Sunday, April 14, 2013

IPL 2013 Live Streaming Updates

IPL 2013 Live Streaming Online

IPL 2013 live streaming online is available on Youtube. IPL 2013 live telecast is available on Sony Entertainment Television in India. None of the cricket fans can afford to lose even a bit of the ongoing cricketing extravaganza featuring every single match that turns out to be a cliff hanger!

Teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals who were not even in the race of being called favourites are doing pretty well. Team like Mumbai Indians was expected to perform well and so are they doing. Royal Challengers Bangalore continues to dominate in patches thanks to powerful hitting by Chris Gayle. Chennai Super Kings can easily be termed as the most successful team in IPL so far and they continue to prove their mettle with good wins. Punjab have had mixed results so far but a long way to go till we reach the knock outs.

Teams that have disappointed till now have been Delhi Daredevils, Pune Warriors India and Kolkata Knight Riders. Looking at the current form, the only team that can bounce back hard from now on is the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders. Apart from that Delhi and Pune look completely out of form. Especially Delhi looks completely depleted in absence of Pietersen and Ryder. Sehwag is also struggling with back spasms and lost a few initial matches. Warner looks good but he single handedly can't win matches for the team.

We have seen match winning innings from Pollard, Dinesh Karthik, Gayle, Kohli, etc. We have also seen heroic innings from Dhoni. We have seen a lot of tight finishes so far included one tie. We have seen a lot of tight bowling in this batsmen friendly format of cricket. Overall the sixth edition so far has been successful. 

As seen in all the previous editions, there is a lot of shuffling that happens in the IPL points table even till the last match of round robin stage. So it is hard to predict who would be the top four teams. At this moment Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad look favourites to enter the knock out stage but you never know what happens next in cricket. A couple of wins here and there or even similar such losses can change the whole points tally scenario!

Keep enjoying IPL 2013 live streaming updates online and feel free to post your comments here and we would love to know your inputs on this year's IPL.

Friday, March 22, 2013

India vs Australia 4th Test Live Streaming Star Cricket ESPN

Ind vs Aus 4th Test Live Streaming HD
Will it happen for the first time in Indian history of test cricket? Will India clinch a win here at Ferozshah Kotla stadium and create a history that they could never do in last 81 years? Will India be able to beat Australia 4-0 in this test series? That is a question on all minds of cricket fans! India vs Australia 4th and final test begins with such a huge excitement.

Indian team is very high in confidence with three wins on the trot giving them a series win lead of 3-0. Australian cricket team is down and out in all departments of the game in this series. They will hope for a draw or a win, either ways brings them some bit of consolation. 

Michael Clarke is doubtful for the last test match. Meanwhile Watson who was dropped after the second test returns to India and he may lead the team in absence of Clarke. Even Warner has shown interest in leading the team but inclusion of Watson may deprive him from getting an opportunity to lead the test team.

Indian skipper Dhoni seems to be born to set new captaincy records. He just became the most successful test captain for India and now he may become the first ever Indian captain to achieve a 4-0 whitewash. 

Shikhar Dhawan helped India to win the third test match. He is unfortunately out with an injury. Suresh Raina is included in the squad. Let us see what would be the strategy for the batting line up. Will Rahane play in place of Dhawan to open with Murali Vijay or will Raina play in the middle order and push Pujara up to open the innings? Only Dhoni can answer this question.

A lot of positive signs for team India as bowlers like Ashwin, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Ishant, Ojha, etc are doing a brilliant job. Almost everyone in the batting line up is doing a very good job. A double century from Dhoni in first test match, good bit of batting from Kohli and Sachin, couple of centuries from Murali Vijay and a double ton to Pujara plus debut ton for Dhawan have set the winning tone right from day one of this series.

Pitch here at Delhi will be slow and low and would support the slow bowlers. Let us enjoy another thrilling encounter where chances are high that India would seal this series with a whitewash.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

India vs Australia 3rd Test Live Streaming ESPN Star Cricket HD


India has achieved an unassailable lead of 2-0 in this test series against Australia and all they are looking forward in 3rd test is a series win lead of 3-0. Meanwhile the wounded Australian side will take on India at PCA Stadium in Mohali with an attempt to make it 2-1.

We have seen some changes in either of the sides which have created a lot of debate in the cricketing world. Sehwag has been dropped from the side following his out of form performances. Someone like Dravid had stated before this decision that if he isn't to be considered for tour to South Africa, he should ideally sit out due to his bad form. On the other hand someone like Laxman or Ganguly thought that he should have been given more chances as he is a good prospect for test matches in South Africa.

