India vs Sri Lanka in India, Nov-Dec 2009

Sri Lanka in India Three Test, five ODI and Two T20 match series

Sri Lanka will be looking for the elusive test match and series win when they tour India for a Three Test, five ODI and Two T20 match series from November to December 2009. The team arrive in India on November 8th for the 55-day tour.

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Champions Trophy 2009

Champions Trophy, First Semifinal: Australia crush England, in the Finals

Chasing a target of 258 put by England, that was swelled by a career-best 80 from No.8 Tim Bresnan, Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson produced their country's highest partnership in limited-overs cricket, 252 in 242 balls, to power their side into Monday's final of the Champions Trophy.
Watson finished 136 not out, including seven sixes, while skipper Ponting made an unbeaten 111, in the unbeaten second wicket partnership. In the end, Australia won by nine wickets with 49 balls to spare.
Ponting passed 12,000 one-day international runs on the way to his 28th hundred in the One Day format.

Australia 259/1 (Ponting 111*, Watson 136*) beat England 257 (Bresnan 80, Wright 48, Siddle 3-55) by nine wickets

Champions Trophy 2009 Group Stage Points Table

Group A Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	Net RR
Australia	3	2	0	0	1	5	+0.510
Pakistan	3	2	1	0	0	4	+0.999
India	3	1	1	0	1	3	+0.290
West Indies	3	0	3	0	0	0	-1.537

Group B Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	Net RR
New Zealand	3	2	1	0	0	4	+0.782
England	3	2	1	0	0	4	-0.487
Sri Lanka	3	1	2	0	0	2	-0.085
South Africa	3	1	2	0	0	2	-0.177

Champions Trophy, Match 10: New Zealand defeat England to reach semifinals

New Zealand beat already-qualified England by four wickets at the Wanderers, Johannesburg on Tuesday to reach the Champions Trophy semifinals as Group B winners.

New Zealand 147/6 (Guptill 53, Broad 4-39) beat England 146 (Collingwood 40, Elliott 4-31, Bond 3-21) by four wickets

Champions Trophy, Match 7: England oust South Africa to reach the Semis

Owais Shah struck 98 and Paul Collingwood made 82 as England became the first team to reach the Champions Trophy cricket semifinals with a 22-run victory over South Africa that also eliminated the host nation. England scored a mammoth 328/8, their highest one-day total against South Africa and their third highest ODI score overseas, that proved 22 runs too many for the Proteas. A captain's knock of 141 from Graeme Smith could do little to help the hosts. Smith, who crashed 141 in 134 balls before holing out in the 47th over, was left angered by Strauss' decision not to allow him a runner.

For the home fans, it was a night that recalled the desperate scenes at Durban in 2003, when they exited the World Cup at the same stage. For England, who were thrashed 6-1 in their home series by Australia, victory against the number one team in the world and entry into the semis marks a sensational turnaround in the team's fortunes.

England 323/8 (Shah 98, Collingwood 82, Morgan 67) beat South Africa 301/9 (Smith 141, Anderson 3-42) by 22 runs

Champions Trophy, Match 4: England beats Sri Lanka by six wickets

England, fresh off a 6-1 home series defeat from Australia and without the injured Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff, surprised Sri Lanka by six wickets to start the Champions Trophy cricket event Friday.
England, Sri Lanka and South Africa have one win each, and New Zealand's still a threat. Only two teams proceed to the semifinals next week.

England 213/4 (Morgan 62*) beat Sri Lanka 212 (Kandamby 53, Mathews 52) by six wickets

The Ashes Cricket Series 2009

The Australia national cricket team is due to tour England, Scotland and Wales during the 2009 English cricket season. The team is scheduled to play five Test matches, seven one-day internationals and two Twenty20 internationals against England between July 8th and September 20th.
The series of five Test matches between England and Australia is for The Ashes and, for the first time, an Ashes match will be held in Wales. Australia is the current holder of The Ashes by winning the 2006-07 series after losing to England in 2005.

England vs Australia Ashes 2009: 5 Tests | 2 T20Is | 7 ODIs

Australia vs England, 7 ODI Matches In England, Sep 2009

The Oval - First ODI: Australia beat England by four runs in first one-dayer (AUS 1:0|7)

Two weeks after losing the Ashes, Australia beat England by four runs in the first of their seven one-day internationals. The match showcased the talents of Yorkshireman Adil Rashid, who with his leg-spin first helped England limit Australia to 260 for five, and then launched a late onslaught with the bat, scoring an unbeaten 31 from 23 balls, to revive England's hopes of victory after a middle order collapse.

