What made Chennai win the game ? Hussey's quick runs in last overs ? I feel its super kings captaincy, the sheer application of simpe captaicy principals from Dhoni - he rotated his bowlers reay well in the peak of thegame. Ofcourse Badri and Hussey added 3 runs a ball in last 25 balls (75 runs) and that added required pressureto Yuvi's team. The game was neck to neck when Sangakkara and Yuvi was hitting short balls from JoginderSharma. Great resistance from Kings XI and match was much more intersting than yesterdays Bangalore vs.Kolkata's quick finisher.

Match#1 Chennai SuperKings vs Punjab KingsXI video Highlights @@ Youtube

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What is Afro-Asian Cup ?

From Wikipedia text :

The Afro-Asian Cup was a cricket competition played for the first time in 2005 and which is intended to run for at least three years. The stated aim is to provide funds for cricket's grassroots in Asia and Africa.

The first Afro-Asian Cup in 2005 was a series of three one-day cricket matches played between an Asian XI and an African XI. Controversially, the games have been awarded official One-day International status. The teams were selected by former Test match players rather than by national selectors, a move that has also given rise to controversy.

From cricinfo :

The Afro-Asian Cup was the brainchild of Jagmohan Dalmiya, almost his last before he was hounded from office and, subsequently, the game

When:

Tue Jun 5 Only T20 - Bangalore
Update: Asia XI won by 6 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
Africa XI 109/8 (20/20 ov); Asia XI 110/4 (15.5/20 ov)

->Click me for Match Photos shared by Sahab

Wed Jun 6- Bangalore
Update:Asia XI won by 34 runs

Sat Jun 9 - Chennai
Update:Result Asia XI won by 31 runs

Sun Jun 10 - Chennai
Update:Asia XI won by 13 runs

Afro-Asian Cup 2007 Series latest News :
Sachin Tendulkar , Vaas and Shoaib Akhtar opts out of Afro-Asian Cup.
[Other players that wont play -Rahul Dravid, Muttiah Muralithran, Kumar Sangakkara and Lasith Malinga.]
Pollock will play as a batsman
Zaheer and Sreesanth picked to represent the Asia Eleven in the Afro-Asia Cup.

Who are the players in Afro-Asian cup:

Asia XI Players -

Mahela Jayawardene (Captain) , MS Dhoni (Wicket Keeper) , Dilhara Fernando,Sourav Ganguly,Harbhajan Singh,Sanath Jayasuriya, Zaheer Khan,Mashrafe Mortaza,Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Rafique,Mohammad Yousuf,Virender Sehwag,Upul Tharanga and Yuvraj Singh

Africa XI players -

Mark Boucher (Captain/Wicket Keeper),Steve Tikolo (Vice Captain),Johan Botha,Elton Chigumbura,AB de Villiers,Herschelle Gibbs,Andrew Hall,Jacques Kallis,Makhaya Ntini,Thomas Odoyo,Peter Ongondo,Shaun Pollock,Vusi Sibanda and Hiren Varaiya

Where:
PLEASE USE YOUR BEST JUDGEMENT AND READ REVIEWS ON NET BEFORE BUYING ANY OF BELOW PACKAGE.
Note : I'll keep updating online packages list as soon as I get them.If you know any online websites please post it via comments.

List of websites to watch 2007 Afro-Asian Cup:

->mediazone

1. All-Access Pass - the 2007 Afro-Asian Cup (3 ODIs from June 6th – June 10th). All for $19.99

->Sopcast download

Download this sopcast , Install and log in as anonymous and you will find atleast one channel streaming the game on game day.'BIH Livesport TV' channel in sopcast as shown below worked for me for first and second one day matches of Bangladesh vs. India series.Have patience the buffering takes a while.

->cricketon

Check their website for package pricing.
Afro-Asian Cup
Single Match Options:

20/20 Match Asia XI v Africa XI June 5, 2007 09:00 AM
$10.00
1st ODI (1 Day) Asia XI v Africa XI June 6, 2007 04:00 AM
$15.00
2nd ODI (1 Day) Asia XI v Africa XI June 9, 2007 04:00 AM
$15.00
3rd ODI (1 Day) Asia XI v Africa XI June 10, 2007 04:00 AM
$15.00

->espnstar

From yahoo answers one procedure of how to watch for free from espnstar
Go To - www.espnstar.com
Right side of the page locate small box that reads LIVE OFF TUBE.
Select the matches from the box.
Right below box locate LIVE FLASH CRICKET CENTRE.
Click on LIVE FLASH CRICKET CENTRE.
A new window 'ONLINE CRICKET' Centre will be displayed. Click on where it is displayed 'CLICK TO ENTER'
Under Live Matches, details of all live matches are displayed.
Select the match you want to watch and click on the Score Card.
New Window will be opened showing the match live.
If you just want score - you need to just click on the scoreboard in the LIVE OFF TUBE WINDOW.

->apnaitv

Asia vs Africa 3 Odiz and one 20/20 PRIECE: $14.98
[These guys can't even spell price properly :-( ]

->Action8cricket

Next Live Cricket Match
Asia XI vs Africa XI
($10 For 20-twenty match & all 3 ODI's)
Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Twenty20 International Match
June 5, 00:00 GMT
Afro-Asian Cup, 2007

->watchcricketlive

When series begins live links are posted

->Highlights

Click me for Africa XI v Asia XI Twenty20 Match highlights - Downloads for two innings posted at that site.

If live streaming didn't work for you, enjoy the highlights of the game.quick and easy after game streaming.

Cricket scores using Google gadgets from cricinfo.com.
Please visit cricinfo.com for all cricket news.

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