The second semi-final of the DLF IPL this year will be played between Deccan Chargers and the Chennai Super Kings. Deccan had qualified for the semi-finals on the second place in the points table and ended with 16 points, whereas Chennai were 3rd with 14 points. Both sides needed to win their

The Kings XI Punjab will take on the Chennai Super Kings in the 54th game of the third edition of the IPL. The match will be played at Dharmasala. Punjab is already out of the competition, whereas Chennai need to win this game and wait for some of the other results in order to qualify for the

The Sophia Gardens in Cardiff will play host to the first Ashes test match this year between England and Australia, and it promises to be one exciting encounter. The previous series between these two countries had ended in a 5-0 whitewash for the Australians, after they had lost the 2005 serie

The Chennai Superkings will be looking to defy the form books and secure a place in the finals of the Indian Premier League when they come up against the inform Kings XI outfit this coming Saturday. The Chennai Superkings have just narrowly qualified for the semifinals and with the likes

Australia fought out of tough backs to a wall situation with a splendid performance that has almost certainly ensured that this test match will be heading for a draw. Matthew Hayden was the star show for the Australians as he played a typically combative century and ensured that the Aust

Australia fought out of tough backs to a wall situation with a splendid performance that has almost certainly ensured that this test match will be heading for a draw. Matthew Hayden was the star show for the Australians as he played a typically combative century and ensured that the Aust

India shot themselves into the driver's seat in the ongoing India Australia series with some amazing late order batting performance to deny the Aussies any quick breakthrough and post up a mammoth 526. Anil Kumble continued his fine form with the bat, the skipper having scored a centur

The Indians may have done exceptionally well to reduce Australia to 337 for nine in the opening cricket Test but Matthew Hayden reckons the visitors will also find the going tough on a pitch that will "definitely get difficult to bat on over the next few days". Hayden stood o

Matthew Hayden derives almost a sadistic pleasure when he silences a choc-a-bloc Indian stadium with a match-winning knock or a brutal shot and the towering Australian opener says nothing matches the elation he gets after thrashing the 'Men in Blue'. Just back from an ill-tempered one day ser

Australia captain Ricky Ponting today said his side was well on course for a win against India but losing the in-form duo of Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds at crucial stages dashed their hopes. Ponting said India did well to keep wickets in their hands and rued that his side could not t

Yuvraj Singh's heroic 121 went in vain as a ruthless Australia maintained their stranglehold in the series with a comfortable 47-run victory over India in the third cricket one dayer here today. The formidable Australians rattled up 290 for seven and then bundled out the home team for 24

Shahid Afridi leads the race for the Player of the Tournament award but tomorrow's final of the Twenty20 World Cup gives Yuvraj Singh, lone Indian in hot pursuit, yet another chance to pip the Pakistani to the honour. Afridi has so far polled seven votes to top the table, but there are s

Rattled by the shocking loss to Zimbabwe in the Twenty20 World Cup, Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has urged his teammates to respect the shortest form of cricket or risk being embarrassed again. The four-time ODI world champions were handed a stunning five-wicket defeat by the minnows i

Pace bowler Jhulan Goswami became the first Indian ever to bag the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year award making amends for the failure of her more illustrious male counterparts to make it to the list of nominees. The 23-year-old pacer from Bengal pipped rivals Lisa Sthalekar of Australi

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

Matthew Hayden has said his pulverising of the South African bowling, which gave Australia a thumping 83-run win in the World Cup encounter here on Saturday, was premeditated. "To some degree, yes. But I still had to weigh up the conditions," the Australian opening batsman said

Reigning champions Australia stormed into the Super Eight with a crushing 229-run win over the Netherland in the World Cup Group 'A' cricket one-dayer here today. After Brad Hodge smashed the Orange attack to post his maiden ODI century to propel Australia to a massive 358 for five, the p

Australian captain Ricky Ponting hit his fourth World Cup century registering a 203-run victory over Scotland in their opening Group A match on Wednesday. Ponting batted with determination after being dropped on 23 to make 113 with five sixes before he was bowled by Craig Wright. Tail-en

World champions Australia will today take on minnows Scotland here in the second match of the ICC World Cup 2007. The Aussies, who have seen a series of defeats in the past, are also plagued by injuries to key players. The two-time defending champions lost five matches in a row last mont

Pakistan pacers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were today ruled out of the World Cup in Caribbean due to injuries. The team's media manager, Pervez Mir told reporters that both the fast bowlers had not been able to recover from injuries despite getting treatment in London. "They

Australia's injury problems appear to be easing with fast bowler Brett Lee the only player still in serious doubt for the World Cup. Five of the 15 players in Australia's World Cup squad are struggling with injuries but only Lee is considered to be in danger of missing the tournament.

Australian batsman Matthew Hayden said he was optimistic that his broken toe would not keep him out of Australia's World Cup campaign. "The early prognosis is we've been crunched by New Zealand, it hasn't been a particularly good tour. But the early prognosis from me is I'm in goo

India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni has moved up to second position overtaking Australian captain Ricky Ponting in the latest ICC Player rakings for ODI batsmen. This is Dhoni`s highest ranking since May 2006. The 25-year-old, who had briefly reigned the rankings chart la

England registered a win by 92 runs over the mighty Australians in a tri-series one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. The victory ends a run of nine straight losses to Australia. Joyce made 107 and Ian Bell 51 to help England an imposing total of 292 for seven from

Australia set a new record Twenty20 international score as England began the limited-overs section of their tour down under. Ricky Ponting's Australians, looking to inflict further misery after the Ashes whitewash, surpassed their previous best by seven runs to post 221 for five at the

Australia today defeated England by six wickets in the second Test to take 2-0 lead in the Ashes Test series. Chasing a modest total of 168 runs from a minimum of 36 overs, the Baggy Green reached home with six wickets in hand. Australia lost Justin Langer (7), Matthew Hayden (18), Ricky

Australia beat England by six wickets with 19 balls to spare on an extraordinary final day to win the second Test and take a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series on Tuesday. Australia needed a victory target of 168 off 36 overs after England's batting inexplicably crumbled, the touring side losi