Cricket: Bangladesh books berth in Asian Games semis
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Captain Mohammad Ashraful has led Bangladesh to the Asian Games cricket semifinals with a comfortable 70-run victory over Malaysia in the quarterfinals of the Twenty20 competition.

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It simply looks like the Sri Lankans have bought all the luck in this year which lends its hand in accepting the reward for their victory against India. The 2nd match between Cricket India and Cricket Sri Lanka, at Dhaka on the 5th of January was one of the remarkable matches for the Sri Lankans with Thilan Samaraweera bashing 105 runs against 106 balls and 11 ‘4s’. The toss was won by SL and they decided on fielding. With the absence of Sachin Tendulkar, India scored 279 with loss of 9 wickets completing 50 overs. It was unexpected to have Gambhir out with just 8 runs before the end of 3rd wicket.  The poor opening led to the disappointment in the most of the Indians who were watching the cricket. Our Viru wasn’t enough lucky too as he had to drop out when he had just 3 more runs to score to make it half the century. It was a sensational match for Welegedara who took most of the wicket (5 wickets) from the Indian team. Sri Lanka proved their luck by overtaking the Indian team by scoring 283/5 in 48 ovs. They won by 5 wickets.

Samaraweera who was awarded the MOM: “I enjoyed my innings because of the dew it was easier. Perera batted really well in the end. I thought I had to bat till the 44th over and in these conditions 30 balls can get you 60 runs. Because Mahela is not there, I had to bat at 4 and yesterday’s innings gave me a lot of confidence”.

The luck showered on cricket India in the 5th match between India and Sri Lanka held on January 10, 2010 as India won the match with 8 wickets while Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. It was 213/10 in 46.1 ovs for the Sri Lankans while India scored 214/2 in 32.4 ovs. It would have been one of the best and an easy match for cricket India for having the first 4 batsmen play and beat the Sri Lankans. Dinesh Karthik however got little unlucky for not touching his half century.  He missed it by just 2 runs! Kohli and Gambhir hit sensational runs of 71 while Yuvraj ended the match with 8 runs not being out. Zaheer Khan was awarded the MOM.

All that Dhoni had to say about the match when he was questioned was ‘’this was one of the best fielding sides in the park in the last 12 months. Zak bowled well superbly, supported decently by Tyagi and Sree. Mishy varied his pace really well and was rewarded well. It’s always important to get off to a good start, and Dinesh and Gauti did just that. Overall very happy with the effort, with Virat’s innings being the icing on the cake’’.

Sangakkara: We had to learn something bowling 2nd, but unfortunately things didn’t go well today. We lost wickets at regular intervals, but thankfully it wasn’t the finals. We didn’t really have a target in mind, and the batting effort wasn’t nothing much to speak about.

After the teams shared the equal victory, the people of Dhaka might have been in a real fix as to who will take away the IDEA cup in the match that was held on the 13th January 2010 at Dhaka. It wasn’t a good start again for the Indians in their finals against Sri Lanka. Sehwag again missed out on scoring hit 50’s. However it was Suresh Raina who got in all the scores to India, without which on the day, wouldn’t have been even possible for the Cricket Indian team to cross their 200. India scored 245/10 in 48.2 ovs while Sri Lanka took away the pride by hitting 249/6 in 48.3 ovs. It was a great 50 for Kumar Sangakkara. Nuwan Kulasekara was the MOM while Sri Lanka won the Finals by 4 wickets.

Kumar Sangakkara awarded the Man of the Series for his outstanding run with the bat he gets a Tata Grande MK2 SUV.

Chanaka Welegedara is the highest wicket taker of the tournament with 8 wickets.

Virat Kohli gets the award for being the highest run scorer in the series (275 runs)

England vs Bangladesh 2nd ODI – England will match up with Bangladesh in the second ODI of three ODI series at County Ground, Bristol.

Match Venue: County Ground, Bristol

Match Time: 13:30 G.M.T

Teams:

England: Andrew Strauss(c), Craig Kieswetter(w), Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Luke Wright, Tim Bresnan, Michael Yardy, James Tredwell, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Ajmal Shahzad, Jonathan Trott.

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Jahurul Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Faisal Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Shafiul Islam, Abdur Razzak, Nazmul Hossain, Raqibul Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Syed Rasel.

