Mahela Jayawardene scored 84 not out off 81 balls to help Sri Lanka reach 253 for 8. (AP Photo) Lahiru Thirimanne scored a very important 57 at number four. (AP Photo) Tillakaratne Dilshan (34) and Thirimanne added 72 for the third wicket to buoy Sri Lanka after early wickets. (AP Photo)
11:34 PM, Jun 17, 2013

Alastair Cook top-scored with 64 to help England reach 169. (Getty Images)Joe Root (38) and Cook added 75 for the third wicket. (AP Photo) Nathan McCullum had a busy day as a fielder. Of seven catches, he dropped three. (AP Photo)
10:55 PM, Jun 16, 2013

India's Virat Kohli takes a catch at leg slip off a Ravichandran Ashwin delivery to dismiss Pakistan opener Kamran Akmal for 21. (AFP)India's Ravichandran Ashwin and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni walk off the field during one of the many rain stoppages in the game. (AFP)India's Dinesh Karthik makes an acrobatic effort on the field. (AFP)
09:28 PM, Jun 15, 2013

Colin Ingram scored 73 at the top of the order to help South Africa reach 230 for 6 in 31 overs. (AP Photo)AB de Villiers too had a solid outing scoring 37 during the middle overs. (AP Photo)Faf du Plessis scored 35 towards the end to propel the Proteas to a big total. (AP Photo)
10:04 PM, Jun 14, 2013

Jonathan Trott top-scored with 76 to help England reach 293 for 7. (AP Photo) Alastair Cook made 59 at the top of the order to set the tone for the hosts. (AP Photo)Joe Root too weighed in with a 55-ball 68. (AP Photo)
10:35 PM, Jun 13, 2013

Rafael Nadal won his eighth French Open title on Sunday defeating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in the finals.Serena Williams won the French Open women's title for the first time since 2002 when she got the better of Russia's Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.World No.1 Novak Djokovic entered the semi-finals in order to win his first French Open title but was halted by Nadal who won 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 9-7.
03:57 PM, Jun 13, 2013

Adam Voges scored a solid 71 to help Australia reach 243 for 8. (AP Photo)Australia captain George Bailey too played a smart hand of 55 runs. (AP Photo)Glenn Maxwell made a quick 29 not out towards the end to take the Aussie to a competitive total. (AP Photo)
07:48 PM, Jun 12, 2013

Ravindra Jadeja (5 for 36) picked up his maiden ODI five-wicket haul helping India restrict West Indies to 233 for 9. (AP Photo) Chris Gayle was sent back for 21 by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. (AP Photo)Darren Sammy put on view a bolt-from-the-blue sort of innings scoring 56 not out of 35 balls. (AP Photo)
08:03 PM, Jun 11, 2013

Hashim Amla batted with a lot of grit scoring 81 as South Africa scored 234 for 9. (Getty Images) AB de Villiers scored 31 but got out at a crucial stage when South Africa needed quick runs. (Getty Images)There were four run-outs in the South African innings. Here JP Duminy fails to reach the crease after scoring 24. (AP Photo)
10:08 PM, Jun 10, 2013

Virat Kohli, who was voted ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year in 2012, will play his 100th ODI when India take the field against West Indies on Tuesday. (AP)Kohli's maiden ODI century came at Kolkata on December 24, 2009 as India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets. Kohli (107) helped put on 224 with Gautam Gambhir as India chased 316. (AFP)Kohli's third century helped India chase a target of 290 against Australia at Visakhapatnam on October 20, 2010. His 118 was the highest score of the match. (AFP)
07:31 PM, Jun 10, 2013

After choosing to bat first, Sri Lanka were off to a bad start with Kushal Perera departing off the first ball of the match courtesy a brilliant catch at slips by captain Brendon McCullum. (AFP Images)Kumar Sanagakkara waged a lone battle scoring 68 runs with wickets falling around him. (Getty Images)Mitchell McClenaghan was the pick of the Kiwi bowlers finishing with figures off 8.5-0-43-4. (Getty Images)
06:55 PM, Jun 09, 2013

After opting to bat first, England were off to a good start with openers Alastair Cook (30) and Ian Bell compiling 57-run stand. Watson dismissed Cook in the 12th over but Bell continued with his good form top-scoring with 91 before he was castled by James Faulkner. (Getty Images)Bell then combined with Jonathan Trott (43) as the duo compiled a steady 111-run stand in 22 overs to give England a solid platform. Trott was dismissed by Mitchell Starc in the 34th over. (Getty Images)Ravi Bopara played a vital cameo at the end, hitting an unbeaten 37-ball 46 to help England to 296 for six in their 50 overs. (Getty Images)
07:54 PM, Jun 08, 2013

