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 3rd Test at Edgbaston

SA v ENG, 3rd Test, Edgbaston: South Africa wins third Test by five wickets, takes series (2-0)

Graeme Smith played one of the great rearguard innings Saturday as South Africa chased 281 to win the third Test by five wickets and capture its first series win over in England for 43 years.
The South Africa captain finished unbeaten on 154 at Edgbaston after putting on 112 for the sixth wicket with Mark Boucher (45 not out), who came in with the team in trouble at 171-5. Smith finished the game with a pull shot through midwicket off part-time offspinner Kevin Pietersen, holding his arms aloft in triumph as South Africa took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series.
Resuming after tea on 111-4, Smith survived an excellent leg-before-wicket shout from Monty Panesar when he shouldered arms to a sharply spinning delivery. Despite cutting and driving powerfully and hooking fiercely, Smith rode his luck at times, beating a run out opportunity on 78 when Ian Bell fumbled wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose's throw with the captain short of his ground. Smith then gloved a catch on 85 to Ambrose off Panesar, but the English fielders had little option but to give the batsman the benefit of the doubt.
A.B. de Villiers and Smith added 78 before Paul Collingwood caught De Villiers at first slip for 27 off Panesar to leave the tourists on 171-5. Smith and Boucher set about grinding down the attack to claim the team's first series win in England since 1965.
Earlier, England was dismissed for 363 with Paul Collingwood likely saving his Test career by scoring 135 after the team had resumed on 297-6. England had a bad start when Ambrose was bowled by Morne Morkel on the second ball of the day for 19. Ambrose and Collingwood had added 76 for the seventh wicket and the wicketkeeper's departure brought Ryan Sidebottom in. Collingwood and Sidebottom continued to frustrate the South Africa bowlers by compiling a 65-run partnership, before Sidebottom became Morkel's second victim of the morning when he gloved a catch to Hashim Amla at short leg.
Anderson was bowled by Kallis for 1, and Collingwood was out when his cut shot at Morkel was edged to Boucher. Smith and Neil McKenzie had to face a tricky 20-minute spell before lunch, taking the score to 11-0.
England then took four wickets in the second session for only 28 runs to leave the Proteas on 111-4 at tea, still requiring 170 for victory. McKenzie and Smith had made serene progress to reach 65-0 with few alarms. But Andrew Flintoff struck when McKenzie lost sight of a yorker that caught him flush on the toe and umpire Steve Davis gave him out lbw for 22.
Panesar then trapped Amla in front for 6, before Jacques Kallis on 5 became the third lbw victim of the innings when he also lost sight of Flintoff's full toss and was hit on the thigh. Kallis stood his ground in disbelief, but Davis raised his finger to leave South Africa on 83-3.
Ashwell Prince made 2 before James Anderson slanted a ball across to have him caught behind by Tim Ambrose to leave the tourists on 93-4.
The fourth Test starts Thursday at The Oval in London. South Africa won the second Test at Headingley by 10 wickets last week after the first match at Lord's was drawn.

SA v ENG, 3rd Test, Edgbaston: South Africa 314 & 283-5 beat England 231 & 363 by 5 wickets

South Africa vs England Cricket Series 2008

South Africa v England 3rd Test at Edgbaston

Score Card

England 1st Innings 231 all out (77.0 overs)	England 2nd Innings 363 all out (98.2 overs)
South Africa 1st Innings 314 all out (90.2 overs)	South Africa 2nd Innings 283 for 5 (80.0 overs)

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Strauss	hit wicket	b Nel	20	67	3	0
Cook	c Kallis	b Nel	76	125	12	0
Vaughan	c Boucher	b Nel	0	1	0	0
Pietersen	c Prince	b Kallis	4	9	0	0
Bell	c Boucher	b Ntini	50	98	9	0
Collingwood	c Smith	b Kallis	4	22	1	0
Flintoff	not out		36	78	3	1
Ambrose		b Kallis	22	59	3	0
Sidebottom	c Boucher	b Ntini	2	4	0	0
Anderson	run out		1	3	0	0
Panesar	run out		1	1	0	0
Extras		5nb 2w 1b 7lb	15
Total		all out	231	(77.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W M Morkel 15.0 2 50 0 Ntini 19.0 5 70 2 Nel 17.0 7 47 3 Kallis 15.0 5 31 3 Harris 11.0 1 25 0

