*    Steyn routs India as only Sehwag & Badrinath resist.Kallis & Amla centuries restore innings after early loss of openers.SA won toss.Bat for almost 2 days before declaring.Amla hits 1st double test ton.:At Nagpur South AFrica 558-6dec,91 overs(Kallis 1735,Amla 253*,Khan 3-97) v India 233,64.2 overs(Sehwag 109,Badrinath 56,Steyn 7-51) & 66-2,23 overs Scorecard

*    Gayle's brave words not matched by deeds as Windies collapse:At MCG 1st LOI Australia 256-8,50 overs(Watson 59) beat West Indies 143,34.2 overs(Harris 3-24,Hauritz 3-28) by 113 runs Scorecard

*    IPLAuction farce Soutik Biswas writes of this India Pakistan cricket fiasco BBC Sport

*    Chris Gayle hits big ton against Prime Minister's XI hopes for upset against Australia in ODI series despite missing many leading players through injury BBC Sport

*    Duleep Trophy Final   Yusuf Pathan hits doube ton to take West Zone to historic win.The highest ever run chase in 1st class cricket.Ganapathy fifer ensures substantial 1st innings lead for South Zone.Karthik hits a second big ton as South set 536:At Hyderabad South Zone  400,103 overs(Karthik 183,Satish 53,IK Pathan 5-100) & 386-9dec,88 overs(Karthik 150,Gautam 88,Kulkarni 5-58) lost to West Zone 251,56.2 overs(YK Pathan 108,Ganapathy 5-75) & 541-7,136.3overs(Pathak 130,Jaffer 66,YK Pathan 210*)  by 3 wickets Scorecard

*    Lord’s faces threat to redevelopment plan writes Ivo Tennant Timesonline

*    War-torn Afghanistan finds escape on cricket pitch.Afghanistan soon plays USa in T20 World Cup qualifiers  Patrick Kidd reports Timesonline

*    Bangladesh are thrashed after bright early reply:At Napier 1st ODI New Zealand 336-9,50 overs beat Bangladesh 190,43.5 overs by 146 runs Scorecard

*    Australia wins thriller by just 2 runs:At MCG T20 Australia 127,18.4 overs(M Hussey 40*) beat Pakistan 125-9,20 overs(Kamran Akmal 64) by 2 runs Scorecard

*    Sri Lanka Associates T20 Tournament Afghanistan beats Canada by 5 wickets Scorecard

*    Kenya T20 Tri-Series  Kenyans complete second 10 wicket win over hapless Scots to gain revenge for defeat in 4day game Scorecard

*    Sri Lanka Associates T20 Tournament Debutant Hiral Patel(88*) gives Canada surprise win over Ireland by 4 runs Scorecard

*    Kenya T20 Tri-Series Scotland comfortably beat Uganda match 5 in contrast to previous tie match to maintain unbeaten record against Uganda Results

*    Australia wins close encounter to take series 5-0.Afridi bites ball.McKay Hussey takes four and Player of Match but Harris takes Player of series:At Perth Pakistan 212,49.3 overs(Umar akmal 67,Fawad alam 63,McKay 4-35) lost to Australia 213-8,49.3 overs(Ponting 55,M Hussey 40*) by two wickets Scorecard

*    Mark Greatbatch accepts New Zealand coaching role More

*    ICC U-19s World Cup Final Pakistan bowlers on top but Oz recover somewhat and then Pakistan youngsters fail the challenge so Oz are world youth champions:At Lincoln Australia U-19s 207-9,50 overs v Pakistan U-19s 182,46.2 overs(Hazlewood 4-30,Doran 3-32) Scorecard

*    Australia win easily as Pakistan collapse again:At Perth Australia 277-8,50overs(M Hussey 67,Hauritz 53*) beat Pakistan 142,37.5 overs(Harris 5-19) by 135 runs Scorecard Australia lead series 4-0

*    ICC U-19s World Cup 3rd Place Off Windies 17 years old Yannic Cariah takes West indies to third place in high scoring match with superb century.At Christchurch Sri Lanka U-19s 291-6,50 overs(Rajakaruna 94,Jayasundera 77) lost to West Indies 294-6,48.3 overs(Cariah 113*,Campbell 77) by 4 wickets Report

