Kareena Kapoor & Saif Ali Khan at IPL Bid Event - Photos

There were two new additions to the IPL list of teams recently. The two new teams are Kochi and Pune. The auction for the franchise of two teams had taken place some time last week. As reports of the bidding amounts were announced, there were reports about the lastest of Bollywood couples to join the bandwagon. That is, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor. The duo had joined up with the Videocon group to bid for the Pune team. The others were the Sahara group who bid for Pune and Rendezvous Sports World limited (RSWL), for Kochi. However, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor were not able to get the team of their choice, as their bidding amount was not as high as the other group.

Thus, finally, the Pune team of the IPL went to, The Sahara Group, for a bidding amount of US $ 370 million, and the Kochi team went to the Rendezvous, for a bid of US$ 333 million. Thus, from next year there will be a total of ten teams in the IPL. The bidding amount for the two teams is at par with the total amount that was collected for all the eight teams in the first year.
The Kochi team itself is said to be almost thrice the amount paid for Mumbai Indians, by the Reliance group of Industries. The other star couple Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra, who had purchased their team just before the IPL 2, last yearm was lucky to get Rajasthan Royals, team for US $ 15.4 million. However, this year, Saif and Kareena were not that lucky with the Pune team. Let’s hope they have better luck next time, just in case they are yet interested in the IPL!

74th Masters golf Tournament

The 74^th Masters golf Tournament will begin on April 5 and run though April 11, 2010. The Tournament will take place at the Augusta National Golf Course located in Augusta,

The Masters Tournament is well known for awarding the winner with a green suit jacket. In addition, the tournament is the only major held at the same course every year—the Augusta National Golf Course. Any winner of the Masters automatically has a lifetime invitation to play in the tournament again in the future.

Each year there are four major golf tournaments and the Masters, because it is held in April, is typically considered the first of these four major tours. The three remaining major tours include the United States Open, the British Open and the PGA Championship. Legendary golfer, Bobby Jones, helped in the design of the Augusta National Golf Course. Jones is credited with having brought the Masters Tournament into existence.

Rajasthan Royals

The team from India's princely state didn't quite command the kind of respect and interest that befits royalty. So when the Rajasthan Royals, led by Shane Warne, swept the opposition away and took home the first-ever IPL title, everyone was surprised. Sohail Tanvir and Shane Watson were the other big names that powered the side, but it was players like Swapnil Asnodkar and Ravindra Jadeja that shone.

IPL 2009 got underway with Bollywood diva Shilpa Shetty and her then fiance Raj Kundra also joining the franchise as co-owners. Kaif was left out and Watson was unavailable. Tyron Henderson, who was roped in after a tug-of-war with KXIP, played just one game. Yusuf Pathan starred in a win over KKR in the only Super Over of the tournament. At the 2010 auction, Rajasthan bought two Australian players - Adam Voges and in a surprise move, the out of action Damien Martyn. The team had bought out Tyron Henderson, Robert Quiney and Mohd Kaif prior to the auction.

· Shane Warne

· Johan Botha

· Damien Martyn

· Michael Lumb

· Abhishek Jhunjhunwala

· Shrikant Wagh

· Abhishek Raut

· Sumit Narwal

· Faiz Fazal

· Syed Ahmed Quadri

· Amit Paunikar

· Kamran Khan

· Amit Singh

· Graeme Smith

· Dimitri Mascarenhas

· Morne Morkel

· Shaun Tait

· Munaf Patel *

· Yusuf Pathan *

· Sidharth Trivedi

· Swapnil Asnodkar

· Mahesh Rawat

· Naman Ojha

· Amit Paunikar

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Kings XI Punjab

Kings XI Punjab have an aura of glamour and verve around them thanks to owners Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia. They boast the services of the flamboyant Yuvraj Singh and dependable Sangakkara; the destructive Irfan Pathan and experienced Jayawardene. So when the first edition of the IPL kicked off, the team from India's lion-hearted state were looked on with awe and admiration. But the side could not progress beyond the semi-final stage..

 

In 2009, the spectacular South African setting did little to embellish the team's chances - they bowed out before the semis, depleted by the absence of Brett Lee and Sreesanth at various stages. Left-arm pace man Yusuf Abdulla was one of the finds of the tournament and he has been retained for the third edition. Luke Pomersbach and Nuwan Kulasekara were bought our ahead of the 2010 auction while they picked former India batsman Mohammed Kaif who is expected to recreate the magic with Yuvraj Singh in the Punjab side under new captain Kumar Sangakkara.

· Brett Lee

· Mohd. Kaif

· Adrian Barath

· Love Ablish

· Vikramjeet Malik

· Amanpreet Singh

· Bipul Sharma

· James Hopes

· Manvinder Bisla

· Reetinder Singh Sodhi

· Yusuf Abdulla

· Yash Gandhi

· Karan Goel

· Shaun Marsh

· Kumar Sangakkara

· M Jayawardene

· Ravi Bopara

· Yuvraj Singh

· Irfan Pathan

· S Sreesanth

· Ramesh Powar

· Piyush Chawla

· Shalabh Srivastava

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Kolkata Knight Riders

When Shahrukh Khan - India's biggest movie star - co-purchased the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise, the nation couldn't help but feel an affinity with the side. And when Brendon McCullum stormed into the competition with a whirlwind 158*, it drew a collective gasp of admiration from fans of the sport across the world. If Sourav helmed the side, then there was John Buchanan who powered the think-tank. But the team could not live up to expectations.

