Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI 2009 - Live

Pak Vs SL 2nd ODI at Dambulla
1st August ,2009

After a win for Sri Lanka in the first ODI, Pakistan and Sri Lanka battle for the second ODI. Pakistan have dropped Mohammad Yousuf and Misbah-ul-Haq and brought two youngseters - Nasir Jamshed and Umar Akmal. Sri Lanka seem dominating against the Pakistan whose batting seems to be the weakest point.

Watch the Live action of Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI:
On TV: Ten Sports has the broadcasting rights for the series in Sri Lanka. Pak Vs Srl will be shown Live streaming on Ten Sports in India, Pakistan and other neighboring countries. Click Here to check the list of TV Channels broadcasting Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Live.

On Internet: The 1st ODI of Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan will be shown live streaming in Internet for just some amount. You can also buy the packages of whole series. Willow.tv and Tvnsports.com provides the legal Live action of Pak vs Srl.

Also, Click Here for more information to watch Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2009 - Pakistan tour to Sri Lanka.

Ashes 2009 : Australia Vs England 3rd Test Live

Remarkable win - was at the end of last Ashes match for England. The oldest Ashes will continue for more matches as the host of 2009 edition leading the series 1-0. The third test of Ashes 2009 is scheduled begin from July 30. Some gap between the last match and Australia had some time to really warm up. News also featuring the visitors that Pietersen will be missing on the upcoming 5 day matches for Ashes 2009. 2009 Ashes 3rd test is scheduled as:

* The Ashes 2009 - 3rd Test - Australia Vs England
* Played at Edgbaston, Birmingham
* 30,31 July, 1,2,3 August 2009

Click Here to Watch Ashes 2009 3rd test match Live on Internet, Highlights videos on Internet and TV Channels broadcasting Ashes 2009 Live on your country or area.

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI 2009 - Live

After the exciting T20 world cup final and the 3 tests, Pakistan and Sri Lanka now battle for the 5-match ODI series. The first ODI today will feature some changes in the two teams. Pakistan has 4 ICL players waiting for the ODI - Razzaq and Yousuf who have played in T20 and tests and Nazir and Naved-ul-Hasan who are still to play. Sri Lanka has recalled players like Samaraveera for the ODI.

Pak Vs SL 1st ODI - Thursday July 30, 2009
Start time :10: 00 - local and 04 :30 GMT

Watch the Live action of Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka:
On TV: Ten Sports has the broadcasting rights for the series in Sri Lanka. Pak Vs Srl will be shown Live streaming on Ten Sports in India, Pakistan and other neighboring countries. Click Here to check the list of TV Channels broadcasting Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Live.

On Internet: The 1st ODI of Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan will be shown live streaming in Internet for just some amount. You can also buy the packages of whole series. Willow.tv and Tvnsports.com provides the legal Live action of Pak vs Srl.

Also, Click Here for more information to watch Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2009 - Pakistan tour to Sri Lanka.

Best Online Cricket Games

Last time, I listed some of the flash cricket games. Playing online cricket games is exciting and time passing. Some websites provide these free online cricket games. The flash cricket games are short, fast loading and really exciting. Check out some of them:

Cricket games on cricinfo : It has varieties of online cricket games which you can enjoy. From hangman and puzzles to flash games where you can bat and bowl. The games segment in this giant cricket site is developing. Go

Cricket games on games2win : Games2win has a huge collection of cricket games. Some are created by the giant cricket site -cricinfo. The short flash cricket games provide exciting fun. go

Cricket games on Gamesjockey : This site too has exciting flash cricket games. Games like bodyline, npower test series and others are short flash games which you may have played earlier. go

Cricket games on Zapak : Zapak which is one of the best games site has different types of cricket games. Multiplayer online cricket games, 6 sixes challenge, pro cricket, flying balls, book cricket and so on are really smashing flash cricket games. GO

Cricket games on fog : Free online games has few cricket games like ashes which are short flash cricket games. GO

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Who Will win ICC Champions Trophy 2009 ?

ICC Champions Trophy is set to start from 22 October 2009 in South Africa (fixtures). Eight top cricket teams will take part in the event. As there are no minnows, it is possible that anyone can win the Champions trophy 2009. Eight teams will battle in two groups with 4 in each, two from each advance to semis and finally the final will be held.

Group A: Australia , India, Pakistan and West Indies
Group B: Sri Lanka, New Zealand, England and South Africa

Australia, India, Pakistan and West Indies are grouped in group A. Australia is the defending champions and as we all know it has ruled the ODI cricket for years. Aussies have a great chance of winning but their recent form is not very good. India on the other hand has been in great form in ODI cricket. Pakistan won the T20 World cup and are totally unpredictable. They are great contenders too. West Indies won the Champions Trophy in 2005 and was finalist last time. They are also unpredictable.

On Group 2,there is expected to be a great competition. South Africa is great in ODI cricket. Sri Lanka is also a strong team and so are England and New Zealand.

