India vs Australia 1st Test Match Photos, Images - Zaheer Khan Man of the Match

VVS Lalxman become demises as he again comes between win and australia as India won the 1st test by 1 wicket in a nail-biting finish and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in dramatic fashion in Mohali. Ricky Ponting has to wait more to register his first win as captain. Zaheer Khan is Man of the Match for his 8 wickets in the match.

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IND v AUS 1st Test Result - Laxman and Ishant stars in India's 1 wicket win in a thriller

Two injured players VVS Laxman and Ishant Sharma put a 81 runs 9th wicket partnership and India clinched an unbelievable victory over Australia by 1 wicket on the 5th and final day of the 1st test on Tuesday, 5th October, 2010 at Mohali. India now leading the 2 match series by 1-0.

India started the 5th day with 161 more runs with 6 wickets in hand but soon thei most trusted batsman Tendulkar out on 38 runs followed by Dhoni, zaheer and Harbhajan and India were struggling on 124/8. But Laxman once again proved the line between win and loss for Australia played brilliantly with injury with another injured bowler Ishant and took the score to 205 runs. Then last man Ojha played crucial inning and helps India with a thrilling historic 1 wicket win.

Zaheer Khan got Man of the Match for his 5 wickets in the 1st inning and 3 wickets in 2nd inning.

Match Summary:

Australia 1st Innings - 428 all out in 151.4 overs (Watson 126, Paine 92, Zaheer 5-94)

India 1st Innings - 405 all out in 108.1 overs (Tendulkar 98, Raina 86, Dravid 77, Johnson 5-64)

Australia 2nd Innings - 192 all out in 60.5 overs (Watson 56, shant 3-34, Zaheer 3-43)

India 2nd Innings - 216/9 in 58.4 overs (Laxman 73*, Ishant 31, Hilfenhaus 4-57)

Toss - Australia, who chose to bat first.

Man of the Match - Zaheer Khan (India)

Result - India won by 1 wicket

Series - India led the 2-match series 1-0

India vs Australia 1st Test 5th Day Live Score at Mohali - IND v AUS 1st Test Live Commentary

First test match between of the 2 match series between rivals India and Australia will be started from Friday, 1st October, 2010 at Mohali, Chandigarh starting from 4:00 GMT, 9:30 IST.

Watch and enjoy the live score with a ball by ball commentary of the 1st test match between India and Australia.

India vs Australia 1st Test 5th Day Live Score with ball by ball Commentary:

India bowled out on 405, trail by 23 runs - Ind vs Aus 3rd Day Photos

India lost 6 wickets in just 51 runs when they were well placed at 154/4 and looking good in a position to take good lead in the first inning when Tendulkar and Raina put 124 runs for the 5th wicket before Sachin missed another century and out on 98 runs and then India lost their last 5 wickets on 23 runs as Mitchel Johnson got 5 wickets for 64 runs. Suresh Raina hit 86 runs while Dravid contributed 77 runs.

1st test match is well poised and can go either way depend on the 2nd inning performance so join here tomorrow for the 4th day coverage.

Ind vs Aus 1st Test 3rd Day Photos:

India on Top after Watson's Century, Aus 224/5 on Day 1 - Ind vs Aus 1st Test 2nd Day Live Score

India dropped Shane Watson on zero and then 27 and helped him to reach century after removing Katich early but restricted Australia only on 224/5 and ended the day on top at the stump of day 1 in the first test at Mohali.

Australia were well placed on 154/1 after 40 overs but managed only 70 runs in the next 50 overs due to tight bowling by spinners Harbhajan and Ojha. Zaheer Khan was pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets including 2 wickets in 2 overs in the end.

Shane Watson played 279 balls in his century of 101* and played a major role in dropping the run rate. India has a good chance now to wrap up the inning early and then score decent runs.


So join here tomorrow for the live score of the 2nd day of 1st test match.

IND vs Aus 1st Test Preview - India vs Australia Teams 1st Test at Mohali

So the countdown begins for the test series between top two test team as 1st test between host India and Australia will be played from Friday, 1st October to Tuesday, 5th October, 2010 at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh and the timing wil be 4:00 GMT, 9:30 IST.

India holding the top ranking with 127 points and even if the lost the series they will be at no.1 but this is a good chance to extend their ranking. Gautam Gambhir is back at top and if he and Sehwag able to give good start and then Tendulkar, Dravid and Laxman have to extend. Raina probably retain his place in the team after good show in CLT20. India's success will highly be depend on their bowler's Zaheer, Ishant and Harbhajan.

