India Vs Sri Lanka 5th ODI - LIVE

India and Sri Lanka are going to encounter again in the 5th ODI at Colomb0. India has won the 4 out of 4 matches in the series and one more will make a whitewash. Its going to be a day match unlike others which were day night. It will start at 10:00 Indian and local time.

The match will be shown live on Neo cricket in India. Click here for channels in other countries and schedules.

Live cricket score of India Vs Sri Lanka 5th ODI at Colombo

India has got to no.2 in ODI rankings. One more win in this series makes 5-0 which means a huge dominance against Sri Lanka. Though the match is not important in terms of results in series it will be great for India if they win.

Tyron Henderson - Why he got such high price in IPL 2009

Rajasthan Royals has brought Tyron Henderson for $650,000 which was even greater than that paid to their captain Shane Warne last year. According to telegraph.co.uk Henderson was watching it on the internet and he couldn't even believe it. He said "It is a total surprise as I thought I might be lucky to get a $150,000 deal. I think Shaun Udal at Middlesex might have put a word in for me with Warney. I owe him a beer."

Here's how the bidding took place:

Though his base price was just $100,000 his price rised rapidly as Deccan and Rajathan raised their bids rapidly. Mumbai eventually raised the bid to $200,000. Deccan bid $300,000 but Rajasthan went up to $325,000 after which Deccan raised it further to $350,000. Rajasthan continued to compete, forcing Deccan to raise their bid to $400,000. Rajasthan raised it to $425,000 but Deccan came back with a bid of $450,000. Not to be outdone, Rajasthan went up to $475,000 but Deccan would not be deterred, raising it to $500,000. The bids continued to escalate and Deccan just when Deccan seemed to have secured Henderson for $600,000, Rajasthan went up to $650,000. Deccan did not raise their bid and Tyron Henderson went to Rajasthan.

So, why such high price for this player who is 34 years 190 days, doesn't have any international experience except a t20 against India and is in the verge of the retirement ? I tried to get the answer. An article in cricinfo has enlisted him among the players born for Twenty20 cricket. He has the ability to hit great hits out of the ground. He has an average of 22 in tweny20 cricket and he is the bowler with most wickets in twenty20 cricket. He has taken 74 wickets in 62 matches.

Great. I think he was unlucky not to be called by South African team. And Rajasthan Royals who won the IPL 2008 has signed him in their team, he does certainly has more abilities which will of course be witnessed in the tournament.

List of players sold at IPL auction 2009

Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff topped the IPL second Auction as both got sold for $1.55 million each which is highest for any player in IPL. Before this, Dhoni was the most expensive player. Flintof was the one who got lot more than his base price from Chennai Super Kings. Similary, the Pietersen was grabbed by Bangalore Royal Challengers who finished 7th in last IPL. Other players in the auction, their price and teams which they were sold are:

England:
Kevin Pietersen, $1,550,000 (Base Price - 1,350,000): Bangalore Royal Challengers
Andrew Flintoff, $1,550,000 (Base Price - 950,000): Chennai Super Kings
Ravi Bopara, $450,000 (Base Price - 150,000): Kings XI Punjab
Owais Shah, $275,000 (Base Price - 150,000): Delhi Daredevils
Paul Collingwood, $275,000 (Base Price - 250,000): Delhi Daredevils

South Africa:
JP Duminy, $950,000 (Base Price - 300,000): Mumbai Indians
Tyron Henderson, $650,000 (Base Price - 100,000): Rajasthan Royals

Australia:
Shaun Tait, $375,000 (Base Price - 250,000): Rajasthan Royals
George Bailey, $50,000 (Base Price - 50,000): Chennai Super Kings

New Zealand:
Jesse Ryder, $160,000 (Base Price - 100,000): Bangalore Royal Challengers
Kyle Mills, $150,000 (Base Price - 150,000): Mumbai Indians

Bangladesh:
Mohammad Ashraful , $70,000 (Base 70,000): Mumbai Indians
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, $600,000 (Base Price - 50,000): Kolkata Knight Riders

West Indies:
Fidel Edwards, $150,000 (Base Price - 150,000): Hyderabad Deccan Chargers
Dwayne Smith, $100,000 (Base Price - 100,000): Hyderabad Deccan Chargers
Jerome Taylor, $150,000 (Base Price - 150,000): Kings XI Punjab

Sri Lanka:
Thilan Tushara, $140,000 (Base Price - 100,000): Chennai Super Kings

The unsold Players are :

