
Adelaide: Just a step away from clinching the title, Australia will be hoping to seal the issue on Tuesday itself when they take on a spirited Sri Lanka in the second match of the best-of-three finals of the tri-series here. Australia took a giant step towards winning Commonwealth Bank trophy when they defeated Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the high-scoring and thrilling first final of the tri-series at Brisbane...

04:09 PM, Apr 30, 2008

Lahore: A Bangladesh delegation arrived on Saturday to assess security for their team's proposed tour to Pakistan, three years after attacks on Sri Lankan players saw international cricket suspended. On March 3, 2009 gunmen ambushed the Sri Lankan team bus in the eastern city of Lahore, killing eight Pakistanis and wounding seven visiting players and their assistant coach. The attack suspended international cricket in the country, stripped Pakistan of its...

11:21 AM, Apr 30, 2008

Hobart: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday described his side's incredible seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the crucial tri-series match here as one of the best ODI victories he has been part of. This was one of the best ODI cricket I have been a part of. That was fantastic right through the very start of our chase. When you need 321 off 40 overs, you need a...

12:57 AM, Apr 29, 2008

Ranchi: Varun Aaron's three-wicket haul, including the dismissals of Scot Borthwick and Stuart Meaker in the fourth ODI of the five-match series against England, suggests a bright future for the lanky pacer, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's coach Chanchal Bhattacharya said on Monday. "The two wicket-taking balls against Borthwick and Meaker in Sunday's ODI were really delightful to watch. If he maintains consistency along with maintaining pace, we could very...

05:23 PM, Mar 12, 2008