In the second season, suggestions of a multiple-captain approach drew a lot of debate but as it turned out, McCullum ended up leading the side throughout. But the side's prospects did not improve. KKR ended the tournament pretty close to the bottom of the table. Ricky Ponting and Morne van Wyk have been bought out ahead of Season 2010, while Shane Bond has been bought at USD 750,000. U-19 player Harpreet Singh has also been picked for the tournament.

· Cheteshwar Pujara

· Owais Shah

· Chris Gayle

· Manoj Tiwary

· Charl Langeveldt

· Harshad Khadiwale

· Chirag Pathak

· Varun Aaron

· Eklakh Ahmed

· Ganapathi Vignesh

· Iqbal Abdulla

· Murali Kartik

· Ishant Sharma *

· Brendon McCullum

· Brad Hodge *

· Angelo Mathews

· Ajantha Mendis

· Sourav Ganguly

· Laxmi Ratan Shukla

· Wriddhiman Saha

· Ashoke Dinda

· Ajit Agarkar

· Rohan Gavaskar

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IPL-Team Delhi Daredevils

Delhi Daredevils, owned by GMR Industries, have a number of genuine match-winners in their squad. They boast of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir at the top of the order while wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik beefs up the middle-order. Tillakaratne Dilshan, along with AB de Villiers, has been a revelation in this format. Veteran Daniel Vettori adds depth to the squad. Daredevils made it to the semis in the first season.

In the second season, they rode high on the strength of Dirk Nannes' pace, topped the league, but again, lost in the semis. Gambhir has now stepped in as captain after Sehwag decided to step down. Delhi have bought out Oz legend Glenn McGrath before the third season. They picked up Wayne Parnell, the South African all-rounder for a whopping USD 610,000 at the 2010 auction. They also included the U-19 player Manan Sharma in their ranks.

· B de Villiers

· Pradeep Sangwan

· Umesh Yadav

· Amit Mishra

· Kedar Jadhav

· Moises Henriques

· Wayne Parnell

· Sarandeep Singh

· Shashi Ranjan

· Sarabjeet Ladda

· Ashish Nehra

· Aavishkar Salvi

· Mithun Manhas

· David Warner

· Andrew McDonald

· Dirk Nannes

· Farveez Maharoof

· Tillakaratne Dilshan

· Virender Sehwag

· Gautam Gambhir

· Dinesh Karthik

· Rajat Bhatia

· Joginder Singh

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IPL-Team Deccan Chargers

The reigning title-holders of the second edition of the IPL, Deccan Chargers had a fairytale second season. Plagued by poor performances, the team was placed at the bottom of the table at the end of IPL's opening season. But they scripted an incredible turnaround in the second edition, claiming the title. Much credit for their rags to riches story goes to their captain Adam Gilchrist. 

 

His compatriot Darren Lehmann joined the team as coach for the second edition. Deccan's pace attack is led by the fiery Fidel Edwards and the steady RP Singh. They bought out Sri Lankans Nuwan Zoysa and Chamara Silva ahead of the third edition. To further strengthen their bowling, they picked up the much sought after West Indies fast bowler, Kemar Roach, for a staggering USD 720,000 at the 2010 auction. U-19 player Harmeet Singh was also picked for the coming tournament.

· Adam Gilchirst

· T Suman

· Arjun Yadav

· Kalyankrishna

· Paidikalva Vijay Kumar

· Abhinav Kumar

· Manvinder Bisla

· Jaskaran Deep Singh

· Harmeet Singh

· Azhar Bilakhia

· Kemar Roach

· Dwaraka Ravi Teja

· Venugopal Rao

· Pragyan Ojha

· Herschelle Gibbs

· Scott Styris

· Andrew Symonds

· Ryan Harris

· Fidel Edwards

· Dwyane Smith

· Chaminda Vaas

· VVS Laxman

· Rohit Sharma

· RP Singh

. Harmeet Singh

IPL-Team Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings, owned by India Cements, managed to get the prized services of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the inaugural edition of IPL. Quite understandably, the Indian captain commanded the highest price at the player auctions - a whopping USD 1.5 million. Australia's batting tour de force Matthew Hayden was roped in to give the batting a destructive edge - and he played his role to perfection in two successive seasons.

Stephen Fleming, who doubled as coach in the second season; the wily Muralidaran; batsman Suresh Raina; and all-rounder Albie Morkel helped Chennai reach the final. When the second round of auctions took place, Andrew Flintoff joined as one of the highest-paid players. In 2009, Hayden scored prolifically while his team entered the semi-final, only to be piped at the post by RCB. Fleming has now been bought out by the side and is just the coach. At the 2010 auction, the team bought South African Justin Kemp, they also brought in Sri Lankan Thisara Perera for a sum of USD 50,000.

