Pakistan v Sri Lanka Live Streaming 5th ODI at Colombo

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
5th One Day International
Venue: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date: 9 August 2009, Sunday
Time: 9:00 GMT

The spark has rather disappeared from a tour that during the Test portion delivered a few non-fatal surprises for Sri Lanka, such as Fawad Alam's maiden century, Danish Kaneria's five, and Umar Gul's bursts of reverse. Sri Lanka were utterly dominant in the first three ODIs and their series win has been totally justified. There was no resistance from Pakistan until the fourth game, a dead rubber, in which Umar Akmal treated spectators to a most effortless maiden century and Iftikhar Anjum bounced back with five wickets in no time.

The wheels haven't quite come off for Pakistan, but the nuts have certainly been loosened and the main aim is to continue to regain some lost pride. Sunday's match represents another chance for Pakistan to turn around their short-term fortunes, yet the poor form of their senior players - Mohammad Yousuf and Misbah-ul-Haq in particular - may prompt the management to revert to youth. Intikhab Alam, Pakistan's coach, said the wonderful partnership between Umar and captain Younis Khan gave a lot of confidence to the team for the final ODI and the Twenty20.

It's a shame Sri Lanka and Pakistan don't go into the final ODI with the series level. A tight run-chase under lights at the Premadasa, with the series at stake, would have been a delightful prospect.

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Malinga Bandara has never been a big turner of the ball but recalled for the fourth ODI, he again displayed why he can be a handful. He mixed googlies with topspinners regularly and relied on a very good line to keep the batsmen watchful. Importantly he tried to make the batsmen come at him, often tossing the ball up generously. Figures of 2 for 40 were a fine return for a man in his comeback game.

Shahid Afridi was not required to do much with the bat in the last game but did pick up a couple wickets with his fast legspin. With this being the last ODI before he is elevated to the captaincy for the one-off Twenty20, Afridi could just pump himself up for a special evening. It just seems far fetched that one of Pakistan's most inconsistent yet match-turning performers won't make an impact come the end of the series.

Team news

It is perfectly reasonable to expect Pakistan to name an unchanged side from the one which walloped Sri Lanka on Friday, but there may be a recall for Fawad at the expense of one of Yousuf and Misbah. Umar and Anjum took the plaudits for their match-winning hands, while Pakistan will hope Imran Nazir can curb his aggression and find form at the top.

Pakistan: (probable) 1 Kamran Akmal (wk), 2 Imran Nazir, 3 Younis Khan (capt), 4 Mohammad Yousuf, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq/Fawad Alam, 6 Umar Akmal, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Naved-ul-Hasan, 9 Saeed Ajmal, 10 Mohammad Aamer, 11 Iftikhar Anjum.

Trevor Bayliss, Sri Lanka's coach, said the team will be looking to make a few changes in the last ODI on Sunday in order to give some of the other players a rest. It is foreseeable that Lasith Malinga, who went for 79 in his ten overs without taking a wicket and came in for some harsh treatment from Umar, will be rested. Nuwan Kulasekara could return in his place after a game's rest. Thilan Thushara could also be given a rest, which puts left-arm medium-pacer Isuru Udana in the mix.

Sri Lanka: (probable) 1 Upul Tharanga, 2 Sanath Jayasuriya, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Thilan Samaraweera, 6 Chamara Kapugedera, 7 Thilina Kandamby, 8 Thilan Thushara, 9 Malinga Bandara, 10 Isuru Udana/Nuwan Kulasekara, 11 Ajantha Mendis.

