In the fifth and final match between Australia and South Africa held at Perth where South Africa won the match by 39 runs.After winning the toss,South Africa choose to bat first.South Africa piled up a total of 288 runs from 50 overs. Amla scored 97 runs,Devilliers scored 60 runs and late burst from Duminy who scored 60* runs from 42 balls helped South Africa to set a daunting target for Australia.In the chase, Australia were bowled out for 249 runs. Hussey scored 78 runs and Haddin scored 63 runs. The South African took the wickets at regular intervals that helped the pro teas to win this match.Tsotsobe took four wickets for South Africa. By this victory they take the No.1 spot in ODI cricket and they also won the series 4-1. It was indeed a proud achievement for South Africa.They really deserved this victory.Amla won the man of the match award and Albie Morkel won the man of the series award.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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South Africa overpowered Australia to clinch a series victory |
In the fourth ODI match between Australia and South Africa played at Adelaide,South Africa won the match by eight wickets.After winning the toss, Australia choose to bat first. Australia were bowled out for 222 runs with Ricky Ponting top scored with 63 runs.For South Africa, Steyn and Ntini took three wickets each. Then in the chase,South Africa went off to a crackling start with Gibbs played some excellent batting. After the loss of Gibbs and Kallis, Austalia were right on top of the match.But Amla and Devilliers steadied the South African innings with some superb batting that provided an easy victory over Australia.Finally South Africa won the match by eight wickets.They also clinched their series victory over Australia.They lead the five match series 3-1. Devilliers won the man of the match award for his inspiring batting performance.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
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Srilanka clinches series victory over Pakistan |
In the third and final ODI match between Srilanka and Pakistan played at Lahore, Srilanka won the match by 234 runs.After Srilanka won the toss,they choose to bat first.Srilanka scored 309 runs from 50 overs.Dilshan scored century and Sangakkara scored half century.All the top order batsman of the Srilankan team contributed effectively that helped the Srilankan team to set a massive target of 310 runs to win from 50 overs to the Pakistan team. Then in the chase Pakistan were bundled out for a mere 75 runs.Gul was the top scorer with 27 runs.Srilanka won the match by 234 runs. Srilankan bowlers ripped through the Pakistan batting line up with some excellent bowling.Kulasekara and Thushara took three wickets each and Muralidharan took two wickets. By this victory they won the series 2-1.Dilshan won both man of the match and man of the series award for his inspiring batting performance in this series.It was a deserving victory for the Srilankan team.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
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A.R.Rahman wins Golden Globe Award |
My favorite music composer A.R.Rahman won the Golden Globe Award for his score in the movie Slum Dog Millionaire.One of the finest music directors all over the world his music has reached every one's hearts with his stunning melodious songs. He is known as the Asian Mozart of Music from the people was truly inspirational in his music and especially when he scored the original music for the movie Slum Dog Millionaire that fetched him the Golden Globe Award. He has scored music for Hollywood,Kollywood and Bollywood movies and he has done lot of albums which won lot of accolades all over the country. He dedicated this award to the entire nation and especially to the Mumbai people who were lead to death in the recent terror attacks.When he landed at the Chennai Airport after winning this award,the Chennai fans were eagerly waiting to see the glimpse of his golden face and they were all excited when Rahman waved his hands at the crowds and the happiness in all face of the Chennai people were ecstatic and really amazing.I wish all success for him on winning this award and he will become a great music legend in the near future.
