England thrash South Africa to reach Champions Trophy final

Sent into bat, South Africa were bowled out for 175 Africa in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy at Kennington Oval here today. Pakistan: 175 all out in 38.4 overs (David Miller not out 56, Rory Kleinveldt 43; James Tredwell 3/19). ...

West Indies are brimming with confidence following their resolute performance against the Pakistanis and Head Coach Ottis Gibson has backed his charges to get the better of the Indians.

w Fidel Fernando at The Oval June 11, 2013 When Darren Bravo was in his early teens, he watched cricket for just one man. Perhaps he still recalls the famous innings; the 153 in Bridgetown or the 400 in Antigua. As soon as Brian Lara was dismissed, Bravo ...

India qualified for the semifinals of the Champions Trophy in style with an eight wicket win over West Indies at The Oval. Shikhar Dhawans magnificent century, and his century partnership with Dinesh Karthik sealed the game for India after Ravindra Jadeja had ...

Birmingham: Mushtaq Mohammed, a former Pakistan captain who has been here for decades, spoke to The Telegraph on Thursday evening. The following are excerpts Pakistans show in the Champions Trophy... Not worth talking about, itna disappointing raha hai. Our ...

make up the numbers - Gibson Andrew Fidel Fernando at The Oval June 10, 2013 Text size: A | A Ottis Gibson is banking on Sunil Narine and the other West Indians who played the IPL to perform against India © Getty Images Enlarge Related Links Preview : ...

The skipper reckoned that the Oval wicket will assist spin and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will have a role to play for sure. Between Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina, the spinners bowled 21 overs among themselves in the first match against South ...

Analysing the Kennington Oval pitch, he said: " The wicket is the same, it has a grass covering, and it had a bit of bounce but because it is a used wicket it might hence help spinners. Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday said that his team has ...

The Preview by Siddhartha Talya June 6, 2013 Text size: A | A Match facts Friday, June 7, The Oval Start time 9.30am GMT Big Picture West Indies have fond memories of playing in the Champions Trophy, famously winning the tournament in 2004 at The Oval, the ...