South Africa opt to bowl after rain delay

South Africa chose to bowl against IndiaGraeme Smith won a crucial toss after an hour's rain delay on a green track in Kingsmead and, to nobody's surprise, chose to bowl. Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel will be relishing the chance to bowl on this juicy pitch under overcast conditions, and look to repeat their Centurion demolition job. South Africa have gone in unchanged, resisting the temptation to field an all-pace attack by retaining Paul Harris.India's batsmen need to show more backbone than they did on the first day of first Test, and their task became harder when opener Gautam Gambhir was ruled out due to an injured left hand. In his place comes M Vijay, who made a century and an important 37 in his previous Test, but the conditions in Durban couldn't be more different than the sluggish...

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Cricket World Cup 2011 Fixture,Schedule

Cricket world cup is always a great attraction to all cricket loving countries specially in South Asian Countries. This time Three Asian countries co-hosting the tenth cricket world cup which is scheduled to start on 19th February 2011 in Mirpur Bangladesh. This World Cup is co-hosted by India,Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Here is the schedule or Fixture of World Cup Cricket 2011. You can also download this fixture from the link mentioned below.http://worldcupcricket2011.in/fixture-schedule-cricket-world-cup-2...

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Australia collapse for 98

James Anderson and Chris Tremlett destroyed Australia's batting line-up for 98 in less than two sessions on Boxing Day, as the Australians were dismissed for their lowest Ashes total in a home Test in 74 years. The frailties in the batting order were exposed as every man but the not-out Ben Hilfenhaus was caught behind the wicket, unable to handle a little bit of movement off the pitch.Anderson and Tremlett finished with four wickets each, and Tim Bresnan collected the remaining two, more than justifying Andrew Strauss's decision to send Australia in on a pitch with a green tinge and some moisture. The bowlers hit the right lines and found some nibble off the seam, but several of the Australians would be disappointed to have played with hard hands at deliveries they could have left.They lost...

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Southee's five help New Zealand end losing streak

New Zealand 146 for 5 (Guptill 54) beat Pakistan 143 for 9 (Southee 5-18 by five wicketsThe youngsters shone for New Zealand as they defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the first Twenty20 at Eden Park. Tim Southee ripped the heart out of the Pakistan line-up with a brutal spell of five for 18 in four overs, and Martin Guptill's fearless half-century ensured the chase went smoothly for the hosts. The visitors had rocketed to 58 for 1 in 5.5 overs before Southee struck five times in nine deliveries to derail the Pakistan middle order, using his height and pace to torment the batsmen on the quick, hard surface and throwing in the odd slower ball to keep them guessing. Guptill then attacked the Pakistan bowling with style and chutzpah, to get his team off to a rapid start, and continued to attack...

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