Please vote in the poll at the left side and if you want to say more put your comment. Write comments saying why a team can win or loose.

Pietersen blow hands some initiative back to Aussies

It was perhaps not surprising after seeing him limp around the field at Lord�s last weekend that Kevin Pietersen has finally succumbed to the achilles injury that has dogged him since the start of the year.

The arguments about his fitness will no doubt rumble on over the summer; after all it was first diagnosed during the winter tour of the West Indies and could have been cured there and then. But despite being centrally contracted to England he went off to South Africa to play in the IPL carrying the knock. In what I expect to become the norm in the near future test cricket has now lost out to 20/20 with Pietersen unable to play through the pain barrier any longer. England will now hope their other talisman, Andrew Flintoff, will be wrapped up in cotton wool ready for Edgbaston next week.

The obvious replacement for Pietersen is Ian Bell who has been in good nick with his county Warwickshire so far this year. But he still has a question mark over his ability to perform at the highest level. His average in Ashes tests is only 25, and he has often been found vulnerable to Australia�s sledging tactics out in the middle.

But the Aussie attack, while dangerous, is not as formidable as it once was and if Bell is in good nick he may look to grab this chance with both hands.

Australia will take a boost from Pietersen�s enforced absence. It puts a dampener on England�s celebrations after the Lord�s test and shifts the momentum slightly as there is no question England�s batting line-up will be weaker without the enigmatic South African. That said he was clearly half fit in the first two tests and didn�t perform to his best in either of them, so England will argue they will be stronger in the remaining games as they will be playing with 11 men rather than 10 �.
I suppose it will just give both sides another excuse to exchange mind game tactics ahead of the hotly anticipated third test at Edgbaston next week.

In the meantime, keep a close eye on the Third Test odds before placing your Edgbaston test bet and, if you need to get in the mood for rivalry, check out Betfair's fan v fan site.

By Tom Mallows

ICC Champions Trophy 2009 - TV channels with live broadcasting rights

Champions Trophy 2009 is set to be held in South Africa in September and October - schedule. Its going to be a mega cricket event with top 8 teams. As its an ICC event, Espnstar has broadcasting rights in India. Here are a list of TV channels broadcasting the ICC Champions Trophy 2009 live in different countries:

Africa: NEO Sport

Australia: Fox Sports

Bangladesh: Bangladesh TV

Canada: Asian Television network (ATN)

Caribbean : Caribbean media corporation

Europe: Eurosport

India: Star Cricket

Japan: Hum Tum TV

Malaysia: Star Cricket

Middle East: Prime Sports

Nepal: Star Cricket

New Zealand: Sky Sport

Pakistan : PTV and Geo Super

Singapore: Star Cricket

UAE : Prime Sports

USA: DirecTV

United Kingdom and Ireland: Sky Sports

ICC Champions Trophy 2009 - Fixtures and schedules

The ICC Cricket champions trophy will begin from 22 September, 2009 in South Africa. Unlike previous versions, eight teams will be be participating this time. Two groups A and B are made from where top two battle in Semi-finals and finally the best ones in the final. This time the prize has been increased by 4 times and the tournament is made bit shorter. The groups are:

Group A: Australia , India, Pakistan and West Indies
Group B: Sri Lanka, New Zealand, England and South Africa

Here are the complete fixtures and schedules of ICC Champions Trophy 2009:
September 2009:

Date	Time (GMT)	Match Details	Venue
Tue 22	12:30	South Africa v Sri Lanka, 1st Match, Group B, ICC Champions Trophy 2009	Centurion (D/N)
Wed 23	12:30	Pakistan v West Indies, 2nd Match, Group A, ICC Champions Trophy 2009	Johannesburg (D/N)
Thu 24	07:30	South Africa v New Zealand, 3rd Match, Group B, ICC Champions Trophy 2009	Centurion
Fri 25	12:30	England v Sri Lanka, 4th Match, Group B, ICC Champions Trophy 2009	Johannesburg (D/N)
Sat 26	07:30	Australia v West Indies, 5th Match, Group A, ICC Champions Trophy 2009	Johannesburg
Sat 26	12:30	India v Pakistan, 6th Match, Group A, ICC Champions Trophy 2009	Centurion (D/N)
Sun 27	07:30	New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 7th Match, Group B, ICC Champions Trophy 2009	Johannesburg
Sun 27	12:30	South Africa v England, 8th Match, Group B, ICC Champions Trophy 2009	Centurion (D/N)
Mon 28	12:30	Australia v India, 9th Match, Group A, ICC Champions Trophy 2009	Centurion (D/N)
Tue 29	12:30	England v New Zealand, 10th Match, Group B, ICC Champions Trophy 2009	Johannesburg (D/N)
Wed 30	07:30	Australia v Pakistan, 11th Match, Group A, ICC Champions Trophy 2009	Centurion
Wed 30	12:30	India v West Indies, 12th Match, Group A, ICC Champions Trophy 2009	Johannesburg (D/N)
October 2009
Date	Time (GMT)	Match Details	Venue
Fri 02	12:30	A1 v B2, 1st Semi-Final, ICC Champions Trophy 2009	Centurion (D/N)
Sat 03	12:30	B1 v A2, 2nd Semi-Final, ICC Champions Trophy 2009	Johannesburg (D/N)
Mon 05	12:30	Final, ICC Champions Trophy 2009	Centurion (D/N)

