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Cricket - Second Test - South Africa v India - Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa - January 3, 2024 India's Mohammed Siraj celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of South Africa's Aiden Markram, caught out by Yashasvi Jaiswal REUTERS/Esa Alexander
Cricket – Second Test – South Africa v India – Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa – January 3, 2024 India’s Mohammed Siraj celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of South Africa’s Aiden Markram, caught out by Yashasvi Jaiswal REUTERS/Esa Alexander

South Africa trail India after record-breaking first day of second test

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa closed an extraordinary see-saw first day of the second and final test against India at Newlands on 62 for three in their second innings, trailing the tourists by 36 runs after 23 wickets and several records fell today.

Jason Holder
Jason Holder

Windies arrive to kickstart qualification bid

HARARE, Zimbabwe, CMC – West Indies received a rousing welcome at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport here Sunday evening as they became the first team to arrive for the ICC World Cup Qualifiers starting next month.

Which captain will lift the IPL trophy this evening? Will it be third time lucky for RCB, who also made it to the Final in 2009 and 2011? Or will Sunrisers Hyderabad clinch the trophy in their first-ever appearance in the Final?

Will it be third time lucky for RCB?

The Indian Premier League will have a new champion either one of Royal Challengers Bangalore or Sunrisers Hyderabad, who will come up against each other in the Final of VIVO IPL 2016, will be crowned champions tonight.

Trevon Griffith’s 102 made him the third Demerara batsman to score a century in this match. (Orlando Charles photo)

Griffith hits maiden Inter County century

A maiden unbeaten century by Demerara opener Trevon Griffith left opponents Berbice facing a daunting 378 more runs for victory heading into today’s fourth and final day in round one of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-County four-day tournament.

Steven Jacobs delivered for his team with his all-round performance.

Development Team in six-wicket defeat of Essequibo

By Delvon Mc Ewan A dominant all-round performance by Steven Jacobs led his side to a convincing victory over Essequibo as the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Development Team got off to a winning start in their GCB Senior inter-county four-day campaign yesterday at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground.

Roach fiver leaves Bangladesh in tatters

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Speedster Kemar Roach rocked Bangladesh with a devastating five-wicket haul to leave their innings in ruins as West Indies kept their stranglehold on the second and final Test here yesterday.

Tight at the top five months out from World Cup

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – After what at one stage earlier this month looked like a vast game of musical chairs, reigning champions India ended up topping the world rankings when the five-month countdown to the 2015 World Cup started yesterday.

Shoaib outshines Samuels to give Tridents first win

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Marlon Samuels stroked a classy half-century but was outshone by an equally fine one from Shoaib Malik, as Barbados Tridents beat Antigua Hawksbills by five wickets to post their first win in the new Caribbean Premier League campaign.

Guyana in danger of outright defeat

Guyana’s cricketers were facing the prospect of an outright defeat at the end of the third day’s play of their four-day regional West Indies Cricket Board match at Sabina Park yesterday.

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