Teams Report:

England is facing up Bangladesh in the second ODI of three ODI series at County Ground, Bristol on Saturday.

In the first ODI, England defeated Bangladesh by six wickets where Bangladesh scored 250/9 in 50 overs and England achieved the target in 45.1 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Junaid Siddique (51) and Raqibul Hasan (76) are the top scorers from Bangladesh side. England skipper, Andrew Strauss (50) and Ian Bell (84) are top scorers from England side.

Earlier, both the teams met in two test series where England defeated Bangladesh with 2-0. Later, Bangladesh participated in Asia Cup 2010 but kicked off early in the league stage. England squad is full of young men and they won against Australia recently. England team is continuing their good form after the winning the 2010 ICC Twenty20 title in West Indies.

England is looking for two changes due to the unavailable of Pietersen and Swann. Tredwell and Ajmal Shahzad are ready but their place in the starting line-up will be decided by the captain, Andrew Strauss whether he will go with two spinners or not.

Bangladesh coach, Jamie Siddons is looking to go with same squad that played against Middlesex. Mortaza and Shaiful Islam will bowl the new ball. Jamie will drop the Raqibul Hasan and looking to go reduce the spinners.

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India vs Bangladesh 2010 Asia Cup – India will match up with Bangladesh in the 2010 Asia Cup match on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.

Match Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium

Time: 14:30 I.S.T

Teams:

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Jahurul Islam, Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Shafiul Islam, Naeem Islam, Rubel Hossain, Suhrawadi Shuvo, Syed Rasel.

India: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni(w/c), Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashok Dinda, Pragyan Ojha, Saurabh Tiwary.

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On Wednesday, India is facing up Bangladesh in the second match of Asia Cup 2010 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.

Both the teams are playing their first match in this tournament and looking for positive start. Earlier, India won against Zimbabwe in the two twenty20 matches and willing to continue the same spirit in this tournament. But, India kicked-off earlier in the tri-series where they lost against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. During that tri-series, India won in only one match against Sri Lanka and lost in two matches against Zimbabwe and one match against Sri Lanka.

Due to last two twenty20 matches victory, India batsmen and bowlers are back in form. India captain believes that seniors have to perform well and he is also feeling happy with the return of senior players. Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra are joining after the rest. Dhoni is very confident that they will perform well.

In the Asia Cup 2010, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh are contesting. In the first match, Sri Lanka won against Pakistan by 16 runs. Shahid Afridi was the Man of the Match for scoring 109 runs.

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England vs Bangladesh Live: England will meet Bangladesh in the second ODI of three ODI series County Ground, Bristol on Saturday.

England won the toss and elected to field

England vs Bangladesh Live Cricket Online Betting : England won against Bangladesh in the first ODI with six wickets at Nottingham. Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first. Bangladesh players, Junaid Siddique (51) and Raqibul Hasan (76) has played well. Finally, Bangladesh scored 250/9 for 50 overs.

England bowlers, James Anderson took 3 wickets and Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad took 2 wickets each. Michael Yardy has taken one wicket.

England captain, Andrew Strauss gave a good start for England and scored 50 runs. England player, Ian Bell has scored 84 runs and remain as a top scorer from the England side. Finally, England reached the 251 target in 45.1 overs for four wickets.

England is looking to continue the same form in the second match. If England will win in today’s match then will be the series winners.

Teams:

Bangladesh : Mashrafe Mortaza (Capt), Shakib Al Hasan, Abdur Razzak, Faisal Hossain, Imrul Kayes, Jahurul Islam, Junaid Siddique, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, Nazmul Hossain, Raqibul Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Syed Rasel, Tamim Iqbal

England Andrew : Strauss (Capt), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Craig Kieswetter, Eoin Morgan, Ajmal Shahzad, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Luke Wright, Michael Yardy

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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Tri Series Match Live Picks at Online Betting: The first match between is going to start on today i.e. 04 Jan 2010. The stage is all set for the India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ODI Tri Series 2010. Today, January 4, 2010, Sri Lanka takes on Bangladesh in the first ODI of the tri series. The tournament starts from January 4 and the final will be played on January 13. Each team will play two matches with the opponents and all the matches are day night affairs and will be played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh. The matches will start at 2pm Indian standard time (IST) and the list of channels which will be telecasting the matches is mentioned below:

