Mumbai stun Chennai in last over blitz
Dwayne Smith struck 14 off the last three balls of the innings to snatch an stunning two-wicket win from Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League – V here at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
Chasing a difficult target of 174, Mumbai were well on the way towards victory when star Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma made 126 in 13.3 overs for the second wicket partnership but later it became an uphill task after they lost three …
Fletcher calls for India's batsmen to focus
Coach Duncan Fletcher, feeling the heat over India's underwhelming batting in the series against Australia, said Tuesday his star batsmen must try to concentrate for longer periods while at the crease.
India were bundled out for 191 after winning the toss on the opening day of the second Sydney Test after succumbing to a 122-run loss in last week's first Melbourne Test.
India's big-name batsmen have struggled against the Australian pace trio of …
Unchanged Australia take India in 2nd Test tomorrow
Australia captain Michael Clarke is looking for more of the same from his team after naming an unchanged line-up to that which beat India by 122 runs in Melbourne last week for the second Test.
After a season which has featured some peaks and a few deep troughs for Australia, Clarke sees the second of the four Tests, which starts at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Tuesday, as an important measure of the team's battle to improve its consistency. …
Australia crush India in first Test
Australia crushed India by 122 runs in the opening Test on Thursday, destroying their vaunted batting lineup with aggressive pace to claim a decisive victory inside four days in Melbourne.
India, chasing a historically challenging 292 runs for victory, were never in the hunt after they crashed to 81 for six with the loss of Sachin Tendulkar's wicket late in the middle session.
The tourists, who have yet to win a series in Australia in 64 years, …






