Match begins on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 10:00 am (local time) Since the Asia Cup final, India‘s acclaimed batsmen have had to endure a dreadful ego hammering. There seems no quick solution in sight and time is certainly not at India’s disposal with just a day’s gap between the first two games. Traditionally sound [...]

The summer of mystery continued. Chaminda Vaas and Nuwan Kulasekara did the initial work before Mendis;M blew away the rest. Mahela Jayawardene delayed the introduction of the spin till the 20th over but when Ajantha Mendis finally appeared, it was evident his spell over the batsmen remained unbroken. He brought about Yuvraj Singh’s end in [...]

Match begins on Monday, August 18, 2008 at 10:00 am (local time) The pitch looks firm, with a fair amount of grass which is likely to be shaved off before the game begins. The weather is likely to be clear as well, and the conditions suggest the toss might not be that big a factor. [...]