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.

Australia vs Srilanka Live Streaming - CB Series Match 6

Australia vs Srilanka Live Streaming

After another nail biting thriller at Adelaide Oval now we move on to SCG for another face off from this tri series. This time it is Australia vs Sri Lanka. India is currently on the top of points table with 10 points which includes two wins, a loss and a tie. Sri Lanka is still winless and at 2 points with one tie. Australia is at 9 points with two wins and a bonus point.


Sri Lanka badly needs a win here to keep their hopes alive in this tri series. A loss here would make their stay toughest in this CB Series. The good thing about this match is the venue. SCG has been so far the best ground for Srilanka. They have managed victories in 5 out of 7 matches they played here in last few years. This also includes three victories against Australia.


Apart from the statistics, Srilanka also needs some better performance from Sangakkara, Dilshan and Jayawardene. They are going through a rough form and they need to stay on the pitch for long time, get used to the conditions and score big.


Australia would not enjoy the services of Michael Clarke for this match as he is suffering from hamstring injury. David Warner who is the vice captain is not considered for captaincy. Instead Ricky Ponting is handed over this role for this match. Hopefully Clarke recovers soon and returns in the next match which is against India at Brisbane on 19th February.


SCG heavily supports batsmen and hence we can expect a high scoring game here. With likes of Dilshan and Warner playing in we can expect some big hits as well. Eyes would be set on Kumar Sangakkara is he is just 11 runs short of 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. He has got good starts in all the innings in CB Series. We might expect a big day for him where he looks ahead to hit a ton!

Scotland vs UAE Live Streaming

ICC Intercontinental cup moves ahead now with a match between Scotland and UAE. Venue for this match would be Sharjah Cricket Stadium. This would be a four day match to be played on 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th February.


Some information about this match:
Match referee - Labrooy from Srilanka
Umpries - S Hameed from Indonesia and S Asnani from India


Scotland squad-
Berrington, Chalmers, Drummond, Coleman, Evans, Haq, MacLeod, Mommsen, Parker, Sharif, Wallace, Smith, Flannigan


UAE squad- 
Rehman, Raza, Amjad Ali, Arshad Ali, Fayyaz Ahmed, Irfan Sajjad, V Shetty, Wasim Bari, M Tauqir, Khurram Khan, Saqib Ali, S Patil


Drummond will lead Scotland team who is a right hand batsman and a right arm fast medium pacer. He has played 25 ODIs, scored 207 runs and clinched 23 wickets. Khurram Khan will be the skipper of UAE team. He has played 4 ODIs and 8 T20s. He made his ODI debut against India way  back in 2004. 


The points table so far for ICC Intercontinental cup 2011-13 showcases Ireland on the top with 3 wins in 3 matches. UAE stands on the 2nd position with one win and one loss. Scotland is on 6th position with 2 draws. Scotland badly needs a win here to climb up the points tally.