ESPNcricinfo staff

IPL commissioner Lalit Modi firmly stood by the BCCI's decision to stage the second edition outside India, but assured Indian fans that the tournament would be back on home soil the next year

IPL to announce new host and schedule on Monday

A round-up of the opening day of the 11th round matches of the Regional Four Day Competition

Morton's blaze powers Leeward Islands

England and South Africa have emerged as the front-runners to host the second season of the Indian Premier League after the BCCI decided to shift the tournament out of India. The decision followed days of inconclusive negotiations with the Indian home mi

IPL to be played outside India

Mark Ramprakash scored an imperious, unbeaten 127 to inspire Surrey to a five-wicket win over the host country, United Arab Emirates, as they chased down a stiff total of 270 at the Zayed Stadium

Ramprakash century drives Surrey

21-Mar-2009•Mark Pennell in Abu Dhabi

Customs stunned by Anwar blitz

A round-up matches played on 21st March in the 2008-09 Royal Bank of Scotland Cup

Ed Joyce posted his first hundred for Sussex and the highest score of the Pro Arch Trophy tournament to date as Sussex thrashed Fly Emirates by 171 runs at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium

Joyce and Nash star for Sussex

21-Mar-2009•Mark Pennell

England look to capitalise on unlikely win

John Dyson may still be wondering how he mis-calculated the Duckworth-Lewis target yesterday, which prompted England's farcial one-run win in the first ODI, but Paul Collingwood is confident that his side's first win of a gruelling winter can inspire them

England's search for a leader for their ICC World Twenty20 campaign this summer got a little trickier on Saturday when Paul Collingwood ruled himself out of the running

Collingwood rules out Twenty20 captaincy

Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, has criticised the team's showing and called for an improved performance in the second Test in Napier

The batting needs to click - Vettori

A muscular 77 from one-day specialist Tyron Henderson helped Middlesex to sneak from behind to beat Yorkshire with a ball to spare in Friday's thrilling Pro Arch Trophy clash in Abu Dhabi

Henderson cameo stuns Yorkshire

21-Mar-2009•Mark Pennell in Abu Dhabi

Lancashire flounder after injury strikes

A brace of injury blows coupled with a dismal batting performance made for a miserable day for Lancashire as they slumped to a 45-run defeat to Essex in Friday's Pro Arch Trophy match in dusty Sharjah

21-Mar-2009•Mark Pennell

BCCI calls for emergency meeting on IPL

A final decision on the second season of the IPL is likely with the BCCI calling an emergency working committee meeting on Sunday in Mumbai. At an informal meeting held today in the city, Lalit Modi the IPL chairman, briefed various members of the board i

India beat Australia for the second time in the tournament to take third place and relegate the highly-fancied hosts to a disappointing fourth

India ride to tight victory and finish third

Shanel Daley took a career-best 4 for 29 to bowl out Pakistan for 131 and clinch a three-wicket win for West Indies which let them retain the fifth place in the world rankings

West Indies retain No.5 ranking

Just about everyone had an opinion about Stuart Clark and Phillip Hughes getting used to English conditions in advance

A storm before the series

20-Mar-2009

Franklin joins Gloucestershire

The New Zealand fast bowler James Franklin has joined Gloucestershire for 2009. Franklin, currently playing in the first Test against India in Hamilton, will be in the country next month

At least three of the 11th round of the WICB regional four-day tournament have failed to start after players in dispute with the board refused to take to the field

West Indies players go on strike

Heath Streak has called on countries such as England and Australia to change their stance on playing cricket against Zimbabwe

Streak calls for a more relaxed approach to playing against Zimbabwe

The IPL schedule is likely to be finalised early next week with India's Home Minister P Chidambaram travelling to Chennai this weekend

IPL schedule likely to be finalised next week