India vs South Africa 3rd ODI Match

The 3rd and the last match of the ODI series between India and South Africa held today Feb 27th at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad. Already India leading the series 2-0 and won the series.

South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first.

South Africa's Squad:

L Bosman, H Amla, J Kallis, AB de Villers, H Gibbs, M Boucher, J Botha, RE van der Merwe, D Steyn, M Morkel and L Tsotsobe.

India's Squad:

D Karthik, M Vijay, V Kohli, R Sharma, MS Dhoni, S Raina, Y Pathan, R Jadeja, S Sreesanth, A Mithun and S Tyagi.

Match Result:

South Africa won the match by 90 runs and AB de Villers was named as the player of the match for his 102 runs from 59 balls with 11-4's & 3-6's.

Series Result:

India won the series as 2-1. Sachin Tendulkar was named as the player of the series.

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Medal Winners on Feb 26th

On 15th day Feb 26th of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics 7 events reached their medal round.

The medal events on Feb 26th are:
Biathlon - Men's 4*7.5km Relay
Alpine Skiing - Ladies Slalom
Snowboard - Ladies PGS
Curling - Women's
Short Track - Men's 500 m
Short Track - Ladies 1000m
Short Track - Men's 5000m Relay

Winners on Feb 26th:
Biathlon - Men's 4*7.5km Relay
Team Norway won Gold
Team Austria won Silver
Team Russian Federation won Bronze

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Medal Winners on Feb 25th

On 14th day Feb 25th of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics 6 events reached their medal round.

The medal events on Feb 25th are:
Alpine Skiing - Ladies Giant Slalom
Cross-Country Skiing - Ladies 4*5 km Relay Classic/Free
Ice Hockey - Women's Bronze Medal Game
Nordic Combined - Individual LH/10km CC - 10km
Ice Hockey - Women's Gold Medal Game
Figure Skating - Ladies Free Skating
Freestyle Skiing - Men's Aerials

Medal Winners on Feb 25th:
Alpine Skiing - Ladies Giant Slalom
Rebensburg Viktoria of Germany - Gold
Maze Tina of Slovenia - Silver
Goergl Elisabeth of Austria - Bronze

New Zealand vs Australia 1st T20 Match

Australia after completing their T20 series against West Indies they are now tour on New Zealand and the both teams are scheduled to play 2 match T20 series.

The 1st T20 match held today Feb 26th at Wellington. New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first.

New Zealand's Squad:

B McCullum, P Ingram, M Guptil, R Taylor, J Franklin, G Hopkins, J Oram, N McCullum, D Vettori, D Tuffey and S Bond.

Australia's Squad:

D Warner, S Watson, M Clarke, M Johnson, D Hussey, C White, B Haddin, D Christian, S Smith, S Tait and D Nannes.

Match Result:

Australia won the match by 6 wickets at 16th over. Michael Johnson was named as the player of the match for his 3 wickets in 4 four overs with 19 runs.

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Medal Winners on Feb 24th

On the 13th day Feb 24th of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics 5 events went to their medal stage.

The Medal Events on Feb 24th are:
Cross-Country Skiing - Men's 4*10 km Relay Classic/Free
Speed Skating - Ladies 5000m
Bobsleigh - Women's
Short Track - Ladies 3000m Relay
Freestyle Skiing - Ladies Aerials

Winners of those events are:
Cross-Country Skiing - Men's 4*10 km Relay Classic/Free
Sweden - Gold
Norway - Silver
Czech Republic - Bronze

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Medal Winners on Feb 23rd

On 12th Day Feb 23rd of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics 5 events reached their medal round.

The Medal Events on Feb 23rd were:
Speed Skating - Men's 10000m
Biathlon - Women's 4*6km Relay
Alpine Skiing - Men's Giant Slalom
Nordic Combined - Team 4*5km - 4*5km Relay
Freestyle Skiing - Ladies Ski Cross

Winners in those Medal Events were:
Speed Skating - Men's 10000m
Lee Seung-Hoon of Korea - Gold
Skobrev Ivan of Russian Federation - Silver
de Jong Bob of Netherlands - Bronze

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Medal Winners on Feb 22nd

On the 11th day Feb 22nd of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics 4 events reached their medal round.