Pakistan teams/squad for ODI in Sri Lanka 2009

Pakistan have called their squad for the ODI series in Sri Lanka. The first one out of five, will be played in Dambulla on the July 30. Pakistan will have played 3 test against the Sri Lanka before they meet in the ODI series.

The squad have some important facts as some ex-ICL players are also named for the squad. Apart from Abdul Razzaq and Mohammed Yusuf, fast bowler Rana Naved and attacking opener batsman Imran Nazir are also included in the squad. Both the players will be playing after the two years gap for their home team Pakistan.

Shoaib Akhtar hasn't been picked for the series and for the 30 probables for Champions Trophy. On the other side, Nazir will be replacing the Pakistan opener Salman Butt who seems to be struggling on his batting. Pakistan will have some players different from the test arena. Shahid Afridi will be keen to play after his brilliant T20 World Cup in England. Afridi was given rest for the test series. The young Mohammed Aamer impresses after the great playing on T20 and Test level for DIs.

Here is the Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka ODI series 2009:
Younis Khan (capt), Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal (wk), Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Aamer, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Abdul Razzaq, Umar Akmal, Fawad Alam, Rao Iftikhar Anjum.

Ashes 2009 : Pietersen ruled out due to injury

England key player Kevin Pietersen will miss the upcoming Ashes matches for Ashes 2009. KP has to miss due to his long-standing Achilles tendon surgery his Wednsday. News is that Pietersen has to take the rest for about six weeks.

The news might bring England a great shock after the 75-years history was broken in the last Ashes match. Pietersen is always known as the key batsman since his appearance on the International level for England. As he is not at great knick this Ashes but he has a geat career record against the Australians. In his 12 matches he has scored more tht 1100 runs with average above 50.

Already England's coach Andy Flower expressed that his team can win without start players like KP and Flintoff. According to him his team has done great acheivement since they broke the 75 years tally in last test.

The outgoing of Kevin Pietersen will might bring Ian Bell back on the Eng squad. Bell has been out for some time due to lack of scoring. But his recent form in domestics have been great for Warwickhire.

Ashes 2009 2nd Test - Highlights | Australia Vs England

After a dramtic draw in first win, England with their morale up has won the second test of Ashes 2009 by 115 runs in the 5th day. Australian batsmen and of course the mighty Clarke provided great resistance but finally was unable to make the match in the favour of Aussies. Swann took 4 wickets and Flintoff the king with 5 wickets in the final innings.

England: 425 & 311/6 (dec)

Australia: 215 & 406

How to Watch Highlights Video of Australia Vs England - 2nd Test | Ashes 2009

1) For India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and other Asian countrys: Click Here . After you visit the link, select cricket and then click on Ashes.

2) For South Africa and most part of Africa: Click Here

3) In UK: Click here

4) UK only: Cricinfo also provides highlights to those in UK. Click here.

5) In Australia :Click Here

The Ashes 2009 - Highlights | Eng vs Aus

The Ashes 2009 between England and Australia is one of the greatest battles in cricket features 5 tests in England. 5 day long test match is very difficut to watch live. So, to enjoy it, watching the highlights is superb way. Here are the Links to watch the video coverage of Australia Vs England Ashes 2009 in England. Simply you select your country/region and click on the links provided below:
ESPNSTAR : ESPNSTAR is the official broadcaster of Ashes 2009 in many countries of Asia. ESPNSTAR.com provides the video of each session of all the five days. The video highlights is available in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and most of the countries where ESPNSTAR has broadcasting rights for LIVE match on TV. Click Here to watch the Video Highlights of 1st Test Ashes 2009. After you visit the link, select cricket and then click on Ashes.

ESPNstar's Youtube Channel also provides the video of 1st test Ashes 2009. The video is available in the limited region and countries . Click Here to watch.

SUPER SPORT: Supersport has the broadcasting rights in African countries. Highlight video of 2009 is shown in online page of Supersport. The videos are available in South Africa and neighboring African nations. Click Here to watch the video.

SKY SPORTS: Sky Sports online site provides the Live action of Ashes 2009 the countries where LIVE action of the Ashes is broadcast. It includes UK and other countries. Click here to watch

Cricinfo (UK only): Cricinfo also provides highlights to those in UK. Click here.

FOX SPORTS: In Australia and some other countries Fox Sports Online page provides the video highlights online. Click Here to watch the videos online.

