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New South Wales were well poised to secure a place against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield final after dismantling Victoria's top order late on the third day in Alice Springs

New South Wales on top despite Christian's five

South Australia will contest the Sheffield Shield final for the first time in 20 years, after Queensland bowed out of contention with an innings defeat at the hands of Western Australia

Queensland loss sends Redbacks into final

Chris Gayle made short work of a 183-run target by dispatching England's bowlers for a 47-ball century in their T20 World Cup opener, played at the Wankhede stadium, Mumbai on Wednesday.

Chris Gayle blows England away with unbeaten ton

Gayle's fireworks blow England away

A three-wicket haul from offspinner Anisa Mohammed guided West Indies Women to a narrow four-run victory against Pakistan Women in Chennai

Anisa Mohammed strikes seal narrow win for WI

Pakistan's Captain, Shahid Afridi, produced a strong all-round display to help his side cruise past Bangladesh, who had beaten them in the Asia Cup on March 2, by 55 runs to register their first win of the World T20 tournament at Eden Gardens on Wednesday

Afridi steers Pakistan with strong all-round display

Asghar Stanikzai, the Afghanistan captain, has joined the chorus of Associate voices calling for more opportunities to play against Full Members

Only by playing Full Members can we learn how to beat them - Stanikzai

Pakistan's batting muscle overpowers Bangladesh

Business class for the men, economy class for the women - where is the justice in that?

The broader capitalist malaise in cricket

The Indian nation is in shock after New Zealand trounched their side at the start of World Twenty20 but they remain favourites to lift the trophy with bet365.com

India still favourites after shock opening defeat

CSA have appointed retired Judge Bernard M Ngeope as head of their Anti-Corruption and Security Unit

Ngoepe appointed head of CSA ACSU

Marcus Stoinis made a fighting hundred but after two days in Alice Springs, Victoria had a mountain of work still ahead of them in their battle with New South Wales for a place in the Sheffield Shield final

Lyon puts NSW on top despite Stoinis ton

Shaun Marsh, Adam Voges, Hilton Cartwright and Josh Nicholas all scored half-centuries as Western Australia crawled along on the second day of their Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland at the Gabba

Marsh, Voges steer steady Western Australia

A career-best 192 from captain Travis Head and a 10-wicket match from Chadd Sayers set up a massive win for South Australia over Tasmania inside two days at Gliderol Stadium in Glenelg

Head, Sayers star in big South Australia win

NZ spinners trip up India in 127-run chase

New Zealand Women began their World T20 campaign with an easy seven-wicket win after a late collapse restricted Sri Lanka Women to 110 for 8 in Delhi

New Zealand cruise to win after Sri Lanka's late collapse

Queensland made an ordinary start to their bid for a Sheffield Shield final place by being bowled out for 147 by Western Australia on day one at the Gabba

Hogan stars in his farewell match for WA

Chris Tremain's four wickets helped Victoria restrict New South Wales to 8 for 262 after day one of the Sheffield Shield match at Traeger Park in Alice Springs

Tremain's four pins NSW down

Chadd Sayers ripped through Tasmania before Travis Head cracked an unbeaten century to give South Australia a chance of squeezing into the Sheffield Shield final, after day one in Adelaide

Sayers, Head lead South Australia charge