Africa XI Cricket Team News & Matches

Too many things went wrong for the Afro-Asia Cup, from the weather to the shirt sponsorship, but the cricket was of a high standard

The summary of major records broken during the Afro-Asia Cup in June 2007.

Asia aim for the clean sweep in Chennai

A promising start by Africa's bowlers swiftly dissipated into another run-fest as Mahela Jayawardene and Mahendra Singh Dhoni provided direction and then aggression to set up Asia's third win of the Afro-Asia Cup at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

Harbhajan Singh's 3 for 49 wasn't the stand-out performance of the day, but it was a crucial for the offspinner ahead of an important season ahead

Like in the first ODI at Bangalore, Asia won the toss, elected to bat on a flat pitch and batted the opposition out of the game, only this time the victory was more comprehensive

Dilhara Fernando starred in conditions that were scarcely fit for fast bowling

In a day when both teams decided to take it easy in practice, the focus was on the endurance levels of the players and both captains chose not to dwell on team changes and strategies

An African side shorn of the continent's best-known players will take on a relatively heavyweight Asian team and hope to give it their best shot