ICC Test Championship | The Final!

[Bhargav]

our bowling failed!

 

[tarun87]

Good Win:
Awesome Performance From Us In First Half, Brilliant Opening Partnership Between Tharanga And Dilshan Then Mahelas Also Batted Well, But Still Our Lower Middle Order Batsman Need Big Improvement

 

[Haarithan]

England yet again Unchanged for Round 9

 

[Bhargav]

Doug Bollinger in, Ben Hilfenhaus out.

 

[Varun]

Horrendous loss that, the cogs of the lineup didn't join together. While some played astonishing innings, others failed to support them.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Australia were tough to beat and seeing to end the losing streak a draw is good

 

[Iridium]

Unchanged for South Africa.

 

[tarun87]

One Change
Kaushal Silva Out Tharanga Paranavitana In

 

[Varun]

Unchanged for India.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Unchanged for West Indies. Hope to see a win

 

[Dipak]

Great win there. It's fun to annoy the table toppers. Unchanged for Round 9

 

[Near]

Taufeeq Umar
Mohammad Hafeez^
Younis Khan
Mohammad Yousuf
Misbah Ul Haq*
Shoaib Malik^
Mohammad Salman+
Umar Gul^
Tanvir Ahmed^
Saeed Ajmal^
Danish Kaneria^

 

[mohit_dude10]

Round 9 | Match 1
Australia vs England

Toss: Australia won the toss and chose to bat

Played at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane

England	1st Innings				Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	SR
AJ Strauss	 c Katich	b Johnson	20	39	53	4	0	51.3
AN Cook				b Harris	47	113	204	4	0	41.6
IJL Trott	 	lbw	b Harris	24	32	44	4	0	75.0
KP Pietersen	 	lbw	b Harris	21	20	38	3	0	105.0
IR Bell				b Bollinger	13	24	24	2	0	54.2
EJG Morgan		lbw	b Harris	44	52	79	6	0	84.6
MJ Prior	 c White	b Hauritz	3	6	5	0	0	50.0
GP Swann	 c Haddin	b Hauritz	7	11	16	1	0	63.6
JM Anderson	 c White	b Hauritz	0	4	2	0	0	0.0
CT Tremlett			b Harris	6	25	40	0	0	24.0
ST Finn				not out		3	18	28	0	0	16.7
Extras	 			(nb 8)		8					
Total			 (all out, 57.2 overs)	196					

Fall of wickets
1-35 (Strauss, 11.0 ov), 2-72 (Trott, 20.4 ov), 3-102 (Pietersen, 28.3 ov), 4-118 (Bell, 34.1 ov), 5-156 (Cook, 43.3 ov),
6-160 (Prior, 44.4 ov), 7-174 (Swann, 48.1 ov), 8-174 (Anderson, 48.5 ov), 9-186 (Morgan, 51.3 ov), 10-196 (Tremlett, 57.2 ov)

Australia 	Bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Wides	No balls
DE Bollinger		14	2	47	1	3.4	0	4
RJ Harris		19.2	1	78	5	4.0	0	2
MG Johnson		7	0	28	1	4.0	0	1
NM Hauritz		17	3	43	3	2.5	0	1

Ryan Harris was on fire as England folded up for 196

Australia	1st Innings			Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	SR
SR Watson	 c Morgan	b Swann		40	54	108	6	0	74.1
SM Katich	 c Bell		b Finn		19	65	86	1	0	29.2
RT Ponting	 c Prior	b Tremlett	24	51	82	2	0	47.1
MJ Clarke			b Tremlett	131	196	291	12	0	66.8
MEK Hussey	 st Prior	b Swann		33	90	139	2	0	36.7
CL White	 c Prior	b Anderson	10	58	87	0	0	17.2
BJ Haddin	 c Cook		b Swann		28	48	75	3	0	58.3
MG Johnson	 c Prior	b Tremlett	30	68	107	1	0	44.1
RJ Harris	 st Prior	b Swann		17	43	65	0	0	39.5
NM Hauritz			not out		7	31	53	0	0	22.6
DE Bollinger			b Anderson	5	14	23	0	0	35.7
Extras	 			(w 1 nb 12)	13					
Total			 (all out, 119.4 overs)	357					

Fall of wickets
1-52 (Katich, 17.3 ov), 2-64 (Watson, 22.2 ov), 3-113 (Ponting, 35.4 ov), 4-210 (Hussey, 67.0 ov), 5-260 (White, 85.0 ov),
6-264 (Clarke, 85.4 ov), 7-305 (Haddin, 100.1 ov), 8-335 (Johnson, 107.4 ov), 9-349 (Harris, 114.3 ov), 10-357 (Bollinger, 119.4 ov)

England 	Bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Wides	No balls
JM Anderson		23.4	0	78	2	3.3	0	8
CT Tremlett		29	2	79	3	2.7	0	1
GP Swann		43	4	119	4	2.8	0	0
ST Finn			24	2	81	1	3.4	1	3

