Semi finalists were spotted at the end of the third round of the BCCI Inter Corporate Tournament.
Air India Red and ONGC will play at Bangalore on 05.09.09. while the other semi final will be played at Mohali on 05.09.09 between Air India Blue and Tata Sports Club
The finals is slated at Bangalore on 08.09.09
BCCI Inter Corporate Tournament : Third Day’s round up
Out of the four matches that were played on the third day, only two matches were played, while one match was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain and the other game was cancelled due to the demise of Andhra Chief Minister Sri Y S Rajashekhara Reddy
India Cements vs Air India – Red at Bangalore : Air India Red won by seven wickets
SK Raina of Air India Red had other ideas when his team chased a formidable total of 244 in 47.0 over put up by R Dravid led India Cements at Bangalore. S Badrinath and skipper R Dravid were amongst runs again by scoring 91 and 66 runs respectively. They were concerned in a three figure partnership of 133 runs for the third wicket. They came together with the score reading 58 for 2 and forged an useful partnership with well run singles. Dravid played as an assured self and never hesitated to punish the loose ones that was served to him. He made 66 runs in a stay of 85 minutes and faced 72 deliveries. His essay contained four boundaries and a six. Badrinath, on the other hand, was more aggressive and hit eight boundaries and a six in his 91 which came in 127 minutes and 110 deliveries. Dravid was the first to go as he holed out to Robin Uthappa at long on when he tried to loft spinner Ajit Chandila when the score was 191. S Badrinath left soon after, at 205, stumped by NV Ojha for 91. After the exit of S Badrinath, India Cements innings were in disarray, as wickets fell at regular intervals. They lost five wickets for the addition of 37 runs. India Cement batsmen threw away their wickets in pursuit of runs and thus undid the work done by their two star batsmen – Badrinath and Dravid. They managed a total of 244 for the loss of nine wickets in 47 overs which was inadequate as the result of the match did not favour them. Medium pace bowler SA Netravalkar was the pick of the bowlers for Air India Red with 3 for 48 runs.
RV Uthappa failed to encash the opportunity as he made 22. He fell at 37. A three figure partnership of 109 runs for the second wicket between NV Ojha and SK Raina was the highlight of Air India – Red’s innings. NV Ojha was sedate and compiled his innings well. He lent support to SK Raina as the partnership flourished. Ojha’s innings of 59 was useful to his team. He was at the crease for 108 minutes and faced 75 deliveries. His innings was laced with five fours and two sixes. Both NV Ojha and SK Raina were circumspect early in their innings and blossomed once they were set. India Cements fielding was left to be desired as a couple of chances went abegging. Straight forward catches were spilled. Both the batsman encashed these chances and built up their innings which helped their team to win the game comfortably. NV Ojha was the first to leave when he tried to cut off spinner SS Kumar away from the body and played on to the stumps. Yuvraj Singh joined the SK Raina and did not let the opportunity go. He made a quickfire 39 of just 42 deliveries with five fours and a six, as the stage was set for him. The third wicket partnership between SK Raina and Yuvraj Singh produced 70 runs in even time. SK Raina and HH Kanitkar completed the formalities as the pair went past the total of 244 and took their team to a comfortalble win by seven wickets. This win gave Air India Red a semi final berth. S Tyagi was the successful bowler for India Cements as he claimed two of the three wickets that fell in Air India Red’s innings conceding 46 runs. SK Raina was unbeaten on 92 when his team coasted to a victory. He was at the crease for 139 minutes and faced 107 deliveries. He hit seven boundaries and two sixes.
AIR India Blue vs India Revenue at Mohali – Air India Blue won by 143 runs under VJ Method
Put into bat, in a match reduced to 42 overs a side, Air India Blue amassed the highest total of the ongoing tournament – 362 for one wicket. The three batsmen who came to the crease – C Madan, MS Bisla and MS Dhoni – registered fifties. The first named scored 74, while the other two scored hundreds. C Madan and MS Bisla were concerned in an opening stand which realized 162 runs and when the Air India Blue’s innings was closed there was another three figure partnership of the second wicket – 200 runs unfinished stand between MS Bisla and MS Dhoni. MS Bisla {152 not out} and MS Dhoni {102 not out} helped themselves with hundreds against a hapless bowling attack of India Revenue. As many as four bowlers conceded 50 plus runs. C Madan’s 74 came in 104 minutes, 84 balls and contained six fours and two sixes. MS Bisla’s 152 not came in 182 minutes, 113 balls and contained 14 boundaries and seven sixes. MS Dhoni’s 102 not out came in 76 minutes, 61 deliveries and contained seven boundaries and seven sixes. The lone wicket that fell in Air India Blue’s innings was captured by RH Bhadrapur conceding 60 runs.
