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

Parameswaran, Crist wreck Baroda

Water and Power Development Authority came back twice from poor starts - first with the ball, then with the bat - against Faisalabad Wolves and strode into the final of President's Silver Cup

Babar, Sajjad drive WAPDA into final

Brett Lee has credited batsmen for using heavier bats to good effect and said he was not in favour of restricting the depth of the bat. Lee, however, stressed on the need to increase the size of outfields to add balance in limited-overs cricket

Brett Lee bats for heavy willows

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Allrounders Shahid Afridi and Jacques Kallis, batsmen Mahela Jayawardene and Ross Taylor, and fast bowler Lasith Malinga were the highest-profile overseas players picked at the Caribbean Premier League 2015's players draft

Afridi top pick at Caribbean Premier League draft

Reeza Hendricks' century and four wickets for Kagiso Rabada helped South Africa A to a comfortable win in their final one-day match against England Lions

Hendricks, Rabada deny Lions sweep

Brett Lee will join the Ireland team as their bowling coach during the warm-up phase of the World Cup

Brett Lee to aid Ireland's WC prep

Half-centuries from Hasan Mahmood and Fahim Ashraf steered Faisalabad Wolves to a three-wicket win over Hyderabad Hawks at the Gaddafi Stadium

All-round Ashraf stars in Wolves win

Gloucestershire's hopes of hosting games at the 2019 World Cup have taken a hit after Bristol council declined to approve their application for floodlight planning permission

Gloucestershire floodlight plans rejected

In a comprehensive profile of Ireland, Ofran Flynn of Cricket Europe writes that Ireland have proven in the past that they are not just at World Cups to make up the numbers

Ireland well-prepared for the big stage, again

The PCB has picked seamer Rahat Ali as a replacement for the injured Junaid Khan in Pakistan's World Cup squad

Rahat Ali picked as Junaid Khan replacement

Christiaan Jonker scored a blistering 63 off 29 balls to complement Colin Ingram's 93 off 84 deliveries, two innings that set up Warriors' final-over victory against Knights in Kimberley

Jonker salvo propels Warriors to victory

Former India captain Rahul Dravid and former South African captain Graeme Smith believe Sri Lanka will be well served by their "experienced" and "high-performing cricketers" at the upcoming World Cup

Experience Sri Lanka's plus in unfamiliar conditions

Salindu Ushan's unbeaten century lit up a dull draw in Pallekele as Bangladesh U19s and Sri Lanka U19s ended the two-match Youth Test series 0-0

Ushan hits century in draw

Hyderabad Hawks made a strong start to the semi-final stage of the President's Silver Cup tournament with a seven-wicket win over Water and Power Development Authority

Hawks start semis stage with win

Kevin Pietersen has been signed up by the BBC as a guest summariser for the knockout stages of the World Cup

Pietersen to commentate at World Cup

A round-up of the NCL matches that ended on February 4, 2015

Kayes-Ziaur blitz lifts Khulna to win

In 1987, More understood what it felt like to be favourites for the World Cup

Kiran More: 'Everyone wanted us to win and nothing else'