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India Cricket Series 2006 | India Cricket Series 2007 | India ODI Series Wins 2005-06Cricket News 2006
- December 2006 - India in South Africa 2006-07, Women's Asia Cup Cricket Series 2006
- November 2006 - India in South Africa 2006-07, ICC Champions Trophy 2006, The Ashes Series 2006-07
- October 16-30 2006 - ICC Championship Trophy 2006 First Round
- October 1-15 2006 - ICC Championship Trophy 2006, Preliminary Stages and First Round
- September 2006 - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2006, DLF Tri Series in Malaysia 2006, ICC Champions Trophy, India Under-19s tour of Pakistan
- August 2006 - Tri Series in Malaysia 2006, Tri Series in Sri Lanka 2006, Indian Women's tour in England
- July 2006 - India in West Indies 2006, Top End Series in Australia, India Under-19 tour in England, Tri Series in Sri Lanka
- June 2006 - India in West Indies 2006
- May 2006 - India in West Indies 2006, Eurasia Cup Abu Dhabi 2006
- April 2006 - Eurasia Cup Abu Dhabi 2006, 20-20 Cricket Classic Bermuda 2006, India vs Pakistan DLF Cricket Cup 2006, India Pakistan Veterans Cricket Series 2006
- March 2006 - India vs England Test Matches (1-1), One Day Internationals
- Feb 2006 - India wins ODI series, Pak wins Tests & U-19 WC
- January 2006 - India in Pakistan
- December 2005 - Pakistan, India and Ganguly
- Oct, Nov 2005 - India vs Sri Lanka
- September 2005 - India Zimbabwe Tests, Ganguly Chappell Row.
- August 2005 - India's Zimbabwe tour, Videocon Trophy
- July 2005 - Dravid captain, tours Sri Lanka
- May and June 2005 - New Coach, and many Questions!!
- April 2005 - India Pakistan series; Women's World Cup
- March 2005 - The much awaited Pakistan series starts..
- February 2005 - Waiting for the Pakistan series, BCCIs court date, Shiv Sena's pitch attack
- January 2005 - Tsunami matches, Sachin's injury and Shoaib's no-ball!
- Roller Coaster Ride for India in 2004
- Cricket News 2004 Archives
India in South Africa Cricket Series 2006-07
Schedule
- Sunday, November 19, 2006 First ODI at SuperSport Park
- Wednesday, November 22, 2006 Second ODI at Kingsmead
- Sunday, November 26, 2006 Third ODI at Newlands
- Wednesday, November 29, 2006 Fourth ODI at St George's Park
- Friday, December 01, 2006 Twenty20 Match at New Wanderers Stadium
- Sunday, December 03, 2006 Fifth ODI at New Wanderers Stadium
- Friday, December 15 - Tuesday, December 19, 2006 First Test at New Wanderers Stadium
- Tuesday, December 26 - Saturday, December 30, 2006 Second Test at Kingsmead
- Tuesday, January 02 - Saturday, January 06, 2007 Third Test at Newlands
India in South Africa Cricket Series 2006-07 Brief
IND SA Second Test, Day five: South Africa level series with 174 runs victory
Dec 30, 2006
South Africa levelled their home series against India at 1-1 by winning the second Test in Durban by 174 runs. Makhaya Ntini led the way with 5-48 as the South African seamers ran through the tourists for 179 on the final day. Mahendra Singh Doni offered the main resistance with an innings of 47, which included 10 fours, before falling to Andre Nel in the final over before tea. Ganguly chipped in with 26, and Zaheer 21, while Tendulkar failed to score.
Second Test, Durban, day five: South Africa 328 & 265-8 declared beat India 240 & 179 by 174 runs
IND SA First Test, Fourth Day: India register their first Test win in South Africa
Dec 18, 2006
India recorded their first Test victory in South Africa with a 123-run success before lunch on day four.
First Test, Johannesburg, day four: India 249 & 236 bt South Africa 84 & 278 by 123 runs
Fifth ODI @ Centurion : South Africa complete 'wash
Dec 3, 2006
India won the toss for the first time in the series, Sachin was among runs for a change, the team even batted through their 50 overs, but South Africa walked all over India in the fifth and final ODI to win the series 4-0.
