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.

South Africa v England Cricket Series 2008

Schedule

South Africa vs England Cricket Series 2008

South Africa v England 2nd ODI at Nottingham

ENG vs SA, 2nd ODI, Trent Bridge: Broad inspires England to easy win (2:0)

Stuart Broad inspired England to only their third 10-wicket victory in one-day international history as they defeated South Africa at Trent Bridge.
Broad claimed five for 23 in a 10-over new-ball spell to help dismiss South Africa for a lowly 83 and secure England's emphatic triumph by 5.35pm in a match billed as a day-night international. Those figures were the best of his own career, the fifth best by an England player and completely humiliated a South African side who were briefly rated as the best side in the world earlier this year by dismissing them for the second lowest total in their history. His performance capped another impressive display by an England side galvanised by the appointment of Kevin Pietersen as captain, who is yet to taste defeat since his unveiling after winning the final Test and the opening game of this five-match series at Headingley on Friday.
South Africa's challenge was undermined from the start with Broad given the new ball from the Pavilion End and removed South Africa's leading three batsmen inside the first three overs to set the tone for the remainder of the innings. Sensing an emphatic triumph, Pietersen went for the kill and brought all-rounder Andrew Flintoff into the attack, who accelerated South Africa's demise by winning an lbw appeal against AB de Villiers with a ball which jagged back into his pads.
Flintoff's hostility also accounted for Mark Boucher, who became the latest of many South African batsmen to edge behind, while Broad followed up by claiming his final wicket in his last over. Steve Harmison replaced him from the Pavilion End and quickly wrapped up the tail with two wickets in his only over to leave England facing a modest target in reply.
Propelled by Matt Prior's aggressive approach they raced to their target in just 14.1 overs with England's wicketkeeper accelerating to an unbeaten 45 off only 36 balls, including six fours and a six. He completed the triumph with a pull for four off Andre Nel to complete only England's third 10-wicket victory in 495 one-day international matches to put them firmly in control of the five-match series.

ENG vs SA, 2nd ODI, Trent Bridge: England 85 for 0 (14.1 overs) beat South Africa 83 all out (23.0 overs) by 10 wickets

South Africa vs England Cricket Series 2008

South Africa v England 2nd ODI at Nottingham

Score Card

South Africa Innings 83 all out (23.0 overs)

England Innings 85 for 0 (14.1 overs)

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Smith	c Prior	b Broad	9	14	1	0
Gibbs	c Prior	b Broad	10	15	2	0
Kallis	c Shah	b Broad	6	15	1	0
de Villiers	lbw	b Flintoff	5	25	0	0
Duminy	c Prior	b Broad	8	3	2	0
Boucher	c Prior	b Flintoff	10	23	1	0
Botha	c Prior	b Broad	1	16	0	0
A Morkel	c Prior	b S Harmison	6	13	1	0
Nel	c Wright	b S Harmison	13	7	3	0
Steyn		b Flintoff	6	6	1	0
Ntini	not out		0	1	0	0
Extras		8w 1lb	9
Total		all out	83	(23.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Anderson 5.0 0 26 0 Broad 10.0 3 23 5 Flintoff 7.0 0 29 3 S Harmison 1.0 0 4 2

Fall of wicket   16 Gibbs 25 Smith 26 Kallis 36 Duminy 45 de Villiers 50 Boucher 53 Botha 68 Nel 72 A Morkel 83 Steyn

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			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Bell	not out		28	51	4	0
Prior	not out		45	36	6	1
Extras		2nb 4w 6lb	12
Total		for 0	85	(14.1 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Steyn 6.0 1 37 0 Ntini 5.0 1 24 0 Nel 2.1 0 14 0 Kallis 1.0 0 4 0

Fall of wicket

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Umpires: M R Benson, S J A Taufel
England: Bell, Prior, Shah, Pietersen, Flintoff, Collingwood, Patel, Wright, Broad, Anderson, S Harmison
South Africa: Smith, Gibbs, Kallis, de Villiers, Duminy, Boucher, A Morkel, Botha, Nel, Steyn, Ntini