England vs West Indies Live Streaming

England vs West Indies Cricket Series


After registering a 2-0 test series win over West Indies, England eyes an ODI series win. This is a short ODI series consisting of three matches out of which first one is already won by England. The home team is highly confident after clinching a 114 runs mammoth win in the opening ODI. 

It has been a fairy tale start for Ian Bell who got an opportunity to fill the place of Kevin Pietersen as an opener. He struck a swashbuckling ton in the first ODI scoring 126 runs when he sent the ball out of the boundary 13 times. (12 boundaries and a sixer). He was well supported by Trot, Morgan, etc. England managed a good score of 288 to  beat West Indies by 114 runs. Bresnan got four wickets and he was the most impressive English bowler that day.

It is likely that England will stick to the four quickies. Swann will add variety to the English bowling attack with his bowling variations and the arm ball. Meanwhile the touring team was again deceived by some good England's bowling. Facing a daunting task they failed miserably. They need to pull their socks up as its just two more games to go. A loss here at the Oval will seal series for England.

West Indies have had a disappointing tour so far here in England. They would like to clinch the remaining two ODIs for pride. They also have to play a T20  match against England on 24th June. So still a total of three international matches to go for West Indies to play for their pride and gain some consolation wins.

Pakistan vs Srilanka 2012 Live Streaming - Ten Sports

Pakistan vs Srilanka Cricket Series
Pakistan tours to Sri Lanka for two T20 international cricket matches, five ODI matches and three test matches. After a long and exciting Indian Premier League now the impetus shifts to international cricket. Already West Indies is playing England in England and now we have two Asian cricketing heavyweight taking each other for all forms of this game.


Following is the schedule for Pakistan's tour to Srilanka:
1st T20 - 1st June 2012
2nd T20 - 3rd June 2012


1st ODI - 7th June 2012
2nd ODI - 9th June 2012
3rd ODI - 13th June 2012
4th ODI - 16th June 2012
5th ODI - 18th June 2012


1st Test - 22nd June to 26th June 2012
2nd Test - 30th June to 4th July 2012
3rd Test - 8th July to 12th July 2012


Mahela Jayawardene will be the skipper for Srilanka team. They have included players like Chandimal, Dilshan, Kapugedara, Kulasekara, Malinga, Angelo Mathews and many more to name. Srilankan side looks very strong on paper and is a very hard team to beat at home.


Meanwhile Mohammad Hafeez will lead the Pakistani team in T20 format whereas Misbah Ul Haq will take care of ODI and Test team captaincy. Pakistan has good renowned players like Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Umar Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Yaseer Arafat, etc in their squad. These players look good enough to provide a good resistance to the home team.


As far as the head to head records are concerned Pakistan has won 16 test matches and lost 9 to Srilanka. Pakistan also has an upper hand in the ODI version where they have managed to win 76 ODI matches and lost 47 so far to Srilanka. Pakistan also leads the T20 tally with 5 wins and 2 defeats against the Lankans. 


Last time they met each other for a test series in United Arab Emirates which was clinched by Pakistan (1-0). Their last ODI encounter was in Asia Cup which was won by Pakistan. They also played a T20 cricket match in UAE which again went to Pakistan. 


So overall if we have a close look at the records as well as recent form, Pakistan has an upper hand but Srilanka has the home advantage which we can't write off. Overall this promises to be an exciting cricket series between Pakistan and Srilanka.

England vs West Indies 2012 Test Series Live Streaming

Eng Vs WI Cricket Series 2012



England managed to clinch the top position in test cricket ICC ratings and now they take on West Indies at home. West Indies was once the most dominating team but since the mid of 90s they have really struggled to make a mark. After World Cup 2012, we have observed improvement in the performances of West Indies cricket team. But these improved performances are seen in patches.


England Vs West Indies Test Series comprises of three test matches and following is the schedule for the same:-


England Vs West Indies 1st Test match - Lord's - May 17 to May 21
England Vs West Indies 2nd Test match - Trent Bridge - May 25 to May 29
England Vs West Indies 3rd Test match - Edgbaston - June 7 to June 11


England has done pretty well in last few years. After the Ashes success and thumping India at home, they reached the apex of ICC Test rankings and also received ICC Test Championship mace. They are also at the top of ICC T20 rankings. But recently they suffered some bad defeats which had put them under the scanner. This series would help them regain some confidence and play well in future series.


Cricketing fraternity may not expect wonders from West Indies but yes for the sake of good competition, fans would expect a good tussle between the teams. Players like Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Darren Sammy will have to play major roles in the team.

IPL 2012 Live Updates

IPL 2012 reaches its grand stage


IPL 2012 grabs more and more eyeballs and none of the team in this year's edition looks unbeatable. None of the match results are predictable and that adds to the interest. We haven't yet observed even a single team that looks purely dominating and which could top the points tally till the end. A team which is placed on the fourth position registers a win and clinches the apex of the tally. This year's edition is clearly the most open IPL we have ever seen.


One more interesting fact this year is that none of the teams are favourites at home. We have seen teams winning away and losing at home. Another aspect that makes the results unpredictable and enthralling. As far as team performances are concerned, Pune Warriors and Mumbai Indians top the charts for the time being but even they haven't been as impressive as two best teams so far. Chennai Super Kings lacks consistency because on a day they would lose badly and on the other day they pull out a thrilling win. They need to be consistent if they are looking for an IPL hat trick.


Rajasthan Royals look good under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid but same is the case with this as well. They need to improve their winning record away from home. Kings Eleven Punjab and Deccan Chargers have looked the most unimpressive teams so far. But considering the early stages of IPL, three to four wins on the trot can bring these teams in top four standings of the tally.


As far as individual performances are concerned, Ajinkya Rahane, Francois du Plessis and Owais Shah have looked brilliant with their batting. They have played risk free innings so far. As far as swashbuckling batting is concerned we have seen Morkel, Gayle, Pollard and many more to name who have hammered bowlers all over the parks.


Bowling has looked much more improved this year than the earlier editions of IPL. This year none of the matches looked one sided affairs for batsmen. Bowlers have contributed equally in the wins. Malinga, Cooper, Munaf, Bollinger, etc have topped the chart so far. Even the spinners like Muralitharan, Ojha, Hogg, etc have troubled the batsmen to a large extent.


Cricket is a game which looks complete only when all the departments fire which comprise of bowling, batting and fielding. This year's IPL has seen all these departments contributing equally in all the matches, in turn making this edition interesting and a huge success so far!

Chennai Vs Pune Live Streaming

Chennai Vs Pune Live Streaming

Its time for another match featuring the defending champions Chennai Super Kings. They visit Pune to take on Pune Warriors India. Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly's team Pune will face current Indian captain's team viz. Chennai Super Kings.


After winning two games in the beginning, Pune Warriors suffered a dismal loss against Punjab. They would like to erase those memories by registering a win over the defending champions here at Sahara Stadium in Pune. Their batting performance was disastrous against Punjab which led them to their first loss in IPL 2012.


