South Africa declared their first innings at their overnight score of 494 for 7 on Day 3, leaving India the improbable task of saving the second Test in Ahmedabad. The visitors have a mammoth first innings lead of 418 runs, after India were dismissed for 76 in their first innings.
South Africa crushed Kenya by 159 runs on Friday in the first one-day international in Bloemfontein. JP Duminy's knock of 90, Jacques Kallis's 71 and Mark Boucher's 30-ball 57 not out led the hosts to 336 for seven after they won the toss.
Experienced Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene joined the 11,000 Test runs club during the fourth day of the third and final Test against Pakistan in Sharjah.
Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting regained the top spot in the LG ICC Test rankings for batsmen after Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara slipped two places to move to the third position.
Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 2.
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ajit Agarkar and S Sreesanth, who are down with viral flu, were left out for the first ODI.
The match was reduced to 31 overs a side following a near five-hour delay in start due to rain.
The South African wicketkeeper said he is after Ian Healy's mark of 395 dismissals in Tests.
South Africa captain Ashwell Prince admits his inexperienced squad, start the Test series against Sri Lanka as the underdogs
Misbah-ul-Haq equaled the record for the fastest Test century on Sunday.
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.
South Africa have retained the same 15-man squad that saved the series with Pakistan in October for their two home Tests against India later this month.
Pakistan reduced South Africa to 76 for 3 after conceding a 159-run first-innings lead on the third day of the first Test.
Pakistan were struggling to avoid the follow-on after being reduced to 127 for five by South Africa, who made 450 runs.
The wicketkeeper was punished for his speaking out on the omission of all-rounder Jacques Kallis from South Africa's squad for the Tewnty20 World Cup.
Abraham de Villiers and Jacques Kallis scored centuries as South Africa amassed 494 for 7, a lead of 418, against India on Day 2 of the second Test. The 24-year-old De Villiers was unbeaten on a fluent 217, while Kallis scored 132, posing his 30th Test century in the process.
India rung in two changes, Munaf Patel and Dinesh Kaarthick coming in place of VRV Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni respectively, for the third Test against South Africa.
Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur believes that international cricket teams can learn from India on how to nurture young players and empower them with responsibilities at critical junctures. Be it in the bowling or batting department, cricketing powerhouse India has built a solid bench strength for all formats under Virat Kohli's leadership, which has left Arthur impressed.
Veteran batsman Younis Khan has become the first Pakistani cricketer to complete 10,000 runs in Test cricket as his team reached reach 201-4 in reply to West Indies' 286-10 on the third day of the rain-affected first Test at SabinaPark in Kingston, Jamaica, on Sunday.
The World No 1 bowler is also the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year.
Graeme Smith, one of the most dogged batsmen of his generation, stunned South Africa on Monday by announcing he will retire from international cricket at the end of the ongoing third Test against Australia at Newlands.
Ahead of the three-match series, commencing in Dharamsala on Friday, Rajneesh Gupta presents a recap on battles between the two sides over the years.
South Africa beat Pakistan in the fifth and final ODI to win the series 3-1.
At tea South Africa were 277 for six, a lead of 136. Pakistan were dismissed for 265 in reply to South Africa's first innings of 124.
South Africa were 115 for three in their second innings at the close of the second day of the second Test.
The left-hander achieved a best-ever ranking following his century in South Africa's seven-wicket victory over Pakistan.
Pakistan's Mohammad Asif took five wickets to lessen the impact of Ashwell Prince's century for South Africa on the third day of the first Test on Saturday.
South Africa ended Day 3 on 373 all out, 41 runs behind India on the first innings, in the third Test.
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.
The hosts have suffered a body blow with Jacques Kallis pulling out of the squad because of a back strain.
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between South Africa and Australia in Durban on Saturday.
The South Africa captain was found not guilty of "conduct unbecoming (to his) status which could bring himself or the game into disrepute".
Paceman Vernon Philander became the fastest South African to take 100 Test wickets on Friday but India can claim the ascendancy at lunch on the third day of the first Test at the Wanderers.
List of players who have claimed hat-tricks in the Cricket World Cup.
India's Dinesh Karthik has been shortlisted for the Emerging Player of the Year award.
India's captain moved three spots up and behind Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis in the latest rankings for Test batsmen.
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.
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