India's tour of West Indies

First Test, Georgetown, day four:
India 395-7 v West Indies 501 all out.

A dogged eighth-wicket stand between Rahul Dravid and Sarandeep Singh made a draw with West Indies look increasingly likely on the fourth day in Georgetown.

Dravid's 10th Test century took India past the follow-on target on the fourth morning, and he was joined by Sarandeep to add an unbeaten 120 in 42 overs.

Sarandeep, in his third Test, was 40 not out when heavy rain brought an early tea break, with India 395 for seven - 106 runs in arrears.

And the continuing downpour meant that play was brought to a premature end with no further action possible.

Match report | Scorecard

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Sachin Tendulkar was foiled in his attempt to equal Sir Don Bradman's mark of 29 Test centuries but sparked India's recovery.

Tendulkar went for 79 after leading India away from trouble at 21-2 chasing West Indies' 501 all out.

He shared a 78-run stand with Shiv Sundar Das before adding a further 43 with Rahul Dravid.

Tendulkar was eventually trapped lbw by leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo with the last ball before tea to leave his side on 144-4.

Sharjah

Sharjah Cup, Match Five:
Sri Lanka 243-9 (50 overs) beat New Zealand 197-9 (50 overs) by 46 runs.

Marvan Atapattu's 82 led Sri Lanka to a total well out of reach of New Zealand in the fifth group match in Sharjah.

Chasing 244 for victory, the Kiwis lost early wickets and eventually crumbled to a 46-run defeat.

And they must now defeat Pakistan on Monday to meet Sanath Jayasuriya's side in the tournament final.

Left-arm pace man Chaminda Vaas took two wickets in a miserly opening spell for Sri Lanka, conceding eight runs off seven overs.

Miscellaneous

The Scottish cricket season gets under way this week when the national side travels to Leicester where, on Wednesday, they play a friendly at Grace Road against the English county.

It will be a journey into the unknown for one youngster. Should he play, 16-year-old Moneeb Iqbal would become the youngest ever player to be capped by Scotland.

His promotion comes after he impressed coach Mike Hendrick during the Junior World Cup in New Zealand during the winter, a winter that has seen a wind of change blowing through Scottish cricket.

Not surprisingly Scotland's under-19s, who did so well to earn a place in the Junior World Cup, found the challenge of facing their counterparts from test playing nations such as West Indies and Australia, too much for them.

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Crickets underdogs have found it notoriously difficult over the years to upset the odds and beat a stronger team but one of the worlds minnows was bound to become a champion in Windhoek yesterday, and it was Kenya.

Amongst the whipping boys of world cricket since they were granted one-day status three years ago, the Kenyans beat Sri Lanka 'A' by three wickets on Sunday in a tense final to the six nations tournament hosted by the Namibian capital over the last eight days.

Namibia qualified for the 2003 World Cup in South Africa next year after a tense third place play-off match at the ICC Trophy in Canada last year and they were joined by the finalists from that competition, Canada and their vanquishers, Holland.

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