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Sri Lankans win tour opener against Andrew Strauss's Middles...

Sri Lanka beat an under-strength Middlesex side by four wickets on Monday, their determination to play the Sri Lankan way overcoming a chaotic start to a tour beset by absentees and late arrivals. Without excessive contrivance, Tillakara [...]

Posted On : May, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

West Indies manage emotional win over Pakistan

West Indies captain Darren Sammy took 5-29 Sunday to spur his team to an emotional 40-run victory over Pakistan in the opening test. The visitors, 80-3 overnight in pursuit of a victory target of 219, were bowled out for 178 midway t [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan eye series win

Ahmed Shehzad has thanked the Pakistan management team for showing confidence in him following his World Cup calamity which almost cost him a trip to the Caribbean. The 19-year-old opening batsman was speaking after he made 102 - his seco [...]

Posted On : Apr, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Afridi vows better show in Windies

Pakistan Captain Shahid Afridi has said that Pakistan cricket team would demonstrate better performance in the upcoming West Indies (WI) tour as the players are playing cricket with confidence. Afridi in a private news channel interview [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

India has a great opportunity to win World Cup: Mongia

Nayan Mongia was one of the best wicketkeeper-batsmen India produced. He figured in the 1996 and 1999 editions of the World Cup and endeared himself to many with a competent job behind the stumps. Since retirement he has established [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: One-day win offers hope for World Cup

The thick fog which had settled over New Zealand's one-day game has lifted, if just a shade. The 15-man squad is off to India tomorrow to prepare for the World Cup. In itself, the 57-run win over Pakistan at Eden Park on Saturday cer [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket-South Africa hold nerve to clinch tense win

South Africa held their nerve to clinch a thrilling two-run victory over Pakistan in a chaotic and error strewn finish to the third one-day international at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Defending a modest total of [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Australia all out for 223, India need 207 to win

Resuming on 202 for seven, the last three Australian batsmen added 21 runs to their overnight score before losing their wickets inside the opening hour. Zaheer Khan claimed two of the last three wickets to finish with figures of th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Andrew Strauss: We were absolutely determined to win against...

The relief Andrew Strauss felt was obvious. You could see it in his smile and hear it in his voice. The least-loved series has finally come to an end, England winning the final match by 121 runs. When the last wicket fell England celebra [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Collingwood delighted with easy win

World champions England did their best to put cricket's week of crisis behind them as they returned to the Twenty20 format with a five-wicket victory over Pakistan. Captain Paul Collingwood was delighted with a "100%" [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Steyn and Botha have Windies on rack

The home team produced another inept batting display to reach the close of play with a 19-run lead and only three wickets left. The defiant Shivnarine Chanderpaul was 57 not out and Sulieman Benn was unbeaten on 4. Paceman Dale Steyn rip [...]

Posted On : Jul, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Warne bowls Royals to two-run win

Warne took 4 for 21 from his four overs and the Chargers were all out for 157 with just one ball to spare, Nagpur-born Rohit Sharma the last man out for 73 off 44 balls. Gilchrist made 34 off 17 and Andrew Symonds contributed 15. Ear [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

David Warner hundred hands Delhi huge win

A returning Charl Langeveldt saw the flames right up, and the returning Ishant Sharma was charred in his first over. Still both of them managed a wicket each, and it was a desirable start to have Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Dines [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Delhi Daredevils bookies pick to win IPL-3

Delhi Daredevils have entered the semi-finals of both the editions of IPL i.e., 2008 and 2009, but have failed to go further. This has prompted the Indian and English bookies to pin Gautam Gambhir’s men as favourites to win Season [...]