After the humiliation they suffered in the ODI tri-series, India will look to make amends and take revenge against giant-slayers Zimbabwe in the first of the two T20 Internationals here on Saturday

Sri Lanka’s new cricket selection panel on Thursday left Sanath Jayasuriya out of the 15-man squad for next week’s Asia Cup.

Sourav Ganguly will captain Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in a side featuring cricket great Brian Lara when they face the touring Pakistanis in a Twenty20 fixture at Lord’s on June 27.

A dominant Sri Lanka came to within a freak run-out of whitewashing Zimbabwe in the final of the Tri-nations tournament at Harare Sports Club here on Wednesday.
The Sri Lankans scored a leisurely 203-1 in 34.4 overs to win with ease in reply to Zimbabwe’s effort of 199 all out in 49 overs.

Ishant Sharma is going through a tough phase in his career. Having been ignored for the Zimbabwe tri-series and the India ‘A’ squad, the Delhi speedster was, not surprisingly, overlooked for the Asia Cup.

Dhawal Kulkarni and Iqbal Abdullah wreaked havoc as a dominant India A settled for a draw against Yorkshire in their three-day first-class match here.
The India A batsmen showed their might by rattling up a massive 473/3 before declaring their innings on Day One. Paceman Kulkarni (5/31) and left-arm spinners Abdullah (4/42) then ran through the home side, skittling them out for 219 on the final day on Monday.

Former BCCI president Sharad Pawar’s claims of not being involved in a failed bid for an IPL franchise in March may still be under scrutiny, but as far the as the International Cricket Council is concerned, Pawar is a “victim of vested interests”.

Giant-killers Zimbabwe will hope to cap their fairytale campaign with another win while revenge will be high on Sri Lanka’s agenda in the final of the tri-series here on Wednesday.

Continuing their giant-killing spree, hosts Zimbabwe rode on Brendan Taylor’s second ODI ton to pull off a comfortable eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in an inconsequential match of the tri-series her

The selectors seem to have finally run out of patience with Yuvraj Singh, axing him from the 15-man squad that will take part in the four-nation Asia Cup starting on June 15 in Sri Lanka.