Preview, Highlights, 3rd Test 2009, South Africa vs Australia at Cape Town

Australia has confirmed the series victory along side the host South Africa and leading the series 2-0. The 3^rd test’s third day already has over and the guests are on batting for second innings and have lost two wickets at the end of the third day and added 102 runs with the first innings’  209 runs.

 

By winning tolls Australia chose to bat first and just playing 71.0 overs, South Africa packed them in 205 runs. At end of the first day South Africa played 14.0 overs and scored 57 without lost. At end of the second day South Africa cashed 404 runs just lost 3 wickets from 102.0 overs. Before lunch of the 3^rd day the hosts’ total earning was 508 runs from 6wickets when AB de Villiers scored 90 and JA Morkel 27. After lunch they added 143 and had to sack the first innings.

 

Later Australia came to the ground to face SA bowlers for second innings. They just played 36.0 overs but lost two valuable wickets. M Katich 44 and MEK Hussey 13 are still unbeaten and will come to bat in the morning of the 4^th day.

 

Australia had to face in huge pressure in the first innings and no batmen cross 50 runs except SM Katich who scored 55. Captain Rickey Ponting had to back in pavilion without add any single runs in her personal career and in the second innings he just added 12 runs.

From the host side’s three batsmen searched hundreds for their personal career even Captain JH Kallis scored 102 runs. AG Prince and AB de Villiers secured hundreds each and run were 150 and 163.

Adelaide Test on 24th January 2008

Australia vs India 4^th test match has turned in more exciting and hard competition. This test match will starts from 24^th January at Adelaide, start at 10:30 local time and 00:00 (GMT). Star Cricket will broadcast the match live. Host Australia has advanced by 2-1 difference than India of this 4 matches test series. India raised their anticipation in this test series after wining the 3 rd test by 72 runs and along with they blocked Australia’s expected consecutive 17^th match wining record. Before it one more time Australia won 16^th consecutive test match under the leadership of Steve Waugh. That time also Australia defeated after wining 16 consecutive test matches to India under the leadership of Sourav Ganguly in Indian soil in 2001.

If India can win the upcoming 3^rd test, India will go second position in ICC test ranking by overhauling Sri Lanka team. So, it is depended on the wining of 3^rd test.

Australia was unbeaten at Perth and they didn’t defeat near any team at Perth cricket ground during last 10 years. By wining the 3^rd test at Perth, India crashed Australia’s overconfident and along with shown their authority. In Perth test, India’s skipper Anil Kumble claimed 600^th wickets in Australia’s soil and shown his brilliant performance by taking 3 wickets in Australia’s 2^nd innings. India won test series before it against ever- rival Pakistan under Kumble’s leadership in their soil. Another Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan had shown his aggressive performance by taking 5 wickets in Australia’s 2^nd innings and selected man of the match.

However, Indian team has come back in the contest by wining the last test match. So, the coming 4^th test would be very exciting and competitive. All cricket fans are waiting eagerly to see the exciting test match. Source: cricinfo