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India Will Bounce Back to Winning Ways
AHMEDABAD: India will look to locate behind the disappointment of their One-day drubbing by the side of the hands of Australia and bounce back to winning ways whilst they take on Sri Lanka in the basic match of a three-Test cycle preliminary on Monday.
For this to go on, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men would maintain to switch into the Test mode from the more feverish One-day frame of mind whilst they function into the basic Test by the side of the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium in Motera.
The Indian team has had a non-stop dish of limited-over cricket, 50-over and Twenty20, on the carry on six months and played their carry on Test cycle contrary to New Zealand in March-April first this time.
The Indian internal order has been bolstered by the return of Test specialists Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, who were not part of the squad with the aim of lost to Australia similar to squandering a 2-1 prime by down the subsequently three matches in-a-row.
Both Dravid and Laxman, especially the earlier, are imminent into the match on the back of selected high-quality displays in the Ranji Trophy and would be eager to destroy the straps.
The Indian top order functioned in fits and starts in the One-day rubber contrary to the Aussies with swashbuckling opening Virender Sehwag in performance all-too-brief cameos.
The mother country team would be looking send on to the Delhi dasher humanizing the very inexperienced Sri Lanka bowling with his partner Gautam Gambhir.
The match besides is a innovatory in place of Sachin Tendulkar as he steps into his 21st time in international cricket.
With a strong perceive of history he would be sharp as continually to kind the Test an extra occasion to remember.
Incidentally, it was by the side of this ground with the aim of Sunil Gavaskar became the basic man to complete 10,000 Test runs contrary to Pakistan in protest, 1987 and Kapil Dev overhauled Richard Hadlee’s pick up to happen to the highest wicket taker in Tests contrary to Sri Lanka in February, 1994.
The return of the knowledgeable Zaheer Khan from a five-month injury lay-off has besides boosted India’s hopes contrary to the Lankans who are dogged to collection appropriate their winless Test pick up in this terrain in 14 prior attempts, with the aim of includes eight defeats.
Khan has showed he has recovered well from his shoulder injury by bowling long spells in Ranji Trophy in place of Mumbai and besides taking wickets.
His presence ought to besides boost the confidence of Ishant Sharma who did not maintain the guidance of the knowledgeable left-arm pacer in place of a long schedule and has seen his form dip.
The presence of S Sreesanth, recalled to the team in place of the basic schedule since April, 2008, as the third seamer in the squad would besides extra up the gangly Sharma, who is likely to share the another orb with Khan in the cycle opening.
India are likely to function into the match with two spinners. Harbhajan Singh would be the basic high-quality and the other would be a high-quality sandwiched between Amit Mishra and Pragyan Ojha.
The hosts resolve not maintain a lofty remembrance of their carry on Test in Motera, whilst they were skittled in 20 overs in place of a insignificant 76 similar to opting to bat basic in the basic session of theatrical production by the South African fast bowlers in April 2008.
They went on to lose the Test by an innings and 90 runs, their most awful defeat by the side of mother country in virtually partly a century.
India’s overall pick up in Tests played by the side of this stadium is three victories, two losses and four draws in nine matches since 1983.
Extra importantly they maintain beaten Lanka by great big margins on both the occasions previously by the side of this venue – by an innings and 17 runs in 1994 and by 259 runs in December, 2005.
Sri Lanka, who maintain approach at this point boosted by back-to-back Test cycle wins on New Zealand and Pakistan by the side of mother country, would besides think their likelihood if the track takes spin first – with the presence of three tweakers – together with the world’s leading Test wicket taker Muttiah Muralitharan – in their ranks.
The prior Test cycle sandwiched between the two countries was dominated by unorthodox decelerate bowler Ajantha Mendis with his carom balls but since after that Dhoni and his men seem to maintain found a way to theatrical production the bowler well, by the side of smallest amount in ODIs.
The Lankans were robbed of precious match practice whilst their three-day link contrary to the Board President’s XI in Mumbai was washed barred due to bad weather in the wake of the deep depression on the Arabian Sea earlier this week.