India Revenue’s opening batsman AJ Shrikhande waged a lone battle by registering a hundred – 121 which came of 119 deliveries and was laced with 16 boundaries and one six. He was at the crease for 154 minutes. He was the seventh batsman to be dismissed when the score was 206. Wickets fell at regular intervals, as RP Singh and Pankaj Singh captured two wickets apiece conceding 24 and 34 runs respectively. AS Chowdhury {24} and AS Joshi {33} contributed to India Revenue’s total of 222 for 9.
Air India Blue won the game by 143 runs on VJ Method.
Tata Sports Club vs Indian Oil Corporation XI at Dharmsala : Match was abandoned with out a ball being bowled – Rain
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and Oil & Natural Gas Corporation at Vizag : Play was called off due to the death of Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash.
India Cements vs BSNL at Bangalore
India Cements prevailed over the spirited BSNL by 25 runs in a truncated 47 overs a side match at Bangalore. Thanks to a century stand by the two experienced cricketers on the domestic circuit – S Badrinath {90} and skipper R Dravid {63} which produced 127 runs for the third wicket, India Cements who batted first after winning the toss, registered a match winning total of 253 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 47 overs. A late order flourishes by SS Kumar {42 in 40 deliveries} and HK Badani {24 in 20 deliveries} swelled the India Cement’s total.
India Cements were off to a bad start losing both its openers with 36 runs on the board. S Badrinath and R Dravid steadied the innings with well run singles and the occasional odd boundaries. Badrinath’s 90 came in 148 minutes and he faced 108 deliveries. It contained six boundary fours. Dravid’s essay of 63 contained four boundaries and a six. He was at the crease for 108 minutes and faced 77 deliveries. Both the batsmen were bowled by B Nehera trying to force the pace. Dravid was bowled round the legs, while Badrinath’s stumps were castled as he played an uppish expansive drive.
BSNL batting second found it tough going. Opener Mohapatra was run out while Arindam Das was swalloed by R Dravid of medium pacer Palani Amarnath. There were two more run outs – N Behera for 15 and A Kakkar for 23 – which did not help BSNL’s cause. One drop batsman – AG Kapoor – scored a sedate half century – 51 and was the top scorer. Skipper Joginder Singh scored a brisk 34 runs before he was caught at the wicket of L Balaji. SS Kumar and HK Badani picked up two wickets as BSNL fell short of the target by 25 runs to leave India Cements victorious.
India Cements by virtue of this win collected four points, while BSNL failed to garner any points from this loss
Indian Oil Corporation vs All India Public Sector Sports Promotion Board at Dharamsala.
The match was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Both the teams shared two points each.
India Revenue vs Indian Tobacco Company at Mohali : India Revenue won by six runs
AS Chowdhury’s 110 not out for India Revenue helped his team to win the game by six runs against Indian Tobacco Company at Mohali. India Revenue who opted to bat first after winning the toss were tottering at one stage with the score board reading 53 for 4. They had lost SA Chakravarthy {18}, AJ Shrikande {0}, HN Shah {0} and skipper AR Khrusaia {05} in a jiffy. AS Chowdhury in the company of AA Velsakar {41} steadied the innings through a fifth wicket partnership which yielded 86 runs. Another useful partnership of 45 runs for the sixth wicket in the company of wicket keeper batsman DT Patil {24| ensured respectability to India Revenue’s total as the sixth wicket fell at 184. 131 runs were added for the fifth and sixth wickets. Another useful half century stand of 63 runs for the eighth wicket in the company of Ankit Sharma {22} ensured India Revenue reach a match winning total of 255 for 8 in the allotted 50 overs. AS Chowdhury who remained unbeaten on 110 was the hero of India Revenue innings. He stayed at the crease for 198 minutes and faced 158 deliveries. His innings was laced with nine boundaries and a six. M Abid Khan claimed 2 for 52 for the India Tobacco Company
AS Joshi was the architect of India Revenue’s win in this game as he returned with figures of 10.0-0-54-4. India Revenue held its nerves to clinch a thrilling finish as it won the game by six runs. Half centuries by opener Mohit Sharma {61} and Parvinder Singh {51} went in vain for the India Tobacco Company. As long as Parvinder Singh was at the crease, Indian Tobacco Company had the win in their sight, but with his exit at 224, the hopes were dashed. 31 runs were needed for a win of 28 deliveries when Parvinder Singh departed. It was not an impossible task for the team as its tail was capable of pulling a win. Tight bowling and fielding ensured that the runs were not leaked and India Tobacco Company tried hard to eke a win, which was not theirs on the day. Finally they finished with 249 for 9 leaving India Revenue victors by six runs. AS Joshi claimed the wickets of Mohit Sharma {61}, V Tyagi {30}, skipper P Chawla {2} and B Kumar {6}.
