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Recalled J.P. Duminy scored a maiden one-day century as South Africa answered the call of coach Mickey Arthur with a 212-run thrashing of Zimbabwe at SuperSport Park on Tuesday. Arthur demanded greater all-round ruthlessness after his team took much longer than expected to complete a 45-run victory on Sunday in the first encounter. South Africa were put into bat and ran riot in the afternoon sun to compile 331-5 off 50 overs before bowling Zimbabwe out for 119 after 34.3 overs and completing... Read Full Story

England crashed to a four-wicket defeat against South Africa A in a Twenty20 match here on Tuesday. In their final warm-up before the first of two Twenty20 internationals against South Africa in Johannesburg on Friday, the tourists were bowled out for 89 by South Africa's second stringers. South Africa A also found batting difficult in a match dominated by spin bowlers but won with 15 balls to spare. The defeat followed easy wins for the tourists in 50-overs matches against franchise teams... Read Full Story

England crashed to 89 all out in a Twenty20 match against South Africa A here on Tuesday. In their final warm-up before the first of two Twenty20 internationals against South Africa in Johannesburg on Friday, the tourists failed to see out their 20 overs after being sent in to bat. They lost their last seven wickets for 18 runs in 32 balls as their innings lasted for only 17.3 overs. Tall opening bowler CJ de Villiers started England's troubles when he dismissed Joe Denly and Jonathan Trott... Read Full Story

Recalled J.P. Duminy scored a maiden one-day century as South Africa soared to 331-5 off 50 overs after being put into bat by Zimbabwe at SuperSport Park on Tuesday. The 25-year-old left-hand batsman from Cape Town came in at number four and tormented the visiting bowlers to finish unbeaten on 111 after facing 87 balls in 126 minutes. His record score included nine fours and two sixes in a virtual chance-less stand as South Africa bettered the 295 runs scored in a 45-run victory against... Read Full Story

South Africa scored 331-5 off 50 overs against Zimbabwe after being put into bat in the second and final one-day international on Tuesday at SuperSport Park. The Proteas won the first encounter by 45 runs two days ago as they warm-up for a tour by England that includes Twenty20, ODI and Test fixtures and begins Friday with a 20-over game at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. SCOREBOARD South Africa G. Smith st Taibu b Utseya 53 J. Kallis c Chigumbura b Utseya 81 A.B. de Villiers b Price 5 J.P... Read Full Story

Pace spearhead Zaheer Khan was on Tuesday included in India's squad for the first two Tests against Sri Lanka after being sidelined for five months with a shoulder injury. The selectors also recalled temperamental fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth in a 15-man squad for the first two Tests of the three-match series, which opens in Ahmedabad on Monday. Khan, 31, who injured his left shoulder during the Indian Premier League in May, proved his fitness during a first-class match for Mumbai... Read Full Story

Captain Daniel Vettori said New Zealand had grown in confidence after winning their three-match one-day series against Pakistan 2-1. New Zealand scored a seven-run victory over Pakistan here on Monday, having survived an explosive half-century by tail-ender Mohammad Aamir, during which he and Saeed Ajmal scored a new Pakistani record of 103 for the 10th wicket. "The key thing is that it's a victory no matter how you achieve it," said Vettori, whose team have been without a coach for this... Read Full Story

Captain Daniel Vettori said New Zealand had grown in confidence after winning their three-match one-day series against Pakistan 2-1. New Zealand scored a seven-run victory over Pakistan here on Monday, having survived an explosive half-century by tail-ender Mohammad Aamir, during which he and Saeed Ajmal scored a new Pakistani record of 103 for the 10th wicket. "The key thing is that it's a victory no matter how you achieve it," said Vettori, whose team have been without a coach for this... Read Full Story

Bangladesh's young all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who has been lauded as one of cricket's brightest prospects, believes his country can soon lift itself into the top tier of the game. Bangladesh have floundered against the world's best, but Shakib has recently led by example, becoming the top all-rounder in global one-day rankings and winning the Wisden Cricketer magazine's Test Player of the Year for 2009. The soft-spoken 22-year-old, standing in as Bangladesh captain in place of the injured... Read Full Story

India will clash with Bangladesh in the opening match of the 2011 World Cup in Dhaka on February 19, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday. The first match takes place two days after the opening ceremony of the 14-nation showpiece at the same venue in Dhaka on February 17, according to the schedule released by the ICC here. The final of the 43-day tournament, being co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, will take place at the renovated Wankhede stadium in India's... Read Full Story