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Dion Ebrahim and Brendon Taylor made patient half-centuries as Zimbabwe A inched towards the first-innings lead in their game against South Africa A at Bulawayo

Neil McKenzie and Hashim Amla added 143 for the fifth wicket to spare South Africa A's blushes on the final day of their four day match at Bulawayo, but Zimbabwe A still emerged with credit after a spirited performance

Sri Lanka's weary cricketers slip back into their blue-and-yellow pyjamas on Friday for the start of a five-match series against a wounded South Africa team

Kaushal Lokuarachchi, the allrounder who bowls legspin, and Rangana Herath, the left-arm spinner, have been called up as replacements for Muttiah Muralitharan for Sri Lanka's forthcoming five-match one-day series against South Africa.

André Nel's tour of Sri Lanka is over after he failed to recover from a back strain that had kept him out of action in the two-Test series

On a day of fluctuating fortunes for both teams, England took control of the fourth Test at The Oval, with half-centuries from Michael Vaughan (66), Andrew Flintoff (72 not out) and, on his Test debut, Ian Bell (70)

Mahendra Dhoni's superb unbeaten 119 carried India A to victory over their Pakistani counterparts, in the eighth match of the ongoing tournament in Nairobi

Another day of rain at Cardiff has all but condemned the third and final Under-19 Test to a draw

Kaushal Lokuarachchi, the allrounder who bowls legspin, and Rangana Herath, the left-arm spinner, have been called up as replacements for Muttiah Muralitharan for Sri Lanka's forthcoming five-match one-day series against South Africa.

Sri Lanka's weary cricketers slip back into their blue-and-yellow pyjamas on Friday for the start of a five-match series against a wounded South Africa team

After successfully hosting the Asia Cup last month, the Sri Lankan board is already thinking about stepping up to the next grade - playing host to a World Cup tournament

Habibul Bashar, the Bangladesh captain, sustained an injury to his right thumb and was ruled out of action for at least ten days

An unbroken 134-run stand of the fifth wicket between James Hopes (88 not out) and Chris Hartley (60 not out) took Queensland Academy of Sports to a convincing six-wicket win against an Australian Indiginous team

Bangladesh's hopes of ending their tour of England on a high were dented at Cardiff, as rain wiped out the entire day's play

Kenya's disgraced former captain, Maurice Odumbe, who was yesterday banned for five years after accepting bribes from an Indian bookmaker, has vowed to appeal against his suspension

Cricinfo Radio will provide internet audio coverage of the Videocon Cup, the one-day tournament featuring India, Pakistan and Australia, which begins in Amstelveen in Holland on Saturday (August 21)

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has deferred its decision to award the four-year live-telecast rights for matches in India

Despite Ravindu Shah's entertaining 90, Kenya suffered a six-wicket defeat against India A at the Gymkhana Club Ground in Nairobi

After successfully hosting the Asia Cup last month, the Sri Lankan board is already thinking about stepping up to the next grade - playing host to a World Cup tournament

After successfully hosting the Asia Cup last month, the Sri Lankan board is already thinking about stepping up to the next grade - playing host to a World Cup tournament