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Current and Recent Matches   [Updated: 10:10 Apr 20, 2008 (UTC+0930)]
  • England v. New Zealand - 1st Test - Day 2 - England trail by 209 with 10 wickets in hand after more rain and bad light ruther restricted play.
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  • Pakistan v. Bangladesh - 5th ODI - Pakistan complete 5-0 clean sweep with 150 run victory.
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  • Pakistan v. Bangladesh - 4th ODI - Another easy win to Pakistan as they got to 4-0 series lead.
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  • West Indies v. Sri Lanka - 3rd ODI - Match abandoned due to rain - West Indies win series 2-0.
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  • India v. South Africa - 3rd Test - Day 3 - India draw series 1-1, with 8 wicket win after South African batting collapse in 2nd Innings.
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  • Pakistan v. Bangladesh - 3rd ODI - Pakistan extend series lead to 3-0 with 23 run victory in high scoring match.
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    Current and Recent Series
    2008 England v. New Zealand (Test Series)
    2007-2008 West Indies v. Sri Lanka (ODI Series)
    2007-2008 Pakistan v. Bangladesh (ODI Series)
    2007-2008 India v. South Africa (Test Series)
     
    Which Was the Best Ever Test Cricket Team?
    A regular visitor, Dave Wilson, has written a very interesting article where he has taken the current ICC criteria for ranking Test sides, and applied it retrospectively going back to the very first test match. NOTE that the article is in Adobe Acrobat format (.PDF) and requires that Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher is installed on your computer.
     
    Milestones & Recent Records
    Observations from the Statistician
    A look at Muttiah Muralitharans Test statistical highlights.
    Approaching Milestones
    Tests: Younis Khan nears 5,000 runs. Wasim Jaffer and Kamran Akmal nears 2,000 runs. Andrew Flintoff near 200 wickets, while Corey Collymore, Monte Panesar, and Lasith Malinga, near 100 wickets. Sachin Tendulkar and Vangipurappu Laxman near 100 catches.
    ODI's: Mohammad Yousuf nears 9,000 runs, while Michael Vaughan, Chaminda Vaas, Thomas Odoyo, and Brendan Taylor near 2,000 runs. Chaminda Vaas nears 400 wickets, while Brett Lee nears 300 wickets, and Abdur Razzak nears 100 wickets. Herschelle Gibbs nears 100 catches.
    Recent Records and Achievements
    Tests: Ramnaresh Sarwan scores his tenth century, with six scored when playing at home. Muttiah Muralitharan takes five wickets in an innings for the sixty third time. Abraham deVilliers scores his first double century and the highest score by a South African player against the West Indies. Jacques Kallis scores his thirtieth century and becomes the first South African player to reach 200 innings. Jacques Kallis and Abraham deVilliers set a new fifth wicket partnership record for Sardar Patel Stadium. Dale Steyn takes five wickets in an innings for the eighth time, and is the leading wicket taker in 2008. India dismissed for 76 in just 20 overs.
    ODI's: Shakib Al Hasan scores his second century. Mohammad Yousuf becomes the second Pakistan player to exceed 9,000 runs. Dwayne Bravo records his best performance taking four wickets in an innings. Kumar Sangakkara becomes the seventh Sri Lankan player to bat in 200 innings. Mohammad Yousuf scores his fifteenth century with thirteen scored when Pakistan bat first. Mashrafe Bin Mortaza becomes the second Bangladesh player to take 100 wickets. Tamim Iqbal scores his maiden century.

    Articles by H R GOPALA KRISHNA
    The following articles have been submitted by cricket statistician H R Gopala Krishna in India. NOTE that these articles are in Adobe Acrobat format (.PDF) and require that Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher is installed on your computer.
    Rajin Saleh joins group of lone batsmen scoring double figures in Tests
    D R Smith joins group who have taken four wickets for less than 10 runs in ODI
    Batsmen stumped in 90's in ODI's
    Tendulkars feat of 10000 runs and Fifty Wickets in ODI's
    Chanderpauls record number of Century & Fifties in same match
    Sammy's feat of Five Wickets in Innings on Test Debut
    Dravids record of Most 100 Test Partnerships
    Four Hundreds in Test Innings at Lords
    Alastair Cook joins group scoring Hundred and Fifty at Lords
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