The Medal events on Feb 22nd were:

Ski Jumping - Team

Cross-Country Skiing - Ladies Team Sprint

Cross-Country Skiing - Men's Team Sprint

Figure Skating - Ice Dance Free

Winners in those events were:

Ski Jumping - Team

Austria team won the Gold

Germany team won the Silver

Norway team won the Bronze

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Medal Winners on Feb 21st

On 10th day of Vancouver 2010 winter Olympics 6 events reached their medal stage.

The medal events on Feb 21st are:

Biathlon - Men's 15km Mass Start

Alpine Skiing - Men's Super Combined Slalom

Biathlon - Women's 12.5km Mass Start

Freestyle Skiing-  Men's Ski Cross

Speed Skating - Ladies 1500m

Bobsiegh - Two-Man

Winners of those events were:

Biathlon - Men's 15km Mass Start

Ustyugov Evgeny of Russian Federation - Gold

Fourcade Martin of France - Silver

Hurajt Pavol of Slovakia - Bronze

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Medal Winners on Feb 20th

On the 9th day of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics 6 events reached their medal stage.

Events on medal stage were:

Alpine Skiing - Ladies Super-G

Ski Jumping - LH Individual 

Cross-Country Skiing - Men's 30 km Pursuit (15 Classic + 15 Free)

Speed Skating - Men's 1500m

Short Track - Ladies 1500m

Short Track - Men's 1000m

Winners in those events are:

Alpine Skiing - Ladies Super-G

Fischbacher Andrea of Austria - Gold

Maze Tina of Slovenia - Silver

Vonn Lindsey of USA - Bronze

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Medal Winners on Feb 19th

On 8th day of Vancouver 2010  Winter Olympics 4 events went to the medal stage.

The events in medal stage were:

Alpine Skiing - Men's Super-G

Cross-Country Skiing - Ladies 15km pursuit(7.5 Classic + 7.5 Free)

Skeleton - Women's

Skeleton - Men's

Winners in those events are:

Alpine Skiing - Men's Super-G

Svindal Aksel Lund of Norway - Gold

Miller Bode of USA - Silver

Weibrecht Andrew of USA - Bronze

India vs South Africa 2nd ODI Match

The 2nd ODI between India and South Africa held today Feb 24th in Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior.

India won the toss and decided to bat first.

India's Squad:

V Sehwag, S Tendulkar, D Karthik, Y Pathan, MS Dhoni, V Kohli, S Raina, R Jadeja, P Kumar, A Nehra and S Sreesanth.

South Africa's Squad:

H Amla, H Gibbs, R van der Merwe, J Kallis, AB de Villers, A Petersen, JP Diminy, M Boucher, W Parnell, D Steyn and C Langeveldt.

Match Result:

India won the match by 153 runs. Sachin Tendulakar was named as the player of the match for 200* not out which came at just 147 balls with 25-4's and 3-6's. Through which he became the first man to reach 200 runs in One Day Internationals.

Sachin's 200* - Another Feather to his Cap

The Little Master added another feather to his cap. Yes Scahin had became first person to score double century in One Day Internationals.

In the 2nd ODI match of the 3 match series between India and South Africa which was played today Feb 24th at Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior. Sachin scored his 200 runs in just 147 balls which includes 24- fours and 3- sixes at the strike rate of 136.05.

His travel to 200:

Sachin got his 50 runs off 37 balls with 9-4's.

100 runs came in 90 balls with 13-4's.

150 runs came in 118 balls with 22-4's and 1-6.

200 runs came in 147 balls with 25-4's and 3-6's.

Previous record for highest individual score in One Day Internationals was 194* off 156 balls by Charles Coventry of Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in 2009 and 194 off 146 balls by Saeed Anwar of Pakistan against India in 1997.

Some of his Records:

Most runs in career 30855 runs .