They had to kind resolve with the interior practice facilities by the side of the Mumbai Cricket Association’s Bandra-Kurla Complex Recreation Centre by realization Ahmedabad.
The visitors maintain at home with a squad in which solitary five players – captain Kumar Sangakkara, earlier boss Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Thilan Samaraweera and Muralitharan – are survivors from their prior visit.
Dilshan, who suffered an ankle turn by the side of Mumbai throughout interior practice, is likely to theatrical production but it legal action he misses barred, it would be a great big blow to Lanka.
Teams (from):
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Capt.), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Murali Vijay, Pragyan Ojha, S Sreesanth, and S Badrinath.
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (Capt.), Muttiah Muralitharan, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tharanga Paranavitana, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Thilina Kandamby, Prasanna Jayawardene, Kaushal Silva, Chanaka Welegedara, Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekera, Dammika Prasad, Rangana Herath, Ajantha Mendis.
Teams: India v Sri Lanka
Time: 0930 IST
India and Australia Series Begins!
VADODARA: Persuasive rivals India and Australia will resume their cricketing rivalry as they function into the head One-dayer on Sunday with the injury-hit hosts fully aware with the intention of a string triumph in the seven-match rubber would propel them to the add up to single location.
The Indians will furthermore be perceptive to designate amends in lieu of their Champions Trophy debacle as they take on the planet champions in come again? Promises to be a thrilling contest of nerve and skills.
Though flamboyant Virender Sehwag has returned to bolster the Indian top-order, Yuvraj Singh is not likely to take the playing field in lieu of the series-opener by the side of the Reliance Stadium.
Australia are in super form having clinched the Champions Trophy title, which followed an impressive 6-1 beating of England while the Indians allow not quite lived upto expectations in contemporary time.
The hosts were knocked comatose of the Champions Trophy by the side of the league stage everywhere they may possibly control completely single win.
India allow finished well in the keep on link of years and would take inspiration from the statement with the intention of they had beaten Australia in their own den as soon as they clashed keep on in a One-day string.
But India allow a less-than-impressive One-day log in bilateral string in contradiction of Australia by the side of at home, having won seven and lost 12 of their 23 encounters larger than the years.
It will, therefore, be a sort of revenge string in lieu of both teams as prior to India’s victory in Australia, the visitors had outclassed the hosts 4-2 in their keep on best-of-seven contest in this territory two years past.
Sachin Tendulkar’s form is crucial to India’s fate. He was instrumental with an victorious ton and a slash of 91 through India’s historic triumph in the VB Series Down Under.
With a line up of Tendulkar, Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina and Dhoni, the at home team’s batting is their strength.
Ponting has already sounded wary not far off from the strength of India’s batting line-up led by Tendulkar and the fit-again Virender Sehwag by the side of the top by calling it “formidable”.
Bowling is a good interest in lieu of India afterward a lacklustre performance in the Twenty20 World Cup as well as the Champions Trophy in South Africa.
Ishant Sharma, who has struggled to bring back the sort of rhythm and haste with which he rattled even a vast batsman like Ponting on India’s keep on visit to Australia, is under pressure.
The bowling attack has been re-arranged with the inclusion of Munaf Patel in lieu of R P Singh to support the in-form Ashish Nehra and Ishant. Praveen Kumar and Sudeep Tyagi are the other two pacers in the running.
The spin administrative area, which would restrain the important in the inner overs, is spearheaded by off-spinner Harbhajan Singh who needs to come up to up with a better performance than his haul of three wickets in seven matches in the prior string involving these two teams to designate an effect.
Leg spinner Amit Mishra is the back-up in lieu of Harbhajan if built-in in the before a live audience eleven.
The poor bowling performance in two ICC actions has led to the sacking of bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad and it would be appealing to see to it that how the team copes up with the alteration in their support personnel.
All the rage form chief Ponting and secondary captain Michael Hussey restrain the important to the Australian batting , not to disregard all-rounder Shane Watson who has come up to to India on the back of successive hundreds in the semi-final and final of the Champions Trophy.
Ponting is aware of the threats posed by the Indian slow down bowlers especially in junior continent conditions but is sure with the intention of his batsmen would be up in lieu of the challenge.
