Wi tribute to Mandela
Johannesburg: The West Indies joined millions of South Africans here in marking the first anniversary of the death former President and global icon Nelson Mandela. All across the country South Africans paused for three minutes of silence for the legendary anti-apartheid freedom fighter, who said "sports has the power to unite the world and speaks a universal language". West Indies fast bowling legend Curtly Ambrose was given the honour of ringing the bell during the tribute to Mandela, who spent 27 years in prison before his release in 1990. Mandela attended several international cricket matches when the West Indies toured South Africa, and also visited the Caribbean in 2003 as part of his country's bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
nz- pak 1-1 in t20 series
Dubai: New Zealand fought hard to beat Pakistan by 17 runs in the second Twenty20 international in Dubai to level
the two-match series at 1-1 on Friday. Set a challenging 145-run target Pakistan lost wickets at regular intervals with opener Ahmed Shehzad (33) and captain Shahid Afridi (28) the only ones who stayed long enough to raise any hopes of a win. left-arm spinner Anton Devcich (2-16) rattled Pakistan by dismissing Sarfraz Ahmed in the very first over for just one. Afridi hit two towering sixes off spinner Daniel Vettori but was caught behind off Neesham with 24 needed in the last two overs. Shahid Afridi pointed the finger of blame at his side's batting.
good to be back: haddin
Adelaide: Getting a grip on things after the Phillip Hughes tragedy, the Australian team practised for the second consecutive day, here today and vice-captain Brad Haddin said that they will not look to complicate matters by over thinking about the events of the last two weeks. A couple of days after Hughes' funeral, the home team finally started preparations for the first Test against India starting December 9 and the seamers were seen bowling a barrage of bouncers in the nets.