ICC Champions Trophy 2009 in South Africa, Schedule

The ICC Champions Trophy 2009 is a second leading cricket tournament scheduled to take place in South Africa in September-October 2009. It will be the 6th mini world cricket series. The ICC Champions Trophy 2009 will be competition by 8 Test teams which have been started and divided into two groups are A and B.

Group A – Australia, India, Pakistan and West Indies
Group B - England, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka

Sep-2009
Tue 22 D/N 12:30 GMT	1st Match, Group B - South Africa v Sri Lanka SuperSport Park, - SL won by 55 runs
Wed 23 D/N 12:30 GMT	2nd Match, Group A - Pakistan v West Indies New Wanderers Stadium, - Pak Won by 5 Wickets
Thu 24 07:30 GMT	3rd Match, Group B - South Africa v New Zealand SuperSport Park, SA won by 5 wickets
Fri 25 D/N 12:30 GMT	4th Match, Group B - England v Sri Lanka New Wanderers Stadium, Eng won by 6 wickets
Sat 26 07:30 GMT	5th Match, Group A - Australia v West Indies New Wanderers Stadium, Aus won by 54 runs
Sat 26 D/N 12:30 GMT	6th Match, Group A - India v Pakistan SuperSport Park, Pak won by 54 runs
Sun 27 07:30 GMT	7th Match, Group B - New Zealand v Sri Lanka New Wanderers Stadium, NZ won by 38 runs
Sun 27 D/N 12:30 GMT	8th Match, Group B - South Africa v England SuperSport Park, Eng won by 22 runs
Mon 28 D/N 12:30 GMT	9th Match, Group A - India v Australia SuperSport Park, Match abandoned due to rain
Tue 29 D/N 12:30 GMT	10th Match, Group B - England v New Zealand New Wanderers Stadium, NZ won by 4 wickets
Wed 30 07:30 GMT	11th Match, Group A - Pakistan v Australia SuperSport Park, Aus won by 2 wickets
Wed 30 D/N 12:30 GMT	12th Match, Group A - India v West Indies New Wanderers Stadium, Ind won by 7 wickets
Oct-2009
Fri 02 D/N 12:30 GMT	1st Semi-Final - Australia v England SuperSport Park Aus won by 9 wickets
Sat 03 D/N 12:30 GMT	2nd Semi-Final - New Zealand v Pakistan New Wanderers Stadium NZ won by 5 wickets
Mon 05 D/N 12:30 GMT	Final - Australia v New Zealand SuperSport Park Australia won by 6 wickets

Bangladesh takes One Day series

Bangladesh takes their first one-day series success over at present test-playing nation with a three-wicket victory over West Indies to secure a 2-0 ahead with one match remaining.

The victory adds to the successful tour of the Caribbean for the Bangladesh who has also enjoyed their first test series win overseas.

Travis Dowlin hits his maiden ODI century as the weakened West Indies side stand up an impressive 274 for six in their 50 overs.

Bangladesh had don’t chased down such a total in any of their previous 199 ODI games but once again skipper Shakib Al Hasan (65) generated a match-winning performance.

Al Hasan and Mohammad Ashraful (64) put on 74 for the 4th wicket in just 63 balls – this duo do that turned the match in Bangladesh's direction.

The series ends on Friday at Warner Park in St. Kitts, where the two sides will also challenge a Twenty20 International Match on Sunday.

Australia in India 2009 Match Schedule

Australia will open their seven-match one-day tour of India in Jaipur on Oct. 25, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Friday. All matches will be day-night games except the sixth ODI in Guwahati

October 2009
Date	Time (GMT)	Match Details	Venue
Sun 25	03:30	India v Australia, 1st ODI Aus won by 4 runs	Jaipur
Wed 28	09:00	India v Australia, 2nd ODI Ind won by 99 runs	Nagpur (D/N)
Sat 31	09:00	India v Australia, 3rd ODI Ind won by 6 wickets	Delhi (D/N)
November 2009
Mon 02	09:00	India v Australia, 4th ODI Aus won by 24 runs	Mohali (D/N)
Thu 05	09:00	India v Australia, 5th ODI Aus won by 3 runs	Hyderabad (D/N)
Sun 08	03:30	India v Australia, 6th ODI Aus won by 6 wickets	Guwahati
Wed 11	09:00	India v Australia, 7th ODI	Mumbai (D/N)

Australia Won the Series

Controversial Abdur Razzak makes winning Bangladesh return

Abdur Razzak made a successful return to the Bangladesh side when he helped the Tigers win the first one-day international against West Indies by 52 runs on Sunday.

