Kohli, Rahane take India to 462/8 on Day 3 at MCG

India Tour of Australia 2014-15

3rd Test, Australia Vs India, Day 3

Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 26-30 2014

Toss - Australia, Decide to bat first

Australia 1st Innings 530 in 142.3 overs

Steven Smith 192

Ryan Harris 74

Christ Rogers 57

Shane Watson 52

Mohammed Shami 138/4

R Ashwin 134/3

India 1st Innings 462/8 in 126.2 overs at Stumps of Day 3

Virat Kohli 169

Ajinkye Rahane 147

Murali Vijay 68

Ryan Harris 69/4

N Lyon 108/2

India trail by 68 runs with 2 wickets remaining 

New Zealand right on Top after Karunaratne maiden Ton

Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand 2014-15

1st Test, New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka, Day 3

Christchurch, December 26-30 2014

Toss - Sri Lanka, Decided to Field First

New Zealand First innings 441 all out 85.5 overs

Brendon McCullum 195

James Neesham 85

Kane Williamson 54

Angelo Mathews 39/3

R Lakmal 90/3

Sri Lanka 1st Innings 138 all out in 42.4 overs (Follow on)

Angelo Mathews 50

L Thirimannae 24

Trent Bolt 25/3

Tim Southee 17/2

Neil Wagner 60/3

Sri Lank 2nd Innings 293/5 in 125 overs at Stumps of Day 3

D Karunaratne 152

Angelo Mathews 53*

Trent Boult 62/3

Sri Lanka trail by 10 runs with 5 wickets left

Aussies 259/5 on see-saw day 1 at MCG

India Tour of Australia 2014-15

3rd Test, Australia Vs India, Day 1

Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 26 - 30 2014

Toss - Australia, Elected to bat first

Australia 1st Innings 259/5 in 90 overs at Stumps Day 1

Steven Smith 72*

C Rogers 57

S Watson 52

Umesh Yadav 69/2

M Shami 55/2

Brendon McCullum 195 stun Sri Lanka at Christchruch

Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand 2014-15

1st Test, New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka, Day 1

Hagley Oval. Christchruch, December 26-30 2014

Toss - Sri Lanka, decided to field first

New Zealand 1st Innings 429/7 in 80.3 overs at Stumps Day 1

Brendon McCullum 195 (18 fours & 11 Sixes)

James Neesham 85

Kane Williamson 54

Angelo Mathews 34/2

K Prasad 62/1

Sachin Tendulkar named ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 ambassador

The International Cricket Council announced Sachin Tendulkar as the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Ambassador. It will be the second consecutive time that the India maestro will be the Ambassador of ICC’s tournament, after he successfully finished the role in the previous event, which was co-hosted by Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka in 2011.

In this role ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Ambassador, Sachin will promote and support a variety of ICC initiatives to enhance the profile of the tournament, which is the third largest sporting event in the world and will take place in Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March.

Nic Maddinson Stars as Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Renegades