Brad Haddin, Kapugedera, Stuart Clark, Phil Jaques, Ashwell Prince, Luke Wright, Kulasekara, Andrew Neil, Shakib Al Hasan, Morne van Wyk, Steven Smith, Ashley Noffke, Bodi, Jerome Taylor, Daren Powell, Tamim Iqbal, Shakib, Ashraful, Tamim, Jon Moss, Bryce McGain, Aiden Blizzard, James Franklin, Sarwan, Michael Klinger, Weeraratne, P. Jayawardene, Dominic Thornely, Samit Patel, Yusuf Abdullah, Daniel Harris, Kemar Roach, Aaron Bird, Michael Dighton, Michael Hill, Brett Geeves,

Teams: Rajasthan Royals (2 players), Kolkata Knight Riders (1), Bangalore Royal Challengers (2), Deccan Chargers (2), Chennai Super Kings (3), Mumbai Indians (2), Delhi Daredevils (2), Kings XI Punjab (2).

The players got lot more in 2009 auction than those who were signed in 2008. Talking about others apart from Flintoff and Pietersen, JP Duminy got $950,000 which makes him the third most expensive player in the auction. But Henderson of South Africa who has almost no international experience except one t20 against India got $650,000 which is quite surprising. Mortaza from Bangladesh was sold for $600,000 which is quite high.

India moves to no. 2 in ICC ODI rankings

India has become the no.2 ODI team in ICC rankings after New Zealand beat Australia in 2nd ODI at Melbourne. South Africa is no.1 in the rankings with 125 points followed by India with 122 and then Australia with 121 points. India is leading the 5 - match ODI series against Sri Lanka 4-0 with just one match to go. After a 4-1 loss against South Africa, Australia is trailing 2-0 in the ODI series against New Zealand.

ICC ODI Rankings table:
1. South Africa - 125
2. India - 122
3. Australia -121

India has move to no.2 in ODI rankings after it won 4 ODI matches against Sri Lanka. Australia's poor performance in recent times has too helped India. Also, India has played brilliantly in recent times. Before the Sri Lanka series they won the ODI series against England.

India is at the no. 2 in ODI rankings for the first time. Skipper Dhoni is the no.1 ODI batsmen in ICC ODI rankings. India can be no.1 in ODI rankings soon as its just 3 points behind South Africa. Australia which was at no.1 a month ago has slipped to no.3.

Highlights of India Vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI

India won by 67 runs

INDIA - 332 /5 in 50 overs.
Gambhir - 150(147 balls), Dhoni - 94(96 balls), Raina - 49 not out off 37 balls

Sri Lanka 265 all out in 48 overs

After a 3-0 lead in the series, India batted brilliantly against Sri Lanka in the 4th ODI at Colombo on Thursday. After loosing the opener Sehwag early, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni came to bat a no.3 and the partnership of Dhoni and Gambhir carried India to 202 -1 in 33.3 overs. Dhoni missed his century by 6 runs but his contribution of 94 off just 96 balls were superb.

Gambhir carried on though and made a superb century. Gambhir and Raina made very useful contribution, India got over 300 easily. Gambhir made 150 runs off 147 balls hitting 14 fours and one six.

Murai broke the world record and become the highest wicket taker in ODI cricket with 503 wickets. Murali dismissed Gambhir in 47.1 over to get the record.

India Vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI - Live

India and Sri Lanka are going to encounter again in the 4th ODI at Colomb. After a superb 3-0 lead in series Inia are in great form and more action is expected from the Indian team.
The match will be shown live on Neo cricket in India. Click here for channels in other countries and schedules.

Live cricket score of India Vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI at Colombo

Gautam Gambhir has smashed a century and India is looking to score more than 300. It seems 4th ODI is going to be similar to the 3rd one.

Australia Vs New Zealand ODI series 2009 - LIVE

After a 4-1 loss against South Africa along with the loss of world no.1 place, Australia will play 5 ODI against New Zealand in Australia. New Zealand has already threatened them with a great win in the first ODI. The supremacy of Australia in world cricket seems to be decreasing. Watch out if they can win this series to regain prestige or will be the underdogs in the series.

Live cricket scores of Australia Vs New Zealand 2009:


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India Vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI 2009 - Live

India and Sri Lanka are going to encounter again in the 3rd ODI at Colombo. The match may be a deciding one in series as 1 more win for India who are leading 2-0 will be a series win. The day night match on Tuesday will thus be with a lot of excitement.

The match will be shown live on Neo cricket in India. Click here for channels in other countries and schedules.

Live cricket score of India Vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI at Colombo









I just want to go for Sri Lanka as their win can make the series alive. Like me most cricket fans must be waiting for Muralitharan to become the highest wicket taker in ODI which may be fulfilled in the third ODI. So, don't miss this important match.