· M Muralidaran

· Sudeep Tyagi

· Viraj Kadbe

· Shadab Jakati

· R Ashwin

· Abhinav Mukund

· Anirudha Srikanth

· Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan

· Palani Amarnath

· K B Arun Karthik

· N Einstein

· Suresh Kumar

· Justin Kemp

· Manpreet Gony

· Joginder Sharma

· M Vijay

· Matthew Hayden

· Michael Hussey

· Albie Morkel

· Makhaya Ntini

· Jacob Oram

· Thilan Thushara

· George Bailey

· M S Dhoni

· Parthiv Patel

· Suresh Raina

· S Badrinath

· L Balaji

Sangakkara replaces Yuvraj as Kings XI captain

 

 

Kings XI Punjab on Friday appointed Kumar Sangakkara as its new captain for DLF IPL 2010. The Sri Lankan player replaces Yuvraj Singh who had led the team for the last two seasons with great efficiency and passion.  
A talented left-handed batsman and a vigilant wicketkeeper, Kumar is currently serving as captain of the Sri Lankan Cricket team. He has been recognised as the driving force behind Sri Lankan team in the past couple of years. His exemplary performances in the last two editions of IPL have made him one of the team favourites.
"I'm privileged to be given the honour and opportunity to lead the team. The team has had a good run under the captaincy of Yuvraj [Singh] and I enjoyed playing under his leadership in the IPL. This is a huge responsibility and I hope I am able to live up to the team's expectations.  We are all geared up and looking forward to playing some great cricket in the upcoming season and aim for a win," said Sangakkara at a tele -conference on Friday.
Speaking on this new appointment, the promoters of Kings XI Punjab added, "Kumar has excelled as the captain of the Sri Lankan team and we at Kings XI Punjab have a great amount of respect for his ability on the field and his professionalism and leadership skills off the field. Kings XI Punjab is excited about the upcoming season and we as a team are universally determined for this to be our year."
Commenting on Yuvraj Singh, they said, "Yuvraj Singh, has been an inspiring captain during the first two seasons - we have been blessed to have him guide us since the inception of our franchise and his performance has been nothing short of excellent. We know Yuvraj is supportive of Kumar and is looking forward to delivering the legendary batting and bowling performance that he is so well known and respected for.
Kings XI Punjab looks forward to delivering the best performance this season for our fans and supporters in India and around the world."  
Anil Srivatsa, CEO, KXIP was all praises for the new captain at the tele - conference. "We are happy to announce Kumar Sangakkara as our team captain for IPL 2010. Sangakkara is an exceptional cricketer with exceptional cricketing skills and we believe that under his leadership, KXIP will reach new heights. KXIP has already started its campaign for DLF IPL 2010 with the action packed KXIP Cup that just concluded yesterday in Mohali. Keeping with our values, this was a great opportunity for promoting upcoming cricketers. The passion and excitement that one saw was truly outstanding,"

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Kings XI Punjab happy with Abdulla and Kaif's inclusion

 

 

Kings XI Punjab added two more players in the team by buying Yusuf Abdullah and Mohammad Kaif in today's thrilling IPL 2010 auction in Mumbai.
Commenting on the additions to the team this year, the Promoters shared: "We are very excited about IPL 2010 being organized in India. The frenzy and fanfare will definitely be bigger and better this season. We want to win the Cup (this year), with an extremely well balanced team in place and we hope to give a tough fight. Further additions to the team today have strengthened our capability and we can't wait for the game to begin!"   
Mohammad Kaif is a middle-order batsman who made it to the national team on the strength of his performances at the under-19 level, where he captained the Indian team to victory in the Under-19 World Cup in 2000. He can be both defensive and aggressive as the situation demands.  On the other hand, Yusuf Abdulla has also been confirmed as one of the KXIP team players. He is currently one of South Africa's leading domestic-competition bowlers and has also played first class cricket. Yusuf played exceptionally well last year when he was subsequently added to the Kings XI Punjab's Indian Premier League squad as a replacement following an injury to Jerome Taylor.

Anil Srivatsa, CEO, KXIP, said on the occasion: "We have one of the most balanced and steady team comprising some of the world's best players. There is an aura of confidence and passion to win amongst the players which is enthralling. We are very happy with the way our team has shaped up with today's addition of Yusuf Abdullah and Mohammad Kaif. We promise the cricket enthusiasts some action packed cricketing moments this IPL."  
"I am delighted with the outcome of this year's auction with the addition of Yusuf Abdullah and Mohammad Kaif. Once again the Kings XI management team has executed their strategic plan under the pressure of the auction. Yusuf as we know is a great wicket taker in T20 and Kaif fortifies our middle order and raise our standard in the field. The new players are going to bolster the team's performance. My boys and me will ensure that our performance brings the Cup home this year!" added Tom Moody, Coach, Kings XI Punjab.

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India vs Srilanka, 1st ODI on 15 Dec. 2009

The 1st ODI between India and SriLanka will be played in Rajkot on Tuesday, Dec 15th, 2009. India, after winning the test series and drawing t20 series by  1-1, will look for a winning start in the 5 match ODI series opener. In the last ODI series at home, India was defeated 4-2 by Australia’s team, which had 9 of its regular players missing due to injury.

 

 

 

On the other hand, having lost the test series 2-0 and squared the T20 series 1-1, Sri Lanka will be looking to make a winning start here.

At home India has a clear 25-10 win-loss ratio against Sri Lanka. Their recent record is even more dominant, with 10 wins and just 2 losses.

