We can't wait for Saturday's semi-final. We may have lost twice to the Chennai Super Kings in the group stages but that counts for nothing now. We have grown in confidence right throughout the tournament and we have the talent and experience to deliver in a big game. In the end, the side that handles the pressure of the tight match-turning moments will probably win.

We have actually seen this throughout the tournament. There have been lots of close games during the last six weeks and a large number of last over finishes. It is therefore no surprise that the four qualifying teams for the semi-finals have all reacted well to the pressure situations they have faced along the way.

We are approaching the game in exactly the same way as our other matches. We don't need to put on any extra pressure on ourselves because this is a semi-final. The key will be staying relaxed and going out there to enjoy ourselves. It is very important to have fun playing cricket and we need to keep doing that.

We have done well thus far because we have the little things right when it matters most. We all know our specific roles within the team and I think we have handled ourselves well during key match situations. We have prepared thoroughly and worked really hard to be consistent in implementing our gameplans.

Our final group game win against the Rajasthan Royals should stand us in good stead. We did not mind who we played in the semi-finals but we wanted to go into the final weekend with the best preparation possible. We wanted to win and we won convincingly. It was the perfect way to end the round-robin stage.

The return of Kumar Sangakkara from injury has balanced up the team nicely and it's been great to see him click immediately back into his best form. With Shaun Marsh continuing his brilliantly consistent form at the top, plus James Hopes and Yuvi in excellent touch, our top order has a solid feel.

The last time we played in Mumbai against the Mumbai Indians the pitch was pretty flat, good for batting with a little bit of spin. Hopefully, we'll get a similar surface. But whatever the conditions are, the key is how you adapt. We must assess the conditions and react accordingly. Again, this is something that we have done well thus far.
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A new set of office-bearers and selectors have assumed office in the Board of Control for Cricket in India and I hope things change, and improve. This is a critical time for Indian cricket.

Under the stewardship of Sharad Pawar, the BCCI moved forward and took some momentous decisions. There was a touch of professionalism and there was a distinct shift towards being transparent in crucial fields. There were a few shortcomings but overall the game prospered.

For a long time, there has been talk of being consistent. As far as the players are concerned, the emphasis is always on consistency but then the same yardstick should apply to the office-bearers and to the policies that the administrators adopt.

Take the example of the selectors. When Kiran More's term ended, Sourav Ganguly was out. When Dilp Vengsarkar's term began, Ganguly was in. Just before Vengsarkar's term ended, Ganguly was again out. Is there a pattern that the selectors follow when it comes to making the final choice, especially when dealing with the seniors?

Now K Srikkanth has taken over the mantle from Vengsarkar. Having known Srikkanth from the time he played his first match, I can vouch for his honesty and desire to give his best. He is known to be transparent and that is what is needed in these times when Indian cricket is going through a transition period.

Srikkanth and his committee have the task to pick the team for the 2011 World Cup and I know he will bring the same approach to his selection as he did to his batting.

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The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) 10-year ban on players who signed up with the Indian Cricket League (ICL) is likely to have little bearing on how things move from here, unless the national cricket body is able to work out a compromise formula with the 13 players, seven of whom have national contracts.

The players would obviously have seen this coming after the way ICL players the world over were treated by their respective countries. It was a politically right step from the BCB that was followed by a politically right statement by former skipper Habibul Bashar, who termed it as ‘harsh’.

Bangladesh’s entry to the Test fold has been unexciting to say the least and eight years in the international arena have been most unimpressive. The Test status might have been bestowed upon them due to the largesse of Jagmohan Dalmiya during his heyday, partly in the zest to bring more power to the sub-continent by way of an extra vote in the International Cricket Council, but the minnows have just remained minnows.

A solitary win against struggling Zimbabwe and a few draws are hardly bright spots in a run that has seen them lose most matches inside three days. Yes, Bangladesh have scored the occasional ODI wins over Test playing countries, but they have been few and far between and proved no harbinger for better times.