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Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Live Streaming 1st ODI at Harare

Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe
1st ODI
Venue: Harare, Zimbabwe
Date: 9 August 2009, Sunday
Time: 7:30 GMT

Prosper Utseya's Zimbabwe have a stiff task ahead of them

Zimbabwe won their last low-profile series against Kenya 5-0 but their best player, Tatenda Taibu, is not available after being handed a ten-match suspension. Their opponents this time are undoubtedly favourites after their exploits in the Caribbean and their recent record over Zimbabwe - they beat them 2-1 earlier this year. Bangladesh's players have much more international experience and have been playing more cricket lately. Zimbabwe are up against it and will need to play out of their skins to beat Bangladesh. A victory for Zimbabwe will give them their first notable ODI series win since July 2006, and augur well for their future as an international team after an encouraging performance against Sri Lanka in the last three ODIs at home.

Bangladesh, after massive strides in the West Indies, have few form concerns despite the warm-up defeat. Shakib Al Hasan, the stand-in captain for the current tour of West Indies, will continue to lead the side in the absence of Mashrafe Mortaza, down with a knee injury. He led and played admirably in the recent ODIs and can be counted on to rally Bangladesh again.

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Hamilton Masakadza: Zimbabwe's most consistent batsman over the last two seasons has to click at the top. His experience (68 ODIs) puts him in a higher category than many of his team-mates and Masakadza will need to show that responsibility whether opening the innings or batting at No.3. For too long he has squandered starts and not fulfilled the promise of a century on Test debut.

Enamul Haque jnr is a name a few Zimbabweans may be wary of. The left-arm spinner took 6 for 45 - and the historic final wicket - to send Bangladesh fans wild with an inaugural Test victory over Zimbabwe in January 2005, then added 7 for 95 (and 12 in the match) in the drawn second Test. His three ODIs have all come against Zimbabwe, yielding just four wickets, but there's plenty of reason to believe Enamul can add to those figures significantly on this tour.

Team news

Picking Zimbabwe's final XI is a difficult task, given the side has not played an ODI since February. Players to have earned recalls for the series are Mark Vermeulen, who last played an international match in 2004, the wicketkeeper-batsman Coventry, who last played for Zimbabwe in 2006, and batsman Chamu Chibhabha. It is foreseeable that the players with the most recent international experience get picked first.

Zimbabwe: (probable) 1 Hamilton Masakdaza, 2 Chamu Chibhabha, 3 Vusi Sibanda, 4 Stuart Matsikenyeri, 5 Sean Williams, 6 Elton Chigumbura, 7 Prosper Utseya (capt), 8 Charles Coventry (wk), 9 Graeme Cremer, 10 Ray Price, 11 Ed Rainsford.

Bangladesh are likely to retain a winning combination, the only exception being the absence of Abdur Razzak who strained his hamstring while batting in the third ODI against West Indies.

Bangladesh: (probable) 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Junaid Siddique, 3 Mohammad Ashraful, 4 Raqibul Hasan, 5 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 7 Mahmudullah, 8 Naeem Islam, 9 Enamul Haque jnr, 10 Syed Rasel, 11 Rubel Hossain.

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Live Streaming 4th ODI Video on PC

Sri lanka vs Pakistan
Date: 7 August 2009, Friday
Time: 14:00 (Local), 9:00 (GMT)

A series of lopsided fortunes is dead in terms of a contest. So what to do the teams play for?

For Pakistan there is only pride to play for, a position which is becoming all-too-familiar for this team in recent times. In their previous ODI series, against Australia in the UAE, Pakistan managed a face-saving win in the dead match. Given their current predicament and lack of one-day direction, they cannot waste any opportunity to find some form.

Just before the start of the ODI series there was talk of 'undesirable elements' lurking in the team hotel along with reports of factionalism and rifts in the team. The seniors players have consistently underperformed, adding to the pressure on captain Younis Khan. Mohammad Yousuf and Misbah-ul-Haq were dropped after the first ODI, and Shoaib Malik has been a non-starter with scores of 9, 0 and 12.

Each defeat has been followed by talk of the need to 'execute plans' and Younis rejecting claims of 'groupism'. These have almost become buzzwords for a side struggling to win all tour. Instead of offering excuses and denying rumours, what Pakistan need to do is get back to the basics: bowl straight, field sharply and not throw away wickets. At the Premadasa they have to forget what has gone before and start again.

