ESPN covers ODI live  After the exciting Test series against Australia on India’s tour Down Under, ESPN STAR Sports, Asia’s most popular network, will bring you live and exclusive coverage of what promises to be an equally thrilling Triangular One-Day tournament involving India, Australia and Zimbabwe from January 9. Each team will play the other two teams four times in the league matches before the top two teams lock horns in a 3-match final from February 6 to 10. Though history does not favour India, the question on the minds of fans and pundits alike is, can India outperform the world champions after a splendid performance in the Test series. The Indian middle-order has been blazing guns in the just concluded Test series and is expected to test the bowling attack of the Aussies in three ODIs. India hasn’t got much to write home about its one-day encounters in Australia in over 20 years except when they won the World Champions Cup in 1985 under the shrewd leadership of Sunil Gavaskar. In the 1980-81 season, India lost to Australia 1-4. In 1985-86 the Australians defeated India 5-2 and increased the victory margin to 5-1 in 1991-92. On India’s last tour of Australia in 1999-2000 under batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, the Aussies made a 4-0 clean sweep.  Australia’s record at home is awesome, with the Aussie batting order firing on all cylinders under Ricky Ponting. Zimbabweans, on the other hand, will surely feel pressurised by the big brothers in the fray. They have not yet been able to steady their gait after Andy Flower retired prematurely.  All in all, the tri-series promises quite a tussle. Watch it live and exclusive on ESPN. Schedule for the Triangular series involving India, Australia and Zimbabwe on ESPN  Date Matches Match Timings January 9 Australia vs India ESPN 1st Session: 8.45 a.m. 2nd Session: 1.00 p.m. January 11 Australia vs Zimbabwe ESPN 1st Session: 8.45 a.m. 2nd Session: 1.00 p.m. January 14 India vs Zimbabwe ESPN 1st Session: 4.30 a.m. 2nd Session: 8.45 a.m. January 16 Australia vs Zimbabwe ESPN 1st Session: 4.30 a.m. 2nd Session: 8.45 a.m. January 18 Australia vs India ESPN 1st Session: 8.45 a.m. 2nd Session: 1.00 p.m. January 20 India vs Zimbabwe ESPN 1st Session: 8.45 a.m. 2nd Session: 1.00 p.m. January 22 Australia vs India ESPN 1st Session: 8.45 a.m. 2nd Session: 1.00 p.m. January 24 India vs Zimbabwe ESPN 1st Session: 8.45 a.m. 2nd Session: 1.00 p.m. January 26 Australia vs Zimbabwe ESPN 1st Session: 8.45 a.m. 2nd Session: 1.00 p.m. January 29 Australia vs Zimbabwe ESPN 1st Session: 8.45 a.m. 2nd Session: 1.00 p.m. February 1 Australia vs India ESPN 1st Session: 8.00 a.m. 2nd Session: 12.15 p.m. February 3 India vs Zimbabwe ESPN 1st Session: 11.00 a.m. 2nd Session: 3.15 p.m. February 6 First Final ESPN 1st Session: 8.45 a.m. 2nd Session: 1.00 p.m. February 8 Second Final ESPN 1st Session: 8.45 a.m. 2nd Session: 1.00 p.m. February 10 Third Final ESPN 1st Session: 8.45 a.m. 2nd Session: 1.00 p.m. Back to Index