I think all of them provide free highlights of Ashes 2009 matches. You can have highlights of 1st test, 2nd test, 3rd test, 4th test and 5th test for free. You can also watch the video highlights in Willow.tv for paid service which includes the Live matches also for Ashes 2009.

Ashes 2009 2nd Test : Australia in danger of follow on after day 2

I think its all the end of Day 2 of 2nd Test in Ashes 2009. At the moment its the cause of bad light and the match is only delayed but very less chanc of players going down to the pitch. The day went fully to england and the match is also going towards them. After the overnight score of 364-6, England were ruled out by Australia on 425 before some play remained in the 1st session of day 1.

It was only the 1st some hours on the day 2 where Australia would have felt better but than came the worse part after the came down with bat. Aussies have to loose 2 wickets for 20 runs till lunch. Then they were never in the match. At the end of 3rd session or the day Australia were 156-8.

Anderson came hard against all the Aussie batters. He picked up 4-36 in the day. Onions, Flintoff and Broad equally supported Anderson with some wickets on their bag.

Australia might follow on on the Day 3 and pretty difficult task for the World Champions. Here is the final scorecard at the end of day 2:

England(1st inn) 425/10 (101.4) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR AJ Strauss (c) b BW Hilfenhaus 161 268 22 0 60.07 AN Cook lbw b MG Johnson 95 147 18 0 64.63 RS Bopara lbw b BW Hilfenhaus 18 19 4 0 94.74 KP Pietersen c BJ Haddin b PM Siddle 32 42 5 0 76.19 PD Collingwood c PM Siddle b MJ Clarke 16 36 1 0 44.44 MJ Prior (wk) b MG Johnson 8 10 2 0 80.00 A Flintoff c RT Ponting b BW Hilfenhaus 4 10 1 0 40.00 SCJ Broad b BW Hilfenhaus 16 26 2 0 61.54 GP Swann c RT Ponting b PM Siddle 4 6 1 0 66.67 JM Anderson c MEK Hussey b MG Johnson 29 25 5 0 116.00 Graham Onions not out 17 29 2 0 58.62

Extras : 25 (b:15, lb:2, nb:8, wd:0) Total : 425/10 (101.4) Curr.RR: 4.18

FOW : AN Cook (196-1, 47.5), RS Bopara (222-2, 53.6), KP Pietersen (267-3, 65.1), PD Collingwood (302-4, 76.3), MJ Prior (317-5, 79.3), A Flintoff (333-6, 82.3), AJ Strauss (364-7, 90.2), GP Swann (370-8, 91.5), SCJ Broad (378-9, 92.6), JM Anderson (425-10, 101.4)

Australia O M R W Nb Wd Econ BW Hilfenhaus 31 12 103 4 4 0 3.32 MG Johnson 21.4 2 132 3 0 0 6.09 PM Siddle 20 0 76 2 4 0 3.80 NM Hauritz 8.3 1 26 0 0 0 3.06 MJ North 16 2 59 0 0 0 3.69 MJ Clarke 4 1 12 1 0 0 3.00

Australia (1st Innings) : 156/8

PJ Hughes c MJ Prior b JM Anderson 4 9 1 0 44.44 SM Katich c SCJ Broad b Graham Onions 48 93 6 0 51.61 RT Ponting (c) c AJ Strauss b JM Anderson 2 15 0 0 13.33 MEK Hussey b A Flintoff 51 91 8 0 56.04 MJ Clarke c AN Cook b JM Anderson 1 12 0 0 8.33 MJ North b JM Anderson 0 14 0 0 0.00 BJ Haddin (wk) c AN Cook b SCJ Broad 28 39 3 0 71.79 MG Johnson c AN Cook b SCJ Broad 4 11 1 0 36.36 NM Hauritz batting 3 10 0 0 30.00 *PM Siddle batting 3 2 0 0 150.00 BW Hilfenhaus

Extras : 12 (b:4, lb:6, nb:2, wd:0) Total : 156/8 (49) Curr.RR: 3.18

FOW : PJ Hughes (4-1, 2.3), RT Ponting (10-2, 6.6), SM Katich (103-3, 32.4), MEK Hussey (111-4, 35.6), MJ Clarke (111-5, 36.3), MJ North (139-6, 42.3), MG Johnson (148-7, 45.5), BJ Haddin (152-8, 47.5)

England O M R W Nb Wd Econ JM Anderson 17 5 36 4 0 0 2.12 A Flintoff 12 4 27 1 2 0 2.25 SCJ Broad 11 1 47 2 0 0 4.27 Graham Onions 8 1 32 1 0 0 4.00 GP Swann 1 0 4 0 0 0 4.00

Ashes 2009 - England Vs Australia 2nd test at Lords - live

After a dramatic draw in first test, two giants will battle in Lords for the second test of Ashes 2009. Though the Flintoff retirement has created a lot of hype in the world of cricket, both teams will concentrate on this particular match. Australia are quite disappointed that the first test though dominated by them couldn't be won. In one view, as Aussies were dominating the rhythm is with them while other may think that the morale of England is high with such a brave finish.