Michael Clarke was positive from the moment he came to the crease

England	2nd Innings				Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	SR
AJ Strauss	 		b Johnson	132	282	430	13	0	46.8
AN Cook				b Harris	19	34	46	3	0	55.9
IJL Trott		 lbw	b Hauritz	56	117	196	6	0	47.9
KP Pietersen	 c Hussey	b Hauritz	5	6	18	0	0	83.3
IR Bell	 	lbw		b Hauritz	16	13	16	3	0	123.1
EJG Morgan			b Hauritz	11	25	52	2	0	44.0
MJ Prior	 	lbw	b Hauritz	0	1	0	0	0	0.0
GP Swann	 c Bollinger	b Harris	1	4	6	0	0	25.0
JM Anderson		lbw	b Johnson	6	27	37	0	0	22.2
CT Tremlett			b Watson	12	31	52	0	0	38.7
ST Finn				not out		0	1	1	0	0	0.0
Extras				 (w 2 nb 14)	16					
Total	 		(all out, 90.1 overs)	274					

Fall of wickets
1-45 (Cook, 9.1 ov), 2-161 (Trott, 50.1 ov), 3-175 (Pietersen, 54.2 ov), 4-195 (Bell, 58.1 ov), 5-231 (Morgan, 69.1 ov),
6-231 (Prior, 69.2 ov), 7-234 (Swann, 70.5 ov), 8-245 (Anderson, 79.0 ov), 9-274 (Tremlett, 89.5 ov), 10-274 (Strauss, 90.1 ov)

Australia 	Bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Wides	No balls
DE Bollinger		9	1	46	0	5.1	0	2
RJ Harris		26	5	92	2	3.5	0	8
MG Johnson		21.1	4	47	2	2.2	1	3
NM Hauritz		24	5	58	5	2.4	0	0
SR Watson		10	1	31	1	3.1	1	1

Andrew Strauss was bowled after making a brilliant century

Australia	2nd Innings (Target: 114)	Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	SR
SR Watson			not out		62	103	160	6	1	60.2
SM Katich	 c Trott	b Swann		24	62	107	2	0	38.7
RT Ponting	 c Prior	b Tremlett	23	36	49	1	0	63.9
MJ Clarke			not out		2	2	3	0	0	100.0
Extras	 			(w 3 nb 1)	4					
Total		 (for 2 wickets, 33.5 overs)	115					

Fall of wickets
1-68 (Katich, 22.1 ov), 2-110 (Ponting, 32.1 ov)

England 	Bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Wides	No balls
JM Anderson		7	2	23	0	3.3	1	0
CT Tremlett		10	3	32	1	3.2	0	1
GP Swann		9.5	0	42	1	4.2	1	0
ST Finn			7	1	18	0	2.6	1	0

Shane Watson hit a six off Graeme Swann as Australia crushed England

Australia vs England
Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
MoM: NM Hauritz​

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[mohit_dude10]

Round 9 | Match 2
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

Toss: Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat

Played at Village Green, Canterbury

New Zealand	1st Innings			Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	SR
JD Ryder			b Fernando	78	82	100	9	1	95.1
BB McCullum	 c Welegedara	b Fernando	28	32	81	6	0	87.5
MJ Guptill	 c Sangakkara	b Mendis	11	25	43	1	0	44.0
LRPL Taylor	 c Tharanga	b Fernando	5	9	14	1	0	55.6
MS Sinclair	 c Kulasekara	b Mendis	28	73	111	1	0	38.4
BJ Watling	 c Paranavitana	b Mendis	0	1	0	0	0	0.0
KS Williamson			b Welegedara	59	146	259	4	0	40.4
DL Vettori		 lbw	b Mendis	25	101	145	3	0	24.8
TG Southee			b Welegedara	11	22	33	1	0	50.0
DR Tuffey	 c Sangakkara	b Welegedara	7	27	40	0	0	25.9
CS Martin			not out		3	13	20	0	0	23.1
Extras	 			(w 1 nb 20)	21					
Total	 		(all out, 88.3 overs)	276					

Fall of wickets
1-89 (McCullum, 16.4 ov), 2-112 (Ryder, 20.1 ov), 3-125 (Taylor, 23.0 ov), 4-130 (Guptill, 25.1 ov), 5-130 (Watling, 25.2 ov),
6-182 (Sinclair, 46.1 ov), 7-252 (Vettori, 77.1 ov), 8-261 (Williamson, 80.1 ov), 9-271 (Southee, 84.1 ov), 10-276 (Tuffey, 88.3 ov)

Sri Lanka 		Bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Wides	No balls
UWMBC Welegedara		11.3	2	35	3	3.0	0	0
CRD Fernando			21	2	71	3	3.4	1	5
AD Mathews			21	4	65	0	3.1	0	7
KMDN Kulasekara			15	2	61	0	4.1	0	8
BAW Mendis			20	4	44	4	2.2	0	0

