India 298 for 9 (Raina 58, Sehwag 46, Karthik 44, Kallis 3-29) beat South Africa 297 (Kallis 89, Parnell 49, Jadeja 2-29) by one run… It went down to the last ball but when Jacques Kallis fell in the 43rd over, with South Africa requiring an improbable 74 from 43 balls and only two wickets [...]

Australia 8 for 179 (Warner 49) beat West Indies 8 for 141 (Ramdin 44, Nannes 3-21, Tait 3-30) by 38 runs… Shaun Tait and David Warner, two of Australia’s Twenty20 specialists, continued the team’s unbeaten summer by setting up a 38-run thrashing of West Indies in Hobart. Warner provided the early thrills wi…

Australia 5 for 324 (Ponting 61, Hopes 57*, Watson 51) beat West Indies 199 (Sammy 47, Bollinger 3-33) by 125 runs… In a summer of big one-day wins, Australia saved one of their heftiest victories for last. After Ricky Ponting, James Hopes and Shane Watson set up a daunting 5 for 324, Doug Bollinger continued [...]

India 643 for 6 dec (Sehwag 165, Laxman 143*, Dhoni 132*, Tendulkar 106) beat South Africa 296 (Amla 114, Petersen 100, Zaheer 4-90, Harbhajan 3-64) and 289 (Amla 127*, Harbhajan 5-59, Mishra 3-78) by an innings and 58 runs… They couldn’t out Hashim Amla at all. So India, down to three bowlers and led by [...]

South Africa 296 and 115 for 3 (Amla 49*, Mishra 2-15) trail India 643 for 6 dec by 232 runs… Rain and Hashim Amla frustrated India’s bid for a series-levelling victory in the second and final test against South Africa on Wednesday. Only 34.1 overs were possible on a fourth day severely interrupted by bad [...]

South Africa 296 and 6 for 0 trail India 643 for 6 dec. (Laxman 143*, Dhoni 132*) by 341 runs… VVS Laxman (143) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (132) slammed sparkling unbeaten centuries to compound South Africa’s misery as India took a stranglehold of the second and final Test with a mammoth 347-run first innings lead […

India 342 for 5 (Sehwag 165, Tendulkar 106) lead South Africa 296 (Amla 114, Petersen 100, Zaheer 4-90) by 46 runs… The Sehwag storm struck South Africa with full force and pretty much blew everything in its way to a 13th 150-plus score. Amid the mayhem, it was easy to forget the cool, pleasant breeze [...]

South Africa 266 for 9 (Amla 114, Petersen 100, Harbhajan 3-60, Zaheer 3-77) v India… Indian spearhead Zaheer Khan triggered a sensational South Africa collapse after in-form Hashim Amla and debutant Alviro Petersen hit centuries on the opening day of the final test on Sunday. Left-arm Zaheer dismissed both the century-…

Australia 7 for 324 (Ponting 106, White 63) beat West Indies 8 for 274 (Deonarine 53, Pollard 62, Smith 58*) by 50 runs … Ricky Ponting sparkled with his 29th ODI century to lead Australia to a 50-run victory that sealed the series against West Indies. Ponting’s side has out-played both touring teams this summer […

India and Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja may have to miss this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) for violating the Code of Conduct. According to well-placed sources, the IPL has suspended the Saurashtra cricketer for this season – as he was bargaining for more salary from various franchisees, withou…