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Karachi Whites qualified for the final of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy when they overwhelmed Faisalabad by nine wicket at the National Stadium Friday

A surprised Ricky Ponting promised an aggressive, open style of leadership after he was appointed Australia's new one-day international captain today.

Honours were even at the end of the first day of this Logan Cup first-class match that started at Mutare Sports Club yesterday

Changes to both teams appear likely for the second match in the National Bank Series between New Zealand and England at the WestpacTrust Stadium in Wellington tomorrow

North Otago's Neil Rushton has been drafted into the Otago Volts team for the next two State Championship matches

Northern Districts bowler Nicola Browne and Wellington all-rounder Frances King have been added to the CLEAR White Ferns team to meet Australia in the forthcoming one-day series starting in Adelaide next Wednesday

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) gave an ultimatum to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to be prepared for serious trouble if paceman Shoaib Akhtar was reported again for a suspect bowling action

Peshawar ended Lahore Blues' hopes of defending their Quaid Trophy Grade-I title when they thrashed them by 206 runs on the penultimate day of the match at Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar Thursday

Paul Strang has been released from his professional contract with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union

Western Australia's Ryan Campbell hammered an unbeaten century to leave the Warriors firmly in control at stumps on day one of their Pura Cup cricket match against NSW at the WACA.

A fiery spell from India left-arm pacer Zaheer Khan secured defending champions Baroda a 136-run win over Punjab as also a place in the Ranji Trophy final

Sri Lanka A gradually wrestled the initiative away from Kenya on the second day of the third unofficial Test match despite two plucky partnerships from the visitor's lower order

At the end of the third day of the Railways - Bengal Ranji semi-final, the home side looked almost certain to take on Baroda in the Ranji final, having Bengal on the rocks at 166/5 at the close of play.

Promoted way up the order, Shoaib Malik treated the best crowd of the season here at the Sharjah Crickt Stadium to a dazzling unbeaten century, and Mohammad Sami claimed a hat-trick to land Pakistan an emphatic 51-run victory, their ninth on the

Mutare Sports Club are national league champions for the first time after winning their final game of the season

Ryan Butterworth, Lance Malloch-Brown, Kudzai Taibu, Barney Rogers, Craig Evans, Blessing Mahwire, Darlington Matambanadzo, +Donald Campbell, Patrick Gada, *Gus Mackay, Simon Seager

The last week has been a turbulent one to say the least

A consistent Mutare Sports Club ended Old Hararians' reign as the National League champions when they clinched the title on 10 February ahead of Old Georgians by virtue of a superior net run rate

Hyderabad have given themselves an even chance of achieving their first win after they set Karachi Blues a target of 354 in the Quaid Trophy Grade- I match at KCCA Stadium Thursday

Chris Drum sent big signals out to the Test selectors today as he led a depleted Auckland attack to a comprehensive victory by an innings and six runs over Canterbury at Eden Park in their fifth-round State Championship match