ESPNcricinfo staff

The IPL is set to unveil its two new franchises in Chennai on Sunday, with at least five bidders competing for the slots

Five bids in fray for two new franchises

Keith Bradshaw, the MCC chief executive, has said there won't be any reduction in the amount of international cricket staged at Lord's during the Olympic summer in 2012

Lord's want two Tests during Olympic summer

Sussex extended their unbeaten record to three matches after skittling Surrey inside 16 overs for a paltry 67 to win the first county head-to-head in Dubai by 34 runs

Surrey capitulate against Sussex spin

20-Mar-2010•Mark Pennell in Dubai

West Indies A replace New Zealand A for England tour

West Indies A will replace their New Zealand counterparts as tourists during the English season

Victoria enacted the Sheffield Shield's version of torture on Queensland as they moved closer to lifting the trophy

Unbeatable Victoria prepare for Shield victory

Sri Lanka's selectors have included the right-hander in the probables squad for the upcoming World Twenty20 in the Caribbean after overlooking him for the 30-man team initially

Kulatunga back in reckoning for World T20

Pakistan fast bowler Naved-ul-Hasan will be appealing against the one-year ban and the Rs 2-million fine slapped on him by the PCB

Naved to appeal against PCB ban

Golden-armed spells by winter recruit James Anyon and offspinner Ollie Rayner helped Sussex maintain their 100 percent record with a 53-run victory over the Emerging Cape Cobras

Anyon and Rayner star in thumping win

Overdue some IPL runs, annoyed at misplaced baggage, the King of Cool might just take it all out at the bowlers

Chris Gayle arrives, hungry and angry

The Pakistan Cricket Board has granted permission for two of its banned players, Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, to play in a domestic Twenty20 league in Bangladesh

Malik and Naved cleared to play in Bangladesh

Surrey's hopes of reaching the finals of the inaugural Emirates Airline Twenty20 festival in Dubai were dealt a huge blow when they suffered a 46-run defeat to an emerging side representing the Cape Cobras

Surrey humbled by South African youngsters

Raqibul Hasan, the Bangladesh batsman who retired on the eve of the Test series against England before subsequently overturning the decision a week later, has had his contract terminated by the Bangladesh Cricket Board

Raqibul Hasan has contract terminated

Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings, Delhi

Monty Panesar bowled four tight overs on his competitive debut for his new county but was up-staged by fellow spinner Chris Nash as Sussex clinched a nervy seven-run success against the Fly Emirates part-timers in Dubai

Nash outshines Panesar in narrow Sussex win

Shahid Afridi gave Surrey a few headaches and almost caused an upset in the opening game of the inaugural Emirates Airline Twenty20 event in Dubai

Surrey overcome Shahid Afridi blast

Three former Pakistan captains - Younis Khan, Mohammad Younus and Shoaib Malik - along with fast bowlers Naved-ul-Hasan and Shoaib Akhtar have not been handed central contracts by the Pakistan Cricket Board

Younis, Yousuf and Malik out of central contracts

Victoria had their best day of the final as they amassed a 321-run lead that has effectively eliminated Queensland from the game

Victoria's batsmen dominate third day

The Jamaican wicketkeeper has been included in West Indies' provisional 30-member squad for the World Twenty20 World Cup to be staged in the Caribbean late next month

Baugh in West Indies squad

Injuries, comebacks, hyperbole, bouncers - it's all there in Cricinfo's look at the highs and lows of the first week of the IPL

Sri Lankans shine, sick bay's busy