India Revenue collected four points from this game, while Indian Tobacco Company gained no points from its loss
MRF vs ONGC at Vizag : ONGC won by 71 runs
Skipper G Gambhir {54}, GK Khoda {105} and V Kohli {73} ensured ONGC reach a total of 329 for 9 in 50 overs against MRF at Vizag. It was the first occasion that a team has posted a total in excess of 300 in the Tournament. Gagan Khoda was concerned in two three figure partnerships in this game – 106 runs in the company of G Gambhir for the third wicket and 112 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket with V Kohli. Gagan Khoda was retired hurt when he was 104 not out and his side’s total read 269 for 3. He resumed his innings at 306 for 7 and was finally dismissed for 105 with the team total reading 311 for 8.
Gagan Khoda was at the crease for 144 minutes and he faced 103 balls for his 105 runs. His essay contained seven boundaries and one six.
Medium pace bowler PK Dharma captured five for 75 in this game, the first five wicket haul of the tournament. MRF Skipper S Sriram deployed eight bowlers including himself. Vijay Dahia picked up two wickets conceding 40 runs.
MRF failed to reach the target set, despite a fighting century by skipper S Sriram who scored 108 runs. Y Gnaneshwar Rao continued his batting form to register another half century – 54. In the first game against BPCL he had made 53 runs. S Sriram and Y Gnaneshwar Rao added 107 runs for the fourth wicket. S Sriram waged a lone battle and was finally dismissed with the score reading 238 for 7. His 108 contained 11 boundaries and one six and he faced 104 deliveries. MM Patel {3 for 48], Ishant Sharma {2 for 58}, Sarandeep Singh {2 for 35} and Amit Sharma {2 for 53} shared the bowling honours for ONGC. When stumps were drawn, MRF had totaled 258 for 9 in 50 overs leaving ONGC victors by 71 runs. S Sriram’s hundred and PK Dharma’s five wicket haul were in a losing cause.
ONGC collected four points from this win, while MRF none from this loss.
Shamanur Davangere Diamonds Team, its support staff and Franchisee list was announced and is as under according to the team’s Public Relations Officer – Sri BS Viswanath, popularly known as “Curly” amongst the cricketing fraternity in Bangalore
| KPL TEAM : SHAMANUR DAVANAGERE DIAMONDS | |||
| 1 | Sunil Joshi | ||
| 2 | Yere Gowda | ||
| 3 | CM Gautham | ||
| 4 | Sunil Raju | ||
| 5 | Pavan Deshpande | ||
| 6 | Mayak Agarwal | ||
| 7 | Raghavendra Rao | ||
| 8 | Prasanna Patil | ||
| 9 | Rakshan Rai | ||
| 10 | M Nidish | ||
| 11 | M Nagaraj | ||
| 12 | Magizhendan | ||
| 13 | Srivats Puranik | ||
| 14 | Noorudin | ||
| 15 | KS Srinivas | ||
| 16 | D Raghavendra | ||
| 17 | Bipin | ||
| 18 | Abilash | ||
| 19 | Shashab | ||
| 20 | Ajay Singh Chauhan | ||
| 21 | ST Sharath | ||
| SUPPORT STAFF | |||
| 1 | CEO | B.Siddaramu | |
| 2 | Coach | Dodda Ganesh | |
| 3 | Trainer | Jeet Devaiah | |
| 4 | Physio | Sriranga | |
| 5 | Brand Ambassador | Ms Bhavana | |
| 6 | Video Analysist | Anil Kumar | |
| 7 | Manager Pub Relations | BS Vishwanath | |
| FRANCHISEES | |||
| 1 | Sri Shamanur Shivashankarappa | ||
| 2 | Sri Allum Veerabhadrappa | ||
| 3 | Sri KC Kondaiah | ||
| 4 | Sri AS Veeranna | ||
| 5 | Sri Udaya Garudachar | ||
| 6 | Sri Reddy Veeranna | ||
| 6 | Sri UB Venkatesh | ||
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand : First T20 International : Col-RPS on 02.09.09 : New Zealand won by three runs
BB McCullum was run out for 9 in this game providing the 30th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in T20I games. BB McCullum’s run out in this game was his third run out as an opening batsman in T20I games. Other two occasions are – for 28 vs Sri Lanka at Auckland on 26.12.06 and for 18 vs Scotland at The Oval on 06.06.09
BB McCullum and V Sehwag share the record for most run outs as an opening batsman in T20I games. Both these batsmen have been dismissed run out on three occasions.
