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A round-up of the Super Smash matches held on December 18, 2016

De Grandhomme brute force too much for Canterbury

Shaun Marsh, who broke his finger in the Test series against South Africa, is not expected to be in contention for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan

Shaun Marsh unlikely for Boxing Day Test

M Vijay and R Ashwin were named in Tamil Nadu's 15-man squad for their Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Karnataka in Visakhapatnam. Also, Parthiv Patel has confirmed his availability for Gujarat

Vijay, Ashwin in Tamil Nadu squad for Karnataka tie

England debutant, Liam Dawson, scored an unbeaten 66 from 148 balls, the highest score by an England debutant batting at No. 8, to guide his side to a sizeable 477-run first innings total in the fifth Test in Chennai on Saturday.

Liam Dawson impresses on debut

ICC chairman Shashank Manohar has contradicted a claim made by BCCI president Anurag Thakur that the latter did not ask for a letter from the ICC saying the appointment of a CAG nominee on the BCCI's apex council amounted to government interference

ICC chairman says Thakur wanted letter against government interference

Kyle Coetzer has been named as Scotland captain, following the retirement of Preston Mommsen, for the Desert T20 tournament which will take place in the UAE during January

Coetzer named as Scotland captain

Auckland kept their unbeaten run in the Super Smash alive by winning their third match in a row, beating Northern Districts by 38 runs in Hamilton to go top of the league by two points

Auckland go top with third straight win

CSA has objected to ICC chief David Richardson's comment, in which he said the Big-Three takeover of the ICC was partly due to CSA's inability to stand up to the BCCI, ECB and CA

CSA shocked by Richardson's Big-Three comment

The ECB has announced final squads for the inaugural North v South series next March, with the likes of Mark Wood, Steven Finn and James Vince given opportunities to press claims for England selection in the three 50-over matches

Wood, Finn, Vince in North v South squads

Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur has defended the selection of three left-arm fast bowlers in the attack for the first Test at the Gabba, where Australia piled on 429 in the first innings

Arthur defends Pakistan team selection, backs senior batsmen

Umpire Paul Reiffel has dismissed the idea of wearing a helmet while officiating in Test matches, despite suffering a concussion after being hit by a fielder's throw in the fourth Test of the ongoing India-England series

Umpire Reiffel says no to helmet despite head blow

Moeen Ali registered his second ton of the Test series against India by thumping the hosts for an unbeaten 222-ball 120 on the first day of the fifth and final Test that began in Chennai on Friday.

Ali hands England early advantage with ton

Najibullah Zadran's unbeaten 55 helped Afghanistan overcome a wobble and secure a final-over win that gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series

Najibullah heroics helps Afghanistan clinch series

Sarah Taylor, who is currently taking an indefinite break from cricket, has been awarded one of the ECB's new two-year contracts as England's women players earn enhanced deals

Sarah Taylor named in England's upgraded contracts

A round-up of the Super Smash matches held on 16th December, 2016

Latham, Nicholls star in Canterbury win

New Zealand have opted for experience in the ODIs against Bangladesh, recalling Neil Broom and Luke Ronchi, with the former back after a long hiatus

Broom, Ronchi recalled for Bangladesh ODIs

Salman Butt's stoic century thwarted Habib Bank's push for a win and ensured that WAPDA claimed the Quaid-e-Azam 2016-17 title, their maiden tournament win, on the basis of a first-innings lead

Butt ton secures WAPDA's maiden title

A one-woman show perhaps unparalleled in the history of cricket

Shania-Lee Swart 160, others 0

Australian fast bowler Andrew Tye is returning to Gloucestershire in 2017 to play in the NatWest T20 Blast

Tye returns to Gloucestershire for the Blast