The stage is all set for the second season of the IPL, as Mumbai Indians take on Chennai Super Kings in Cape Town today.
The captain of the Chennai Super Kings, M S Dhoni has been successful in proving his potential by making India win at the inaugural World Twenty20 Championship in 2007.
Last year, in the [...]

New Zealand in Australia, 2008-09

Australia vs New Zealand, 2nd Test

Adelaide, Adelaide, November 28-2, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Billy Doctrove (WI) & Rudi Koertzen (RSA)

Third Umpire:
Bruce Oxenford (Aus)

Match Referee:
Chris Broad (Eng)

Toss:
New Zealand (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
Australia won by an innings and 62 runs

Man of the Match:
Brad Haddin

Man of the Series:
Michael Clarke

Batting: New Zealand 1st Innings

Batsmen
New Zealand (270/10 in 98.3 [...]

New Zealand in Australia, 2008-09

Australia vs New Zealand, 1st Test

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, November 20-24, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Billy Doctrove (WI) & Rudi Koertzen (RSA)

Third Umpire:
Rod Tucker (Aus)

Match Referee:
Chris Broad (Eng)

Toss:
New Zealand (Elected to field)

Match Status:
Australia won by 149 runs

Man of the Match:
Mitchell Johnson

Batting: Australia 1st Innings

Batsmen
Australia (214/10 in 77 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Matthew Hayden
c R Taylor [...]

Matthew Hayden called India a third-world country, blaming Australia’s slow over-rate on the movement around sightscreens.
Hayden, who had a pretty average tour of India, where Australia were mauled by India in the Test series said the host batsmen were reluctant to face up qucikly enough.
“They (opposition batsmen) are very difficult to get to face [...]

It was a good toss to win for the Board President’s XI as the Australians toiled hard in the field the whole day thanks to twin centuries from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who took over the mantle after Yuvraj Singh departed. Parthiv Patel also joined the party and reached 49 at the end of [...]