Match details: England Vs Australia - 2nd test of Ashes 2009
Date: 16 th July, 2009. Time: 11:00 (local), 10:00 GMT, 15:30 in India

The big challege for England is that Australians were defeated in Lords only once and that too way back in 1934. Flintoff injury is a big concern for which Harmisson may be in. Similarly, England may opt to drop an spinner which is likely to be Monty Panesar for whom Graham Onions is likely to be the replacement. Talking fairly, England are the underdogs for the match.

On other side, Aussies may come unchanged as Brett Lee is still unfit and they have been backing their decisions to drop Stuart Clark. Hilfenhaus and Johnson will continue their role in the team. Finally, another big thing about the match is that Ricky Ponting just requires 65 runs to break the record of Allan Border of being the top scorer for Australia in tests.

Where can you watch Australia vs England - 2nd test live?

On TV: Sky Sports in UK, Fox sports in Australia, Star Cricket in India and click here for more.

On Internet: Some sites are providing live streams. Click here to know about some.

Gambhir moves to no.1 in ICC test ranking

Gautam Gambhir has climbed up to no.1 in ICC test batting rankings after failure of Mohammad Yousuf. Yousuf who was at top is now in no. 5 due to failure in second test against Sri Lanka. With this, Gambhir has become the first Indian in about 4 years to top the ICC test batting rankings. In ODI batting rankings too, there is another Indian i.e MS Dhoni in top. So, both ODI and test batting rankings are headed by India.

Talking about the test batting ranking, Younis Khan is in second place followed by Sangakkara and Chanderpaul. Gambhir is the only Indian to be in top 10 in test batting ranking. In ODI ranking, MS Dhoni is followed by his team-mate Yuvraj Singh at no.2. V Sehwag is at no.7. Dale Steyn leads the test bowling ranking while its still Kulasekara at the top of ICC ODI bowling ranking. Bhajji and Zaheer are in top 10 in test bowling ranking from India while no bowlers are ranked top 10 from India in ODI.

Complete ranking available here.

ICC Cricket world cup 2011 logo launched

ICC has launched the logo of Cricket World cup 2011 on Tuesday in a program in Mumbai. Along with a presentation showing logos of previous world cup, the new world cup logo designed by Australian creative firm Witekite was shown. It was chosen from 12 companies submitting their concepts. The logo shows a colorful cricket ball reflecting color, movement and action.

ICC Cricket World cup 2011 is going to be hosted in 3 countries of Sub-continent - India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. After ICC ruled Pakistan, the matches to be held in Pakistan are set to be held in India. The former BCCI president, Sharad Pawar is the chairman of World cup organizing committee.

Ashes 2009 : England hold on for dramatic draw in 1st test

In a year where the future of test cricket has been brought into question as it battles against the Twenty/20 juggernaut, the dramatic finish at Cardiff proved there is life in the old dog yet.

England supporters were once again put through the emotional mill as their side toiled in the face of some steadfast batting from Australia on Friday and Saturday. As they established a healthy first innings lead and put England in twenty minutes before tea on day four, I am sure I wasn�t alone in feeling a sense of dread. Our worst fears were realised as England were reduced to 20-2 at the break. Thankfully, and crucially, the Welsh weather intervened and wiped out a final session which surely would have given Australia the extra time needed to polish off the England batting line-up.

That said, they nearly didn�t need it as at Sunday lunchtime the odds on a draw were long to say the least. With 70 overs remaining England were 70-5, thirty overs later they were 159-7 and the subdued crowd were contemplating a heavy, humiliating and all too familiar inning defeat at the hands of the old enemy.

But the British love an underdog, a fighter, a man defying the odds. On Sunday that man was Paul Collingwood, whose brave five hour innings dragged his side back into the game and gave hope to the awakening crowd. He was ably assisted by Graeme Swann who hit a handy 31. But when Collingwood�s heroic innings was finally brought to an end, bringing last man Monty Panesar to the crease, there were still over 11 overs left to be bowled.

An unlikely batting hero as you would ever see, Monty survived alongside James Anderson, with the crowd living and breathing each ball they blocked out. As Ponting and Anderson shook hands, signalling the end of the game, the huge cheer that ran round the stadium was reminiscent of the famous 2005 series, even if the performance wasn�t.

Make no mistake, England got away with it and were not far away from a crushing loss. But this Australian side, while still world class, is not what it once was. I feel the likes of Warne and McGrath would not have let this opportunity slip from their grasp.

The test may have ended in a draw but it was a psychological victory for England who could, and perhaps should, have lost. But the fact they avoided defeat, in such spectacular and dramatic circumstances, could give them crucial momentum as they prepare to do it all over again at Lord�s.

