Report

Late afternoon rain cut two hours from the second day of West Indies

The competitive interest of the Duleep Trophy semifinal between North Zone and Central Zone at Guwahati ended after 11.3 overs play on the final morning on Monday

Other than for one session at its very outset, this first Test between Australia and India here at the Adelaide Oval has been characterised by the home team's indomitable capacity to wear down its opponent

A valiant bowling effort by R Mohanty (8-52) could not prevent Assam from taking the first innings lead in their East Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match at Guwahati yesterday

Baroda had to settle for first innings points in their West Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match against Maharashtra at Pune yesterday which ended in a draw

Delhi, not at all overawed by Bihar's imposing first innings total of 398, replied with 115 for two at close of play on the second day of their Cooch Behar Trophy semifinal at the Keenan stadium in Jamshedpur on Monday

Centuries by Manish Sharma and skipper Yuvraj Singh helped Punjab take a stranglehold on their Cooch Behar Trophy semifinal against Madhya Pradesh at stumps on the second day at the Telco club ground in Jamshedpur on Monday

Uttar Pradesh took first innings points against Rajasthan as their Central Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match at Bhilwara ended in a draw yesterday

West Zone are virtually through to the Duleep Trophy final

Madhya Pradesh's Raja Ali kept Central Zone's slim hopes of qualifying for the Duleep Trophy final alive with a gallant unbeaten century on the penultimate day of their semifinal against North Zone at Guwahati on Sunday

A continuation of Shane Warne's fine individual form in the match, two controversial decisions by Umpire Daryl Harper, and some generally unremarkable batting from the tourists have all combined to consign India to a troubled state after the third

Recovering from a poor start meant taking a lot of time over their runs but Mumbai did well in scoring 191 for four in 93 overs after losing three wickets for 51 on the opening day of their West Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy (under-16) match against

Khanin Saikia, with a bag of six wickets for 30, helped Assam bowl out Orissa on the opening day of their Vijay Merchant Trophy (under-16) match at Guwahati on Saturday

With a lead of 228 runs on the first innings, Baroda were holding all the aces at stumps on the second day of their Vijay Merchant Trophy (under-16) match against Maharashtra at Pune on Saturday

A first wicket partnership of 106 runs laid the foundation for Bihar hitting 199 for four off 94 overs at close of play on the first day of their Cooch Behar Trophy semifinal against Delhi at the Keenan stadium in Jamshedpur on Sunday

A strong rearguard action saw Uttar Pradesh recover to score 303 for nine wickets declared on the second day of their Central Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy (under-16) match against Rajasthan at Bhilwara on Saturday

Vidarbha, by stumps on the second day, took a stranglehold on their Vijay Merchant Trophy (under-16) match against Madhya Pradesh at Nagpur on Saturday

AS Srivatstava and Maninder Singh led a strong rearguard action as Madhya Pradesh recovered after a poor start to score 264 for eight at close of play of their Cooch Behar Trophy semifinal against Punjab at the Telco club ground in Jamshedpur on

Hurdles keep confronting them and yet Australia's cricketers continue their eminently successful negotiation of most obstacles in their contemporary Test cricketing path

Holders Central Zone, in the face of of an imposing North Zone total of 543, were struggling at 149 for three from 73 overs when rain stopped play shortly after tea on the third day of their Duleep Trophy semifinal at Guwahati on Saturday