Toss: West Indies won the toss and choose to bat first

Result - Bangladesh won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Teams

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Zunaed Siddique, Mohammad Ashraful, Raquibul Hassan, Shakib Al Hasan (C), Mushfiqur Rahim (W), Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Mahbubul Alam

West Indies: Kieran Powell, Andre Fletcher, Devon Smith, Travis Dowlin, Floyd Reifer (C), David Bernard, Devon Thomas (W), Darren Sammy, Nikita Miller, Kemar Roach, Gavin Tonge

West Indies Innings

• West Indies lost 1st wicket in 1st over – 1-1 (Powell, 0.1 ov)
• West Indies lost 2nd wicket in 4th over – 2-10 (Smith, 3.1 ov)
• West Indies: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (61 balls), Extras 5
• Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 – 15.0
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (ADS Fletcher 32, TM Dowlin 16, Ex 4)
• ADS Fletcher: 50 off 40 balls (8 x 4, 3 x 6)
• West Indies lost 3rd wicket in 16th over – 3-86 (Fletcher, 15.1 ov)
• Drinks: West Indies – 86/3 in 15.1 overs (TM Dowlin 22)
• West Indies: 100 runs in 21.2 overs (135 balls), Extras 10
• West Indies lost 4th wicket in 25th over - 4-115 (Dowlin, 24.6 ov)
• West Indies lost 5th wicket in 28th over - 5-124 (Bernard, 27.1 ov)
• West Indies: 150 runs in 32.5 overs (205 balls), Extras 11
• 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (FL Reifer 20, DJG Sammy 29, Ex 2)
• Drinks: West Indies – 188/6 in 37.0 overs (DJG Sammy 39)
• West Indies lost 6th wicket in 37th over – 6-188 (Reifer, 36.6 ov)
• West Indies lost 7th wicket in 38th over – 7-190 (Sammy, 37.6 ov)
• West Indies: 200 runs in 39.3 overs (251 balls), Extras 18
• Power Play 3: Overs 41.1 – 46.0
• West Indies lost 8th wicket in 43rd over – 8-221 (Miller, 42.5 ov)
• West Indies lost 9th wicket in 47th over – 9-244 (Roach, 46.5 ov)
• West Indies lost 10th wicket in 48th over – 10-248 (Tonge, 47.4 ov)
• Innings Break: West Indies – 248/10 in 47.4 overs (DC Thomas 29)

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Australia 1st Innings

• Australia lost 2nd wicket in 31st over – 2-126 (Watson, 30.1 ov)
• Australia lost 3rd wicket in 31st over – 3-126 (Hussey, 30.2 ov)
• Australia: 150 runs in 34.1 overs (206 balls), Extras 2
• Australia lost 4th wicket in 39th over – 4-163 (Ponting, 38.3 ov)
• Drinks: Australia – 168/4 in 42.0 overs (MJ Clarke 18, MJ North 0)
• Australia lost 5th wicket in 50th over – 5-193 (Clarke, 49.4 ov)
• Australia: 200 runs in 50.4 overs (306 balls), Extras 7
• Australia lost 6th wicket in 52nd over – 6-202 (North, 51.4 ov)
• Australia lost 7th wicket in 52nd over – 7-202 (Johnson, 51.5 ov)
• Australia lost 8th wicket in 54th over – 8-203 (Manou, 53.5 ov)
• Lunch: Australia – 203/8 in 53.5 overs (NM Hauritz 0)
• Australia lost 9th wicket in 62nd over – 9-229 (Siddle, 61.5 ov)
• Australia: 250 runs in 65.4 overs (397 balls), Extras 15
• Australia lost 10th wicket in 71st over – 10-263 (Hilfenhaus, 70.4 ov)
• Innings Break: Australia – 263/10 in 70.4 overs (NM Hauritz 20)