The probable teams are as follows

India: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra

Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera/Thilina Kandamby, Sanath Jayasuriya, Angelo Mathews, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga/Thilan Thushara, Dilhara Fernando

India vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI

SL: 411/8 (50.0 Ovs)

Ind: 414/7 (50.0 Ovs)

India won by 3 runs

Virender Sehwag leads Indian Team Top Ranking in Test Cricket

Virender Sehwag’s big scroe 293 on Wednesday gave India the number-one position in the ICC Test Championship table for the first time . Now watch out the official ranking :

 

ICC Test Championship

06 Dec 2009
Team	Matches	Points	Rating
India	32	3957	124
South Africa	30	3672	122
Australia	31	3600	116
Sri Lanka	31	3574	115
England	39	4102	105
Pakistan	17	1424	84
New Zealand	25	2001	80
West Indies	25	1910	76
Bangladesh	19	255	13

ICC ODI Championship

29 Nov 2009
Team	Matches	Points	Rating
Australia	39	5080	130
India	37	4522	122
South Africa	26	3085	119
New Zealand	25	2789	112
England	33	3606	109
Pakistan	28	3012	108
Sri Lanka	31	3298	106
West Indies	21	1589	76
Bangladesh	28	1548	55
Zimbabwe	32	823	26
Ireland	6	152	25
Kenya	14	28	2

 

India got first position in the ICC Test Championship table whereas in Nov. 2009 has 2nd position.

Virender Sehwag on Wednesday comes into the top five of the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen by making double-century against Sri Lanka in the third Test in Mumbai and  pushed him 14 places to the fifth position.

After a long time Sehwag got this position since October 2006 and his Delhi teammate Gautam Gambhir leads the batting table with Sri Lanka duo of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara second and third.

Players Ranking

Rank	Name	Country	Rating
1	G. Gambhir	IND	877
2	D.P.M.D. Jayawardena	SL	836
3	K.C. Sangakkara	SL	835
4	M.J. Clarke	AUS	814
5	V. Sehwag	IND	804
6	Mohammad Yousuf	PAK	804
7	Younus Khan	PAK	785
8	G.C. Smith	SA	782
9	R.L. Taylor	NZ	775
10	S. Chanderpaul	WI	773

 

Test Bowler

Rank	Name	Country	Rating
1	D.W. Steyn	SA	844
2	M.G. Johnson	AUS	783
3	M. Muralidaran	SL	752
4	Mohammad Asif	PAK	743
5	M. Ntini	SA	741
6	Harbhajan Singh	IND	712
7	S.R. Clark	AUS	696
8	S.E. Bond	NZ	683
9	P.L. Harris	SA	669
10	Zaheer Khan	IND	666

 

Test Allrounder

 

Rank	Name	Country	Rating
1	J.H. Kallis	SA	455
2	D.L. Vettori	NZ	397
3	M.G. Johnson	AUS	323
4	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	282
5	S.C.J. Broad	ENG	278
6	A. Flintoff	ENG	267
7	D.J.J. Bravo	WI	267
8	C.H. Gayle	WI	250
9	G.P. Swann	ENG	229
10	Harbhajan Singh	IND	196

After Hosting the IPL Cricket Tournament in South Africa – Now …

Hosting the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament is helping to burnish South Africa's image abroad and dispel worries about its readiness to host the 2010 soccer World Cup, officials say. The world's biggest Twenty20 tournament, which started in Cape Town on

Saturday, was moved to South Africa last month due to security concerns in India as it holds general elections. The second edition of the IPL has brought a much-needed boost to South Africa, where flagging ticket sales for the FIFA Confederations Cup which starts in June had raised concerns over the country's ability to host a successful soccer World Cup in 2010. "This was a perfect opportunity to show the world that we can host a major event in 20 days," Gerald Majola, Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive, told Reuters. "Who can then doubt us, that we can hold a World Cup in 2010, given four years to prepare for it?" The choice also underlines the stability of South Africa's political system. South Africans vote in the most hotly contested national election since the end of apartheid on Wednesday but few expect widespread violence to mar the poll or interfere with the tournament. The IPL, which lasts until May 24, was expected to bring around 1 billion rand ($109.6 million) into Africa's biggest economy, South African President Kgalema Motlanthe said at the opening ceremony on Saturday.

FOREIGN VISITORS

The chief executives of hotel firms Sun International and City Lodge told Reuters last month they expected the IPL to boost occupancy rates across their hotel portfolios. Majola said he expected more than 10,000 foreigners to visit the country during the competition. The 59-match IPL tournament, which features almost all the top international players including England's Andrew Flintoff and India's Sachin Tendulkar, has also gained popularity for its entertainment element -- Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Shilpa Shetty both own IPL teams. Tickets for the opening weekend's double-header games in Cape Town were sold out within hours. In contrast, sales for the Confederations Cup, the test event being held ahead of the 2010 World Cup finals, have been slow, with approximately 200,000 of the 640,000 tickets sold.