Make sure you keep up-to-date with the Lord's Test odds ahead of any Lord's Test betting and take a look at Betfair's new fanvfan site for some more good old-fashioned rivalry!

Ashes 2009: England Vs Australia 1st Test - Highlights

Australia Vs England 2009 Ashes - First Test

Here are the Links to watch the video coverage of Australia Vs England Ashes 2009 1st Test in England. Simply you select your country/region and click on the links provided below:

ESPNSTAR : ESPNSTAR.com provides the video of each session of all the five days. The video highlights is available in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and most of the countries where ESPNSTAR has broadcasting rights for LIVE match on TV. Click Here to watch the Video Highlights of 1st Test Ashes 2009. After you visit the link, select cricket and then click on Ashes.

ESPN Youtube Channel also provides the video of 1st test Ashes 2009. The video is available in the limited region and countries mentioned as above. Click Here to watch.

SUPER SPORT: Highlight video of 1st Test Ashes 2009 is shown in online page of Supersport. The videos are available in South Africa and neighboring African nations.
Click Here to watch the video.

SKY SPORTS: Sky Sports online site provides the Live action of Ashes 2009 1st Test in the countries where LIVE action of the Ashes is broadcasted. It includes UK and other countries. Click here to watch the highlights of 1st Test Ashes 2009.

FOX SPORTS: In Australia and some other countries Fox Sports Online page provides the video highlights online. Click Here to watch the videos online.

You can also watch the video highlights in Willow.tv for paid service which includes the Live matches also for Ashes 2009.

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test 2009 : Live from Colombo

After the tight first Test in Sri Lanka, Pakistan team will start the second test from July 12 at Colombo. Sri Lanka defeated visitors Pakistan in the first test early this month. The three match test series is at the stage of 1-0 lead for Sri Lanka. The second Test of Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan is scheduled as :

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka - 2nd Test
July 12 - July 16 2009
At Colombo (PSS)
Starts : 10:00 Local and 4:30 GMT

Watch Live Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2009 2nd Test LIVE
Watch Live on Internet:
Willow.tv : Willow.tv provides the full excess of live match, 5 tests, 3 ODIS and one T20 and it cost some amount of $39. You can also enjoy the highlights of the matches in same package.
Tvnsports.com: Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan whole series is LIVE streaming in TVNSPORTS also. It cost about 14$ to watch all the matches LIVE streaming on internet.

Watch Live on TV:
On Television Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan every match broadcasting right is on Ten Sports. Ten Sports will show LIVE action in different countries like India, Pakistan and more. Here are the list of TV Channels broadcasting Pakistan Vs Sri LAnka 2009 LIVE.

Highlights of Pakistan VS Sri Lanka 2nd Test 2009:
The TV Channels broadcasting live coverage will broadcast the Highlight Video in different parts accrding to their schedule. Also you can get access to Highlights Video on Live coverage in Willow.TV's package.

Match Preview:
Sri Lanka Team:
TM Dilshan�, KC Sangakkara*, DPMD Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera, NT Paranavitana, BSM Warnapura, AD Mathews, T Thushara, KMDN Kulasekara, BAW Mendis, HMRKB Herath

Pakistan Team:
Khurram Manzoor, Kamran Akmal�, Younis Khan*, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Fawad Alam, Abdur Rauf, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Aamer

ICC cricket rankings / ratings

ICC, the cricket's governing body has a system of rankings in cricket for teams as well as players. The rankings are calculated by teams / players performance providing ratings using statistical formula. Though even the ICC has itself agreed that rankings are not the complete measure of greatness of team or players, rankings have many times been burning topics in the world of cricket.



ICC Team rankings:

ICC provides team rankings for both ODI and test cricket by providing ratings points. Australia has been in no.1 since the establishment of test rankings. About ODI, Australia's dominance in ranking has been challenged by South Africa. On the end of a year, the top team is awarded with ICC test or ODI championship award.

ICC Player Rankings:
ICC has provided batsmen rankings, bowlers rankings and all-rounder rankings for test and ODI cricket. For T20 its still to be made. ICC has following players rankings:

Test Player ranking

• Test Batsman ranking
• Test bowler ranking
• Test all-rounder ranking

ODI player ranking:

• ODI batsmen ranking
• ODI bowler ranking
• ODI all-rounder ranking.
  

Rankings are calculated on basis of its complex statistical system. You can view the rankings here.

Ashes 2009 - England Vs Australia Live

Ashes 2009 is this time on England. As usua the of the old test series of the cricket Ashes is always important for the cricket lovers. The 5 match series will start on July 8 and the fifth match ends on August 24. Here is the complete schedule and fixtures of Ashes 2009 in England.

