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NEWS UPDATE : Asian Cricket Third Sri Lanka-Pakistan ODI abandoned due to rain COLOMBO: The third One-day International between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was abandoned due to rain here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. The umpires made this decision after consulting ... Australia want to master all forms of game: Clarke SYDNEY: Australia's limited-overs tour of England and Ireland represents the start of a two-year campaign to make them the top nation in all three forms of the game, captain Michael Clarke said ... Bopara glad to be back for England SOUTHAMPTON, England: Ravi Bopara is eager to make up for lost times as he tries to revive his ... South Africa name unchanged squad for England series JOHANNESBURG: South Africa have kept faith with a winning formula by naming an unchanged squad for the three-Test series in England starting next month, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on ...


Monday, March 21, 2011

India beat Windies in final group match

Updated at: 2127 PST,  Sunday, March 20, 2011CHENNAI: India set their clash with Australia in quarter-finals after beating West Indies by 80 runs in the final World Cup Group B match here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.Chasing a tough target of 269, the West Indies were all out for 188 runs in 43 overs after opener Devon Smith’s fighting innings of 81 ended...

India set Windies 269 to win final group match

Updated at: 1805 PST,  Sunday, March 20, 2011CHENNAI: A brilliant hundred by Yuvraj Singh steered India to 268 against the West Indies in the final World Cup Group B match here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.After captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first, India got a major blow in the very first over when star batsman Sachan Tendulkar...