Callum Ferguson won the man-of-the-match award for an unbeaten 71 while Cameron White weighed in with 53 for Australia.

Australia 260/5 (Ferguson 71*, Cameron White 53, Collingwood 2-47) beat England 256/8 (Bopara 49, Shah 40, Johnson 3-24) by 4 runs

Australia vs England, Twenty20 Matches In England, Aug-Sep 2009

Manchester - Second T20I: No result, again! (ENG 0:0|2)

The second Twenty20 international between England and Australia was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to waterlogged bowlers' run-ups at the Brian Statham End of the ground.

Match abandoned: No ball bowled.

Manchester - First T20I: Play abandoned due to rain (ENG 0:0|2)

A flashy start by Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson at Old Trafford had reduced England to four for two in reply to Australia's 145, when rain brought an early end to the match.

Match abandoned: Australia 145/4 (White 55, Collingwood 2-20) v England 4/2

England vs Australia - The Ashes Cricket Series 2009 - Fifth and Final Test Match

England Vs Australia Fifth Test At The Oval, 20-24 August 2009

Oval Test, Day four: Australia freefall to #4 in Test rankings as England regain Ashes with 197-run victory (ENG 2:1|5)

England regained the Ashes with a sweeping 197-run victory over Australia in the fifth test at the Oval on Sunday. Australia, who were set a world record 546 to win, were dismissed for 348 despite a battling century from Michael Hussey.
Australia were 327 for five at one time, but the end came swiftly with four wickets going down for 16 runs in 32 balls, with fast bowler Stephen Harmison taking three for seven in 13.

England's 2-1 victory left Ricky Ponting with the record of becoming only the second Australia captain, since Billy Murdoch in 1890, to be in charge of two losing Ashes tours of England. With this, Australia slipped to fourth, losing the top spot for the first time since the ICC rankings were introduced in 2003. South Africa is now the #1 Test team in the world, followed by Sri Lanka and India.

England 332 and 373/9 decl beat Australia 160 and 348 (Hussey 121, Ponting 66, Swann 4-120) by 197 runs

Oval Test, Day three: Australia set 546 to win after Trott century

Australia was set a target of 546 to win the fifth Ashes Test as England declared their second innings closed at 373 for nine Trott, who was run out for 41 in the first innings, reached 119 on the third day to became the first England player since Graham Thorpe in 1993 to score a century on debut.

Australia 160 and 80/0 (Watson 31*, Katich 42*) need 466 more runs to beat England 332 and 373/9 decl (Trott 119, Strauss 75, Swann 63, North 4-98)

Oval Test, Day two: Broad-inspired England destroy Australia

Australia collapsed from 73 for none to 160 all out in reply to England's 332 on day two at the Oval. Stuart Broad (5-37) and Graeme Swann (4-38) took nine wickets for 75 runs as England unexpectedly took control of the Ashes decider.

This was Chris Broad's third five-wicket haul of his 22-Test career. Also, James Anderson of England registered his first Test match duck, in his 55th innings.

England 332 (Bell 72, Siddle 4-75, Hilfenhaus 3-71) and 58/3 (Strauss 32*) lead Australia 160 (Broad 5-37, Swann 4-38) by 230 runs

Oval Test, Day one: England squander opportunity in Ashes decider

England batsmen, looking for a win, squandered a glorious opportunity to take control of the final Test, finishing the opening day on 307 for eight. They were 180 for 3 at tea.
Jonathan Trott marked his Test debut with a composed 41. Siddle was the pick of Australia's attack with 4 for 63 in 18.3 overs.

England 307/8 (Bell 72, Siddle 4-63) v Australia

England vs Australia - The Ashes Cricket Series 2009 - Fourth Test Match

England Vs Australia Fourth Test At Headingley, Leeds 7-11 August 2009

Headingley test: Australia dominates (ENG 1:1|5)

Australia dominated from the first session of the fourth ashes test right through until they won inside 3 days. After bowling a dismal England out for just 102 in the first innings, Australia dominated with the bat against the woeful English bowlers and piled on 445 all out. England were then bowled out second time round for a measly 263.
Australia ended up winning the test by an innings and 80 runs.

