What a game! Set a target of only 179 runs to tie the series, Pakistan were outdone by the attack of Nathan Hauritz as Australia’s determination secured a stunning win of 36 runs to lead the Three Test match series 2-0.
Ony Pakistan can come from a near sure win and loose a game, but then again it’s a strong new Aussie side determined to become the super power of world cricket.
Cricket is a game of strength, skill, tact and high drama that culminates when the last ball is bowled and your heart regain it’s regular beat.
Hello cricket lovers, it’s a new year, new dawn and a new era of cricket.
I join in at the end of the Second ODI match of the Tri Nation Tournament being played in Bangladesh between India and Sri Lanka.
SL won the toss and chose to field and inevitibly the 4 points at days end with a comfortable win by 5 wickets and 12 balls to spare. Thilan Samaraweera belted an unbeatable 105 of 146 balls for an average of 99.5!!!!
Lets head over to Australia now.
Well it seems the Aussie’s started this new era the same way they ended the last. Australia won the toss, decided to bat and paid a rather severe penalty for their rashness, posting a measely 127 in their first innings.
Then the Pakistani’s posted a combined resistence of 333 runs.
It’s day 4 in the Second Test and the Aussie’s are battling to try and salvage some pride. Shane Watson and Mike Hussey the two warriors instilling pride for the home team.
Hello cricket fans. This is so cool. My name is Kristian Ramsingh and I love the sport called cricket!!!!. I saw my first game at the Queens Park Oval in Trinidad when the Windies were playing India.
I love the regional T’dad and T’go cricketing team amd I think Daren Ganga (skipper) is doing an excellent job at the helm.
My favourite player is the hard hitting R.H batsman Kieron Pollard. My favourite International Cricketer is from New Zealand, Daniel Vettori.
When I grow up, I want to be an Astronaut and in my spare time I would like to be playing cricket for the W.I. as well.
Expectations were high in the Caribbean Islands and the 1.3 million population of Trinidad and Tobago were praying as they prepared to toast their cricket team’s victory in IPL T20 final against New South Wales in Hyderabad, especially after the attack restricted the Blues to 159 for 9.
Alas! It was not meant to be. Congratulations NSW. They’ve been an in-form team along with T&T throughout the ACLT20 tournament and won comfortably by 41 runs. The Blues were hurt by T&T but Lee’s 48 proved match-winning. Lee further put the hurt on T & T when he bowled a fiery opening spell in which he took two wickets, then he held the crucial catch of Pollard in the last over.
Sad end to what has been a fascinating campaign by T&T. They played wonderful cricket throughout and stumbled at the end. Five consecutive wins, fans in the Caribbean have every reason to be proud of them. T & T has dazzled the world but today no one really stood out for the Caribbean isle. T&T were been beaten by 41 runs. The man who did was an Australian. It was Lee’s match.
NSW Blues, lifted by a spectacular all-round effort from Brett Lee and a great performance on the field. Brett Lee’s career best knock of 48 off 31 could not have come at a better time for his team. He came in to bat when his side were reeling under the T&T onslaught. And when he came out to bowl, he took two wickets early on, making it an ominous start for T&T. What made it a superb all-round outing for him was taking catch in the deep to dismiss the destructive Kieron Pollard.
Kieron Pollard’s dismissal for 25 in the 15th over off a Hauritz delivery. Had the run machine from T&T stayed on, it could have been a red letter day in West Indies’ cricketing history. A thunderous six off Pollard’s bat and Hauritz’s bowling in the 15th over that travelled high over long-on and landed somewhere in the third tier of the stands. Pollard, and T&T’s chances, were dismissed in the very next delivery.
A straight, good length delivery that couldn’t resist the invitation that William Perkins’exposed stumps offered. It was just the second ball of the innings, delivered by the magician of the day, Brett Lee
Trinidad and Tobago powered their way into the Finals of the ACLT20 after defeating Cape Cobras by 7 wickets with 4 balls remaining in dramatic style. They face NSW Blues in tomorrows final.The only unbeaten team in the Champions League, Trinidad & Tobago, used their unique Caribbean flair to knock the Cape Cobras out of the tournament and set up a summit clash against New South Wales.