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Captains it is said are supposed to set the standards: discipline, decorum and adhere to protocol. They are meant as well to honour the laws and spirit of the game.

Well, that was the creed we were taught. Not that there is much difference about a captain's responsibilities in the laws between the 1947 and 1980 codes and the improved and revised version of 2000 designed to deal with the 21st century.

Yet, of all the defining moments in Sourav Ganguly's career it might be suggested, is the one that took place at a venue noted for discipline, decorum and places a high price as well on protocol. Lord's, in leafy north-west London, and where a walk along St John's Wood Road takes you past the Grace Gates, and a peek inside suggests fusty tradition and establishment.

Yet, when you think about it, that balcony scene at the NatWest final of July 13, 2002, where he stripped off his sky blue Indian team shirt is not all about West Bengal daring. It was bringing that extra touch of passion to the game as well as a moment of honesty.

There we sat in the Edrich Stand, five goras among an army of Indians, and when Dada bared his torso, flashed as it was on one of the giant screens, the expressions of our friends was one of giggles from the women and cheers from the guys. By then about half of our group had slipped away. The term 'a bunch of chokers' being offered as an excuse as the reason for leaving, and how they should have known better to support such losers and a dud as a captain.

Sachin Tendulkar had been bowled for fourteen last ball if the 24th over by Ashley Giles and the scoreboard was a sorry 146-5. Mostly they went off to nearby pubs and didn't get to see the drama unfold. It was fun.

There we watched two youngsters, Yuvraj and Kaif, treating a sunny Saturday afternoon crowd to style and character. It was great to watch.

What happened after the game was also an experience, helping parade a giant Indian tricolour behind the grandstand and later into St John's Wood Road. The party that followed went on until well into the next morning; moving from a nearby pub to a large Bayswater apartment. All the time there were men in the Indian shirt pulling it off and waving at neighbours.

Being in London at the time was a matter a visit to England for extra research relating to the planned second edition of South Africa's Cricket Captains. Initially co-authored with the late Jackie McGlew in 1994, this revised version was being published to coincide with the World Cup in South Africa the following year.

The visit to Lord's was by generous courtesy of Indians met during the 1999 World Cup in England and with whom looked after me during that month stay. It was a good opportunity as well, having been on the trail of the Indian side on three successive tours in 2001: Zimbabwe, onto Sri Lanka and later to South Africa.

Such touring rituals gives you a chance to exchange views with Indian journalists covering tours and forming opinions of the players, their characters and how they played the game. This was for a website no longer with us and occasionally for the Indian Express.

India on tour is a far different experience to India in India. Throughout, and despite the sniping of the critics, Ganguly was affable and not one to shy from questions. He would give them some thought though and answer by looking you in the eye; so unlike Hansie Cronje who would answer a question by looking at anyone but whoever it was asking the question.

It suggested he had something to hide, yet with Dada, he would front up. He appreciated honest criticism, when he addressed you by your name it was an indication he knew who you were and what you wrote and for whom.

What first drew me to Ganguly was his debut century at Lord's in June 1996. Having arrived in London a week or so early for the South African A tour of England and Wales, an old colleague in Sussex and an MCC member, suggested we go to the Lord's Test. For this he managed to get media tickets.

Having badly lost the first Test in Birmingham, India decided to give Ganguly and Rahul Dravid a chance and made their debuts in the second Test at Lord's. On the Saturday afternoon, Dada celebrated his arrival with an innings of 131 batting at three. Yet here was elegance and style and it annoyed me when one English writer suggested he looked like a clumsy fish out of the Hooghly River.

Whether there is fish in the Hooghly is not the point, such hyperbole was out of place as it was the way he took on the Poms, led by Mike Atherton, and gave India needed backbone to the batting. That century also earned his name inscribed on the honours board alongside any number of others who have scored centuries and taken five wickets at England's home of the game.

