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INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA TEST SERIES in India, FEB 2010

India will play two-match Test series against South Africa at Nagpur and Kolkata, and also three one-day internationals during the tour starting February.

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Australia Women won the Women's Quadrangular Series

Australia has romped to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the final of the four-nation women's cricket tournament in Chennai.
Australia restricted New Zealand to 9-177 off their 50 overs before easing past their victory target with 11.2 overs to spare. Shelley Nitschke blasted 81 from 81 balls as she and Melissa Bulow (50) gave Australia a cracking start to their run chase with an opening stand of 120. Skipper Karen Rolton (1) and Kate Blackwell (3) both fell cheaply, but Australia was still able to stroll home with Lisa Sthalekar (32 not out) and Sarah Edwards (8no) polishing off the remaining runs. Sthalekar hit back-to-back fours from the first two balls of the 39th over to catapult Australia to 4-181 and victory.

ICC Women's Quadrangular Series : Australia Women 181 for 4 beat New Zeland Women 177 for 9 by 6 wickets

England women capture third place

England's women won their first match of the four-nation tournament, defeating hosts India by six wickets to claim third place in the event.
After being beaten twice each by New Zealand, Australia and India in the qualifying matches, the team finally hit form to overhaul a 220 target. Teenage prodigy Sarah Taylor hit 52 and Claire Taylor guided them home with 22 balls remaining with an unbeaten 78.

ICC Women's Quadrangular Series : England Women 220 for 4 beat India Women 219 all out by 6 wickets

Australia women wins a thriller to enter the final

Missing a run-out chance by a whisker is understandable. Missing it by inches is pardonable.
On Saturday, the Indians set a new benchmark for poor throwing with what can be moderately described as unpardonable misses, in the 49th over. With Australia needing more than a run-a-ball to win, those minutes of absurdity blew India's chances to enter the final of the ICC women's quadrangular cricket series. What made it worse was that the fielders had both time and distance to exploit. Australia held its nerve despite the mayhem around, beating India by four wickets at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. The team will face New Zealand in the final on Monday.
Earlier, captain Mithali Raj's freakish luck with the coin continued, and she elected to bat. The Indian total was inflated in the middle and the latter part of the innings by Hemlata Kala and Anjum Chopra, after opener Karuna Jain held on for a stubborn 75 off 119 balls. Hemlata's squeaky-clean hits off Lisa Sthalekar were largely responsible for the total reaching 230. Her footwork was impeccable against the spinners, and the 41-ball 54 was studded with six fours and one telling blow off Sthalekar that cleared the ropes.

ICC Women's Quadrangular Series : Australia Women 231 for 6 beat India Women 230 for 9 by 4 wickets

New Zealand Women beat England Women by 27 runs

The New Zealand women's cricket team has beaten England by 27 runs to advance to the final of the quadrangular tournament in Chennai.
After setting 267 for nine, the White Ferns have bowled England out for 240 to advance to the final where they will play Australia tomorrow. The kiwis have lost only one of their six round robin matches

ICC Women's Quadrangular Series : New Zealand Women 267 for 9 beat India Women 240 all out by 27 runs

New Zealand Women beat India Women and reach final

New Zealand assured themselves of a place in the quadrangular women's cricket tournament final in Chennai with a commanding 91-run win over hosts India.
Boosted by a maiden century to teenage opener Suzie Bates, the White Ferns reached 272 for seven and bowled India out for 181. New Zealand opening bowler Helen Watson had the hosts on the back foot from the start of their chase, conceding just 17 runs from 10 unchanged overs. New Zealand's final round-robin game is against England on Saturday, with the tournament final scheduled for Monday.

ICC Women's Quadrangular Series : New Zealand Women 272 for 7 beat India Women 181 all out by 91 runs

Australia Women beat England Women by six wickets

Austraila, having lost their first two matches, continued their fine rally to be in second position with a confident six wicket win over lowly England, who have lost all their five matches so far.
New Zealand maintained a clean slate for 17 points from five matches, while Australia tallied 14 as against India's 13 points from as many matches. Opting to field, Australia allowed England to make 268 for 8 in 50 overs with opener Sarah Taylor coming up with a superb 101 and then made light work of the target before romping home 269 for four in 46.4 overs.

ICC Women's Quadrangular Series : Australia Women 269-4 beat England Women 268-8 by six wickets

India Women beat England Women by eight wickets

Openers Karuna Jain and Jaya Sharma struck fluent half-centuries and medium pacer Amita Sharma grabbed 4/16 as India scored an eight-wicket win over England in the Quadrangular women's international series.
Put in to bat, England's four batswomen fell to Amita Sharma who had a brilliant single spell of 10-3-16-4 and Priti Dimri claimed 2/26. Jhulan Goswami and Sunetra Paranjpe claimed a wicket each. For England, only Lydia Greenway resisted the Indian attack and remained unbeaten on 50 (6x4, 1x6) as the visitors were dimissed for 143 in 45.5 overs. In reply, Karuna and Jaya put on a rollicking 126 runs for the opening wicket in 184 balls and India achieved the target making 144 for 2 in 38.5 overs, Karuna Jain was the first to go being caught by Jenny Gunn off Isa Guha for 51 (79 b 6x4), while Jaya Sharma made 66 (109 balls, 8x4, 1x6) before being caught by Laura Newton off her own bowling.
India scored a bonus point with their win and at the end of four matches have 13 points, followed by New Zealand 12 and Australia 10. England have lost all their matches.

