England 121 for 3 (Trott 52*) beat South Africa 119 (Petersen 51, Anderson 5-23) by seven wicketsSouth Africa's batsmen veered from the sublime to the ridiculous in the space of three days, as England demonstrated the staggering extent of their inconsistency in one-day cricket by following one of their heaviest thumpings with arguably their most dominant display of the year.Led by James Anderson, who overcame a knee complaint to produce...
7 overs England 31 for 0 (Trott 20*, Strauss 8*) need another 89 runs to beat South Africa 119 (Petersen 51, Anderson 5-23) England's bowlers, led by the admirable James Anderson, bounced back in impressive style following their mauling at Newlands on Friday, routing the reinvigorated South Africans for 119 in 36.5 overs of the fourth ODI at Port Elizabeth. Anderson, whose participation had been in doubt due to a knee injury, produced the...
Muttiah Muralitharan, the Sri Lankan spinner, has said he may quit international cricket before the 2011 World Cup in the subcontinent.Murali, on his fourth tour to India, his final overseas tour, is struggling to come to terms with the placid Indian pitches and a strong batting line-up which has treated him harshly in the series so far. In the second Test, in Kanpur, he went for over 100 runs for the second time in two Tests in the series,...
Tea West Indies 228 (Dowlin 62, Ramdin 54) and 4 for 106 (Barath 73*, Hilfenhaus 3-20) trail Australia 8 for 480 dec by 146 runsRicky Ponting's decision to enforce the follow-on paid off immediately, but Adrian Barath showed some hope for West Indies' future with an unbeaten 73 on debut to push his side to 4 for 106 at tea. After the tourists were dismissed for 228, Ponting made the opposition bat again for only the third time in his captaincy...
New Zealand 429 (Vettori 99, Taylor 94, McCullum 78, Asif 4-108) and 153 (Taylor 59, Asif 4-43, Gul 3-41, Aamer 2-29) beat Pakistan 332 (Umar Akmal 129, Kamran Akmal 82, Bond 5-107) and 218 (Umar Akmal 75, Bond 3-46, O'Brien 3-63) by 32 runsUmar Akmal was seven years old when Shane Bond made his first-class debut. Twelve years later they met - Bond returning to Test cricket after a two-year exile, and Umar making his debut - and tried their...
AB de Villiers went a long way towards correcting his poor one-day record against England with a blistering 85-ball 121 as South Africa marched to a massive 354 for 6 at Newlands, their highest total against the tourists and equal-highest at the venue. In a wonderful display of clean and controlled striking de Villiers made the most of his recent promotion to No. 3, building on the 107-run opening provided by Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla.At...
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat against EnglandSouth Africa won a potentially crucial toss at Newlands and Graeme Smith had no hesitation in batting first. History says it is tough chasing under lights so England will have to buck the trend if they want to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, but have been boosted by being able to field their strongest one-day side with Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann both returning after...
India will be without the services of opening batsman Gautam Gambhir, who will be attending his sister's wedding, for the third Test against Sri Lanka in Mumbai. Gambhir has been in prime form in this series with centuries in each of the two Tests.Gambhir's spot is likely to be taken by M Vijay, the Tamil Nadu opener. Vijay made his debut against Australia in Nagpur last year, when Gambhir was banned for a Test for an altercation with Shane...
India 642 (Gambhir 167, Dravid 144, Sehwag 131, Herath 5-121) beat Sri Lanka 229 (Sreesanth 5-75) and 269 (Samaraweera 78*) by an innings and 144 runs India achieved their biggest victory against Sri Lanka and in the process clinched their 100th Test win on the fourth day of the second Test in Kanpur. India's previous best against their neighbors was a victory by an innings and 119 runs in 1994 and they bettered that with ease today. Thilan...
Tea New Zealand 429 and 115 for 6 (Taylor 59, Asif 2-23, Aamer 2-24) lead Pakistan 332 (Umar 129, Kamran Akmal 82, Bond 5-107, Martin 3-63) by 212 runsRousing spells from Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif evoked New Zealand's famous second-innings collapses against Pakistan, and the visitors held the momentum going into the final four sessions of the Test. Aamer bowled two superb spells of swing bowling, the conventional variety leaving...
Lunch Australia 7 for 403 (Katich 92, North 69*, Hussey 66, Ponting 55) v West IndiesMarcus North's careful half-century moved Australia to 7 for 403 at lunch on the second day as West Indies stayed in the game with a couple of wickets. Without Jerome Taylor, the attack leader, the visitors managed to pick up Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson but could not get rid of North, who was unbeaten on 69 from 140 balls.Australia resumed on 5 for...
Tea Australia 3 for 210 (Katich 92, Ponting 55) v West Indies Simon Katich fell eight runs short of a century but Australia remained in good health as they reached 3 for 210 at tea on the opening day of the first Test. West Indies fought back in the second session to remove Katich and Ricky Ponting before Michael Hussey, who was often unconvincing, stepped to 47 at the break.Katich made sure the loss of Shane Watson before the team had...