The global financial crisis does not seem to have dented overseas demand for World Cup tickets but world football's governing body FIFA has criticised South Africa for not doing enough to spur local support. South Africa's high crime rates and its ability to finish building stadiums and infrastructure have also come under scrutiny but the South African government has pledged to beef up security and has repeatedly said it will be ready for the tournament. IPL Chief Operating Officer Sunder Raman told Reuters South Africa's hosting of the IPL would spur enthusiasm for the Confederations Cup and proved the country was capable of putting together international events. "If someone can pull together a tournament in 20 days, it talks volumes of the infrastructure available and the readiness of the country to host any tournament of any scale," Raman said.

What is Duckworth-Lewis Method | What is (D/L method)

In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth-Lewis method (D/L method) is a mathematical way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket or Twenty-20 cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance. It is generally accepted to be a fair and accurate method of setting a target score, but as it attempts to predict what would have happened had the game come to its natural conclusion, it generates some controversy. The D/L method was devised by two English statisticians, Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis.

A simple example of the D/L method being applied was the first One Day International (ODI) between India and Pakistan in their 2006 ODI series. India batted first, and were all out in the 49th over for 328. Pakistan, batting second, were 7 wickets down for 311 when bad light stopped play after the 47th over.

In this example, Pakistan's target had the match continued was 18 runs in as many balls, with three wickets in hand. Considering the overall scoring rate throughout the match, this is a target most teams would be favoured to achieve. And indeed, application of the D/L method resulted in a target score of 304 at the end of the 47th over, with the officially listed result as "Pakistan won by 7 runs (D/L Method)".

The D/L method of resetting targets in rain-affected one-day cricket matches has now been in use for well over two years and has been adopted for use in most test playing countries of the world. And it is the 'rain-rule' in use for the 1999 World Cup competition played in May and June and hosted by the England & Wales Cricket Board.

The method is the invention of Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis. Frank is a consultant statistician and editor of the Royal Statistical Society's monthly news magazine, RSS NEWS. Tony is a lecturer in mathematical subjects in the Faculty of Computer Studies and Mathematics at the University of the West of England, Bristol and chairman of the Western Branch of the Operational Research Society

The method that they have invented is simple to apply provided one is prepared to take a few minutes to understand its logic. The calculations can easily be performed using nothing more than a single table of numbers and a pocket calculator although a purpose built computer program is available to undertake the calculations accurately and quickly in match situations (see further information on this below). With a little practice, however, there is no reason why anyone should not be able to calculate the revised target and in quick time. The authors firmly believe that the method is simple enough for it to be adopted for use at all levels of limited-overs cricket. This article provides a summary of the way the method works.

Basis of the method

The D/L method works using the notion that teams have two resources with which to make as many runs as they can - these are the number of overs they have still to receive and the number of wickets they have in hand. From any stage in their innings, their further run-scoring capability depends on both these two resources in combination. The table gives the percentage of these combined resources that remain for any number of overs left and wickets lost. An extract from the table is given in Table 1. Information is provided later on how the full table can be obtained, including the ball-by-ball version which is used when stoppages occur mid-over.

When a match is shortened after it has begun, the resources of one or both teams are depleted and the two teams usually have different amounts of resource for their innings. In this case a revised target must be set. The D/L method does this in accordance with the relative resources available to the two teams. If stoppages cause the team batting second (referred to here as Team 2) to have less resources available, as is more often than not the case, then their target will be revised downwards. If, on the other hand, as often happens when Team 1's innings has been interrupted, the stoppages usually result in Team 2 having more resources available and then their target is revised upwards to correct for the extra resources they have at their disposal.

Table 1: Extract from the table of resource percentages remaining
Wickets lost
Ovleft 0 2 5 7 9
50 100. 83.8 49.5 26.5 7.6
40 90.3 77.6 48.3 26.4 7.6
30 77.1 68.2 45.7 26.2 7.6
25 68.7 61.8 43.4 25.9 7.6
20 58.9 54.0 40.0 25.2 7.6
10 34.1 32.5 27.5 20.6 7.5
5 18.4 17.9 16.4 14.0 7.0

Reading the table

The single table applies to all lengths of one-day matches from 50 overs-per-side downwards. Because this length of match is by far the most common, the resources listed in the table are expressed as percentages of those available at the start of a 50-over innings. Thus when there are 50 overs still to be received and no wickets have been lost, the resource percentage available is 100%. A 40-over innings starts with a resource percentage of 90.3% relative to a 50 over innings. An innings shortened to 25-overs before it starts commences with a resource percentage of 68.7% relative to 50-over innings. (Although such innings have only half the overs of a 50-over innings they have all 10 wickets and so have much more than half the resources.)

In order to determine the correct resource percentage the batting side has remaining at any stage of its innings, the number of overs left must be identified. This number of overs left, in conjunction with the number of wickets lost, is then used to read the resource percentage remaining from the table.

For example, suppose that after 20 out of 50 overs a team have lost 2 wickets. They have 30 overs left. From the table you will see that the resource percentage remaining is 68.2%.

Suppose now that there is an interruption in play and 10 overs are lost from the innings. When play can resume there are only 20 overs left but there are still, of course, 2 wickets down, and the table now tells us that the resource percentage remaining is 54.0%. Thus the shortening of the innings has caused the team to lose a resource percentage of 68.2 - 54.0 = 14.2%.

Having started with a resource percentage of 100% and lost 14.2%, then if they complete their innings with no further loss of overs, they will have had a resource percentage available for their innings of 100 - 14.2 = 85.8%.

