COLOMBO: A century by skipper Kumar Sangakkara helped Sri Lanka reach 294-5 in its first innings after an early collapse on another rain-shortened day of the second Test against the West Indies Wednesday.
The elegant left-hander was unbeaten on (...)
An ugly confrontation between Jacques Kallis and Kemar Roach overshadowed a convincing seven-wicket victory for South Africa in the third and final Test against West Indies Tuesday.
Chasing 47 for victory, the South Africans reached their target (...)
West Indies, replying to Sri Lanka's first innings total of 278, reached 268-7 when bad light stopped play on the second day of the second Test on Friday.
Sri Lanka's bowlers exploited the lively Queen's Park Oval pitch and heavy conditions to keep (...)
Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas took three wickets each as Sri Lanka restricted West Indies to 269 for nine on the third day of the first Test in Georgetown, Guyana, on Monday.
West Indies was still 207 runs in arrears at the close, needing (...)
England's Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell scored centuries to lead their side to a massive 501-run lead and all but end New Zealand's chances of winning the deciding third Test on Monday.
Strauss, who had not scored a hundred in his last 30 test (...)
Kevin Pietersen broke out of his recent form slump to rescue England and guide it to 240 for seven at the close on the first day of the third Test against New Zealand on Saturday.
Pietersen, who had not made a Test score above 50 since August, was (...)
England all but batted New Zealand out of the second Test with its top-six guiding their side to a 421-run lead at the close of play on the third day of the second Test at the Basin Reserve on Saturday.
Already ahead by 144 runs, the England (...)
England paceman James Anderson registered his fourth five-wicket haul to put his side in control of the second Test against New Zealand at the end of the second day on Friday.
England, courtesy of Anderson's five for 73, bowled the hosts out for (...)
England, tied down by accurate New Zealand spin bowling, crawled to 286 for six at the close on the third day of the first Test on Friday.
The touring side trailed its host by 184 runs with two days to play.
Paul Collingwood was unbeaten on 41 (...)
England slipped to 87 for two, in reply to New Zealand's 470 all out, at the close of play on the second day of the first Test on Thursday.
Michael Vaughan was 44 not out with Andrew Strauss on one after Chris Martin took two late wickets. England (...)