Fall of wicket   68 Strauss 68 Vaughan 74 Pietersen 136 Cook 158 Collingwood 173 Bell 212 Ambrose 215 Sidebottom 230 Anderson 231 Panesar

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			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
McKenzie	lbw	b Flintoff	72	127	12	0
Smith	c Strauss	b Flintoff	7	21	0	0
Harris	c Cook	b Sidebottom	19	54	3	0
Amla	c and b	Anderson	9	23	0	0
Kallis		b Flintoff	64	114	9	0
Prince	c Ambrose	b Sidebottom	39	104	7	0
de Villiers	c Sidebottom	b Flintoff	5	17	1	0
Boucher	c Vaughan	b Anderson	40	49	6	0
M Morkel	lbw	b Anderson	18	33	4	0
Nel		b Sidebottom	0	4	0	0
Ntini	not out		0	2	0	0
Extras		6nb 35lb	41
Total		all out	314	(90.2 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Sidebottom 25.0 9 81 3 Anderson 26.2 6 72 3 Flintoff 30.0 8 89 4 Collingwood 2.0 0 12 0 Panesar 7.0 0 25 0

Fall of wicket   17 Smith 94 Harris 117 Amla 135 McKenzie 226 Kallis 238 de Villiers 264 Prince 293 M Morkel 298 Nel 314 Boucher

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			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Strauss	c Kallis	b M Morkel	25	65	2	0
Cook	c Boucher	b Ntini	9	12	2	0
Vaughan	c Amla	b Nel	17	18	4	0
Pietersen	c de Villiers	b Harris	94	136	13	0
Bell	c Boucher	b Ntini	20	27	4	0
Collingwood	c Boucher	b M Morkel	135	195	19	1
Flintoff	c Amla	b Harris	2	4	0	0
Ambrose		b M Morkel	19	80	2	0
Sidebottom	c Amla	b M Morkel	22	48	5	0
Anderson		b Kallis	1	7	0	0
Panesar	not out		0	0	0	0
Extras		3nb 6w 8b 2lb	19
Total		all out	363	(98.2 ovs)

Bowler O M R W M Morkel 19.2 1 97 4 Nel 20.0 3 79 1 Ntini 18.0 4 58 2 Kallis 20.0 5 59 1 Harris 21.0 3 60 2

Fall of wicket   15 Cook 39 Vaughan 70 Strauss 104 Bell 219 Pietersen 221 Flintoff 297 Ambrose 362 Sidebottom 363 Anderson 363 Collingwood

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			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Smith	not out		154	246	17	0
McKenzie	lbw	b Flintoff	22	56	3	0
Amla	lbw	b Panesar	6	17	0	0
Kallis	lbw	b Flintoff	5	7	1	0
Prince	c Ambrose	b Anderson	2	14	0	0
de Villiers	c Collingwood	b Panesar	27	57	3	0
Boucher	not out		45	85	5	0
Extras		2nb 2w 9b 9lb	22
Total		for 5	283	(80.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Sidebottom 10.0 1 26 0 Anderson 13.0 0 60 1 Panesar 33.0 3 91 2 Flintoff 20.0 5 72 2 Pietersen 4.0 0 16 0

Fall of wicket   65 McKenzie 78 Amla 83 Kallis 93 Prince 171 de Villiers

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Umpires: Aleem Dar, S J Davis
England: Cook, Strauss, Vaughan, Pietersen, Bell, Collingwood, Flintoff, Ambrose, Sidebottom, Anderson, Panesar
South Africa: Smith, McKenzie, Amla, Kallis, Prince, de Villiers, Boucher, M Morkel, Harris, Nel, Ntini