BB McCullum’s run out in this game provides the fourth occasion of a New Zealand batsman dimissed run out in T20I games. Apart from the three runs of BB McCullum, JD Ryder was the other New Zealand opening batsman who was dimissed run out in a T20I game – for 22 vs England at Auckland on 05.02.08.
BB McCullum and PD McGlashan were dismissed run out in this game providing the 26th and 27th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed run out in a T20I game. Their dismissals of run out also provide the seventh and eighth occasion of a New Zealand batsman run out against Sri Lanka in T20I games.
PD McGlashan’s run out in this game provide the 15th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman run out in T20I games. He is the first New Zealand wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out in T20I games. He is third wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out against Sri Lanka in T20I games. The other two are – Mushfiqar Rahim of Bangladesh for 1 at Jo’burg on 18.09.07 and Kamran Akmal for 5 at Lord’s on 12.06.09.
LRPL Taylor registered 60 in this game providing the 119th occasion of a batsman registering a fifty in T20I games. His 60 in this game provide the 14th occasion of a New Zealand batsman registering a fifty in T20I games.
LRPL Taylor registered his third T20I fifty when he made 60 in this game. The other two occasions are – 62 vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 15.09.07 and 63 vs West Indies at Auckland on 26.12.08.
DL Vettori collected his first ball duck in this game providing the 80th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20I games.
DL Vettori with his first ball duck in this game became the eighth captain to collect the first ball duck in T20I games. The others are – MP Vaughan of England {vs Australia at Southampton on 13.06.05}, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {vs England at Southampton on 15.06.06}, PD Collingwood of England {vs South Africa at Cape Town on 16.09.07}, DJ Bravo of West Indies {vs South Africa at Port Elizabeth on 16.12.07}, RR Watson of Scotland {vs Bermuda at Belfast on 03.08.08},
TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {vs Pakistan at King City {NW} on 11.10.08}, RT Ponting of Australia {vs West Indies at The Oval on 06.06.09}
DL Vettori becomes the eighth New Zealand batsman to collect the first ball duck in T20I games. He also becomes the seventh batsman from various countries to collect the first ball duck against Sri Lanka in T20I games
TM Dilshan’s 57 in this game provide the 120th occasion of a batsman registering a fifty in T20I games. As far as TM Dilshan is concerned it was his fifth fifty in T20I games. He now shares the record for most fifties in T20I games – five – with three other batsmen – BB McCulllum of New Zealand, G Gambhir of India and CH Gayle of West Indies.
TM Dilshan scored his 50 in 23 balls and becomes the ninth batsman to register a fifty in 23 balls and less than 23 balls. This fifty was the fastest fifty of his T20 career and was an improvement over his 26 ball fifty against Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09.
TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya, AJ Redmond and CH Gayloe are the four batsmen who have scored the fifty in 23 balls in T20 games – ST Jayasuriya accomplishing the feat against New Zealand at Wellington on 22.12.06, AJ Redmond against Ireland at Nottingham on 11.06.09 and CH Gayle against Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09.
DPMD Jayawardene has to his credit registering the fastest fifty by a Sri Lankan batsman – he completed the fifty in 21 balls against Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07.
