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Two days after scoring his maiden CPL half-century, Darren Sammy did a star turn with the ball, his three-wicket haul setting up a seven-wicket win for St Lucia Zouks against Barbados Tridents

Sammy stars again at the Darren Sammy Stadium

Umesh Yadav said bowling maidens has been a central part of their plans for the tour, given the predominance of slow pitches in the Caribbean

'Plan was to bowl as many maiden overs as possible' - Umesh Yadav

Kraigg Brathwaite, whose 74 could not prevent West Indies from falling short of the follow-on mark on day three of the Antigua Test, praised India's bowling attack for the pressure they sustained through the day

Brathwaite credits Indian pacers for West Indies' no-show

Joe Root was determined to right the wrongs of his Lord's performance and his 10-hour effort at Old Trafford could be a defining moment in his career

Root's hunger bodes well for England

23-Jul-2016•George Dobell

CPL exposure will help USA cricket - Sangakkara

With the CPL's entry into the USA, Kumar Sangakkara has said the exposure to cricket through the league will help the growth of the sport in the USA

23-Jul-2016•Peter Della Penna in Florida

New Zealanders build massive lead after Sodhi's four-for

Ish Sodhi's four-wicket haul helped the New Zealanders get into a dominant position on the second day of their three-day warm-up match against Zimbabwe A at the Harare Sports Club

Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav took four wickets each to give India a 323-run lead, which resulted in a follow-on for West Indies

Shami, Yadav make West Indies follow on

23-Jul-2016•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Root 254 hands England total control

Joe Root, having put his Test summer back on course on the opening day of the Old Trafford Test, extended his virtuoso performance past 200 on the second as England sought to pile up an impregnable first innings score against Pakistan

23-Jul-2016•The Report by David Hopps

Benkenstein leaves Hampshire for family reasons

Dale Benkenstein, Hampshire's head coach, has left the club with immediate effect because of family pressures

Mitchell Starc has forecast a concerted Australian attack on Sri Lanka's captain Angelo Mathews in the three-Test series that begins in Pallekele on Tuesday

Pain-free Starc targets Angelo Mathews

23-Jul-2016•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Would never ask players to do what I cannot - Kohli

With his attacking double-hundred, Virat Kohli led the way in taking up the extra responsibility with the bat that his favoured five-bowler strategy demands

A 139-run third-wicket partnership between opener Jaahid Ali and captain Babar Azam set up a four-wicket win for Pakistan A over Sri Lanka A in Northampton

Jaahid, Azam star in Pakistan A's four-wicket win

In the absence of Jerome Taylor and Kemar Roach, West Indies' fast bowlers are still "learning the art", their bowling coach Roddy Estwick said

'Going to be a long struggle' for West Indies bowlers

23-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

Westley and Bopara lead rout of Kent

Essex trampled all over Kent in front of their own fans for a derby hammering that soured a truly exceptional night of revelry.

22-Jul-2016•Vithushan Ehantharajah at Canterbury

Roy and Sibley leave Sussex on the brink

Surrey kept their hopes of reaching the last eight of the NatWest T20 Blast alive with a comfortable six-wicket win over Sussex Sharks in front of a 22,601 crowd at The Kia Oval

Glamorgan have qualified for the quarter-finals of the NatWest T20 Blast with a win over Somerset in Cardiff led by a career-best bowling spell and an innings of 54 from Colin Ingram

Ingram's all-round prowess leads Glamorgan into quarters

Derbyshire kept alive their NatWest Blast quarter-finals hopes with a 29-run victory with 13 balls to spare at Derby that ended Worcestershire's chances of reaching the last eight

Rutherford lights way as Worcs bow out

Notts Outlaws secured their place in the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals with a six-wicket win over Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston

Notts make quarter-finals after Smith seals chase