3rd ODI Scorecard : India 159/4 in 21.5 ovs [D Karthik 47, MS Dhoni 46*] beat West Indies [186/7 in 27 ovs] by 6 wkts (D/L), 1 ball left! Final 4th ODI on Sunday.

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Are you a cricket fan? Good, then following story would be interesting for you - what cricket (in which country) will be played by which country.. in short - International cricket schedule for year 2009.

The biggest cricketing extravaganza will be the second World Cup Twenty20 tournament which will be played in England in the month of June 2009, a year that starts with India vs Pakistan rivalry in the month of January. Personally, I enjoy watching West Indian fast bowlers bowl on aussie pitches and look forward to caribbean team's tour down under towards the end of this year.

Cricket fans must also note that there's a triseries in Srilanka (plus South Africa and India) which was washed out in 2007 and also the 7 one day International series (India vs Australia) to be played in the month of October. Pakistan's cricket schedule for year 2009 is probably the lowest along with West Indies and Srilanka but India, Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand play loads of cricket this year.

Note : Schedule below is a list of matches organized by ICC (almost 90%), but it doesn't include cricket fixtures which are planned by various cricketing countries just weeks before its played. Each country hop into such one or two tournaments each year! for example - rumors are ripe for a twenty20 Triseries in South Africa including India and Australia which will be the first of its kind as one World Cups and bilateral T20 matches have been played until today.

England Cricket Schedule : Year 2009

Months	Versus	Matches	Fixtures & Result
Jan - March	England in West Indies	4 tests + 5 ODI + 1 T20	Eng v WI 2009
May	England in Zimbabwe	2 tests + 3 ODIs	Canceled
May	West Indies in England	2 tests + 3 ODIs	Eng v WI 2009
June	T20 World cup in England	Twenty20 World Cup	WC T20 2009
July-August	Australia in England	Ashes + ODI series	Eng v Aus 2009
September	Champions Trophy	ICC Tournament	Champions Trophy
Nov-Dec	England in South Africa	4 tests, 5 ODI, 1 T20	Eng v SA 2009

India Cricket Schedule : Year 2009

Jan-Feb	India in Pakistan	3 Test + 5 ODI	Canceled
March-April	India in New Zealand	3 Test + 5 ODI + 2T20	Ind v NZ 2009
June	T20 World cup in England	Twenty20 World Cup	WC T20 2009
July	India in West Indies	5 ODI series	Ind v WI 2009
September	Champions Trophy	ICC Tournament	Champions Trophy
October	Australia in India	7 ODI series	Ind v Aus 2009
Nov-Dec	Sri Lanka in India	3 Test + 5 ODI	Ind v SL 2009

Australia Cricket Schedule : Year 2009

January	South Africa in Australia	3 Test + 5 ODI + 2T20	SA in Aus, 09
February	New Zealand in Australia	5 ODI + 2T20	NZ in Aus, 09
March-April	Australia in South Africa	3 Test + 5 ODI + 2 T20	Aus in SA, 09
June	T20 World Cup in England	Twenty20 World Cup	WC T20 2009
July-August	Australia in England	5 Test + 7 ODI + T20	Ashes 2009
September	Champions Trophy	ICC Tournament	Champions Trophy
October	Australia in India	7 ODI Series	Aus v Ind 2009
November	Pakistan in Australia	3 Test + 5 ODI	Pak in Aus, 09
December	West Indies in Australia	3 Test + 5 ODI	WI in Aus, 09

Pakistan Cricket Schedule : Year 2009

January	India in Pakistan	3 Test + 5 ODI	Canceled
April	Pakistan vs Australia in UAE	5 ODI + 1T20	Pak v Aus, in UAE
June	T20 World cup in England	Twenty20 World Cup	WC T20 2009
July-August	Pakistan in Sri Lanka	3 Test + 5 ODI	Pak in SL, 09
September	Champions Trophy	ICC Tournament	Champions Trophy
November	Pakistan in Australia	3 Test + 5 ODI	Pak in Aus, 09
December	Pakistan vs New Zealand	3 Test + 5 ODI	Pak v NZ 2009

New Zealand Cricket Schedule : Year 2009

Jan-Feb	New Zealand in Australia	2 Test + 5 ODI	NZ in Aus, 09
March	India in New Zealand	3 Test + 5 ODI + 2T20	Ind in NZ, 09
June	T20 World cup in England	Twenty20 World Cup	WC T20 2009
August	New Zealand in Sri Lanka	2 Test + 3 ODI	NZ in SL, 09
September	Champions Trophy	ICC Tournament	Champions Trophy
December	Pakistan vs New Zealand	3 Test + 5 ODI	Pak vs NZ, 09

Sri Lanka Cricket Schedule : Year 2009

January	Sri Lanka in Bangladesh	2 Test + 3 ODI	SL in Bng, 09
February	India in Sri Lanka	5 ODI series	Ind in SL, 09
June	T20 World cup in England	Twenty20 World Cup	WC T20 2009
July	Pakistan in Sri Lanka	2 Test + 3 ODI	Pak in SL, 09
August	New Zealand in Sri Lanka	3 Test + 5 ODI	NZ in SL, 09
September	Champions Trophy	ICC Tournament	Champions Trophy
November	Sri Lanka in India	3 Test + 5 ODI	SL in Ind, 09

South Africa Cricket Schedule : Year 2009

Jan-Feb	South Africa in Australia	3 Test + 5 ODI	SA in Aus, 09
March	Australia in South Africa	3 Test + 5 ODI	Aus in SA, 09
June	T20 World cup in England	Twenty20 World Cup	WC T20 2009
September	Champions Trophy	ICC Tournament	Champions Trophy
November	England in South Africa	3 Test + 5 ODI	Eng in SA, 09

West Indies Cricket Schedule : Year 2009

Jan-Feb	England in West Indies	5 Test + 5 ODI	Eng in WI, 09
May	West Indies in England	2 test + 3 ODI	WI in Eng, 09
June	T20 World cup in England	Twenty20 World Cup	WC T20 2009
September	Champions Trophy	ICC Tournament	Champions Trophy
December	West Indies in Australia	3 Test + 5 ODI	WI in Aus, 09

Bangladesh Cricket Schedule : Year 2009

January	Sri Lanka in Bangaldesh	2 test + 3 ODI	SL in Bng, 09
June	T20 World cup in England	Twenty20 World Cup	WC T20 2009
September	Champions Trophy	ICC Tournament	Champions Trophy

Note : Zimbabwe, as of now, are out of Test match status (plays only ODI and T20s) and due to their internal problems - various countries have hesitated to tour their nation.. So - expect Zimbabwe to play even lesser cricket than what is mentioned above!

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