Jesse Ryder made a quick-fire 78 before he was dismissed

Sri Lanka	1st Innings			Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	SR
WU Tharanga	 c McCullum	b Tuffey	35	76	109	4	0	46.1
TM Dilshan			b Williamson	43	88	136	2	0	48.9
KC Sangakkara	 c McCullum	b Tuffey	16	20	34	1	0	80.0
DPMD Jayawardene c Tuffey	b Southee	16	26	32	2	0	61.5
KMDN Kulasekara			b Vettori	10	43	65	0	0	23.3
TT Samaraweera	 c Martin	b Tuffey	22	29	45	3	0	75.9
AD Mathews	 c Tuffey	b Vettori	10	33	50	0	0	30.3
NT Paranavitana	 c McCullum	b Williamson	30	59	86	4	0	50.8
UWMBC Welegedara		b Southee	2	19	33	0	0	10.5
BAW Mendis	 c McCullum	b Vettori	9	30	53	0	0	30.0
CRD Fernando			not out		17	37	46	0	0	45.9
Extras				 (w 2 nb 9)	11					
Total			 (all out, 76.4 overs)	221					

Fall of wickets
1-70 (Tharanga, 24.0 ov), 2-92 (Dilshan, 30.1 ov), 3-100 (Sangakkara, 31.5 ov), 4-116 (Jayawardene, 37.1 ov), 5-140 (Kulasekara, 46.3 ov),
6-146 (Samaraweera, 47.3 ov), 7-171 (Mathews, 56.5 ov), 8-193 (Welegedara, 64.3 ov), 9-197 (Paranavitana, 66.0 ov), 10-221 (Mendis, 76.4 ov)

New Zealand	 Bowling Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Wides	No balls
TG Southee		20	4	58	2	2.9	1	3
CS Martin		7	1	36	0	5.1	0	0
DL Vettori		19.4	3	44	3	2.2	1	1
KS Williamson		17	2	48	2	2.8	0	1
DR Tuffey		13	2	35	3	2.7	0	4

Daryl Tuffey finished with 3 for 35

New Zealand	2nd Innings			Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	SR
JD Ryder	 	lbw	b Fernando	57	75	101	11	0	76.0
BB McCullum	 c Paranavitana	b Mendis	22	51	100	2	0	43.1
MJ Guptill	 	lbw	b Mathews	67	83	116	11	0	80.7
LRPL Taylor			b Mendis	66	127	222	5	0	52.0
MS Sinclair	 c Welegedara	b Mendis	15	31	51	1	0	48.4
BJ Watling	 c Paranavitana	b Mendis	5	18	19	1	0	27.8
KS Williamson			b Fernando	27	46	69	4	0	58.7
DL Vettori			b Fernando	13	14	12	3	0	92.9
TG Southee			b Welegedara	4	19	62	0	0	21.1
DR Tuffey	 	lbw	b Welegedara	7	26	32	0	0	26.9
CS Martin			not out		6	9	10	1	0	66.7
Extras	 			(w 1 nb 19)	20					
Total	 		(all out, 83.1 overs)	309					

Fall of wickets
1-80 (McCullum, 20.5 ov), 2-80 (Ryder, 21.1 ov), 3-189 (Guptill, 46.1 ov), 4-227 (Sinclair, 56.1 ov), 5-236 (Watling, 60.3 ov),
6-251 (Taylor, 68.1 ov), 7-266 (Vettori, 70.5 ov), 8-288 (Williamson, 74.4 ov), 9-301 (Tuffey, 81.1 ov), 10-309 (Southee, 83.1 ov)

Sri Lanka 		Bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Wides	No balls
UWMBC Welegedara		6.1	1	21	2	3.4	0	0
CRD Fernando			22	3	79	3	3.6	0	6
AD Mathews			24	2	73	1	3.0	1	7
KMDN Kulasekara			12	0	61	0	5.1	0	4
BAW Mendis			19	6	75	4	3.9	0	2

Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor added 109 runs

Sri Lanka	2nd Innings (Target: 365)	Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	SR
WU Tharanga		 lbw	b Southee	47	130	202	3	0	36.2
TM Dilshan			not out		159	244	382	17	0	65.2
KC Sangakkara			not out		54	129	179	8	0	41.9
Extras	 			(w 3 nb 5)	8					
Total		 (for 1 wicket, 83.5 overs)	268					

Fall of wickets
1-137 (Tharanga, 43.5 ov)

New Zealand 	Bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Wides	No balls
TG Southee		25	2	69	1	2.8	2	1
CS Martin		18.5	3	68	0	3.6	1	3
DL Vettori		21	0	76	0	3.6	0	0
DR Tuffey		7	1	22	0	3.1	0	0
KS Williamson		12	1	33	0	2.8	0	1

Tillakaratne Dilshan was thrilled on getting to his 5th century of the tournament

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
Result: Match Drawn
MoM: TM Dilshan​

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[Dipak]

Well we should have won that, Poor bpwling in the second inning