India scored 200 for 9 and then South Africa cruised home in 31.2 overs, with Graeme Smith scoring 79 and AB de Villiers an unbeaten 92, his highest score in ODIs. For India, Tendulkar compiled his 74th one-day international half century, (55 in 97 balls) but scored only four runs from his opening 40 deliveries. Mahendra Dhoni blasted two sixes and two fours in his enterprising 44 from 49 balls. Zaheer Khan hit a six and a four in his unbeaten 16 off 10 towards the end. The Test series is still 12 days away, and Ganguly is waiting for his first chance in a long time. Maybe India will do something better for a change! India XI: V Sehwag (Captain), S R Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, D Mongia, K D Karthik, M S Dhoni, I K Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, A Kumble, Z Khan, S Sreesanth
South Africa XI: G C Smith (Captain), A B de Villiers, J H Kallis, H H Gibbs, A G Prince, J M Kemp, M V Boucher, S M Pollock, R J Peterson, A Nel, M Ntini
Fifth one-day international, Centurion: South Africa 201-1 (31.2 overs) bt India 200-9 (50 overs) by nine wickets
Twenty20 @ Johannesburg: India beat South Africa in a thrilling finish
Dec 1, 2006
India beat South Africa by six wickets with a ball to spare in a thrilling finish to the day/night Twenty20 clash in Johannesburg. India lost Tendulkar for 10 and Dhoni for 0, but Suresh Raina (3) and Dinesh Karthik (31) guided India to 127-4 and victory.
India XI: S R Tendulkar, V Sehwag, M S Dhoni, D Mongia, K D Karthik, S K Raina, I K Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, A B Agarkar, S Sreesanth, Z Khan
South Africa XI: G C Smith, L L Bosman, H H Gibbs, A B de Villiers, T Henderson, J M Kemp, C K Langeveldt, J J van der Wath, J A Morkel, R Telemachus, R J Peterson
Twenty20, Johannesburg: India (127-4) bt South Africa (126-9) by six wickets
Fourth ODI @ St George's Park : Unbeatable 3-0 lead for South Africa
Nov 29, 2006
South Africa scored yet another emphatic victory, by 80 runs, over India in the fourth ODI at Port Elizabeth to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the series with one game to play. Herschelle Gibbs scored 93 to take South Africa to 243 and their bowlers triggered yet another Indian collapse, skitting them for a mere 163 in just 38.1 overs. Veteran leg-spinner Anil Kumble was the pick of the bowlers with 2-42 of 10 overs. Zaheer Khan and Sreesanth turned in fine performances at either end of the innings but that was not enough to beat South Africa.Reported Earlier : South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss for the third match in a row and decided to bat against India. For India, Sehwag is the acting captain as Rahul Dravid is out because of a broken finger. Wasim Jaffer replaced him and they also dropped spinner Harbhajan Singh for the match in Port Elizabeth. India trail 2-0 after two crushing defeats. India XI : Jaffer, Verendra Sehwag (Captain), SR Tendulkar, M Kaif, KD Karthik, MS Dhoni, IK Pathan, AB Agarkar, Z Khan, A Kumble, S Sreesanth
South Africa XI : Graeme Smith (Captain), LL Bosman, JH Kallis, HH Gibbs, AB de Villiers, JM Kemp, MV Boucher, SM Pollock, AJ Hall, A Nel, M Ntini
Fourth one-day international, Port Elizabeth: South Africa 243-8 (50 overs) beat India 163 (38.1 overs) by 80 runs
Third ODI at Newlands : India loses by 106 runs as Kemp shines
Nov 26, 2006
South Africa wrapped up the second ODI by 106 runs to go 2-0 up with two more ODIs left in the series. Zaheer Khan's good opening burst was neutralized by Justin Kemp's unbeaten 100*, his maiden in ODIs. The total of 274 was just too much for the Indians, for whom only Rahul Dravid and MS Dhoni could get going. Shaun Pollock finished with a fine 4 for 26, while Hall backed his batting heroics with 3 for 45. Earlier, a superb display of power hitting from Justin Kemp inspired South Africa to 274-7 in the third one-dayer, after India had reduced them to 76-6. Zaheer Khan took 3-42, but Irfan Pathan and Ajit Agarker went for more than seven an over as Kemp hit out late on.
Third one-day international, Cape Town: South Africa 274-7 bt India 168 by 106 runs
Second ODI @ Kingsmead : South Africa win after skittling India for 91
Nov 21, 2006
Jacques Kallis hit a commanding century and then took three wickets as South Africa beat India by 157 runs in the second one-day international in Durban.Sachin Tendulkar (35) top-scored for India in a dire batting display.
