INDIA VS AUSTRALIA 1ST TEST: ASHWIN TAKE 6 WICKETS, CLARKE SCORE A TON ON DAY 1

In the first test match against Australia at Chennai, R. Ashwin take 6 wicket for 88 runs. Ashwin creates pressure on Australian top order batsman and take wickets for Indian team. at one point Australia was on the score of 153 for 5 wickets.

Great partnership was build between Michael Clarke and Moises Henriques. Both of them added 151 runs on 254 balls and take Australia at good position. partnership of Clarke and Henriques was broken by Ashwin.

At the starting of the day Australia won the toss are elected to bat first. Harbhajan Singh who was selected after a long time unable to take wickets. captain Michael Clarke score unbeaten 103 runs. This was the 21st test century for Michael Clarke

At the end of the day Australia able to score 316 runs for 7 wickets. Jadeja take one wicket for India.

Second day is going to be crucial for both the teams.

BRIEF SCORE:         AUSTRALIA:  316/7

Ed. Cowan: 29(45), David Warner: 59(93), Phillip Hughes: 6(15), Shane Watson: 28(60),   Michael Clarke: 103*(169), Matthew Wade: 12(35), Moises Henriques: 68(132), Mitchell Starc: 3(3), Peter Siddle: 1*(18)

Ravichandran Ashwin: 6-(88), Ravindra Jadeja 1-(56)

SHAHID AFRIDI MAY GET SELECTED IN PAK SQUAD AGAINST SA FOR ODI's

Former captain of Pakistan Shahid Afridi is likely to be selected in Pakistan squad. Pakistan will play one t20 international and five one day international matches against South Africa. Shahid Afridi may get selected in both of them as revealed by a source.

Pakistan recently lose a test series against south Africa. selectors of Pakistan squad is not happy with the team performance in the test series against south Africa. Selectors may take some strict action and would make plenty of changes in limited over format.

Shahid Afridi played two t20 matches but dropped from the one-day internationals against  India. Shahid Afridi  shown some good form recently while playing in Pakistan-a series against Afganistan.

Sources said "the selectors may select Umar Akmal, kamran Akmal, Ahmed Shahzad, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz Shoaib Malik, Aizaz Cheema, Junaid khan, Umar Amin and Zulfigar Babar for limited over serier

MAITHALI RAJ TOP ICC WORLD RANKING WHILE TEAM INDIA ON SEVENTH

After loosing the women world cup, Indian women cricket team captain Maithali Raj is still on the top in ICC world ranking. Suzie Bates who got women world cup player of the tournament take a jump of 5 places and claim her career best number two spot in the ICC world ranking released after Australia beat West Indies in the final match of ICC women world cup.

Australia become the number 1 ODI team and loosing finalist West Indies occupy spot of number 2 while India got the spot of number 7.

England's Katherine Brunt continues to head the ICC women's ODI bowlers table by taking 12 wickets throughout the tournament. The highest wicket-taker in the tournament,Australia's MEGAN Schutt has jumped 38 places to a career best 38th

The reliance ICC women's ODI all rounder table continues to be topped by west indies player Stafanie Taylor

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN MADE IT 6TH TIME , THEY ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS

Australia Women, electing to bat, scored 259 for 7 before dismissing West Indies Women for 145 in the day-night match.
Brief scores:
Australia Women 259-7 in 50 overs (Jess Cameron 75, Rachael Haynes 52, Jodie Fields 36 not out, Meg Lanning 31, Ellyse Perry 25 not out; Shaquana Quintyne 3-27)

West Indies Women 145 all out in 43.1 overs (Merissa Aguilleira 23, Deandra Dottin 22, Kyshona Knight 21 not out; Ellyse Perry 3-19, Lisa Sthalekar 2-20, Erin Osborne 2-26, Megan Schutt 2-38)Result: Australia win by 114 runs

ENGLAND BEAT NEW ZEALAND TO FINISH THIRD IN ICC WOMEN WC

England's chase, however, did not start on a good note as the defending champions lost opener Danielle Wyatt (5) early.
Edwards, who became the first woman cricketer to amass 5,000 runs in ODIs, Taylor then forged a 78-run second-wicket stand, before Taylor was caught off Doolan's bowling.

Chasing a 221 for victory, Edwards played a captain's knock, scoring an unbeaten 106 off 121 deliveries with the help of 15 fours to take England to 222 in 47 overs.

ALL EYES ON GAUTAM GAMBHIR AS HE LEADS INDIA-A IN AGAINST AUSTRALIANS

The 31-year-old opener has a chance to showcase the steel he is made of when he will captain India A in the three-day game against the Australians starting in Chennai on Saturday. "Don't want sympathies, time to show some steel," Gautam Gambhir said after being dropped from the India squad for the first two Tests against Australia.

India A squad:

 Gautam Gambhir (capt), Jiwanjot Singh, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, C Gautam, Rakesh Dhruv, Jalaj Saxena, Manpreet Gony, Vinay Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ashok Menaria, Abhishek Nayar.

Australia squad: Michael Clarke (captain), Ed Cowan, David Warner, Phil Hughes, Shane Watson, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Matthew Wade, Glenn Maxwell, Moises Henriques, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Xavier Doherty, Jackson Bird.

ICC WOMEN WORLD CUP: FINAL BETWEEN WEST INDIES AND AUSTRALIA

Tickets are booked and now its final west indies enters into the final match of ICC women world cup 2013. Mighty Australia already secured there position in final and now west indies secured it too. West Indies in there last match of super six registered there win over Australia by 8 runs.

Both the teams Australia and West Indies top the table of super six by 8 point leaving behind the defending champions England. England claimed a 15 run victory over New Zealand in super six  of ICC world cup. Despite of the victory, England rolled out from the championship. Thats cricket...!!!

In the low scoring match between west indies and Australia, West Indies scored a total of 164 runs. Austalia chasing this low total loose some of there important wickets in the starting and at the end Australia score 156 all out just short of 8 runs.

On the score of 130 for four Australia able to score only 156 all out after a dramatic collapse.

At the end of the match two contenders for the world cup are West Indies and Australia.

BRIEF SCORE:  west indies won the match by 8 runs.

Australia: A. Blackwell: 45, J.Cameron: 39, R. Hynes:21, S.Daley: 3 (22), S Taylor: 2 (26)

West Indies: Deandra Dottin: 60, Natasha Mclean: 26, Holly Ferling: 3 (27), Megan schutt: 3 (50).