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.
ENG v NZ, 2nd Test, Old Trafford: Strauss century helps England beat New Zealand (1:0)
May 26, 2008
Andrew Strauss struck a century to guide England to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand on the fourth day of the first cricket Test at Old Trafford Monday. England comfortably chased down 294, the highest fourth-innings run-chase at the ground, to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
It was an impressive performance by England batsmen, who were knocked over for 202 in their first innings. Strauss’ (106) 12th Test century and solid contributions from captain Michael Vaughan (48) and Kevin Pietersen (42) ensured that England reach the target without any hiccups.
New Zealand were certainly in the driver’s seat after their first innings 381 that gave them a lead of 179-runs, but their second innings collapse for a paltry 114 proved costly.
The visitors were relying on their skipper Daniel Vettori to spin magic with his left-arm spin after Monty Panesar (6-37) got enough purchase from the track Sunday and brought England back into the match.
But Vettori, who was tackled well by Strauss, proved harmless and his 35 overs cost 111 runs and returned only one wicket.
New Zealand could have put England in more trouble had not Iain O’Brien not dropped two catches. The visitors’ fielding was also not up to mark.
ENG v NZ, 2nd Test, Old Trafford: England 202 & 294-4 beat New Zealand 381-9 & 114-9 by 6 wickets
Umpires: S J A Taufel, D B Hair England: Cook, Strauss, Vaughan, Pietersen, Bell, Collingwood, Ambrose, Broad, Sidebottom, Panesar, Anderson New Zealand: How, Redmond, Marshall, Taylor, McCullum, Flynn, Oram, Vettori, Mills, O'Brien, Martin
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled to take place in England in June of 2009. It will be the second World Twenty20 and will consist of 12 teams, contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers (Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland)
The Champions Twenty20 League, formed with the official sanction of ICC will kick off in October 2008. Eight domestic teams from four nations will participate. Cricket Australia will partner the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA). The champion team in the Champions Twenty20 league will get US $5 million, which is the highest ever prize money for a cricket event.