On the flip side, Sri Lanka can use the two games - and later the one-off Twenty20 - as a celebration of their most successful home series against Pakistan. Kumar Sangakkara's appointment as captain worked instant wonders for the team - they won the Tests and now three ODIs on the trot, their first home series wins over Pakistan. The last two games offer the chance to test their bench strength while aiming to avoid complacency as they chase a clean sweep and keep up the momentum ahead of New Zealand's arrival.

Form guide

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Upul Tharanga: His 96-ball 76 helped Sri Lanka get off to an outstanding start during their chase of what appeared a stiff 289 in the third game. Once dogged by indifferent shot selection and a tendency to throw it away before settling in, Tharanga displayed maturity in the last game and relied purely on timing and placement than power. With Sanath Jayasuriya's impending retirement Sri Lanka need solidity at the top and this series may prove a welcome return for Tharanga.

Kamran Akmal: He's made 78 in three innings in the series so far, and if his performance does not improve you can be assured Kamran's choir of detractors will chirp up. He did splendidly with bat and glove during Pakistan's victorious ICC World Twenty20 campaign and now, with the series lost, Kamran could do with a big innings under his belt.

Team news

Reports from Colombo say that Umar Gul and Abdul Razzaq will take no further part in the series. Gul is suffering from an ankle injury and Razzaq is down with a calf injury. If they are indeed missing then Pakistan have no option but to recall Yousuf and hand Rao Iftikhar Anjum a game. As for the opening conundrum, Imran Nazir should get a run in the XI. After identical dismissals in consecutive games, steering catches to the slip cordon, Nasir Jamshed has to go.

Pakistan: (likely) 1 Kamran Akmal (wk), 2 Imran Nazir, 3 Younis Khan (capt), 4 Mohammad Yousuf, 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Umar Akmal, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Fawad Alam, 9 Naved-ul-Hasan, 10 Mohammad Aamer, 11 Rao Iftikhar Anjum.

With the series won, Sri Lanka have the luxury of resting a few players if they choose to. Muttiah Muralitharan may make way for Ajantha Mendis or Malinga Bandara.

Sri Lanka: (likely) 1 Upul Tharanga, 2 Mahela Jayawardene, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk), 4 Thilan Samaraweera, 5 Chamara Kapugedera, 6 Thilina Kandamby, 7 Angelo Mathews, 8 Thilan Thushara, 9 Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Dilhara Fernando, 11 Muttiah Muralitharan/Ajantha Mendis.

Weather and conditions

The weather in Colombo at the moment is fairly wet and overcast with only periods of sunshine. Scattered thunderstorms are predicted for Friday and Sri Lanka's chances of victory are greater in a low-scoring contest - their batsmen are more adept at nudging difficult runs and the conditions could aid their fast bowlers. Friday's match is the first day-night affair of the series and the side winning the toss should opt to bat and post a competitive total, hoping their bowlers will have use the conditions under floodlights to put the opposition under pressure.

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Durham vs Worcestershire Live Streaming Cricket Match

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West Indies vs Bangladesh Live Streaming Twenty20 Video

West Indies Vs Bangladesh

Venue :Only Twenty20 International, Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts Live action starts from: 18:00 GMT (23:30 IST) T20 Bangladesh Tour of West Indies 2009 Twenty20 International Match

WI Vs BANG

West Indies squad

FL Reifer*, DJG Sammy, DE Bernard, TM Dowlin, ADS Fletcher, RN Lewis, NO Miller, KOA Powell, DM Richards, KAJ Roach, DS Smith, DC Thomas†, GC Tonge

	Bangladesh squad
Shakib Al Hasan*, Mushfiqur Rahim, Abdur Razzak, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Mahbubul Alam, Mahmudullah, Mehrab Hossain jnr, Mohammad Ashraful, Naeem Islam, Raqibul Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Syed Rasel, Tamim Iqbal

