Dissecting Murali
In a Test match which was under a cloud of controversy, Muttiah Muralitharan simply overshadowed events - at least for a while - by taking his 520th Test wicket. He overtook Courtney Walsh, who got…
Jayasuriya – 'We have to play our natural game'
Jayasuriya - remaining positive after the 149-run defeat in the first Test at Darwin© Getty ImagesSanath Jayasuriya is positive about Sri Lanka's chances of success in the second Test at Cairns, despite the belief that…
'I thought I handled Murali OK' – Rudolph
Jacques Rudolph: walks back after a good day at the office© AFPJacques RudolphOn his inningsI am really happy with the way I played. It was really hard work out there, especially against Murali, who I…
Shah guides Kenya into semi-finals
Kenya 258 and 259 for 3 (Shah 187*) drew with Namibia 357 for 6 dec and 202 for 5 dec (LJ Burger 74*, AJ Burger 50) ScorecardRavindu Shah: determined hundred defied Namibia© Getty ImagesA five-hour…
Walmsley rocks Northern Districts
ScorecardNorthern Districts ran into Hurricane Kerry at Westpac Park in Hamilton on Wednesday. Kerry Walmsley, the Auckland fast-medium bowler, gave the national selectors a reminder of the destruction he is capable of by mowing down…
Tamil Nadu in charge despite Patel's hat-trick
ScorecardRakesh Patel, playing in his 49th first-class game, and Rajamani Jesuraj, in only his third, had a day to remember at Vadodara, where Tamil Nadu struggled before hitting back spectacularly at Baroda. Only 216 runs…
Katich recalled for resting Martyn
Simon Katich has received a late Christmas present and is set for his second VB Series match of the summer© Getty ImagesSimon Katich's disrupted summer has been given a second one-day boost with his inclusion…
Baroda top West zone league
Points TableJanuary 17Baroda 259 for 9 (Williams 61) beat Maharashtra 202 (Kanitkar 91) by 57 runsScorecardBaroda topped the West zone league table after notching their third win in four games. This time, they beat Maharashtra…
The Akmal-Razzaq show
Usually, If Abdul Razzaq is involved in any partnership, you'd expect him to have the lion's share of the runs scored. However, on the last day of the Mohali Test, Razzaq put forward an awesome…
Bazid Khan enlivens the draw
Sri Lanka A 237 (Jayawardene 66*, Yasir Arafat 5-76) drew with Pakistan A 297 for 8 (Bazid Khan 128) Bazid Khan: a classy century © Pakistan Cricket BoardOn a day with nothing to play for,…