Big Bash League 2014-15

Sydney Sixers Vs Melbourne Renegades

Sydney Cricket Ground, 19th December 2014

Toss - Sydney Sixers, Chose to field first

Melbourne Renegades 1st Innings 154/7 in 20 overs

C Ferguson 40

M Wade 35

D Bravo 22

S Abbott  20/2

B Lee 21/2

Sydney Sixers 2nd Innings 158/2 in 18.5 overs

Nic Maddinson 84*

M Henriques 36

M Lumb 28

Rimmington 22/1

South Africa in Command after West Indies Follow on

West Indies Tour of South Africa 2014-15

1st Test, South Africa Vs West Indies, Day 3

Super Sport Park, Centurion 17-21 December 2014

Toss - West Indies, Elected to Field First

South Africa 1st Innings 552/5 in 140.3 overs

Hashim Amla 208

AB de Villiers 152

Stiaan Van Zyl 101*

K Roach 52/2

West Indies 1st Innings 201 all out in 60.2 overs

D Smith 35

Brathwaite 34

M Samuels 33

V Philander 29/4

M Morkel 55/3

West Indies 2nd Innings 76/2 in 27 overs

L Johnson 33*

M Samuels 13*

M Morkel 26/1

Australia scored 505 puts India behind on Day 3

India Tour of Australia 2014-15

2nd Test, Australia Vs India, Day 3

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane 17-21 December 2014

Hashim Amla, de Villiers century flatten West Indies on Day 1

1st Test, South Africa Vs West Indies, Day 1

Centurion, 17-21 December 2014

Toss - West Indies, Elected field first

South Africa 1st Innings 340/3 in 91 overs at Stumps

AB de Villiers 141*

Hashim Amla 133*

K Roach 52/2

Murali Vijay, Rahane made India's Day

2nd Test, Australia Vs India, Day 1

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, 17-21 December 2014

Toss - India, Elected to bat first

India 1st Innings 311/4 in 83 overs at Stumps

Murali Vijay 144

Ajinkye Rahane 75*

J Hazlewood 44/2

Nathan Lyon 7 wicket haul sets up Australia beat India by 48 runs

India Tour of Australia 2014-15

1st Test, Australia Vs India, Day 5

Adelaide, 9-13 December 2014

Toss - Australia, Elected to bat First

Australia won by 48 runs

Man of the Match - Nathan Lyon

Match Summary

Australia 1st Innings 517/7 dec in 120 overs

Steven Smith 162

David Warner 145

Michael Clarke 128

M Shami 120/2

V Aaron 136/2

India 1st Innings 444 all out in 116.4 overs

Virat Kohli 115

C Pujara 73

A Rahane 63

M Vijay 53

Nathan Lyon 5/134

Australia 2nd Innings 290/5 in 69 overs

David Warner 102

Steven Smith 52*

Mitchell Marsh 40

K Sharma 2/95

India 2nd Innings 315 all out in 87.1 overs

Virat Kohli 141

Murali Vijay 99

Nathan Lyan 152/7

Australia made 354/6 on emotional Day 1

India Tour of Australia 2014

1st Test, India Vs Australia, Day 1

Adelaide, December 9-13 2014

Toss - Australia won the toss elected to bat first

Australia first Innings 354/6 in 89.2 overs at Stumps

David Warner 145

Michael Clarke 60 retd hurt

Steven Smith 72*

M Shami 83/2

V Aaron 95/2

Sangakkara leads Sri Lanka take 3 - 1 lead

England Tour of Sri Lanka 2014

4th ODI, Sri Lanka Vs England

R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, 7th December 2014

Toss - England, elected to bat first

Man of the Match - Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets with 2 balls left

England 1st Innings 265 all out in 50 overs

James Taylor 90

Eoin Morgan 62

Joe Root 36

T Dilshan 64/3

Sri Lanka 2nd Innings 267/4 in 49.4 overs

Kumar Sangakkara 86

Angelo Mathews 51*

Mahela Jayawardene 44

C Jordan 35/2

Blackcaps draw T20 Series after 17 runs victory over Pakistan

New Zealand Tour of UAE 2014

2nd T20, Pakistan Vs New Zealand

Dubai International Cricket Stadium, 5th December 2014

Toss - Pakistan Chose to field First

New Zealand won by 17 runs

Man of the Match - Anton Devcich

Man of the Series - L Ronchi

New Zealand first Innings 144 for 8 in 20 overs

Kane Williamson 32

L Ronchi 31

T Latham 26

Umar Gul 24/2

Pakistan 2nd Innings 127 all out in 18.5 overs

A Shehzad 33

S Afridi 25

S Nasim 19

K Mills 26/3

J Neesham 25/3

A Devcich 16/2

Phillip Hughes emotional Farewell

 

Gregory Hughes

Jason Hughes

Michael Clarke

Corey Ireland

Mitchell Lonergan

Matthew Day

Aaron Finch

Tom Cooper were among Phillip Hughes' pallbearers, Macksville.

The Australia captain can be seen blowing a gentle kiss in the direction of Phillip Hughes' coffin inside School Hall, Macksville.

Former Aussie bowler Shane Warne and Former West Indies batsman Brian Lara arrive for the funeral of batsman Phillip Hughes in Macksville

India's cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has paid tribute to Phillip Hughes following his funeral.

Michael Clarke delivered a tearful tribute to his friend in an emotional address at Wednesday's ceremony

Adelaide will host first Australia-India Test

The Adelaide Oval will host the first Test between Australia and India from December 9-13 after the at first planned Test match in Brisbane was rescheduled in the aftermath of Australian batsman Phil Hughes' early demise.
The Test match in Brisbane will now be played between the Adelaide and the Melbourne Tests. The traditional Boxing Day Test at Melbourne remains the only match unchanged after the reschedule. The New Year Test in Sydney was pushed back to January 6 to give players a week for repossession between Test matches.

Revised Test Series Fixtures

1st Test     Adelaide          December 9-13
2nd Test    Brisbane          December 17-21
3rd Test    Melbourne       December 26-30
4th Test     Sydney              January 6-10

Phillip Hughes hometown set for big farewell

Phil Hughes' untimely death, it missing the entire cricketing landscape in a state of shock. Now, the cricket world is getting ready to attend Hughes' funeral and pay emotional tributes to him in his home town of Macksville in New South Wales. Here are the particulars related to funeral of Hughes as reported by Cricket Australia

The funeral will be held on December 3 at Macksville High School, Macksville, New South Wales. To attend the funeral, additional flights have been planned by Qantas and Virgin Australia to travel to Coffs Harbour airport. It is the nearest airport to Macksville.

Around 5000 people are predictable to be in mourning at Macksville and preparations have been made for the same. Phil Hughes' family is also apparently touched with the public support shown so far and want as many people as likely to attend the funeral. 

The whole Australian Test squad along with the New South Wales squad is likely to be in attendance.