Headingly Test, Day five: Australia 445 (North 110, Clarke 93, Ponting 78, Broad 6-91) beat England 102 and 263 (Swann 62, Broad 61, Johnson 5-69, Hilfenhaus 4-60) by an innings and 80 runs

England vs Australia - The Ashes Cricket Series 2009 - Third Test Match

England Vs Australia Third Test At Edgbaston, Birmingham, 30 July-3 August 2009

Edgbaston test, Day five: Clarke ton saves Australia (ENG 1:0|5)

Australia saved the third Test at Edgbaston thanks to a century from Michael Clarke to leave England 1-0 up in the series with two matches to play.

Edgbaston Test, Day five: Australia 263 (Watson 62, Anderson 5-80, Onions 4-58) and 375/5 (Watson 53, Hussey 64, Clarke 103*, North 96) drew with England 376 (Strauss 69, Bell 53, Flintoff 74, Broad 55, Hilfenhaus 4-109)

Edgbaston test, Day three: Play abandoned

Constant rain forced the day's play to be called off at 2.38 pm without a ball being bowled and there are fears about the fourth day due to the drenched outfield.

Edgbaston Test, Day three: England 116/2 (Strauss 64*, Bell 26*) trail Australia 263 (Watson 62, Onions 4-58, Anderson 5-80) by 147 runs

Edgbaston test, Day two: England dominates

When bad light stopped play on day two, England were 116 for two, just 147 behind Australia’s 263.
England captain Andrew Strauss was unbeaten on 64 with Ian Bell on 26.
Earlier, James Anderson took five wickets and Graham Onions four as Australia were bowled out for 263. Shane Watson top-scored for Australia with 62, Simon Katich made 46 and captain Ricky Ponting 38.

Edgbaston Test, Day two: England 116/2 (Strauss 64*, Bell 26*) trail Australia 263 (Watson 62, Onions 4-58, Anderson 5-80) by 147 runs

Edgbaston test, Day one: Rain curtails action

Shane Watson, in for the discarded opener Phillip Hughes, cracked a confident 62 not out to guide his side to 126/1 at the end of a rain-affected 30-over day.

Edgbaston Test, Day one: Australia 126/1 (Watson 62*) v England

England Vs Australia Second Test At Lord's, London, 16-20 July 2009

Lord's test, Day five: Ponting hails Freddie effort as England wins Test (ENG 1:0|5)

Aussie captain Ricky Ponting hailed soon-to-retire Flintoff "as good as anyone around" after his five wickets helped England secure a 115-run win against Australia. The Lancashire all-rounder, playing his final Test at Lord's, bowled 10 straight overs on the final morning to finish with 5-92 as Australia were all-out for 406, chasing an unprecedented 522 for victory.

Resuming the fifth day at 313/5, still 208 runs away from victory, Brad Haddin fell to Flintoff, without adding to his overnight score of 80 runs. Greame Swann then removed Clarke, whose valiant effort lasted 227 deliveries, with 14 hits to fence. Flintoff then got the wickets of Nathan Hauritz (1) and Peter Siddle (7) before Swann returned to finish Mitchell Johnson’s 63 run fight.

This win was England’s first over their nemesis at the Lord’s since 1934.

Lord's Test, Day five: England 425 and 311/6 decl beat Australia 215 and 406 (Clarke 136, Haddin 80, Johnson 63, Flintoff 5-92, Swann 4-87) by 115 runs

Lord's test, Day four: Dream stand by Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin as Aussies attempt escape

Australia need another 209 runs and England a further five wickets when the last day's play begin at Lord's tomorrow.
No one has ever done what Australia is attempting to do and England without doubt has the upper hand.

On day four, a fine unbeaten stand of 185 between Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin helped Australia to 313 for the loss of 5 wickets after England had reduced the tourists to 128-5. Flintoff troubled them in the morning with figures of 7-2-9-2 with the new ball. England had declared without adding to their overnight total of 311-6.

Vice-captain Clarke recorded his 11th Test century, ending the day 125 not out, with wicketkeeper Haddin unbeaten on 80.

Lord's Test, Day four: Australia 215 and 313/5 (Clarke 125*, Haddin 80*) 209 runs behind England 425 and 311/6 decl (Prior 61, Collingwood 54)

Lord's test, Day three: England leads by 521 over Australia

England retained the initiative on day three at Lord's by piling 181 runs in 31.2 overs in the final session before rain stopped play. Andrew Strauss had earlier declined to enforce the follow-on after Australia's first innings folded for 215.
Australia had resumed in the morning 70 short of saving the follow-on with 156 for 8 wickets on the board. The tail-enders almost reached the follow-on target of 226 through Siddle (35) and Hauritz (24), who combined in a ninth-wicket stand of 44. But they fell 11 runs short.

