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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar 200 Runs Highest ODI Score


Yeah the Master blaster Sachin TendulkarSachin Tendulkar done the impossible thing.Sachin Tendulkar 200 run magic ie being seen in the 2nd ODI match in Gwalior against the South Africans.Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in the world to set the World record who made 200 runs in a ODI match.Sachin Tendulkar smashed 25 fours and hits spended 3 sixes.
Sachin Tendulkar 200 run in ODI gave him another feather in his cap.By making 200 runs Sachin Tendulkar broke the long back record of saweed Anwar and Charles Coventry score of 194.Sachin tendulkar 200 run video also shows how he finely played each and every ball throughout the match.

Sachin Tendulkar crosses 18,000 runs in ODIs


 Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday crossed another milestone as he went past the 18,000-run mark in ODIs during India's World Cup quarterfinal match against Australia.
Playing in his 451st ODI, Tendulkar reached the milestone with a single off Australian fast bowler Brett Lee in the 14th over of India's run-chase at the Sardar Patel Stadium at Motera. He was 45 short of 18,000 runs before the match.
The 37-year-old Indian maestro is the highest run-getter in both Tests and ODIs. He has till date scored 14,692 runs from 177 Tests at an average of 56.94 with 51 hundreds and 59 half-centuries.
His aggregate score in all forms of cricket before Thursday's match stands at a staggering 32,657.
Tendulkar, who is playing in his sixth World Cup, is also the highest run-scorer in the showpiece event.

Yuvraj Singh Six sixes in Six balls


Yuvraj Singh: Perfect Middle Order Bats Man of Indian ODI Cricket Team. We all know and can never forget inning of YUVI of 36 runs (Thirty Six) in just 6 Balls (Six) against England in T-20 World cup 2007

Highest Individual Scores by Batsman in ODI


Batsman (Country)ScoreBalls4s6sVersusVenueDate
Sachin Tendulkar (India)200*147253South AfricaGwalior24 Feb 2010
Saeed Anwar (Pakistan)194146225IndiaChennai21 May 1997
Charls Coventry (Zimbabwe)194*156167BangladeshBulawayo16 Aug 2009
Vivian Richards (West Indies)189*170215EnglandOld Trafford31 May 1984
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)189170215IndiaSharjah29 Oct 2000
Gary Kirsten (South Africa)188*159234UAERawalpindi16 Feb 1996
Sachin Tendulkar (India)186*150203New ZealandHyderabad8 Nov 1999
MS Dhoni (India)183*1451510Sri LankaJaipur31 Oct 2005
Sourav Ganguly (India)183158177Sri LankaTaunton26 May 1999
Vivian Richards (West Indies)181125167Sri LankaKarachi13 Oct 1987
Mathew Hayden (Australia)181*1661110New ZealandHamilton20 Feb 2007
Hamilton Masakadza (Zimbabwe)178*167174KenyaHarare18 Oct 2009
Paul Stirling (Ireland)177134215CanadaToronto7 Sep 2010
Kapil Dev (India)175*138166ZimbabweTunbridge18 Jun 1983
Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)175111217AustraliaJohannesburg12 Mar 2006
Sachin Tendulkar (India)175141194AustraliaHyderabad5 Nov 2009
Virendra Sehwag (India)175140145BangladeshMirpur19 Feb 2011
Mark Waugh (Australia)173148163West IndiesMelbourne9 Feb 2001
Craig Wishart (Zimbabwe)172*151183NamibiaHarare10 Feb 2003
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)172126133ZimbabweHobart16 Jan 2004
Lou Vincent (New Zealand)172120169ZimbabweBulawayo24 Aug 2005
Glenn Turner (New Zeland)171*201162East AfricaEdgbaston7 Jun 1975
Dave Callaghan (South Africa)169*143194New ZealandCenturion11 Dec 1994
Brian Lara (West Indies)169129154Sri LankaSharjah16 Oct 1995
Robin Smith (England)167*163173AustraliaEdgbaston21 May 1993
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)166351210IrelandAberdeen1 Jul 2008
Ricky Ponting (Australia)164105139South AfricaJohannesburg12 Mar 2006
Sachin Tendulkar (India)163*133165New ZealandChristchurch8 Mar 2009
Shane Watson (Australia)161*150124EnglandMelbourne16 Jan 2011
Andrew Hudson (South Africa)161132134NetherlandsRawalpindi5 Mar 1996
James Marshall (New Zealand)161141114IrelandAbderdeen1 Jul 2008
Imran Nazir (Pakistan)160121148ZimbabweKingston21 Mar 2007
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)160124203IndiaRajkot15 Dec 2009
Dinesh Mongia (India)159147171ZimbabweGuwahati19 Mar 2002

