Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat in the third one-day international at Chevrolet Park here on Tuesday. South Africa, leading the five-match series 2-0, made two changes from the side that played in the first two matches in Paarl and East London. Alviro Petersen and Colin Ingram replaced Hashim Amla, who is on paternity leave, and Jacques Kallis, who is being rested for the remainder of the series. Sri Lanka, needing a win to revive their …

England, in a seemingly hopeless position after being bundled out for 171, snatched a dramatic six-run victory against South Africa in a crucial Group B fixture here Sunday to keep their hopes alive in the cricket World Cup. The South Africans, cruising at 63 for no loss at one stage, suffered a middle-order collapse and were eventually all out for 165 in 47.4 overs. Fast bowler Stuart Broad (4-15) gave England hope, dismissing Hashim Amla and veteran …

After South African captain Graeme Smith slammed the Chennai pitch, it was Australian skipper Ricky Ponting who was not happy with the wicket at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here for the warm up match against India Sunday and said it was “under-prepared”. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni also hoped that they don’t get such “turning” wickets in the upcoming games of the World Cup starting Feb 19. Ponting hoped that the wicket will improve as the …

South Africa captain Graeme Smith gave full credit to India for winning the second Test by 87 runs here Wednesday. “India have played really well. It has been a very good Test. They are No. 1 in the world, and all bodes well for the Cape Town Test,” said Smith, after the series was levelled 1-1 at the Kingsmead Stadium here. The win was India’s second in 12 Test matches in South Africa. The home team also suffered their third successive loss at …

After his side demolished India in the opening Test here Monday, South African captain Graeme Smith said they will look to wrap up the series in the next Test in Durban. Smith expressed satisfaction at the way his bowlers performed, especially in the second innings. “There was a massive build-up to the game and I am really happy with the result,” said Smith after South Africa defeated India by an innings and 25 runs on the fifth day. “The conditions …

Mumbai,The legendary rivalry between Aussie great Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar is set for another grand renewal. The two legends will be back at the Brabourne Stadium on Saturday afternoon as the champions of the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals, take on hosts Mumbai Indians. Tendulkar’s purple patch in 1998, when he scored 12 international hundreds (9 ODI tons and 3 Test tons) started at this very ground with …

Wayne Parnell was run out on the last delivery to give India a one-run victory Sunday in the opening limited-overs international against South Africa. Parnell was run out for 49 as he attempted a score leveling second run off the match's last delivery from seam bowler Praveen Kumar, leaving South Africa all out on 297 after India had made 298-9 in 50 overs. No. 9 batsman Parnell and No. 10 Dale Steyn (35) shared a brisk 65-run partnership for the …

When a Test match is moving at as nervous a pace as this one, the key to gaining footholds is always grabbing half-chances and making something out of nothing; India, in a bizarre three-minute period of play on a warm and sunny Sunday morning in Nagpur, did exactly the opposite. It was the 26th over of the day, the 108th of the innings, and Hashim Amla had already faced 284 deliveries when he shimmied down the track to Harbhajan Singh and whipped …