At stumps, England had a 521 run lead. With two days left, Australia needs to better the world-record 418 that West Indies made against it in 2003. England holds the record for the highest ever fourth innings score in a test match - 654 for 5 made 70 years ago in the timeless Test at Durban.

Lord's Test, Day three: England 425 and 311/6 (Prior 61, Collingwood 54) lead Australia 215 (Hussey 51, Anderson 4-55) by 521runs

Lord's test, Day two: England dismissed for 425, but on top after Aussie collapse

After the hosts were bowled out for 425 in the morning session, Australia struggled all day with the bat and were 156 for eight when bad light stopped play, still needing 70 runs to avoid the follow-on.
England lost captain Andrew Srauss for 161 to the second ball of the day, but local boy James Anderson put on 47 in 53 balls with Graham Onions for the last wicket to help them past 400. While Hilfenhaus took 4 for 103, Mitchell Johnson's figures had swollen to 3-132 from 21.4 overs by the time the last English wicket fell.

When Australia batted, Michael Hussey was the top scorer with 51. They lost six wickets after tea. English pace bowler James Anderson was chief destroyer with the ball, taking four wickets for 36. Broad took the final two wickets of the day.
Australia have not lost a Test at the headquarters of world cricket since 1934.

Lord's Test, Day two: Australia 156/8 (Michael Hussey 51, Katich 48, Anderson 4-36) trail England 425 (Strauss 161, Cook 95, Hilfenhaus 4-103) by 269 runs

Lord's test, Day one: Australia fight back after Andrew Strauss' ton

England captain Andrew Strauss reached 161 not out as he led from the front to take England to 364 for 6 at stumps on day one of the second Ashes Test at Lord's. It was his 18th century in Tests and is his third against Australia. Australia endured one of their most embarrassing starts to a Test match as Mitchell Johnson gave away 77 off his first 11 overs. Alastair Cook, who fell for 95, was Mitchell Johnson's first wicket of the match, and his 100th in Tests. Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook put on 196 runs for the first wicket, in 47.5 overs.

At tea, England were 255/2 with Strauss on 100 and Pietersen on 22. Australia however claimed four wickets during the third session of play, to claw their way back into the game. Andrew Flintoff received a warm applause as he walked out to play his final Test at the home of cricket, but he was soon out for just four runs.
Strauss steadied the ship, adding 61 runs in the session with Stuart Broad surviving the new ball on seven.

Lord's Test, Day one: England 364/6 (Strauss 161*, Cook 95) v Australia

England vs Australia - The Ashes Cricket Series 2009 - First Test Match

England Vs Australia First Test At Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, 8-12 July 2009

Cardiff test, Day five: Anderson and Panesar cling on for draw (ENG 0:0|5)

England's last-wicket pair James Anderson and Monty Panesar batted together for 40 minutes and 69 balls to defy Australia a win in the first Ashes Test. England ended their second innings on 252 for nine. Paul Collingwood's 245-ball 74 ended with 11.3 overs to go and Australia needing only one more wicket. Panesar and Anderson scored 19 runs before umpires declared the match a draw with England 13 runs ahead.

Cardiff Test, Day five: England 435 (Pietersen 69, Collingwood 64, Prior 56) and 252/9 (Collingwood 74, Hilfenhaus 3-37) drew with Australia 674/6 declared (Ponting 150, Katich 122, North 125*, Haddin 121)

Cardiff test, Day four: England struggling to save Test

Resuming 44 runs ahead on an imposing 479 for five, Australia declared at 674 for six, 239 runs ahead of England, to record their highest Ashes total since being dismissed for 701 at The Oval in 1934. Marcus North and Brad Haddin both hit centuries.

At stumps, England were struggling on 20 for two, still needing 219 runs to make Australia bat again. Rain washed out play at tea.

Cardiff Test, Day four: England 435 and 20/2 trail Australia 674 for 6 (Ponting 150, North 125*, Katich 122, Haddin 121) by 219 runs

Cardiff test, Day three: Clarke and North put Aussies in front

Australia batted throughout a rain-interrupted third day at Cardiff to take a 44-run first innings lead over England on Friday. Floodlights were used for the first time in a British test, as rain stopped play for two hours before play resumed under lights at 6.15 in the evening local time.

At stumps, Australia reached 479 for five in their first innings in reply to England's 435, thanks to the fifth-highest second-wicket partnership (239 runs) by an Australian pair in Ashes contests. Captain Ricky Ponting added another 50 to his overnight score of 100, while Simon Katich struck 122. Ponting now has 11,110 Test runs, just 64 runs shy of the third position overall. He is now behind Sachin Tendulkar (12,773), Brian Lara (11,953) and Allan Border (11,174).

