Craig Kieswetter Ton Sets up England Series Whitewash

Craig Kieswetter's maiden one-day international century set up England for a 45-run victory and a 3-0 series whitewash in Bangladesh.

One Day International Series: Bangladesh v England
05-03-2010 at Chittagong

England beat Bangladesh by 45 runs

Bangladesh won the toss and decided to field

England Innings 284 for 5 (50.0 overs)

Bangladesh Innings 239 for 9 (50.0 overs)

England Innings - Close

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Cook	c Rahim	b Shakib	32	43	3	0
Kieswetter		b Razzak	107	124	9	3
Pietersen	lbw	b Razzak	22	36	1	1
Collingwood	c Razzak	b Shuvo	36	53	1	0
E Morgan	c Iqbal	b Shafiul	36	29	4	1
L Wright	not out		32	13	2	2
Bresnan	not out		6	3	1	0
Extras		10w 3lb	13
Total		for 5	284	(50.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Shafiul 5.0 0 35 1 Hossain 6.0 0 62 0 Razzak 10.0 0 40 2 Shakib 10.0 0 45 1 Naeem 7.0 0 36 0 Shuvo 10.0 1 45 1 Mahmudullah 2.0 0 18 0

Fall of wicket 59 Cook 96 Pietersen 170 Collingwood 237 Kieswetter 257 E Morgan

Bangladesh Innings - Close

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Iqbal	c Bresnan	b Shahzad	0	3	0	0
Kayes	c Prior	b Bresnan	17	30	3	0
Aftab Ahmed	run out		46	60	7	0
Rahim	c Bresnan	b Swann	40	43	2	0
Shakib	lbw	b Pietersen	38	38	3	0
Mahmudullah	c Cook	b Bresnan	33	54	3	0
Naeem	c L Wright	b Swann	18	31	0	0
Shuvo	c Shahzad	b Bresnan	11	17	1	0
Razzak	not out		17	18	1	1
Shafiul	c Prior	b Bresnan	0	2	0	0
Hossain	not out		2	4	0	0
Extras		14w 3lb	17
Total		for 9	239	(50.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Shahzad 9.0 0 55 1 Bresnan 9.0 1 28 4 L Wright 2.0 0 16 0 Plunkett 2.0 0 12 0 Collingwood 10.0 0 51 0 Swann 10.0 0 38 2 Pietersen 8.0 0 36 1

Fall of wicket 0 Iqbal 40 Kayes 96 Aftab Ahmed 125 Rahim 162 Shakib 204 Naeem 211 Mahmudullah 228 Shuvo 228 Shafiul

By Gagandeep

Paul Collingwood Shines as England Beat Bangladesh

Paul Collingwood hit an unbeaten 75 to steer England to a six-wicket victory in the first of three one-day internationals in Bangladesh.

The hosts were dangerously poised on 63-0 after just nine overs having been put in by Alastair Cook in Mirpur.

But despite Tamim Iqbal, dropped on 10, plundering 125 from 120 balls they were bowled out for 228 in 45.4 overs with Graeme Swann picking up 3-32.

Cook (64) and Collingwood played nicely as England won with 24 balls to spare.

They will return to Mirpur for the second match in the series on Tuesday confident of wrapping up the series, but equally aware that they did not have things entirely their own way against a spirited Bangladesh side.

The hosts committed a cardinal crime in failing to provide their opener, Tamim, with the support he deserved. And by failing to even last their overs on a sluggish, but flat wicket they made England's chase particularly easy.

By Gagandeep

Lee in Preliminary Twenty20 Squad

Australian selectors have given veteran pace bowler Brett Lee the chance to extend his international career, by naming him in a 30-man preliminary squad for this year's Twenty20 world championships in West Indies.

Lee, 33, announced his retirement from Test cricket on Wednesday, but hoped to keep alive his international career in limited-overs matches.

He has not represented Australia in any format since October, but the selectors showed their faith by including him in a squad that will be halved closer to the event, scheduled to start in late April.

Paceman Nathan Bracken, 32, was also included despite spending most of the season sidelined through injury, while veteran batsman Brad Hodge was named even though he has not represented Australia for almost two years.