*    Sacking of selectors adds to resignation in South Africa camp reports Richard Hobson Timesonline

*    ICCIntercontinental Cup Scots go top of the table with 8 wicket win over Kenyans. Sheikh ton ensures big lead for Scots after bowlers rout Kenya who bat better in 2nd innings:At GCG Nairobi Kenya 91,49.1 overs(Obuya 40,Drummond 3-18,Berrington 3-13) & 323,132.4 overs(Ouma 130,Nel 5-107) lost to Scotland 306,116.1 overs(Sheikh 108,Berrington 80) & 110-2,32.2 overs(Lockhart 51*) by 8 wickets Scorecard  Points Table

*    Australia take series but in closer contest:At Adelaide Australia 286-6,50 overs(Marsh 83,Clarke 83) beat Pakistan 246,47.4 overs(Umar Akmal 59,Shahid Afridi 40,Harris 5-43) by 40 runs Scorecard Australia lead 5 match series 3-0.

*    Uganda close on UAE total in 20/20 but lose wickets.8 runs required last over,lose 2 wickets and finish 3 runs short:At Dubai 2nd 20/20 UAE 112-9,20 overs beat Uganda 110,20 overs by 2 runs Scorecard UAE coast to easy win in 1st 20/20 Scorecard

*    Uganda slump to record low score in opening ODI with UAE:At Sharjah match 1 Uganda 49,29.1 overs lost to UAE 50-1,6 overs by 9 wickets Scorecard

*    ICC Intercontinental Cup Scots go top of the table with 8 wicket win over Kenyans. Sheikh ton ensures big lead for Scots after bowlers rout Kenya who bat better in 2nd innings:At GCG Nairobi Kenya 91,49.1 overs(Obuya 40,Drummond 3-18,Berrington 3-13) & 323,132.4 overs(Ouma 130,Nel 5-107) lost to Scotland 306,116.1 overs(Sheikh 108,Berrington 80) & 110-2,32.2 overs(Lockhart 51*) by 8 wickets Scorecard

*    Tamin Iqbal hits big ton to close runs gap with little support so India win by 10 wickets .India reply strongly after Bangladeshis collapse but for Mahmudullah who rescued innings but missed out on deserved ton,Tendulkar hits 45th test century,Dravid another to give India a lead of 224 at declaration :At Mirpur 2nd Test Bangladesh 233,73.5 overs(Mahmudullah 95*) & 312,90.3 overs(Tamin Iqbal 155,J Siddique 55,Z Khan 7-87 ) v India 544-8dec,133 overs(Tendulkar 143,Dravid 111rh) overs & 2-0,0.2 overs  Scorecard

*    ICC U-19s World Cup Semi Final Brathwaite run out proves crucial as both sides innings recovered from loss of early wickets.Hammad Assan takes Pakistan to the final:At Lincoln West Indies 212-8,50 overs(Brathwaite 85,Dowrich 55) lost to Pakistan 213-6,48.3 overs(H Assan 92,Holder 2-28) by 4 wickets  Scorecard

*    ICC U-19s World Cup Quarter Finals England,India,New Zealand & South Africa out:At Lincoln Match 32 Sri Lanka 293-8,50 overs beat South Africa 145,36.4 overs(Jayapathi 4-31) by 138 runs  Scorecard:At Rangiora Match 31 Australia 232-8,50 overs beat New Zealand 170,43.2 overs by 52 runs Scorecard:At Rangiora Match 25 West Indies 166,34.4 overs beat England 148,33.1 overs by 18 runs Scorecard

*    Australia easily beat Pakistan to take 2-0 lead in series:At SCG Australia 267-6,50 overs beat Pakistan 127,37.7 overs(McKay 3-15) by 140 runs Scorecard

*    ICCU-19s World Cup Quarter Final Pakistan prevail in rain reduced match with 3 balls to spare:At Lincoln India 114-9,23 overs(M Singh 40,F Butt 4-27) lost to Pakistan 117-8,22.3 overs by 2 wickets Scorecard

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