Australia will try to regain their lost pride as they had lost the series last year. Shane watson and Simon Katisch is in good touch at top of the order. Doug Bollinger and Michael Hussey will be high after done well in the just ended 2010 CLT20.

Indian Playing 11 for 1st Test at Mohali:

Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (C & wk), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma/Sreesanth, Pragyan Ojha/Amit Mishra.

Australian Playing 11 for 1st Test at Mohali:

Shane Watson, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (C), Michael Clarke, Marcus North, Michael Hussey, Tim Paine (wk), Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Johnson, Doug Bollinger, Nathan Hauritz

Indian Team, Squad for Test Series gainst Australia - Zaheer, Gambhir, Pujara in, Yuvraj out

Indian selectors announced the 15-member team for upcoming 2 match test series against Australia starting from 1st October, 2010. Yuvraj Singh has been dropped, replaced by Saurashtra batsman, Cheteshwar Pujara who has been scoring heavily in domestic and first-class cricket.

Gautam Gambhir, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh and Sreeshant all missed last series against Sri Lanka due to injury come backs in the team. Karnataka seamer Abhimanyu Mithun, who impressed the team management in Sri Lanka also dropped while Ishant, Pragyan Ojha and Amit Mishra retained their place.

Find the 15-member Indian test squad for the 2 match series against Australia.

India Test Squad/Team:

MS Dhoni (Captain & wk)
Virender Sehwag
Gautam Gambhir
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman
Suresh Raina
Cheteshwar Pujara
M Vijay
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
Ishant Sharma
Pragyan Ojha
Sreesanth
Amit Mishra

Australia Test Squad Team for Series against India - Hughes, Hauritzd in

Australian selectors announced 15-member for their 2 match test series against host India in October, 2010 under the captaincy of Ricky Ponting. Opener Phillip Hughes and offspinner Nathan Hauritz are back in team after injury. 19 year old fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has also included in the team for the first time along with Peter George.

Tim Paine will be the wicket keeper as regular keeper Haddin is stiil not available due to injury. Douge Bollinger is also back in team after injury and doing well in ongoing CLT20 in South Africa.

Josh Hazlewood is now injured due to back stress fracture and replace by Mitchell Starc and James Pattinson.

Find the 15-member Australia test squad for the 2 match series against India.

Australia Test Squad/Team:

Ricky Ponting (Captain)
Michael Clarke (vice-capt)
Shane Watson
Simon Katich
Marcus North
Tim Paine (wk)
Phillip Hughes
Michael Hussey
Ben Hilfenhaus
Mitchell Johnson
Doug Bollinger
Peter George
Steven Smith
Nathan Hauritz
Josh Hazlewood

2010 Australia Tour of India Schedule - IND vs AUS Series Fixture, Time Table

Australia will tour India for a full tour of 2 match test series and 3 ODI's starting from 1st October to 24th October, 2010. Australia will begin their tour with a 3 day practice match from 25th September, 2010.

Find the complete schedule of 2010 Australia tour of India.

India vs Australia Test Series Schedule:

1st Test Match:
Friday, 1st October to Tuesday, 5th October, 2010
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Timing: 4:00 GMT, 9:30 IST

2nd Test Match:
Saturday, 9th October to Wednesday, 13th October, 2010
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Timing: 4:00 GMT, 9:30 IST


India vs Australia ODI Series Schedule:

1st ODI:
Sunday, 17th October, 2010
Venue: Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Timing: 3:30 GMT, 9:00 IST

2nd ODI: Day/Night
Wednesday, 20th October, 2010
Venue: Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association
Timing: 9:00 GMT, 14:30 IST

3rd ODI:
Sunday, 24th October, 2010
Venue: Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Margao
Timing: 3:30 GMT, 9:00 IST

India vs Sri Lanka Tri Series Final Photos, Images, Pics - Dilshan Man of the Match, Sehwag Man of the Series

Sri Lanka beat India comfortably by 74 runs to lift the Micrmax Tri-Series to end the long run of India vs Sri lanka matches. Dilshan got Man of the Match for his brilliant century while Sehwag got Man of the Series 268 runs in 5 matches and also won a Fiat Linea Car for most admirable player of the series.

