New Zealand were 8 down for 142 in 41 overs, after captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bat in the second tri-series one-dayer against India in Colombo in Friday.

South Africa convincingly beat Australia by 9 wickets in the second cricket test being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It was the first time Australia has been beaten on home soil since 1992 when the West Indies beat Australia by 2-1 in the five match series. It was a see-sawing game that had both teams appear to be on top at times and only hours later struggling.

Pakistan defeated West Indies by 31 runs in the third and last match of cricket played at Abu Dhabi, to win the Fortune Cup 3-nil on Sunday.

Pakistan: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in collaboration with Mobilink, a a cellular company, has launched the countrywide 2008 edition of the Hunt for Heroes campaign.

Rahmat Wali, a 28-year-old former member of Afghanistan's national cricket team, reportedly was killed overnight during a raid on his home by coalition troops.

Okay, this guy is the next big thing in world cricket. Ajantha Mendis is a 23 year old Sri Lankan spin bowler and he has just helped Sri Lanka defeat India by a massive innings and 239 runs in Colombo.

Trent Bridge will host the Third Test between England and New Zealand. The series heads into the last game 1 v 0 to the hosts and New Zealand will need to up their game if they`re to stop the series form ending in a loss.

Rajasthan Royals were crowned the winners of inaugural IPL as they beat Chennai Super Kings by three wickets to clinch a win off the final ball in a tense finale at Dr D Y Patil ground, Mumbai on Sunday.

New South Wales captain Simon Katich has been recalled to the Australian Test squad for the tour of the West Indies in May.

Current and former cricketers have paid tribute to former Test player Bill Brown at a special ceremony at the Gabba.