Zimbabwe in India

India have levelled the one-day series at 2-2 with a 5-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the fourth match in Hyderabad's Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium.

Young left-hander Yuvraj Singh was the hero of the India innings, smashing an unbeaten 80 from 60 deliveries to power his team to a much-needed victory.

The 21-year-old lashed eight fours and a six in a brilliant exhibition of powerful hitting as India reached their target in 48.1 overs.

Australia in South Africa

South Africa have reduced Australia to 159-8 in their second innings, after the hosts were dismissed for 167 in an incredible second day's play of the third Test in Durban.

Against all the odds, South Africa fought their way back into the game, and have an outside chance of victory if they can take Australia's two remaining wickets early on the third morning.

The tourists are still favourites however, having built up a lead of 307 on a wicket that has proved deceptively hard to make runs on. Match report | Images

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Jacques Kallis, whose bowling devastated the visitor's middle order, has not given up on an unlikely South African victory.

The hosts reduced Australia to 159-8 in their second innings, after the South Africa themselves were skittled out for a paltry 167 in an incredible second day's play.

"It was probably a combination of both poor shot selection and some excellent bowling which saw us bowled out like that", said Kallis.

"But I think that if we can get two quick wickets tomorrow, that total is very gettable."

England in New Zealand

New Zealand batsman Nathan Astle had mixed emotions after hitting the fastest double century ever seen in a Test match and still finishing on the losing side in Christchurch.

He was the last man out for 222 as the Black Caps went down by 98 runs against England in the first Test, but his performance provided a timely lift for his teammates who had been outplayed on the previous three days.

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"It was a great Test match - it was a Test match in reverse because usually the wicket deteriorates and that wicket just got better and better," Nasser Hussain commented.

"Every day had something in it, every day had individual performances and right to the death we were thinking about Auckland five years ago when Astle and Danny Morrison saw us off."

Hussain needed treatment after taking a knock on his finger

Hussain had no complaints about the portable 'drop in' pitch at Jade Stadium, even though 22 wickets went down on the first two days.

"To have different pitches is not a problem, as long as the toss doesn't have too important a role.

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