IND vs SRL Tri-Series Final Result - Dilshan and Perera Stars in Sri Lanka's 74 runs win

Sri Lanka took the revenge of Asia Cup defeat last month as they beat India by 74 runs in the high scoring final of Micromax Tri Series on Saturday, 28th August, 2010 at Dambulla. SRL made 299/8 in 50 overs and IND all out on 225 runs in 46.5 overs.

Sri Lanka got the best opening partnership of the tournament of 121 runs in 20 overs on their way to post highest score of the series 299 runs thanks to Dilshan's superb century 110 runs off 115 balls with 12 fours and a six well supported by captain Sangakkara with 62 balls 71 runs. Only Munaf Patel and Yuvraj Singh bowled well with good economy rate.

India again then got a bad start as Karthik given out wrongly and lost 4 wickets on109 runs before Dhoni and Raina put some resistance. Perera again the destroyer with 3 wickets for 37 runs as only Dhoni put some fight with 67 runs.

Match Summary:

Sri Lanka - 299/9 in 50 overs (Dilshan 110, Sangakkra 71, Munaf 2-43)

India - 225 all out in 46.5 overs (Dhoni 67, Perera 3-36, Randiv 3-40)

Toss - Sri Lanka, who chose to bat.

Man of the Match - Tilakratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)

Man of the Series - Virender Sehwag (India)

Result - Sri Lanka won by 74 runs.

India vs Sri Lanka Micromax Tri Series Final Live Score - IND vs SRL Tri-Series Live Commentary Final

So one last time tile 2011 cricket world cup, neighbors India and Sri Lanka will meet in the final of Micromax Tri-Series on Saturday, 28th August, 2010 in a day-night game at Dambullla starting from 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local, 14:30 IST.

Watch and enjoy the live score with ball by ball commentary of the Micromax tri-series final match between India and Sri Lanka.

India vs Sri Lanka Micromax Tri Series Final Live Score with ball by ball Commentary:

IND vs SRL TriSeries Final Preview - India vs Sri Lanka Teams for Final

So hope for the one last match this year between host Sri Lanka and India, continuously playing from last year as they meet in the final of Micromax tri-series in a day-night game on Saturday, 28th August, 2010 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium starting from 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local, 14:30 IST.

India beat Sri Lanka in the final of Asia Cup 2010 at the same ground last month but lost last match with a huge margin and toss will be crucial in the final. Indian batting is a big concern as only Virender Sehwag is scoring the runs so far and now others also has to contribute. India will go with the same 4 fast bowler combination with Praveen, Nehra, Munaf and Ishant and they also opt for an extra batsman in place of Ravinder Jadeja.

Sri Lanka after won the last match will try to take revenge of their Asia cup defeat. Dilshan, Sangakkara and Jayardhane's contribution will be key to the final result as their bowlers Malinga, Perera and Kulasekara bowling really well.

So watch out the final of Micromax tri-series here on Saturday.

Indian Playing 11 for Micromax Tri-Series Final:

MS Dhoni (C & wk), Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja/Rohit Sharma, Munaf Patel, Asish Nehra, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma.

Sri Lankan Playing 11 for Micromax Tri-Series Final:

Kumar Sangakkara (C/wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Silva, Nuwan Kulasekara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Angelo Mathews, Chamara Kapugedera, Thisara Perera, Suraj Randiv, Lasith Malinga

India vs New Zealand 6th ODI Photos - IND vs NZL Micromax Tri-Series Pictures, Images

India beat New Zealand in a must win game by 105 runs and reach in the final of Micromax tri-series thanks to Virender Sehwag's century 110 runs and Munaf Patel's 3 wickets for 21 runs.

IND vs SRL 6th ODI Result - India vs Sri Lanka Final again, India beat NZL by 105 runs

In a must win 6th and final ODI of Micromax tri-series, India easily beat New Zealand by 105 runs to make it yet another final with Sri Lanka on Saturday, 28th August, 2010 at Dambulla. IND all out on 223 in 46.3 overs and NZL all out on 118 runs in 30.1 overs.

India got a poor start, struggling at 66/4 but 107 runs 5th wicket partnership between Dhoni 38 and Sehwag who hit brilliant century in difficult condition with 110 runs off 93 balls with 16 fours and 1 six to get a respectable total of 223. New Zealand then also got bad start and reduced to 52-7 after 20 overs and finally bowled out on before some quick runs by Mills.

