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Soumya Sarkar picked up two crucial wickets and then struck 86 off 83 balls, as Bangladesh A gunned down 158 against Zimbabwe A in a rain-affected match in Fatullah, to level the series 1-1

All-round Sarkar guides Bangladesh A home

Matthew Maynard has been appointed as Somerset's new head coach. He won the role ahead of other high-profile candidates including the former England one-day coach, Ashley Giles

Somerset appoint Maynard as head coach

Former Gujarat captain Mukund Parmar has been appointed as the lead coach of Andhra for the 2014-15 domestic season

Former Gujarat captain Mukund Parmar to coach Andhra

Chris Gayle, the West Indies batsman, expects to return to fitness in time for the Tests in India starting October 30

Chris Gayle likely to be fit for India Tests

Kolkata Knight Riders offspinner Sunil Narine has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action following his side's 36-run win over Dolphins in the Champions League Twenty20

Sunil Narine reported for suspect action

Ashwell Prince, the former South Africa batsman, is set to reverse his decision to retire and instead play on with Lancashire in 2015

Prince set to play on for Lancashire

Hampshire have announced two overseas signings for 2015, with Jackson Bird joining for the first half of the season and Yasir Arafat set to play limited-overs cricket

Bird, Arafat sign for Hampshire

Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful has had his eight-year ban for involvement in corruption reduced to a five-year penalty, with two years suspended

Ashraful's ban reduced to five years

Surrey have signed fast bowler David Balcombe from Hampshire on a two-year deal

Surrey bring in Balcombe

The World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is looming large and it is the smaller of the two host nations that are worth taking a look at, available at 9/1 to triumph next March.

New Zealand 9/1 for World Cup surprise

Glenn Maxwell has received a reprimand for breaching the Champions League Twenty20 Code of Behaviour during the team's seven-wicket victory against Cape Cobras in Mohali

Maxwell reprimanded for behaviour breach

Bengal middle-order batsman Manoj Tiwary will captain East Zone in the upcoming Duleep Trophy, which starts on October 15 in Lahli, Haryana

Manoj Tiwary to lead East Zone in Duleep Trophy

Peshawar Panthers put in a fine all-round showing to defeat Lahore Lions by seven wickets in the final of the Haier T20 Cup

All-round Peshawar Panthers clinch T20 title

Fines, not fun. That's what awaits you should decide to streak at World Cup matches in New Zealand next year

New Zealand's no-no to nudity

Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine held their nerve in a Super Over, as New Zealand Women successfully collected the six runs they needed to secure the win, and with it, the three-match T20I series against West Indies Women in St Vincent

NZ edge Super Over to take series

Daniel Vettori, New Zealand's most capped Test player, has accepted that his playing days in the longest format are virtually over

Vettori accepts Test career may be over

Australia's coach Darren Lehmann has said an allrounder capable of bowling a significant number of overs will definitely be part of Australia's side during the upcoming Tests against Pakistan in the UAE

Allrounder key in UAE - Lehmann