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An all-round bowling performance by Perth Scorchers was capped by an impressive half-century form Michael Carberry as they trounced Brisbane Heat by eight wickets at the WACA ground

Heat scorched by Carberry fifty

A second consecutive fifty for Ben Smith took Central Districts to the top of the Ford Trophy points table with a five-wicket win over Auckland

Central Districts top table with Smith fifty

Trinidad & Tobago batsman Nicolas Pooran has injured his left leg in a road accident in St Mary's, Trinidad

T&T's Nicolas Pooran injures leg in road accident

Allrounder Grant Elliott has been recalled to the New Zealand ODI squad for the World Cup

Elliott in, Neesham out for New Zealand

England Lions failed to force victory in the only warm-up match of their South Africa tour as the Gauteng Invitation XI held on for a draw with two wickets remaining but it was a match the tourists dominated from the start.

Trott begins long road back

Six batsmen raised fifties in Karachi, with Punjab Badshahs triumphing against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Fighters by five wickets

Clinical Badshahs gun down 280

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group B matches played on January 7, 2015

Maharashtra in sight of win against following on Saurashtra

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group A matches played on January 7, 2015

Yusuf six-for makes UP follow-on

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group C matches on January 7, 2015

Purkayastha five-for sinks Services

Cricket Association of Nepal has instituted a central contract system for the first time, with 22 players split into four grades

Nepal confirm central contracts for players

Sindh Knights were unable to get the 12 runs off the final over which would've given them their first win of the season, as Baluchistan Warriors hung on for an eight-run victory in Karachi

Warriors open account with eight-run win

Mark Wood took four wickets as England Lions took complete control of their opening tour match on the second day in Soweto.

Wood four puts Lions in control

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group B matches played on January 6, 2015

Delhi earn advantage despite Mohit hat-trick

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group A matches played on January 6, 2015

Irfan 98 powers Baroda to 498

Robin Uthappa is disappointed not to have made it into India's World Cup squad, but he says he has come to terms with the selectors' decision

Uthappa accepts World Cup exclusion

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group C matches played on January 6, 2015

Akshath Reddy ton gives Hyderabad big lead

Brisbane Heat have strengthened their Lancashire connection by bringing in left-arm spinner Stephen Parry as one of their overseas players

Heat snap up Parry

Two wickets apiece from left-arm spinners Brad Hogg and Ashton Agar stifled the Adelaide Strikers and handed them their first loss of the tournament by defending 133 at the Adelaide Oval to give the Perth Scorchers an 18-run win

Scorchers hand Strikers their first loss

Imran Tahir remains available for the T20 internationals against West Indies after a disciplinary panel ruled it could only hand down a domestic suspension for his show of "serious dissent" in a four-day match last month

Tahir available for T20s despite suspension