Cricket News

A century by Yusuf Pathan and his 83 run seventh wicket stand with HM Shah (46) took Baroda to a comfortable score of 326 in their West Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match against Saurashtra at Rajkot yesterday

Johan Myburgh's ability to handle sub-standard sub-continental surfaces helped Northerns yesterday beat Free State at Springbok Park in Bloemfontein on a pitch described as "a shocker" by the coach, Peter Kirsten

The West Indian cricketers may have sang as the rain foiled a strong New Zealand bid for victory on the fourth day of the first cricket Test at WestpacTrust Park yesterday

One big question arises from the first New Zealand-West Indies at Hamilton: how could the team ending the first day at 282 for one lose the match

One Sports Radio headline suggested: "New Zealand crush West Indies by 9 wickets." Considering the relative positions of the two teams after Day 1 of the 1st Test, this headline seems as if it came from the Twilight Zone

From the moment that Tasmania rested Ricky Ponting and India left out five key players of its own, it was probably inevitable that the tour match between the sides would not develop into one of the more attractive games of this Australian summer

North Zone have virtually made sure of regaining the Duleep Trophy

Rajasthan completed an 89 run victory over Madhya Pradesh in their Central Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match at Bhilwara yesterday to collect the maximum 8 points

A fine 91 from Sumit Chavan and a patient 56 from Shirish Kamthe helped Maharashtra to the first innings lead against Gujarat in a West Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match at Ahmedabad yesterday

A brilliant unbeaten 139 (213 balls, 14 4's) from ASK Verma and his unbroken stand of 140 with Y Gnaneswara Rao (72) helped Andhra post an imposing 317-2 from 93 overs on the first day of their South Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match against Karnataka

The Tasmanian batsmen thrashed the depleted Indian attack on the third day of the tourists' game at Hobart on Sunday to give their team a lead of 156 runs with six first innings wickets intact

Rajasthan completed an 89-run victory over Madhya Pradesh in their Central Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy (under-16) match at Bhilwara yesterday to collect the maximum 8 points

Rain had the final say on the fourth day of the Hamilton test but not before the New Zealand bowlers had reasserted the dominance they had established over the West Indies batsman on the second day

Wasim Jaffer, with an unbeaten century, played the sheet anchor role to perfection as West Zone scored 237 for three off 93 overs at close of play on the third day of the five day Duleep Trophy final against North Zone at the Eden Gardens on Sunday

The Punjab batsmen, led by Yuvraj Singh, just kept piling on the agony for Bihar on the fourth and final day of the Cooch Behar Trophy (under-19) final at the Keenan stadium in Jamshedpur on Sunday

A late wicket-taking rally led by Reon King allowed the West Indies to get back to even terms with New Zealand by the end of the third day of the first cricket Test at WestpacTrust Park yesterday

Not many teams bat themselves into such a formidable position on the first day of a Test

New Zealand will look back on the third day of the Hamilton test against the West Indies and reflect on what might have been

New Zealand started the 3rd day at 113-3, with their composed captain, Steven Flemming, 18 not out overnight, and night-watchman Daniel Vettori on 5 not out, the team needing to bat well but under some pressure

Punjab captain Yuvraj Singh was in his elements on Saturday