Chennai Super Kings were criticised for their out of form display in the earlier matches. But what a bounce back they made! They silenced all critics by chasing a huge total of 205 against Bangalore in Bangalore. Swashbuckling Faf du Plessis hammered Bangalore to score 71 from 46 balls. Dhoni contributed 41 from 24 balls and who can forget Kohli's over where he gave away 28 runs to Abie Morkel and changed the course of this match.


As far as the bowling unit of Pune Warriors is concerned, it has been very disciplined. Ashok Dinda is doing a very good job supported by Rahul Sharma and Ashish Nehra. They would like to bring in Murali Karthik and play seven batsmen.


Chennai Super Kings bowlers looked good in patches during this edition. They leaked 205 runs against Bangalore which could be a worry for Dhoni but when he would think of the class of his bowlers he might not worry. Bollinger, Morkel, Jakati, Jadeja, Bravo and Ashwin could easily make one of the most formidable bowling unit that a captain can ever have.


Chennai is fired up and beating them on any ground in India is difficult. So Pune will have to toil hard if they have to win on this slow natured pitch which would support spinners. Let us expect a thrilling contest between Dhoni and Ganguly's team which can make this Saturday worthwhile!

Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals Live Streaming

Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals Live Streaming

This IPL is turning out to be the most open tournament so far! Any of these teams could be termed favourites and the way Chennai was being criticised for their bad performance so far, they had their own ways to silence the critics! They thumped Royal Challengers Bangalore by chasing 205 runs and two special things in this match were Bollinger's over where Challengers lost 4 wickets and Morkel's blazing 28 runs in Kohli's over. In the other match Pune Warriors finally faced a defeat in this IPL as they lost against Punjab at Mohali.


Now its time to shift the impetus towards Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. Finally Kolkata registered a resounding win over Royal Challengers Bangalore and they would wish to continue the winning momentum against Rajasthan at the Eden Gardens. They have played three and won just one. On the other hand Rajasthan Royals begun their IPL 2012 account with two straight wins at home followed by a defeat against Mumbai in Mumbai. 


Rajasthan will have to improve their "away record" and this is one of the best opportunities for them to do so. Although Kolkata has a win under their belt but their team has looked out of form and Rajasthan should capitalise on this opportunity. Rajasthan is currently placed on the fourth position with two wins and a loss.


Owais Shah's batting in a lost cause against Mumbai Indians was exceptionally well. He played a pure T20 innings where he manipulated his batting stance and played some glorious shots. Above all his batting was risk free and not full of slog shots. Even Ajinkya Rahane has played couple of good knocks so far. 


In the last game Gautam Gambhir struck form with 64 runs from just 39 balls. Even his bowler Balaji was back in form with 4 wickets. As usual a lot depends on the performances of Kallis, McCullum and Yusuf Pathan.

Chennai Vs Bangalore - Punjab Vs Pune Live Streaming

Chennai Vs Bangalore - Punjab Vs Pune Live Streaming

As Mumbai Indians registers one more win in this year's IPL, Rajasthan Royals faces first ever defeat this year in IPL. The only team which has not yet tasted the sour taste of defeat is Pune Warriors. They will face Kings Eleven Punjab in the second match tonight but before that we have defending champions and currently a wounded team Chennai Super Kings who would face Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Match 1 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Chennai and Bangalore are one of the biggest rivals in IPL and they have a very close head to head stats. Out of the 12 matches that they have played against each other, Chennai Super Kings leads the stats 7-5. Especially in the last year's IPL they played each other four times. They won one match each in the league stage followed by two wins to Chennai in qualifying final and the grand final.

One of the most interesting feature of this match would be the legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. He played for Chennai in the earlier editions of IPL and played a contributing role in Chennai's success. Now he would play against Chennai and this contest would be worth a watch.

Royal Challengers Bangalore looks an exciting team to watch simply because of key players featuring in like Kohli, Vettori, Gayle, AB de Villiers and many more to name. Especially when we talk about Gayle, we all remember his 70 towering sixes in just 29 IPL matches.

Match 2 - Kings XI Punjab Vs Pune Warriors

Although this are still early days of IPL 2012 but it is still an alarming situation for Kings XI Punjab as they have played two and lost two matches so far. Bowlers have leaked a lot of runs and batsmen are yet to click form. They already faced Pune Warriors on 8th of April and lost the match and here they are again facing each other, but this time at Mohali instead of Pune.

Punjab will seek some home support to gain some confidence and get on the track of winning matches. Shaun Marsh was injured and hence he couldn't play in the last match. Hopefully he plays here at Mohali and strengthens the batting line up. There is a probability that David Hussey would be promoted up the order. There has been a lot of pressure on the overseas players so far and hence some of the Indian players need to click in this match.

Pune Warriors awaits a good knock from Ganguly whereas Steven Smith has contributed well so far with the bat for Pune. There can be a small tweak in the playing eleven for Pune if Tamim Iqbal comes in place of Ferguson or Ryder. Samuels was awarded Man of the match in the last game against Kings XI Punjab for his 46 runs and a wicket. He could be another important factor for the Warriors in this match along with Uthappa who bats well at number four.

Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals Live Streaming

Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals Live Streaming

IPL is turning out to be highly unpredictable where teams like Kolkata lose couple of matches to register a good win in the third one. Similarly defending champions Chennai is still in search of its winning ways with two losses and one win. Teams like Delhi, Rajasthan and Pune have been more impressive than the rest. None of the teams so far can be called dominating.


The only two teams that have not faced a defeat yet are Rajasthan Royals and Pune Warriors. One of these two teams will play against Mumbai Indians today in Mumbai. After a thrilling win over Deccan Chargers, Mumbai's confidence would be high but at the same time they know that the win came in the last over and hence it can't be termed as comprehensive. Rohit Sharma held his nerves and kept his cool in the last over to score 18 runs and win the match.


Mumbai Indians are found struggling while chasing modest totals and that proves that the absence of Sachin is badly felt in the top order. If Mumbai is winning matches more than losing, it is purely because of their strong batting line up. The opening pair experiment has still not provided any fruitful results.


Ajinkya Rahane has been succesful with the bat so far for Rajasthan Royals. It would be interesting to see him playing against his old franchise on his home ground of Mumbai. His 98 runs innings helped Rajasthan register a win in the first match.


Rajasthan's bowling attack features spinners and medium pacers. So if the Mumbai pitch supports slow bowlers, Rajasthan can have an upper hand in this match. They have won their first two matches comfortably and they would like to do the same here in Mumbai.


Last season went to Rajasthan Royals in terms of head to head stats. Royals defeated Mumbai in both the matches they played against each other last year. This time Mumbai would love to turn the record on their side by clinching a win here.

KKR Vs RCB - CSK Vs DD Live Streaming

Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils Live Streaming 

As we slowly finish the infant stage of IPL 2012, we are all set for two another interesting face offs today viz. Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first match followed by Chennai Super Kings taking on Delhi Daredevils. Meanwhile Mumbai Indian fans are happy with a brilliant knock from Rohit Sharma who took home his team with a last ball sixer against Deccan Chargers.


We expect similar nail biters today from the following two matches.