Razzak, who was banned from bowling in international cricket in December 2008 due to a suspect action before having his suspension lifted in March, open the bowling and took four wickets for 39 runs as Bangladesh protected a target of 247 at international cricket's newest venue of Windsor Park.

"I was not surprised when the captain gave me the new ball, especially the way the pitches have been playing in the Caribbean during this series," said Razzak.

"When I played in the Caribbean in the 2007 World Cup, I also used the new ball, so it's normal.

"But this was important for me. I was out of the team for last eight months, and now I am back in the side, I am looking to do well."

The triumph gives Bangladesh a 1-0 lead in the three-match series with the second ODI planned for the same venue on Tuesday, and the final ODI on Friday at Warner Park in St. Kitts.

Mohammad Ashraful hit the high score on the board of 57 and skipper Shakib Al Hasan stroked 54 to lead the Bangladesh batting, despite Kemar Roach intriguing a career-best five wickets for 44 runs.

But Razzak, who don’t play in his team's successful Test series, then gave Bangladesh a boost, when he intent West Indies opener Dale Richards lbw for one in the second over.

Bangladesh sustained to build the pressure, particularly with their spin bowlers operating from very early, and West Indies flabby to 42 for four in the 12th over.

Devon Smith and Dave Bernard Jr takes 78 for the fifth wicket to stabilize West Indies.

But Shakib, bowling his left-arm spin, made the breakthrough in the 29th over, when he fascinated Smith lbw for the top score of 65.

Bangladesh found little or no resistance from the remaining West Indies batsmen, although Sammy got 28 before Razzak trapped him lbw in the 42nd over.

"We lost the game with our batting," said West Indies captain Floyd Reifer.

"We are not getting sufficient partnerships at the top of the innings. We are quite happy with the balance of the team."

Earlier, Ashraful held the Tigers' top-order together, and when he was sacked, Shakib kept his nerve to take advantage of the powerplay in the closing overs to help Bangladesh post their highest total against West Indies.

Skipper Shakib said: "We were always confident with the final total we posted because we knew the pitch was playing a little slowly and we had four spinners in our side.

"I have been surprised by the environment of the pitches in the Caribbean. I thought they would have had more bounce and pace. But it suited our spinners, Razzak came back into the side, bowled well, and did a good job for us."

Matthew Hayden to setup academy in Chennai

Former Aussie opener Matthew Hayden has planned to open a youth academy in Chennai and he wants to take the help of Former Indian Skipper Rahul Dravid and his Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming in the venture.

Hayden said education would be given equal importance to cricket in the academy. "We should be able to understand that the kids who will be training in the academy may not go on to become cricketers in life. Education is something they can always fall back on," he said.

Hayden said he had spoken to Rahul Dravid about the academy when they were playing in the IPL in South Africa past this year. "Rahul Dravid has those values in him which I can also identify with and I would definitely love to have him with me."

Fleming, for his part, has previously visited Chennai to scour for vicinity talent.

Hayden said he had decided to give back to the city where he had practiced playing on turning tracks 10 years ago on Australia's 2000-01 tour to India. "About a decade back, when I came here to practise on turning tracks, I told myself standing in an blank Chepauk stadium that I would score a century for Australia one day," Hayden told the Times of India. "I did that, and now this is a way of giving something back to the city from where I have got so much."

That series, often called with the greatest of all time, was the start of Hayden's rise to amongst the all-time greats in international cricket.

His skipper then was Steve Waugh - who Hayden has always looked up to. Waugh has been concerned with charity projects in India, and most notably with Udayan in Kolkata.

"I have always been inspired by the way Steve worked for Udayan in Kolkata. Similarly, I am also looking forward to do something for Chennai," he said.

Yuvraj Singh jumps to No.2 after WI ODI series

It was an Indian one-two in the ICC ODI Rankings as dashing Yuvraj Singh zoomed to a career best second place, in the table peaked by his captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Despite winning the four match series against the WI, there was, however, no such good news for India as Dhoni's men missed a chance to get back the second spot in the ICC ODI Championship and remained third.

India wanted to win all their matches against the West Indies but they went down in the second tie at Sabina Park even though it could not refute them a 2-1 series win in the Caribbeans.