Sehwag's absence provides a good opportunity to players like Dhawan and Rahane. Either of these two will get an opportunity to open the innings for India at Mohali along with Murali Vijay. Rest of the batting line up looks well set with in form Pujara, Sachin, Kohli, Dhoni and a good effective tail to follow which includes Jadeja, Ashwin, etc.

Australian management decided to drop four major players including vice-captain Watson, Johnson, Pattinson and Khawaja. One of the reasons to drop them was they failed to present their way forward for the rest of the two matches which could also set a bad example for the other team members. There has been mixed feedbacks received with regards to these exclusions.

Indian bowling has been superb so far. Apart from Ishant who bowled well in patches, all the other bowlers including Ashwin, Jadeja, Harbhajan and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar have bowled well. Ashwin is leading the bowling attack right from the front and making optimum use of bounce offered by Indian pitches to the spinners.

We can expect another turning wicket at Mohali which generally assists the fast bowlers a bit at the start. Even considering the recent results here, team batting second have fared well. So this time things may go the other way round and captain winning the toss may elect to bowl first. Let us see what rests within the upcoming test match which hopefully would turn out to be a great game of cricket.

Friday, March 1, 2013

India vs Australia 2nd Test Live Streaming ESPN Star Cricket HD


India vs Australia 2013 live streaming continues as both teams face off for another test match. After clinching a morale boosting victory over Australia, now India plays second test at Hyderabad. After a breathtaking innings from Indian captain MS Dhoni, well supported by Kohli and Sachin; Indian team would be itching to continue its dominance by winning the second test match.

Indian performance slipped badly after winning first test against England. Some brilliant knocks from England captain Cook took away the series from India. So the home team has that thing in mind and they would try their level best to not let the series go away the visitor's way!

The way Dhoni led from the front was inspirational. He continues to prove his worth by being one of the most consistent batsmen in Indian team in last couple of years. After a 99 runs against England in the last match of that series, he opened his account in great style with an innings of 224 runs at Chennai. He set few new records and also completed his 4000 test runs.

People were pleased to see Kohli and Sachin back in form. Kohli scored a worth watching century and Sachin scored a big half century to boost the batting line up. The only section that failed in the batting line up was the openers. Sehwag needs to click this time before he finds it too hard to make a place in the playing eleven. Dhoni can experiment with Ajinkya Rahane if he has to rest Murali Vijay.

With regards to the bowling department, Ashwin again proved lethal and he troubled the Australian batsmen. Not to forget the pitch helped spinners a lot with lot of turn and uneven bounce. We may expect a similar wicket at Hyderabad. Apart from Pattinson, every other fast bowler seemed to be just a spectator.

No wonders if Australia pick another spinner to support Lyon and make the optimum use of spin friendly conditions in India. At the same time it is very important for the Australian batsmen to consistently score well if they have to make a mark in this test series.

Let us hope for another cracking test match between two heavyweights India and Australia and some power packed performances from the players.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

India vs Australia 1st Test Live Streaming ESPN Star Cricket HD

India vs Australia 2013 Live Streaming

India takes on Australia in the first test match of this four match series. India suffered two white washes abroad and also a test series loss in their own backyard. India is now prepared for another stern test and this time against strong Australian team. Chennai will host India vs Australia 1st test match.

Last time these two teams met in Australia where India suffered a white wash. There are many experienced faces which are missing from that last series. Greats like Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman have retired. Another experience player like Gambhir won't be seen atleast in the first two test matches as he is dropped due to poor performances since 2011.

India will certainly play under immense pressure after suffering test series defeat at home against England. Gambhir has been replaced by two options viz. Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan. Vijay may get first chance as he has a better international experience. Cheteshwar Pujara has proved his worth playing against England and he has sealed his position as number 3 batsman. As usual Sachin will bat at number 4 and hopefully he performs the way he did in his heydays. These batmen would be followed by Kohli, Yuvraj and Dhoni. Lower order would look strong if Jadeja and Ashwin plays together. But it might happen that with two quickies, Ojha and Harbhajan would play with Ashwin.

As far as the Indian bowling is concerned, it is inconsistent just like the batting department. Although if we see the overall team performance in last few months, bowling department has done a better job but still the bowlers lack consistency. With the inclusion of Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Dhoni gets a bowler with good variety who can support someone like Ishant Sharma.