Friday, January 16, 2009
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Marin Cilic clinches Chennai Open |
The third seed Marin Cilic of Croatia won his second career ATP title when he beat Indian wild card player Somdev Devvarman 6-4,7-6 in straight sets. The 23 year old Indian star who had a great run in the preliminary rounds of the Chennai Open where he had won against Kevin Kim of USA,Carlos Moya of Spain and Rainer Schuettler on his route to the first ATP tour final. Devvarman whose current ATP ranking is 202 played brilliantly defeating highly ranked players in the earlier rounds of the Chennai Open and he was riding on a success note. The semifinal match got walk over when Rainer Schuettler withdrawing from the match due to severe wrist pain enabling Devvarman to move to the final. On the other hand Cilic played brilliantly by winning the preliminary rounds in easier way and he also moved to the final of the Chennai Open.Finally Cilic beat Devvarman in straight sets to win the final of Chennai Open'09. Devvarman goes down fighting in the final but Cilic overpowered him with his inspiring serves that proved very futile for Devvarman and finally he lost the match in straight sets.Cilic really deserved this performance.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
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Australia seals 2-0 series win against South Africa |
In the first match series of the T20 international between Australia and South Africa held at Melbourne where Australia won the match by 52 runs. In this match Warner on debut for Australia scored 89 runs and Australians scored 182 runs from 20 overs.In reply South Africa were bowled out for 130 runs.Duminy was the top scorer with 78 runs. In the second match of the T20 series played at Brisbane where Australia won the match by 6 wickets. In this match after winning the toss South Africa choose to bat first. They scored 157 runs from 20 overs. Duminy was the top scorer with 69* runs. Then in the chase after the loss of early wickets Michael Hussey and White provided some good batting and their 69 run partnership drove the game away from South Africa. Hussey scored 53* runs, White scored 40* runs and Ponting scored 38 runs were the top scorers for Australia. They won the match by 6 wickets and they also won the series 2-0.Michael Hussey won the man of the match award for his creditable batting performance.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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NewZealand clinch series via D/L method |
After the wash out of the 4Th odi,the final match of the series between New Zealand and West Indies played at Napier in which New Zealand won the match by 9runs via D/L method. After winning the toss,New Zealand choose to field first. After the loss of early wickets, Gayle and Chanderpaul laid the foundation for the West Indian innings and their 170 run partnership propelled West Indies to reach a score of 293 runs from 50 overs. Gayle with some lusty hitting scored 135 runs and Chanderpaul scored 94 runs.Gillespie took 4 wickets. Then in the chase due to incessant rains, the target was reduced to 203 runs from 35 overs. All the top order for the New Zealand team batted superbly and they finally scored 211 runs from 35 overs and they won the match by 9 runs via D/L method. By this victory they also clinched this series 2-1. Gayle won the man of the match award for his inspiring batting performance.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
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Vettori and Taylor helps New Zealand draw level |
In the third ODI between New Zealand and West Indies played at Wellington,New Zealand won the match by 7 wickets. After New Zealand won the toss,they elected to field first. West Indies were losing wickets at regular intervals from the start of the match. Finally West Indies were bowled out for 128 runs with Chanderpaul top scoring with 45 runs. For New Zealand,Vettori was the most impressive bowler with four wickets in this match. Then in the chase,New Zealand were losing wickets early in the innings with Powell damaging the top order by taking three quick wickets but these efforts did not last longer.Ross Taylor and Daniel Flynn partnership of 89 runs took the game away from West Indies.They scored 129 runs for the loss of three wickets from 20.3 overs. Taylor was the top scorer for New Zealand with 51 runs. By this they beat West Indies by 7 wickets and they level the series 1-1. Vettori won the match of the award for his impressive bowling performance in this match.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
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Causes and Prevention for Tuberculosis Disease |
Tuberculosis is a common and deadly infectious disease that is mainly caused by mycobacterium. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect the central nervous system and lymphatic system. The classis symptoms of tuberculosis cough, fever, night sweats and weight loss. The treatment for tuberculosis is difficult because it requires long courses of multiple antibiotics to be taken in order to to cure perfectly from that disease. Nearly one third of the world population is affected by tuberculosis. This disease mainly spreads through the air and those people who have this disease often will cough, sneeze or spit. When this disease becomes active, most cases are affected with pulmonary tuberculosis in which the people will have symptoms like prolonged cough, fever and appetite loss. This disease can be easily transmitted from one person to another person through air in the form of infectious droplets and this disease is generally seemed to be contagious. Tuberculin skin test is performed on the person to diagnose and also to check whether the person is affected with tuberculosis disease or not. The treatment for tuberculosis will mainly used for curing bacterial infections. The prevention for tuberculosis takes two parallel approaches. In the first approach the people who are affected with tuberculosis are identified and then treated. In the second approach the children are vaccinated to protect them from this infectious disease. Only antibiotics are used for adults in order to cure from this infectious disease. So people are advised to take healthy food and live in a clean environment which will in turn help the people to protect from this deadly infectious disease.
