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 Lions ODI at Derby

SA v ENG Lions, Practice Match, Derby: England Lions beat South Africa by 6 wickets

Samit Patel proved his credentials as a potential international one-day batsman, making a fine half-century to guide England Lions to a thumping victory over South Africa.
Although there have been question marks over the 23-year-old Nottinghamshire man's fielding and fitness, it was his batting that did the talking as he built on a good start made by England hopefuls Owais Shah (46) and Matt Prior (33) to complete a comfortable six-wicket win, Middlesex batsman Eoin Morgan also chipping in with 47 not out. Prior, who played his last ODI for England back in September last year, staked his claim to fill the problematic opening spot for England as he got his side off to a flying start, as both he and Shah produced some inventive hitting to get the Lions ahead of the run rate inside the power-plays and from then on they were always favourites for the win
Earlier in the day, South Africa captain, Graeme Smith, hit a fluent half-century, after having been dropped by Lions captain Ed Joyce on 17. Mark Boucher also impressed with the bat for the tourists, the wicketkeeper who has played over 250 ODIs hit an impressive unbeaten 63 at almost a run a ball to ensure a competitive total.
The Lions bowlers rarely allowed the South African batsmen to produce any fluency, bowling consistently tight lines that made scoring very difficult. Hampshire all-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas was particularly impressive, varying his pace to great effect as he picked up the prize wickets of Jacques Kallis and captain Smith. Mascarenhas only played in one of England's ODIs in the recent series against New Zealand, but after this display with the ball and an average of more than 100 with the bat in this season's Pro 40, he has staked his claim for a more regular place.
This was South Africa's final warm-up before their five-match series against England and a Twenty20 international on Wednesday.

SA v ENG Lions, Practice Match, Derby: England Lions beat South Africa by 6 wickets

South Africa vs England Cricket Series 2008

South Africa v England Lions ODI at Derby

Score Card

South Africa Innings 209 for 5 (50.0 overs)

England Lions Innings 210 for 4 (41.2 overs)

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Smith		b Mascarenhas	50	67	6	0
Gibbs		b Pattinson	28	57	4	0
Kallis	lbw	b Mascarenhas	11	18	1	0
de Villiers		b Trott	5	21	0	0
Duminy	c Prior	b Trott	6	24	0	0
Boucher	not out		63	67	5	2
Philander	not out		31	47	2	0
Extras		1nb 4w 1b 9lb	15
Total		for 5	209	(50.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Bresnan 8.0 1 28 0 Mahmood 9.0 0 35 0 Pattinson 7.0 0 62 1 Mascarenhas 8.0 0 26 2 Wright 8.0 0 22 0 Trott 6.0 1 17 2 Patel 4.0 0 9 0

Fall of wicket   67 Gibbs 92 Kallis 97 Smith 106 de Villiers 117 Duminy

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			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Trott	run out		2	4	0	0
Prior	c Boucher	b Kallis	33	50	4	1
Shah		b Nel	46	48	2	3
Joyce	hit wicket	b Nel	10	24	1	0
Morgan	not out		47	53	5	0
Patel	not out		60	71	7	1
Extras		2nb 3w 7lb	12
Total		for 4	210	(41.2 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Steyn 9.0 0 32 0 M Morkel 7.0 0 27 0 Nel 8.2 0 56 2 Philander 7.0 0 33 0 Kallis 5.0 0 19 1 Botha 5.0 0 36 0

Fall of wicket   4 Trott 75 Prior 94 Joyce 97 Shah

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Umpires: N G B Cook, N G C Cowley
England Lions: Prior, Trott, Shah, Joyce, Morgan, Patel, Wright, Mascarenhas, Bresnan, Mahmood, Pattinson
South Africa: Smith, Gibbs, Kallis, de Villiers, Duminy, Boucher, Philander, Botha, M Morkel, Steyn, Nel