Vice-captain Michael Clarke made 83 while Marcus North reached the close on 54 not out. The duo shared a 143-run stand for the fifth wicket after Michael Hussey fell cheaply for 3.

Cardiff Test, Day three: Australia 479/5 (Katich 122, Ponting 150, Clarke 83, North 54*) lead England 435 by 44 runs

Cardiff test, Day two: Centurions Ponting and Katich defy blunt bowlers

At the start of the second day at Cardiff, England added a flashy 99 in just 16.5 overs after resuming on 336 for seven. Graeme Swann plundered a brisk 47 off 40 balls, before the tail folded.
When the Aussies batted, captain Ricky Ponting (100*) and opener Simon Katich (104*) scored unbeaten centuries during a second wicket partnership of 189 to get them to 249 for one in reply to England's 435 all out.

Ponting became the fourth man to score 11,000 test runs, and reached his 38th test hundred off the penultimate ball of the day. Katich's eighth test century, his first against England, took nearly 4-1/2 hours. He was dropped when he was on 10 by Flintoff who regularly bowled around the 145 km/hr mark. Hughes, who scored 36, fell to Flintoff, caught by wicketkeeper Prior.

Cardiff Test, Day two: Australia 249/1 (Katich 104*, Ponting 100*) trail England 435 (Pietersen 69, Collingwood 64, Prior 56, Johnson 3-87, Hauritz 3-95) by 186 runs

Cardiff test, Day one: See-saw battle as England bat first

Australia quickie Peter Siddle dismissed Andrew Flintoff (37) and Matt Prior (56), who had added 86 in 95 balls, just before stumps to leave England on 336 for seven at the close of day one of the first Ashes test against Australia at Cardiff.
Earlier in the morning, on a flat batting track, Australia struck three deadly blows to even out whatever advantage England had by winning the toss and opting to bat first. After the hosts had been reduced to 90 for three, Kevin Pietersen (69) and Paul Collingwood (64) revived their fortunes with a 138-run fourth-wicket partnership, and dominated the afternoon session as the Australian spinners were unable to extract anything from the pitch.

Australia had won the last Ashes 5-0 in 2006-07.

Cardiff Test, Day One: England 336 for 7 (Pietersen 69, Collingwood 64, Prior 56) v Australia

England in World Twenty20, 2009

ICC World Twenty20 2009, England

Windies boot hosts England out of the Tournament and head to the Semis

In an innings shortened to 9 overs due to rain, West Indies were required to take 80 runs following the Duckworth-Lewis method. England, who batted first, scored 161/6 in 20 overs. Ravi Bopara's 55 runs and Kevin Pietersen's 31 off 19 balls were the highlights of the English innings. Dwayne Bravo took 2 wickets for West Indies giving away 30 runs in 4 overs.

The England innings was followed by a heavy downpour and rain delay. The West Indies team, chasing a target of 80 runs in 9 overs got off to a shaky start, losing Andre Fletcher in the first over for a duck. Chris Gayle, the backbone of the West Indian batting line-up took 15 runs from only 8 balls, but was bowled out by Sidebottom in the second over. Bravo steadied the innings with 18 runs, but the required run rate kept creeping up and West Indies were 45/5 in 5.2 overs. Needing 35 runs in 22 balls, with 5 wickets in hand, the West Indies innings were on shaky grounds and match which could easily go either way at this stage. Thankfully, for the Windies, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan came through for their team and both remained unbeaten with scores of 17 (off 10 balls) and 19 (off 9 balls) respectively. The Windies attained their target with 4 balls remaining.
Ramnaresh Sarwan was named Player of the Match.

2009 ICC World Twenty20 Match 22: WI vs ENG, Group E, June 15: England 161/6 in 20 overs (Bopara 55, Pietersen 31, Bravo 2-30 ) lost to West Indies 82/5 in 8.2 overs (Target D/L Method - 80 in 9 overs) (Sarwan 19, Chanderpaul 17, Bravo 18, Gayle 15) by 5 wickets

