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The six stadiums will have to ensure that they have an independent power supply for lights during the tournament

PAARL, Feb 25: Wasim Akram achieved another milestone in his distinguished career when he became the first bowler in one-day history to take 500 wickets in helping Pakistan earn four precious points against Holland on Tuesday

Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) needs 3 wickets to join the 25 World Cup wicket-club Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) needs 2 wickets to join the 25 World Cup wicket-club Waqar Younis (PAK) needs 6 wickets to join the 25 World Cup wicket-club

Report: Pakistan players tested for banned substances, WC 2003

Report: Agha Akbar, Pak v NL at Paarl, WC2003

When the World Cup fixture list appeared and Pakistan saw they had a match against the Netherlands in the delightful surroundings of Paarl, they would have welcomed the prospect with relish

Facing a summary exit if they stumble any further, Pakistan aim to put their World Cup campaign back on the rails in Paarl here against lowly-rated Holland on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka crushed international minnows Canada with embarrassing ease at Paarl on Wednesday, completing a nine-wicket win inside two hours without the majority of their players even breaking into a sweat

Bells shall chime ever more vigorously and fervent prayers shall rend the air, for on Wednesday, the world's most populous cricketing nation renews its quest for the ultimate quadrennial glory

With all the national players available, the Standard Bank Cup semi-finals sees full strength Border and Western Province meet in East London while the giant killers Boland and Griqualand West meet in an interesting encounter in Paarl

There is likely to be more movement at the top of the new ICC ODI Championship Table when South Africa and Pakistan go head to head in five One Day International matches starting in Durban on Sunday

Once again, Gloucestershire will be travelling to sunny South Africa for our pre-season training

Hampshire completed a hat trick of defeats in the Winelands Tournament, when they again failed to post a decent score, against a well drilled Warwickshire outfit

There are some glum faces around the Hampshire camp here at Boland Park, Paarl as another abject batting performance has led to another ignominous defeat

The players were met with thick fog for the start of the Winelands Tournament at Boland Park, Paarl today

Easterns finally mopped-up a match they had controlled virtually from the outset, beating Boland by 139 runs in a meaningless exercise in first-class cricket in Paarl on Sunday

Easterns just about squeezed the life out of a tired Boland side on day three of this Supersport Series Super Eight encounter in Paarl, finishing the day well on top and within sight of an emphatic victory

After the events of recent days in Kolkata, it would come as little surprise if there was a contagious fear of following on sweeping through the cricketing world at present

Easterns turned a corner at Boland Park on Thursday, producing a gritty batting display which will have warmed the heart of coach Ray Jennings, who accused his side of 'meek capitulation' in last week's ten-wicket defeat at the hands of North West

After four days of nip and tuck, it came down to the last ball