Cricket Season 2011-2012 Schedule: Future cricket Series

Future cricket series schedules:

Test Series Schedule

Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India  vs Australia, Dec 2011 – Jan 2012 in Australia

Pakistan v England Test Series, Jan-Feb 2012, in United Arab Emirates

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Test Series, Jan 2012 in New Zealand

South Africa vs New Zealand Test Series, Mar 2011, in New Zealand

England vs Srilanka Test Series Mar-Apr 2012, in Sri Lanka

The Frank Worrell Trophy, Australia vs West Indies, Apr 2012, in West Indies

One Day International Series Schedule

Sri Lanka vs South Africa ODI Series, Jan 2012, in South Africa

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand ODI Series, Feb 2012, in New Zealand

Commonwealth Bank Series, Feb-Mar 2012 (Australia, India, Sri Lanka) in Australia

Pakistan v Afghanistan ODI Match, Feb 2012, in United Arab Emirates

Pakistan v England ODI Series, Feb 2012, in United Arab Emirates

South Africa vs New Zealand ODI Series, Feb-Mar 2012 in New Zealand

Asia Cup, Mar 2012 (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) in Bangladesh

Australia vs West Indies ODI Series, Mar 2012, in West Indies

T20 Series Schedule

India vs Australia T20I Series, Feb 2012, in Australia

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand T20I Series, Feb 2012 in New Zealand

South Africa vs New Zealand T20I Series, Feb 2012 New Zealand

Ireland vs Kenya T20I Series, Feb 2012 in Kenya

Pakistan vs England T20I Series, Feb 2012, in United Arab Emirates

Australia vs West Indies T20I Series, Mar 2012, in West Indies

Golden Time of Cricket Teams: Australia 1999-2007

 

None can share this laurel which Australia holds, the best ODI team cricket world has ever produced. Australia was the undisputed king of ODI format during 1999 – 2007.Some of the records registered by the Kangaroos are still unbeaten as they have consecutively won 21 ODI matches during 2003; a worthwhile feat to look at.  Furthermore, three successive World Cup titles from 1999 to 2007 put them on top of the cricket world. If we look at the World Cup matches performance, Australian Cricket team won 25 matches in a row and played 34 games without a single defeat.

The killing combination of some great Australian players never allowed anyone stand in their way to success. Legendary cricketers like Glenn McGrath, Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist played a dominant part in winning all the three World Cup finals during the discussed period. Ricky Ponting is considered to be the most successful captain ever in the history of Cricket. Whether it’s a test match, an ODI or a T20 format, this collective performance as a captain is phenomenal.

Australians as a team set example for all the other cricketing nations as how to reinvent themselves and keep hitting the target successfully no matter whatever the situation at the game is. With the retirement of Shane Warne, Australians never sat back and found Brad Hogg as a good replacement for their team. Aussies are still one of the best teams of the Cricket world and great entertainers for cricket fans across the globe.

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Stunning Maiden T20I Century by Tilakaratne Dilshan

With chances of rain later in the night, Australia cricket team’s Captain Cameroon White decided to bowl first after winning the toss of the first T20 International match of the tour in Sri Lanka.  Sri Lanka had a reasonable start until they lost their veteran batsman Mahela Jayewardene in the 3^rd over. Taking the opportunity Sri Lankan skipper Tilakaratne Dilshan charged on Australian bowlers heavily. Thus, making a stunning maiden T20I century in just 55 balls. He ended scoring 104* runs from just 57 balls with the help of 12x4s and 5x6s. The dashing innings by Dilshan enabled Sri Lanka cricket team to put a defendable score of 199 runs to win for Australia.

 

One day international cricket records: Australian cricket team vs English cricket team

Australia faced the England cricket team for the first time in the One Day Internationals in the year 1971 on 5^th January on the grounds of Melbourne. Balls per over were 8 at that time and total number of overs were 50.