Defending Champions India succumb to England and bow out of the tournament ‎

India, the defending champions lost to England by 3 runs in the crucial match at Lord's. After winning the toss, India elected to field, but were unable to take early wickets. England lost the wicket of Luke Wright in the second over and were 3/1, but Ravi Bopara (37) and Kevin Pietersen (46) stabilised their innings and England managed to take 153/7 in the allotted 20 overs. Harbhajan Singh was the most succesful bowler for India who bowled 4 overs and took 3 wickets giving away only 30 runs. India lost Rohit Sharma (9) in the 2nd over and Suresh Raina (2) in the 4th over and their scoring pace slowed down after that. From 12/1 after 2 overs, the Indians were only able to get to 62/3 in 11 overs. Yuvraj Singh was a glimmer of hope for India, when he took 17 runs off only 9 balls, but lost his wicket to Foster who stumped him off a ball by Swann. Towards the end of the Indian innings, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (30*) and Yousuf Pathan (33*) tried to take India to their target of 154, but they fell short by just 3 runs in the nail-biting finish of this match.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni continued with his experimenting, even in the must win match, playing Ravindra Jadeja instead of the experienced Irfan Pathan, and promoting him to No 4 in the batting line-up instead of Yuvraj Singh when India needed quick runs.

Though India will not advance to the semi-finals, they still have one more match to play, on Tuesday, June 16th, against South Africa. Winning that match will not help India's chances in this champoinship in any way, but it will give the millions of Indian fans something to be proud of about their team's performance in this ICC Twenty 20 World Cup.

2009 ICC World Twenty20 Match 20: IND vs ENG, Group E, June 14: England 153-7 (Pietersen 46, Harbhajan 3-30, Jadeja 2-26) beat India 150-5 (Pathan 33*, Sidebottom 2-31, Swann 2-28) by three runs

June 14 Preview: India vs England ‎

It is do or die for India and England who will take on each other in the ICC World Twenty20 match at Lord's on Sunday. Each team will have to win the match to have any chance of progressing to the semifinal, after losing their first matches of the super eight stage. India lost to West indies in the super eight stage, while England lost to South Africa
The last time India met England in a World Twenty20 was in South Africa in 2007, when India's master destroyer Yuvraj Singh had hit England's baby-faced fast bowler Broad for six sixes in one monumental over. Yuvraj finished that innings with 58 off 16 deliveries, as India made 219, chasing which, England lost by 18 runs.

All-round effort by Kallis sinks England

Man of the Match Jacques Kallis took 2 wickets in 3 overs, and followed it up with an unbeaten 49 ball 57 which included 5 fours and a six.
Owais Shah was the lone Englishman to withstand the Proteas' onslaught with 38 off 33 balls in a game where four of the top seven batsmen managed only four runs between them.

2009 ICC World Twenty20 Match 14: SAF vs ENG, Group E, June 11: South Africa 114/3 (Kallis 57*, Gibbs 30) beat England 111 (Shah 38, Parnell 3-14) by 7 wickets

Pietersen's innings sink Pakistan at Oval

England crushed Pakistan by 48 runs in a group B death match after messing up their tournament opener with minnows Dutch. Kevin Pietersen, returning to the side after losing the match against the Dutch, hit 58 off 38 balls to help his team reach 185 for 5.
In reply, Pakistan's batting was lackluster, and no one seemed interested in putting up a fight. Younis Khan top scored with 46, while Broad picked up 3 wickets for 17 in 3 overs.

2009 ICC World Twenty20 Match 6: PAK vs ENG, Group B, June 7: England 185-5 (Pietersen 58, Ajmal 2-23) beat Pakistan 137-7 (Younis Khan 46, Broad 3-17) by 48 runs

Thrilling upset by Netherlands in the first match of Twenty20 World Cup

Netherlands beat England by four wickets in the opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 at Lord's in a Group B match. Needing seven off the last over Ryan ten Doeschate and Edgar Schiferli took 5 singles, and then on an overthrow by bowler Stuart Board, ran the two needed for a famous victory.
Man of the match Tom de Grooth hit 49 off 30 balls and got plenty of support from Borren, 30 off 25, and ten Doeschate, 22 off 17.

2009 ICC World Twenty20 Group B Match1: ENG vs NET, June 5: Netherlands 163 for 6 (de Grooth 49, Borren 30, Anderson 3-23) beat England 162 for 5 (Wright 71, Bopara 46) by four wickets

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West Indies in England, 2009 Cricket Series

WI vs ENG, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street: England beat West Indies by an innings and 83 runs for series win (ENG 2:0|2)

England, needed seven wickets at the start of play, and despite morning showers bowled out West Indies for 176 in the third over after lunch.
James Anderson of England finished with 4-38 and excellent match figures of 9-125.
With the comfortable series win, England now go back up a place to fifth in the ICC Test rankings.

