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There was still no word on how long Clarke will not be available for selection, and a back-up player was yet to be named

Clarke returns home citing personal reasons

Kolkata Knight Riders are set to give the Australian batsman a run at the top of the order for the third season of the IPL

Brad Hodge likely to open for Kolkata

Laura Marsh and Jenny Gunn gave England the series win with a five-wicket victory in the third Twenty20 in Mumbai

Laura Marsh takes England to series win

Shanan Stewart is in line for his one-day international debut if Ross Taylor is ruled out of Tuesday's game in Hamilton

Shanan Stewart sweating on Taylor's injury

The Sheffield Shield final could be cut from Australia's domestic season in two years as Cricket Australia continues to search for ways to expand the Twenty20 Big Bash

Sheffield Shield final could be axed

Sialkot Stallions breezed through Faisalabad Wolves to lift the RBS Twenty20 Cup at the National Stadium

Razzaq, bowlers take Sialkot to title

Left-arm spinner Bipul Shah and opener Shikhar Dhawan combined to take North Zone into the final of the Deodhar Trophy, as they beat East Zone comprehensively by eight wickets in Vadodara

Bipul, Dhawan steer North Zone into final

Otago and Central Districts kept up the push for a spot in the finals by squeezing out tight wins in the seventh round

Central Districts and Otago pull off thrilling wins

Chris Gayle, the West Indies captain, called the series-levelling victory against Zimbabwe "a big relief" and hoped "this is the first of many to come"

Victory against Zimbabwe 'a big relief' - Gayle

Injury doubts over Ross Taylor and James Franklin have led to the elevation of the uncapped Shanan Stewart to New Zealand's squad

Stewart called to cover for Taylor and Franklin

Lisa Sthalekar's five-wicket haul put Australia on track for a convincing victory that earned them their second Rose Bowl triumph in a month

Sthalekar spins Australia to Rose Bowl trophy

Ricky Ponting was impressed with the way Mitchell Johnson dealt with a hostile crowd to help Australia level the series in Auckland

Crowd antics spur on Johnson

Marcus North wants the national selectors to remember what he has done with the Test team over all 13 matches when they pick the squad for New Zealand

Out of form North pleads Test case

Dirk Nannes has always felt comfortable in India and is a definite starter in the IPL tournament beginning on Friday

Secure Nannes heads to Delhi

A round-up of the semi-final matches of the RBS Twenty20 Cup

Hafeez hundred muscles Faisalabad to finals

The PCB has confirmed the appointment of former fast bowler Waqar Younis as Pakistan coach, replacing Intikhab Alam

PCB confirms Waqar as coach

After his thrilling 70 off 49 balls nearly upstaged Australia in Auckland, Daniel Vettori has said the revised D/L target made the chase more difficult for New Zealand

D/L method made it tough for us - Vettori

Central Zone turned in a dominant performance to dump South Zone out of the Deodhar Trophy and progress to a semi-final clash against West Zone

Central Zone march into semi-finals

Graeme Aldridge's incisive spell on the opening day and Kane Williamson's stroke-filled 170 paved the way for Northern Districts' nine-wicket win against Wellington at the Basin Reserve.

Aldridge, Williamson star in nine-wicket win