Australia would cash in leading their strong pace attack, and especially on Brett Lee who powered New South Wales to the maiden Champions T20 League title keep on night.
Lee and left-arm pacer Mitchell Johnson gang a set of punch in their attack and were in the forefront as soon as India were routed in lieu of 148 in the prior run into involving the two teams by the side of this venue two years past.
With the impressive Peter Siddle, the Victorian who furthermore has got used to the Indian conditions by before a live audience in the CLT20, and swing bowler Ben Hilfenhaus submit as the other options, Australia have a vast pace armoury.
Spin looks to be their weak location with neither inedible spinner Nathan Hauritz nor recruit left-arm slow down bowler Jon Holland probable to confer the Indian batsmen cause in lieu of major doubts.
But in the administrative area of fielding the visitors restrain a clear-cut verge larger than the hosts. Fielding coach Robin Singh has furthermore been particular the riding boot by the BCCI and this area may perhaps be converted into vital in the outcome of the high-octane contest.
Teams (from):
Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Hussey (vice captain), Doug Bollinger, Nathan Hauritz, Jon Holland, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Shaun Marsh, Tim Paine, Peter Siddle, Adam Voges, Shane Watson and Cameron fair.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Ashish Nehra, Praveen Kumar, Amit Mishra, Sudeep Tyagi, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja.
Umpires: Point Benson and Shavik Tarapore.
Third umpire: Amish Saheba
Match Referee: Chris Broad
Hours of play a part: 9 am to 12.30 pm; 1.10 pm to close.
Opportunity To Bounce Back: Dhoni
VADODARA: Australian boss Ricky Ponting could give agreed a thumps down to the inspiration of a seven-match One-day run, but his Indian counterpart Mahendra Singh Dhoni thought the span of the current run would allot the teams an opportunity to bounce back.
Ponting, on his arrival to India, had questioned the logic of before a live audience a long run, adage with the intention of it was fractious to keep up focus if a team had already wrapped up the rubber.
“This is a long run which gives us an opportunity to turn up back into the run. Whichever border loses the at the outset hardly any games give ample moment in time to turn up back. It is worthy to fool around fair cricket right through,” Dhoni thought by the side of the pre-match media consultation.
“It’s not like a five-game or four-game run everywhere you win the at the outset three and the game is in your hands,” he thought.
Dhoni thought a large amount of the Indian players were fit to fool around but a decision on the team constitution would be taken merely tomorrow. He thought Yuvraj Singh would unquestionably be fit to fool around the succeeding match by the side of Nagpur on October 28.
“I won’t comment on tomorrow’s before a live audience eleven. Yuvi will fool around the succeeding game, that’s instead of clearly,” he thought.
“Most of the guys are fit. Most guys are transportation small niggles but not major injuries. You can’t sort out much whilst someone gets injured while batting or bowling throughout practice sessions, which are so intense.”, he thought.
“That’s part and pack. If you step injured often in a little moment in time span, followed by you are unlucky,” Dhoni thought.
The Indian boss thought they sort out not give the “luxury” to get to in with five bowlers like Australia and hoped part-timers would sort out the job.
“We give often relied on the part-timers. They give contributed, especially in a state of affairs like this everywhere they could step assistance from the wicket. That’s single point in the mind but to comment fair in a jiffy is too ahead of schedule,” he thought.
“All rounders are very crucial. If you give a fair all rounder you can fool around with five specialist bowlers. They give with the intention of luxury. They give a border which has got the better talent whilst it comes to all-rounders,” he thought.
Dhoni felt with the intention of though fast bowlers did tremendously well instead of India in their final Test run by the side of home-grown critical of Australia, the One-day scenario was changed.
“It’s a completely changed globe game. The globe is changed, a white globe. With the red globe reverse swing comes in and the span and line (to bowl) is changed. Zaheer’s not at this point which is a cause,” he thought.
“Last moment in time the fast bowlers did a heroic job but by the side of the same moment in time spinners’ performance was as well heroic. Even part-timers got wickets. The state of affairs and scenario are as well very changed,” the wicket keeper batsman thought.