Match 1 - Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore


Things have been slow and down for KKR as they played two and lost two. They haven't been completely unimpressive but they haven't won any! And things go tougher as they now face a royal challenge from Bangalore in Bangalore. There hasn't been impact on the scorecard even in the presence of good batsmen like Gambhir, Kallis, McCullum and Yusuf Pathan. Laxmi Ratan Shukla and Manoj Tiwary looks impressive but it is ultimately a team effort which results in wins. We may see Shakib Al Hasan finally sneaking into the playing eleven. 


Royal Challengers Bangalore will play their second match with a win under their belt. Notably that win came in the absence of Gayle who is recovering from an injury. Once he is back into the team Royal Challengers would look even stronger than what they are now. AB de Villiers and Muralitharan were the stars of match 1 and now the team awaits Dilshan to join the squad who was busy playing a test series against England. 




Match 2 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils

This is another match which one should not afford to miss. Two well known Indian players will face off playing for their respective teams and the tussle would be worth watching when Dhoni plays against Sehwag. One is captain cool and the other just believes in hitting boundaries.

Good thing about Delhi Daredevils in this match would be the return of Jayawardene and Pietersen in the team. Both these batsmen are in sparkling form as seen in the test series played in Srilanka. Sehwag would be highly relieved to have them after he managed a win and a loss for Daredevils so far. Delhi Daredevils have scored 187 and 185 against Chennai on Ferozshah Kotla stadium but just to see defeats against the Super Kings.

Chennai Super Kings looked out of rhythm against Mumbai Indians but they showed their real character against Deccan Chargers where they registered an emphatic win. MS Dhoni is due for a big innings as he looked out of touch in the first two games.

This is going to be an interesting match where Delhi pace attack will compete the slow bowling excellence of Chennai.

Mumbai Indians Vs Deccan Chargers Live Streaming

Mumbai Indians Vs Deccan Chargers Live Streaming

We are into the ninth match of this enthralling IPL 2012 which is proving to be more and more unpredictable. The so called favourites are providing average performances and the underdogs like Pune Warriors or Rajasthan Royals are making a mark by winning everything they play.


Now its turn for a tough tussle between Mumbai Indians and Deccan Chargers as both the teams are desperate for a win. Mumbai Indians have played to and won one. They received an unexpected defeat from Pune Warriors. They are also hit by the fact that Sachin is injured and still looks unlikely to play today. But this can't be an excuse for dip in performance because it was without Sachin that this team managed to clinch Champions League T20 last year.


Mumbai Indians is packed with good domestic players and international stars.  The current weakness for the team is their batting order which doesn't look consistence. It seems that the team may promote Pollard up the order. Bowling looks perfect in the presence of economical Harbhajan, Ojha and Malinga. If the batting clicks, the team could see themselves back on the winning ways.


Deccan Chargers biggest weakness is their domestic players who don't seem to be very impressive. Manpreet Gony leaked away 50 plus runs in the last match against Chennai. Same was the case with Sudhindra who gave away 46 runs. Apart from Cameron White no one looked impressive in the batting. This team badly needs the experience of Kumar Sangakkara who is likely to join the team very soon.


Last year this two teams faced each other twice and both shared a win each. So let us see who begins with a win this year before they face each other once more in this edition.

RR Vs KKR - PW Vs KXIP Live Streaming

Rajasthan vs Kolkata - Pune vs Punjab Live Streaming

Last night IPL displayed couple of very interesting matches which comprised of wins for Royal Challengers over Daredevils and Chennai beating Deccan Chargers. We saw some innovative shots from AB de Villiers who took Royal Challengers home - the shots he feels he acquired from his tennis skills! On the other hand Ravindra Jadeja proved his worth by clinching good number of wickets and scoring a 40 plus score along with Bravo who lofted few full tosses into the stands. CSK finally opened its winning account and we also saw Muralitharan still hungry for wickets as he was unplayable against Daredevils.


Today IPL serves couple of good matches which would be as follows:-


Match 1 - Rajasthan Royals Vs Kolkata Knight Riders


Kolkata Knight Riders can be christened as the most glamorous team in IPL thanks to the owner Shahrukh Khan. His presence pulls crowd to he stadium. KKR got a bad start to this year's IPL when they were defeated by Sehwag's underdogs at the Eden Gardens. So KKR would be itching to beat Rajasthan Royals who already have a win under their belt.


Last year when these two teams played each other twice, both the matches went to Kolkata and they were pretty comfortable wins. But this time things have changed for Rajasthan Royals. Team is now led by Rahul Dravid who seems to have a new zest in him after he called curtains to his international cricketing career. He looks more focused as if he is on a mission to clinch this IPL. He doesn't have too many star cricketers in his team but someone like Rahane can be a match winner again for him. Bowlers like Trivedi, Tait and Botha always come in handy in T20 format. Presence of T20 specialists like Owais Shah, Chandimal, Watson, Hogg and Hodge certainly makes the team look stronger but availability of these players has always been a concern keeping in mind their international cricket commitments towards their national teams.


Kolkata Knight Riders may pitch in Sunil Narine who is in a lot of buzz nowadays. He probably didn't play in the first match due to the rain interruption which could have compelled skipper Gambhir to change his plans. M de Lange is quick but he proved to be a run leaker in the last match. All he needs to do his control his line and length because T20 batsmen tend to make a good use of pace with innovative strokes. Gambhir would always feel comfortable by having the likes of Kallis, McCullum, Iqbal Abdulla, Brett Lee and E Morgan in the team.


Match 2 - Pune Warriors Vs Kings Eleven Punjab


Here comes another match for the Prince of Bengal Sourav Ganguly. He may not look in the best of his form and rusty for T20 cricket. But he certainly pulls eye balls with his aggressive captaincy on the field. He has a huge international experience of captaining team India and hence he has a mastermind which he applies to T20 as well. His team pulled a good win over Mumbai Indians inspite of scoring just 120 odd runs in the first innings.


This is the first time Pune Warriors will be playing in Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune. They would love to enjoy the home support and conditions. Robin Uthappa needs to click and participate in more partnerships to build up a good score. Dinda looks impressive and just needs to be more focused with his bowling. Murali Karthik uses all his county experience into this year's IPL and deceives batsmen with his flight and turners.


Adam Gilchrist is also an aggressive and calculative skipper just like Ganguly. So this would be a good contest. A good quick knock is awaited from Gilchrist and Valthathy. A strong opening stand from these two can lay a good foundation to Kings Eleven Punjab's innings. Even a good knock is awaited from Abhishek Nayar.


Other players worth watch in Punjab's eleven would be the batting star Shaun Marsh who has seen a lot of success in his IPL career. David Hussey's experience will come into play whereas Praveen Kumar who has been a bit silent nowadays can be into his good form again with couple of economical wickets.


Sunday turns out to be a phenomenal fun day with these two nail biting fixtures of IPL 2012.

RCB Vs DD - CSK Vs DC Live Streaming

Royal Challengers Vs Delhi Daredevils - Chennai Super Kings Vs Deccan Chargers Live Streaming 

IPL 2012 is slowly making its mark as last night Rajasthan Royals showcased a pure T20 mood by score 190 plus runs and registering a comprehensive win over the Kings XI Punjab. Another upset came from Wankhede Stadium where Pune Warriors defeated Mumbai Indians in a low scoring match. Uncertainty adds up to the excitement in this IPL's 5th edition.


