Australia set tough target against Sri Lanka

Sydney: Australia need to score 244 runs in 39 overs if they are to snap their six-match losing streak in all forms of cricket in the rain-disrupted second one-day international against Sri Lanka on Friday. Upul Tharanga survived a farcical run-out attempt to contribute an unbeaten 86 to Sri Lanka’s 213 for three, which they achieved in 41.1 overs as showers stopped play for a total of nearly three hours at the Sydney...

New Zealand fight but India retain upper hand

New Zealand 69 for 2 trail India 487 (Sehwag 173, Dravid 104, Harbhajan 69) by 418 runs It was not the one-way traffic that was expected, but India were well on top after the second day in Ahmedabad. In an hour either side of the lunch break, New Zealand's spinners ripped through the Indian middle-order, before struggling to wipe out the tail. The fans had turned up hoping to see crowd-pleasing batsmen such as Sachin...