India vs.Sri Lanka 3rd odi match news,2009

India vs.Sri Lanka cricket war

Nagpur: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his side was 20 runs short while batting and rued the bowlers failed to get early breakthroughs in the Sri Lankan run chase in the second One-dayer, which the home side lost by three wickets.

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"We were happy we got 300 runs it was a par score. We wanted to take a couple of wickets with the new ball to reduce the pressure on the spinners. But that did not happen," he said after the match.

"The first bowlers need to do well in such situations so that spinners could chip in later. The bowlers did not do their job. A couple of wickets and couple of good overs matter here," he added.

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Last updated: 21-12-2009 from 09:00 until 17:00
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Asked India did have a chance to win after Tillakaratne Dilshan, who hit 123, was out, Dhoni said, "When Dilshan was out at that time we need to take wickets. But that did not happen. There were some fielding mistakes also. The kind of start we got while batting I think we could have scored 20 runs more. That could have put more pressure on the Lankans," said Dhoni.

australia vs west indies test match reasult,2009

Aussies win third Test controversially by 35 runs

Perth, Dec. 20: Australia won the Frank Worrell Trophy 2-0 after claiming the final West Indies scalp in Perth today in controversial circumstances.
Windies fast bowler Kemar Roach was ruled caught behind off Doug Bollinger by umpire Billy Bowden.

Despite hot-spot technology showing no mark on the edge of Roach''s bat, and replays inconclusive, referral umpire Assad Rauf stuck with Bowden''s original decision as the Windies were dismissed for 323 runs, 36 short of victory on the fifth day at the WACA.

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Tailenders Roach and Gavin Tonge bravely attempted to chase down the 51 runs required for victory this morning as they managed 44 runs for the last wicket, but their stand was broken four overs in, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.

A cricinfo report said that Australia needed 21 balls on the last day to win the final Test. The result was virtually assured with the hosts needing a wicket and it came when Roach was ruled caught behind via an umpiring review.

Roach (17) and Tonge (23 not out) started the last day chasing 51 to reach the victory target of 359 after putting on 29 from 30 balls on the fourth evening. Roach played and missed a couple of times in Shane Watson''s first over before Bollinger was taken for five runs by the aggressive Tonge. Tonge then inside-edged Watson for four and drove over mid-off for two before the fielding mood changed when Roach sliced a four over gully.

The game will be remembered mostly for the Man of the Match Chris Gayle''s 70-ball century on the second day, his second hundred of a series which started with a three-day loss but quickly became competitive.

Australian all-rounder Shane Watson was fined 15 per cent of his match fee for his aggressive celebration of Chris Gayle''s wicket.