It was that century which drew attention to a batsman who would lead by performance as well as passion. An example was his inning of 60 at The Wanderers on the 1996/97 tour and where but for rain that last day, India could have so easily won that third match of the series. The way Ganguly stood up to Allan Donald was a model of good batsmanship.

Yet when he took over as captain, you could see the difference. He made it different.

As he explained, and the coach John Write corroborated, there were mitigating reasons for tugging off the shirt. Andy (Freddie the Eagle) Flintoff in Mumbai earlier in the year had tried to show off an England victory. Now it was Dada's turn.

Harbhajan had wanted others to follow Ganguly's act, but Dravid quickly acted against such a wilful act of indiscipline.

Ganguly will be rightly remembered as the captain who created a new Indian team culture and one which brought aggressiveness to their game plan. To win, you had to play hard and adopt the Australian approach. There is nothing wrong with that. Dada's attitude rubbed off on the others and that famed Lord's balcony scene showed just how different it would be under his brand of leadership.

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Mitchell Johnson is like a wind-up toy. He'll tear in at the same speed all day but he has to be pointing in the right direction when the string is pulled. If he's slightly off line he might go flying off the table. If he's on the right path he could run through any obstacle in his way. With help from Dennis Lillee, Johnson set himself on the straightest course possible at the WACA and demolished South Africa's batting line-up and their spirits with a brilliant late spell of 5 for 2 from 21 balls.

It was one of the most devastating Test spells in recent memory and it brought back memories of some of the finest WACA fast-bowling efforts. Curtly Ambrose crashed through Australia at the same venue in 1992-93 with a spell of 7 for 1 that set up Australia's most recent series loss at home and Glenn McGrath mauled Pakistan in Perth in 2004-05 with 8 for 24. But the fast man most associated with the venue is the local bowler Lillee, who is now the president of the state's cricket association.

Lillee also happens to be the man who discovered Johnson as a 17-year-old and called him a once-in-a-generation bowler. Fittingly, when Johnson left his trail of destruction on the second day he did it while running in from the end of the WACA dominated by the Lillee-Marsh Stand. Johnson sought Lillee's counsel in the lead-up to the game and the advice was short and to the point. "He said at the WACA you probably want to be a little bit straighter," Johnson said, "try and get the guys to play a lot more."

It took a little while for the technique to kick in after Johnson began the day with a few of his familiar sprays well wide of the batsmen. He readjusted his radar and picked up Neil McKenzie and Graeme Smith, and late in the day he displayed the precision of a master craftsman. The aim was to use the Fremantle Doctor, the afternoon sea breeze in Perth, to help bring the ball back into the right-handers and then slip in one of his more standard deliveries angled across the bat.

It worked. AB de Villiers and Jacques Kallis, both of whom had scored 63 and appeared to be guiding South Africa into an advantageous position, succumbed to the trap and edged behind to fall to sharp catches from Brad Haddin. The collapse that followed left South Africa at 8 for 243 at stumps and handed Australia the momentum they had been missing all day.

The other factor that worked in Johnson's favour was aggression. Once the two established men were gone, he made the debutant JP Duminy uncomfortable with a bouncer that popped up off his gloves and then Morne Morkel succumbed to the bouncer/slower-ball combination. The fire is a relatively new part of Johnson's psyche - in his younger days he seemed too nice to be a fast bowler - and he said he had made a conscious effort to become more hostile.

	In an attack missing Stuart Clark, still trying to find its way in the post-McGrath and Warne era and fighting off a challenge from the world's No. 2 team, Johnson's form spike is superbly timed

"[I'm trying to] bowl that bouncer, bowl the ones up into their ribs and then try and get that ball to cross the right-handers or other way round for the left-handers," Johnson said. "I'm trying to be a little bit more aggressive, be a bit more in their face, be a bit more confident."