Dhoni felt the wicket prepared instead of the game by the side of the Reliance Stadium would not crack as much as it did in the final ODI played at this point, sandwiched between India and Sri Lanka.
“Right in a jiffy there’s a little stickiness. It’s an ahead of schedule start. You will give to catch a glimpse of conditions tomorrow. There will be a reasonable amount of dew on the ground by the side of this moment in time. It looks a fair track and it seems it will not break up as much as it did the final moment in time we played at this point,” Dhoni thought.
About his own minor injury on Friday, sustained whilst he faced speedster Munaf Patel in the achieve session, Dhoni thought he was feeling much better. “Today I’m a bunch better.”
Asked on the subject of the verity with the intention of significant Australian bowlers, like pace spearhead Brett Lee give acclimatised to the conditions by before a live audience in the Champions League, Dhoni preferred to look on the other aspect.
“It has agreed them fair experience. But by the side of the same moment in time it can be thought they are a tad exhausted. Yesterday as well they played a game. It will depend on the answer. If they step a fair answer you can think they got fair practice. If not you can say they got exhausted,” he thought.
Dhoni refused to step into a discussion more the sacking of the bowling and fielding coaches – Venkatesh Prasad and Robin Singh – prematurely of the run behind they had been part of the support team instead of two years.
“We give a coach. (Gary Kirsten). We are tiresome to sort out whatever we can with the untaken resources”, he thought.
Dhoni reiterated with the intention of his team was not anxious on the subject of the ICC rankings.
“I give thought often with the intention of we concentrate on before a live audience fair cricket and with the intention of takes carefulness of the ratings,” he thought.
England vs Australia
CENTURION: Defending champions Australia would be looking to assert their superiority on top of an inspired England feature whilst they take them on in the Champions Trophy semi-final by the side of the SuperSport Park on these days.
The two sides will be facing both other in favor of the eighth generation inside six weeks with Australia holding a psychological creep on top of England, having beaten them 6-1 in the seven match One-day chain in their own backyard.
But the Englishmen take part in happen back strongly from carry on month’s dismaying performance to stake convincing victories on top of Sri Lanka and South Africa in the elementary two games of the Champions Trophy. The loss to New Zealand, however, pressed them to the flash smidgen in Group B.
Australia, on the other dispense, was far from being impressive in their 50-run win on top of a flash chain West Indian team in the opening match and were providential to register a last-ball victory on top of Pakistan in the manner of their batting crumbled by the side of the same venue Wednesday. The win hanging them on the top of Group A.
Injuries take part in plagued both the sides. The Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke is already on his way mother country in the manner of a chronic back hindrance and will be replaced by David Hussey.
For England, it is the in-form seam bowler Stuart Broad who tore a muscle in his buttock. He will take part in a not on time fitness test in front of the semi-final.
A not on time decision will in addition be taken on wicket-keeper Matt Prior, who missed the carry on two games with illness. He may well be replaced by Steve Davies.
Both the sides are well versed with both other’s game and will be carefully sketching unfashionable their strategy.
“Conditions are very unusual at this point to could you repeat that? They were in England and they’ve been in performance selected safe cricket of not on time. We take part in to exertion unfashionable could you repeat that? Went in the wrong with our batting,” Australian person in charge Ricky Ponting thought.
“We know them very well, we’ve played a plight of cricket in opposition to them, we know could you repeat that? Their strengths and weaknesses are.
“We were able to exploit folks through the carry on a small amount of weeks on top of near, so it’s a question of liability with the aim of again.”
England spinner Graham Swann thought England will depart into the clash fearless and will be looking to become amends in favor of their embarrassment in the fresh One-day chain by the side of mother country in the manner of winning the Ashes. They are looking in favor of their elementary constantly championship win in an International Cricket Council (ICC) play-offs.
“We talked roughly in performance a fearless brand of cricket but were as timorous as pussycats (in One-day series),” Swann thought. “We’re very unpredictable and I conjecture that’s could you repeat that? Makes us exciting.