• R Illingworth was the captain of the England cricket team in the first ODI played against the Aussies where as the Aussies were being captained by WM Lawry in that match.
• TF Brooks and LP Rowan were the umpires of the first ODI match played between the Australian cricket team and the England cricket team.
• On the grounds of Melbourne in Australia, these two cricket teams encountered each other for the first time in an ODI match.
• From the Aussies, Ricky Ponting, Allan Border, Adam Gilchrist and Michael Clarke have been performing splendidly on the batting side making highest number of runs against the England cricket team up to date. On the bowling side, B Lee and GD McGarth have taken the most number of wickets.
• Graham Gooch and Andrew Strauss, the England cricket team batsmen have performed effectively through out against the Aussies in the ODIs. From the bowling side IT Bothem, D Gough and JM Anderson have been seen to bowl really well.
• Australia won the first ODI played against England in 1971 by five wickets.
• Up till today, 113 ODI matches have been played between the Australian cricket team and the England cricket team. Out of 113, 67 has been won by the Aussies and 42 by the England cricket team. So far, only two ODIs have been tied between the two teams.
• The highest ODI team score has been scored by Australia against the England cricket team on the grounds of Sydney in year 2011.334 runs on the cost of 8 wickets in 49.2 overs.
• However, the highest ODI individual score has been made by the England batsman, RA Smith (167) against the Australian team members on the fields of Birmingham in the year 1993.
• The best bowling figures in the ODIs between Australian and England cricket team is of AJ Bichel, one of the Aussies. He took seven wickets against the England players in the ODI Played in 2003.
• Most number of wickets has also been taken by an Australian player, B Lee. (64)
• Coming towards the wicket keeping records, AC Gilchrist has the most number of dismissals record against the England cricket team.
• The last ODI played between the two teams was on 6^th feb 2011 at Perth where Australia won by 57 runs.

 

One day international cricket records: Indian cricket team vs Australian cricket team

The Australian and the Indian cricket team for the first time come across each other in the ODI in the year 1980 in the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup which took place in Australia.

• Popular Australian cricket player Gregory Chappell was the captain of the Australian cricket team where as the Men in Blue i.e. the Indian cricket team was being captained by Sunil Gavaskar during the first ODI played between he two teams.
• MG O’ Connell and RV White head were the two umpires in the first ODI Match played between the Aussies and the Men in Blue.
• On the fields of Melbourne, Australian cricket team stepped into their first ODI against the Indian cricket team and won the match.
• RT Ponting, ML Hayden, AC Gilchrist and DC Boon from the Australian cricket team have been seen to perform really well against the Indian players.  SR Waugh and B Lee have also been bowling stunningly taking the maximum number of wickets in the ODI matches against the Indian cricket team.
• From the Indian cricket squad, SR Tedulkar and Muhammad Azhrudin have been the key batsmen playing marvelously against the Aussies in the ODIs. On the bowling side, Kapil Dev and AB Agarkar have been performing really well taking the maximum number of wickets in the ODIs played against the Australian players.
• A total of 105 ODI matches have been played between these two cricket teams. Out of 105, the Aussies have won 61 matches while in the rest of the 36 ODIs, the Indian players were the victorious ones.
• The highest ODI team score has been scored by Australia against the Indian cricket team on the grounds of Johannesburg in year 2003. 359 runs on the cost of only 2 wickets in 50 overs.
• However, the highest ODI individual score has been made by the Indian batsman, Sachin Tedulkar (175) against the Australian team members on the fields of Hyderabad in November 2009.
• The best ODI bowling figures in the ODIs between Australian and England cricket team is of M Kartick, one of the Indian players. He took six wickets against the Aussies in the ODI Played in 2007.
• Most number of wickets has been taken by an Australian player, Bret Lee. (51) in the ODIs against the Men in Blue.
• Coming towards the wicket keeping records, AC Gilchrist has the most number of dismissals record against the Indian cricket team.
• The last ODI up till today played between the two teams was on March 24th 2011 at Ahmedabad where India defeated the Australian cricket team by five wickets.

 

 

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