It's easier when you're pumped up after a couple of wickets. Johnson's rampage lasted 33 minutes and if Australia's first half hour on the opening day, when they lost 3 for 15, harmed their plans then South Africa's finish to the second day almost killed theirs. Johnson's demolition ended with the penultimate over of the afternoon and while South Africa were pleased to have a night's rest that might quell Australia's spark, Johnson had pushed himself as far as he could and suffered cramps when he bowled his final ball.

He finished the day with a career-best 7 for 42 and he provided an irresistible period for the spectators who had stuck around on a day of South African grit. Johnson moved to Western Australia from Brisbane during the off-season because of the lure of his Perth-based girlfriend. He has not yet played for his new state but by the end of the day the fans were claiming him as their new "local" hero.

"I was copping a bit of flak earlier, they were still calling me a Queenslander," Johnson said. "I just let that run off my back and I started getting a few wickets and the crowd were right into it. It's a crazy feeling when the crowd's standing up and applauding you and you almost don't know what to do. But you just appreciate it and take it all in."

It was his first game at his new home ground since making the switch. He ended up with his second five-wicket haul in Tests after collecting his first at his real home venue, the Gabba, less than a month ago. Since he completed a disappointing tour of the West Indies, Johnson has picked up 34 Test wickets at 21.08. It is a period that has thrilled his mentor Lillee, who said: "It's very pleasing to see the coming of age of any fast bowler, and Mitchell on his new home ground stepped up to the mark today to show that he has definitely come of age as a Test bowler."

In an attack missing Stuart Clark, still trying to find its way in the post-McGrath and Warne era and fighting off a challenge from the world's No. 2 team, Johnson's form spike is superbly timed. If he keeps pointing in the right direction whenever that string is pulled, his master Ricky Ponting will have a big smile on his face. And it's not even Christmas yet.

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Test matches

1st Test: New Zealand v West Indies at Dunedin - Dec 11-15, 2008
Match drawn
New Zealand 365 and 44/2; West Indies 340

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1st Test: India v England at Chennai - Dec 11-15, 2008
India won by 6 wickets
England 316 and 311/9d; India 241 and 387/4

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National Cricket League

Chittagong Division v Barisal Division at Chittagong (CDS) - Dec 14-17, 2008
Match drawn
Barisal Division 244 and 266; Chittagong Division 198 and 290/8

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Khulna Division v Dhaka Division at Khulna - Dec 14-17, 2008
Khulna Division won by 170 runs
Khulna Division 355 and 352; Dhaka Division 181/9d and 356

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Rajshahi Division v Sylhet Division at Rajshahi - Dec 14-17, 2008
Match drawn
Rajshahi Division 264 and 101/2d; Sylhet Division 127 and 67/2

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Ranji Trophy Plate League

Group A: Haryana v Jammu & Kashmir at Rohtak - Dec 12-15, 2008
Jammu & Kashmir won by 44 runs
Jammu & Kashmir 314 and 173; Haryana 285 and 158

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Group A: Himachal Pradesh v Goa at Dharamsala - Dec 12-14, 2008
Goa won by 6 wickets
Himachal Pradesh 218 and 108; Goa 134 and 196/4

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Group A: Jharkhand v Kerala at Jamshedpur - Dec 12-15, 2008
Kerala won by 8 wickets
Jharkhand 301 and 212; Kerala 376 and 138/2

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Group B: Services v Assam at Delhi - Dec 12-15, 2008
Assam won by 6 wickets
Services 244 and 304/9d; Assam 178 and 371/4

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Group B: Tripura v Madhya Pradesh at Agartala - Dec 12-15, 2008
Match drawn
Madhya Pradesh 453/7d and 136/5d; Tripura 305 and 223/7

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Group B: Vidarbha v Bengal at Nagpur - Dec 12-15, 2008
Match drawn
Vidarbha 403 and 134/7; Bengal 426

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Ranji Trophy Super League

Group B: Baroda v Tamil Nadu at Vadodara - Dec 12-14, 2008
Tamil Nadu won by 259 runs
Tamil Nadu 117 and 402; Baroda 166 and 94

