Toss Bangladesh, who chose to bat

New Zealand won by 10 wickets (with 70 balls remaining)

Bangladesh 78 (17.3/20 ov) New Zealand 79/0 (8.2/20 ov)

New Zealand 79 for 0 (McCullum 56*) beat Bangladesh 78 (Vettori 3-6, Nathan McCullum 2-15) by 10 wickets

New Zealand romped to a ten-wicket victory in just 8.2 overs in the tour opening Twenty20 match at Seddon Park.

* Bangladesh innings
* 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 2

* New Zealand innings
* 50 runs in 6.1 overs (37 balls), Extras 3
* 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (BB McCullum 33, PJ Ingram 17, Ex 3)
* BB McCullum: 50 off 26 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)

1. Mar 12 : Deccan Chargers Vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

2. Mar 13 : Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

3. Mar 13 : Kings XI Punjab Vs Delhi Daredevils at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

4. Mar 14 : Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

5. Mar 14 : Chennai Super Kings Vs Deccan Chargers at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

6. Mar 15 : Rajasthan Royals Vs Delhi Daredevils at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

7. Mar 16 : Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kings XI Punjab at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

8. Mar 16 : Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Chennai Super Kings at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

9. Mar 17 : Delhi Daredevils Vs Mumbai Indians at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

10. Mar 18 : Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Rajasthan Royals at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

11. Mar 19 : Delhi Daredevils Vs Chennai Super Kings at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

12. Mar 19 : Deccan Chargers Vs Kings XI Punjab at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

13. Mar 20 : Rajasthan Royals Vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

14. Mar 20 : Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

15. Mar 21 : Deccan Chargers Vs Delhi Daredevils at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium

16. Mar 21 : Chennai Super Kings Vs Kings XI Punjab at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

17. Mar 22 : Mumbai Indians Vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

18. Mar 23 : Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Chennai Super Kings at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

19. Mar 24 : Kings XI Punjab Vs Rajasthan Royals at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

20. Mar 25 : Mumbai Indians Vs Chennai Super Kings at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

21. Mar 26 : Rajasthan Royals Vs Deccan Chargers at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

22. Mar 27 : Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

23. Mar 27 : Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Delhi Daredevils at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

24. Mar 28 : Rajasthan Royals Vs Chennai Super Kings at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

25. Mar 28 : Deccan Chargers Vs Mumbai Indians at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

26. Mar 29 : Delhi Daredevils Vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

27. Mar 30 : Mumbai Indians Vs Kings XI Punjab at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

28. Mar 31 : Chennai Super Kings Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

29. Mar 31 : Delhi Daredevils Vs Rajasthan Royals at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

30. Apr 01 : Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Deccan Chargers at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

31. Apr 02 : Kings XI Punjab Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

32. Apr 03 : Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

33. Apr 03 : Mumbai Indians Vs Deccan Chargers at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

34. Apr 04 : Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Kings XI Punjab at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

35. Apr 04 : Delhi Daredevils Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

36. Apr 05 : Deccan Chargers Vs Rajasthan Royals at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

37. Apr 06 : Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

38. Apr 07 : Rajasthan Royals Vs Kings XI Punjab at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

39. Apr 07 : Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Delhi Daredevils at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

40. Apr 08 : Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Deccan Chargers at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

41. Apr 09 : Kings XI Punjab Vs Mumbai Indians at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

42. Apr 10 : Deccan Chargers Vs Chennai Super Kings at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

43. Apr 10 : Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kolkata Knight Riders at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

44. Apr 11 : Delhi Daredevils Vs Kings XI Punjab at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

45. Apr 11 : Rajasthan Royals Vs Mumbai Indians at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

46. Apr 12 : Deccan Chargers Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

47. Apr 13 : Mumbai Indians Vs Delhi Daredevils at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
48. Apr 13 : Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders at MA Chidambaram
Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

49. Apr 14 : Rajasthan Royals Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Sardar Patel
Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

50. Apr 15 : Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

51. Apr 16 : Kings XI Punjab Vs Deccan Chargers at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

52. Apr 17 : Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Mumbai Indians at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

53. Apr 17 : Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

54. Apr 18 : Kings XI Punjab Vs Chennai Super Kings at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

55. Apr 18 : Delhi Daredevils Vs Deccan Chargers at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

56. Apr 19 : Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

57. Apr 21 : Semi-Final – ??? Vs ??? at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

58. Apr 22 : Semi-Final – ??? Vs ??? at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

59. Apr 24 : 3rd Place Play-off – ??? Vs ??? at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

60. Apr 25 : Final – ??? Vs ??? at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has ruled out the participation of its players in IPL 2010 and has revoked the no-objection certificates (NOCs) granted to its players.

“No Pakistani player will go to the IPL this time,”Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, told Cricinfo. “Why should we allow them to go? They didn’t pick any of the players and it was an insult to us. Why should we let one or two players go? We will not take this lying down.”

Butt’s statement seems to have shut the door on the issue, though a PCB release issued minutes earlier held out some hope.

“All NOCs issued to Pakistani players for their participation in IPL 3 stand revoked,” the PCB statement said. “In the future if any player receives an invitation for participation in IPL events, PCB will decide the matter on a case-to-case basis after consulting the relevant government authorities.”

The decision came after Pakistani players were ignored at the player auction for the third edition held in Mumbai. Of the 11 players in the IPL’s final auction list of 66, none were bought by any franchise.

That sparked outrage in Pakistan and led to statements on both sides – including one from India’s home minister – regretting the blackout of Pakistani players at the auction. There has also been a warning issued by a regional party in Mumbai warning against Pakistanis being hired by the franchises, but recent reports indicated that Pakistani players could play a role in the next IPL season.

One player, allrounderAbdhual Razzaq, has also been linked to two franchises though officials of both franchises deny any specific deal has been concluded.

The participation of Pakistani players in the third IPL season has been a subject of much controversy for the past three months, with some element of confusion over rules and eligibility. It was thought, when their names were included on the auction shortlist earlier this month, that the issue had been resolved but events at the January 19 auction suggest they are taking a new turn.

India names team for 1st test against SAfrica

MUMBAI, India (AP) Former captain Rahul Dravid, middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh, paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik have been left out of India’s squad for the first test against South Africa next month.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India named a 15-man squad Thursday, bringing in new faces to replace injured regulars.

Middle-order batsman Subramanium Badrinath, wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha, and medium-fast bowlers Abhimanyu Mithun and Sudeep Tyagi were the inclusions.

Dravid, who suffered a fractured jaw against Bangladesh at Dhaka on Monday, has been advised three weeks’ rest while Yuvraj Singh was ruled out of the series due to an injury to his left wrist, a BCCI press release said.

Sreesanth suffered a hamstring strain against Bangladesh and will be expected to be fit for the second test.

Saha, who was selected ahead of Dinesh Karthik, had scored 318 runs at 38.75 in the domestic Ranji Trophy competition this season.

Badrinath was one of only six specialist batsmen in the squad and therefore looks set to make his test debut against South Africa.

Mithun was the leading wicket taker in the Ranji Trophy, claiming 47 at 23.23, while Tyagi had made a one-day international appearance for India.

The first test will be played in the western Indian city of Nagpur from Feb. 6-10. The squad will be reviewed before the second test in Calcutta from Feb. 14-18.

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Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S. Laxman, Murali Vijay, Subramanium Badrinath, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Wriddhiman Saha, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Amit Mishra, Abhimanyu Mithun, Sudeep Tyagi.

Updated January 28, 2010