Today is another big day for cricket fans as IPL serves couple of interesting matches to be enjoyed on Saturday evening. Royal Challengers Bangalore takes on Delhi Daredevils and defending champions Chennai Super Kings play Deccan Chargers. Let us go through each match individually.


 Match 1 -  Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils 


If we minus the first edition of IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore has been one of the most consistent teams after that. Special thanks to Kumble, Kohli and Gayle; we have seen some outstanding performances in this team. Chris Gayle has always been one of the most demolishing and attractive players in IPL and he is a pure crowd puller. His huge sixes are worth watch. In no time does he score a ton and takes his team home. On the other hand Virat Kohli is at his best ever form since the time he score couple of tons in Australia and in Bangladesh. He looks unstoppable with his sensible batting which goes on with a very good strike rate.


With the likes of captain Vettori, Zaheer Khan, Kohli, Gayle, Muralitharan, AB de Villiers, etc.Royal Challengers Bangalore looks a very strong unit and certainly as favourites as Mumbai Indians to lift the IPL 5 trophy. Most important players to watch today from this side would be Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, Muralitharan and AB de Villiers.


On the other hand we have Sehwag led Delhi Daredevils who finished at the bottom in 2011 but this year they have dared to begin their IPL 5 journey with a win over Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens. A special knock from Irfan Pathan took them home. Still the team doesn't look too strong on paper but once the mighty players like Pietersen, Jayawardene and Warner join the team; even this team would look unbeatable on paper.


 Match 1 -  Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers


It is always special to talk about the mighty Chennai Super Kings. Undoubtedly the most successful team in the IPL history so far, they would like to continue the winning form this year as well. They received a bad start this year when they were defeated by Mumbai Indians on their home ground. Now they take on Deccan Chargers at Vishakhapatnam. 


Chennai Super Kings would be dangerous as they are already wounded with a early loss this season. We will certainly observe the best of efforts from Dhoni's team to clinch a win here. If we compare the head to head record of CSK and DC; out of 8 games both have won 4 each. So this is a good opportunity for CSK to improve this record.


Deccan Chargers will play their first game of IPL 2012 today. Cameron White will lead the team and although he will miss Sangakarra in the early days still he will be happy to have Amit Mishra, Gony and Dale Steyn in his bowling attack. Ishant Sharma is out of this year's IPL due to injury. Amit Mishra said he would like to continue from where he left last season. He said he was the highest wicket taker for Deccan Chargers last year and he would continue to clinch more wickets. Parthiv Patel and Shikhar Dhawan will add strength to the batting order.


Enjoy Saturday with some pure T20 cricket action where who knows we might see another blistering ton from Kohli or Gayle or some good spin bowling turning the tables on the batsmen.

Mumbai Vs Pune | Punjab Vs Rajasthan Live Streaming

Mumbai Vs Pune - Punjab Vs Rajashan Live Streaming

After the thrilling t20 match played yesterday at Eden Gardens between Delhi and Kolkata, the mood is all set for bang bang sixes in this year's IPL. Irfan Pathan's quickfire 40 plus in 20 balls gave Delhi a desperate win and a bad start to Kolkata. Mumbai Indians on the other hand has already begun their IPL 5 account on a winning note in the opening match against Chennai Super Kings. Now they take on Pune Warriors at 4pm IST in Mumbai. The other match scheduled today later on in the evening is Kings XI Punjab Vs Rajasthan Royals.

Match 1 - Mumbai Vs Pune

Let us first discuss about the Mumbai Vs Pune match. Mumbai's team undoubtedly looks one of the strongest outfit this year. With the likes of Sachin and Harbhajan guiding the team it is a complete no worries for Mumbai Indians. The only worry today could be the availability of Sachin as he injured his finger while facing a bouncer from Bollinger in the first match. People are eagerly awaiting a face off between Sachin and Ganguly and for that Sachin needs to play today.

Pune Warriors had a disappointing first year in the last edition and they would desperately look to erase those memories and start off this year with a new zest. To add on to the changes they have a new blue jersey unlike a black jersey last year. Let us hope this change in colour brings change in fortune for Ganguly's team.

Pune Warriors will badly miss the services of Yuvraj Singh who is recovering from cancer and is unavailable for this year's IPL. Also the absence of Clarke and Angelo Mathews would hurt the team as these two are busy with their international teams playing test cricket. Pune Warriors are yet to beat Mumbai Indians in IPL history as they lost both their matches against Mumbai last year. 

Eyes would also be set on Sourav Ganguly who has although past his best but who looks as an experienced mentor for the fresh team Pune Warriors. He will rely a lot on Uthappa, Ryder, Tamim Iqbal and for the bowling unit he has Ashish Nehra, Parnell, Rahul Sharma and Nathan McCullum. Whereas Harbhajan has surplus of resources where he can rely on Pollard, Malinga, Blizzard, Gibbs, Ojha and Richard Levi.

Match 2 - Punjab Vs Rajasthan

These are the two teams who have lost their glory in recent editions of IPL. These two teams were very dominating in the first couple of editions and then they lost the track in the next two. Rajasthan has managed to clinch the first ever IPL beating Chennai in the finals. But Punjab is yet to win an IPL title.

For a change, Shane Warne won't be playing for Rajasthan Royals and hence Dravid becomes the captain for the side. He would badly miss the services of Shane Watson for the first half of IPL 5 as Watson his busy with his international cricketing commitments in West Indies. Dravid will have a completely way of leading the team and hence he needs to set the tone from match 1.

Adam Gilchrist led Deccan Chargers to a title win in the second edition of IPL and now he leads Kings XI Punjab. Although he isn't a big threat with bat as he used to be in his golden days, but he is a man who can turn the tables on the opposition on any given day. He has been aggressive with his captaincy and he can be a threat to Rajasthan Royals today.

Rajasthan faces three strong teams on the trot after today's match. So a win here would boost their confidence helping them create upsets in the following matches. Sreesanth who was a part of Kochi will now be playing for Rajasthan this year. Also the old whine Brad Hogg would play a vital role in the spin department of Rajasthan. Dravid can use his quickest resource Shaun Tait effectively if he needs to provide some early blows to Punjab.

A surprise addition for Punjab is Azhar Mahmood who is the only Pakistani player featuring in the IPL this year. It would be an exciting factor to see his lofty shots and slower deliveries. He has a very good experience of playing this shortest format of cricket and he can come in handy for Gilchrist.

Overall two exciting matches for the cricket fans today in the Indian Premier League.

Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Delhi Daredevils Live Streaming

Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Delhi Daredevils Live Streaming

IPL 2012 moves on to its second match as Kolkata Knight Riders play against Delhi Daredevils. Two buddies and team mates Gambhir and Sehwag will play against each other to open the IPL account on a winning note. KKR performed well in the last edition whereas DD finished last in the points tally. So Sehwag would be more eager to begin the proceedigs on a winning note.


Sehwag doesn't have an easy job this time as his team has suffered some early blows even before the tournament kicks off for Delhi Daredevils. The dependable batsman Ross Taylor is out due to injury and key players Mahela Jayawardene and Kevin Pietersen are busy playing internation cricket. Good thing is both these batsmen have struck good form lately and they will be a bonus for Delhi once they are back into the team. 