Tasmania captain George Bailey is one of four uncapped players in the squad, along with Tigers team-mate Xavier Doherty, Victoria all-rounder John Hastings and Queensland quick Ben Cutting.

Australia's women selectors also named a preliminary 30-player Southern Stars squad that will be reduced before the tournament, which coincides with the men's.

Australia squad: Michael Clarke (captain), George Bailey, Travis Birt, Doug Bollinger, Nathan Bracken, Daniel Christian, Ben Cutting, Xavier Doherty, Brad Haddin, Ryan Harris, John Hastings, Nathan Hauritz, Moises Henriques, Brad Hodge, James Hopes, David Hussey, Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Andrew McDonald, Shaun Marsh, Clint McKay, Dirk Nannes, Tim Paine, Steven Smith, Shaun Tait, Adam Voges, David Warner, Shane Watson, Cameron White

Southern Stars squad: Jodie Fields (captain), Sarah Andrews, Kristen Beams, Alex Blackwell, Kris Britt, Melissa Bulow, Jessica Cameron, Sarah Coyte, Lauren Ebsary, Sarah Elliott, Rene Farrell, Katelyn Fryett, Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy, Julie Hunter, Jessica Jonassen, Delissa Kimmince, Meg Lanning, Renee Melton, Shelley Nitschke, Erin Osborne, Ellyse Perry, Kirsten Pike, Leah Poulton, Angela Reakes, Lisa Sthalekar, Selena Tainton, Elyse Villani, Julie Woerner, Laura Wright

By Gagandeep

Zimbabwe Defeat Woeful WIndies

Zimbabwe won an extraordinary Twenty20 clash at Port of Spain by 26 runs as West Indies, chasing just 106, were limited to 79 for seven

Darren Sammy and Sulieman Benn had produced the third and fourth best bowling figures in Twenty20 internationals as the visitors were bowled out for 105.

But Elton Chigumbura crashed an ultimately crucial 34 from 19 balls late on to give Zimbabwe a slim hope - and they responded with 18 overs of uninterrupted spin to leave the WIndies 66 for seven and unable to get close.

Giant spinner Benn was handed the new ball and the left-armer responded with figures of four for six from his four overs.

He set the tone by clean bowling Vusi Sibanda with the first ball of the match, and then removed Tatenda Taibu lbw and had Stuart Matsikenyeri caught behind by Denesh Ramdin in his second over.

At that stage he had taken three for nought, and he added the scalp of Brendan Taylor for the fourth duck of the innings to leave the minnows on 11 for four from 4.3 powerplay overs.

Opener Hamilton Masakadza had watched the carnage unfold from the other end and responded with a measured 44, putting on 40 for the fifth wicket with Greg Lamb (11) before both fell to Sammy.

Chigumbura was spared on eight as Kemar Roach's football skills deserted him when faced with a run-out chance from point-blank range.

He took full advantage with two fours and two sixes as the 19th over, from Ravi Rampaul, went for 22 amid a hail of full tosses and no-balls.

Sammy removed Chigumbura, Shingirai Masakadza and captain Prosper Utseya in the final over to finish with five for 26 and the hosts' opening pair, Adrian Barath and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, then put on a composed 21 in six overs before the former fell for eight.

But Andre Fletcher, Kieron Pollard and Darren Bravo went cheaply as Graeme Cremer (three for 11) and Lamb (two for 14) did the bulk of the damage in the middle overs.

When the latter removed Chanderpaul for 20 the WIndies' hope was ebbing away and, despite a defiant 23 not out from keeper Ramdin, they needed 33 from the final over and came up well short.

By Gagandeep

England Outclass Bangladesh at Dhaka

England cruised to a six-wicket victory in the first one-day international against Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.

It was a fiercely professional performance from England, who bided their time to counter fleeting spells of inspiration from the hosts and clinched the win with four overs to spare as Jamie Siddons's side were unable to sustain their challenge.

Alastair Cook won the toss and put Bangladesh into bat on a slow wicket, and the hosts were bowled out for 228 after Tamim Iqbal compiled a majestic 125.