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Group A: Hyderabad (India) v Punjab at Hyderabad (Decc) - Dec 12-15, 2008
Punjab won by 9 wickets
Hyderabad (India) 335 and 164; Punjab 291 and 211/1

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Group B: Karnataka v Uttar Pradesh at Bangalore - Dec 12-15, 2008
Match drawn
Karnataka 511; Uttar Pradesh 567

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Group B: Maharashtra v Railways at Ratnagiri - Dec 12-15, 2008
Match drawn
Railways 212 and 334/6d; Maharashtra 244 and 251/5

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Group A: Orissa v Mumbai at Cuttack - Dec 12-14, 2008
Mumbai won by 315 runs
Mumbai 180 and 361/5d; Orissa 108 and 118

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Group A: Rajasthan v Gujarat at Jaipur - Dec 12-14, 2008
Gujarat won by 7 wickets
Rajasthan 136 and 186; Gujarat 227 and 99/3

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Group A: Saurashtra v Delhi at Rajkot - Dec 12-15, 2008
Delhi won by 10 wickets
Saurashtra 241 and 274; Delhi 384 and 132/0

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Sheffield Shield

Victoria v Western Australia at Melbourne - Dec 15-17, 2008
Victoria won by 8 wickets
Western Australia 211 and 140; Victoria 296 and 58/2

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State Championship

Northern Districts v Canterbury at Hamilton - Dec 12-15, 2008
Match drawn
Northern Districts 430 and 152/5d; Canterbury 265 and 294/8

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Wellington v Central Districts at Wellington - Dec 12-15, 2008
Match drawn
Central Districts 523; Wellington 376/7

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Auckland v Otago at Auckland - Dec 13-16, 2008
Match drawn
Otago 418 and 343/7; Auckland 430/8d

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Ford Ranger Cup

Tasmania v Queensland at Hobart - Dec 14, 2008
Queensland won by 41 runs
Queensland 238/6 (50 ov); Tasmania 197 (48 ov)

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New South Wales v South Australia at Sydney - Dec 16, 2008
South Australia won by 173 runs
South Australia 285/5 (50 ov); New South Wales 112 (30.3 ov)

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MTN Domestic Championship

Eagles v Warriors at Kimberley - Dec 12, 2008
Warriors won by 4 runs (D/L method)
Warriors 227/3 (43/43 ov); Eagles 229/7 (43/43 ov)

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Titans v Lions at Centurion - Dec 12, 2008
Titans won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
Lions 256/8 (45/45 ov); Titans 257/6 (45/45 ov)

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Cape Cobras v Dolphins at Cape Town - Dec 14, 2008
Dolphins won by 53 runs
Dolphins 232/7 (45/45 ov); Cape Cobras 179 (42.4/45 ov)

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Eagles v Dolphins at Kimberley - Dec 16, 2008
Eagles won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Dolphins 267/5 (45/45 ov); Eagles 268/4 (44/45 ov)

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Lions v Cape Cobras at Potchefstroom - Dec 16, 2008
Cape Cobras won by 48 runs
Cape Cobras 295/8 (45/45 ov); Lions 247 (43.5/45 ov)

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RBS Pentangular One Day Cup

Punjab Stallions v Federal Areas Leopards at Lahore - Dec 13, 2008
Punjab Stallions won by 98 runs
Punjab Stallions 305/8 (50 ov); Federal Areas Leopards 207 (42.5 ov)

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Sind Dolphins v Baluchistan Bears at Karachi - Dec 14, 2008
Baluchistan Bears won by 1 wicket (with 0 balls remaining)
Sind Dolphins 312/6 (50 ov); Baluchistan Bears 313/9 (50 ov)

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North West Frontier Province Panthers v Punjab Stallions at Karachi - Dec 15, 2008
Punjab Stallions won by 17 runs
Punjab Stallions 229 (50 ov); North West Frontier Province Panthers 212 (49.5 ov)

