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A top-order slide from Central Zone would have given North Zone more than a glimmer of hope, but a century from Mahesh Rawat saved the day

Central win on first-innings lead

Dane van Niekerk was the chief destroyer with four wickets as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 76 in a seven-wicket victory for South Africa in the second women's T20 in Colombo

All-round van Niekerk helps SA level series

Cuttack will host the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka on November 2 while Ranchi will host the fifth and final game on November 16, according to the schedule released by Sri Lanka Cricket

Cuttack gets first SL ODI, Ranchi last

A round-up of Momentum One Day Cup matches played on October 24, 2014

Abrahams century sets up Knights' first win

Opener Kraigg Brathwaite has been named in the West Indies A squad for the one-dayers against Sri Lanka A in the first week of November

Brathwaite in West Indies A one-day squad

VVS Laxman has been named batting consultant by the Cricket Association of Bengal as part of its Vision 2020 project, which aims to help Bengal players progress to the national team

VVS Laxman named Bengal batting consultant

Gautam Gambhir hit his highest first-class score in five years but that wasn't enough to prevent Central Zone from taking the crucial first-innings lead on the third day in Mohali

Central take lead despite Gambhir 167

India's national selectors will wait on the physio's report before hey decide if India need a replacement for Wriddhiman Saha, who injured his thumb during the Duleep Trophy semi-final in Rohtak

India wait on Saha fitness

Middlesex have dropped their one-day nickname in a growing trend of counties reverting to using solely their traditional name.

Middlesex latest club to ditch nickname

Bangladesh Test victories are about as rare as months that India go without playing an ODI but with Zimbabwe coming to visit, they have a golden chance to register a five-day win and are 3/4 to take the opening Test in Dhaka.

Bangladesh 3/4 for rare Test win

A round-up of the World Cricket League Division Three matches played on October 24, 2014

Uganda clinch thriller to stay unbeaten

Forty-five minutes into the third day, South Zone had completed a crushing innings victory over East Zone

South's seamers see off woeful East

Naman Ojha scored his second double-century in three first-class matches to power Central Zone past 500 against North Zone in Mohali

Naman Ojha extends hot streak with 217

East Zone hurtled towards defeat as their entire batting crumbled in the first innings, before the top order folded early in the second as they lost 14 wickets on the day

Binny strikes leave East on the mat

The BCB has arranged for offspinner Sohag Gazi to travel to Malaysia and work with former Bangladesh fielding coach Mohammad Salahuddin to remodel his bowling action

Gazi to work on bowling action in Malaysia

The owner of Dhaka Gladiators has filed a case against top officials of the ICC, the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) and the BCB

Dhaka Gladiators owner files case against ICC, BCB

A 30-ball 41 from Lizelle Lee took the South Africa Women close to their target, but Sri Lanka Women prevailed in the rain-affected match to clinch a seven-run win

SL bowlers steal slim win for 1-0 lead

Former England allrounder Andrew Flintoff has signed with Brisbane Heat for the upcoming Big Bash League season

Flintoff signs for Brisbane Heat

The PCB's Cricket Committee has extended Saeed Ajmal's remedial work under former spinner Saqlain Mushtaq by 15 days

Ajmal's remedial work with Saqlain extended