New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup, group A match. Kiwi openers Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum remained unbeaten to go past target of 162 set by Zimbabwe. Here are the highlights.

The people that travelled through the hills to watch the first one-day international in Pallekele witnessed a Pakistan team in shambles: they saw a glut of extras, three dropped catches, the worst possible display of end-over bowling, and a batting implosion from a shell-shocked team. They also...

New Zealand beat Canada by 97 runs in a lop-sided 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, Group A match. Sent in to bat first, the Kiwis got-off to a rollicking start as opener Brendon McCullum scored 109 off 109 balls. Ross Taylor followed it up with a thunderous knock of 78 off 44 balls, to take New...

In an overs-reduced match at Pallekelle due to rain, Pakistan scored an easy 7-wicket win against Zimbabwe in a Group A World Cup match. Asad Shafiq hit 78* runs while Mohammad Hafeez contributed with a noticeable 49. Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat. They put up 151 runs on board in 39.4...

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...

BANGALORE ROYAL CHALLENGERS Key batsmen: AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Tillakaratne Dilshan Key bowlers: Zaheer Khan, Dirk Nannes, Daniel Vettori Best: Runners-up, 2009 Last year: Third Chances: Any team with De Villiers and Dilshan, whose stock rose as he finished top runscorer in...

consecutive victory in the Indian Premier League with a comfortable four-wicket victory against Kochi Tuskers Kerala in a battle of debutants here on Wednesday. Chasing 149 to win set by the Tuskers, the Warriors were at a tricky 118 for six in the 16th over but Mohnish Mishra, who made an...

Sachin Tendulkar hit an unbeaten century but his effort went in vain as Ravindra Jadeja held his nerve to conclude a superb chase of Mumbai's 182 for two and complete an eight-wicket victory with one over remaining. The pendulum swung back and forth despite Brendan McCullum, with 81 off...

Five defeats at home have meant the Feroz Shah Kotla faithful have had little to cheer this season, and today was the bleakest day since Delhi Daredevils were routed by Mumbai Indians in their opening game. Two days after a Virender Sehwag special handed Kochi Tuskers Kerala a hiding, it was the...

Opener Morgan's 69-run stand with Jacques Kallis (45) took Kolkata within touching distance of their 157-run target, made possible earlier by Kochi skipper Mahela Jayawardene (55) and Brad Hodge (35). But Kochi staged a late turnaround thanks to Raiphi Gomez's double strike and Vinay...