Most centuries in career 92

Most 90's in career 25

Most 50's in career 147

Most 50+ runs in career 239

In One Day Internationals

Most runs on ODI career 17598 runs at average of 45.12

Most centuries in ODI career 46

Most 90's in ODI career 18

Most 50's in ODI career 93

Fastest to reach 10000 runs which came in 259 innings

Fastest to reach 11000 runs which came in 276 innings

Fastest to reach 12000 runs which came in 300

Fastest to reach 13000 runs which came in 321 innings

Only player to reach 14000+ runs.

Dismissed at 99 runs 3 times

Test matches

Most runs in career 13447 runs with Avg 54.58 and highest score of 248*.

Most Centuries in career 47

Fastest to reach 8000 runs, which he scored in 154 innings

Only player to score 12000 runs which came at his 247th innings.

Australia vs West Indies 2nd Twenty20

The 2nd Twenty20 match between Australia and West Indies was played today Feb 23rd at Sydney. 

West Indies won the toss and decided to bat first.

West Indies Squad:

C Gayle, T Dowlin, R Morton, K Pollard, W Hinds, D Smith, N Deonarine, D Ramdin, D Sammy, N Miller and K Roach.

Australia's Squad:

S Watson, D Warner, B Haddin, D Christian, M Clarke, D Hussey, C White, M Johnson, S Smith, R Harris and S Tait.

Match Result:

Australia won the match by 8 wickets at 11.4 overs. D Warner was named as the player of the match for his 67 runs of just 29 balls with 5-4's & 7-6's.

Series Result:

Australia won the 2 match T20 series as 2-0.

India vs South Africa 1st ODI Match

After completing the test series both the team had scheduled to play ODI series which consist of 3 matches.

The 1st ODI match was played today 21st Feb at Jaipur.

South Africa won the toss and invited the home side India to bat first.

India's Squad:

V Sehwag, S Tendulkar, D Karthik, MS Dhoni, V Kohli, S Raina, Y Pathan, R Jadeja, P Kumar, A Nehra and S Sreesanth.

South Africa's Squad:

L Bosman, H Gibbs, J Kallis, AB de Villers, A Petersen, A morkel, M Boucher, J Botha, W Parnell, D steyn and C Langeveldt.

Match Result:

India won the thriller match at the last ball of the innings by just 1 run. R Jadeja was named as the player of the match for his 2 wickets in 10 overs with just 29 runs.

Match Summary:

India started their innings with V Sehwag and S Tendulkar, all Indian batsmen gave a good start to their innings but none of them converted it to a big score. At the end of 50 overs India managed to score 298 runs by losing 9 wickets. For India S Raina scored 58 runs, V Sehwag scored 46 runs and D Karthik scored 44 runs. For South Africa J Kallis picked 3 wickets and W Parnell, C Langeveldt & A Morkel each picked 1 wicket.

With the target of 299 South Africa started their innings with L Bosman and H Gibbs. South African Batsmen palyed to di their job except J Kallis who scored 89 runs. There was no real partnership between them. Their tail ends W Parnell D Styen paired up and added 65 runs in their patnership. But at the end South Africa lost their match by just 1 run. For South Africa J Kallis scores 89 runs, W Parnell 49 runs and D Steyn 35 runs. For India P Kumar, S Sreesanth & R Jadeja each picked 2 wickets and A Nehra & Y Pathan each picked 1 wicket.

 

Australia vs West Indies 1st Twenty20

After completing their ODI series, Australia and West Indies are scheduled to play their Twenty20 series which consists of 2 T20 matches. The 1st Twenty20 match held today Feb 21st at Hobart.

Australia won the toss and decided to bat first.

Australia's Squad:

S Watson, D Warner, M Clarke, D Hussey, C White, T Brit, B Haddin, M Johnson, S Smith, S Tait and D Nannes.

West Indies Squad:

C Gayle, L Simmons, N Deonarine, K Pollard, W Hinds, R Morton, D Smith, D Ramdin, D Sammy, N Miller and K Roach.

Match Result:

Australia won the match by 38 runs and lead the 2 match series as 1-0. S Tait was named as the player of the match for his 3 wickets.

