Sri Lanka will be looking for the elusive test match and series win when they tour India for a Three Test, five ODI and Two T20 match series from November to December 2009. The team arrive in India on November 8th for the 55-day tour.
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is the World Championship for Cricket in the Twenty20 format. There are 12 teams competing in the Group Stages. The first two placed teams from each of the four groups (Group A to D) will move on to the Super Eights. Each team plays three games against teams they have not already played. (Teams divided into Group E and Group F). Fixtures are predetermined and have no connection to who finished first and second in the group. No points are carried forward from group stages. Top two teams in Groups E and F qualify for semi-finals.
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South Africa clinch victory over New Zealand in a nail-biting finish
June 09, 2009
Electing to field first, the New Zealand bowlers were successful in limiting South Africa to a low score of
only 128/7. Ian Butler (4-0-13-2) and Nathan McCullum (4-0-18-1) deserve notable mention in this
performance by New Zealand. Graeme Smith(33) and Jean-Paul Duminy(29) were the high-scorers for
South Africa. However, the New Zealand batsmen were unable to convert the good performance by
their bowlers into a victory. Brendan McCullum gave his team a solid start by scoring 57 runs off 53 balls.
But the New Zealand innings lacked momentum and from 2-26in 3 overs, they reached only 3-82 in 14
overs. They needed 2 runs from the last ball to win, but instead lost the wicket of Oram in a run out. New
Zealnd were able to take only 127/5 in 20 overs. Van der Merwe was the most successsful bowler for
South Africa, taking 2 wickets , giving away only 14 runs and earned the title of Player of the match.
2009 ICC World Twenty20 Match 10: NZL vs SAF, Group D, June 9: South Africa 128/7 in 20 overs
(Graeme Smith 33, JP Duminy 29, Butler 4-0-13-2) beat New Zealand 127/5 (McCullum 59, van der Merwe
4-0-14-2) by 1 run
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled to take place in England in June of 2009. It will be the second World Twenty20 and will consist of 12 teams, contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers (Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland)
The Champions Twenty20 League, formed with the official sanction of ICC will kick off in October 2008. Eight domestic teams from four nations will participate. Cricket Australia will partner the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA). The champion team in the Champions Twenty20 league will get US $5 million, which is the highest ever prize money for a cricket event.
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is the World Championship for Cricket in the Twenty20 format. There are 12 teams competing in the Group Stages. The first two placed teams from each of the four groups (Group A to D) will move on to the Super Eights. Each team plays three games against teams they have not already played. (Teams divided into Group E and Group F). Fixtures are predetermined and have no connection to who finished first and second in the group. No points are carried forward from group stages. Top two teams in Groups E and F qualify for semi-finals.
Electing to field first, the New Zealand bowlers were successful in limiting South Africa to a low score of
only 128/7. Ian Butler (4-0-13-2) and Nathan McCullum (4-0-18-1) deserve notable mention in this
performance by New Zealand. Graeme Smith(33) and Jean-Paul Duminy(29) were the high-scorers for
South Africa. However, the New Zealand batsmen were unable to convert the good performance by
their bowlers into a victory. Brendan McCullum gave his team a solid start by scoring 57 runs off 53 balls.
But the New Zealand innings lacked momentum and from 2-26in 3 overs, they reached only 3-82 in 14
overs. They needed 2 runs from the last ball to win, but instead lost the wicket of Oram in a run out. New
Zealnd were able to take only 127/5 in 20 overs. Van der Merwe was the most successsful bowler for
South Africa, taking 2 wickets , giving away only 14 runs and earned the title of Player of the match.
