India vs South Africa Test Series

INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA TEST SERIES in India, FEB 2010

India will play two-match Test series against South Africa at Nagpur and Kolkata, and also three one-day internationals during the tour starting February.

England vs Sri Lanka Cricket Series 2007-08

Schedule

England vs Sri Lanka Cricket Series 2007-08

Second ODI at Dambulla

SL vs ENG, 2nd ODI : England defeats Sri Lanka by 65 runs

England recorded their first one-day cricket international win on Sri Lankan soil in 25 years when they beat the hosts by 65 runs in the second game and levelled the five-match series 1-1.
England, who last beat Sri Lanka on the island in a limited overs match in February 1982, set a competitive target of 235 runs in 50 overs helped by a gritty 82 from Owais Shah, and restricted the islanders to 169 in 44.3 overs. Pace bowlers Ryan Sidebottom and Stuart Broad took two wickets apiece, restricting the hosts to 38 for four, then the slower bowlers built on the start and never let Sri Lanka recover. Upul Tharanga's poor form with the bat continued when he was caught by Alastiar Cook at second slip for eight.
Sanath Jayasuriya was later caught at cover by Ian Bell trying to slash Sidebottom. Kumar Sangakkara, who was dropped twice before scoring, made just nine off 37 balls before chasing a wide delivery from Broad to be caught by wicketkeeper Phil Mustard. Chamara Silva fell for a duck in Broad's next over, but Mahela Jayawardene and Tillekeratne Dilshan followed with a 52-run stand for the fifth wicket - providing the only chance of success for the hosts.
Paul Collingwood displayed smart captaincy bringing in his slow bowlers, tasting immediate success when off-spinner Graeme Swann bowled Dilshan through bat and pad for 29 runs in just 21 balls. Dilshan's dismissal triggered another Sri Lankan collapse and only Jehan Mubarak showed some fight toward the end with an unbeaten 44 and added 43 runs for the last wicket with Dilhara Fernando.
Earlier Shah's fighting 82 runs from 92 deliveries helped England to reach a competitive total after winning the toss and electing to bat.

2nd ODI Dambulla: England 234-8 (50 overs) beat Sri Lanka 169 (44.3 overs) by 65 runs

England vs Sri Lanka Cricket Series 2007-08

Second ODI at Dambulla

Scores

England Innings 234 for 8 (50.0 overs)

Sri Lanka Innings 169 all out (44.3 overs)

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Cook	c M Jayawardene	b Vaas	1	12	0	0
Mustard	c Mubarak	b Maharoof	28	36	2	0
Bell	lbw	b Maharoof	18	21	3	0
Pietersen	c M Jayawardene	b D Fernando	12	41	1	0
Collingwood	lbw	b D Fernando	42	50	2	1
Shah	c Silva	b Maharoof	82	92	5	0
Bopara		b Dilshan	1	3	0	0
Swann	run out		34	37	0	0
Broad	not out		8	7	0	0
Sidebottom	not out		1	1	0	0
Extras		5w 2lb	7
Total		for 8	234	(50.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Vaas 8.0 1 27 1 Malinga 10.0 1 58 0 Maharoof 9.0 2 30 3 D Fernando 10.0 0 45 2 Dilshan 10.0 0 49 1 Jayasuriya 3.0 0 23 0

Fall of wicket   2 Cook 25 Bell 56 Mustard 61 Pietersen 139 Collingwood 142 Bopara 212 Swann 230 Shah

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Tharanga	c Cook	b Sidebottom	8	7	1	0
Jayasuriya	c Bell	b Sidebottom	10	16	1	0
Sangakkara	c Mustard	b Broad	9	37	0	0
M Jayawardene	c Pietersen	b Collingwood	23	51	3	0
Silva	c Collingwood	b Broad	0	1	0	0
Dilshan		b Swann	29	29	3	0
Mubarak	not out		44	70	3	0
Maharoof	c and b	Swann	6	19	0	0
Vaas	c Mustard	b Collingwood	2	5	0	0
Malinga	run out		0	1	0	0
D Fernando	run out		20	31	2	0
Extras		2w 16lb	18
Total		all out	169	(44.3 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Anderson 8.0 1 30 0 Sidebottom 10.0 2 23 2 Broad 8.3 0 42 2 Collingwood 8.0 1 31 2 Swann 10.0 3 27 2

Fall of wicket   9 Tharanga 21 Jayasuriya 38 Sangakkara 38 Silva 90 Dilshan 90 M Jayawardene 121 Maharoof 126 Vaas 126 Malinga 169 D Fernando

Umpires: R E Koertzen, T H Wijewardene
Sri Lanka: Tharanga, Jayasuriya, Sangakkara, M Jayawardene, Silva, Dilshan, Mubarak, Maharoof, Vaas, Malinga, D Fernando
England: Cook, Mustard, Bell, Pietersen, Collingwood, Shah, Bopara, Swann, Broad, Sidebottom, Anderson