News 1st Look: SA cruise to victory on de Villiers ton

Saturday, February 25, 2012

SA cruise to victory on de Villiers ton

SA cruise to victory on de Villiers ton
South Africa beat Kiwis by six wickets
India aim to stay afloat in tri-series
Time for experiments over, says Dhoni
1st ODI: NZ set South Africa 254 to win
No dissension in dressing room: Dhoni
Had laugh over the talks of rift: Dhoni
1st ODI: Kiwis opt to bat against SA
Problems will vanish if we win: Pathan
History of locking horns in Indian cricket
Unconvincing explanation on cold war
'Selectors fear telling Sachin to retire'
'Our execution wasn't good with the ball'
Sri Lanka clinch thriller against Australia

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 12:56 AM PST

South African captain AB de Villiers compiled a superb century to lead his side to an easy six-wicket win over New Zealand in the opening ODI on Saturday.

South Africa beat Kiwis by six wickets

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 12:56 AM PST

South Africa captain AB de Villiers made 106 not out to steer his side to a comfortable six-wicket win over New Zealand in opening one-day international.

India aim to stay afloat in tri-series

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 11:35 PM PST

Their survival in the series at stake, India are a team on the brink as they prepare to take on world No.1 Australia in a crucial tri-series ODI match on Sunday.

Time for experiments over, says Dhoni

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 10:15 PM PST

MS Dhoni is all set to field his three regular openers rather than experiment with a pinch hitter at the top of the order in Sunday's tri-series ODI against Australia.

1st ODI: NZ set South Africa 254 to win

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 10:03 PM PST

A 79-run stand by Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson propelled New Zealand to 253/9 in the opening ODI against South Africa in Wellington.

No dissension in dressing room: Dhoni

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 07:59 PM PST

MS Dhoni defended Virender Sehwag's assertion that he didn't need to clarify with his skipper on the comments that the seniors were slow in the field.

Had laugh over the talks of rift: Dhoni

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 07:59 PM PST

Mahendra Singh Dhoni finally ended all the speculations over the differences with Virender Sehwag as he denied that there is no such rift between the two.

1st ODI: Kiwis opt to bat against SA

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:39 PM PST

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and chose to bat on Saturday in the opening one-day international against South Africa at Wellington.

Problems will vanish if we win: Pathan

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:49 PM PST

"It's a matter of winning big games and once we start winning, everything will vanish by itself," said Irfan Pathan, who has done well in the tri-series.

History of locking horns in Indian cricket

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:28 PM PST

The clash of words between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virender Sehwag is not the first instance of two Indian teammates having a go at each other.

Unconvincing explanation on cold war

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 03:58 PM PST

The explanation by Indian team's media manager GS Walia on the wordy duel between MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag was unconvincing to the core.

'Selectors fear telling Sachin to retire'

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 07:18 AM PST

Former Oz batsman Dean Jones says that Sachin Tendulkar looked tired of ODIs but no selector has the courage to tell him to retire from the 50-over format.

'Our execution wasn't good with the ball'

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 03:54 AM PST

Oz captain Michael Clarke felt his bowlers were not good enough after his side lost by three wickets to Sri Lanka despite posting a competitive 280 on the board.