ICC Women's Quadrangular Series : India Women 144 for 2 beat England Women 143 all out by eight wickets

New Zealand Women loses to Australia

The New Zealand women's cricket team has suffered its first loss at the quadrangular tournament in Chennai. However, New Zealand still leads the competition.
The New Zealand women's cricket team had suffered its first loss at the quadrangular tournament in Chennai, losing to Australia by 49 runs. Australia scored 232 for 8 and New Zealand were bowled out in the 45th over for 183. Captain Haidee Tiffen says missed chances cost her team, dropped catches and batsmen failing to get partnerships going. New Zealand still leads the competition and has two matches left against India and England before the final.

ICC Women's Quadrangular Series : Australia Women 232 for 8 beat New Zealand Women 183 all out by 49 runs

New Zealand Women beat India Women by 3 wickets

New Zealand scored a three-wicket win over India while world champions Australia defeated England, their first win in the round robin league, in the quadrangular women's international limited overs cricket tournament here today.
Electing to bat, India were dismissed for 201 in 49.2 overs by New Zealand who made short work of the target making 202 in 47.1 overs losing seven wickets. This was India's first defeat in the league. India crumbled against the Kiwi attack and were 52/4 before Chennai girl Thiushakamini, making her debut, made a determined 37 (6x4) and was involved in a useful stand of run-a-ball 86 for the fifth wicket with Hemalata Kala (65 - 5x4 and 1x6). Though, fast bowler Jhulan Goswami bowled well to claim four wickets in her quota of ten overs of which two were maidens, conceding 26 runs, the other Indian bowlers failed and the Kiwis maintained a steady run rate before winning the match without much ado

ICC Women's Quadrangular Series : New Zealand Women 202 for 7 (47.1 overs) beat India Women 201 allout (49.2 overs) by 3 wickets

Australia Women beat England Women by 6 wickets

England's women succumbed to their third successive defeat in the four-nation event in India, sliding to a six-wicket reverse against Australia.
Despite a superb 113 off 115 balls from Claire Taylor, featuring 15 fours and a six, England were only able to post a modest 216-7 after winning the toss. Jenny Gunn struck in the third over of the Australia reply but Melissa Bulow hit a determined half-century. Lisa Sthalekar's unbeaten 85 guided her team to victory with 10 overs to spare.

ICC Women's Quadrangular Series : Australia Women 215 for 7 (49 overs) beat England Women 213 for 8 (50 overs) by 6 wickets

India Women beat Australia Women by 3 wickets

India won their second successive match defeating Australia in the quadrangular women's international one-day limited overs cricket tournament .
While India scored a three-wicket win with an over to spare against world champions Australia, New Zealand won by 19 runs against England. Both India and New Zealand have eight points each and are unbeaten. Electing to bat, Australia made 213 for 8 in 50 overs and India romped home making 215 for 7 in 49 overs, thanks to an unbeaten 104 by opener Jaya Sharma, who was rightly declared woman of the match with a cash prize of Rs 10,000.

ICC Women's Quadrangular Series : India Women 215 for 7 (49 overs) beat Australia Women 213 for 8 (50 overs) by 3 wickets

New Zealand Women beat England Women by 19 runs

England suffered another setback at the women's four-nation event in India when they lost to New Zealand by 19 runs.
The White Ferns set a tough target by making 291-6 in their innings, with Sarah Tsukigawa hitting four sixes in an unbeaten 78 off 56 balls. A stand of 82 in 14 overs between Claire Taylor (56) and Sarah Taylor (41) kept England in the hunt. But although Charlotte Edwards weighed in with 82 off 93 balls, the pressure told and they were all out for 272.

ICC Women's Quadrangular Series : New Zealand Women 291 for 6 (50 overs) beat England Women 272 allout (48.2 overs) by 19 runs

India Women beat England Women by 18 runs

England made a disappointing start to the Women's Quadrangular Series when they lost by 18 runs to hosts India.
Chasing a target of 232 in Madras (Chennai), they fell behind the required rate mid-innings despite 54 from opener Caroline Atkins. Skipper Charlotte Edwards made 33 off 35 balls but they were all out for 213 off the final ball of the 48th over. Karu Jain (77) and Jaya Sharma (61) were India's stars with a first wicket stand of 121 in a total of 231-6.

ICC Women's Quadrangular Series : India Women 231 for 6 (50.0 overs) beat England Women 213 all out (48.0 overs) by 18 runs

New Zealand Women beat Australia Women by 6 wickets

The New Zealand women's cricket team has scored a 6 wicket victory over Australia in their opening match at the quadrangular tournament in Chennai, India.
Australia scored 260 for 9 before Rebecca Rolls smashed an unbeaten century to lead New Zealand to their target with 30 balls to spare. Rolls hammered 104 off 87 balls which included 18 fours and a six.

ICC Women's Quadrangular Series : New Zealand Women 261 for 4 (45.0 overs) beat Australia Women 260 for 9 (50.0 overs) by 6 wickets

Four-nation women's cricket tourney in India

The Indian cricket board will host a women's quadrangular tournament involving Australia, New Zealand and England, besides the hosts, in February in Chennai.
The tournament, which will follow the Asia Cup, also to be held in India, will be staged from Feb 12 to 25, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said here Saturday. The third Asia Cup, involving Pakistan and Sri Lanka besides India, will be played in Jaipur from Dec 12 to 22. The BCCI also announced that it has constituted a women's cricket committee that will look after cricket activities, including organising tournaments.