WI v ENG, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street: England 569-6 dec beat West Indies 310 & 176 by an innings & 83 runs

WI vs ENG, 1st Test, Lords: Emphatic 10-wicket victory for England (ENG 1:0|2)

England wrapped up an emphatic 10-wicket victory over the West Indies inside three days at Lord's to win the opening Test of a series.
England, under Andrew Strauss, were frustrated by an impressive 143-run stand between Brendan Nash and Denesh Ramdin, but Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad teamed up to dismiss the tourists for 256.

WI v ENG, 1st Test, Lords: England 377 & 32-0 bt West Indies 152 & 256 by 10 wickets on Day 3

Schedule	Match	Venue
May 6-10 npower Test Series	1st Test – England v West Indies	Lord's
May 14-18 npower Test Series	2nd Test – England v West Indies	Riverside
May 21 NatWest Series	1st ODI – England v West Indies	Headingly
May 24 NatWest Series	2nd ODI – England v West Indies	Bristol
May 26 NatWest Series	3rd ODI – England v West Indies	Edgbaston

West Indies vs England Cricket Series 2008-09 in West Indies

WI v ENG, 5th ODI, St Lucia: England beats West Indies by 26 runs, wins ODI series (ENG 3:2)

All-rounder Andrew Flintoff's hat trick in a career-best 5-19 piloted England to a 26-run win against West Indies and victory in the one-day international cricket series at Beausejour Stadium on Friday.
England earned its first one-day series triumph in the Caribbean by 3-2 from 2-1 down. In a rain-shortened match, England, on the back of a top score of 48 from Kevin Pietersen, totalled 172-5 off 29 overs.
Opener Ravi Bopara contributed 44 while Paul Collingwood with 35 not out and Matt Prior on 25 not out beefed up the innings towards the end. Left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn took 2-23 and medium pacer Kieron Pollard claimed 2-31.
Once West Indies lost captain Chris Gayle for a duck, the host was always under pressure. It eventually folded for 146 all out off 28 overs.

WI v ENG, 5th ODI, St Lucia: England 172-5 (29.0 overs) beat West Indies 146 (28.0 overs) by 26 runs

WI v ENG, 4th ODI, Barbados: England beat West Indies by 9 wickets (ENG 2:2)

Andrew Strauss gathered 79 from 61 balls to lead England to a nine-wicket victory under the Duckworth-Lewis Method over West Indies in the rain-affected fourth ODI at Kensington Oval on Sunday.
Fortune and the D/L Method again smiled on England, following a two-hour long delay for rain which left the tourists with a victory target of 135 from 20 overs. They got over the line with nine balls to spare, when Strauss guided Dwayne Bravo to third man for his ninth four.
The result means the series is now tied 2-2 and sets up a thrilling conclusion on Friday at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in St. Lucia, if the West Indies players back down from their threat to strike in protest to outstanding issues with the West Indies Cricket Board. The rain started during the interval between innings, after England sent West Indies in to bat and the home team made 239 for nine from 50 overs.

WI v ENG, 4th ODI, Barbados: England 136-1 (18.3 overs) beat West Indies 239-9 (50.0 overs) by 9 wickets (D/L)

WI v ENG, 3rd ODI, Barbados: West Indies beat England by 8 wickets (WI 2:1)

Captain Chris Gayle slammed eight sixes and five fours in a swashbuckling 80 off 43 balls as West Indies romped to an eight-wicket win over England in the third one-day cricket international on Friday.
Gayle's powerful display helped West Indies race to a modest Duckworth/Lewis victory target of 117-2 in just 14.4 overs and take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

WI v ENG, 3rd ODI, Barbados: West Indies 117-2 (14.5 overs) beat England 117 (41.3 overs) by 8 wickets (D/L)

WI v ENG, 2nd ODI, Guyana: Windies level after Chanderpaul ton (WI 1:1)

Shivnarine Chanderpaul returned to his Guyanese home and delivered a brilliant century to ensure West Indies made amends for their embarrassing opening defeat in the one-day series.
Ever since coach John Dyson called in his batsmen for bad light on Friday evening, wrongly believing his side were ahead on the Duckworth Lewis tables, West Indies cricket has struggled to cope with the humiliation of such a blunder.
But Chanderpaul made the most of a reprieve on 27 to hit a brilliant 112 off 126 balls and restore West Indies' pride by securing an emphatic 21-run victory which levelled the five-match series at 1-1 with three to play.