Andre Russel from West Indies is a good addition for Sehwag's team and players like Irfan Pathan and Roelof van der Merwe makes the side look stronger. Varun Aaron is unavailable for this game so Sehwag will have to rely a lot on Umesh Yadav for the quick bowling. Pradeep Sangwan is another good option to go ahead with for Viru.


Kolkata Knight Riders looks a strong outfit this year. They have wisely picked in Sunil Narine from West Indies who is a good investment for shorter version of the game. Gambir would be relieved to have Marchant de Lange as an addition in the bowling unit. Apart from this players like Manoj Tiwary, Yusuf Pathan, Kallis and Laxmi Ratan Shukla add up to the strenght of Gambhir's team.


KKR looks favourite to begin with but as well all know it is hardly possible to predict an outcome in the T20 format before the match begins. Let us enjoy two big smart crickets playing against each other to provide us another thrilling T20 match.

Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians Live Streaming

CSK Vs MI Live Streaming


IPL 2012 gets an ideal opening match as the IPL defending champions Chennai Super Kings plays against Champions League champions Mumbai Indians. This match undoubtedly always becomes a match that attracts maximum eyeballs and the reason being simple, it involves two big names from the current Indian cricket team viz. MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar. The other reason being the most successful IPL team CSK faces off the most popular IPL team MI.


CSK will eye a hat-trick of IPL title this year whereas Mumbai will try to open their IPL 2012 account with a win here at M A Chidambaram Stadium. MS Dhoni being the Indian team captain has seen a lot of failures in the recent past when the team visited England and Australia. He would like to forget the sour past and put all his efforts into this IPL to lead his team for a 3rd title win.


For Mumbai Indians, Sachin Tendulkar has handed over the captaincy to Harbhajan Singh who led the side to Champions League win last year. Sachin wants to concentrate completely onto his batting and at the same time he will readily provide full support to Harbhajan on the field during his captaincy. 


This promises to be a thriller as two heavy teams clash. The pitch here at the Chennai stadium will provide bounce to the quickies as well as the spinners. Good news for Chennai spinner Ashwin as he loves bouncy tracks to experiment with in his spin bowling.


Eyes would be set on players like Raina and Sachin respectively who are leading run scorers in IPL history. Also the bowlers would be eager to start the IPL on a good note.

India Vs South Africa T20 Live Streaming

India Vs South Africa T20 Live Streaming


India takes on in form South African team in a one-off Twenty20 international match at Johannesburg. The reason to organise this match is to commemorate 150 glorious years of Indians in South Africa. This is also christened as a Friendship Cup.


India has just finished an arduous cricketing campaign of tour to Australia followed by an unsuccessful Asia Cup. India lost test and tri series in Australia followed by early elimination from the Asia Cup. So Indian team will take this match as a good preparation for IPL 2012 and the cricket calendar that follows.


Indians have to travel a lot for this match and within next few days most of these Indian players will also have to play in IPL 2012. Hence they will miss the initial practice sessions with their IPL teams. A very tight cricket schedule has added on a lot of strain on cricketers fitness. But Indian skipper Dhoni ruled out the fatigue factor saying that IPL is not a tiring tournament. It is something where the players enjoy with enough breaks during the tournament.


South Africa will enjoy the home conditions plus they are in good form. They will return from New Zealand with wins in T20, ODIs and Test series. South Africans have rested a lot of seniors whereas India has pitched in a full strength team apart from Sachin, Sehwag and Zaheer Khan.

Pakistan Vs Bangladesh Asia Cup 2012 Final Live Streaming

Pakistan Vs Bangladesh Live Streaming

Bangladesh takes on Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2012 finals. It has been a big surprise for the cricketing world to see Bangladesh into the finals and teams like India and Srilanka eliminated. India would find themselves unfortunate to have been knocked out even though they were tied up with Bangladesh on 8 points. Fortunately for Bangladesh they defeated India in the league phase and hence they proceeded to the finals.

Bangladesh was under the scanner right from the selection phase. Especially the selection of Tamim Iqbal was criticised but he proved his critics wrong. He is currently the third highest scorer in the series with three scores of more than 50. Bangladesh seems to be learning a lot under the Australian coach Stuart Law. Not to forget this is their first ever entry into the finals of Asia Cup.

Pakistan on the other hand are still favourites to clinch the trophy but they are wary of the fact that Bangladesh have already beaten India and Srilanka comprehensively in the league phase and Bangladesh being the weaker side will play under less pressure. Shahid Afridi has badly failed in this tournament with bat and ball and final would be the ideal match for him to showcase his brilliance. Overall Pakistani batting and bowling line up has been upto the mark so far.

As far as the pitch is concerned it would stay low in nature. Till now the team batting second has enjoyed the results so both the teams would prefer to bowl first and then chase the target under the lights. Let us see whose day it would be. Will it be Bangladesh who would write their names in gold by winning this Asia Cup which featured World Champions India and World Cup runner ups Srilanka or will it be Paksitan who would win the Asia Cup title for the second time.

Srilanka Vs Bangladesh Live Streaming - Asia Cup 2012

Srilanka Vs Bangladesh Live Streaming 

Update: Bangladesh beats Srilanka

Asia Cup 2012 goes till the wire as till the last match it is uncertain that who would play Pakistan in the finals. The equation is pretty simple now. If Bangladesh beats Srilanka today, they are through to the final as in the head to head factor they have defeated India in the league match. If Bangladesh loses, it would be again the mother of all games in the final viz. India Vs Pakistan.


Bangladesh is high on confidence as they were impressive in the narrow defeat against Pakistan and they clinched a wonderful win against India. Their batsmen are in good touch thanks to the Bangladesh Premier League which as changed the mindset of their batsmen. Their bowlers are doing a good job in terms of containing the batsmen in the important phase of the innings. All they need to do is play their game naturally and keep the winning flow on.


Srilanka is tired with too much of cricket and they are already out of the Asia Cup with two losses on the trot against India and Pakistan. They conceded a bonus point to Pakistan. All they would today is to play for pride and return home with atleast one win under their belt. They won't take Bangladesh lightly but they can do a favour for India if they can clinch a win here.


As usual, Mirpur track has proven to be batting friendly and slow at times. The quickies leak lot of runs in the initial overs but spinners do a good job in the middle overs unless the batsmen are smart enough to keep score board ticking with singles. Exciting match not only for Bangladesh or Srilanka but also for the Indian cricket fans as their hopes rely on the outcome of this match.

India Vs Pakistan Live Streaming - Asia Cup 2012

India Vs Pakistan Live Streaming 

Update: India wins by 6 wickets in their record chase. Kohi stars with 183 runs


India Vs Pakistan match is undoubtedly one of the biggest face offs in international cricket. Sunday provides cricket fans a superb cricketing treat when these arch rivals face each other in an interesting match. India needs to win this one to keep their hopes alive in this Asia Cup 2012. Pakistan has already made it into the finals after beating Bangladesh and Srilanka.