England got off to a solid start as Cook scored 64 to get his tour up and running, but the tourists slumped from 73 without loss to 96 for three as the Tigers roared back.

Vice-captain Paul Collingwood came to the crease and steadied his side with typical composure and his 75, in conjunction with Eoin Morgan (33) and Matt Prior (30), steered England to victory.

Iqbal's imperious century came off just 120 balls and earned the Bangladesh opener the man-of-the-match award as his side were bowled out inside 46 overs.

Tamim's knock included 13 fours and three sixes, two of them in a frenetic bout of boundary hitting in the first 10 overs but, having been put down by Eoin Morgan at cover on only 10, Tamim also impressed with his restraint in the middle overs.

Graeme Swann was the star with the ball for England, as he completed his 10 overs with figures of three for 32, while Stuart Broad pitched in with two wickets for the cost of 46 runs.

Craig Kieswetter (19) was beginning to settle at the crease after an uncharacteristically subdued start, but he was stumped for a rash charge down the wicket.

Kevin Pietersen felt aggrieved as he was adjudged to have got an inside edge with Junaid Siddique taking the catch off Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan to dismiss the number three for just one.

Cook and Collingwood looked ready to dig in until the former was seen off by a poor leg before verdict that gave Naeem Islam a second success and left the tourists on 96 for three.

But Morgan and Prior ably assisted the unflappable Collingwood, after Cook's breezy opening stint set England off on the right footing.

After a promising start, Bangladesh faded out of the match in disappointing fashion, as the tourists establish a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

By Gagandeep

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Biography

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Biography

Date of Birth: April 24, 1973
Place of Birth: Mumbai
Major Teams: India, Mumbai
Batting Style:Right -Hand Batsman
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium, Leg Break, Right Arm Off Break
ODI Debut : India v Pakistan at Gujranwala, 2nd ODI, 1989/90
Test Debut : India v Pakistan at Karachi, 1st Test, 1989/90
Height : 5'5

The first batsman to score 10,000 runs in one-day cricket, making the record in the third game of a five-match series against Australia on the 31st of March 2001. He reached the landmark when he scored 34 runs in his 266th match and 259th innings. Tendulkar, 27, in his amazing 12-year career, has scored a world record 28 hundreds and 50 half-centuries in his 10,000 runs.

A genius without a doubt, this little master made his International debut in ODI’s and Tests at the age of 16 against Pakistan against the fiery pace of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. He then went to England as a part of the national side, and has not looked back ever since. The name itself strikes terror in the hearts of bowlers all around the world. Hailed as the next master-blaster following the legacy of the great West Indian Vivian Richards, this man has every shot in the book, and can kill any attack in the world when in full swing. There is nothing this man cannot do

In batting, he has reached a stage that others can only dream of. He has destroyed practically every bowling attack in the world. Tendulkar's 'specialties' include the straight drive (seemingly nobody plays the shot better than him), the cover drive, the square cut, the pullshot over midwicket/square leg, the delicate leg glance, the late cut, the lofted shots over mid-on and mid-off and not to mention the improvisations he keeps coming up with, time and again. He has tremendous power in his forearms and can hit the ball out of almost every ground in the World. He plays each of his shots amazingly and has even employed the reverse sweep to good effect. Some of his shots are hit with so much power that the ball simply rockets to the fence as if he was trying to dismiss the ball from his presence. On the other hand, some of his shots are neatly timed and placed well. His timing can be quite exquisite and it is this blend of timing and raw power which makes him the world's best/greatest batsman. Mentally very strong, Tendulkar is best when confronted by a challenge

By Gagandeep

Cook Sets Sights on Tigers

Alastair Cook insists he can cope with the added pressure of leading England ahead of the start of the one-day series against Bangladesh.

The opening batsman will be in charge of the tourists throughout the tour following Andrew Strauss' decision to take a break.

The Essex left-hander has led his country in international cricket just once before, a Twenty20game against South Africa that ended in a heavy defeat.

On that occasion he was a late stand-in for the injured Paul Collingwood, but this time around Cook is very much the man at the helm for the entire trip.

By Gagandeep