Applying the D/L method

The procedure for setting a revised target, which is the same for any number of stoppages at any stage of the match, is as follows.

1. For each team's innings
(a) from the table note the resource percentage the team had available at the start of their innings;
(b) using the table, calculate the resource percentage lost by each interruption;
(c) hence calculate the resource percentage available.
2. If Team 2 have less resources available than Team 1, then calculate the ratio of the resources available to the two teams. Team 2's revised target is obtained by scaling down Team 1's score by this ratio. The figure so obtained is rounded down to the next whole number to give the score needed for a tie. The target is one more run than this. The procedure by which a tie is always possible is a consequence of a change in playing conditions introduced internationally from April 1999.
3. If Team 2 have more resources available than Team 1, then calculate the amount by which Team 2's resource percentage exceeds Team 1's. Work out this excess as a percentage of 225 [the average 50-over score in 'first class' matches and one-day internationals (ODIs)]. Rounding this down to the next whole number gives the extra runs to add on to Team 1's score to give the score to tie. Adding one run gives Team 2's target.

Hottest Female Athlete "pole vault":- ~Allison Stokke~

One day Allison Stokke was a just a pretty high school athlete and the next she was an international Internet destination, although not by her own choice. Miss Stokke's photograph was taken during a high school track meet, where she was preparing to compete in the pole vault, and someone posted it to a web site. It didn't take long for other less reputable sites to pick up the image and set off a round of Stokke-mania on the worldwide web.

Miss Stokke isn't just a pretty girl; she's a pretty girl who happens to be a tremendous athlete. She was the California pole vaulting champion and is on scholarship at the University of California. She wanted to be known for her athletic accomplishments rather than purely for her looks. In terms of athletics, she wanted to be seen as Maria Sharapova, an attractive tennis player who wins, instead of Anna Kournikova, an attractive tennis player who just shows up and looks pretty. Miss Stokke could eventually become another Natalie Gulbis, a gorgeous LPGA golfer who has been quite successful.

The problem began to surface in 2004 when she began to receive messages from her friends that her photo had been seen on the Internet. She had 1,000 new messages on her social network site and a YouTube video of her being interviewed had been viewed 15,000 times. She began to receive interview requests from around the country, including one from Brazil. She went to her coach for help and to her parents (her father is an attorney) for guidance. They soon realized there was little they could do to stem the flow of messages and photos, other than to focus on trying to stop the ones that were particularly tasteless. They were successful in getting a fake profile of Allison removed from Face book and another taken off MySpace, which included a slideshow with a dozen photos and a chat forum. She told the Washington Post, "Even if none of it is illegal, it just all feels really demeaning."

There's no question that Miss Stokke is an amazing athlete. Born in Newport Beach, California, she made the U.S. team that competed in the 2005 World Youth Championships, but couldn't compete because of a broken leg. As a senior at Newport Harbor High School she jumped 13 feet, 7 inches, which ranked second in the nation. She held seven national records.

As a freshman at Cal, Miss Stokke set a school freshman record by vaulting 13-5¾ at the Pac-10 Championships. She also qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships and was ranked No. 20 in the country. In the outdoor season she jumped 13-9¾, the second-best performance in school history.

But because of her notoriety, Miss Stokke hasn't been able to enjoy her success. She rarely  leaves her home and has grown weary of the attention she's garnered. In fact, the online media information on the Cal website does not include her mug shot, while all other student-athletes have their images on their biography pages.

   

Racer Girls in Good Mood

 

Anna Kournikova was injured during a flight to Las Vegas

Spending the weekend in Sin City, Anna Kournikova took part in the HardBat Classic Table Tennis Tournament at The Palazzo Resort in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Also attending an afterparty, the former tennis pro ended up having quite the unfortunate experience, as she got into it with another female partygoer at Lavo nightclub.

After a minor run-in, as insider tells People magazine: “The woman came back over and threw a drink on Anna and her assistant. The woman was definitely drunk.”

“Anna said she wanted the woman kicked out, but then everything started to escalate and she and the woman started shoving and pushing each other,” the source tells, adding, “Anna looked really shaken up.”

Enjoy the pictures of Anna Kournikova in Vegas over the weekend (June 27).

ICC World Twenty20, 2009 news from Cricinfo

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India hit a roadblock
As MS Dhoni pithily put it, it was one of those days when "nothing really worked"

 

Pakistan look to keep the spark alive
If Pakistan are to achieve anything significant in this tournament as a team they will have to do so inspite of themselves

 

Bravo inspires inexplicable turnaround
If not for Chris Gayle's headline-grabbing antics, Dwayne Bravo might have expected a more torrid time this summer.

 

India fans switch allegiance
An under-tested India ran into a red-hot West Indies, who didn't even need a significant contribution from Chris Gayle in a tense chase

 

Inspired West Indies look for encore
Less than 18 hours after beating India, West Indies face another tough challenge

 

Tanvir misplaces his radar
Cricinfo presents the Plays of the day of the Super Eights match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Lord's

 

Yuvraj made India vice-captain
Yuvraj Singh has been named as India's vice-captain after Virender Sehwag was forced out of the World Twenty20 due to a shoulder injury

 

Sri Lanka maintain winning ways
Sri Lanka survived a threatening 66-run partnership between Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq to ease to a 19-run win

 

All-round Bravo floors defending champions
An under-tested India ran into a red-hot West Indies

 

Bangladesh selector defends Twenty20 selections
Rafiqul Alam has defended the selection of Raqibul Hasan for the World T20 and admitted the team played poorly

 

Younis happy to have Razzaq back
Younis Khan has welcomed the return of allrounder Abdul Razzaq to the Pakistan side after a two-year exile hiatus

 

Ruthless South Africa give hosts a hiding
And so it came to pass that England's chaotic campaign encountered the emotionless machine that is South Africa.