India faced a embarrassing defeat against Bangladesh which is a wake up call for the current World Champions. A comprehensive win against Srilanka and a loss against Bangladesh again proves the inconsistency of Indian cricket team. If India wins against Pakistan they too will have two wins under their belt and if Bangladesh beats Srilanka in the last match; things would be more interesting. If India loses against Pakistan their chances of reaching the finals are as thin as a wafer.


Sachin Tendulkar finally managed to score his 100th ton but in this process he was a bit slow to score runs. This was one of the factors that cost India the match. The most important factor that contributed to India's loss against Bangladesh was the weak Indian bowling line up. The pace attack from India is not threatening and spinners have not been very successful in Bangladesh so far.


A lot is again expected from Virat Kohli, Gambhir, Dhoni and Raina who are in good touch recently. Indian batting looks strong but they need to capitalise their good starts and try their level best to cross the 300 mark on dead flat tracks of Indian sub continent.


Pakistan would love to carry their winning momentum and they won't take India lightly. Their bonus point victory over Srilanka has boosted their confidence to the next level. They would be itching to beat India and take a revenge of the World Cup match. Their bowling department looks stronger than the India bowling line up.


Let us expect a high scoring match where the Mirpur pitch will again favour the batsmen.

India Vs Bangladesh Live Streaming - Asia Cup 2012

India Vs Bangladesh Live Streaming 

Update: Sachin scores his 100th Century! Bangladesh beats India


India takes on Bangladesh at Mirpur. India won their first match against Srilanka and a win here would almost confirm their seat into the finals against Pakistan. Srilanka was defeated by Pakistan with a bonus point which takes Pakistan on the top of points table.


Bangladesh has failed to exceed expectations and they have usually under performed. They gave their best in the Asia Cup opener against Pakistan. Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan scored fifties but their efforts were in vain when others failed to contribute and they lost a match which they looked like winning till the beginning of death overs. Their bowling looked good against Pakistan. They would badly look to create an upset here and keep the series alive by beating India.


Sachin Tendulkar has been in the spotlight now for a while with regards to his 100th international century. This looks to be his easiest opportunity to achieve the record. He has never scored a century against Bangladesh in ODIs. 


Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina were impressive against Srilanka. They would love to carry their form into this match and score a big win over Bangladesh. Then it would mere be a formality to play against Pakistan before facing them again in the finals. Ravindra Jadeja was below average and now he can make way for Yusuf Pathan who could shift gears any time and increase the total score for India. He can also come in handy with his slow spin. 


Virat Kohli already has two centuries to his name against Bangladesh. Can he become the first ever India to score three centuries on the trot? Hopefully he does and creates a new record for India. 

Pakistan Vs Srilanka Live Streaming - Asia Cup 2012

Pakistan Vs Srilanka Live Streaming


Update: Pakistan won by 6 wickets

Pakistan Vs Srilanka is the 3rd match of Asia Cup 2012 and this promises to be another nail biter. These two are one of the big three teams and both are looking for a win to stay alive in the series. Although Pakistan has a win under their belt, but wasn't a convincing one which came against Bangladesh. Srilanka on the other hand lost one to India by a margin of 50 runs. They need to win this one against Pakistan to keep their hopes alive in Asia Cup 2012.


Pakistan was saved in the end by some good bowling performances against Bangladesh. The pain area for Pakistan still continues to be their batting middle order. They had got a flying start from the openers. The strong middle order with the likes of Misbah and Younis Khan failed again to capitalise. Even Shahid Afridi couldn't trouble the scorers. Pakistan may sneak in another batsman to strengthen the batting deparment.


Srilanka has looked a promising side but they once again failed to beat India. Their batting line up is good enough to compete against Pakistani bowling attack. Srilankan bowling lacked lustre in absence of Malinga. Srilankan team misses the services of Angelo Matthews and Thisara Perara who are injured since the days of CB Series.


Pitch would continue to support the batsmen in the first half and team batting second would find it arduous to chase a target above 270. Hence the team winning the toss should elect to bat first.

India Vs Srilanka Live Streaming - Asia Cup 2012

India Vs Srilanka Live Streaming 

Update: India wins by 50 runs


Asia Cup 2012 continues to grip more attention as India takes on Srilanka in the 2nd match. These two teams have faced each other a lot in last two years but every time they meet, cricket fans are treated with something new and exciting. The last time these two met was in CB Series where India chased 320 plus runs in less than 37 overs and this match treated us with one of the best ODI chases one must have ever seen. Srilanka went on to reach the finals of CB Series but lost it to Australia.


India defeated Srilanka in the finals of last Asia Cup and Srilanka would be itching for a revenge. These two teams play much better in the subcontinent conditions and hence they are termed to be the favourites to win this Asia Cup 2012. Srilanka has a slightly upper hand with a better bowling outfit with likes of Malinga who has been a lot unplayable at times with his yorkers. Although the Indians have tackled him better than the others but at any given day he can turn tables on the opposition.


Pakistan have started their Asia Cup campaign with a marginal win over Bangladesh and they lead the points tally. Two men worth watching in this match would be Virat Kohli and Dilshan. These two are in sparkling form and they are scoring runs at a very good strike rate. With flat subcontinent pitches they would find things easier.


Asia Cup schedule format being not as long as CB Series, any team which loses the initial match would find it arduous to make it to the finals. India and Srilanka are very well aware of this fact and hence both would strive hard to win this match at Mirpur.

Pakistan Vs Bangladesh Live Streaming - Asia Cup 2012

Pakistan Vs Bangladesh Live Streaming 


Asia Cup 2012 live streaming begins on Neo Cricket. We don't often see four Asian countries facing off in a single tournament. It happens in Asia Cup and here is one of the most anticipated Asian cricket series. The first match of this series will be played between the host Bangladesh and reviving team Pakistan. With just one Asia Cup title to their name, Pakistan deserves a better record. After the match fixing saga, this team has suffered a lot and has also emerged pretty well as a good cricketing unit.


Pakistan recently whitewashed England cricket team but faced defeats in the limited version of the game. Inconsistency has always been one of the biggest issue for Pakistani team. They need to translate their consistently winning momentum into this Asia Cup 2012. They have a pretty good bowling line up consisting of pace battery Riaz and Gul. Spin department is effectively handled by Ajmal, Rehman and Afridi. 


Pakistan opening has been an issue in the batting department which loads a lot of pressure on the middle order. Captain Misbah and Younis Khan have handle the pressure very well in presence of the accelerators Afridi and Umar Akmal. 


Bangladesh on the other hand would enjoy the home conditions although they would be facing three opponents viz. Srilanka, India and Pakistan who are far more stronger than them. Bangladesh is always well known for creating upsets and who knows they may sneak in one in this Asia Cup also. Recently concluded Bangladesh Premier League have nurtured lot of talents and must have completely changed the mind frame of Bangladeshi cricketers. 


Pakistan will enter this game as favourites but considering their out of form performances recently, Bangladesh holds a good opportunity of clinching a win here. Pitch is likely to be flat and fully loaded with runs. 

Australia Vs Srilanka Live Streaming - 3rd Final of CB Series

Australia Vs Srilanka Live Streaming

Match Update - Australia beats Srilanka to win the CB Series 2012


Australia Vs Srilanka 3rd final of the CB Series is to be played today at Adelaide Oval. This long series couldn't have been more interesting than this. Australia and Srilanka have won one match each and now they face each other for the decider. Something that would decide the best of the three that competed to clinch the CB Series 2012.


