The Highveld Strikers, spearheaded by an unbeaten 90 from Adam Bacher, powered to a two wicket victory over Border in the Standard Bank Cup, which was played at the Wanderers on Sunday.

India defeated Scotland by 270 runs — one of the game’s biggest wins — in their first match of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup on Monday. Australia, the West Indies and South Africa also won their respective first league matches of the tournament.

Hellenic’s relegation troubles continued when the bottom club in the PSL were hammered 3-0 by Wits University at the PAM Brink stadium on Sunday. Hellenic’s lack of fire power showed and against the Students they had no answer. Wits took the lead in the 16th minute when Gareth Devine netted from an Alois Bunjira cross.

South African underwater hockey has lost one of its most valued players in a drowning accident on Saturday. Morkel Swart (22) was a member of the team that will represent South Africa at the World Underwater Hockey Championships to be held in New Zealand in March and April 2004.

New Zealand’s batsmen are targeting South African bowler Shaun Pollock in Tuesday’s second one-day international staged on a pitch famous for producing run-feasts. Black Caps skipper Stephen Fleming says his side will mount a full-scale assault on the Proteas’ Pollock as the New Zealanders seek to level the six-match series.

England defender John Terry is confident Chelsea can bounce back from their FA Cup defeat to Arsenal and beat the Gunners in next weekend’s Premiership rematch. Arsenal’s 2-1 fifth-round win at Highbury ensured Chelsea have now been eliminated from the competition by the Gunners over four consecutive seasons.