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Baluchistan Bears v Federal Areas Leopards at Karachi - Dec 16, 2008
Federal Areas Leopards won by 7 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
Baluchistan Bears 275 (49.3 ov); Federal Areas Leopards 276/3 (45.2 ov)

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Baluchistan Bears v Punjab Stallions at Karachi - Dec 17, 2008
Punjab Stallions won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
Baluchistan Bears 284/4 (50 ov); Punjab Stallions 287/4 (48.3 ov)

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Australian Under-19s Cricket Championship

Australian Capital Territory Under-19s v South Australia Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 11-12, 2008
Match drawn
South Australia Under-19s 218; Australian Capital Territory Under-19s 18/5

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New South Wales Under-19s v Northern Territory Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 11-12, 2008
New South Wales Under-19s won (draw won on 1st innings)
Northern Territory Under-19s 73 and 50/2; New South Wales Under-19s 148/4d

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Queensland Under-19s v Western Australia Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 11-12, 2008
Match drawn
Western Australia Under-19s 371; Queensland Under-19s 29/0

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Tasmania Under-19s v Victoria Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 11-12, 2008
Match drawn
Victoria Under-19s 151; Tasmania Under-19s 59/3

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Australian Capital Territory Under-19s v New South Wales Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 14, 2008
New South Wales Under-19s won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Australian Capital Territory Under-19s 120/9 (20/20 ov); New South Wales Under-19s 125/4 (19.4/20 ov)

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Northern Territory Under-19s v South Australia Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 14, 2008
South Australia Under-19s won by 40 runs
South Australia Under-19s 134/4 (20/20 ov); Northern Territory Under-19s 94 (18.2/20 ov)

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Queensland Under-19s v Victoria Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 14, 2008
Queensland Under-19s won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
Victoria Under-19s 119/6 (20/20 ov); Queensland Under-19s 122/3 (17.1/20 ov)

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Tasmania Under-19s v Western Australia Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 14, 2008
Western Australia Under-19s won by 6 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)
Tasmania Under-19s 87 (19.2/20 ov); Western Australia Under-19s 91/4 (14.5/20 ov)

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Australian Capital Territory Under-19s v Northern Territory Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 14, 2008
Australian Capital Territory Under-19s won by 9 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)
Northern Territory Under-19s 95/8 (20/20 ov); Australian Capital Territory Under-19s 97/1 (15/20 ov)

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New South Wales Under-19s v South Australia Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 14, 2008
New South Wales Under-19s won by 7 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
South Australia Under-19s 104 (18.2/20 ov); New South Wales Under-19s 105/3 (19/20 ov)

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Queensland Under-19s v Tasmania Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 14, 2008
Queensland Under-19s won by 36 runs
Queensland Under-19s 102 (19.3/20 ov); Tasmania Under-19s 66 (17.3/20 ov)

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Victoria Under-19s v Western Australia Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 14, 2008
Western Australia Under-19s won by 13 runs
Western Australia Under-19s 135/7 (20/20 ov); Victoria Under-19s 122/4 (20/20 ov)

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Australian Capital Territory Under-19s v Queensland Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 15, 2008
Australian Capital Territory Under-19s won by 135 runs
Australian Capital Territory Under-19s 219/6 (50 ov); Queensland Under-19s 84 (34 ov)

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New South Wales Under-19s v Tasmania Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 15, 2008
New South Wales Under-19s won by 117 runs
New South Wales Under-19s 272/7 (50 ov); Tasmania Under-19s 155 (47.5 ov)

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Northern Territory Under-19s v Victoria Under-19s at Gosford - Dec 15, 2008
Victoria Under-19s won by 129 runs
Victoria Under-19s 320/3 (50 ov); Northern Territory Under-19s 191/6 (50 ov)

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South Australia Under-19s v Western Australia Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 15, 2008
Western Australia Under-19s won by 102 runs
Western Australia Under-19s 285/7 (50 ov); South Australia Under-19s 183 (46.1 ov)

