LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Durham have been stripped of their status as a test match venue and relegated to the second division of the English county championship after receiving a 3.8 million-pound ($4.9 million) bailout from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

KOLKATA, Oct 3 (Reuters) - India beat New Zealand by 178 runs in the second test at Eden Gardens on Monday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series and reclaim top spot in the world rankings from Pakistan.

KOLKATA, Oct 3 (Reuters) - New Zealand openers Tom Latham and Martin Guptill made a solid start in their chase for a series-levelling victory against India in the second test on Monday, taking the tourists to 55 without loss at lunch on the fourth day at Eden Gardens.

Oct 3 (Gracenote) - Scoreboard at lunch on the fourth day in the second Test between India and New Zealand on Monday in Kolkata, India India 1st innings 316 (C. Pujara 87, A. Rahane 77, W. Saha 54no) New Zealand 1st innings 204 (B. Kumar 5-48) India 2nd innings M. Vijay c Guptill b Henry 7 S. Dhawan lbw b Boult 17 C. Pujara lbw b Henry 4 V. Kohli

KOLKATA, Oct 3 (Reuters) - India were all out for 263 in their second innings on the fourth morning of the second test at Eden Gardens, setting New Zealand a target of 376 runs for a series-equalling win on Monday.

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A century from stand-in skipper Faf du Plessis lifted South Africa to a huge 142-run win over Australia and a 2-0 lead in the five-match one-day international series at The Wanderers on Sunday.

Oct 2 (Gracenote) - Scoreboard in the second One Day International between Pakistan and West Indies on Sunday in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Pakistan Innings Az. Ali lbw b Holder 9 Sh. Khan c Holder b Joseph 24 B. Azam c C. Brathwaite b Joseph 123 S. Malik c Da. Bravo b Narine 90 S. Ahmed not out 60 I. Wasi