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Make Yourself Amazing |
In our day to day life most people have some trouble in their parts of the body. This in turn will affect their confidence and happiness in their life. If a person has problem with breast enlargement, breast reduction, breast uplift, liposuction, eyelid surgery, face and neck lifts, tummy tuck, rhinoplasty etc they have to go for a cosmetic surgery in order to cure these problems at the earliest. Make Yourself Amazing are breast enhancement specialists who offer the full range of surgical and non surgical procedures. These MYA surgeons carry out some hundreds of cosmetic surgery everyday and they produce amazing results. The MYA breast reduction surgery removes any excess breast and fatty tissue and provides younger and desirable appearance to the body. Corrective nose surgery is an operation performed to change the shape of the nose. A face lift can remove excess skin, reposition sagging muscles and eliminate fatty deposits. This process involves both surgical and non surgical procedures. Breast uplift raises and reshapes sagging breasts and nipples. Liposuction is one of the most commonly performed cosmetic surgery procedures in the world. This surgical process will simply remove the excess fat from the body. A cosmetic surgeon can also perform eyelid surgery. This surgical process involves removing of excess eyelid skin removal of packets of bulging fat under eye bags and this surgical process will improve vision or functionality of the eyes. They also offer affordable and flexible finance packages to perform cosmetic surgery free of cost for the poor people. The MYA centre clinics are opened all over the world and the people can just fill the form and become a member of MYA and there by undergoing cosmetic surgery as easy as possible and make themselves amazing to a greater extent in their life.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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Dilshan stars as Srilanka clinches series 2-0 |
In the second test match between Srilanka and Bangladesh held at Chittagong, Srilanka won the match by 465 runs. After winning the toss, Srilanka choose to bat first. Srilanka scored 384 runs in their first innings. Dilshan scored 162 runs, Kapugedara and Warnapura chipped in with half centuries. ShakibAlHasan took four wickets for Bangladesh. In reply,Bangladesh scored 208 runs in their first innings.Mortaza was the top scorer for Bangladesh with 63 runs. Mendis took four wickets for Srilanka.Srilanka gained a lead of 176 runs in their first innings. Srilanka in second innings scored 447 runs for the loss of 6 wickets and they declared their innings. Dilshan once again was the top scorer for lank ans with 143 runs.Sangakkara,Kapugedara and Samaraweera chipped in with half centuries.They set Bangladesh a daunting target of 624 runs to win. Bangladesh were finally bowled out for 158 runs in their second innings and Srilanka finally won the match by 465 runs. This is the fifth biggest margin of victory in test cricket in terms of runs. ShakibAlHasan was the top scorer for Bangladesh with 46 runs in their second innings.Dilshan took four wickets for the lank ans. Srilanka,after winning the first test by 107 runs ande second test by 465 runs they finally wrapped up the series 2-0 against Bangladesh. Dilshan won the man of the match and also the man of the series award for his all round performance in this test series against Bangladesh.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
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WestIndies clinched a thriller in second ODI against NewZealand |
In the second ODI between New Zealand and West Indies played at Christchurch, West Indies won the match by five wickets with a ball to spare. West Indies won the toss and they choose to field first. The play was delayed due to incessant rain and the match was reduced to 28 overs per side by D/L method. New Zealand managed to score 152 runs for the loss of eight wickets from 28 overs. Ryder was the top scorer with 32 runs. Edwards took 3 wickets for West Indies. Then in the chase, West Indies were losing wickets at regular intervals. In the end Sarwan and Ramdin partnership took the game away from New Zealand. Sarwan scored 67* runs,Ramdin scored 28 * runs and Gayle scored 36 runs were the top scorers for West Indies. Finally West Indies clinched a thrilling win with a ball to spare. They won the match by five wickets. By this victory West Indies leads the five match series 1-0. Sarwan was given the man of the match award for his inspiring batting performance.