A glorious 105 from injury-hit Shane Watson paved the way for Australia to gain a 6-wicket win over the Kiwis at the finals of the Champions Trophy on Monday.
 
New Zealand, which won the toss made the wrong decision by allowing the Australian tem to field. Shane Watson, who was hailed as ...

The scoreboard of the electrifying semi-final between Pakistan and New Zealand at the New Wanderers Stadium on Sunday for the Champions Trophy is given here.
 
 
 
Pakistan:
 
Imran Nazir c Taylor b Bond 28
 
Kamran Akmal c Redmond b Butler 24
 
Shoaib Malik ...

New Zealand is all set to clash with Australia in the finals after defeating Pakistan by five wickets in a gripping semi-final at the New Wanderers Stadium on Saturday.
 
New Zealand chasing the target of 234 runs put by the Pakistan were able to do so in 47.5 overs by losing just five ...

Former skipper Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi slammed pacers for India’s failure in Champions Trophy. He was also not impressed by Dhoni’s captaincy. He iterated that, the main reason was the poor performance from the Indian pacers.
 
"India's bowling was poor in South Africa. You ...

A bookie was arrested in Jalandhar for running a betting racket for the ongoing Champions Trophy in South Africa. Police had also seized over 70 mobile phones meant to be used for the matches.
 
The Jalandhar police also seized two laptops, two TV sets, seven set-up boxes along with many ...

Here is the scoreboard of the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy between defending champions Australia and England at the SuperSport Park on Friday.
 
England:
Andrew Strauss c Hopes b Siddle 14
Joe Denly c Paine b Siddle 36
Owais Shah c Paine b Lee 0
Paul Collingwood c Paine b ...

Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson hit two brilliant centuries as Australia reached the champions trophy final at SuperSport Park on Friday in South Africa.
           
Defending champion, Australia reached the target of 258, with Australian ...

Here is the scoreboard of the Champions Trophy Group A match between Pakistan and Australia at the SuperSport Park on Wednesday.
 
Pakistan Scorecard:
 
Kamran Akmal b Watson 44
Shahid Afridi c Hopes b Johnson 15
Younis Khan c Johnson b Hopes 18
Shoaib Malik c Ponting b Johnson ...

Australia booked the semi-final spot with a thrilling two-wicket win over Pakistan in the Group A match at the SuperSport Park on Wednesday.
 
In reply to Pakistan’s 205 for six, Australia after losing six wickets for 40 runs did the thriller in the very last ball.
 
For ...

India beat West Indies by seven wickets in their last group match here on Wednesday, however the victory came late as the deciding factor of their fate was Australia’s win over Pakistan.
 
Earlier, Pakistan had qualified for the semi-finals and Australia after defeating Pakistan ...

New Zealand has made its way into the semi finals of Champions Trophy after it defeated England by 4 wickets at the Group B match held at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
 
Brendan McCullum, who grabbed a 48 off 39 balls, and Martin Guptill with his 53 runs gave New Zealand the ...

England and New Zealand will clash at the final Group B fixture of Champions trophy 2009 at the Wanderers on Tuesday.
 
England, which crushed South Africa for a 323/8 on Sunday, have become the forst team to enter the semi-finals of the mini-World Cup.
 
England has showcased the ...

India’s hopes to reserve its berth in the semi final match of the Champions trophy came to an end after heavy rains hit the match. This match against Australia had been a must-win match for India.
 
The Australian team was eyeing to raise a huge score in the batting process when the ...

India, which had lost to Pakistan in its opening match at the Champions Trophy campaign, will face Australia in a do-or-die match at SuperSport Park on Monday.
 
India, which could have won the match against its arch-rivals, lost the match just because of the presence of a part-time bowler. ...

England has made it to the Champions Trophy semi-final after they beat the South African team by 22 runs at the Group B match, which took place at SuperSport Park on Sunday.
 
Sri Lanka, which had more chances for being another semi finalist team, seems to be in trouble after the Kiwis ...