The way Srilanka has performed in this series, they are just one win away after which they can self proclaim themselves as the best ODI team in the cricket world. They have played upto the mark so far and they deserve to be called best ODI team in the world. Dilshan who was under a scanner for his  "not so good" form has emerged as the key player for the Lankan team since last few matches. His tons have served the winning cause for Srilanka and we all know his tons come in a very quick time.


With other batting greats like Jayawardene and Sangakkara in the team and someone in good form like Chandimal; Srilanka hardly has to worry about the batting department. The bowling has been good in patches especially if we talk about the spearhead Lasith Malinga. When he clicks, he takes his team home with a victory and we all know that. His yorkers are one of the best in the business and once they get going, we see batsmen returning to the pavilion in no time.


Australia have their own set of problems. The biggest issue for them is the inconsistency. They need to keep the winning run consistent. A win in the first final shouldn't have been followed by such a disappointing performance in the 2nd final. Warner has regained form with two tons on the trot. Michael Clarke scored a quick century in last match. He may not play in 3rd finals as he doesn't seem to be fit enough to feature in this big match. So Watson may take over as the captain of Australia. 


The pitch here at Adelaide is still the same and we can't expect anything more than good amount of runs for the batsmen and a little bit of help for the spinners. Let us hope for a gruelling match here where both the teams are striving hard to clinch this one and lift the CB Series 2012 trophy.

Australia Vs Srilanka Live Streaming - 2nd Final of CB Series

Australia Vs Srilanka Live Streaming

Match Update: Srilanka beats Australia to level the finals 1-1


Australia is on the verge of another series win under the captaincy of Michael Clarke as they take on Srilanka in the 2nd final here at Adelaide Oval. Australia clinched a narrow hard fought win against Srilanka two days ago. It was merely a 15 runs win where the match could have swinged either ways but finally Australia emerged as the winner; thanks to a brilliant ton from David Warner.


Australia would be wary of their bowling attack which looked pretty consistent till the last match but they leaked away runs heavily in death overs and turned a comfortable win into a hard fought one. Pattinson and Hilfenhaus gave away more than 90 runs in nine overs, which compelled Clarke to hand over the bowling to David Hussey. Although David Hussey couldn't score runs but he managed to claim 4 Lankan wickets.


Doubts are served on Warner's availability for this match due to an injury. If he doesn't play, Peter Forrest may get an opportunity. Shane Watson may then have to open the innings. McKay may repleace Hilfenhaus.


Srilankan bolwer Malinga stands tall with most number of wickets in CB Series but he is also the bowler with highest economy rate. He needs to control runs flowing from his own bowling. Angelo Matthews plays a nice all rounder role in the team and if he can recover from his injury, he could be a good addition to the team.


Again a lot would be expected from the batting trio of Dilshan, Sangakkara and Jayawardene. Chandimal who has been a lot consistent needs to click in the 2nd final to give Srilanka a stronger base in posting a big total. Weather looks clear and pitch seems to be batting friendly with more support to the spinners.

CB Series 1st Final Live Streaming - Australia Vs Srilanka

CB Series 1st Final Live Streaming

After a long month of CB Series finally we have reached the finals. The format of this tri series allows three finals where the team which wins 2 out of 3 finals would lift the cup! Srilanka will take on Australia in the first final at Brisbane and provide us a cricketing treat on Sunday. India has headed home with a disappointing tour ends with an elimination from the tri series. India would get few more days to prepare for the Asia cup which begins after the conclusion of CB series.


Sri Lanka begin this series badly with two losses but the put their feet on the accelerator on the right time. They defeated Australia thrice and managed to beat India once and accumulate enough points to make it to the finals. Srilanka has come out with flying colours under the captaincy of Mahela Jayawardene and now the whole team looks in form. The only worrying factor so far was Sangakkara but he has batted well in last two matches. 


Lasith Malinga is the leading wicket taker so far and if we minus is performance against India at Hobart; he has been too good. Chandimal has been very impressive in the middle order and Srilanka has lately received good starts from Dilshan. 


Consistency is still a problem for Australia. They managed to beat India more than Srilanka and so far they haven't proved to be a dominant unit. Clarke has been unfit and Watson so far hasn't clicked too well. Forrest, Christian and Hussey brothers have played their roles upto the mark. Bowling department looks rusty at times and lacks consistency.


Pitch here at Gabba has so far provided us high scoring matches in CB series. So good news for the viewers as we can expect CB series 1st final to be a high scoring match. At the same time the bowlers would get a good bounce on this track. Australia will come hard at Srilanka whereas Srilanka has to just to continue playing well just like they have done so far against Australia in this tri series.

Australia vs Srilanka Live Streaming - CB Series Match 12

Australia vs Srilanka Live Streaming 1st Final


Things aren't as complicated now as it were when India played Srilanka in the last match at Hobart. Australia plays Srilanka here at Melbourne with a pretty simple equation. Australia is already into the finals. India has pulled a rabbit out of their hat to still stay alive in the series by scoring 321 in their last match against Srilanka in less than 37 overs! And if Srilanka wins against Australia here at Melbourne they will play Australia in 'best of three' finals. And if they lose, India plays Australia in the finals.


India can now relax or shop or spend their time doing something off the cricket as their fate of reaching the finals now rests on the result of this match. Australia is led by Shane Watson who looked impressive in last match against India. Selectors may opt to rest Clarke for one more match before playing the finals. James Pattinson is recalled in to the squad. Even McKay and Christian would try to make the most out of this match to prove their worth for the finals.


Srilanka looked a comfortable team in second half of this CB Series before they were thumped by India at Hobart. Virat Kohli played the innings of his life where India faced a dauting 321 runs target and to win a bonus point this target had to be achieved within 40 overs! Malinga who is one of the most feared fast bowlers in the world, gave away 96 runs and he may never forget the 24 runs over when Kohli smashed his balls all over the park.


Srilanka did hard to reach World Cup finals but lost to India. Since then they have played well in patches. They need to be consistent with their wins. Sangakarra regained his form at Hobart with a ton and Dilshan was a delight to watch as he scored 150 plus. These two batsmen shared a huge partnership in a lost cause. They need to continue from where they left their innings at Hobart.


Seems to be a clean day of match and no chances of rain interruption. Bowlers would enjoy the bounce on this MCG track which may put batsmen in uncomfortable situation. Overall proves to be a match worth watch, especially for Indian cricket fans!

India vs Srilanka Live Streaming - CB Series Match 11

India vs Srilanka Live Streaming

Target For India - 321, India chases it in just 36.4 overs to register a win with bonus points. India keeps their hope for final berth alive.


India faces Srilanka in their last match in this CB Series, if they can't make it to the final. Australia has already made it to the finals and Srilanka looks the second team to make it. India has a very slim chance if they beat Srilanka with a bonus point and if Australia beats Srilanka in the last round robin match. India has allowed to leak matches in the second half of this CB Series whereas Srilanka is on a rise in the second half.


