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Test on a knife edge after Sri Lankan fightback

Before the start of play there was a Perehena (traditional procession) with four festooned elephants, led by a whip-cracking Kasacarya and trailed by gyrating Kandyan dancers

10-Mar-2001•Charlie Austin

Punjab quickly in command against Rajasthan

Hostile bowling by Reetinder Singh Sodhi (5 for 40) and debutant Vineet Kumar (4 for 25) helped Punjab to rout Rajasthan for 111 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy pre-quarterfinal at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Saturday

10-Mar-2001•Staff Reporter

Border needs five wickets in bid for final place

The ball is in Border's court

10-Mar-2001•MWP

Assam capitalise on sound start

Assam, riding on the good start given by their first three batsmen in the order, exceeded expectations by scoring 321 runs off only 77.2 overs on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy pre-quarterfinal against Karnataka at the Nehru stadium in

10-Mar-2001•Staff Reporter

Tasmania take first innings points at WACA

Tasmania has claimed first innings points and holds a first innings lead of 20 runs with three wickets in hand in the Pura Cup cricket clash with Western Australia at the WACA

10-Mar-2001•Andrew Hamilton

Ackerman century takes Province into strong position

Captain HD Ackerman led very much by example as Western Province took a stranglehold on their Supersport Series Super Eight match against Free State on Saturday and in the process moved closer to securing a home final later in the month

10-Mar-2001•Marcus Prior - MWP

MP grind Hyderabad into submission

Backed by unbeaten fifties from Harvinder Sodhi and Devendra Bundela, Madhya Pradesh moved serenely to 216/2 on the first day of their Ranji Trophy pre-quarterfinal against Hyderabad at the Daly College Ground in Indore on Saturday

10-Mar-2001•Staff Reporter

Hemanth Kumar cracks unbeaten 108 for Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu piled up 287/3 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy pre-quarterfinal against Delhi at the IIT-Chemplast ground, Chennai on Saturday

10-Mar-2001•Santhosh S

Jacob Martin leads Baroda run spree

Baroda captain Jacob Martin's second century of the season led the hosts to an imposing 273/3 on the first day of their Ranji Trophy pre-quarterfinal against Bengal at the Central College Ground in Baroda on Saturday

10-Mar-2001•Staff Reporter

Victory a formality for North West over Easterns

Bad light prevented North West coasting to victory over Easterns at Willowmoore Park on Saturday, although with just 29 left for victory for the visitors, with all ten second innings wickets standing, that only represented a stay of execution

10-Mar-2001•Grant Shimmin - MWP

Law, Perren punish lacklustre South Australia

If the Redbacks were disappointed about their performance yesterday, they'd be advised to try and forget completely about today's events in the Pura Cup match between South Australia and Queensland here at the Adelaide Oval

10-Mar-2001•Leith Forrest

White provides black end to Blues' day

Victoria ended a crucial day of the Pura Cup season with a flourish here at the Sydney Cricket Ground today, when seventeen year old debutant Cameron White claimed the wicket of Michael Bevan in only his fifth over in first-class cricket

10-Mar-2001•Felicity Shea

Golden day for Joubert as Northerns take charge

All that he touched, struck and bowled turned to gold

10-Mar-2001•Marcus Prior - MWP

Amit Pagnis stars as Railways pile up runs against Maharashtra

Amit Pagnis with an attractive attacking innings of 96 with 16 fours off just 127 balls took the honours as Railways piled up 342 for five on the first day of the Ranji Trophy pre-quarter-final against Maharashtra at the Poona club, Pune on Saturday

10-Mar-2001•Staff Reporter

Dolphins and Strikers head for a draw

The three-day Supersport Series Shield match between the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins and the Highveld Strikers looked set for a draw at the conclusion of the second day on Saturday

10-Mar-2001•Craig Ray - MWP

Comprehensive victory for Northerns over Eastern Province

When Northerns captain Martin van Jaarsveld chose not to enforce the follow-on on Friday, you would have been hard-pushed to find anyone at St George's Park who would take money on this Supersport Series Super Eight match against Eastern Province

10-Mar-2001•Marcus Prior - MWP

Rhodes, Mall hold Dolphins together

After a late start due to rain KwaZulu-Natal posted 250 for six on the first day of their three-day Supersport Series Shield match against the Highveld Strikers in Durban on Friday

09-Mar-2001•Craig Ray

Love strikes late in the day to keep Border afloat

Three wickets by offspinner Geoff Love late on Thursday put Border in a healthy position after the first day of a vital Super Eight encounter against one of the two sides still in a position to prevent them reaching a third successive Supersport

09-Mar-2001•MWP

Thomas takes Easterns apart with six for 26

Medium-pacer Alfonso Thomas, who has made his name as an obdurate lower-order batsman in his first season with North West - he has a century and an unbeaten 95 to his credit already - destroyed the Easterns batting line-up with a career-best six for

09-Mar-2001•Grant Shimmin

Narrow advantage for Free State after day two

A gritty batting performance from Free State helped them take a narrow advantage over log-leaders Western Province by stumps on day two of this Supersport Series Super Eight match at Newlands on Friday

09-Mar-2001•Marcus Prior

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