Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara won the toss and he elected to bat first.
Match Points :~ India (Point 0), Sri Lanka (Points 5)
Match Result:~ Sri Lanka won the match by 139 runs!
Man of the match:~ AD Mathews (Sri Lanka) 6/20
The Compaq Cup 3rd One Day International match scheduled in between India and Sri Lanka played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (neutral venue) on 11 September 2009 day/night (50-over match)!
Shahid Afridi once again worked his magic with ball; he picked up the two crucial wickets of Andrew Symonds and Michael Clarke in 3rd ODI match at Dubai. He didn't through the line up this time but he attacked the batsmen and looked to pick up wickets; the others teased with flight and cramped the batsmen for room.
Toss:~ Toss was won by Australia and they elected to bat first!
Match Result:~ Australia won the match by 27 runs!
Man of the match:~ MJ Clarke (Australia)
Series:~ Australia led the 5-match series 2-1
The 3rd ODI Match is scheduled in between Pakistan and Australia Played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi (neutral venue), on 27 April 2009 - day/night (50-over match)!
The 2nd ODI Match is scheduled in between Pakistan and Australia at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium (neutral venue) on 24 April 2009 :~ day/night (50-over match)!
If Yuvi can be able to maintain his present strike rate of 124.48 then India can be able to make more than 350.
India lost two quick wickets of Pathan and S Raina , they are now at 247 for the loss of 4 wickets. Yuvraj completely his 38th ODI fifty. with boundary in Harmison balls. Yuuraj is playing at 53 and Pathan got out at duck. Y singh is on 48 now and India are at 242 for the loss of 3. Pathan is giving the company to yuvraj at 0. The first ODI match of the England in India is scheduled in between England and India today at 9.00 Am at Rajkot on 14th November 2008.
Amit Mishra is one of the probables to inherit Kumble:
Indian team selector Krish Srikant feels that though its hard to get someone like Anil Kumble back in the side just after the retirement. But he feels that there are lot of youngsters aroud who will look to take over the show for the Indians after the retirement of Kumble. He has been one of the ace for Indians for a long time. But as his era has ended with a test to go for the home side, this task will be pending to someone like Amit Mishra to carry forward the good job that he has showed in the Mohali test.
Krish is very much hopeful that the youngsters have lot of potential to go a long way. Amit has been splendid in the second test against the Aussies. He got the ball to spin off the track and even he mixed his wrong ones to good effect. He took a five wicket haul in his debut innings in the third day Mohali test. And the one fact that amazed all the selectors is the control of Mishra over the ball. He hardly gave any flat ball to the batsman to score off. He always tried to ball within the stumps. Though he is not a big turn of the ball, he turns the ball just enough to cause trouble for the batsman in the crease. His one ability was very encouraging for any bowler. It was the ability use the crease to good affect. And he got immediate result for that in that innings with the wicket of Micheal Clarke.
In the second test he could hardly make any impact on the Aussie batsman. He had been pondered to all the parts of the grounds with ease. He took only two wickets in the test match. He is one of the probables to inherit Kumble. The only concern is he should not loose his concentration.