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Australian Capital Territory Under-19s v Western Australia Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 16, 2008
Western Australia Under-19s won by 11 runs
Western Australia Under-19s 232 (48.5 ov); Australian Capital Territory Under-19s 221 (50 ov)

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New South Wales Under-19s v Victoria Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 16, 2008
Victoria Under-19s won by 20 runs
Victoria Under-19s 196/8 (50 ov); New South Wales Under-19s 176/9 (50 ov)

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Northern Territory Under-19s v Tasmania Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 16, 2008
Northern Territory Under-19s won by 4 wickets (with 64 balls remaining)
Tasmania Under-19s 128 (48.4 ov); Northern Territory Under-19s 129/6 (39.2 ov)

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Queensland Under-19s v South Australia Under-19s at Newcastle - Dec 16, 2008
Queensland Under-19s won by 16 runs
Queensland Under-19s 233/6 (50 ov); South Australia Under-19s 217/7 (50 ov)

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South Africa tour of Australia

Tour Match: Western Australia v South Africans at Perth - Dec 11, 2008
Western Australia won by 7 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
South Africans 185/2 (50 ov); Western Australia 215/4 (50 ov)

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Tour Match: Western Australia v South Africans at Perth - Dec 12-13, 2008
Match drawn
South Africans 320/8d; Western Australia 280

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Australian Under-15s Championship - Female

Australian Capital Territory Under-15s Women v Queensland Under-15s Women at Brisbane - Dec 11, 2008
Queensland Under-15s Women won by 110 runs
Queensland Under-15s Women 202/9 (40/40 ov); Australian Capital Territory Under-15s Women 92 (31/40 ov)

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New South Wales Under-15s Women v South Australia Under-15s Women at Brisbane - Dec 11, 2008
New South Wales Under-15s Women won by 200 runs
New South Wales Under-15s Women 284 (37.4/40 ov); South Australia Under-15s Women 84 (31/40 ov)

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Australian Capital Territory Under-15s Women v South Australia Under-15s Women at Brisbane - Dec 12, 2008
Australian Capital Territory Under-15s Women won by 44 runs
Australian Capital Territory Under-15s Women 164 (39.3/40 ov); South Australia Under-15s Women 120 (39.3/40 ov)

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Queensland Under-15s Women v Victoria Under-15s Women at Brisbane - Dec 12, 2008
Match tied
Queensland Under-15s Women 192/9 (40/40 ov); Victoria Under-15s Women 192/6 (40/40 ov)

3rd Place Playoff: Australian Capital Territory Under-15s Women v Victoria Under-15s Women at Brisbane - Dec 13, 2008
Victoria Under-15s Women won by 8 wickets (with 101 balls remaining)
Australian Capital Territory Under-15s Women 101 (37.5/40 ov); Victoria Under-15s Women 102/2 (23.1/40 ov)

Final: New South Wales Under-15s Women v Queensland Under-15s Women at Brisbane - Dec 13, 2008
New South Wales Under-15s Women won by 52 runs
New South Wales Under-15s Women 167/9 (40/40 ov); Queensland Under-15s Women 115 (34.5/40 ov)

Cricket Australia Womens Cup

Australian Capital Territory Women v Victoria Second XI Women at Hobart - Dec 14, 2008
Victoria Second XI Women won by 7 wickets (with 46 balls remaining)
Australian Capital Territory Women 59/8 (20/20 ov); Victoria Second XI Women 60/3 (12.2/20 ov)

Tasmania Women v Western Australia Second XI Women at Hobart - Dec 14, 2008
Western Australia Second XI Women won by 9 wickets (with 32 balls remaining)
Tasmania Women 52/7 (16/16 ov); Western Australia Second XI Women 53/1 (10.4/16 ov)

Queensland Second XI Women v South Australia Second XI Women at Hobart - Dec 14, 2008
Match abandoned without a ball bowled

