Grant Elliott and Daniel Vettori guided an amazingly thin batting line-up to a modest target

On paper Pakistan are favourites, and over the years they have used New Zealand as a stepping-stone in big tournaments.

Led by Ashish Nehra and Praveen Kumar, India secured a consolation win on a dramatic day

A perfect day is difficult to define, but India will have given a fine example of one if they stay alive in the Champions Trophy by the time September 30 is out

Can one of the other four finger-spinners upset Vettori?

He fought himself every day he spent out of the team, now he walks down to the fastest bowlers. The reborn India opener opens up

Pakistan put up a vintage show to move closer to semi-final slot

Over the last five years or so, India have tried 13 pace bowlers, and all three long-term captains over this period have failed to figure a way out when the pressure is on and the pitch is flat

Hype or no hype, once the match begins, Centurion - and the rest of world, wherever the match is telecast - will be engrossed

South Africa is used to being the setting for memorable starts to world events, this event and this format can do with one

Pure keeper or keeper-batsman? The old debate resurfaces again

The last New Zealand captain before Vettori to also have been a selector talks about his life and times in the game

The ghost of the R Premadasa lights was almost slain tonight

No Vettori or Hadlee, but there are still four strong contenders for the allrounder spot

Gautam Gambhir is confident he will recover in time for the Champions Trophy from his injury that has kept him out of the ongoing tri-series in Sri Lanka

The middle order is where the real competition is at, with 10 men fighting for the spots

ONGC got Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina out for next to nothing, but they couldn't get through a tenacious and a slightly fortunate Sushant Marathe

The toughie, the perfectionist, the artist, and the honest triers. Which two are your picks?

India's ODI team assembled in Bangalore today for a four-day conditioning camp, leading into the tri-series in Sri Lanka early next month, and then the Champions Trophy in South Africa following immediately

A look at what prompted Virender Sehwag's allegations against the DDCA