Match Summary:

Australia started their innings with S Watson and D Warner. The opener played well and added 83 runs in 47 balls. In the whole Australian batsman's came well with their bat and in the end of 20 overs Australia managed to score 179 runs by losing 8 wickets. For Australia D Warner scored 49 runs, B Haddin 37* runsand S Watson 37 runs. For West Indies N Miller, D Smith & C Gayle each picked 2 wickets and D Sammy & K Pollard each picked 1 wicket.

With the target of 180 West Indies started their innings with C Gayle and L Simmons. But West Indies batsman's failed to do their job except R Morton and D Ramdin. At the end of 20 overs West Indies failed to reach their target of 180 runs and managed to score just 141 runs by losing 8 wickets and lost the match by 38 runs. For West Indies D Ramdin scored 44 runs, R Morton 40 runs and K Pollard 12 runs. For Australia D Nannes & S Tait rach picked 3 wickets and M Johnson picked 2 wickets.

The 2nd Twenty20 will be played on Feb 23rd at Sydney.

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Medal Winners on Feb 18th

On the 7th Day of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics 6 events went to their medal round.

The medal events:

Biathlon - Women's 15km Individual

Alpine Skiing - Ladies Super Combined Slalom

Speed Skating - Ladies 1000m

Biathlon - Men's 20km Individual

Figure Skating - Men's Free Skating

Snowboard - Ladies Halfpipe

Winners in medal events are:

Biathlon - Women's 15km Individual

Berger Tora of Norway - Gold

Khrustaleva Elena of Kazakhstan - Silver

Domracheva of Belarus - Bronze

Alpine Skiing - Ladies Super Combined Slalom

Riesch Maria of Germany - Gold

Mancuso Julia of USA - Silver

Paerson Anja of Sweden - Bronze

Speed Skating - Ladies 1000m

Nesbitt Christine of Canada - Gold

Gerristsen Annette of Netherlands - Silver

van Riessen Laurine of Netherlands - Bronze

Biathlon - Men's 20km Individual

Svendsen Emil Hegle of Norway - Gold
Novikov Sergey of Belarus - Silver
Bjoerndalen Ole Einar of Norway - Silver

Figure Skating - Men's Free Skating

Lysacek Evan of USA - Gold

Plushenko Evgeni of Russian Federation - Silver

Takahashi Daisuke of Japan - Bronze

Snowboard - Ladies Halfpipe 

Bright Torah of Australia - Gold

Teter Hannah of USA - Silver

Clark Kelly of USA - Bronze

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Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Medal Winners on Feb 17th

On the 6th Day Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics 7 events went to their medal stage.

The events on medal stage are:
Alpine Skiing - Ladies Downhill
Cross-Country Skiing - Ladies Individual Sprint Classic Finals
Cross-Country - Men's Individual Sprint Classic Finals
Speed Skating - Men's 1000m
Luge - Doubles Run 2
Short Track - Ladies 500m Finals
Snowboard - Men's Halfpipe Finals

Winners in medal events:
Alpine Skiing - Ladies Downhill
Vonn Lindsey of USA - Gold
Mancuso Julia of USA - Silver
Goergl Elisabeth of Austria - Bronze

Cross-Country Skiing - Ladies Individual Sprint Classic
Bjoergen Marit of Norway - Gold
Kowalczyk Justyna of Poland - Silver
Majdic Petra of Slovenia - Bronze

Cross-Country - Men's Individual Sprint Classic
Kriukov Nikita of Russian Federation - Gold
Panzhinskiy Alexander of Russian Federation - Silver
Northug Petter of Norway - Bronze

Speed Skating - Men's 1000m
Davis Shani of USA - Gold
Mo Tae-Bum of Korea - Silver
Hedrick Chad of USA - Bronze

Luge - Doubles Run 2
Linger Andreas & Linger Wolfgang of Austria - Gold
Sics Andris & Sics Juris of Latvia - Silver
Leitner Patric & Resch Alexander of Germany - Bronze

Short Track - Ladies 500m
Wang Meng of China - Gold
St-Gelais of Canada - Silver
Fontana of Italy - Bronze

Snowboard - Men's Halfpipe
White Shaun of USA - Gold
Piiroinen Peetu of Finland - Silver
Lago Scott of USA - Bronze

Pakistan vs England 2nd Twenty20

The 2nd Twenty20 between Pakistan and England was played yesterday Feb 20th at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Pakistan won the toss and invited England to bat first.

