Cricket News

There should have been some alarm bells ringing gently in the West Indian camp when their bowlers took most of a rain-affected day to finish off Auckland's first innings

Eastern Province opener Carl Bradfield batted for the whole day at Kingsmead on Monday to ensure their SuperSport Series Super Eights match against Natal ended in a draw

Since the 1993/94 season, Australia has not lost a Test series at home and India not won one away

Baroda had to settle for first innings points in their West Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match against Maharashtra at Pune yesterday which ended in a draw

Uttar Pradesh took first innings points against Rajasthan as their Central Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match at Bhilwara ended in a draw yesterday

Late afternoon rain cut two hours from the second day of West Indies

It was a Sunday stroll for batsmen at Kingsmead yesterday and despite classy centuries from Andrew Hudson and Errol Stewart, Natal will find it tough to bowl Eastern Province out today and set up victory in their SuperSport Series Super Eights game

Other than for one session at its very outset, this first Test between Australia and India here at the Adelaide Oval has been characterised by the home team's indomitable capacity to wear down its opponent

The competitive interest of the Duleep Trophy semifinal between North Zone and Central Zone at Guwahati ended after 11.3 overs play on the final morning on Monday

With West Zone having made virtually sure of a berth in the Duleep Trophy final at stumps on the fourth day on Sunday, the final day's play of their semifinal against East Zone at the Eden Gardens in Calcutta was only of academic interest

Delhi, not at all overawed by Bihar's imposing first innings total of 398, replied with 115 for two at close of play on the second day of their Cooch Behar Trophy semifinal at the Keenan stadium in Jamshedpur on Monday

Centuries by Manish Sharma and skipper Yuvraj Singh helped Punjab take a stranglehold on their Cooch Behar Trophy semifinal against Madhya Pradesh at stumps on the second day at the Telco club ground in Jamshedpur on Monday

A valiant bowling effort by R Mohanty (8-52) could not prevent Assam from taking the first innings lead in their East Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match at Guwahati yesterday

A continuation of Shane Warne's fine individual form in the match, two controversial decisions by Umpire Daryl Harper, and some generally unremarkable batting from the tourists have all combined to consign India to a troubled state after the third

West Zone are virtually through to the Duleep Trophy final

Madhya Pradesh's Raja Ali kept Central Zone's slim hopes of qualifying for the Duleep Trophy final alive with a gallant unbeaten century on the penultimate day of their semifinal against North Zone at Guwahati on Sunday

A first wicket partnership of 106 runs laid the foundation for Bihar hitting 199 for four off 94 overs at close of play on the first day of their Cooch Behar Trophy semifinal against Delhi at the Keenan stadium in Jamshedpur on Sunday

AS Srivatstava and Maninder Singh led a strong rearguard action as Madhya Pradesh recovered after a poor start to score 264 for eight at close of play of their Cooch Behar Trophy semifinal against Punjab at the Telco club ground in Jamshedpur on

Khanin Saikia, with a bag of six wickets for 30, helped Assam bowl out Orissa on the opening day of their Vijay Merchant Trophy (under-16) match at Guwahati on Saturday

Vidarbha, by stumps on the second day, took a stranglehold on their Vijay Merchant Trophy (under-16) match against Madhya Pradesh at Nagpur on Saturday