WATCH - More highlights from the third ODI

Pandya, spinners clinch series; India rise to No. 1

Aaron Finch's 124 was in vain as Australia lost 5 for 77 in their last 14 overs and, eventually, the match by five wickets

Rohit's Superman-like six-hitting transformation

No other batsman has come close to the rate at which Rohit Sharma has cleared the boundary over the last four years. On Sunday, his stand-and-deliver style helped him dominate Australia

Chopra: Pandya shows skill at building innings

Aakash Chopra dissects Aaron Finch's well-paced century, India's decision to play Hardik Pandya at No 4 and Australia's start-stop new-ball tactics

Quiz - Do you remember the 2007 World T20?

Cricket's first global T20 tournament was ten years ago. Test your memory

Butt moves a step closer to international comeback

Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq is impressed with the opener's form and fitness since his return from his spot-fixing ban, and has indicated that he will soon be picked for Pakistan A

Rahane working on mindset after chat with Tendulkar

Ajinkya Rahane believes mental preparation is the key in a team that rates versatility

Attitude of juniors set the stage for Auty Cup win - Dassanayake

After winning the Auty Cup last week after 26 years, USA players and staff discuss the shift in the team's attitude and talk of what lies ahead for the side

Windies CEO still upbeat about World Cup qualification

Focus on white-ball needs as team builds towards qualification tournament in 2018

CSA's four-day Test plan likely to be approved

The Boxing Day match between South Africa and Zimbabwe - a day-night fixture over four days - is likely to be given Test status by the ICC

An exciting young opener, a potential leader

Aiden Markram has led South Africa's Under-19s to a World Cup title and recently took over the reins of his first-class franchise. Many believe the 22-year-old could one day captain the Test team too

Aiden Markram set for South Africa debut

South Africa have added Wayne Parnell as an extra allrounder to the 13-man squad for the first Test against Bangladesh in Potchefstroom

Pat Cummins to skip India T20Is

The fast bowler will return home after the fifth ODI, as Australia monitor his workload ahead of the Sheffield Shield and the Ashes

Sabbir, Kayes warm up with fifties

The match ended in a draw after both teams decided the home side will not bat in their second innings with more than two hours of play left on the final day

Moody joins Multan Sultans staff

The former Australia allrounder is also the head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL and Rangpur Riders in the BPL

WI sweat on Gayle injury after abandonment

Only 2.2 overs were possible at Trent Bridge before the rain set in, with Chris Gayle sent for a scan on his hamstring after being left out of the XI

Law wants 'settled' team for World Cup qualifier

West Indies coach Stuart Law wants his players to focus on learning their roles in ODI cricket, ahead of next year's qualifying tournament to reach the 2019 World Cup

Dragons clinch title in final-over thriller

With Knights needing 12 to win, Zimbabwe international Tendai Chatara delivered a tight final over to help Dragons clinch the 2017 edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League

Collapses happening 'a bit too often' - Smith

Australia captain Steven Smith conceded that something needed to be done to arrest the slide, after another batting failure in India

Kuldeep hat-trick, India defend 252 with ease

Virat Kohli's 92 set up a competitive total before India's wristspinners sent Australia crashing to a big defeat at Eden Gardens

Chopra: Kohli's trigger movement negates Australia's plans

From Steven Smith's field to Bhuvneshwar Kumar's set-up, Aakash Chopra takes us through the Kolkata ODI

Test, ODI leagues could hinge on India-Pakistan ties

The India-Pakistan impasse is potentially holding hostage cricket's attempts to devise a new international calendar

Explainer - How will the Test and ODI leagues work?

After nearly two years of trying, cricket is on the verge of pushing through a new international structure. This is how it will work, in theory

SLC will address player security concerns - board CEO

SLC is unlikely to penalise any players who opt out of the proposed T20 against Pakistan in Lahore but the board has reminded the players of their "contractual obligation" to play where required

Samarawickrama, Roshen Silva in SL Test squad

Two new faces named in 15-man squad to take on Pakistan in the UAE later this month

Rubel cleared to fly to South Africa

The Bangladesh pacer had been refused a boarding pass by the airlines earlier, due to a case of mistaken identity according to BCB president Nazmul Hassan

Six-month ban 'felt like six years' - Irfan

The fast bowler - who is returning from a ban for not reporting bookies' approaches - says he had accepted his mistake right away, and is now looking forward to bowling his way back into the Pakistan team

Khalid Latif banned for five years by PCB

The Pakistan batsman has been banned from all forms of cricket for his role in the spot-fixing scandal in the 2017 Pakistan Super League

Where things stand for each of the six suspects

With the verdict against Khalid Latif on Wednesday, all but two of the players charged with allegations related to spot-fixing in the PSL have had their sentences pronounced

England under-prepared for 'greatest challenge' - Strauss

Concerns over batting leave Joe Root's team with much to resolve in build-up to Ashes, says team director

SA plan four-day Test v Zimbabwe; India tour shortened

CSA hopes ICC will grant Test status to the four-day, day-night fixture on Boxing Day; and South Africa will now play only three Tests against India

Durham 'should be compensated' for players

Sir Ian Botham has reiterated his call for counties to be compensated for the loss of home-grown talent, warning that the ongoing drain of senior players from Durham could have a devastating long-term impact

UAE spinners inflict big defeat on Namibia

UAE's spinners combined for figures of 8 for 62 to send Namibia packing for 89, before winning the bottom-of-the-table clash by six wickets

Bairstow's maiden hundred sets up crushing win

Defeat at Old Trafford confirmed that West Indies will have to progress through next year's qualifying tournament to reach the 2019 World Cup

Bairstow slips into opener's role

Jonny Bairstow made his chance at the top of England's order count with his maiden ODI hundred, but a slip on 99 nearly cost him the landmark