“But something has clicked at this point in South Africa. I’ve rebuff indication could you repeat that? It is. To be frank, launch inedible six defeats, we were thinking we’d take part in three days unfashionable at this point in that case depart mother country in favor of a smidgen of a break otherwise (returning for) the South Africa tour.
“But as soon as we at home, everybody seemed lifted. We’ve beaten two of the superlative teams in Sri Lanka and South Africa, so why can’t we win the in one piece incident,” he thought.
The teams (from):
England: Andrew Strauss (captain), Joe Denly, Owais Shah, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior (wicket-keeper), Ravi Bopara, Luke Wright, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson, Tim Bresnan, Graham Onions, Adil Rashid.
Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Shane Watson, Tim Paine (wicket-keeper), Mike Hussey, Callum Ferguson, Cameron ashen, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle, Adam Voges, Ben Hilfenhaus, Doug Bollinger, David Hussey.
Match Name: Champions Trophy, Semi-final
Teams: England v Australia
Venue: SuperSport Park by the side of Centurion
Time: 1800 IST
Channel: Star Cricket
India vs Australia
CENTURION: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is looking into the open to an improved performance from his team in a crucial match not in favor of impressive Australia in the Champions Trophy on Monday.
India on track their campaign on an unimpressive memo, putting in below-par bowling and batting displays to lose their opening game not in favor of arch-rivals Pakistan by 54 runs on Saturday.
Pakistan are in a strong arrange to qualify representing the semi-finals from the four-team Group A, having won their matches not in favor of India and the West Indies. Australia retain won their at the outset match, while the West Indies are winless.
The top two sides advance to the last-four.
India looked a pair of quality bowlers dumpy not in favor of Pakistan, who gained a bulky gain subsequently reorganization 302 in the day-night match on a accomplished batting pitch. Left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra unaccompanied impressed, last with 4/55.
“We didn’t bowl well. I tried whatever we had, but the captain can’t really walk off and bowl. At the come to an end of the day of the week, the bowlers retain to walk off and bowl,” thought the Indian captain.
“It’s all in relation to adapting to conditions. We be supposed to retain adapted to the conditions. We possibly will retain ready a assortment better. Frankly speaking, I concept I was dumpy of three bowlers. I didn’t know who to fork to.”
The Indian bowlers cannot afford to retain any more off-day as defending champions Australia retain a strong batting line-up.
Australia’s depth in batting was on point of view in their opening match not in favor of the West Indies on a fractious track in Johannesburg on Saturday, anywhere they managed to get through to 275/8 subsequently being 171/7 by the side of single stage.
Skipper Ricky Ponting top-scored with an impressive 79, but it was lower-order batsman Mitchell Johnson who boosted the entirety with a rapidfire 73 not given away.
“It was particularly strict come off first on. It was a fractious wicket, so to get a hold so as to sort of entirety was accomplished up for grabs,” Ponting thought subsequently the match.
“The batsmen did a pretty accomplished job and Johnson finished things inedible pretty well representing us and individuals runs proved imperative in the game.”
The pitch by the side of Centurion is projected to favour batsmen more than fast bowlers as Pakistan showed not in favor of India on Saturday, with Shoaib Malik scoring a cool century and Mohammad Yousuf making an 88-ball 87.
Australia are likely to province the same section so as to beat the West Indies by 50 runs, with batsman Michael Clarke still fishy due to a back nuisance.
India, already devoid of pitch batsman Yuvraj Singh due to a finger injury, will plus need to bat better not in favor of Australia having superb fast bowlers in Brett Lee and Johnson.
Teams (from):
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Capt.), Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Rudra Pratap Singh, Amit Mishra, Dinesh Karthik, Abhishek Nayar, Virat Kohli.
Australia: Ricky Ponting (Capt.), Michael Clarke, Callum Ferguson, Nathan Hauritz, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Hopes, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Tim Paine, Peter Siddle, Adam Voges, Shane Watson, Cameron pallid.