In the absence of Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey a lot relies on youngsters in the Australian camp. If players like Watson, Clarke and Warner can anchor the innings well, the young players can provide a good support to the experienced buddies. 

As far as the bowling department of Australia is concerned, it seems they have decided to play three pacers and just one spinner. Although Nathan Lyon wasn't too impressive in the warm up matches; still he has an upper hand in terms of getting a place in the playing eleven for 1st test match.

Let us see which teams proves to be better and wins the first match. Whether its a four match series or three match; win in the first match matters a lot. Stay tuned online for some exciting and quality cricket as two good teams lock horns in another prestigious Border Gavaskar trophy.

Saturday, February 16, 2013

India A vs Australia 2nd Practice Match Live Streaming 2013

India vs Australia Live Streaming ESPN Star

Update: Match Drawn

After a tight encounter in the first warm up match, its time now for India A vs Australia practice match which would be played from 16th February to 18th February 2013. The venue for this match remains the same viz. India Cement Limited Guru Nanak College Ground in Chennai.

Just an update on the first warm up match here - India Board Presidents XI vs Australians match ended in a draw. This two day match was played on 12th and 13th February. Australia batted first and scored 241 runs. Rasool was a star for India has he took 7 wickets for 45 runs. The highest scorer for Australia was Cowan (58). Australia bounced back hard with their bowling as they bunded BPXI for 230 runs. Rayudu top scord with 87 runs. Henriques took 4 wickets and Lyon took three.

Gautam Gambhir who has been sidelined for first two test matches now holds a big chance to prove his worth. He will lead India A against Australia in the second warm up match. He isn't performing upto the mark since the start of 2011 in test cricket. India has faced severe problems with the opening pair for test matches in the recent past. Hopefully he outperforms Australian spinners and quickies to prove a point that he still has a lot of test cricket left in him.

Meanwhile some news from the Australian camp - Australia is planning to enter the second warm up match with three spinners. Captain Clarke and dashing opener Warner would take rest as they are recovering from injuries. Ashton Agar, 19 year old lefty spinner will support Doherty and Lyon to form a strong spin front for Australia in the second practice match.

Siddle and Starc will take care of the fast bowling department and this serves Clarke an opportunity to see what combination of bowling works best for his team and which bowler brings in more difficulty for the Indian batsmen.

India A squad:
Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, J Singh, M Tiwary, A Rahane, C Gautam, R Dhruv, J Saxena, M Gony, V Kumar, D Kulkarni, A Menaria, A Nayar

Australia squad:
Clarke, Warner, Cowan, P Hughes, S Watson, U Khawaja, M Wade, N Lyon, S Smith, G Maxwell, M Henriques, M Johnson, J Pattinson, M Starc

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

India vs Australia 1st Practice Match Live Streaming Score - Warm Up

India vs Australia 2013 Live Streaming ESPN Star HD

India vs Australia 1st practice match has begun today in Chennai. This match is played at India Cement Limited Guru Nanak College Ground. This will be a two day match. Thus Australia gets an opportunity to get used to the Indian conditions following which they will play another warm up match against India A which will be led by Gautam Gambhir.

Matthew Wade is the captain for the Australians in this warm up match against India Board President's XI. Matthew Wade commented that this tour is of utmost importance to them and fast bowlers can be equally important as spinner are in India.

India played their best spinners against England but still suffered a series loss. England had a better amalgamation of spin and fast bowlers which gave them the upper hand. Wade has observed all this and he says these implementations would help them too in this tour to India.

Wade admits that Indians are good players of spin and they play better especially at home. So this would be a tough tour but they have come here with good preparation. Meanwhile an update from Chennai is that Australian XI has won the toss against Indian Board President XI and opted to bat first. They got a good start by the openers Cowan and Khawaja before Khawaja was dismissed at an individual score of 32 by Ladda. Rassol clinched Cowan's wicket.

Following is the playing elevens for both the teams:
Australians: Cowan, Khawaja, Smith, Wade, Maxwell, Henriques, Agar, Lyon, Siddle, Bird and Pattinson.

Indian Board President's XI:
Mukund, Ladda, Binny, Awana, Jadhav, Rassol, Mandeep Singh, Parthiv Patel, Uthappa, Shami Ahmed and Rayudu

Umpires for this match are Asnani and CK Nandan meanwhile the match refree is Sharath.