Earlier South Africa made 248/8 in 50 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat first. Kallis made 119 in 160 balls, while Zaheer Khan, Patel and Agarkar took two wickets each for India. Reported Earlier: Much like the first one-day international, the second match between India and South Africa here Wednesday is most likely to be affected by thundershowers as per the forecast of the meteorological department. India Team (from): Rahul Dravid (Captain), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Jaffer, Mohammad Kaif, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Mongia, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keepers), Irfan Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble, S. Sreesanth, Harbhajan Singh, Munaf Patel and Ajit Agarkar
South Africa Team (from): Graeme Smith (Captain), Jacques Kallis, Loots Bosman, Mark Boucher (wicket-keeper), A.B. de Villiers, Boeta Dippenaar, Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Hall, Justin Kemp, Charl Langeveldt, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock and Robin Peterson
Second one-day international, Durban: South Africa 248-8 beat India 91 all out
First ODI @ Johannesburg : Play called off due to wet outfield
Nov 19, 2006
The first ODI between India and South Africa at the New Wanderers Stadium has been called off due to wet outfield.
India: MS Dhoni, R Dravid, Harbhajan Singh, M Kaif, D Mongia, MM Patel, IK Pathan, SK Raina, V Sehwag, S Sreesanth, SR Tendulkar South Africa: LL Bosman, MV Boucher, AB de Villiers, HH Gibbs, JH Kallis, JM Kemp, A Nel, M Ntini, RJ Peterson, SM Pollock, GC Smith
First ODI : South Africa vs India - Match abandoned without a ball bowled
ICC Champions Trophy Cricket (Mini World Cup) 2006Champions Trophy 2006 RSS FeedSchedule
ICC Champions Trophy 2006 BriefGroup A, Match 6 IND vs AUS: Just another batting practice for AustraliaOct 29, 2006
Australia methodically disseminated the Indian seamers and reached the target with 6 wickets and 26 balls to spare.
Watson 50, Ponting 58 and Martyn 73* all hit half centuries while Sreesanth took 2 wickets.
They will meet New Zealand in the Semis.Earlier India lost Sachin Tendulkar early for 10 (26 balls), but fought back with fifties by Virender Sehwag (65) and Rahul Dravid (52) to reach 249/8 in 50 overs. Kaif (30) and Dhoni (28) also chipped in with useful runs. The injured Yuvraj Singh and Ajit Agarkar were replaced by Shantakumaran Sreesanth and Dinesh Mongia, while Mohammad Kaif is in for Rudra Pratap Singh. Reported Earlier: Australia is keeping the same side which beat England as they look to go beyond the semis for the first time in the tournament's history. If India lose it will be the first time since the 1975 World Cup that no subcontinental team will be in the last four of a major competition. Australia (Playing XI): A C Gilchrist, S R Watson, R T Ponting, D R Martyn, A Symonds, M E K Hussey, M J Clarke, M G Johnson, B Lee, N W Bracken, G D McGrath India (Playing XI): Sehwag, S R Tendulkar, I K Pathan, R Dravid, D Mongia, S K Raina, M S Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth, M Kaif, M M Patel ICC Champions Trophy, Mohali: Australia (250-4) beat India 249-8 by six wicketsGroup A, Match 4 IND vs WI : Windies on to the SemisOct 26, 2006
West Indies won the match against India by 3 wickets with 2 balls left after losing 4 quick wickets towards the end. India made 223/9 in 50 overs after being put into bat first in their ICC Champions Trophy match at Ahmedabad on Thursday. India had slumped to 69-3 following the dismissals of Virender Sehwag for 17, Irfan Pathan for 0 and Sachin Tendulkar for 29. Skipper Dravid took India to a healthy position of 131-5 before being run out for 49 in the 31st over. His 61 run partnership with Yuvraj Singh (27) in 13.2 overs was the highest in the Indian innings. Dhoni scored 51 from 65 balls with 2 sixes and one four and put on a 49 run partnership with Harbhajan (15). Bradshaw took 3 for 30.India (Playing XI): Rahul Dravid (Captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Dhoni, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, Munaf Patel, R P Singh. West Indies (Playing XI): Brian Lara (Captain), Ramnaresh Sarwan, Chris Gayle, Shivnaraine Chanderpaul, Runako Morton, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith, Carlton Baugh, Ian Bradshaw, Jerome Taylor, Marlon Samuels. ICC Champions Trophy, Ahmedabad: India 223-9 (50 overs) lost to West Indies 224-7 (49.4 overs) by 3 wicketsGroup A, Match 1 IND vs ENG: India starts tourney with stuttering winOct 15, 2006
