Sri Lanka finally won the toss for the first time in the series and chose to bat in the 5th ODI against India at the Premdasa Stadium. India have already wrapped up the series 3-1. Scorecard India has gone in with five bowlers with Irfan Pathan coming in at number seven in place of S.Badrinath. Also in the team are Pragyan Ojha and RP Singh while Praveen Kumar and Harbhajan Singh have been rested. Sri Lanka have rested Dilshan, Murali and Vaas and this might still play into the hands of the
After having led India to a series win in Sri Lanka, Indian ODI captain MS Dhoni has regained the number one ranking among one-day batsmen in the latest ICC ODI Rankings. Dhoni who has held the ranking earlier and was ranked number two before the start of this series has displaced South African captain Graeme Smith at the top. He has made 192 runs in the series so far at an average of 48. This has included two crucial half- centuries, both of which rescued India from crisis situations. In 119
The 5th ODI match of the Idea Cup is scheduled in between Sri Lanka and India today at 2.30 Pm at Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on 29th August 2008. Live Score read more
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Changes to Board XI for 2nd Match Fri, 29/08/2008 - 08:54 — maehara Following their comprehensive defeat in the series opener, the Zimbabwe Board XI has seen a number of changes ahead of the 2nd 4-day match against Pakistan Academy, which gets underway in Harare today. The squad for this match is: Keith Dabengwa (captain), Bonaparte Mujuru, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Friday Kasteni, Regis Chakabva (wicketkeeper), Timycen Maruma, Tafadzwa Kamungozi, Prince Masvaure, Tendai Chisoro, Michael Chinouya,