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'Universe Boss' promises to put on a show

Chris Gayle to retire from ODIs after World Cup

West Indies opener Chris Gayle has set a date on his planned retirement from the ODI format

Highlights

PSL, BBL and more

Hasan Ali removes Taylor in lightning start

Brendan Taylor was the fourth man to fall to Hasan Ali's destructive opening spell, as he ripped through Lahore Qalandars' top order.

Delport's stunning catch to take out Umar Akmal

Umar Akmal was dismissed for a 28-ball 44

Tanvir gets Ronchi with the very first ball

Islamabad United suffered a nightmare start to their innings against the Quetta Gladiators as Luke Ronchi fell first ball

Shadab's brilliant direct hit

He swooped in from point and nailed the stumps with a rocket throw to get rid of Multan's Shan Masood

Raza has Fakhar nicking off

The offspinner slid one wide of Fakhar and found the outside edge

Another Guptill ton leads NZ to series victory

Martin Guptill put on a show for the fans in Christchurch as New Zealand cruised to victory in the game and series

Imperious Umar Akmal wins it for Quetta Gladiators

Umar Akmal powered an unbeaten 75 to push his side over the line against Peshawar Zalmi

Amir knocks over Afridi and Russell in searing spell

Karachi Kings' Mohammad Amir took 4 for 25 to help beat Multan Sultans by seven runs

Shoaib Malik half-century lifts Multan

Multan captain Shoaib Malik hit a swift 52 off 28 balls to breathe life into his side's chase of 184

Finch's bizarre dismissal

Livingstone smashes 82 off 43 on PSL debut

England's Liam Livingstone ensured Karachi Kings had a strong start in their tournament opener against Multan Sultans

Liam Dawson pulls off inventive scoop

Having predicted that a yorker would be coming, the Peshawar Zalmi batsman sets himself up to lift the ball over fine leg

Fine Amir catch removes Masood

Masood pre-meditates a big hit. He shimmies out, but is nowhere close to the pitch, and winds up dragging it away to Amir at deep midwicket

Stump mics

The side effects

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Bal: No tolerance for foulness, but think deeper about the stump mics

Before hailing stump mics as the cure to a persistent but minor irritant, cricket must pause to consider the side effects

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Alagappan Muthu

The Cricket Monthly

Grumpy Gavaskar or Cool Gavaskar - which one do you like better?

Why does SG always have to be a grouch or worse? He was so much cooler back when he was playing

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Lahore Qalandars v Peshawar Zalmi

PSL 2019

Hasan Ali, Umar Amin give Qalandars a hiding

Qalandars crashed to PSL's second-lowest total batting first. From there on, the final result was never in doubt

Hand injury casts doubt on Hafeez's PSL and World Cup

The incident took place in the 13th over of Karachi's run-chase, when Colin Ingram hammered one straight back to Hafeez, and the ball burst through his fingers

Renegades' triumph

Big Bash League

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'I've got 15 too many' - How Christian inspired Renegades

The allrounder was Player of the Match in both the semi and final, adding another trophy to his stellar career

Next BBL may spend extra money for overseas stars

Conscious of the need to compete with other T20 leagues, Cricket Australia will explore having separate funds to encourage the biggest names to sign up