England's Squad:

I Trott, J Denly, K Petersen, P Collingwood, E Morgan, L Wright, M Prior, T Bresnan, S Board, G Swann and A Shahzad.

Pakistan's Squad:

Imran Nazir, Imran Farhat, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Fawad Alam, Abdul Razzaq, Sarfraz Ahmed, Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal.

Match Result:

Pakistan won the 2nd Twenty20 match by 4 wickets at 19 overs. Abudal Razzaq wasamed as the player of the match for his 46* runs in 18 balls with 5-6's which made pakistan to win the match.

Series Result:

2 match Twenty20 series ended up in draw as 1-1. G Swann of England was named as the player of the series for his 5 wickets (2 in 1st T20 & 3 wivkets in 2nd T20).

Match Summary:

England started their innings with J Tortt and J Denny. They lost their 1st wicket Denny in 3.5 overs. Then Pietersen and Troot paired up and added 98 runs in their partnership. At the end of innings England managed to score 148 runs by losing 6 wickets. For England Pietersen scored 62 runs, Trott 39 runs and Collingwood 11* runs. For Pakistan Yasir Arefat picked 3 wickets and Saeed Ajmal & Umar Gul each picked 1 wicket.

With the target of 149 Pakistan started their innings with Imran Nasir and Imran Farhat but A Shahzad striked Pakistanis twice in his tirst 1 overs to bring two wicket down. They lost their openers in 0.5 overs and went 4/2. A one stage Pakistan were 78/5 in 12.6 over and were in need of 71 runs in 42 balls. Then comes Abdul Razzaq who showed his brilliant batting performance by scoring 46 runs in just 18 balls with 5-6's which maded possible for Pakistan to win the match. For Pakistan Abdul Razzaq scored 46* runs, Umar Akmal 36 runs and Fawad Alam 28 runs. For England G Swann picked 3 wickets, A Shahzad picked 2 wickets and S Board 1 wicket.

Pakistan vs England 1st Twenty20

Pakistan and England are scheduled to play  Twenty20 series in Dubai. They are scheduled to plat 2 Twenty20 match.

1st Twenty20 on 19th Feb Friday in Dubai International Cricket Stadium

2nd Twenty20 on 20th Feb Saturday in Dubai International Cricket Stadium

As per the schedule yesterday Feb 19th 1st Twenty20 match was played between them in Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first.

Pakistan's Squad:

Imran Nazir, Imran Farhat, Khalid Latif, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik,Fawad Alam, Abdul Razzaq, Sarfraz Ahmed, Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal.

England's Squad:

I Trott, J Denly, K Petersen, P Collingwood, E Morgan, L Wright, M Prior, T Bresnan, S Board, G Swann and R Sidebottom.

Match Result:

England won the match by 7 wickets at 18.3 overs and E Morgan was named as the player of the match for his 67 runs in 51 balls with 7-4's & 2-6's.

Match Summary:

Pakistan started their innings with Imran Nazir and Imran Farhat, but the openers failed to do their job. Middle order batsmens Shoaib Malik, Fawad Alam and Abdul Razzaq played a sensible cricket.Pakistan managed to score only 129 runs in 20 overs by losing 9 wickets. For Pakistan Shoaib Malik scored 33 runs, Fawad Alam scored 23 runs and Abdul Razzaq scored 22 runs. For England T Bresnan, S Board & G Swann each took 2 wickets and K Wright 1 wicket.

With the target of 130 runs England started their innings with J Trott and J Denly, but at one stage England went 3 wickets down for just 18 runs at 4.2 overs. Then K Pietersen and E Morgan played a brilliant innings and leaded their team to victory. They both scored 112 runs in their partnership. At 18.3 overs England reached their target and won the match by 7 wickets. For England E Morgan scored 67 runs, K Pietersen 43 runs and J Trott 4 runs. For Pakistan Abdul Razzaq and Yasir Arafat each took 1 wicket.