Sri Lanka lost the game by three runs providing the eleventh occasion of a team winning a T20I game by a single digit run margin. The following table enlists all the eleven occasions
| No | Winner | Margin | Target | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Aus | 1 run | 151 | NZl | Sydney | 15.01.09 |
| 2 | SAF | 1 run | 129 | NZl | Lord’s | 09.06.09 |
| 3 | SAF | 2 runs | 202 | Aus | Jo’burg | 24.02.06 |
| 4 | Srl | 2 runs | 164 | Eng | Southampton | 15.06.06 |
| 5 | Eng | 3 runs | 154 | Ind | Lord’s | 14.06.09 |
| 6 | NZl | 3 runs | 142 | Srl | Col-RPS | 02.09.09 |
| 7 | Ire | 4 runs | 046 | Ber | Belfast | 03.08.08 |
| 8 | NZl | 5 runs | 165 | Eng | Durban | 18.09.07 |
| 9 | Ind | 5 runs | 158 | Pak | Jo’burg | 24.09.07 |
| 10 | Pak | 7 runs | 150 | SAF | Nottingham | 18.06.09 |
| 11 | Srl | 9 runs | 145 | Ire | Lord’s | 14.06.09 |
New Zealand’s three run win in this game provides the second occasion of a team winning a T20I game by exact three run margin – the other occasion being England winning by three runs against India at Lord’s on 14.06.09.
TM Dilshan’s 57 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 39th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in a T20I game. It also represent the third occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman’s fifty in a losing cause – The other two occasions are – 61 by TM Dilshan vs India at Col-RPS on 10.02.09 and 64 not out by KC Sangakkara vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09.
TM Dilshan’s 57 in this game was in a losing cause providing the seventh occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain against New Zealand in T20I game.
BCCI Inter Corporate Tournament : First Day Round up :
BCCI Inter Corporate Tournament took a wet start as all the four matches on the first day were affected by rain.
The match between Air India Blue and ITC at Mohali was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
In the match at Bangalore between Air India Red and BSNL, rain gods opened up in the Air India Red Innings and the play had to be abandoned.
At Dharmasala, the match was reduced to 36 overs a side, in which Tata Sports Club prevailed over AIPSSPB to win the game by 71 runs
MRF won the game by 12 runs under V Jayadevan method by winning their game against BPCL at Vizag
At Bangalore, Yuvraj Singh, the skipper of Air India Red, won the toss and inserted the opposition – BSNL. BSNL scored 258 for 7 in the allotted 50 overs, thanks to an enterprising knock of 82 by opening batsman – Arindam Das. He was concerned in two useful stands – 70 for the first wicket with BBCC Mohapatra and 90 for the second wicket with wicket keeper batsman Varun Kumar. Arindam Das was fluent in driving on both sides of the wicket as his essay contained nine boundaries in a stay of 139 minutes. He faced 107 deliveries.
Air India tasted its first success at 70, when BBCC Mohapatra fell for 41. His attempted pull of MG Mangela was taken in the deep square leg by A Chandila. Mohapatra’s 41 contained six boundary fours and one boundary six. He was at the crease for 53 minutes. He scored briskly and his 41 came in even deliveries – run a ball 41.
Yuvaraj Singh was clueless as the second wicket produced 90 runs between Arindam Das and Varun Kumar. He rang many bowling changes – brought in himself and also Suresh Raina – but to no avail. Both the batsmen were very fluent in their stroke play on both sides of the wicket. A run out separated the partnership between these two – Varun Kumar was run out for 49 – a good show by the young wicket keeper batsman. His essay contained 3 fours and a six and he was at the crease for 59 minutes and he faced 68 deliveries.
Arindam Das was the next man to depart as he failed to keep an uppish drive of Dhaval Kulakarni and was caught at mid on by Suresh Raina for an excellent and useful knock 82. He hit nine boundaries and occupied the crease for 139 minutes and faced 107 deliveries. Arindam Das who plays for Bengal in Ranji Trophy was seen at his best in this game. N Behera {29} and skipper Joginder Singh {27} made useful contributions which swelled their team’s total to 258 for 7.
