Indian Cricket Team Updates

Returning to play in the Celkon Mobile Cup 2013 final against Sri Lanka, MS Dhoni led India to the title with a trademark six by attaining the 202-run target. Despite losing partners at regular intervals, the India captain held up one end and struck two sixes and a boundary in the last over to take India to a one-wicket win at the Queen’s Park Oval in a close encounter.    (Also Read:  India vs Sri Lanka - Final, Tri-Series 2013 - Statistical Highlights ) After asking SL to bat first, Bhuvneshwar Kumar removed both openers, but Kumar Sangakkara (71) and Lahiru Thirimanne (46) carefully rebuilt the innings to set SL on course for a competitive total. However, while attempting to accelerate the run-rate, Thirimanne fell to Ishant Sharma. With a foot in the door after Sangakkara’s dismissal, the Indians forced their way to warp up the SL innings for 201. The spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja struck at regular intervals, and bagged two and four wicke...

Sri Lanka collapsed to 96 all out on Tuesday (July 9) as India came from behind in the Celkon Mobile Tri-Nations Series to qualify for the final. India needed to restrict Sri Lanka to 167 to reach the final, which will take place on Thursday, in a rain-curtailed match and Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the back of the Sri Lankan top order to allow India to sail on. In the process, India picked up a bonus point as well and finished on top of the points table, which looked highly unlikely after its twin defeats in Jamaica earlier in the tournament.  (Also Read:  Sri Lanka vs India : Celkon Mobile Cup 2013 - Statistical Highlights ) India’s innings was called to a close at 119 for 3 in 29 overs and Sri Lanka was set a revised target of 178 in 26 overs (Duckworth-Lewis method) for an outright win. India’s hopes rested on taking early Sri Lankan wickets and Bhuvneshwar delivered as he had Upul Tharanga in all sorts of trouble before finally getting him to edge to Suresh Rain...

With a comprehensive 102-run win over the West Indies under the Duckworth/Lewis method, India have managed to stay in contention for a place in the finals of the Celkon Mobile Cup. After India’s opening pair laid a solid foundation, stand-in captain Virat Kohli ensured that his team set the West Indies a formidable target with his swashbuckling century. The Indian pace attack then exploited the conditions and struck at regular intervals to take control of the game.    (Also Read:  West Indies vs India: Celkon Mobile Cup 2013 - Statistical Highlights ) Earlier, invited to bat first, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan were back in their element as they patiently built a strong platform for the Indian innings. After losing their way in the first two games in the Caribbean, the pair seemed to have regained their form at the Queen’s Park Oval. Adding 123 runs for the first wicket, they gradually built the tempo of the innings.  (Also See:  Images: West Indies ...

Chasing a herculean 349-run target, India lost to Sri Lanka by 161 runs in the Celkon Moblie Cup at Sabina Park in Kingston. After their bowlers had been clobbered for plenty of runs, the Indian batsmen faced an uphill battle from the get go and were bowled out for 187 runs in 44.5 overs, in the ongoing tri-series in the Caribbean. ( Also Read:  India vs Sri Lanka: Tri Series 2013 - Statistical Highlights ) Put in to bat by India’s stand-in captain, Virat Kohli, the Sri Lankan batters took the opposition bowling apart. After complementing Mahela Jayawardene in milking the bowlers, Upul Tharanga blunted the attack in the company of Angelo Mathews later in the innings. The left-hand bat, in his second outing upon returning to the national side, played a memorable knock to remain unbeaten on 174. ( Also See:  Images: India vs Sri Lanka: Tri Series 2013 ) Earlier, back at the top of the order for the tri-series, Jayawardene led the way for Sri Lanka with a magnificen...

India lost their opening game of the ongoing tri-series to West Indies by one wicket at Sabina Park. Chasing 230, the West Indies batsmen held their nerve to win their second successive game of the tournament stay atop the points table.   ( Also Read:   Stats Highlights: West Indies vs India: Tri Series 2013 ) In his first outing as the captain of the national side, Kieron Pollard, standing in for Dwayne Bravo, invited India to take first strike. Kemar Roach then gave West Indies a crucial breakthrough in the fifth over to break India’s in-form opening partnership. The hosts’ bowlers continued to strike at regular intervals and kept a strong hold on the Indian innings to restrict the MS Dhoni-led side to 229 despite a few missed half-chances.    ( Also Read:  Images: West Indies vs India: Tri Series 2013 ) With the score on 25, Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan stepped out to Roach, and the bowler did well to get a hand to the ball and catch it on the sec...