Herschelle Gibbs smashed a quickfire century to steer South Africa to a series-clinching eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe.
Riding on a superb all-round show, Gemini Arabians registered a massive 78-run win over Libra Legends in the opening match of the Masters Champions League Twenty20 tournament at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday. Put into bat, Gemini Arabians posted a massive 234 for three in their allotted 20 overs and in response the Libra Legends could manage only 156/8. The hero of the Gemini win was the pair of Kumar Sangakkara (86 runs 43 balls, 6x4, 7x6) and opener Richard Levi (62 runs, 43 balls, 4x4, 3x6). Together, they stitched together an 84-run partnership for the second wicket after skipper Virender Sehwag (21) got the tournament off to a rollicking start with a six off the first ball.
Come February, the longstanding rivalry between Virender Sehwag and Shoaib Akhtar will be renewed but this time it will play out on an ice field rather than on a cricket ground.
Meanwhile, Real Mallorca made a dream return to La Liga with a 2-1 victory over Eibar at the Estadi Son Moix on Saturday, less than two months after sealing back-to-back promotions to rejoin Spain's soccer elite.
VVS Laxman returned to the top 20 of the ICC Rankings for the first time in three years after his scintillating performance against Pakistan in the first Test in Delhi
At a time when boorish players' behaviour is a cause of concern for cricketing nations, the man earned love, respect, plaudits with his sheer cricketing skills.
The match was reduced to 31 overs a side following a near five-hour delay in start due to rain.
South Africa claimed Pakistan's last six wickets for 20 runs to win the fifth and deciding one-day international by 14 runs in Lahore on Monday, claiming the series 3-2 to go with their 1-0 triumph in the two-match test series.
South Africa easily chased down Pakistan's 230 for nine with 74 balls to spare to leave the series tied at 2-2 with the final game to be played in Lahore on Monday.
Seamers Rao Iftikhar and Umar Gul shared six wickets and Mohammad Yousuf hammered a century to guide Pakistan to a 25-run win over South Africa in the second one-dayer at the Gaddafi stadium on Saturday.
'The trick is that in England you've to get people on the front foot, because the wicket's slightly slow, so as soon as you're slightly short, you get murdered around the ground. Why Yasir did really well for Pakistan is that he bowled quick leg spin...didn't allow batsmen to go on the backfoot'
Pakistan were 108 for 1 at close of play on the fourth day of the second Test, chasing a victory target of 457.
South Africa were 154 for two at the end of the third day, with an overall lead of 305 runs over Pakistan in the second Test.
England beat Sri Lanka by two wickets in the third ODI to go 2-1 up in the series.
South Africa score big win over Pakistan Pacer Dale Steyn took five wickets to lead South Africa to a thumping 160-run victory just before tea on the final day of the first Test.
South Africa captain Ashwell Prince admits his inexperienced squad, start the Test series against Sri Lanka as the underdogs
A century by Faf du Plessis and a first session in the middle for wicketkeeper AB de Villiers since hand surgery has left South Africa satisfied with preparations for the Test series against Australia.
Jacques Kallis scored his 25th Test century as South Africa posted a commanding 294 for 3 on the opening day of the first Test against Pakistan.
Monty Panesar is to leave county side Sussex after the club launched an investigation into the troubled England spinner being fined by police for urinating in public.
South Africa earned a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in their Twenty20 World Cup match.
Chris Gayle's 117 off 57 balls went in vain as South Africa trounced the West Indies by eight wickets in the opening match of the World Twenty20 tournament.
England have named a 15-man squad for next month's one-day series in Sri Lanka, staying loyal to the players who sealed a 4-3 series win over India.
Chennai Super Kings fell short by ten runs against Rajasthan Royals in Saturday's IPL match.
Half-centuries from Graeme Smith, Gulam Bodi and A B de Villiers steered South Africa to a five-wicket victory with 19 balls to spare in the first one-day international against Zimbabwe on Wednesday.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly will join compatriot Virender Sehwag and other top cricketers from around the world in the inaugural edition of the Masters Champions League Twenty20 tournament, to be held in the United Arab Emirates in January.
England spinner Graeme Swann, who has dismissed some of Australia's best players, has joked he could get knighted and become PM in five years time if England win 5-0 and he takes 50 wickets in the Ashes.
South Africa have recalled fast bowler Kyle Abbott for the second Test against India in his home town of Durban starting on Boxing Day (December 26).
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