Cricket Season

1st Twenty20 International Dubai

Pakistan 161/8 off 20 overs Imran Nazir 58

New Zealand 112 all out 18.3 overs Nathan McCullum 22 and BJ Watling 22

Pakistan won by 49 runs

Nathan McCullum and BJ Watling both scored 22 runs but Nathan McCullum strike rate was 104.76 which is a lot better better then BJ Watling his was only 61.11 which is absolutely shambolic in twenty20 cricket.

http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvnz2009/engin...26723.html

2nd Twenty20 International Dubai

Pakistan 153/5 off 20 overs Umar Akmal 56*

New Zealand 146/5 off 20 overs Brendon McCullum 47

Pakistan won by 7 runs

http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvnz2009/engin...26724.html

First Test Day 1 Ahmedabad

India 385/6 off 90 overs

At one stage India were 32/4 but then Rahul Dravid shared an partnership of 125 runs with Yuvraj Singh who then went for 68 and with Mahendra Singh Dhoni he shared an partnership of 224 runs fianally he went for 110 Rahul Dravid is unbeaten on 177*.

http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/engin...30881.html

First Test Day 2 Ahmedabad

India 426 all out off 104.5 overs Rahul Dravid 177

Sri Lanka 275/3 off 70 overs

Rahul Dravid didn't add any runs on his overnight score and Sri Lanka put 74 runs for the 1st wicket and then Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkarra put 115 runs for the 2nd wicket i have to say this is a flat pitch not offering much for the bowlers but its early days.

http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/engin...30881.html

First Test Day 3 Ahmedabad

Sri Lanka 591/5 off 160 overs

Sri Lanka only just lost 2 wickets in a whole day and Mahela Jayawardene shared 128 runs for the 4th wicket with Thilan Samaraweera who went for 70 and the Jayawardene's have shared unbroken 216 runs for the 6th wicket.

http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/engin...30881.html

First Test Day 4 Ahmedabad

Sri Lanka 760/7dec off 202.4 overs

India 2nd innings 190/2 off 45 overs

The 2 Jayawardene's shared 351 runs for the 6th wicket which is a new world record and Mahela departed for 275 runs where as Prasanna scored 154* which is his career best score.

http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/engin...30881.html

First Test Day 5 Ahmedabad

India 2nd innings 412/4 off 129 overs Gautam Gambhir 114

Match Drawn

Gautam Gambhir score a gritty century and then departed for 114 also Sachin Tendulkar score a patience century and shared a partnership of 137 runs for the 5th wicket with VVS Laxman who has 51.

http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/engin...30881.html

Second test Day 1 Kanpur

India 417/2 off 90 overs

Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir shared 233 runs for the 1st wicket Virender Sehwag went for 131 and Gautam Gambhir shared 170 runs for the 2nd wicket with Rahul Dravid and Gautam Gambhir went for 167 then at the close of the first day Rahul Dravid on 85* with Sachin Tendulkar 20*.

http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/engin...30882.html

First test Day 1 Dunedin

New Zealand 276/6 off 90 overs

New Zealand lost a few early wickets but Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor shared 117 runs for the 3rd wicket but then Martin Guptill departed for 60 and then Ross Taylor departed for 94 the score was then 194/4 but another mini collapse mean't there were 211/6 but Brendon McCullum and Daniel Vettori shared unbroken 65 runs for the 7th wicket.

http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/engin...23778.html

Second test Day 2 Kanpur

India 642 all out off 154 overs

Sri Lanka 66/1 off 24 overs

At one stage India were 613/4 but then lost 6 wickets for just 29 runs and Sri Lanka lost Tillakaratne Dilshan first ball for 0.

http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/engin...30882.html


First test Day 2 Dunedin

New Zealand 404/8 off 126 overs

Brendon McCullum and Daniel Vettori shared 164 runs for the 7th wicket Brendon McCullum went for 78 and Daniel Vettori was dismissed for 99 he must be kicking himself as he was only 1 run of a century.

http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/engin...23778.html

Second test Day 3 Kanpur

Sri Lanka 1st inns 229 all out 84 overs

Sri Lanka 2nd inns 57/4 off 23 overs

Mahendra Singh Dhoni enforced the follow on as Sri Lanka fell well short of they target so they batted the second innings and things don't look good for Sri Lanka at the monment.

http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/engin...30882.html


First test Day 3 Dunedin

New Zealand 429 all out 131.5 overs

Pakistan 307/8 off 90 overs

At one stage Pakistan were 85/5 but the Akmal brothers put 176 runs for the 6th wicket and Kamran Akmal departed for 82 so Umar Akmal made 129 as Pakistan are 122 runs behind New Zealand.

http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/engin...23778.html


First test Day 1 Brisbane

Australia 322/5 off 90 overs

Australia got off to a poor start as Shane Watson went for 0 but Simon Katich and Ricky Ponting put 126 runs for the 2nd wicket then Ricky Ponting departed for 55 but then Australia lost a few more wickets within regular intervals.

http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvwi09/engine/...06189.html