India made heavy weather of a small target chasing 126 to beat England in the ICC Champions Trophy opener in Jaipur. Tendulkar scored 35 and Yuvraj Singh remained not out on 27 as India managed to reach 126/6 in 29.3 overs.Earlier Munaf Patel and Ramesh Powar each took three wickets after England were out for 125, captain Andrew Flintoff out for a duck in his 100th ODI. Dravid won the toss and decided to bowl first, having his team packed with five bowlers. The best performance from any batsman in the match was Paul Collingwood's 38. England (Playing XI): A Flintoff (Captain), AJ Strauss, IR Bell, MH Yardy, KP Pietersen, PD Collingwood, JWM Dalrymple, CMW Read, SI Mahmood, SJ Harmison, JM Anderson India (Playing XI): Rahul Dravid (Captain), V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, SK Raina, MS Dhoni, IK Pathan, AB Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, RR Powar, MM Patel ICC Champions Trophy Group A, Jaipur: India 126/6 (29.3 ov) beat England 125 all out (37 overs) by 4 wicketsIndia, West Indies and Australia - Tri Series 2006 in Kuala LumpurScheduleIndia, West Indies and Australia - Tri Series 2006 in Kuala Lumpur BriefIND vs AUS Match 2: Lee puts Aussies into finalSep 22, 2006
Fast bowler Brett Lee proved too hot for India as Australia reached the final of the tri-series in Kuala Lumpur with an 18-run victory. Lee took 5-38 as India were bowled out for 195 after being set a victory target of 214. Dinesh Mongia made a battling 63 not out but ran out of partners when Lee bowled Munaf Patel in the 44th over. Tri series, Kuala Lumpur: Australia 213 (48.1 overs) beat India 195 (43.5 overs) by 18 runsWIN vs IND Match 2: India wins by 16 runs after being skittled out for 162Sep 20, 2006
All-rounder Dwayne Smith took 4-31 as the West Indies shot out India for only 162 in the Kuala Lumpur tri-series.
He claimed 4-31 from his 10 overs including captain Rahul Dravid (0), Virender Sehwag (one) and Yuvraj Singh (0). Tendulkar was the mainstay of the Indian innings with 65 runs from 102 balls, before he was run out by Chris Gayle. West Indies made steady progress at the start of their innings, but soon were all out for 146 in 41 overs. Lara remained not out at 40. Harbhajan Singh was awarded the Man-of-the-Match award for his crucial 37 and 3 for 35. India must win on Friday, while Australia can get through with a tie or a wash-out. Tri series, Kuala Lumpur: India 162 All out in 39.3 overs beat West Indies 146 All out in 41.0 by 16 runsIND vs AUS Match 1: Rain saves IndiaSep 16, 2006
India slumped to 35-5 chasing a revised target of 170 off 29 overs before rain ended an intruiging match against Australia in a Kuala Lumpur. AN extraordinary burst of four wickets in eight balls announced the talents of Australian quick Mitchell Johnson (4.0-0-11-4) to India and the world.. Shane Watson, who had never opened in 44 previous one-day internationals spread over four years, smashed a brutal 79 (74 balls) as Australia experimented with its next generation of stars in Malaysia. In the end, Australia and India gained two points each after the no result. Tri series, Kuala Lumpur: India 35-5 (8 overs) v Australia 244 - No resultIND vs WIN Match 1: West Indies win rain-hit match against IndiaSep 14, 2006
India's Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his return to international cricket with an unbeaten 141, his 40th century, but the masterly knock went in vain as the West Indies were declared winner of the rain-marred limited-overs match on a higher scoring rate.
Chasing a massive 309 for 5 in 50 overs in the second match of the tri-series tournament, West Indies were 141 for 2 after 20 overs when a steady drizzle soaked the Kinrara Oval, forcing the match to be abandoned. West Indies were deemed to have won by 29 runs as they needed only 112 for 2 after 20 overs to tie the match under the Duckworth-Lewis formula. Tri series, Kuala Lumpur: West Indies 141-2 (20 overs) bt India 309-5 (50 overs) by 29 runs (D/L)
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