Australian Capital Territory Women v Queensland Second XI Women at Hobart - Dec 14, 2008
Queensland Second XI Women won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
Australian Capital Territory Women 67/7 (20/20 ov); Queensland Second XI Women 68/3 (17.4/20 ov)

New South Wales Second XI Women v Western Australia Second XI Women at Hobart - Dec 14, 2008
New South Wales Second XI Women won by 58 runs
New South Wales Second XI Women 117/7 (20/20 ov); Western Australia Second XI Women 59 (18.1/20 ov)

South Australia Second XI Women v Tasmania Women at Hobart - Dec 14, 2008
South Australia Second XI Women won by 19 runs
South Australia Second XI Women 84/2 (20/20 ov); Tasmania Women 65 (18.5/20 ov)

Australian Capital Territory Women v Tasmania Women at Hobart - Dec 15, 2008
Australian Capital Territory Women won by 7 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)
Tasmania Women 70/7 (20/20 ov); Australian Capital Territory Women 71/3 (13.2/20 ov)

New South Wales Second XI Women v South Australia Second XI Women at Hobart - Dec 15, 2008
New South Wales Second XI Women won by 10 wickets (with 91 balls remaining)
South Australia Second XI Women 38 (16.4/20 ov); New South Wales Second XI Women 39/0 (4.5/20 ov)

Victoria Second XI Women v Western Australia Second XI Women at Hobart - Dec 15, 2008
Victoria Second XI Women won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Western Australia Second XI Women 91/9 (20/20 ov); Victoria Second XI Women 94/3 (18.5/20 ov)

Australian Capital Territory Women v New South Wales Second XI Women at Hobart - Dec 15, 2008
New South Wales Second XI Women won by 9 wickets (with 70 balls remaining)
Australian Capital Territory Women 62/8 (20/20 ov); New South Wales Second XI Women 63/1 (8.2/20 ov)

Queensland Second XI Women v Western Australia Second XI Women at Hobart - Dec 15, 2008
Queensland Second XI Women won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
Western Australia Second XI Women 79 (18.3/20 ov); Queensland Second XI Women 82/4 (17.5/20 ov)

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South Australia Second XI Women v Victoria Second XI Women at Hobart - Dec 15, 2008
Victoria Second XI Women won by 57 runs
Victoria Second XI Women 107/6 (20/20 ov); South Australia Second XI Women 50/6 (20/20 ov)

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New South Wales Second XI Women v Tasmania Women at Hobart - Dec 16, 2008
New South Wales Second XI Women won by 153 runs
New South Wales Second XI Women 232/9 (50 ov); Tasmania Women 79 (43 ov)

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Queensland Second XI Women v Victoria Second XI Women at Hobart - Dec 16, 2008
Victoria Second XI Women won by 7 wickets (with 147 balls remaining)
Queensland Second XI Women 120/9 (50 ov); Victoria Second XI Women 121/3 (25.3 ov)

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South Australia Second XI Women v Western Australia Second XI Women at Hobart - Dec 16, 2008
Western Australia Second XI Women won by 138 runs
Western Australia Second XI Women 230/7 (50 ov); South Australia Second XI Women 92 (28.2 ov)

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Australian Capital Territory Women v Western Australia Second XI Women at Hobart - Dec 17, 2008
Western Australia Second XI Women won by 8 wickets (with 97 balls remaining)
Australian Capital Territory Women 133 (39.3 ov); Western Australia Second XI Women 136/2 (33.5 ov)

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New South Wales Second XI Women v Queensland Second XI Women at Hobart - Dec 17, 2008
No result
Queensland Second XI Women 1/3 (2.4 ov)

Tasmania Women v Victoria Second XI Women at Hobart - Dec 17, 2008
Victoria Second XI Women won by 154 runs
Victoria Second XI Women 236/4 (50 ov); Tasmania Women 82 (45.2 ov)

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All COURTESY: CRICKINFO

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