The trend of low scores and poor pitches continued at the Champions Trophy, as New Zealand crushed South Africa by 87 runs at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai

India hiccupped their way to a nervy four-wicket win over England in their opening Champions Trophy encounter at Jaipur

This was billed as the first real contest of the Champions Trophy, but it turned out to be shockingly one-sided, as Sri Lanka thrashed West Indies by nine wickets in the first ODI at the Brabourne Stadium in 11 years

Sri Lanka had many reasons to celebrate their nine-wicket win against West Indies

This was billed as the first real contest of the Champions Trophy, but it turned out to be shockingly one-sided, as Sri Lanka thrashed West Indies by nine wickets in the first ODI at the Brabourne Stadium in 11 years

Bangladesh emphatically sealed the battle of the minnows, thrashing Zimbabwe by 101 runs at Jaipur to end their Champions Trophy campaign on a winning note

New Zealand wouldn't top anyone's list of favourites for the Champions Trophy, but they have one bowling weapon that all opposition line-ups will be wary of

Upul Tharanga's rich vein of form continued as he hammered his second hundred in a row and his fourth in nine innings to help Sri Lanka coast to a 144-run win against Zimbabwe and all but ensure a place in the main draw of the Champions Trophy.

Upul Tharanga's rich vein of form continued as he hammered his second hundred in a row and his fourth in nine innings to help Sri Lanka coast to a 144-run win against Zimbabwe and all but ensure a place in the main draw of the Champions Trophy.

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Led by a fluent century by Upul Tharanga, Sri Lanka started their Champions Trophy campaign in fine style beating Bangladesh by 37 runs in the first qualifying match at Mohali

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan captain, is looking forward to a disciplined performance from his bowlers in the remaining qualifying matches of the Champions Trophy after making a winning start

Led by a fluent century by Upul Tharanga, Sri Lanka started their Champions Trophy campaign in fine style beating Bangladesh by 37 runs in the first qualifying match at Mohali

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh face off at Mohali today to set the tournament rolling, and while Sri Lanka will start as overwhelming favourites Habibul Bangladesh will believe they have a chance of pulling off an upset

How important is the opening partnership to the result of ODIs? The Numbers Game explores this, and looks at how spinners have performed recently in ODIs in India

A look at what the form book suggests ahead of the Champions Trophy

Rahul Dravid, Irfan Pathan and Yuvraj Singh all offered support to Virender Sehwag as the Blues raced to 210 for 4 in the 32nd over, before the showers began and the final of the Challenger series was eventually abandoned

India Blue rode on a batting masterclass by Sachin Tendulkar to thrash the Greens by a massive 268 runs and assure themselves of a place in the final of the Challenger Trophy

The List had earlier this week looked at players who come to the party in knockout matches; The Numbers Game analyses how teams as a whole handle the pressure in tournament finals

West Indies went into the DLF Cup final against Australia feeling good about their chances, but they should have known that Australia can get quite ruthless when the stakes get high