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Jacques Rudolph's second coming

Jacques Rudolph's second coming

A demotion to No.6 in a stop-start career was one last chance for Jacques Rudolph to revive his Test career. In this Test, he has grabbed his opportunity

10-Mar-2012•Firdose Moonda in Dunedin

Smith builds foundation for South Africa, again

Smith builds foundation for South Africa, again

The fact that South Africa have never lost a Test when Graeme Smith has scored a century, is testament to his prowess as a batsman

09-Mar-2012•Firdose Moonda in Dunedin

New Zealand falter after weathering the storm

New Zealand falter after weathering the storm

New Zealand's batsmen survived a technique-testing new-ball burst but squandered the advantage due to some poor shot selection

08-Mar-2012•Firdose Moonda in Dunedin

Tahir shows control and poise

Tahir shows control and poise

The legspinner showed signs of frustration early on, but recovered to bowl an accurate spell

08-Mar-2012•Firdose Moonda in Dunedin

New Zealand enliven dull day with piercing bowling

New Zealand enliven dull day with piercing bowling

After a cagey beginning, New Zealand decided to depend on aggression rather than the pitch to make inroads, with Chris Martin leading the way. Once conditions started helping, their bowlers had South Africa in trouble

07-Mar-2012•Firdose Moonda in Dunedin

Emotions lend charm to Jayawardene's captaincy

Emotions lend charm to Jayawardene's captaincy

Mahela Jayawardene doesn't hold back on the odd show of theatrics. Given the troubled circumstances, his style of captaincy is responsible for Sri Lanka's reversal of fortunes

06-Mar-2012•Sidharth Monga at the Adelaide Oval

Unlikely trio give Australia scare

Unlikely trio give Australia scare

The fight that Upul Tharanga, Nuwan Kulasekara and Dhammika Prasad showed in Brisbane has let Australia know that the finals are not over. Sri Lanka are enjoying their tour and won't want it to end in defeat

04-Mar-2012•Sidharth Monga at the Gabba

A belated glimpse of India's ability

A belated glimpse of India's ability

Towards the end of a long and failure-filled tour, India managed to lift themselves and conjure a scarcely believable victory

28-Feb-2012•Sidharth Monga at Bellerive Oval

An off day for captain Jayawardene

An off day for captain Jayawardene

Sri Lanka's captain erred in his use of Lasith Malinga and in the timing of his Powerplay

28-Feb-2012•Sidharth Monga at Bellerive Oval

When Sabina woke up to Mahela

When Sabina woke up to Mahela

Dileep Premachandran on Mahela Jayawardene's Sabina Park epic

25-Apr-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Jamaica

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