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Tharanga stars in another win

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.

10-Oct-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

Smith makes confident comeback

Graeme Smith's right ankle showed no signs of discomfort during his innings of 73 in a warm-up match against a local team in New Delhi ahead of the Champions Trophy

10-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

Gilchrist waits for full-time partner

Australia's opening batting experiments will continue during the Champions Trophy as the selectors decide who will partner Adam Gilchrist at the World Cup

09-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

England and South Africa in mix-up

England and South Africa were involved in a practice mix-up ahead of the Champions Trophy after both teams arrived at the same nets at a sports complex in Delhi

09-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

'We want to win everything that we play' - Jayawardene

One thing that will concern both coach and captain of Sri Lanka is the indiscipline in the bowling in the first match which led to a whopping total of 36 extras

09-Oct-2006•Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

Sri Lanka aim for emphatic win

The margin of defeat in the first game of the Champions Trophy - 37 runs - as Bangladesh succumbed to Sri Lanka was not an accurate reflection of the match as a competition

09-Oct-2006•Preview by Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

Technicality rules Inzamam out of tournament

Inzamam-ul-Haq cannot take any part in the Champions Trophy 2006, even if Pakistan reached the final

08-Oct-2006•Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

'Four to five of our players couldn't click' - Dravid

The Indian team has great faith in experimentation. That was the indication given by the captain-coach combine of Rahul Dravid and Greg Chappell

08-Oct-2006•Nagraj Gollapudi in New Delhi

McGrath ready to give 100 percent

Glenn McGrath is talking a positive game ahead of the Champions Trophy, saying he has never felt so good

08-Oct-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in New Delhi

Ponting determined to break Champions Trophy jinx

Ricky Ponting can't zero in on why Australia has failed to capture the mini World Cup, but he insists his side is suitably prepared to tackle this one

08-Oct-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in New Delhi

'We came here to win this game emphatically' - Lara

"We came here to win this game emphatically, and we did that," Brian Lara said in the post-match press conference

08-Oct-2006•Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

Windies annihilate Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe arrived here with the aim of proving their competitiveness at this level, but a West Indies side operating at well below full throttle gave them a cruel reality check at the Motera Stadium

08-Oct-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

'I'm backing the team to get it right' - Hinds

Wavell Hinds, the West Indies middle-order batsman, said he was confident of his team making it to the group stages.

08-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

'We did not play our A-class game': Jayawardene

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

08-Oct-2006

'I will be happy to see Inzi lift the trophy...' - Younis

Younis Khan, who was reinstated on Saturday morning as Pakistan captain, hours before the team took off for India to play the Champions Trophy, scoffed at speculation that his team would be under pressure as a result of the latest crisis in Pakistan crick

07-Oct-2006•Nagraj Gollapudi in New Delhi

'I'm hoping to put my best foot forward' - Lara

Indian fans have seen plenty of Sachin Tendulkar's hundreds, long Rahul Dravid innings, more of Ricky Ponting than they would have liked, but so little of Brian Lara, that it's a crying shame

07-Oct-2006•Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

Zimbabwe have nothing to lose

For Zimbabwe this Champions Trophy is a big event. For a team whose average age is 20, who don't play Test cricket, who play as many matches with Associate Nations as full-Test-playing nations, this tournament is a great opportunity.

07-Oct-2006•Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

'It's something I'm excited about' - Flintoff

Andrew Flintoff insisted that his team is focused solely on the Champions Trophy, brushing aside suggestions that it was just another tournament ahead of one of the most-hyped Ashes in recent times.

07-Oct-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in New Delhi

Tharanga ton seals Sri Lanka's win

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

07-Oct-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

Sri Lanka won't take Bangladesh lightly

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

07-Oct-2006•The Preview by S Rajesh

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