Watch Live - Ashes 2009 - Australia Vs England

Watch Live on TV : The ashes 2009 is Live streaming in different countries from the first test at June 8. In India, ESPNSTAR has broadcasting right for the series and will be shown Live in STAR CRICKET. Here are the lists of TV Channels broadcasting the Ashes 2009 Live streaming on Television in USA, UK, Pakistan, Australia, etc.

Watch Live Online on Internet:

1. Willow.tv : Willow.tv has been providing the live streaming video coverage of Australia vs England Ashes 2009 in Internet. It ost very low price to watch the whole series including the ODI and T20.

2. Tvnsports.com: Tvnsports.com also provides the LIVE coverage of Ashes matches on Internet. You can watch all the action of Australia in England (5 tests, 7 ODIs and 2 T20s) just for about 20$ in any part of the world

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T20 World Cup 2010 - Fixtures and Schedules

The ICC World Twenty20 2010 is going be host by West Indies. The tournament to be played in 20-20 overs is schedule to begin from April 30 and it runs till May 16 for about 19 days. The T20 World Cup 2010 is the third edition of its kind. First it was hosted by South Africa in 2007 and then England on 2009. India and Pakistan were the champions in the respective years of 2007 and 2009.

Still two more teams are undecided for the tournament and this time Zimbabwe will also have their comeback since they were not playing in England on 2009.

Fixtures and Schedule:
The three countries in West Indies will be hosting the competition on 2010. Guyana, St. Lucia and Barbados will be hosting all the total of 27 matches. The series will be played in same format as in 2009 T20 World Cup. The finals on May 16 2010 will be hosted by Barbados. Here is the complete fixtures and schedule of T20 World Cup 2010:

Group Division:

Group A: Pakistan (A1), Bangladesh (A2), Australia

Group B: Sri Lanka (B1), New Zealand (B2), Zimbabwe

Group C: South Africa (C1), India (C2), Qualifier One

Group D: West Indies (D1), England (D2), Qualifier Two

Date	Match	Time	Venue
Fri Apr 30	1st Match, Group D - West Indies v TBC	N/A	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Fri Apr 30	2nd Match, Group B - New Zealand v Sri Lanka	N/A	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Sat May 1	3rd Match, Group C - India v TBC	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sat May 1	4th Match, Group A - Bangladesh v Pakistan	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sat May 1	5th Match, Group D - England v TBC	N/A	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Sun May 2	6th Match, Group C - India v South Africa	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sun May 2	7th Match, Group A - Australia v Pakistan	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sun May 2	8th Match, Group B - New Zealand v Zimbabwe	N/A	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Mon May 3	10th Match, Group B - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe	N/A	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Mon May 3	9th Match, Group D - West Indies v England	N/A	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Tue May 4	11th Match, Group C - South Africa v TBC	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Tue May 4	12th Match, Group A - Australia v Bangladesh	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Thu May 6	13th Match - TBC v TBC (A1 v D2)	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Thu May 6	14th Match - TBC v TBC (C1 v B2)	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Fri May 7	15th Match - TBC v TBC (A2 v C2)	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Fri May 7	16th Match - TBC v TBC (B1 v D1)	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sat May 8	17th Match - TBC v TBC (C1 v D2)	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sat May 8	18th Match - TBC v TBC (A1 v B2)	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sun May 9	19th Match - TBC v TBC (C2 v D1)	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sun May 9	20th Match - TBC v TBC (B1 v A2)	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Mon May 10	21st Match - TBC v TBC (B2 v D2)	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Mon May 10	22nd Match - TBC v TBC (A1 v C1)	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Tue May 11	23rd Match - TBC v TBC (B1 v C2)	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Tue May 11	24th Match - TBC v TBC (D1 v A2)	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Thu May 13	1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Fri May 14	2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC	N/A	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sun May 16	Final - TBC v TBC	N/A	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

India Vs West Indies 4th ODI 2009

The 4th and final ODI between India and West Indies will decide whether the series will be a draw or will go into the hands of India.It can be India's second series win in the West Indies. India won the 3rd ODI in a thrilling way and showed somewhat more improved performance than the previous one. India finally was able to get good start with the bat with Gambhir and Karthik.

West Indies v India - 5th ODI at Gros Islet
Date: Jul 5 Time: 09:30 local, 13:30 GMT, 7:00 PM India

Caribbean team which is in a do or die situation, West Indies are unlikely to make any changes. For India, still bowling is a weak point and its likely that Dhoni will bring Praveen Kumar in place of RP Singh or Ishant Sharma.

Watch India Vs West Indies 4th ODI live:


On TV: Ten Sports and Doordarshan will broadcast it live in India. Find TV channels on other coutries.

Internet : Click here for details.

India VS West Indies 2009 - Highlights

India vs West Indies 2009 starts from June 26 - July in West Indies where they play just 4 ODIs. You can watch the on Demand highlights along with the package of Live Cricket in Internet:

Willow.TV : In willow.tv you can watch Live streaming and on demand highlights coverage of India Vs West Indies 2009. Just you need to do is sign in for just 9.99$ for the whole series.

