South Africa in England, 2008

England vs South Africa, 4th ODI

Lords, London, August 31, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Simon Taufel (Aus) & Mark Benson (Eng)

Third Umpire:
Ian Gould (Eng)

Match Referee:
Roshan Mahanama (SL)

Toss:
England (Elected to field)

Match Status:
England won by 7 wkts

Match State
Rain reduced game (20 overs)

Batting: England Innings

Batsmen
England (137/3 in 17.4 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Ian Bell
c M Boucher [...]

Bangladesh in Australia, 2008

Australia vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI

Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin, August 30, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Amiesh Saheba (Ind) & Peter Parker (Aus)

Third Umpire:
Bruce Oxenford (Aus)

Match Referee:
Javagal Srinath (Ind)

Toss:
Bangladesh (Elected to field)

Match Status:
Australia won by 180 runs

Man of the Match:
Mike Hussey

Batting: Australia Innings

Batsmen
Australia (254/8 in 50 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Shaun Marsh
b A Razzak
76
105
6
0
72.38

James Hopes
c S Hasan [...]

South Africa in England, 2008

England vs South Africa, 3rd ODI

The Oval, London, August 29, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Simon Taufel (Aus) & Nigel Llong (Eng)

Third Umpire:
Peter Hartley (Eng)

Match Referee:
Roshan Mahanama (SL)

Toss:
South Africa (Elected to field)

Match Status:
England won by 126 runs

Batting: South Africa Innings

Batsmen
South Africa (170/10 in 42.4 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Hashim Amla
c M Prior [...]

South Africa in England, 2008

England vs South Africa, 2nd ODI

Trent Bridge, Nottingham, August 26, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Simon Taufel (Aus) & Mark Benson (Eng)

Match Referee:
Roshan Mahanama (SL)

Toss:
South Africa (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
England won by 10 wkts

Batting: England Innings

Batsmen
England (85/0 in 14.1 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Ian Bell
batting
28
52
4
0
53.85

Matthew Prior (wk)
batting
45
35
6
1
128.57

Owais Shah

Kevin Pietersen (c)

Paul Collingwood

Andrew Flintoff

Samit [...]

Captain Dhoni leads from the front as India beat Srilanka by 33 runs.  Today India play good cricket and Indian player seems to over come the Mendis factor as Raina hits six to Mendis on his second ball. Dhoni`s counter part Mahela Jayawardene show good fight as he score brilliant 94 runs , almost took [...]

Scotiabank Series, 2008

Canada vs West Indies, Final

Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, August 24, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Roger Dill (Ber) & Darell Hair (Aus)

Match Referee:
Ranjan Madugalle (SL)

Toss:
West Indies (Elected to field)

Match Status:
West Indies won by 7 wkts

Man of the Match:
Chris Gayle

Man of the Series:
Rizwan Cheema

Batting: Canada Innings

Batsmen
Canada (179/10 in 46.5 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Mohammad Iqbal
run out (S Chattergoon)
0
1
0
0
0.00

Rizwan [...]

The ICC have postponed to 2009 the Champions Trophy that was due to be held in Pakistan in 19 days’ time. The decision took place after a teleconference between board members on Sunday.
With South Africa already opting out of the tournament, and Australia, New Zealand and England players all publicly nervous about touring Pakistan, there [...]

Kenya in Ireland, 2008

Ireland vs Kenya, 1st ODI

Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast, August 24, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Peter Hartley (Eng) & Ian Ramage (Sco)

Match Referee:
Mike Procter (SA)

Toss:
Kenya (Elected to field)

Match Status:
Ireland won by 33 runs

Batting: Kenya Innings

Batsmen
Kenya (115/10 in 39 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Kennedy Otieno
c A White b B Rankin
9
12
2
0
75.00

Alex Obanda
c P [...]

Zou Shiming helped China to its first ever Olympic boxing gold with victory over Mongolia’s Serdamba Purevdorj who was forced to retire with an injury.
The Chinese light flyweight, 27, picked up a point in a cagey first round against an opponent who was choosing to keep his right glove low down.

It transpired there was a [...]

India`s 1st ever Olympic boxing medal winner Vijender Kumar will be the flag bearer of the Indian contingent at Sunday’s closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, an IOA official said.

The Bhiwani Boy won a bronze medal in the 75kg category event, which made him the national hero. Earlier Army marksman Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore [...]