Umpires: Tony knoll (NZL) and Billy Bowden (NZL)
Television umpire: Asad Rauf (PAK)
Match judge: Jeff Crowe (NZL)
Match Name: Champions Trophy 9th ODI
Teams: India v Australia
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Time: 1800 IST
Channel: Star Cricket
England vs Sri Lanka
JOHANNESBURG: Andrew Strauss’s England be in front of a stiff spin test once they take on a sure of yourself Sri Lanka in their opening match of the Champions Trophy on at the moment.
Sri Lanka be inflicted with two outstanding spinners in Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis, competent of making life grim in support of batsmen with their clever variations.
Unorthodox spinner Mendis played a explanation role in his team’s stunning 55-run victory completed South Africa in a rain-hit match by Centurion on Tuesday, grabbing three wickets in support of 30 runs.
“We be inflicted with not played Mendis and a few of their seam bowlers by,” whispered Strauss, whose team were beaten 6-1 in a latest national One-day cycle aligned with defending champions Australia.
“Everyone will be inflicted with his own game-plan aligned with him (Mendis). You can look by a group of footage of him, but it is just in the internal with the aim of you can be really certainly of how he dinner service and come again? His variations are.
“It requires us to think pretty quick on our feet. There are a few basics you be inflicted with to keep in mind aligned with someone like him, but it is a brand new challenge.”
Off-spinner Muralitharan, the world’s leading wicket-taker in both Tests and One-dayers, and paceman Lasith Malinga, with his slinging feat, are the other bowlers who may well keep pressure on England.
“They ask dissimilar questions of you. It’s just by facing them you can be certainly of your game-plan. We be inflicted with played aligned with Murali and Malinga, but Mendis is brand new.
“The way he (Mendis) dinner service makes life grim in support of batsmen, but to an boundary the pace he dinner service by provides opportunities in support of batsmen as well previously you acquire used to his variations.
“Sri Lanka are a skillful aspect with a group of confidence. It will be quite exciting to tragedy aligned with them.”
Strauss accepted with the aim of England’s One-day form had been a cause of have to do with in support of many years.
“The One-dayers be inflicted with been an ongoing have to do with in support of a add up to of years. The players are really excited with reference to tender presumptuous as a collection. It will take a trace of clock to transpire,” whispered Strauss.
“In the meantime, I retain we are competent of beating everybody but we haven’t had the runniness completed the years. A loose change in ecosystem can constitute a great big difference. We be inflicted with to start looking presumptuous.
“There is something quite exciting with reference to humankind measures. It’s quite exciting to know if you tragedy well in three games you’re in the semi-final.”
England are exclusive of match-winners Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff, who are recovering from injuries.
“Freddie and KP are two of our greatest One-day cricketers. But Freddie has been barred quite a group recently and we are used to with the aim of and we’ve got to move on,” whispered Strauss.
“It’s additionally a destiny in support of other guys to step up and constitute a pet name in support of themselves.”
South Africa and New Zealand are the other teams in Group B, with the top two sides advancing to the semi-finals.
Squads:
England: Andrew Strauss (captain), James Anderson, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Joe Denly, Eoin Morgan, Graham Onions, Matt Prior, Adil Rashid, Owais Shah, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright.
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Kapugedara, Angelo Mathews, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dhammika Prasad, Lasith Malinga, Thilina Kandamby.
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Billy Bowden
Match Name: ICC Champions Trophy
Teams: England against Sri Lanka
Venue: New Wanderers, Johannesburg
Time: 1800 IST
Channel: Star Cricket
Pakistan vs West Indies
Johannesburg: Only a dramatic turnaround in form can cease Pakistan from winning their opening Champions Trophy match in contrast to West Indies at this juncture on now.
It is the barely cool match intended for Younis Khan’s Pakistanis in the four-team come together as West Indies are not including their first-choice trait following a contract row among the players and their cricket board.
Bangladesh, who come up with not even qualified intended for this match, lay the current West Indies team in proper perspective at what time they clinched both the Test and one-day run in the Caribbean this day.
Pakistan might not come up with asked intended for a better activation to their proposal to turn out to be barely the next team taking into consideration India to win three ICC-conducted tournaments — the World Cup, Twenty20 World Championship and Champions Trophy.
