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Australia Under-19 vs India Under-19 Tri-Nation Tournament 2013 Posted: 08 Jul 2013 03:07 AM PDT Australia's hopes for an U19 International Series finals berth have been dealt a blow following their seven wicket loss to India at Marrara Oval in Darwin today. Australia still sits second on the Series points table, ahead of third-placed New Zealand due to a superior run rate. New Zealand have an opportunity to overtake Australia on Wednesday when they play India at Marrara Oval in the last round match of the Series.  It was always going to be a difficult task for the Aussies. India have coasted through the tournament unbeaten and seemed untroubled in the hot Darwin conditions.  (Also Read: India Under-19 vs New Zealand Under-19 Tri-Nation Tournament 2013) Australia's openers Matthew Short (34) and Tom Leaver (23) got off to a cautious start after being sent in to bat. India's bowlers, led by Aamir Gani (3/25), bowled tight spells and capitalised on Australia's wariness of losing wickets early and in a cluster.  (Also Read: India Under-19 vs Australia Under-19 Tri-Nation Tournament 2013) Lower-order cameos from Jake Doran (41 off 52 balls) and Cam Valente (28 from 25 balls) boosted the total, but Australia's earlier struggle to get the ball past the infield limited their ability to post a defendable target. (Also Read: India Under-19 vs Papua New Guinea Under-19 Tri-Nation Tournament 2013) In reply, India won without too much fuss, beating Australia by seven wickets and with four overs to spare. Akhil Herwadkar (60) and captain Vijay Zol (64) were the chief destroyers, while Matt Fotia (2/34) and Short (1/10) were the wicket-takers for Australia. Speaking after the match, Australian U19 coach Stuart Law said: "We understand that we're not quite where we want to be, but it doesn't just happen overnight. We've got to keep working really hard. "We're a lot better than the performances that we're actually producing, which is disappointing – not just for me, but for the players who understand we've been underachieving in these games. "In these games, you've got to be able to score runs at a fair pace and India have got some good batters; a few boys have played in the IPL already and have that experience. We've got some fantastic players too and as soon as they start understanding and believing it, we should start scoring a lot more runs," he said. The U19 International Series Final will take place at Marrara Oval on Friday, 12 July. In the other match to be played on Friday, the third-placed team will take on local side NT Strike at Gardens Oval. Brief Scores: India U19 3/192 (45.4 overs) defeated Australia U19 6/191 (50 overs) by 7 wickets

MS Dhoni's birthday, Windies players Joins the Party Posted: 07 Jul 2013 09:52 PM PDT Port of Spain: Laid low by injury he might be, but Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's birthday celebrations turned out to be quite lively with the West Indian cricketers also joining the party here. Dhoni, who turned 32 on Sunday, has stayed with the Indian team here despite being out of the ongoing ODI tri-series due to a hamstring injury. After Sunday's celebrations, India's most successful skipper took to twitter to give a glimpse of the party this morning. "Thanks everyone specially Bravo for the lovely evening and the soft cake all over my face and hair,"  Dhoni posted along with a picture of his face smeared with cake.  "All west Indian players and friends present were like no no u don't celebrate like tht, I said its just the beginning," the Jharkhand-lad wrote. The photograph of the cake, which had MSD 7 inscribed on it, was posted by Dhoni along with another tweet. "Thts the cake.luks grt and tastes even better.face feels really soft now,v shd call it cake therapy," he wrote. Dhoni began his career in 2004/05 against Bangladesh, a rather forgettable debut considering that he was run out for a duck. But his career graph has only headed northwards after that and he is easily one of the most revered sportspersons in the country right now. The wicket-keeper batsman has played 77 Tests so far, scoring 4209 runs at an average of 39.70. Considered a game-changer in the ODI format, Dhoni has 7313 runs at an average of 51.13 in the 225 matches that he has played. Under Dhoni, India have won the Twenty20 World Championship in 2007, the ODI World Cup (2011) and the Champions Trophy (2013), is currently in the West Indies with the national team for an ODI tri-series.

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