Pakistan 160 for 5 (Umark Akmal 55*, Bond 3-38, Martin 2-42) trail New Zealand 429 (Vettori 99, Taylor 94, McCullum 78, Asif 4-108) by 269 runsWe've been expecting you, Mr Bond. And it's been worth the wait. Finally back in New Zealand whites, finally hurling that red thing in anger on a flat slowish pitch, Shane Bond - with pure pace - rattled the Pakistan middle order during a seven-over spell of 3 for 25. It took him the first spell...
Zaheer Khan made an early breakthrough as India gained the edge on the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Kanpur.India's batsmen enjoyed another fruitful day with Rahul Dravid (144) claiming his 28th Test century, while VVS Laxman (63) and Yuvraj Singh (67) both hit half-centuries.Sri Lanka however, fought back with left-arm spinner Rangana Herath claiming five wickets - his fourth five-wicket haul in Tests - as India, 417...
Rahul Dravid compiled a serene, yet commanding, 144 to lead India to a position of immense strength by lunch on the second day of the second Test in Kanpur. During his 28th century, Dravid overtook Allan Border's record of 11,174 Test runs to become the fourth-highest run-scorer in Tests.The stand-out factor in Dravid's batting during this series has been his intent. He's been decisive, in defense and attack, and has been aggressively looking...
Ross Taylor and Martil Guptill dug deep into their reserves of patience and judgement, and a bit of luck, to thwart the menacing Pakistan seamers, but Guptill once again fell to the pull just when it seemed the batsmen could start dominating the ball. It was a pitch made to order for seam bowlers, and all three of Pakistan quicks made life miserable for batsmen in the first session, reducing New Zealand to 27 for 2 before the 117-run partnership.Mohammad...
Toss India chose to bat v Sri LankaOn a pitch that is likely to break up over the next couple of days, MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat in the second Test in Kanpur.Though there was some grass cover on the pitch at Green Park, it was the obvious decision to make as the surface had a few cracks that the experts reckoned would widen and break up. The spinners are expected to come into play but the seamers too can be among the wickets on this surface with variable bounce.India have made two changes: Sreesanth, whose last...
South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs has been confirmed as Jacques Kallis' replacement for the remainder of the ODI series against England. Kallis fractured his rib during last month's Champions Twenty20 League in India and is also doubtful for the opening Test in Centurion on December 16. Kallis played the second Twenty20 international in Centurion and scored 7, but did not bowl.Gibbs will join the squad in Cape Town on Wednesday, ahead...
England 251 for 3 (Collingwood 105*, Trott 87) beat South Africa 250 for 9 (Petersen 64, Amla 57) by seven wickets Paul Collingwood and Jonathan Trott had plenty to celebrate as England's one-day series finally got underway at the second attempt in Centurion, and the pair duly set about doing so in style. England's most experienced one-day cricketer joined forces with one of the country's newest recruits to produce a brace of allround...
50 overs South Africa 250 for 9 (Petersen 64, Amla 57) v England Hashim Amla and Alviro Petersen lifted their side with a brace of half-centuries but South Africa's anticipated batting onslaught failed to materialise as England's varied seam attack restricted them to a manageable total of 250 for 9 in their 50 overs in the second ODI at Centurion. Even a hit-and-miss fielding performance with five clear-cut chances - three alone to the...
Thilan Thushara, the Sri Lankan fast bowler, has been ruled out of the ongoing three-Test series in India because of a shoulder injury. He will be replaced by Dilhara Fernando, who is expected to join the team on November 18."Thilan Thushara will return to Sri Lanka due to a shoulder injury, and he will not be match fit for approximately two to four weeks," Sri Lankan Cricket said in a statement. "Dilhara Fernando will replace him."Thushara...
Sri Lanka's opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan has fractured his nose after colliding with one of his team-mates while playing football following the first Test against India in Ahmedabad on Friday. Brendon Kuruppu, Sri Lanka's team manager, confirmed the news upon arrival in Kanpur, the venue for the second Test starting Tuesday. Dilshan had to be rushed to hospital where an X-ray revealed the damage.However, Dilshan may yet be available...
South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis will miss the entire one-day international series against England because of a fractured rib.It is thought Kallis suffered the injury during the Champions League in India last month, but it was only after a scan this morning that the true extent of the problem was uncovered.South Africa intend to call an as yet unnamed replacement batsman into their squad, once they move on to Cape Town for the third...
India 426 (Dravid 177, Dhoni 110, Welegedara 4-87) and 341 for 4 (Gambhir 114, Tendulkar 100*) drew with Sri Lanka 760 for 7 decl. (Jayawardene 275, Prasanna 154*, Dilshan 112)Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, and a dead Ahmedabad pitch (21 wickets and seven centuries in five days) put paid to Sri Lanka's dream of a first Test win in India. Gambhir played out 110 deliveries for 40 runs, and Tendulkar 211 for 100 runs; both of them looked...
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