Pakistan, winners of the 1992 World Cup and 2009 Twenty20 Worlds, will come up with tougher assignments in the future as they clash with arch-rivals India and defending champions Australia in the after that two matches. The top two teams advance to semi-finals.
Many feel with the purpose of a useless West Indies trait is not the finest advertisement intended for the match, especially at what time the 50-over format is under pressure from the growing popularity of the Twenty20 cricket.
“The West Indies come up with for ever and a day been my favourite team and I’d love to compete in contrast to a full-strength trait,” Younis had supposed recently.
Star performers Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivanaraine Chanderpaul and Dwayne Bravo all are missing from the squad, presently led by Floyd Reifer.
The focus will be on Pakistani paceman Mohammad Asif, inveterate to one-day cricket taking into consideration serving a one-year veto intended for a abortive dope test.
With Pakistan announcing their singing eleven barely on the morning of the match, it is yet to be seen whether they will disturb a complete combination to accommodate Asif in contrast to the West Indies.
Reifer supposed in a modern interview with the purpose of his team were strong to lay in an impressive peformance.
“I feel like the relations in the Caribbean to know with the purpose of this is a West Indies team with the purpose of is dyed-in-the-wool to the West Indies cricket. This is not a second-string team,” Reifer supposed.
The West Indies were winners in 2004 and runners-up in 2006.
The teams:
Pakistan (from):
Younis Khan (capt), Imran Nazir, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umer Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Rana Naved-ul Hasan, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Yousuf, Kamran Akmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamir, Mohammad Asif, Rao Iftikhar, Saeed Ajmal.
West Indies: Floyd Reifer (capt), Darren Sammy, David Bernard, Tino Best, Royston Crandon, Travis Dowlin, Andre Fletcher, Nikita Miller, Kevin McLean, Kieran Powell, Dale Richards, Kemar Roach, Devon Smith, Gavin Tonge, Chadwick Walton
Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) and Daryl Harper (AUS).
Small screen umpire: Simon Taufel (AUS).
Match mediate: Javagal Srinath (IND)
South Africa vs Sri Lanka
JOHANNESBURG: Once the economic engine driver of the game, One-day cricket will grasp a best venture by the side of restoring its fading aura as soon as South Africa and Sri Lanka kick inedible the Champions Trophy by the side of Centurion from Tuesday.
With England having scrapped the 50-over format from its domestic calendar and a largely predictable pattern – coupled with the sheer flood of meaningless tournaments all blurring into single a further – having facilitated the shared attraction with Twenty20, these are taxing time in lieu of One-day Internationals.
What the Champions Trophy, a quick feast of 15 contests involving the top eight teams, is eager to provide is a contest. With the overindulgence having been engrave comatose of the game format, statement remains with the intention of this is the biggest cricketing event of the time, in ill feeling of the Ashes.
‘There can single be single winner’, scream the adverts across Johannesburg. But a flurry of exciting contests to supply as a reminder of One-day cricket’s unreliable nuances will be the top medicine in lieu of the ICC, which is struggling to secure the long-term imminent of the format.
Much depends, though, on come again? Sort of match-ups the important teams supply up. South Africa chief Graeme Smith clash with the nail on the head as soon as he assumed, “The ICC allow situate a set of effort into this game. You can feel it, but ultimately, it’s how cricket is played with the intention of is departure to characterize if the game is a winner. The moral intention is with the intention of it is diminutive and to the intention, and with a bit of luck it can capture the imagination.”
Ground realities offer hope. Day-night cricket isn’t customarily played in South Africa by the side of this phase of time and the juice and bounce in the pitches will keep even the at home team guessing.
The One-day status too is probable to alteration hands and South Africans are eager to grasp larger than the ICC Awards fail to acknowledge by pulsation up the ‘cut-throat’ nature of the competition. On the bite the bullet of it, the hosts, along with India and Australia, are at the forefront of the gang judging by contemporary run of form and win-loss ratio in South Africa.
But the more adventurous but wildly exuberant Pakistanis and the devious and well-rounded Lankans too are eyeing the destroy, with a bit of luck making in lieu of a fortnight of swinging fortunes and memorable highs.
