Stats preview to the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's

Sourav Ganguly the batsman finally made his presence felt in the IPL in stunning style, carving a 57-ball 91 to fashion a convincing 23-run win for the Kolkata Knight Riders

The last time these two teams played each other, the pitch at Eden Gardens took centrestage, as Kolkata won a low-scoring contest. Deccan have a chance to get even, but they haven't won a single home game yet

The opening partnership is crucial in any form of the game, but in the Twenty20 version teams have little time to recover after an early setback

A magnificent all-round performance by Shaun Pollock produced the biggest upset of the tournament as Mumbai Indians - languishing with just one win in five games - pipped the fancied Delhi Daredevils by 29 runs

In a relatively low-scoring match in which the bowlers from both teams had plenty of say, Bangalore squeezed out a dramatic three-run win to move to sixth in the points table

Much has been written about teams needing to adapt their batting and bowling strategies to the demands of the new format, but the IPL has shown that another area that needs urgent attention is captaincy, and especially the decision-making at the toss

Two teams which started their IPL campaign poorly have suddenly found winning ways over the last week, and Thursday's clash is another opportunity for both Deccan Chargers and Kings XI Punjab to sustain the momentum

McCullum's talent and ball-striking ability have never been in doubt, but it's only over the last 16 months that he has begun to live up to his potential as a batsman

In a match dominated by South African stars, the batting efforts of Mark Boucher and Jacques Kallis edged the all-round contribution of Shaun Pollock

After two first-innings totals which had gone in excess of 200, the bowlers at last had their say at the Feroz Shah Kotla, as Delhi Daredevils thrashed Rajasthan Royals by nine wickets in a disappointingly one-sided game

In what was a brutal one-man assault on the Bangalore Royal Challengers, Brendon McCullum blasted an unbeaten 158 from a mere 73 deliveries

Bangladesh's superb performance in the 2007 World Cup suggested they were at last learning to play with the big boys, but over the last year they've slipped into mediocrity again

Shakib Al Hasan tried his best to lift Bangladesh, but his single-handed efforts - 108 and 1 for 34 - couldn't inspire an otherwise woeful team

A match which hung in the balance after two days had a swift and incredible denouement on the third as India swept to an eight-wicket win to level the series 1-1

India have won only seven of their last 22 home Tests, and while their spinners have been less effective recently, that is hardly the complete explanation

Stats preview to the third Test between India and South Africa in Kanpur

Stats highlights from the two-Test series between West Indies and Sri Lanka

Stats highlights from the third - and as it turned out, last - day of the Ahmedabad Test

Stats highlights from the second day of the Ahmedabad Test