 odi match of this season. The live coverage of the match will be provided during the match. "DD" the national channel is broadcasting the match and available for Indian Viewers. South Africa squared the series at the Wanderers, and India lost Rahul Dravid to injury. With uncertainty prevailing over the availability of VVS Laxman - he was having his fitness assessed by the physio after a net session in the morning - India suddenly faced that prospect of going into a Test against the best pace attack in the world with a middle order shorn of two pivotal performers.

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MS Dhoni was philosophical about the injury crisis, suggesting that one man's absence was another's chance to shine. "We'll miss Rahul, but at the end of the day somebody needs to step up and do the work for the team," he said. "International cricket is a challenge, but our openers have done well everywhere. No reason why we can't do it over and over again. We're a team that relies on a good start. After that, we go on to dominate."

Smith doesn't do mental disintegration the Steve Waugh way, but he couldn't resist a neat little jab before heading to the nets and a final tune-up

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Watch Pakistan vs Australia T20 Live Streaming Online for free. Australia should be confident given their form this season, but this is their weakest format and they have won only 11 of their 24 internationals. Michael Clarke is captain full-time after Ricky Ponting's T20 retirement, but already there have been calls for Cameron White to have the top job given Clarke's apparent unsuitability to the game.

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Australia have some strong fast bowlers to choose from, with Ryan Harris, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Tait and Dirk Nannes jostling for three spots. There is also competition at the top of the order with Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh and David Warner all preferring to walk out first.

Australia squad: Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, David Warner, Michael Clarke (capt), Cameron White, Travis Birt, David Hussey, Steven Smith, Brad Haddin (wk), Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Dirk Nannes, Shaun Tait

Pakistan squad: Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal (wk), Fawad Alam, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik (capt), Khalid Latif, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Imran Nazir, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Saeed Ajmal, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Mohammad Aamer.
Watch Bangladesh vs New Zealand 1st Odi Live Streaming Online for free. Since Bangladesh lost the twenty20 match with the host. Bangladesh team are very well known to bounce back. Their previous two assignments were a surprise run to the ICC Champions Trophy final and a series win over Pakistan in the UAE. All that makes a New Zealand victory on Friday seem as certain as a Meryl Streep Oscar nomination.

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The Central Districts opener has had to wait nearly a decade after his first-class debut to get his chance on the international stage, and he got a chance to ease himself into the top level during the straightforward chase in the one-off Twenty20. A clean striker of the ball and not too fussy about his footwork, Ingram has been prolific in domestic cricket over the past few seasons and knows his game well

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Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Ashraful, Raqibul Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Mushfiqur Rashim (wk), Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam, Shahadat Hossain, Shafiul Islam/Rubel Hossain, Nazmul Hossain

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (wk), Peter Ingram, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Neil Broom, Jacob Oram, Daniel Vettori (capt), James Franklin, Ian Butler, Daryl Tuffey, Tim Southee

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Watch Bangladesh vs New Zealand T20 Live Streaming Online for free. It can be argued that Shakib al Hasan's young Bangladesh side is cut out for the Twenty20 format. In the recent Tests against India there were passages of play where their batsmen combined premeditated aggression with caution, often several times in the same over. The newest format of the game, however, gives them the license to not have to shoulder arms, and to throw the kitchen sink at everything - something that their cavalier batting line-up will fancy. Add the attraction of a smaller ground and the absence of Shane Bond, and Bangladesh emerge as serious contenders for the solitary Twenty20 fixture at Seddon Park.

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Even as the higher-ranked teams struggled to come to grips with the format, Bangladesh got off to a strong start in Twenty20s, winning three of their first four matches, including one against West Indies in the inaugural World Cup. Reality has caught up with them since, and the next nine matches ended in defeat.

New Zealand (probable): 1. Brendon McCullum (wk), 2. Peter Ingram, 3. Martin Guptill, 4. Ross Taylor, 5. Jacob Oram, 6. Daniel Vettori (capt), 7. Nathan McCullum, 8. James Franklin, 9. Ian Butler, 10. Daryl Tuffey, 11. Tim Southee.

Bangladesh announced their side a day early, leaving out Imrul Kayes and Junaid Siddique. Aftab Ahmed comes back into the picture, and could share opening duties with the in-form Tamim Iqbal. The promotion to Mohammad Ashraful and the lower-order firm of Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim, augurs well for the visitors.

Bangladesh (probable): 1. Tamim Iqbal, 2. Mohammad Ashraful, 3. Aftab Ahmed, 4. Raqibul Hasan, 5. Shakib al Hasan (capt), 6. Naeem Islam, 7. Mahmudullah, 8. Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 9. Shahadat Hossain, 10. Shafiul Islam, 11. Nazmul Hossain.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Watch India President XI vs South Africa Live Streaming Online for free. They have won one series, lost one and drawn one, which is better than Australia's one win and two losses. On none of those three occasions did South Africa come in as favourites but in all of those series they stretched India to the extreme.

Their first press conference on arriving in India for this series - one that will decide who stays No. 1 for a considerable duration of 2010 - was no different. Ask Smith about India being vulnerable without Rahul Dravid, and he says there is still enough quality in the line-up. Ask him about his team's good record in India, and he reminds all that it was the box that wasn't ticked when they beat both Australia and England in away series in 2008.

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While Smith didn't harp on India's weaknesses or their strengths or the hype around the No. 1 ranking, he was a confident man thanks to his side's record in the subcontinent of late. "We won in Pakistan on our last tour there, we won in Bangladesh, we came very close to winning the series here in India", he said. "We were one-love going into the last Test so I think generally we have played well. I think we have got a very positive mindset when it comes to playing in the subcontinent, which is important. The guys have been together for a period of time, we really enjoy coming to play in India.