Australia vs England Live Streaming 3rd Test Day 4 at Edgbaston

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3rd Test Match,
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Edgbaston, Birmingham
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The saturated outfield on Saturday

Despite the valiant efforts of the head groundsman Steve Rouse and his staff, rain forced the abandonment of the third day's play at Edgbaston. Umpires Rudi Koertzen and Aleem Dar conducted a series of field inspections throughout the day, but persistent afternoon rain prompted play to be officially cancelled at 2.40pm. Having lost five sessions of play across the first three days, and with more rain forecast for Monday, the chances of a result in the third Test are remote. Sunny periods are, however, predicted for Sunday.

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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Streaming 2nd ODI Sri Lanka Batting

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka

Pakistan 168 (47.0 ov)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field

• Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series - 2nd ODI
• Played at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
• 1 August 2009 (50-over match)

	Pakistan innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	Nasir Jamshed	c Jayawardene b Kulasekara	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
	0.1 we have a first ball strike! Poor shot by Jamshed, the ball lands outside off and swings away, not sure if Jamshed wanted to leave it in the last minute, he hangs his bat out half-heartedly and tamely chips it to Mahela who cups it above his head at second slip 0/1
	Kamran Akmal†	c Samaraweera b Thushara	13	27	19	3	0	68.42
	5.6 the openers are gone and a good catch by Samaraweera, Thushara bowls it in the channel outside off and pitches it up, Kamran shapes to drive square but gets a thick outside edge which travels low and quickly to the slips,Samaraweera falls to his left, cups it comfortably on the dive 21/2
	Younis Khan*	c Kapugedera b Muralitharan	23	113	73	2	0	31.50
	25.4 very tame dismissal, Murali continues bowling round the wicket and pitches it up on the pads, Younis tries to work him to the on side, lunges forward and ends up chipping it loosely to Kapugedera at short midwicket, one of the easiest of catches 78/6
	Shoaib Malik	lbw b Thushara	0	6	4	0	0	0.00
	7.4 he goes for a duck, he pitches it back of a length on middle stump and gets it to hold its line, Malik's caught at his crease on the backfoot and the ball hits him on the top flap of the pad, may be a trifle too high, I'm not terribly convinced about that, reminds me of Mitchell Johnson's wicket yesterday 21/3
	Umar Akmal	c †Sangakkara b Mathews	18	43	28	3	0	64.28
	17.2 poor shot and Umar will rue that, he gets on the front foot and slashes hard at a delivery which holds its line, thick outside edge and Mathews didn't have to look back for confirmation 53/4
	Fawad Alam	c †Sangakkara b Thushara	10	25	24	0	0	41.66
	22.6 that extra delivery has fetched Sri Lanka a strike! Poor shot by Fawad, he tries to upper cut a short delivery and gets a thick edge to Sangakkara who takes it in front of his face, the nick was loud and clear 67/5
	Shahid Afridi	c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan	7	18	9	1	0	77.77
	27.1 Pakistan slip further, Murali bowls round the wicket and flights it on middle and leg, Afridi takes him on and mows him high over the on side but Jayasuriya's stationed there at deep midwicket for the catch 87/7
	Abdul Razzaq	c Thushara b Jayasuriya	17	51	43	1	0	39.53
	38.2 Razzaq loses patience but it costs him his wicket, he tries to take the bowler downtown but fails to clear Thushara at long-on who falls backwards before the rope 128/9
	Umar Gul	run out (sub [CM Bandara])	14	38	26	0	0	53.84
