India ended their miserable Twenty20 World Cup campaign on an embarrassing note with  a 12-run defeat against South Africa –their third straight loss in the tournament– in a low-scoring Super Eight match here.

India’s star-studded batting order failed yet again as they could not chase down 131 runs that would have spared them the ignominy of finishing their Super Eight campaign without a single win to show.

In the end, 118 was all they could manage losing eight wickets.

This was after India’s disciplined bowlers — eight of them were pressed into action — had restricted South Africa to 130 for five on a sluggish track, last night.
Going by their start, a defeat never looked like a possibility for India. With Gambhir wasting precious little time in imposing himself and his aggression rubbing off on Rohit, India were off to a flying start till the mid-innings collapsed happened

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India won their first test series on New Zealand soil in 41 years on Tuesday after rain spoilt their chances of winning the third and final test at the Basin Reserve.

New Zealand were struggling to save the game at 281 for eight after being set an improbable target of 617 when rain came to their rescue after lunch.

By winning their third successive test series since defeating top-ranked Australia in November, India have shown they are ready to stake a claim on the number one ranking.

They beat England from a no-hope situation in Chennai to clinch the series and have now convincingly won a historic test series in New Zealand

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Men’s ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup 2009 schedule

Group A

• India
• Bangladesh
• Ireland

Group B

• Pakistan
• England
• Netherlands

Group C

• Australia
• Sri Lanka
• West Indies

Group D

• New Zealand
• South Africa
• Scotland

Group E A1, B2, C1, D2
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India in New Zealand Cricket Match

Date           Match                       Venue              Time

Feb 20            India arrive in New Zealand
Feb 25            1st Twenty20 International (D/N)  Christchurch     11:30 IST
Feb 27            2nd Twenty20 International (D/N)  Wellington         11:30 IST
Mar 3              First ODI (D/N)                           Napier                06:30 IST
Mar 6             Second ODI (D/N)                  Wellington         06:30 IST
Mar 8             Third ODI (D/N)                         Christchurch    06:30 IST
Mar 11           Fourth ODI (D/N)                        Hamilton            06:30 IST
Mar 14           Fifth ODI (D/N)                          Auckland            06:30 IST
Mar 19-23    First Test                                   Hamilton             03:30 IST
Mar 27-31    Second Test                               Napier                  03:30 IST
Apr 4-8         Third Test                                Wellington          03:30 ISTSimilar Posts:

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Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has joined a list of greats after being crowned 2008 European Footballer of the Year.

The Portuguese international won the prestigious Ballon d’Or after 77 of the 96 journalists voted him as number one.

Ronaldo, who scored 42 goals to help United win the Champions League and Premier League titles, polled 446 points from a maximum 480, to beat Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (281) and Liverpool’s Fernando Torres (179).

The 23-year-old becomes the third Portuguese player to lift the trophy , after legendary pair Eusebio and Luis Figo – and joins fellow Red Devils George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton in taking the gong.Similar Posts:

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