Yuvraj Singh made scores of 131, 35 & 2 in the three matches against the West Indies whereas the 4th ODI in St Lucia was washed out yesterday. His series involvement helped him jump two places and he now sits after Dhoni who has consolidated his number one position.

West Indies looking to repeat success against India

West Indies opening batsman Runako Morton said the hosts will look to repeat their series-levelling show of Sabina Park when they take on India in the 3rd ODI at the Beausejour Stadium on Friday.

Alert that whoever wins the 3rd ODI would be spared the humiliation of a series defeat, Morton said he individually would settle for nothing less than a win.

"The series is level 1-1. As always I will be looking to win," Morton said.

For that, he said, his teammates would hope to display the similar passion that helped them crush the visitors by 8 wickets in the 2nd ODI last week.

"We will be looking to put in another good team effort as we showed in Jamaica. Players are putting their hands up and putting in well performances and we are confident," said the right-hander.

Morton himself has been in good form since returning to the side for the four-match ODI series against India.

4-0 win will get India to number 2 spot in ODI Table

After the marvelous excitement and huge success of the ICC World Twenty20 2009, focus now moves to the 50-over format when the West Indies and India go head to head in the four-match series with the latter want a clean sweep to go into 2nd position in the ICC ODI Championship table.

India currently sits with Australia on 122 ratings points but at the back Ricky Ponting's men in 3rd place by a fraction of a point. However, if India sweeps the series, it will gain one rating point which will permit it to claim second place in the championship for the first time while the rankings were introduced in October 2002.

India are 32 ratings points ahead of eighth placed the WIndies and that gap means it is expected to win the series contentedly. If it fails to do so then its rating will suffer and it will lose one point to fall behind Australia even if it safe a 3-1 success. A 2-2 draw series will put India on 119 ratings points and a 4-0 defeat will drop it to 116 ratings points, just four points ahead of 4th placed New Zealand.

In difference, the West Indies, which will start the series on 90 ratings points, will increase nine ratings points in case of a 4-0 series win to fine the gap with 7th placed Sri Lanka by six points. A 3-1 series triumph will lift it to 96 ratings points, a 2-2 draw series will get it to 93 ratings points and a 3-1 loss will go it on 91 ratings points. The West Indies will grant two ratings points if India wins all the matches of the ODI series.

Mashrafe Mortaza named for Bangladesh Skipper

Bangladesh have named fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza as skipper for the forthcoming tours of West Indies & Zimbabwe. The Bangladesh Cricket Board has decided to ease Mohammad Ashraful of his captaincy duties to let him to focus on his batting. Shakib Al Hasan named for the vice-captain.

"The board wants to sincerely thank Mohammad Ashraful for his contribution as skipper," Said Mohammed Jalal Yunus, the BCB's Media & Communications Committee Chairman. "The decision to replace him was taken with the purpose of relieving the load on Ashraful so that he can play his natural game."

"We all know his quality and what he is capable of as a batsman and we are confident that without the burden of captaincy his batting would flourish and he would contribute more to the team."

Bangladesh faced abundance of flak after the ICC World Twenty20 where they unsuccessful to qualify for the Super Eights.

Then, the under-fire Mohammad Ashraful had insisted he had no plans of relieving the captaincy. The tour of West Indies starts on July 3rd with a three-day match with West Indies A. The team will play three ODIs, two Tests and a Twenty20.

Fidel Edwards to miss first two India ODIs

West Indies have named a 13-man squad without Edwards for the first two one-day internationals against India.

The bowler withdrew from last Monday's Super Eight win over England in the Twenty20 World Cup seconds before the toss, after injuring himself in the warm-up.

It was later established that the problem was an impatience of a nerve root in his lower back.

Fidel Edwards didn’t play on Friday in the semi-final at The Oval against Sri Lanka which West Indies lost by 57 runs to exit the competition.

West Indies officials have given no clear indication about how long Edwards is predictable to be out of the game with the injury.

The selectors have rewarded Darren Bravo, the younger brother of all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, with his maiden call for West Indies, after a season of reliable scoring for his native Trinidad & Tobago in domestic competition.

The younger Darren Bravo scored 605 runs at an average of 43.21 in nine matches of the West Indies domestic first-class competition this year.

Team Squad:

Chris Gayle (captain), Denesh Ramdin (vice captain), Lionel Baker, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Sulieman Benn, David Bernard Jr, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Narsingh Deonarine, Runako Morton, Ravi Rampaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Jerome Taylor