It will be the battle of two outfits separated by just over 200 km when Chennai Superkings come up against the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the Indian Premier League. Despite heavy investments by their patronises, the Royal Challengers and Chennai Superkings haven't quite fired on

South Africa will be looking to take one step further in demolishing an already fragile West Indies confidence when they host the fourth one dayer at the Kingsmead Oval in Durban in three days. South Africa have an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series and on the current turn of events, it

Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has welcomed the inclusion of senior batsmen Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf in the team for the second cricket Test against South Africa starting tomorrow in Lahore. He said Inzamam's return to the Test was a morale booster for him as well as for

Hosts South Africa announced a provisional 30-member squad for the inaugural ICC Twenty20 World Cup in September. Graeme Smith has been named as captain while Jacques Kallis was chosen as vice-captain of the side. The list which include veterans Shaun Pollock and Mark Boucher will be pr

Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara has risen to a career-high third position in the latest LG ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after hitting an unbeaten 200 against Bangladesh. The stylish left-hander, playing as a batting specialist after starting as a wicketkeeper-batsman, scored his fifth

Grappling with a cold bug and struggling to stay afloat in the three-match series, a depleted India face a do-or-die battle when they meet South Africa in the crucial second cricket one-dayer here tomorrow. With a flu virus reducing the dressing room virtually to a medical ward, India stru

After Jacques Kallis forced a four-wicket defeat down Team India's throat, Rahul Dravid doffed his hat at his opposite number, saying the South African captain made all the difference in the first of the three-one dayers here today. "Kallis made all the difference. If you are playing

Ireland captain Trent Johnston won the toss and elected to field against South Africa in the rain-curtailed cricket one-dayer here today. The match was reduced to 31 overs a side following a near five-hour delay in start due to rain and wet pitch conditions. South Africa handed off-spinn

Shaun Pollock continues to be one of South Africa's most favourite cricketers and the affable player has been nominated for top three honours of this year's South African Cricket Awards. Pollock has been nominated for the Player of the Year for the season 2007, South African Players' Playe

South Africa will have to shed their burden of history and perform out of their skin to halt the unstoppable march of Australia as the two teams square off in an epic semifinal showdown of the cricket World Cup tomorrow. Emotions will run high as world's top two cricketing nation once again s

Australia has defeated South Africa by 83 runs in their final league match to top Group 'A' at St. Kitts here. Chasing a mammoth total of 378 runs, South Africa was bowled out for 294 in 48 overs. Australia carry forward two points from this match in to the Super Eights round. Ea

All-rounder Andrew Hall's efforts with bat and ball rescued South Africa's in their World Cup warm-up match against Ireland in St Augustine on Monday. Hall hit an unbeaten 67 to prop up South Africa's innings of 192 and then took three for 26 as Ireland were dismissed for 157 to lose by

In the LG ICC player rankings in Test cricket there is no considerable change in the top five for test bowlers. Mohammed Asif makes his entry into the top 10 and equals a Pakistan record for fewest matches to break into the top 10 - that's nine test matches. Asif is now Pakistan's to

South Africa closed day two of the second Test with Pakistan still 26 runs behind at 115-3. Pakistan added 130 with their remaining four wickets, skipper Inzamam playing a masterful knock and shielding the tail. Makhaya Ntini notched his 300th Test victim, but Inzamam moved to 9