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Sachin Tendulkar scored his first one-day century on Australian soil as an India beat the World champions by six wickets in the first match of the best-of-three finals in the Commonwealth Bank tri-series in Sydney on Sunday. After dismissing Australia for 239 for 8, India were home with 25 balls to spare.
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Rain stopped the play in the Under-19 cricket World Cup final between India and South Africa, in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Chasing 160 for victory, South Africa were 17 for three in 8.4 overs when rain interrupted proceedings at the Kinrara Oval.
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India made one change, bringing in leg-spinner Piyush Chawla in place of Munaf Patel for the first of the best of three finals.
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"When you (P Chidambaram) have given so much to others, including the farmers, why not sportspersons... and then how can you expect our sportspersons to win medals at the Olympics or put up good performance at other events," the former cricket captain told reporters in Chandigarh.
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After setting an opening partnership record and declaring their first innings on 583 for seven, South Africa also posted a wicketkeeping record on the second day of the second Test against Bangladesh on Saturday.
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South African-born all-rounder Grant Elliott has been called into an injury-hit New Zealand squad for the first Test against England, starting in Hamilton on Wednesday.
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The match was abandoned at tea on the third and final day at Dunedin's University Oval because of rain with neither side in a position to push for a win.
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Emotions have spilled over at the SCG between India and Australia erlier in the series. The two teams will clash for the first of best-of-three finals at the venue on Sunday.
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South Africa skipper Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie surpassed 413 to set a world record for the opening wicket partnership.
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The ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup 2008 semi-final between South Africa and Pakistan was interupted by rain on Friday night with the game very finely poised.
