India v Kenya
Over-by-over match report: The weather forecast is very grim indeed, but you can follow what semi-final action there is here from 12:30pm.
12.05pm:
India have won the toss and decided to bat. To the teams!
India: Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Saurav Ganguly (captain), Mohammad Kaif, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Mongia, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Javagal Srinath, Ashish Nehra.
Kenya: Kennedy Otieno, Ravindu Shah, Steve Tikolo (captain), Maurice Odumbe, David Obuya, Hitesh Modi, Thomas Odoyo, Collins Obuya, Peter Ongondo, Martin Suji, Asif Karim.
12pm update
Good news: the Durban sky is free of rain, the pitch is playable and - despite the doom-mongerers - the match is due to start on time. Incidentally, Ravi Shastri is currently speaking to a Zulu warrior, who reckons the weather will stay that way. Let's hope he's right, eh?
Meanwhile assistant groundsman Evan Flint has a more scientific viewpoint.
"There are a few damp areas but they are towards the boundary and there's nothing near the wicket," he says. "If it doesn't rain the game will start on time. The bowlers' runups are fine, it leaked a bit through the covers but there are no problems now."
Meanwhile, if you're bored, why not read Sean Ingle's very funny minute-by-minute report on Arsenal crashing out of the Champions League here, Barry Glendenning's very hungover minute-by-minute report on Newcastle crashing out of Europe here, or laugh yourself stupid at our highly amusing Alan Shearer Gallery
Alternatively, you could peruse our Cricket World Cup special report here, then subscribe to our very free and funny football and cricket emails, The Fiver and The Spin
India have won the toss and decided to bat. To the teams!
India: Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Saurav Ganguly (captain), Mohammad Kaif, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Mongia, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Javagal Srinath, Ashish Nehra.
Kenya: Kennedy Otieno, Ravindu Shah, Steve Tikolo (captain), Maurice Odumbe, David Obuya, Hitesh Modi, Thomas Odoyo, Collins Obuya, Peter Ongondo, Martin Suji, Asif Karim.
12pm update
Good news: the Durban sky is free of rain, the pitch is playable and - despite the doom-mongerers - the match is due to start on time. Incidentally, Ravi Shastri is currently speaking to a Zulu warrior, who reckons the weather will stay that way. Let's hope he's right, eh?
Meanwhile assistant groundsman Evan Flint has a more scientific viewpoint.
"There are a few damp areas but they are towards the boundary and there's nothing near the wicket," he says. "If it doesn't rain the game will start on time. The bowlers' runups are fine, it leaked a bit through the covers but there are no problems now."
Meanwhile, if you're bored, why not read Sean Ingle's very funny minute-by-minute report on Arsenal crashing out of the Champions League here, Barry Glendenning's very hungover minute-by-minute report on Newcastle crashing out of Europe here, or laugh yourself stupid at our highly amusing Alan Shearer Gallery
Alternatively, you could peruse our Cricket World Cup special report here, then subscribe to our very free and funny football and cricket emails, The Fiver and The Spin
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