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• India tour of New Zealand underway

DUBAI, February 22, 2009: Arab Digital Distribution (ADD), the largest pay TV platform brings you the exciting live cricketing action between India & New Zealand on its Pehla & Firstnet Platform. Both the sides are set to play each other in a series of 2 Twenty20s, 5 ODIs, 3 Test Matches in New Zealand. The much awaited live cricketing action is available for the viewers of Sony Entertainment Television (SET) across MENA (Middle East & North Africa) on Pehla Gold, Pehla Silver & Firstnet Premium platform.

The series will kick off with the Twenty20 match at Christchurch on 25th Feb 09’ to be followed with rest of the series. After India thrashed Sri Lanka in a knockout series winning 5-0 & 4-1, an explosive performance is expected from the Men in Blue. Meanwhile New Zealand has also been showing a good form in their recent tour to Australia. Last test series win for India on the New Zealand soil came way back in 1967-68 under the captaincy of M.Pataudi. The Indian & New Zealand Squad is lead by Mahendra Singh Dhoni & Daniel Vettori respectively for the series.

Catch all this exciting action on SET exclusively on Pehla Gold, Pehla Silver & Firstnet Premium platform.

Match Schedule:

 Match  Venue  Day  GMT Time
 1st T20  Christchurch  Feb 25, 2009  5:45
 2nd T20  Wellington  Feb 27, 2009  5:45
 1st ODI  Napier  March 3, 2009   0:45
 2nd ODI  Wellington  March 6, 2009  0:45
 3rd ODI  Christchurch  March 8, 2009  0:45
 4th ODI  Hamilton  March 11, 2009  0:45
 5th ODI  Auckland  March 14, 2009  0:45
 1st TEST  Hamilton  March 18-22, 2009  21:15
 2nd TEST  Napier  March 26-30, 2009  21:15
 3rd TEST  Wellington  April 3-7, 2009  21:15

ADD has been in the forefront of bringing the best in world sports to the Gulf and MENA region. It has already won the exclusive television coverage rights for the MENA region for the cricketing world’s most expensive and most talked about Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition as well as the all-time favorite ICC tournaments. Live coverage is available via ADD Platform Pehla Silver & Gold, the region’s premium Asian entertainment television platform, and FirstNet Premium, the region’s premium international entertainment television platform. The coverage will reach audiences in the UAE, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

 

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