South Africa have been dealt an injury blow after scans revealed leg-spinner Imran Tahir suffered a fractured left thumb during the six-run defeat to England on Sunday. Tahir, the second-leading wicket taker at the tournament, suffered the injury while taking a return catch to dismiss Jonathan...

New Zealand secured a surprise ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final berth with a thrilling 49-run victory over South Africa in Dhaka on Friday. The Black Caps were first thankful to Jesse Ryder (83) and Ross Taylor (43), who rescued them from 16 for two at one stage and helped them post 221 for...

Australia at one point looked like they would fall short of the lowest-ever Test total, held by New Zealand when they managed 26 against England in Auckland in 1954-55. They only avoided that unenviable record with their last pair at the crease, when Peter Siddle edged Vernon Philander to the...