 

'There is no easy game now' - Dhoni
Having had an easy first round, India will begin the Super Eights in confident mood against much stiffer opposition

 

Bad omens and false dawns for England
Andrew Miller presents the plays of the day as South Africa crushed England at Trent Bridge

 

Redmond eases New Zealand's worries
A team struggling with injuries found a shining silver lining in Aaron Redmond, who blasted 63 in New Zealand's thumping win

 

Slick South Africa crush poor England
South Africa put in a display worthy of the tag as a pre-tournament favourite as they cruised by seven wickets

 

Sangakkara plays down 'favourites' tag
Kumar Sangakkara has cautioned his team against complacency ahead of their opening Super Eights clash

 

A sublime knock, and a sucker-punch
Cricinfo brings to you the plays of the day from the Super Eights game between Ireland and New Zealand at Trent Bridge

 

Moin urges PCB to take all ICL players back
Moin Khan has said he wants all Pakistan players who played in the unauthorised league to be allowed to represent the country

 

How the Super Eights work
Explaining how the groups for the Super Eights were formed

ICC World Twenty20 2009 – Cricket Matches Schedule/Results

1st Match, Group B: England v Netherlands at Lord's - Jun 5, 2009

Netherlands won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)

England 162/5 (20/20 over); Netherlands 163/6 (20/20 over)

Scorecard | Commentary | 3D animation | Bulletin | Article index (11) | Photo index (18)

2nd Match, Group D: New Zealand v Scotland at The Oval - Jun 6, 2009

New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Scotland 89/4 (7/7 over); New Zealand 90/3 (6/7 over)

Scorecard | Commentary | 3D animation | Bulletin | Article index (3) | Photo index (9)

3rd Match, Group C: Australia v West Indies at The Oval - Jun 6, 2009

West Indies won by 7 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)

Australia 169/7 (20/20 over); West Indies 172/3 (15.5/20 over)

Scorecard | Commentary | 3D animation | Bulletin | Article index (3) | Photo index (16)

4th Match, Group A: Bangladesh v India at Nottingham - Jun 6, 2009

India won by 25 runs

India 180/5 (20/20 over); Bangladesh 155/8 (20/20 over)

Scorecard | Commentary | 3D animation | Bulletin | Article index (4) | Photo index (12)

5th Match, Group D: Scotland v South Africa at The Oval - Jun 7, 2009

South Africa won by 130 runs

South Africa 211/5 (20/20 over); Scotland 81 (15.4/20 over)

Scorecard | Commentary | 3D animation | Bulletin | Article index (3) | Photo index (16)

6th Match, Group B: England v Pakistan at The Oval - Jun 7, 2009

England won by 48 runs

England 185/5 (20/20 over); Pakistan 137/7 (20/20 over)

Scorecard | Commentary | 3D animation | Bulletin | Article index (5) | Photo index (9)

7th Match, Group A: Bangladesh v Ireland at Nottingham - Jun 8, 2009

Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

Bangladesh 137/8 (20/20 over); Ireland 138/4 (18.2/20 over)

Scorecard | Commentary | 3D animation | Bulletin | Article index (6) | Photo index (16)

8th Match, Group C: Australia v Sri Lanka at Nottingham - Jun 8, 2009

Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Australia 159/9 (20/20 over); Sri Lanka 160/4 (19/20 over)

Scorecard | Commentary | 3D animation | Bulletin | Article index (5) | Photo index (10)

9th Match, Group B: Netherlands v Pakistan at Lord's - Jun 9, 2009

Pakistan won by 82 runs

Pakistan 175/5 (20/20 over); Netherlands 93 (17.3/20 over)

Scorecard | Commentary | 3D animation | Bulletin | Article index (5) | Photo index (13)

10th Match, Group D: New Zealand v South Africa at Lord's - Jun 9, 2009

South Africa won by 1 run

South Africa 128/7 (20/20 over); New Zealand 127/5 (20/20 over)

Scorecard | Commentary | 3D animation | Bulletin | Article index (3) | Photo index (12)

11th Match, Group C: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Nottingham - Jun 10, 2009

Sri Lanka won by 15 runs

Sri Lanka 192/5 (20/20 over); West Indies 177/5 (20/20 over)

Scorecard | Commentary | 3D animation | Bulletin | Article index (6) | Photo index (14)

12th Match, Group A: India v Ireland at Nottingham - Jun 10, 2009

India won by 8 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Ireland 112/8 (18/18 over); India 113/2 (15.3/18 over)

Scorecard | Commentary | 3D animation | Bulletin | Article index (4) | Photo index (11)

13th Match, Group F: Ireland v New Zealand at Nottingham - Jun 11, 2009

New Zealand won by 83 runs

New Zealand 198/5 (20/20 ov); Ireland 115 (16.4/20 ov)

