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...

Ross Taylor struck a blistering unbeaten 131 to take New Zealand to a challenging total. New Zealand posted 302 on board which proved too good for Pakistan as they sub-continent team struggled and were all out for 192. New Zealand won by 110 runs.

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...

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 112 runs. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected bat, putting up 265 runs on board. Sangakkara contributed with a century while Muttiah Muralitharan picked four wickets.

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...

Cricket No more Gentle man Game. New Zealand players Should Punished for their on field Rowdyism against South African Batsman Francois du Plessis.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been selected by Peter Roebuck in his squad of 12 players, which also has Sachin Tendulkar. Apart from Dhoni and Tendulkar, Man-of-the-tournament Yuvraj Singh and joint highest-wicket taker Zaheer Khan are the two other Indians in Roebuck's World Cup squad. The...

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...

Chasing a modest 143 for victory, Pune lost four wickets for 40 and in the end could reach only 117 for nine against a disciplined bowling from the home side led by Albie Morkel (three for 29) and Doug Bollinger (two for 20). Earlier, batting first after losing the toss, Chennai openers Hussey...