Twenty-six wickets fell on the opening day of the crucial Group B tie between Gujarat and Haryana but Parthiv Patel, the Gujarat captain, maintained the pitch at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad was not "dangerous"

Fresh on cricket's biggest platform, he turned it on, and how

Central Zone's batsmen squandered a strong start against South Zone, giving away five wickets to spinners, including three to part-timers, on a batsman-friendly pitch in Delhi

After contrasting performances in the semi-finals, Central Zone's batting and South Zone's bowling will vie in the Duleep Trophy final at Feroz Shah Kotla from Wednesday

Plays of the day from the CLT20 qualifier between Mumbai Indians and Northern Knights in Raipur

A substandard batting performance from defending champions Mumbai Indians led to their elimination from the Champions League as Northern Knights won their third qualification game in a row

Plays of the Day from the CLT20 qualifier between Mumbai Indians and Southern Express in Raipur

Mumbai Indians kept their qualifying chances alive with a much improved performance in two departments - batting and bowling - to surpass Southern Express' score of 161 with 22 balls to spare

Plays of the day from the Champions League T20 qualifier between Northern Knights and Southern Express in Raipur

An unflustered Kane Williamson propelled Northern Knights to a convincing seven-wicket win, chasing down Southern Express' 92 in the rain-hit Champions League T20 opener in Raipur

Geoffrey Boycott has said James Anderson should be given a "stern punishment" if he is found guilty of having abused and pushed Ravindra Jadeja at Trent Bridge

Former England bowler Isa Guha talks about the support women's cricket needs from national boards, being a role model to Asians in the UK, and the tough decision she made to quit the game early

The youngest of the Chappell brothers talks about growing up in a cricketing household, how baseball and football helped his fielding, and coaching youngsters

Kings XI Punjab captain George Bailey believes Sanjay Bangar has made a lot of difference to the team as their coach, particularly with his knowledge of domestic players

Dinesh Karthik, who was the second-biggest buy in the IPL auction, said he was not expecting to attract such a big bid

Karnataka allrounder Stuart Binny not only retained his place in ODI squad but was also picked for the World T20 ahead and is hoping for more chances to represent India

Karnataka dominated another day of the domestic season with both bat and ball, this time against Rest of India, on their home ground

Rest of India captain Harbhajan Singh praised Stuart Binny's attacking hundred on the second day of the Irani Cup saying the Karnataka allrounder's ton took the match away from them

Stuart Binny was unbeaten on a 107-ball 115 as Karnataka ended the second day ahead by 189 runs, with five wickets in hand

Captain Parvez Rasool was delighted with J&K's qualification to the Ranji quarter-finals