After putting Pakistan into bat at Kennington Oval, West Indies got quick wickets courtesy Kemar Roach’s hostile spell first up removing Imran Farhat (2), Mohd Hafeez (4) and Asad Shafiq (0). Roach finished with figures off 10-4-23-3. (AFP Images)Nasir Jamshed was then joined by captain Misbah-ul-Haq in the middle and the duo compiled a slow 90-run stand in 23.1 overs with Jamshed scoring 50 off 93 balls before he was removed by Sunil Narine. (AP)Narine then took charge claiming three quick wickets as Pakistan middle-order crumbled with Shoaib Malik (0), Kamran Akmal (2) falling in quick succession coupled by a couple of run-outs of Saeed Ajmal (2) and Wahab Riaz (6). (Getty Images)
07:20 PM, Jun 07, 2013

After being put into bat, India were off to a solid start with openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan compiling 127-run stand in 21.1 overs for the opening wicket against South Africa at Cardiff. (AP Images)After Rohit Sharma departed for 65, Dhawan raced to his maiden ODI ton in just 80 balls compiling an 83-run stand with Virat Kohli (31). (AP Images)India faltered a bit losing Kohli, Dhawan (114) and Dinesh Karthik (14) in quick succession with Ryan McLaren taking three wickets finishing with 10-0-70-3.
06:09 PM, Jun 06, 2013

India registered their second straight win in the ICC Champions Trophy warm-ups, beating Australia by 243 runs. (AP Photo)Dinesh Karthik (146*) and MS Dhoni (91) helped India recover from 55 for 5 and post 308 for 6. It was Karthik's second consecutive ton in the warm-ups. (AP Photo)Mitchell Starc picked up two early wickets to get the Aussies off to a great start. (AP Photo)
09:43 PM, Jun 04, 2013

Mohd Hafeez and Imran Farhat added 85 runs for the second wicket to help Pakistan to a six-wicket victory against South Africa. (AP Photo)Hafeez made a 71-ball 54 before he retired out. (AP Photo)Farhat scored a 81-ball 56 to get plenty of practice ahead of the main tournament. (AP Photo)
10:51 PM, Jun 03, 2013

Indian captain MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to field against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston. (AFP)Tillakaratne Dilshan (84 off 78) began brilliantly and stitched a 160-run partnership with Kusal Perera for the opening wicket. (AFP)Ishant Sharma exults after dismissing Mahela Jayawardene for 30 runs. (AFP)
07:36 PM, Jun 01, 2013

Shane Watson is coming off a strong IPL season in which he was voted Player of the Series, and in a country where he has struggled to do well (he averages 30 in ODIs in England), expect the burly allrounder to try and correct that record.Bhuvneshwar Kumar made a strong start to his international limited-overs career and a lot is expected of him in seam-friendly conditions in England. India will rely on his incisive bowling in England.The hugely talented and highly-rated Joe Root is averaging 81.50 in ODIs, and if he extends his rich vein of form from first-class and Test cricket into the 50-over format, England will not be pushovers.
05:28 PM, May 30, 2013

Sachin Tendulkar downed Australia in the 1998 quarter-finals in Dhaka with a majestic 141 off 128 balls and 4 for 38 with the ball. (Getty Images)Jacques Kallis was a major player in South Africa's run to winning the Wills International Cup in 1998 with 164 runs and eight wickets. His unbeaten 113 off 100 balls knocked Sri Lanka out of the semi-finals. (AFP)Kallis took 5 for 30 in the final at Dhaka on November 1, 1998 as South Africa beat West Indies by four wickets to claim their first major trophy. (AFP)
11:13 PM, May 29, 2013

A Hansie Cronje-led South Africa beat West Indies in the final of the first tournament – then known as the Wills International Cup – at Dhaka on November 1, 1998.Starring in the semi-final and final was Jacques Kallis. The South African allrounder scored a hundred to down Sri Lanka in the semi-final and then took 5 for 30 in the final.Inspired by Chris Cairns, New Zealand beat India in the final of the 2000 ICC Knockout at Nairobi on October 15 to lift the trophy in its second avatar.
03:46 PM, May 27, 2013