INDIA GO UP 1-0

INDIA GO UP 1-0

India had an all-round performance to show for their efforts against Sri Lanka on Saturday. India were back and roaring at  Hambantota as they defeated the home team Sri Lanka by 21 runs in the 1st ODI and took a 1-0 lead in the 5 match series. Indian batsmen made merry on a good batting wicket and scored 314/6 in 50 overs. Sri Lanka could manage only 293/9 and ended 21 short of the target. Virat Kohli was adjudged the Man of the Match for his 106 in 113 balls.

Virat Kohli's century is his 12th in ODIs and fourth against Sri Lanka. However, it is his first century in Sri Lanka. No batsman has scored more hundreds than Kohli in 2012. Kohli has posted three successive centuries against Sri Lanka in ODIs.

Kohli became the first player to register four hundreds in ODIs this year. His fourth century against Sri Lanka is his 12th in ODIs. Kohli became the first visiting player to post a hundred at Hambantota

Kohli's tally of 596 runs at an average of 149.00 is a record in five innings in succession, eclipsing Matthew Hayden's aggregate of 529 at an average of 132.25 in 2007.

 

The 173-run stand between Sehwag and Kohli is the fifth-highest second-wicket stand for India against Sri Lanka. It is, however, India's second-highest such stand in Sri Lanka. Kumar Sangakkara's 133 is the fourth-highest score by a Sri Lankan batsman in an ODI defeat. While Tillakaratne Dilshan has made the highest such score twice (160), Sangakkara has also made 138 in the loss to India in Jaipur in 2005. Sri Lanka's score of 293 is their fifth-highest in an unsuccessful chase and the second-highest score in a failed chase in home ODIs. The highest remains 411 against India in Rajkot in 2009.

 

India's 314 is their 16th 300-plus score against Sri Lanka and their third such score against Sri Lanka in 2012. It is also the most number of 300-plus scores India have made against any team.

Brief scores: India 314/6 in 50.0 overs (Virat Kohli 106, Virender Sehwag 96, Suresh Raina 50, Thisara Perera 3/70) beat Sri Lanka 293/9 in 50.0 overs (Kumar Sangakkara 133, Thisara Perera 44, R Ashwin 2/46, Irfan Pathan 2/37) by 21 runs

Man-of-the-match: Virat Kohli for his 106-run innings which helped India set a daunting total of 314 on the board

India tour of Sri Lanka - Trailer before T20 World Cup Begins

India tour of Sri Lanka - Trailer before T20 World Cup Begins

India tour of Sri Lanka 2012 will begin on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Sri Lanka. India tour of Sri Lanka 2012 will consist of 5 ODI and Only T20 match to be hosted by Sri Lanka in Jul-Aug 2012. Hope India regains some form just before T20 World Cup, which is being held in Sri Lanka later this year from September 18 to October 7. This Tour will be a Trailer before T20 World Cup Begins ! Come Roar and Cheer for Men in Blue !!!

T20 World Cup Fast Approaching

T20 World Cup Fast Approaching

Cricket’s shortest version returns after 2 years for first time in Asia. With T20 World Cup fast approaching, the expectations of Indian fans will rise up once again. The Twenty20 World Cup will be staged from September 18 to October 7 in Colombo, Hambantota and Pallekele, with the women`s group stages in Galle. The ICC also announced the launch of more tickets for all matches of the Twenty20 World Cup from June 12 onwards. T20 World Cup schedule has been declared by ICC which will host 27 matches.

ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat expressed his thoughts that it is the first ICC World Twenty20 tournament in Asia. This year`s event promises to be even more explosive as player skills in the T20 format have expanded and cricket fans from around the world are dashing to be in Sri Lanka. Upali Dharmadasa, President of Sri Lanka Cricket conveyed that ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 will be a sporting spectacle not to be missed by any fan. 

The ticket prices will start from USD 0.25 for the single group games and the final will be priced between USD 2.50 and USD 45. The Women`s Twenty20 World Cup will be free of charge for spectators in the group stages, which will be played in Galle. The semi-finals and final will be played on the same day on the same ground as the men`s semi-finals and final and will be covered by the same ticket.

The International Cricket Council has chosen Sri Lanka's star pacer Lasith Malinga as the official event ambassador for the World Twenty20 Championships to be held in the island nation from September 18 to October 7. ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said Malinga's popularity transcends Sri Lanka and he is ideal choice for the role. Malinga will be the face of the event's advertising campaign in the host nation and will promote it globally as well.

The first match is going to be played between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka on September 18 as the inaugural match of the cup. The 20 day long tournament will conclude with the final match played at the Premdas Stadium on October 7. Despite the T20 fever of IPL donning the cricket World right now, T20 World Cup is expected to throw a lot of suprises for audiences.