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Medal Winners on Feb 16th

On Day 5 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics five events went to their medal decider.

The medal events on Feb 16th are

Biathlon - Women's 10km Pursuit

Biathlon - Men's 12.5km Pursuit

Luge - Women's Singles Run 4

Snowboard - Ladies Snowboard Cross Finals

Speed Skating - Ladies 500m Race 2 of 2

Medal winners in those events:

 Biathlon - Women's 10km Pursuit

Neuner Magdalena of Germany - Gold

Kuzmina Anastazia of Slovakia - Silver

Brunet Marie Laure of France - Bronze

Biathlon - Men's 12.5km Pursuit

Ferry Bjorn of Sweden - Gold

Sumann Christoph of Austria - Silver

Jay Nincent of France - Bronze

Luge - Women's Singles Run 4

Huefner Tatjana of Germany - Gold

Rithmayer Nina of Austria - Silver

Geisenberger Natalie of Germany - Bronze

Snowboard - Ladies Snowboard Cross Finals

Ricker Maelle of Canada - Gold

Anthonioz Deborah of France - Silver

Nobs Olivia of Switzerland - BRONZE

Speed Skating - Ladies 500m Race 2 of 2

Lee Sang-Hwa of Korea - Gold

Wolf Jenny of Germany - Silver

Wang Beixing of China - Bronze

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Medal Winners on Feb 15th

On 4th day of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Feb 15th, six events went to their medal round.

The medal events on Feb 15th:

Cross-Country Skiing -Ladies 10km Free

Alpine Skiing - Men's Downhill

Cross-Country Skiing- Men's 15km Free

Snowboard - Men's Snowboard Cross 

Figure Skating - Paris Free Skating

Speed Skating - Men's 500m Race 2 of 2

Winners of those events:

Cross-Country Skiing -Ladies 10km Free

 Kalla Charlotte of Sweden - Gold

Smigun-Vaehi Kristina of Estonia - Silver

Bjoergen Marit of Norway - Bronze

Alpine Skiing - Men's Downhill

Defago Didier of Switzerland - Gold

Svindal Aksel Lund of Norway - Silver

Miller Bode of USA - Bronze

Cross-Country Skiing- Men's 15km Free

Colonga Dario of Switzerland - Gold

Piller Cottrer Pirtro of Italy - Silver

Bauer Lukas of Czech Republic - Bronze

Snowboard - Men's Snowboard Cross 

Wescott Seth of USA - Gold

Robertson Mike of Canada - Silver

Ramon Tony of France - Bronze

Figure Skating - Paris Free Skating

Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo of China - Gold

Pang Qing & Tong Jian of China - Silver

Savchenko Aliona & Szolkowy Robin of Germany - Bronze

Speed Skating - Men's 500m Race 2 of 2

Mo Tae-Bum of Korea - Gold

Nagashima Keiichiro of Japan - Silver

Kato Joji of Japan - Bronze

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Test Match Day 5

At stumps of Day 4 Bangladesh were 88/5 in 30 overs with Shakib Al Hasan with 0* and Mushfiqur Rahim 10*. New Zealand were in need of just 5 wickets to win the test match and give a clean sweap.

Match Result:

New Zealand won the test match by 121 runs. Martin Guptil was named as the player of the match for his 245 runs (189 & 56*).

Day 5 Plays's summary:

Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim added 119 runs in their partnership. Bangladesh reached 100 in 33.4 overs and 150 runs in 43.1 overs. Then they lost their 6th wicket Mushfiqur Rahim with 22 runs at 44.1 overs and went 157/6.  At drinks break Bangladesh were 168/6 in 48 overs with Shakib Al Hasan 58* and Mahmudullah 5*.