WI v ENG, 2nd ODI, Guyana: West Indies 264-8 (50.0 overs) beat England 243 (48.2 overs) by 21 runs

WI v ENG, 1st ODI, Guyana: England beat West Indies by one run (ENG 1:0)

West Indies handed England a victory by 1 run on the Duckworth/Lewis method after a miscalculation by coach John Dyson at the end of an absorbing first ODI on Friday.
The home team, advised by Dyson, took an offer of bad light from the umpires at 244-7 off 46.2 overs as it chased England's 270-7 off 50 overs. At that stage, England was ahead by one run on the complicated Duckworth/Lewis calculation to decide interrupted matches.
Earlier, England's total was built around half centuries from Paul Collingwood (69) and Owais Shah (62).
Pollard claimed 2-46 with his medium pace while Bravo took 2-65. The second match of the series is at the same venue on Sunday.

WI v ENG, 1st ODI, Guyana: England 270-7 (50.0 overs) beat West Indies 244-7 (46.2 overs) by 1 run (D/L)

WI v ENG, Twenty20, Trinidad: Sarwan steers West Indies to six-wicket win over England

An inspired performance by Ramnaresh Sarwan steered the West Indies to a comfortable six-wicket victory over England in their one-off Twenty20 match at the Queen's Park Oval on Sunday.
Sarwan helped run out two England players and then hit a fine 59 to spur the West Indies to 123-4 off 18 overs, finishing with 12 balls remaining, in reply to the visitors' modest 121 all out off 19.1 overs. Opener Steve Davies, on his international debut, topscored for England with 27. But Sulieman Benn took 3-24 and a total of three run outs caused England's innings to stutter.
There was also a wicket apiece for Lionel Baker (1-12), Darren Sammy (1-14), Fidel Edwards (1-18) and Dwayne Bravo (1-34). The West Indies lost an early wicket but Sarwan, the standout batsman in the preceding test series, guided his side to victory.
Having already engineered the runouts of Gareth Batty and Dimitri Mascarenhas, the 28-year-old right-hander lashed four fours and two sixes off 46 balls before he fell with the victory in sight. Lendl Simmons contributed a level-headed 23 not out while Kieron Pollard (4 not out) ended the match with a boundary.

WI v ENG, Twenty20, Trinidad: West Indies 123-4 (18.0 overs) beat England 121 (19.1 overs) by 6 wickets

WI v ENG, 5th Test, Trinidad: West Indies clings to a draw, wins series (WI 1:0)

Denesh Ramdin and Fidel Edwards engineered a miraculous escape for the West Indies to earn a nail-biting draw on the last day of the fifth and final Test match.
England needed to win the Test to level the series 1-1, but the Windies hung on for a nail-biting draw, as England's bowlers failed to take the last two wickets. The day started with England chasing runs in order to give their bowlers a chance to bowl out the opposition. Captain Andrew Strauss declared at lunch on 237-6, after Kevin Pietersen had made 102.
The West Indies were given a target of 215 in two sessions to win - and after losing three wickets before tea - it became a question of whether England could take the remaining seven wickets they needed to win the match.

WI v ENG, 5th Test, Trinidad: West Indies 544 & 114-8 drew with England 546-6 & 237-6

WI v ENG, 4th Test, Barbados: Cook hits century to guide England to draw (WI 1:0)

Opener Alastair Cook cracked a career-best 139 not out Monday as the fourth cricket Test between England and the West Indies fizzled out to a tame draw on the fifth and final day at Kensington Oval.
Left-hander Cook notched his eighth Test century and Kevin Pietersen added an unfussed 72 not out as the visitors comfortably saw off the West Indies' pursuit of a series-clinching victory. The home team carries a 1-0 lead into the fifth and final Test in Trinidad beginning Friday.
England coasted to 279-2 before captain Andrew Strauss' declaration ended a match in which a total of 1,628 runs were scored for the loss of just 17 wickets. Strauss admitted that the conditions made an outright result difficult.

WI v ENG, 4th Test, Barbados: West Indies 749-9 drew with England 600-6 & 279-2

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IND v ENG, 2nd Test, Mohali, Day 5: India take series after dull draw (IND 1:0)

India clinched the two-Test cricket series against England on Tuesday after Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh batted the visitors out of the contest on the last day of the second match.
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni belatedly declared at 251 for seven when Gambhir was dismissed for 97, leaving England an almost impossible target of 403 in less than two sessions. Gambhir fell three runs short of becoming only the fourth Indian batsman to score centuries in both innings.

IND v ENG, 2nd Test, Mohali, Day 5: India 453 & 251-7 drew with England 302 & 64-1