India in West Indies

The West Indies beat India by seven wickets in the fourth one-day international against at the Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on Saturday.

The match was reduced to 25 overs an innings due to rain.

The win see the Windies level the five-match series 1-1, with the final match taking place on Sunday also at the Queen's Park Oval.

Scorecard | Match report

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Speaking at an Indian net session physiotherapist Andrew Leipus described Tendulkar's injury as "a niggle" but stressed that he would not allow the star batsman to be risked unless he was 100% fit.

When asked by Mid Day what would happen if Tendulakr was unable to play, coach John Wright said, "Sachin should be okay in time. But if he is not, we will play VVS Laxman in his place."

India lead the best of five series 1-0 after the opening two games were rained out.

Cronje killed in plane crash

Former South Africa cricket captain Hansie Cronje has been killed in a plane crash in the country's Western Cape province.

The plane, carrying three passengers, crashed outside the city of George, about 500 kilometres east of Cape Town.

"We have heard the news, we are still trying to recover. It's a shock." said sports ministry spokesman Graham Abrahams.

"He (Cronje) was killed. We can confirm that." Cronje's brother, Frans, said the plane crashed in bad weather.

"It was raining and they crashed into the side of a mountain," he said.

Relatives of the 32-year-old said the plane left Johannesburg for George early Saturday morning but was unable to land due to poor weather conditions and crashed at about 0500 GMT (0600 BST). It appears the pilot tried to circle before landing but crashed in the rugged Outeniqua mountains.

Sri Lanka in England

Second Test, Edgbaston, day three
England 545 all out; v Sri Lanka 162 all out & 132-2

If ever Sri Lanka needed a typical Marvan Atapattu innings it is now, with England holding sway in the second Test at Edgbaston.

Atapattu loves nothing more than digging in for a scrap and by reaching the close on 56 not out, he readied himself for yet another marathon effort at the top of the Sri Lankan order.

Along with Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka's most gifted batsman, Atapattu has relaunched the Sri Lankan innings after a buoyant Matthew Hoggard had taken two wickets in three balls.

But Sri Lanka ended the day 251 runs behind England, who will be looking to polish things off on Sunday.

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Marcus Trescothick was undoubtedly England's pre-eminent performer. The 26-year-old scored a fluent 161, his third Test century and the highest score of his Test career.

Trescothick was amply supported by Michael Vaughan, who once again took to the Sri Lankan bowling with considerable style and flair. Vaughan outscored Trescothick at the start of the day, taking his toll on the wayward efforts of Nuwan Zoysa, Buddika Fernando and Chaminda Vaas.

Sri Lanka needed early wickets, but their discipline was sadly lacking. All the seamers bowled both sides of the wicket. As a result, Sanath Jayasuriya struggled to set appropriate fields and boundaries flowed faster than pints of lager in the summer sun.

Both Trescothick and Vaughan cut and drove the ball to their hearts' content. As their partnership began building, it was disappointing to see the tourists heads' drop.

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