India play Pakistan in the second semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali. This is the first time that the two sides will play each other in this edition of the tournament and they meet each other after winning their respective quarter

India will take on Australia in the second quarter-finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 which will be played at the Sardar Patel Ground in Motera in Ahmedabad. India had finished second in their group by defeating West Indies in the last group game whereas Australia went down to the

In the Cricket World Cup round-up from the last week, the quarter-final line-up was decided on Sunday. After India beat West Indies in the last league game of the tournament, they finished second in the group whereas South Africa topped the Group B. West Indies, who had gone into the game af

India will take on West Indies in the 42nd and the last league game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. The game will be played at Chepauk in Chennai and will be a very important one for those going through to the next round. First of all, if Bangladesh go down to South Africa in their last gam

How things stand in Cricket World Cup Group A and B This is the last week of the qualifying group games before the business end of the competition will begin. March 20 is the last day of the league games after which the quarter-finals will begin. And the reason why this is called the b

India take on South Africa in the Cricket World Cup game of March 12 at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. This will be one of the more looked forward to game in the competition as the sides will look to ensure that they win this game, and go into the next round with much more confidence than otherwis

India will play Netherlands at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi on March 9. India have now won two of their three games played apart from tying one whereas Netherlands have played three, against England, West Indies and South Africa and lost all of them. Netherlands will need to do something ab

India will take on Ireland in the 22nd game of the Cricket World Cup 2011, which will be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. This has the potential of being one of the more exciting encounters given the kind of the manner in which the tournament has been played so far. India

India will take on England in the 11th game of the Cricket World Cup 2011 on February 27. The two sides have already played one game each and the two teams won their opening encounters. However, it would suffice to ay that India will go in as favourites into the game. The first reason for

India started off their world Cup campaign on a winning note as they crushed Bangladesh by 87 runs in the first game of the World Cup played at Mirpur. Batting first, India made 370/4 in their 50 overs and thenhad Bangladesh end their innings on 283/9 in their 50 overs. Bangladesh won the toss and

The tournament has not even started but there have been many teams which have been hit by many injury issues. This will need the teams to come up alternative plans to counter the opposition. With the tournament as long as 45 days, but with many gaps between the games, it should help those who have a

Indian captain MS Dhoni has said that Virat Kohli will play ahead of Suresh Raina in the first game of the World Cup. The 2011 edition of the World Cup which will be played from February 19 will see India take on Bangladesh in the opener, after the opening ceremony was held at Dhaka on February 17.

India beat New Zealand in the second warm-up game for the two sides played at Chennai on February 16. India were runaway winners as they piled up 360 in their 50 overs batting first and then went on to bowl the Kiwis out for 243 - a 117-run win for the home team. New Zealand were always going to

India's quest to win their first World Cup in nearly three decades begins this weekend when they meet Bangladesh at the Sher E Bangla Stadium in Dhaka. See India vs Bangladesh live in the 2011 Cricket World Cup by joining action8cricket.com today. The Indians had a forgettable World Cup in

Eden Gardens could further run into trouble with the hosting of the remaining three games of the World Cup. according to reports it has been said that the stadium officials have told the ICC that they will not be able to cover the roofs for most part of the stadium and that will mean that they

The series is poised at two apiece as South Africa enforced a convincing win on India by 48 runs (D/L method) in the fourth game of the series. India who had gone 2-1 up in the series were backing themselves for a series win. South Africa inflicted a commanding win to set up a final encounter

Like the Test series, one day series has been thrilling as expected. India have deservingly gone 2-1 up after securing a 2 wicket win at Cape Town. This was India second exciting win in a row. The five match series now enters in final stage with the fourth game being scheduled to play at Port

India registered a remarkable one run win to pull level the series. South Africa looked all set to ease to a comfortable victory at Johannesburg on Saturday, but disciplined bowling from India and lack of direction from South Africa cause India to celebrate a much needed win. The series is ide

It was a one sided affair at Durban in the opening one day international. The Indians crumbled under lights and conceded a heavy defeat. But will it be a replay of the Test series? Where India were crushed in the opening Test match but they fought valiantly to draw series. The series is important

With less than 40 days to go in the World Cup a series between the giants India and South Africa is all set to be epic. The five match series will be of huge significance in leading the World Cup preparations of these two countries. This series is the last cricket action in which India and S

After a fascinating Test series, India and South Africa head to Durban for the only T20 of this tour. South Africa have an impressive record in the T20s at home, while India won the inaugural ICC World T20 in this country. At face value the worth of this T20 game might seem minimal and team

India will play South Africa in the third Test match of the series from January 2. The Test match will be played at Newlands in Cape Town and will see India and South Africa fighting to win it and the series. both the sides have won one game each and the game promises to be a humdinger of a

The first Test was South African dominated, for most parts at least. South Africans took the game away by bowling India out for 139 in the first innings and despite Sachin Tendulkar's valiant efforts India found no way back in the game The Proteas were very verbal and upbeat in their post match

It's a landmark that has not been achieved by anyone is cricketing history and it is only fitting that it has been accomplished by one of the greatest batsman of all time Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. It came in a country where Sachin's average is lowest and it came at a time when India were de

We have waited for a long time and here it comes; the epic clash of the titans. Many people with sports knowledge will tell you that there is not much to choose between no.1 and no.2 in almost every sport. Such is the case with these two teams. Click for Live Score Card of South Africa Vs In

India are 4-0 up in the five match series and there is not much left to play. In fourth ODI New Zealand easily displayed their best batting performance for some time as they piled up 315, only to see Yusuf Pathan and company chase it down with five wickets and more than one over to spare. Fina

India maybe a new look side but they showed little signs of it at Guwahati one day international. They could finish their innings off well, being 220/3 with 10 overs to go at one stage. It was a comfortable win at the end courtesy and outstanding innings by Virat Kohli, his second century in a

Every one day international game is important to all teams around the world, as World Cup is less than 100 days away. With every game there is a chance for the teams to craft out strategies, eliminate weaknesses and polish their skills. Such is the 'importance' of the five match one day series

This World Cup as you know will be jointly co hosted by Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh. The good news for these teams is that they will play all their knockout games at their respective home grounds, regardless of where they stand in their groups at the end of the preliminary stage of the tou

South Africa's Test and ODI captain Graeme Smith has acquired a fracture to his left hand's fourth finger. This could rule him out of the clash at summit; forthcoming home Tests series against India. Smith got struck on the hand by a fierce bouncer from Shoaib Akhtar in first game of the one d