What will be appealing to see to it that, though, is whether captains, encouraged by the brightness and bounce in the pitches, break the mould by thinking comatose of the box in the much-maligned inner overs, from the 15th to the 40th.
Any ahead of time break in traditional patterns will traditional inedible the kindle with the intention of may possibly light up this event, even in ill feeling of the disappointment of having to see to it that the West Indies playing field a second-string team.
Squads:
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilina Kandamby, Chamara Kapugedera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dammika Prasad, Thilan Samaraweera, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Thushara.
South Africa: Graeme Smith, Johan Botha, Hashim Amla, point Boucher, AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Albie Morkel, Makhaya Ntini, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Roelof forefront der Merwe.
Umpires: Ian Gould and Simon Taufel
Match Name: ICC Champions Trophy
Teams: South Africa v Sri Lanka
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Time: 1800 IST
Channel: Star Cricket
Website: www.cricketonyourpc.us
Pakistan Eyeing Revenge on India
JOHANNESBURG: Six years carry out voted for since their humiliating loss to India in a World Cup match but Pakistan captain Younis Khan says the defeat still hurts and his team would be eyeing revenge while the two sides clash in the Champions Trophy on September 26.
Voguish a 2003 World Cup match, Pakistan lost the match despite defending a competitive 270 owing to batting fireworks of Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar.
“It hurts. I played with the purpose of match. We scored 270 and still lost. A etch of 250 in these conditions is considered safe. But the way Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag batted, and backed by Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh, we lay beaten. That defeat still hurts,” Younis alleged in a pre-tournament press alliance.
“Indeed, we carry out lost to India in the majority of these ICC match-ups but no more than on one occasion. Ab hamara bhi jeetne ka haq banta hai (even we deserve to win at times now),” he added.
Younis alleged he wished in attendance were more matches stuck between the two sides.
“If you perceive beaten, it’s a long hang around to perceive even. It keeps hurting you,” he quipped.
Also hurting Younis and his teammates are accusations from previous players and media back domestic with the purpose of Pakistani players might be involved in match fixing.
“Those who promote to these accusations be supposed to think ahead of speaking. It affects youngsters. But being a cricketer from the sub-continent. We are used to such pressures. A player from the sub-continent faces more pressure not at home of the deal with than on it. That’s why cricketers who carry on it are truthfully eminent,” he alleged.
“Somebody like Sachin Tendulkar is really eminent as he has withstood the pressure pro all these years and still succeeded,” he added.
Younis fractured his little finger at some stage in nets but played down the injury scare.
“It’s a little breakage. Nothing serious. We will assess it on Monday. Hopefully it be supposed to be alright,” he alleged.
Gambhir Fit Sehwag Miss For Champions Trophy – Dhoni
NEW DELHI: Indian cricket team heaved a sigh of relief as opening Gautam Gambhir clean a fitness test to join his teammates who will leave instead of South Africa on Friday.
Speaking with the media earlier leaving instead of Champions Trophy in South Africa, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni assumed with the aim of India is in the middle of the favourite to win the play-offs, which commence on September 22.
“Our IPL stint in South Africa gives us an pick your way on top of other competitors in the unravel,” the top ranked ODI batsman assumed in Mumbai.
India opening Gautam Gambhir was declared fit instead of Champions Trophy later than alternative up an injury all through the Corporate Cup semi-final match and consequently missing the tri-series in Sri Lanka.
“Gambhir’s return to the part will strength the line-up,” assumed Dhoni.
Replying to the question of rankings’ ups and downs the India person in charge assumed we are concerned more or less our performance not more or less rankings. We comedy too much cricket rotund the time it is not advisable to take level pressure, he assumed.
On the likelihood of India emerging champion MSD assumed our top performance was in 2002 as soon as we were declared hang out winners with Sri Lanka and at the moment we hope to show again the performance to bring the cup residence.
Speaking on the injuries of pace spearhead Zaheer Khan and dashing opening Virender Sehwag the India person in charge assumed, “Zaheer’s injury will take round about to heal while we hope to tolerate Sehwag back soon. But we will without doubt departure to fail to attend both our star performers.
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