After drinks Bangladesh reached the mark of 200 runs in 53.3 overs and 250 runs in 68.6 overs. Then lost their 7th wicket Muhmadullah with 42 runs at 60.4 overs and went 225/7. At lunch break Bangladesh were 250/7 in 69 overs with Shakib Al Hasan 98* and Shahadat Hossain 0*. After lunch break Banhladesh added 32 runs to their board and lost their last 3 wickets. 8th wicket was their Skipper who got his century off 127 balls with 15-4's & 3-6's, he went out at 69.5 overs and Bangladesh were 252/8. Their 9th wicket was Shafiul Islam with 13 runs at 75.5 overs and went 282/9 and in the very next ball Bangladesh lost their last wicket Rubel Hossain who went out without adding any runs. 

At end of the play Bangladesh were 282. For New Zealand T Southee picked 3 wickets, D Vettori & J Patel each picked 2 wickets and C Martin & D Tuffey each picke 1 wicket.

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Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Medal Winners on Feb 14th

On Day 3 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics five event went their final stage, 

The following events went to their final stage:

Biathlon - Men's 10km Sprint 

Speed Skating - Ladies 3000m

Nordic Combined - Individual NH/10km CC- 10km

Luge - Men's Singles Run 4

Freestyle Skiing - Men's Moguls Final

Medal Winners in those events are:

Biathlon - Men's 10km Sprint 

 Jay Vincent of France - Gold

Svendsen Emil Hegle of Norway - Silver

fak Jakov of Croatia - Bronze

Speed Skating - Ladies 3000m

Sablikova Martina ofCzech Republic  - Gold

Beckert Stephanie of Germany - Silver

Groves Kristina of Canada - Bronze

Nordic Combined - Individual NH/10km CC- 10km

Lamy Chappuis Jason of France - Gold

Spillane Johnny of USA - Silver

Pittin Alessandro of Italy - Bronze

Luge - Men's Singles Run 4

Loch Felix of Germany - Gold

Moeller David of Germany - Silver

Zoeggeler Armin of Italy - Bronze

Freestyle Skiing - Men's Moguls Final 

Bilodeau Alexandre of Canada - Gold

Begg-Smith Dale of Australia - Silver

Wilson Bryon of USA - Bronze

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Medal Winners on Feb 13th

On the second day of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Feb 13th Final round for 5 events had took place.

The events in Final Round were

Ski Jumping -NH Individual

Speed Skating - Men's 5000m

Biathlon - Women's 7.5km Sprint

Short Track - Men's 1500m 

Freestyle Skiing - Ladies Moguls

Winners of those events are

Ski Jumping -NH Individual

Ammann Simon of Switzerland - Gold

Malysz Adam of Poland - Silver

Schlierenzauer Gregor of Austria - Bronze

Speed Skating - Men's 5000m

Kramer Sven of Netherlands - Gold

LEE Seung-Hoon of Korea - Silver

Skobrev Ivan Russian Federation - Bronze

Biathlon - Women's 7.5km Sprint

Kuzmina Anastazia of Slovakia - Gold

Neuner Magdalena of Germany - Silver

Dorin Marie of France - Bronze

Short Track - Men's 1500m 

Lee Jung-Su of Korea - Gold

Ohno Apolo Anton of USA - Silver

Cel Ski J.R of USA - Bronze

Freestyle Skiing - Ladies Moguls

Kearney Hannah of USA - Gold

Heil Jennifer of Canada - Silver

Bafrke Shannon of USA - Bronze

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics officially called as 21st winter Olympics had started on Feb 12th and till take place till 28th Feb.

The host city of 2010 Winter Olympics is Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Some of the other venues are Whistler,British Columbia , in suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and in the University Endowment Lands. In this edition of winter Olympics 82 nations have participated in which 2629 athletes will be part. The number of events to conducted are 86 in 7 form of sports. Both the Olympics and Paralympic Games are being Organized by VANOC.

The logo of the Vancouver 2010 winter Olympics is designed based on the Statue of Ilanaaq which is located on the Whistler Mountain. The word Ilanaaq means friend.  The mascots for the Vancouver winter Olympic and Paralympic are Miga, Quatchi and Sumi. Where Miga and Quatchi represents the mascots of Olympic and Sumi for Paralympic.