	37.2 Muralitharan to Abdul Razzaq, direct hit from the substitute Bandara! Razzaq opens the face of the bat and squezzes it out towards short third man and looks to pinch a quick single, there's a near collision mid-pitch, Bandara knows Gul is struggling and fires a direct hit at the striker's end, Gul's way out of his crease despite the dive and the third umpire takes a look 125/8
	Mohammad Aamer	not out	24		32	3	0	75.00
	Saeed Ajmal	run out (Malinga)	16		23	1	0	69.56
	46.6 Malinga to Mohammad Aamer, an under arm flick ends the innings, Aamer drops the ball in front of him and they try to pinch a quick single, Ajmal is struggling to make his ground but Malinga was too quick for him, he under arms the ball on the dive and the third umpire takes a look at the direct hit 168/10
	Extras	(b 4, lb 4, w 18)	26
	Total	(all out; 47 overs)	168	(3.57 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-0 (Nasir Jamshed, 0.1 ov), 2-21 (Kamran Akmal, 5.6 ov), 3-21 (Shoaib Malik, 7.4 ov), 4-53 (Umar Akmal, 17.2 ov), 5-67 (Fawad Alam, 22.6 ov), 6-78 (Younis Khan, 25.4 ov), 7-87 (Shahid Afridi, 27.1 ov), 8-125 (Umar Gul, 37.2 ov), 9-128 (Abdul Razzaq, 38.2 ov), 10-168 (Saeed Ajmal, 46.6 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	KMDN Kulasekara	8	2	17	1	2.12
	0.1 to Nasir Jamshed, we have a first ball strike! Poor shot by Jamshed, the ball lands outside off and swings away, not sure if Jamshed wanted to leave it in the last minute, he hangs his bat out half-heartedly and tamely chips it to Mahela who cups it above his head at second slip 0/1
	SL Malinga	10	0	37	0	3.70	(2w)
	T Thushara	9	2	33	3	3.66	(3w)
	5.6 to Kamran Akmal, the openers are gone and a good catch by Samaraweera, Thushara bowls it in the channel outside off and pitches it up, Kamran shapes to drive square but gets a thick outside edge which travels low and quickly to the slips,Samaraweera falls to his left, cups it comfortably on the dive 21/2 7.4 to Shoaib Malik, he goes for a duck, he pitches it back of a length on middle stump and gets it to hold its line, Malik's caught at his crease on the backfoot and the ball hits him on the top flap of the pad, may be a trifle too high, I'm not terribly convinced about that, reminds me of Mitchell Johnson's wicket yesterday 21/3 22.6 to Fawad Alam, that extra delivery has fetched Sri Lanka a strike! Poor shot by Fawad, he tries to upper cut a short delivery and gets a thick edge to Sangakkara who takes it in front of his face, the nick was loud and clear 67/5
	AD Mathews	7	1	15	1	2.14
	17.2 to Umar Akmal, poor shot and Umar will rue that, he gets on the front foot and slashes hard at a delivery which holds its line, thick outside edge and Mathews didn't have to look back for confirmation 53/4
	M Muralitharan	10	0	41	2	4.10	(4w)
	25.4 to Younis Khan, very tame dismissal, Murali continues bowling round the wicket and pitches it up on the pads, Younis tries to work him to the on side, lunges forward and ends up chipping it loosely to Kapugedera at short midwicket, one of the easiest of catches 78/6 27.1 to Shahid Afridi, Pakistan slip further, Murali bowls round the wicket and flights it on middle and leg, Afridi takes him on and mows him high over the on side but Jayasuriya's stationed there at deep midwicket for the catch 87/7
	ST Jayasuriya	3	0	17	1	5.66	(1w)
	38.2 to Abdul Razzaq, Razzaq loses patience but it costs him his wicket, he tries to take the bowler downtown but fails to clear Thushara at long-on who falls backwards before the rope 128/9

	Sri Lanka team

WU Tharanga, ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara*†, DPMD Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera, CK Kapugedera, AD Mathews, T Thushara, KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, M Muralitharan

The lower order give batting lessons again to the specialists. But the score of 168 seems quite inadequate at this stage. Pakistan really should have opted for the third Powerplay earlier, when Afridi and Razzaq came together.This might still be a tricky score if Sri Lanka lose a couple early. It's still very windy and the ball is swinging.