Match Summary:

India - 223 all out in 46.3 overs (Sehwag 110, Dhoni 38, Southee 4-49)

New Zealand - 118 all out in 30.1 overs (Mills 52, Praveen 3-34, Munaf 3-21)

Toss - India, who chose to bat.

Man of the Match - Virender Sehwag (India)

Result - India won by 105 runs.

Points - India 5, New Zealand 0

India vs New Zealand 6th ODI Live Score - IND vs NZL Micromax Tri-Series Live Commentary

India and New Zealand will meet in a must win 6th and final match to decide the 2nd finalist of the Micromax tri nation series against host Sri Lanka on Wednesday, 25th August, 2010 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium starting from 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local, 14:30 IST.

Indian batting is a big concern in this series as they bowled out att 88 and 103 as only Virender Sehwag scored some runs. Indian bowlers is doing pretty well and if batting click they can avoid early exit. Virat Kohli can comes in place of Karthik or Rohit Sharma.

New Zealand's inexperienced batting line-up hadn't got much apportunity due to rain and in the absance of Jacob Oram only Styris and captain Ross Taylor left to lift their team and clinch a final birth.

Indian Playing 11 for Micromax Tri-Series 6th Match:

MS Dhoni (C & wk), Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Pragyan Ojha, Asish Nehra, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma.

New Zealand Playing 11 for Micromax Tri-Series 6th Match:

Martin Guptill, BJ Watling, Ross Taylor (capt), Kane Williamson/ Peter Ingram, Scott Styris, Grant Elliott, Gareth Hopkins (wk), Nathan McCullum, Daryl Tuffey, Kyle Mills, Andy McKay

India vs New Zealand Micromax Tri Series 6th ODI Live Score with ball by ball Commentary:

IND vs SRL Triseries 5th ODI Result - Perera's 5 wickets takes host Sri Lanka into final

Host Sri Lanka came back strongly after no ball controversy and beat India with a bonus points by 8 wickets with 209 balls remaining and booked thier place in the final of icromax tri-series on Sunday, 22nd August, 2010 at Dambulla. IND all out on 103 runs in 33.4 overs and SRL made 104/2 in 15.1 overs.

India won the toss 1st time in this series but it was unlucky as they bwoled out on 103 runs due to poor batting and superb bowling by Thisara Perera who took 5 wickets for 28 runs. Sri Lanka then chased the runs in just 15.5 overs to take the bonus point.

Match Summary:

India - 103 all out in 33.4 overs (Yuvraj 38, Perera 5-28, Malinga 2-21)

Sri Lanka - 104/2 in 15.1 overs (Dilshan 35, Ishant 2-15)

Toss - India, who chose to bat.

Man of the Match - Thisra Perera (Sri Lanka)

Result - Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 209 balls remaining)

Points - India 0, Sri Lanka 5

India vs Sri Lanka 5th ODI Live Score - IND vs SRL Micromax Tri-Series Live Commentary

Fifth match of the Micromax tri nation series will be played between host Sri Lanka and India in a day-night game on Monday, 16th August, 2010 at Dambullla starting from 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local, 14:30 IST.

Watch and enjoy the live score with ball by ball commentary of the Micromax tri-series 5th match between India and Sri Lanka.

India vs Sri Lanka Micromax Tri Series 5th ODI Live Score with ball by ball Commentary:

IND vs SRL Micromax Tri Series 5th ODI Preview - India vs Sri Lanka Teams for 5th Match

Micromax tri-series is going interesting with last 2 matches to go and all the teams has a chance to qualify for the final as host Sri Lanka will take India in the 5th ODI on Sunday, 22nd August 2010 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in a day night game and timing will be 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local, 14:30 IST.

India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets as Randive bowled a no ball to stop Sehwag for century as both team will play with the same memory. If Yuvraj Singh will fit he will replace out form Kohli or Rohit Sharma. India want to secure their place in the final by winning this match.

Sri Lanka is now in a must win game after no result in the last match and share the points with New Zealand. Dilshan, Sangakkara, Jayawardhane and Silva played in the last match and they also tried to take revenge in their last controversial lost.

Indian Playing 11 for Micromax Tri-Series 5th Match:

MS Dhoni (C & wk), Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Pragyan Ojha, Asish Nehra, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma.

Sri Lankan Playing 11 for Micromax Tri-Series 5th Match:

Kumar Sangakkara (C/wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Silva, Nuwan Kulasekara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Angelo Mathews, Chamara Kapugedera, Thisara Perera, Suraj Randiv, Lasith Malinga