India vs New Zealand 1st ODI Preview at Napier on 3rd March

After thrilling two match Twenty20 series host New Zealand and India will meet for the 5 match ODI series as first match will be played on Tuesday, 3rd March, 2009 at McLean Park, Napier in a day-night game starting from 14:00 local, 01:00 GMT. New Zealand won the 2 match T20 series by 2-0.

India will try to put the Twenty20 loss behind and start as a fresh in the limited version of the game. India lost both T20 match in over-confidence and they have to rethink their strategy in ODI's.

New Zealand is lot high in confidence after crushing win in T20 and their moral is very high to beat visitors in ODI's also. Brandon McCullum is in great form to take the home team on the winning path.

So wait and watch for the exciting fight between two strong ODI teams.

Indian ODI and Test Team, Squad for 2009 Tour of New Zealand, Dhawal in, Bhajji back

Indian selectors has announced the both ODI and Test teams for the 2009 tour of New Zealand. Mumbai pacer, Dhawal Kulkarni got a call in the test team just after 6 months after his first-class debut as he was highest wicket taker this season with 42 wickets. L Balaji also come back in the test team after returning in ODIs.

Harbhajan Singh and Munaf Patel after missing the ODI series in Sri Lanka back in the team. Dinesh Karthik will be the reserve keeper for the entire series while Ravider Jadeja got a chance only in Twenty20 team.

Indian Twenty20 Squad, Team for 2009 tour of New Zealand:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk)
Virender Sehwag
Gautam Gambhir
Yuvraj Singh
Suresh Raina
Rohit Sharma
Yusuf Pathan
Harbhajan Singh
Irfan Pathan
Ravindra Jadeja
Zaheer Khan
Ishant Sharma
Praveen Kumar
Munaf Patel
Pragyan Ojha
Dinesh Karthik (wk)


Indian ODI Squad, Team for 2009 tour of New Zealand:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk)
Sachin Tendulkar
Virender Sehwag
Gautam Gambhir
Yuvraj Singh
Suresh Raina
Rohit Sharma
Yusuf Pathan
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
Ishant Sharma
Praveen Kumar
Irfan Pathan
Munaf Patel
Pragyan Ojha
Dinesh Karthik (wk)



Indian Test Squad, Team for 2009 tour of New Zealand:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk)
Virender Sehwag
Gautam Gambhir
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman
Yuvraj Singh
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
Ishant Sharma
Munaf Patel
M Vijay
Amit Mishra
L Balaji
Dhawal Kulkarni
Dinesh Karthik (wk)

2009 India Tour of New Zealand Schedule, Fixture, Time Table

After clinching ODI Series by 4-1 and one off Twenty20 against Sri Lanka, India is touring New Zealand for a full tour of 2 Twenty20 - T20 Internationals, 5 ODI Internationals followed by 3 test matches. India tour of New Zealand will start from 25th February, 2009 to 7th April, 2009.

Find the complete schedule of 2009 India tour of New Zealand.

2009 India vs New Zealand Twenty20 - T20:

1st Twenty20: Day/Night
Wednesday, 25th February, 2009
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Timing: 19:00 local, 06:00 GMT

2nd Twenty20: Day/Night
Friday, 27th February, 2009
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Timing: 19:00 local, 06:00 GMT


2009 India vs New Zealand ODI Series:

1st ODI: Day/Night
Tuesday, 3rd March, 2009
McLean Park, Napier
Timing: 14:00 local, 01:00 GMT

2nd ODI: Day/Night
Friday, 6th March, 2009
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Timing: 14:00 local, 01:00 GMT

3rd ODI: Day/Night
Sunday, 8th March, 2009
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Timing: 14:00 local, 01:00 GMT


4th ODI: Day/Night
Wednesday, 11th March, 2009
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Timing: 14:00 local, 01:00 GMT

5th ODI: Day/Night
Saturday, 14th March, 2009
Eden Park, Auckland
Timing: 14:00 local, 01:00 GMT


2009 India vs New Zealand Test Series:

1st Test
Wednesday, 18th March to Sunday, 22nd March, 2009
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Timing: 10:00 local, 22:00 GMT

2nd Test
Thursday, 26th March to Monday, 30th March, 2009
McLean Park, Napier
Timing: 10:00 local, 22:00 GMT

3rd Test
Friday, 3rd April to Tuesday, 7th April, 2009
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Timing: 10:00 local, 22:00 GMT

Sri lanka won 5th ODI by 68 Runs - India won the series 4-1

Finally host Sri Lanka fought well in the series to avoid white wash as they won 5th and final match by 68 runs against India on Sunday, 8th February, 2009 at Colombo. India won the 5 match series by 4-1.

Sri Lanka won their first toss of the series and elected to bat scored 320 runs in 50 overs thanks to Dilshan and Sangakkara made 97 off 117 balls with 9 fours and 84 off 70 balls 8 fours and a six respectively. Ishanth Sharma took 3 wickets.

In Reply India lost early wickets as they reduced to 9 for 2 but Yuraj, Dhoni and Jadeja made 73, 53 and 60 not out toshow some resistance.

Match Summary:

Sri Lanka - 320/8 in 50 overs.

India - 252 all out in 48.5 overs.

Toss - Sri Lanka, who chose to bat first.

Result - Sri Lanka won by 68 runs.

Man of The Match - Kumara Sangakkara (Sri Lanka).

Man of The Series - Yuraj Singh (India).

Series - India won the 5-match series 4-1.

Ind vs SL 5th and Final ODI Live Score, Teams - India lokking for Whitewash

India is on the way to 2nd conesecetive whitewash series against host Sri Lanka when they meet for the 5th and Final ODI on Sunday, 8th February, 2009 at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo after won 5-0 against England. India leading the 5 match series by 4-0.

India had won convincigly last match even though resting their key players and they are clear favorite to clinch the series by 5-0. India will likely rest Yuraj Singh and Praveen Kumar and bring in debutant Ravindra Jadeja and L Balaji.

Sri Lanka desperately need a win to avoid whitwash at home and will need good support from their batsmen and bowlers specially Muralitharan and Mendis.

Indian Team, Squad for 5th ODI at Colombo:

Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Ravindar Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), Rohit Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Irfan Pathan, Ishant Sharma, L Balaji.

Sri Lankan Team, Squad for 5th ODI at Colombo:

Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Thilina Kandamby, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Farveez Maharoof, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis.