Kane Williamson's sixth straight 50-plus score in ODIs lifted New Zealand to 273 for 6, but legspinner Graeme Cremer and offspinner John Nyumbu took 5 for 96 between them to prevent the visitors from making so much more

Sairaj Bahutule, the former India legspinner, has been named coach of Bengal for a two-year period

Plays of the day from the first ODI between Zimbabwe and New Zealand in Harare

At the halfway stage in Harare, faced with a target of 304, Zimbabwe looked like they might add to their long list of recent losses, but they came out fighting and it paid off

Chamu Chibhabha and Graeme Cremer played starring roles as Zimbabwe finally coalesced their different strengths into a functional, all-round performance to trip up India by 10 runs in the second T20 international

India didn't have to exert a lot as they muzzled Zimbabwe's challenge by 54 runs in the first T20 international and continued to remain unbeaten on the tour

A senior official of India Cements, the company that owns Chennai Super Kings, has said the franchise was likely to appeal the quantum of punishment imposed on it by the Lodha Committee

For Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, Tuesday's judgement was far worse than the franchises expected and the initial reaction was to hunker down, close ranks and reflect on the situation rather than react

B Aparajith and Vijay Shankar are looking forward to the prospect of working with India A coach Rahul Dravid and picking up various inputs

Our correspondent heads to the city of his childhood, via MS Dhoni's home town

Sticking to a set formula has worked in the past for Chennai Super Kings and it helped them top the league stages, but things didn't go so well in play-offs of IPL 2015

Mumbai Indians took the final by the scruff of the neck and left the Chennai Super Kings with too much to do on a wicket that had slowed down over the course of the game

Having run the drinks and provided sideline advice for most of the season, Michael Hussey needed only three innings to make a telling impact on Chennai Super Kings' campaign

Chennai Super Kings have made the knockout stages of every IPL season, and have won the tournament twice. Ahead of their sixth final, ESPNcricinfo looks at why Super Kings are a formidable knockout opponent

Two of the most successful teams in IPL history meet at Eden Gardens on Sunday. Chennai Super Kings are known to raise their games in the crunch but Mumbai Indians are in top form

Royal Challengers Bangalore put up significantly better performances compared to last year, but still have areas of concern to address come next season

The Qualifier 2, between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers, was, to use the old wrestling parlance, a hold for hold bout, with the teams mirroring each other on various counts. ESPNcricinfo takes a look at the five takeaways from the game.

Chennai Super Kings' top order have had a below-par season but need to deliver against Royal Challengers Bangalore, laying the foundation for the lower order

Yuzvendra Chahal hasn't been a one-season wonder in the IPL. He has done better this year, both in terms of striking when required as well as preventing a scoring spree in the middle stages

Stephen Fleming, the Chennai Super Kings head coach, has said the top-order batting of either side will play a decisive role in the outcome of the second Qualifier against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday in Ranchi