New Zealand left Sri Lanka astonished as they grabbed 38-run victory in a Champions Trophy match, which was full of twists, at the Wanderers on Sunday.
 
Kiwi opener Jesse Ryder gave this sweet victory to the Kiwis with his 74-run contribution. Ryder, who was fighting hamstring injury, had ...

Australia, who entered the Champions trophy, after their victory over England in the home series matches, has proved themselves again.
 
Ricky Ponting and Mitchell Johnson, who made half centuries, led Australia towards the 50-run victory over West Indies in Group A match at the Wanderers ...

India lost to their arch-rivals Pakistan in the Group A match at Champions Trophy on Saturday by 54 runs.
 
Shoaib Malik's robust century helped Pakistan set an enormous target of 303 before India.  Pakistan, which had won the toss, has chosen to bat. With the second ...

Australian master batsman Ricky Ponting will be facing the West Indies apprentice bowler Gavin Tonge in today’s match and all of us can seen an outcome which will give the feeling of a preset one.
 
The Australians have landed after a thumping win against during the latter’s ...

England can now keep their expectations to enter the ICC Champions Trophy semi final match alive. The brilliant 6-wicket victory of the English over the Lankans in the Group B match held at New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Friday has indeed been a sigh of relief for the English as they had ...

Andrew Strauss-led England will face Sri Lanka at their opening match of Champions trophy today.
 
Sri Lanka is oozing confidence after they defeated the hosts, South Africa, in their first ODI at Champions trophy match, which took place on Tuesday. It flaunts two excellent spinners Muttiah ...

Losing to Sri Lanka does not seem to have any effect on South African confidence.  South Africa grabbed a five-wicket victory over New Zealand in the Group B match at SuperSport Park on Thursday.
 
South Africa who won the toss had elected to field. South Africa bowled Kiwis completely ...

South Africa, which had to face a huge blow after their defeat in the first match, will be trying to make up for the loss with today’s match against New Zealand at SuperSport Park.
 
Even though Sri Lanka had crushed the hosts for 55 runs on Tuesday, it looks as if they are ready to ...

Pakistan managed to grab a 5-wicket win over West Indies in the second ODI of the Champions Trophy held at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
 
Even though West Indies had set a minimal target of just 134 runs for Pakistan, the best of the Pakistan batsmen failed. The only ...

Shahid Afridi will be the captain of the Pakistan team in the West Indies on Sep 23. Younis Khan will not be able to play as he has been diagnosed with a hand injury.
 
Younis, who has been diagnosed with a hairline fracture on the right index finger while playing against Sri Lanka, ...

Sri Lanka started its Champions Trophy campaign with an stupendous 55-run win over hosts South Africa at the SuperSport Park on Tuesday. The rain- hit match was decided by Duckworth Lewis method.
 
The initial attack was led by Tillakaratne Dilshan, who blistered 106 as Sri Lanka piled up an ...

Graham Onions will replace Andrew Flintoff in the England squad for the Champions Trophy. The International Cricket Council (ICC) made the announcement on Tuesday .The tournament will commence from Sep 22 in South Africa.
 
The event technical committee of the ICC Champions Trophy has ...

England’s all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will not be a part of England's Champions Trophy squad. He will not play the one-day international in Ireland and NatWest Series against Australia.
 
Flintoff will undergo an exploratory arthroscopic surgery on his injured right knee on ...

Even though Bret Lee had not been selected for the completes Ashes series because of his injuries, the Aussie fast bowler is making his comeback as he has been selected to be a part of the 15-member Australian squad for the Champions Trophy in South Africa from Sep 22.
 
According to the ...

Mohammad Asif was recalled on Friday to be a part of Champions Trophy in South Africa. He will replace under-performing all-rounder Abdul Razzaq in the squad.
 
Chief selector Iqbal Qasim declared the 15 member team for the eight nation tournament.Shahid Afridi has been named the ...