Scorecard | Commentary | 3D animation | Bulletin | Article index (5) | Photo index (16)

14th Match, Group E: England v South Africa at Nottingham - Jun 11, 2009

South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

England 111 (19.5/20 ov); South Africa 114/3 (18.2/20 ov)

Scorecard | Commentary | 3D animation | Bulletin | Article index (5) | Photo index (5)

15th Match, Group F: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lord's - Jun 12, 2009

Sri Lanka won by 19 runs

Sri Lanka 150/7 (20/20 ov); Pakistan 131/9 (20/20 ov)

Scorecard | Commentary | 3D animation | Bulletin | Article index (5) | Photo index (27)

16th Match, Group E: India v West Indies at Lord's - Jun 12, 2009

West Indies won by 7 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

India 153/7 (20/20 ov); West Indies 156/3 (18.4/20 ov)

Scorecard | Commentary | 3D animation | Bulletin | Article index (5) | Photo index (22)

17th Match, Group E: South Africa v West Indies at The Oval - Jun 13, 2009

Match scheduled to begin at 13:30 local time (12:30 GMT)

Live scorecard | Article index (1)

18th Match, Group F: New Zealand v Pakistan at The Oval - Jun 13, 2009

Match scheduled to begin at 17:30 local time (16:30 GMT)

Live scorecard | Article index (1)

19th Match, Group F: Ireland v Sri Lanka at Lord's - Jun 14, 2009

Match scheduled to begin at 13:30 local time (12:30 GMT)

20th Match, Group E: England v India at Lord's - Jun 14, 2009

Match scheduled to begin at 17:30 local time (16:30 GMT)

21st Match, Group F: Ireland v Pakistan at The Oval - Jun 15, 2009

Match scheduled to begin at 13:30 local time (12:30 GMT)

22nd Match, Group E: England v West Indies at The Oval - Jun 15, 2009

Match scheduled to begin at 17:30 local time (16:30 GMT)

23rd Match, Group F: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Nottingham - Jun 16, 2009

Match scheduled to begin at 13:30 local time (12:30 GMT)

24th Match, Group E: India v South Africa at Nottingham - Jun 16, 2009

Match scheduled to begin at 17:30 local time (16:30 GMT)

1st Semi-Final: TBA v TBA at Nottingham - Jun 18, 2009

2nd Semi-Final: TBA v TBA at The Oval - Jun 19, 2009

Final: TBA v TBA at Lord's - Jun 21, 2009

Team owners of IPL T20 Cricket Teams

Bangalore Royal Challengers

• Owner - Liquor Baron Vijay Mallya (UB Group)
• Captain – Kevin Pietersen.
• Coach – Ray Jennings (South Africa)
• Sponsors – Royal Challenge and other UB brands like McDowells and Bagpiper.
• Brand Ambassadors – Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Ramya and Upendra.

Kolkata Knight Riders

• Owner – Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Jai Mehta
• Captain – Sourav Ganguly
• Coach – John Buchanan (Australia)
• Sponsors – HDIL, Nokia, Tag Heauer, Belmonte, The Telegraph, Sprite
• Brand Ambassadors – SRK, Juhi, Arjun Rampal, Sajid Khan, Farah Khan

Kings XI Punjab

• Owner – Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia (Bombay Dyeing), Karan Paul (Apeejay Surendera Group) and Mohit Burman (Dabur)
• Captain – Yuvraj Singh
• Coach – Tom Moody (Australia)
• Sponsors – Spice Telecom, 9X, Provogue, Kotak, Foster’s, Coca Cola
• Brand Ambassadors – Daler Mehndi

Chennai Super Kings

• Owner – India Cements Ltd.
• Captain – MS Dhoni
• Coach – Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
• Sponsors – India Cements, Coromandel, Aircel, Reebok, Peter England, Nivea, 7UP, Big Bazaar, 9 Cloud
• Brand Ambassadors – Vijay, Kris Srikkanth, Nayantara

Delhi Daredevils

• Owner – GMR Infrastructure
• Captain – Virendra Sehwag
• Coach – Greg Shipperd (Australia)
• Sponsors – Hero Honda, Kinfisher Airlines, Royal Challenge, Coca Cola, Adidas, 104FM, Wrigley’s Orbit
• Brand Ambassadors – Akshay Kumar

Rajasthan Royals

• Owner – Emerging Media, Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra
• Captain – Shane Warne
• Coach – Shane Warne (Australia)
• Sponsors – Kingfisher, Boost, Puma, Ultratech Cement
• Brand Ambassadors – Shilpa Shetty, Ila Arun

Mumbai Indians

• Owner – Reliance Industries Ltd.
• Captain – Sachin Tendulkar
• Coach – Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
• Sponsors – Idea Cellular, Pepsi,
• Brand Ambassadors – Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Anil Kapoor

Deccan Chargers

• Owner – Deccan Chronicle
• Captain – Adam Gilchrist
• Coach – Darren Lehman (Australia)
• Sponsors – Deccan Chronicle, Odyssey, Puma, Kingfisher Airlines, Mc Dowells, Big 92.7FM, Pepsi, Wrigley’s Boomer
• Brand Ambassadors – Hansika Motwani