For Air India Red, pace bowler SN Netravalkar and M Mangela picked up two wickets each conceding 22 and 40 runs respectively, while A Chandila’s ten over spell saw him leaking 60 runs with out a wicket making him the most expensive Air India Red bowler,
Joginder Singh playing his first ever BCCI tournament had the most satisfying moment as he had Air India Red opening batsman NV Ojha caught at the wicket of the very first delivery in Air India Red’s innings. Joginder Singh was playing his first List A match. Suresh Raina had a charmed innings of six not out as he was dropped twice – bowlers to suffer were Negi and Joginder Singh
Air India Red were 16 for one when the game was interrupted by rain and the game was called off officially at 9.02 PM as the rains did not relent. Both the teams shared two points each
At Mohali, overnight showers played truant and the match between Air India Blue and Indian Tobacco Company was abandoned without a ball being bowled. The match will be replayed on Friday, the scheduled rest day.
Rohan Gavaskar was the cynosure of the eyes with his 93 and his team Tata Sports Club coasted to a fluent 73 runs victory over All India Public Sector Sports Promotion Board (AIPSSPB) in Dharamsala.
The match was reduced to 36 overs a side due to rain interruption. Gavaskar came to the wicket after his team has lost two wickets for 10 runs. He added 63 runs for the third wicket in the company of NS Shetty {33}. He was concerned in a 35 runs stand for the fourth wicket with T Gharat and 30 runs stand for the 5th wicket with WA Mota and 67 runs stand with skipper AB Agarkar for the 6th wicket. AB Agarkar chipped in with 43.
Rohan Gavaskar hit seven four and three sixes in his essay of 93, while Agarkar scored a quickfire 43 in 34 balls with two fours and two sixes. Tata Sports Club managed 241 for eight in 36 overs
For AIPSSPB, AW Zaidi {2 for 40} and RS Bisht {2 for 37} were the wicket takers, as it employed eight bowlers.
AB Agarkar accounted for AIPSSPB openers – NS Patawardhan {04} and RS Bisht {01} early in its innings. AIPSSPB could not recover from this early shock as they lost wickets at regular interval and were all out for 168 in 35.4 overs. Akash Malhotra {32} and P Thakur {50} offered some resistance and delayed the inevitable. AB Agarakar {2 for 6} and GA Jathar {2 for 27} were the main wicket takers for Tata Sports Club.
Tata Sports Club gained 5 points from this game while AIPSSPB was awarded minus 1 Point.
Madras Rubber Factory {MRF} won its match over Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) by 12 runs, the match decided under V Jayadevan method at Vizag.
Y Gnaneshwar Rao top scored with 53 runs with four fours in 74 balls in MRF’s innings when it opted to bat first after winning the toss. MRF was dismissed for 191 in 50 overs. AM Salvi picked up 3 for 37 for BPCL.
BPCL were in dire straits losing half its side for 58 runs. The wreker-in-chief was PK Dharma, the right arm medium pace bowler who was introduced as first change, picked up three wickets.
At the first rain intervention, BPCL were 86 for 5. The target was revised to 185 in 46 overs. There was another rain intervention when BPCL were 120 for 6 in 28.3 overs. No further play was possible after the second rain intervention. The target for a win at this stage was 133. MRF was declared winners by 12 runs as BPCL were 120 for 6 at this stage.
MRF gained four points for their victory, while BPCL could not get any points for their loss.
Australia in England T20I Series – 2nd T20I : England v Australia : Manchester : 01.09.09 – day/night (20-over match) : Match abandoned without a ball bowled : Toss – No toss : Series – 2-match series drawn 0-0
England squad
JM Anderson, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, *PD Collingwood, JL Denly, EJG Morgan, +MJ Prior, AU Rashid, OA Shah, RJ Sidebottom, GP Swann, IJL Trott, LJ Wright
Australia squad
*MJ Clarke, CJ Ferguson, NM Hauritz, BW Hilfenhaus, DJ Hussey, MG Johnson, B Lee, +GA Manou, DP Nannes, +TD Paine, AC Voges, DA Warner, SR Watson, CL White
This match was abandoned without a ball being bowled providing the second occasion of a T20 International abandoned without a ball being bowled. The first such occasion was between England and South Africa at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street on 20.08.08. In this game also toss did not take place.
Thus in both the abandoned T20 International games, England is one of the teams and both the abandoned games have been in England.