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Showing posts with label IND-in-SL:2012. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
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Sri Lanka v India, 2nd ODI, Hambantota
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| Low stands are no barriers for the strongs winds that blow across the ground |
Windy Wellington has competition, from howling Hambantota. The ground here is surrounded by miles of forest and when the wind blows, it really does, from roughly west to east and right across the square. It nearly blows you off your feet; the low stands and grass banks are no barriers at all. The wind is supreme through the day but stops at night, creating different challenges for the batting and fielding sides during the first innings.
Monday, 23 July 2012
Monday, 23 July 2012
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India in Sri Lanka 2012
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| While Nuwan Pradeep (left) has played three Tests, he is yet to debut in ODIs |
Fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep has been called up to the Sri Lanka squad for the remainder of the one-day series against India, in place of the injured Nuwan Kulasekara. Pradeep has played three Tests, but is yet to debut in ODIs.
India in Sri Lanka 2012
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| "My role in the team has been of a sheet anchor" - Virat Kohli |
Virat Kohli, 23, now has 12 ODI hundreds. When combined, the two numbers are almost scary. Consistency is one thing, but four hundreds in five innings? Contrast them with some of his peers, and they appear even more astonishing. We still talk of Rohit Sharma's potential. Ajinkya Rahane still waits mostly on the sidelines. Cheteshwar Pujara remains injured more often than not. But Kohli continues to pile on the hundreds. He now has seven after the World Cup win alone; against seven teams, in five countries.
Sunday, 22 July 2012
Sunday, 22 July 2012
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Sri Lanka v India, 1st ODI, Hambantota
India 314 for 6 (Kohli 106, Sehwag 96) beat Sri Lanka 293 for 9 (Sangakkara 133, Irfan 2-37, Ashwin 2-46) by 21 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details
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| Virat Kohli's century was his fourth in five innings |
India hardly looked a side playing their first match in four months. Their batsmen pounded Sri Lanka for a 300-plus total; their bowling, for once, did not fall apart and led by Irfan Pathan, ensured the total was a winning one. Virat Kohli, now easily one of the best ODI batsmen in the world, cracked his third consecutive century against Sri Lanka, his fourth in five innings, and his fifth successive fifty-plus score, equalling the Indian record. Virender Sehwag resembled a man playing his first international game in nearly five months only briefly, before scattering the field with a 97-ball 96. Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni made sure India recovered from a slight wobble, adding 79 in nine overs towards the finish.
Saturday, 21 July 2012
Saturday, 21 July 2012
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Sri Lanka v India, 1st ODI, Hambantota
Match facts
Saturday, July 21Start time 1430 (0900 GMT)
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| Umesh Yadav returns to strengthen India's pace attack |
Yet another India v Sri Lanka series is upon us. While the Indian team has racked up its frequent flyer miles with regular trips to Sri Lanka over the past few years, they start this series in an unfamiliar location. The stadium at Hambantota, a port town in southern Sri Lanka, was built for the World Cup and India haven't played a game there yet.
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Thursday, 19 July 2012
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India in Sri Lanka 2012
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| India headed for a practice session at the R Premadasa Stadium soon after checking in to their hotel in Colombo on Wednesday |
India captain MS Dhoni has said that the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka will help his team assess where they stand at the moment.
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