England 1st Innings

• England lost 1st wicket in 2nd over – 1-2 (Cook, 1.4 ov)
• England: 50 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 0
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (AJ Strauss 30, RS Bopara 23, Ex 0)
• Tea: England – 56/1 in 18.0 overs (AJ Strauss 33, RS Bopara 23)
• England lost 2nd wicket in 20th over – 2-60 (Bopara, 19.2 ov)
• AJ Strauss: 50 off 92 balls (8 x 4)
• England: 100 runs in 31.1 overs (189 balls), Extras 2
• Drinks: England – 106/2 in 33.0 overs (AJ Strauss 62, IR Bell 18)
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls (AJ Strauss 25, IR Bell 22, Ex 3)
• Bad Light: England – 116/2 in 36.0 overs (AJ Strauss 64, IR Bell 26)
• Rain: England – 116/2 in 36.0 overs (AJ Strauss 64, IR Bell 26)

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The Ashes 2009  - 3rd Test

Australia vs England

Played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, 30 July -3 Aug 2009 (5-day match)

Fall of wickets: 1. Simon Katich 85 (19), 2. Shane Watson 126 (30.1), 3. Michael Hussey 126 (30.2), 4. Ricky Ponting 163 (38.3), 5. Michael Clarke 193 (49.4), 6. Marcus North 202 (51.4), 7. Mitchell Johnson 202 (51.5), 8. Graham Manou 203 (53.5), 9. Peter Siddle 229 (61.5), 10. Ben Hilfenhaus 263 (70.4)

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Toss – Australia won the toss and elected to bat first.

Teams
Australia - Simon Katich, Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting (C) , Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Marcus North, Graham Manou (W) , Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus

England - Andrew Strauss (C) , Alastair Cook, Ravi Bopara, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Matt Prior (W) , Andrew Flintoff, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Graham Onions

Australia 1st Innings

• Lunch: Australia – 0/0
• Wet Ground: Australia – 0/0
• Australia: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 0
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (SR Watson 24, SM Katich 26, Ex 0)
• Drinks: Australia – 62/0 in 14.0 overs (SR Watson 28, SM Katich 34)
• Australia lost 1st wicket in 19th wicket – 1-85 (Katich, 18.6 ov)
• End Of Day: Australia – 126/1 in 30.0 overs (SR Watson 62, RT Ponting 17)

Pakistan in Sri Lanka, 5 ODI Series, 2009

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan - 1st ODI

Played at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Rangiri, 30 July 2009 (5-day match)

Result – Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 36 runs

Power Play: 1-10, 11-15, 45-49

Fall of wickets: 1. Sanath Jayasuriya 31 (8.2), 2. Upul Tharanga 45 (11.4), 3. Kumar Sangakkara 93 (21.2), 4. Chamara Kapugedera 106 (26.1), 5. Thilan Samaraweera 125 (31.4), 6. Mahela Jayawardena 131 (33.2), 7. Nuwan Kulasekara 173 (44.3), 8. Angelo Mathews 204 (47.1), 9. Muttiah Muralidaran 223 (49.1)

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Australian opener Phil Hughes has been dropped out of the third test against the England at Edgbaston. Shane Watson will be replacing the opener in the third Ashes test.

Phil Hughes failed to get huge totals for the team in the last two test matches. Hughes scored 36, 4 and 17 in his last 3 innings when his batting technique was put to test against the England’s pace attack led by Andrew Flintoff. It will be disappointing for Hughes who had a brilliant start of his career with two centuries in his second Test against South Africa earlier this year.

Watson’s return to squad is an attempt by the Aussies to have some extra strength in their bowling attack. Aussies are not very impressive with their bowling in the last 2 Ashes test. Mitchell Johnson is struggling with his bowling against the England and Lee being dropped was an another blow for the Aussies.

Watson made 84 and 50 in last weekend’s tour match against Northampton, while Hughes failed in the first innings and scored 68 in the second. So the current form of Shane Watson make him the stronger contender for the 3rd Ashes Test and Aussies need to bounce back in this test match. Aussies are already 1-0 down in the five Ashes test series.

As had been widely expected for some time, Shahid Afridi has been named Pakistan captain for the Twenty20 game against Sri Lanka next month. He takes over from Younis Khan, who retired from the format after leading Pakistan to the World Twenty20 title last month.

Afridi was instrumental in that triumph, turning in Man-of-the-Match performances in both the semi-final and the final. Since Younis’s retirement Afridi has been the leading candidate to take over, even as chairman Ijaz Butt initially said he would try and convince Younis to reconsider. Presently, he has only been appointed for the one game against Sri Lanka, but a more permanent decision is expected sooner rather than later.

Boom Boom!