Highest Individual scores by a batsman in test matches



Batsman (Country)RunsBalls4s6sVersusVenueMon/Yr
Brian Lara (WI)400*582434EnglandAntiguaApr 2004
Mathew Hayden (Aus)3804373811ZimbabwePerthOct 2003
Brian Lara (WI)375538450EnglandAntiguaApr 1994
Mahela Jayawardene (SL)374572431South AfricaColomboJul 2006
Gary Sobers (WI)365*---380PakistanJamaicaFeb 1958
Len Hutton (Eng)364847350AustraliaThe OvalAug 1938
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)340578362IndiaColomboAug 1997
Hanif Mohammad (Pak)337---240West IndiesBridgetownJan 1958
Wally Hammond (Eng)336*---3410New ZealandAucklandMar 1933
Mark Taylor (Aus)334*564321PakistanPeshawarOct 1998
Don Bradman (Aus)334448460EnglandLeedsJul 1930
Chris Gayle (WI)333437349Sri LankaGalleNov 2010
Graham Gooch (Eng)333485433IndiaLordsJul 1990
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)329436389New ZealandLahoreMay 2002
Adam Sandham (Eng)325640280West IndiesJamaicaApr 1930
Virendra Sehwag (Ind)319304425South AfricaChennaiMar 2008
Chris Gayle (WI)317483373South AfricaAntiguaApr 2005
Younus Khan (Pak)313568274Sri LankaKarachiFeb 2009
Bob Simpson (Aus)311740231EnglandManchesterJul 1964
John Edrich (Eng)310*450525New ZealandLeedsJul 1965
Virendra Sehwag (Ind)309375396PakistanMultanMar 2004
Bob Cooper (Aus)307589201EnglandMelbourneFeb 1966
Don Bradman (Aus)304473432EnglandLeedsJul 1934
Lawrence Rowe (WI)302430361EnglandBridgetownMar 1974

T 20 World Cup final Match, India defeat Pakistan & Win T 20 World Cup


The final of 2007 ICC Twenty20 World Cup was played between India and Pakistan. India reached the finals after beating Australia, by 15 runs, at Kingsmead, Durban. On the other hand, Pakistan made it to the finals after winning against New Zealand, by 6 wickets, in Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town. The final match took place on 24th September 2007, in Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.
On the day of the final, India won the toss and elected to bat first, since the pitch was considered to be batsman-friendly. By the end of twenty overs, India was 157/5, with Umar Gul having taken the crucial wickets of both Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The only player who had played a decent innings was Gautam Gambhir, who made 75 runs off 54 balls. With a low score to pursue, Pakistan had an edge from the very start.

As the game progressed, Sreesanth�s 21-run over tilted the game more in the favor of Pakistan. It was only Irfan Pathan and Joginder Sharma who bowled tight overs, to balance the odds a bit. By the end of the 16th over, Pakistan was short of 54 runs. Then, Harbhajan Singh came to bowl and Misbah-ul-Haq hit 3 sixes off his over. As if this wasn�t enough, even Sreesanth managed to give 2 sixes in his next over.

With one over remaining and one last wicket in hand, Pakistan needed just 13 runs to win. At the start of the final over, Joginder Sharma bowled a wide ball, which was soon followed by a dot ball. Not much time later, Misbah went for a six, leaving Pakistan need just 6 runs to win, with four balls remaining. As Misbah tried to go for another six, he was caught at short fine-leg by Sreesanth. With this, Pakistan was all out for 152 runs and India had won the match, by 5 runs, as well as the championship.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

ICC World Cup history

The first edition of the ICC cricket world cup was hosted in England in 1975 and won by the West Indies. Their captain Clive Lloyd lifts the first cup.


After the great success of the first World Cup in 1975, England once again played host and reached the final against holders the West Indies. When one looks back on the players who took on the mighty West Indies such as Brearley and Boycott it is amazing that they gave the likes of the batting genius of Viv Richards, West Indies once again win the 1979 world cup
Viv Richards was man of the match in the 1979 final against England - scoring 138 from 157 balls (11 fours and 3 sixes)


India eventually took the title, knocking out the hosts England in the semis and beating West Indies in the final by 43 runs.
India's 1983 cricket World Cup victory over the mighty West Indies is widely acknowledged as the defining moment in the history of Indian cricket. Under the spirited leadership of Kapil Dev, a determined Indian team exploited the English conditions to clinch the coveted title.
The 1987 World Cup was lifted by Allan Border, captain of Australia who won against arch-rivals England by 7 runs in the most closely fought World Cup final to date in the Eden Gardens stadium in Calcutta.
The 1987 world cup was the first held outside England. 8 countries participated in the event which was hosted by India and Pakistan.

The 1992 Cricket World Cup was won by Pakistan, who defeated England in the final.
The 1992 world cup was the first to feature coloured playing kit and the South African cricket team played in the tournament for the first time.
The 1996 Cricket World Cup was won by Sri Lanka, who defeated Australia in the final at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
The 1999 Cricket World Cup was won by Australia, who beat Pakistan by 8 wickets at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.

The 2003  World Cup was won by Ricky Ponting's Australia who defeated Sourav Ganguly's India in the final.
The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was Australia defeating Sri Lanka in the final to win their third consecutive World Cup.