Tvnsports.com: Tvnsports is also another link where you can get both the highlights and live streaming action of India Vs West Indies 2009. For the whole series you just pay 9.99$.

For the text highlights, reviews and live scorecard : Cricinfo.com, Cricbuzz.com

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 2009 - Live

Pakistan team travels to Sri Lanka this July for a full package of cricket match. They will play 3 tests, 5 ODIs and one T20 in Sri Lanka. Both the teams are playing test match after some gap from the incident in Pakistan on Feb this year. The series ws incomplete then. Interestingly, both the teams are the finalist of recent ICC World Twenty20 in England last month. CLICK HERE for the full fixtures and schedule of Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 2009 in Sri Lanka.

Both the Pakistan and Sri Lankan teams have lots of young legs running for them. The series seems to be bringing the fate of lots of young cricketers in this nations. The seres is long enough for 40 days in Sri Lanka. So, some changes due to injuries will also might happen as the series goes on.

The T20 World Cup star for Pakistan Shahid Khan Afridi has been given rest in the test matches. Two of the former ICL players Abdul Razzaq and Mohammad Yousuf are also the names in the squad and they will one of the centre of attraction for everyone. Here are the players on Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka tour:
Younis Khan (capt), Salman Butt, Khurram Manzoor, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal (wk), Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Aamer, Danish Kaneria, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rauf, Fawad Alam, Faisal Iqbal.

As the plenty of new faces surrounds the Pakistan team, Sri Lanka re also packed with some newer ones. Sri Lanka team is just announced for the first test only. Murai , Malinga are not in squad and other players are:
Thilina Kandamby (capt), Chamara Kapugedera, Upul Tharanga, Tharanga Paranavitana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Gihan Rupasinghe, Kaushal Silva, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara, Farveez Maharoof, Dilhara Fernando, Suraj Mohamed, Nuwan Pradeep, Milinda Siriwardene.

Watch Live Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2009 LIVE
Watch Live on Internet:
Willow.tv : Willow.tv provides the full excess of live match, 5 tests, 3 ODIS and one T20 and it cost some amount of $39. You can also enjoy the highlights of the matches in same package.
Tvnsports.com: Sri LAnka Vs Pkistan whole series is LIVE streaming in TVNSPORTS also. It cost about 14$ to watch all the matches LIVE streaming on internet.

Watch Live on TV:
On Television Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan every match broadcasting right is on Ten Sports. Ten Sports will show LIVE action in different countries like India, Pakistan and more. Here are the list of TV Channels broadcasting Pakistan Vs Sri LAnka 2009 LIVE.

Highlights of Pakistan VS Sri Lanka 2009:
The TV Channels broadcasting live coverage will broadcast the Highlight Video in different parts accrding to their schedule. Also you can get access to Highlights Video on Live coverage in Willow.TV's package.

Sri lanka Vs Pakistan 2009 live TV channels

Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan 3-match test series 2009 in Sri Lanka begins from 4th July 2009. As the series is in Sri Lanka, Ten Sports has the broadcasting rights for India, Pakistan, Malaysia and other parts. Along with 3 tests, the 2-month long series is action-packed with 5 ODIs and some T20 also. Here are the channels broadcasting in different parts of world:

Ten Sports: It will broadcast in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Maldives, Bangladesh and most part of South Asia. It will also be showing the matches live in Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia and other pars.

Super Sports: As other cricket matches, Super Sports will broadcast in South Africa and most part of Africa.

Sky Sports : Sky Sports will also broadcast the series alongside the Ashes in the UK.

Prime Sports: In Middle east.

India VS West Indies 3rd ODI 2009 - Live

After the first and second ODI being gone to each of the teams, the third ODI in 4-match ODI series is going to decide who will not be the looser in the series. Seeing the first and second ODI, West Indies seem to be better with contributions from most of the players in each form of cricket. West Indies has got good opening with the bat with Gayle and Morton. The bowling which seemed off the target in first ODI improved a great extent in the second one.

West Indies v India - 3rd ODI at Gros Islet
Date: Jul 3 Match time: 09:30 local, 13:30 GMT,

India has now problems in opening with both bat and ball. Gautam Gambhir in some recent matches has stuggled. In absence of Sehwag another genuine opener required. Dhoni and Yuvraj are in good touch but rest seem to be struggling. Bowling is nowhere praise worthy. Ishant Shama, Praveen Kumar and RP Singh are not able to provide quick breakthroughs in the top and spinners too have not been so impressive.

For third ODI, Gambhir must come back to the form and either Yuvraj or Dhoni must lead the innings if India are to make a good impression with the bat. For bowling extras must be minimized and the openers must make definite strategy against Gayle.

Watch India Vs West Indies 3rd ODI live:

On TV: Ten Sports and Doordarshan will broadcast it live in India. Find TV channels on other coutries.

Internet : Click here for details.