Australia — Network Ten (Live)
Canada — Asian Television Network -ATN (Live)
Europe — British Eurosport on Sky Digital and Virgin Media (Live)(including France, Denmark, Algeria, Sweden, Austria, Finland, Monaco, Cyprus and Russia)
New Zealand – Sky TV
Pakistan — GEO Sports, Ten Sports
India – Star Sports, ESPN channel
Middle East — Arab Digital Distribution (Live) in UAE, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan and Libya
South Africa — Supersport (Live)
Sri Lanka – Rupavahini
United Kingdom — British Eurosport on Sky Digital
United States — Willow TV (Live)

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The cricket live score, latest news and updates can be known by watching the live matches on these channels.

Sri Lanka will be led by Sangakkara who is hopeful of performing well, even without Muralidharan, Fernando (injured), Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis (dropped) However, they have new youngsters who have shown signs on promise in the recent odi series against India. Sri Lanka has slipped to number 7 in the ODI ranking and they need to perform well if they want to move up the ladder.

The dew factor would come into play and the team winning the toss will want to field first.

Bangladesh’s fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza will not be playing today’s match due to a shoulder injury. Still Bangladesh is very much capable of beating the weakened Sri Lankan team as their confidence would be high with the return of players who were involved in the IPL.
India are the favorites to win the tri series but fielding and bowling would be a major concern for them. India will play its first ODI against Sri Lanka on January 5, Wednesday.

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June 18, 2010 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local PT | 2:30 p.m. CET | 02 : 00

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh will play their second ODI match with Sri Lanka in Asia Cup 2010 ODI series. They lost to India very badly and do not need to win to entertain all thoughts to reach the final.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka will play their second ODI match by Bangladesh in Asia Cup 2010 ODI series. They won the first game and is trying to win the second game.

Sri Lankan cricketer Tillekeratne Dilshan hits the ball during a training Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla, June 17, 2010. In Sri Lanka, Bangladesh will meet Sri Lanka June 18, the three-day international (ODI) cricket match and the Asian Cup 2010.

Teams:

Sri Lanka Team : Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara(w/c), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Chamara Kapugedera, Farveez Maharoof, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Suraj Randiv, Thilina Kandamby, Rangana Herath, Chanaka Welegedara

Bangladesh Team : Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shafiul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Syed Rasel, Junaid Siddique, Jahurul Islam, Abdur Razzak, Suhrawadi Shuvo

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India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Live Streaming

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Time: 03:30 GMT | 09:30 local

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Watch India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Live Streaming online for free played at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong. 24,25,26,27,28 January 2010 (5-day match)

Indian pacer S Sreesanth is a doubtful starter for the second and final Test against Bangladesh after picking up a hamstring strain during the first match of the series in Chittagong.

Sreesanth underwent an MRI scan and the team’s administrative manager Arshad Ayub said the pacer would be assessed again before the match starting on Sunday.

Sreesanth had limped off the field during the fifth and final day’s play of the first Test, which India won by 113 runs.

India is already without senior batsman VVS Laxman, who has returned home after sustaining a hand injury. Laxman hurt the webbing of his left hand while fielding during the fourth day’s play.

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There was some good news for the team with regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni – who sat out of the first Test with a back spasm – expected to be fit for the second Test.

Spin spearhead Harbhajan Singh has also recovered from a stiff neck but he would face stiff competition from the in-form Amit Mishra to find a place in the final XI.

Meanwhile, the Indian team cancelled its training session, and took some time off to attend a dinner hosted by the Indian High Commission.

India Team players (probable):
MS Dhoni*†, V Sehwag, R Dravid, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, KD Karthik†, Z Khan, VVS Laxman, A Mishra, PP Ojha, I Sharma, S Sreesanth, SR Tendulkar, S Tyagi, M Vijay, Yuvraj Singh

Bangladesh Team players:
(probable) Shakib Al Hasan*, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Enamul Haque jnr, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Mahbubul Alam, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Ashraful, Raqibul Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Shahadat Hossain, Shahriar Nafees, Tamim Iqbal

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Ravi Bopara called up to replace injured Ian Bell for series decider against Bangladesh
Ravi Bopara has been called up to replace the injured Ian Bell for England’s NatWest Series decider against Bangladesh tomorrow.

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