India beat Australia to win the CB series

India survived a valiant fightback from Australia to win a thrilling second Commonwealth Bank final by nine runs and claim the series 2-0.
Sachin Tendulkar made 91 in India's 258 for nine after winning the toss and batting, following his match-winning 117 not out in the first game at Sydney.

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Praveen Kumar claimed four for 46, including the wickets of Adam Gilchrist (2) and Ricky Ponting (1) to have Australia reeling on eight for two, before the world champions took it down to the last over.
Irfan Pathan sealed the nine-run win, removing Nathan Bracken (1) and ending James Hopes' defiant 63-run innings in the space of four balls as Australia were bowled out for 249 in 49.4 overs.
Earlier on, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh had run out Matthew Hayden (55), before trapping Andrew Symonds leg-before (42) to bring to an end an 89-run fourth-wicket stand.
Hopes hit a six in the penultimate over, leaving Australia needing 14 runs from six balls to level the series and force a third match in Adelaide, only for Pathan to hold his nerve, taking his first wickets of the finals series to spark Indian jubilation.
All credit has to go the Indians for the way they played over the last week, they deserve the trophy," said Ponting, who put down a difficult chance when Tendulkar was on seven.
Tendulkar shared a 94-run opening stand with Robin Uthappa (30) and a 54-run partnership for the third wicket with Yuvraj Singh, who returned to form with 38 from 33 balls.
But he was out nine runs short of what would have been a 43rd ODI century when Ponting held a diving catch at short mid-on off Clarke's bowling.
The Australian pacemen had difficulty containing the Indian top order on a pitch ideally suited to batting, with Ponting relying on part-timer Clarke for 10 overs, and he returned figures of three for 52.
Bracken hit back in his last two overs, removing Irfan Pathan (12) and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (36) in the 48th over and Praveen Kumar (7) in the last to finish with figures of three for 31.

India , Australia and Srilanka Tri-Series

India-Australia-Sri Lanka Tri-Series (2008)
From : 3rd Feb to 7th Mar, Host - Australia

3rd Feb - India vs Australia - Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba (Brisbane) - 08:45 AM (IST) - Abandoned Due To Rain Score Card
5th Feb - India vs Sri Lanka - Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba (Brisbane) - 08:45 AM (IST) - Abandoned Due To Rain Score Card
8th Feb - Australia vs Sri Lanka - Sydney Cricket Ground (Sydney) - 08:45 AM (IST) - TBC
10th Feb - India vs Australia - Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne) - 08:45 AM (IST) - TBC 12th Feb - India vs Sri Lanka - Manuka Oval (Canberra) - 04:30 AM (IST) - TBC
15th Feb - Australia vs Sri Lanka - W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth (Perth) - 08:00 AM (IST) - TBC
17th Feb - India vs Australia - Adelaide Oval (Adelaide) - 08:45 AM (IST) - TBC
19th Feb - India vs Sri Lanka - Adelaide Oval (Adelaide) - 08:45 AM (IST) - TBC
22nd Feb - Australia vs Sri Lanka - Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne) - 08:45 AM (IST) - TBC
24th Feb - India vs Australia - Sydney Cricket Ground (Sydney) - 08:45 AM (IST) - TBC
26th Feb - India vs Sri Lanka - Bellerive Oval (Hobart) - 04:30 AM (IST) - TBC
29th Feb - Australia vs Sri Lanka -Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne) - 08:45 AM (IST) - TBC

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Sachin Tendulkar century gives India the edge in fourth cricket Test

ADELAIDE, Australia - Sachin Tendulkar marked what is likely to be his last cricket Test match in Australia by stroking his 39th hundred Thursday and putting India in a strong position after Day 1 of the fourth Test.

At stumps he was 124 not out and India was 309-5, batting first after winning the toss.

The crowd, though willing an Australian victory, was appreciative of Tendulkar, who corrected a previously mediocre record at the Adelaide Oval with his ninth century against Australia - six on these shores - and second of the series.

India needed his contribution. Anticipating a run feast on a pitch that favours batsmen on the opening days, the visitors instead wavered and lost direction before Tendulkar found the mettle to restore the innings.

The visitors had slipped to 156-4 in the afternoon session, with the home side then on top.

Mitchell Johnson had Irfan Pathan (9) - promoted to opener to accommodate a fifth bowler - and Rahul Dravid (18) caught behind the wicket in the opening session.

Those wickets brought Tendulkar to the crease. After lunch he saw opener Virender Sehwag (63) out caught at first slip by Matthew Hayden off Brett Lee, soon followed by Sourav Ganguly (7) who was given out lbw to recalled spinner Brad Hogg in a contentious decision.

Tendulkar played the dominant role in a 126-run stand with V.V.S Laxman for the fifth wicket that gave India the ascendancy.

His first five scoring shots were boundaries, and altogether he hit nine fours and three sixes, reaching his century in just 133 balls.

Tendulkar has admitted that as his career draws to a close and as the dwindling number of matches left to him mean each innings is more significant, the 90s have begun to hold new terrors.

But he avoided anxiety by going from 92 to 98 with a straight-hit six off Michael Clarke, and to 102 with a cover-drive four next ball.

Laxman was dropped by Adam Gilchrist off Brett Lee when on 37 before falling just after his half century to the same combination, giving Australia fresh hope for day two when it will try to remove the India tail quickly.

Tendulkar will be eager to post a big score, knowing that England made 551-6 in its first innings against Australia at Adelaide last season and still lost the match.

**** From Canadian Press *****