India's loss against Australia was disappointing and India can't take any positives from that game. Sachin was run out when he was looking good. Sehwag is probably in his worst form ever and he may have to sit out if he doesn't bat well in  near future. Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina have looked impressive at times but they were always unable to convert their starts into a long innings.


Indian bowling looked impressive in patches. In couple of matches they leaked  more than 90 runs in death overs and at times they bowled tight to give away nothing. The most likely change in bowling department seems to be Ravindra Jadeja making way for tall leg spinner Rahul Sharma.


Srilanka has clinched victories on perfect time and they have an easier way to make into the finals rather than India. So they have an upper hand in this match. Srilanka would hardly opt for a change in their winning eleven. Every player is playing his part upto the mark. The only concern so far has been Sangakkara who comes high in big matches. He seems to have kept his role reserved for the finals.


Considering the scores in last match here, the pitch looks a batting paradise.There might be light showers but that won't harm the play to a large extent. Indian fans are hoping for a miracle here from their out of form team whereas Srilankan team looks relaxed and in the driver's seat.

India vs Australia Live Streaming - CB Series Match 10

India vs Australia Live Streaming 


We have seen a lot of see-saw in individual forms in last couple of months. A batsman scores 219 in an ODI fails in the whole tour to Australia (Virender Sehwag). A batsman who answers all his critics and scores tons in test series fails to score a double figure in 5 ODIs on the trot and has to quit his ODI career (Ricky Ponting). Similar we have seen see-saw performances in teams. Sri Lanka was the slowest starter in this CB Series and now they are on top of points tally. Australia win few and lost few and hanging in between. India topped the table half way mark find themselves at the bottom and also in do-or-die situation. These things make cricket interesting!


Apart from bad form the Indian team is also suffering from "rifts" amongst the players. At this juncture only thing needed from the team is an inspirational win somehow to regain the lost form and make it to the finals. Will Virender Sehwag or Sachin Tendulkar struck form before its too late? This still remains to be an important question unanswered so far!


Keeping aside the rotation policy the team has to go ahead with the trio of Sachin, Sehwag and Gambhir. Dhoni will add strength to the middle order alongwith Virat Kohli and Raina. Also bowling selection would be a headache for Dhoni this time as in last two matches the Indian bowlers leaked more than 90 runs in last 10 overs.


Australian team also plays under pressure as they lost against Srilanka inspite of scoring well. Thus their bowling comes under scanner this time. Forrest scored a brilliant ton but in vain due to the loss. David Warner is yet to click and he is a worry for the team as far as ODI format is concerned. In case Clarke is unfit for the game, we may see Watson coming into the playing eleven for Australia.


Sydney cricket ground hasn't proved to be too lucky for Indians. This might be a low scoring game where bowler's success may come into picture. Overall a hard working day for the batsmen and tougher one for those who are not in form!

Australia vs Srilanka Live Streaming - CB Series Match 9

Australia vs Srilanka Live Streaming - 1st Final


Australia plays its first ODI in post Ponting era as he is axed from the ODI squad and Ponting thinks its an end to his ODI career. On the other hand Sri Lanka is on a rise after two good wins. The tri series is slowly moving towards the final stages so this would be a good match to decide which of these two are more firm to reach finals.


Shane Watson makes a come back as vice captain of Australia. He can come handy with his quick bowling and batting. Australia would more or less follow the same combination in the team which helped them win a game against India.


Srilanka has flourished with good cricketing display from players like Angelo Matthews, Farveez Maharoof, Lahiru Thirimanne and many more to name. Last two matches for Srilanka have been exceptionally well and the only thing they need to concentrate on is the winning consistency. A bad loss can turn tables on a particular team in this CB Series format.


Clarke's prime focus would be to keep the team united after omission of Ricky Ponting. If Watson will be played probably someone like Christian will have to make way for him. Srilanka may not look to make any major changes in their winning combination so far.


Pitch here at Hobart will primarily support the fast bowlers and provide a true bounce which will also help the batsmen to time the ball well. Srilanka have played Australia once in Hobart and registered a win (in 1999).

Srilanka vs India Live - CB Series Match 8

Srilanka vs India Live

Match Update - Srilanka beats India by 51 runs


Just couple of days ago India was on the top of points table but the narrow margin between the three teams was always a threat for the top team. India lost badly to Australia and conceded a bonus point too. Now India takes on Srilanka at Gabba. This is the same pitch where India lost to Australia. The team that tops the points table now is Australia with 14 points and a net run rate of +0.43, followed by India 10 points and a net run rate of -0.67 (worst among the three). Srilanka is on the third position with 7 points and a net run rate of +0.32. Srilanka has one win, a tie and a bonus point and they have played a match lesser than the other two. So if they manage a win here, they would topple India to clinch the second position. 


MS Dhoni who has been the best batsman for India in this CB series 2012 is banned for a match due to slow over rate in the last match. India generally doesn't play 4 pacers at a time. They experimented this at Gabba in the last match and fell short of time to complete their quota of 50 overs. The same experiment this time would be harmful. Also India may have to play with Sachin, Sehwag and Gambhir together out of which there are fitness concerns for Sachin and Sehwag.


Srilanka looks to be a more balanced side now after an emphatic win over Australia. Skipper Jayawardene whose form was a concern; scored a half century in last match to regain his lost form.  We may not see any major changes in the Srilankan playing eleven. Probabilities are high that they would pitch in more pacers this time. Absence of Dhoni is a big worry for India but Sri Lanka won't take them lightly.


Gabba hasn't produced good results for Srilanka so far but this is a good opportunity for them to better their record as India is under immense pressure with fitness issues and absence of their captain cool MS Dhoni. This would make this match another competitive face off and a worth watch for all the cricket fans.

India vs Australia Live Streaming - CB Series Match 7

Ind Vs Aus Live

CB Series 2012 begun for Australia with good wins over India and Sri Lanka. It seemed that they would be dominating the tri series till we reach the finals. But things changed drastically. India registered a win over Sri Lanka and Australia and also tied a match with Sri Lanka. Thus the pictured changed completely and now when we are half way down the CB Series with all the teams have played 4 matches each; its India who tops the points table with 10 points, followed by Australia and then Sri Lanka.


Australia suffered a heavy loss against Sri Lanka in their last match and also conceded a bonus point to them. Thus the tri series has reached an interesting stage where all the three teams are narrowed down only by few points. It is now too hard to predict which two of them would make it to the finals.


Australia still misses the services of captain Michael Clarke. David Warner and Ricky Ponting are completely out of form. Too much is expected from David Hussey in the middle order and Australian fielding has not been upto the mark.


On the other hand India has showcased exceptional fielding and good bowling in the last few overs. Amongst the batsmen still there are worries regarding Kohli, Sehwag, Tendulkar and Raina. They haven't yet struck good form in this CB series. Dhoni and Gambhir have been the match winners for India in the last two matches. Whenever they play together for a win, they remind all of us of the world cup final win against Srilanka.


We may see some changes in the bowling department of India. Umesh Yadav may make way for Zaheer Khan and Irfan Pathan could be replaced by Praveen Kumar. Gabba has been one of the favourite venues for India in recent past as they have won good number of matches here. Pitdh here would produce good runs but would also help the quickies.