Cricket News

Twenty20 captain Lasith Malinga and vice-captain Angelo Mathews are back from injury for Sri Lanka, for the Asia Cup and the World T20 that follows

Andy Ganteaume, the former West Indies and Trinidad & Tobago wicketkeeper-batsman, has died at 95

James Pattinson is licking his lips at the prospect of returning to Australia's Test team on a pitch that should offer him - and his sore shins - some assistance

Henry Nicholls, who made 59 on Test debut in Wellington, has called the Test-match intensity a step up

A three-wicket haul from Mohammad Irfan and a brisk half-century from Brad Haddin set up Islamabad United's five-wicket win against Lahore Qalandars in Dubai

Alex Hales continued his prolific form and Eoin Morgan cut loose as England secured a 44-run victory in their T20 warm-up match against South Africa A

Peter Siddle has been ruled out of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch due to back pain

Wayne Parnell might have made an incisive contribution of 3 for 26 against England XI, but his inconsistent and injury-filled history means he still has to prove himself properly before he gets another look-in for the international side

Brad Hodge hit six fours and as many sixes in his unbeaten 45-ball 85 as Peshawar recovered from 69 for 4 in 11.5 overs to overhaul Karachi's 152 for 7 with nine balls to spare

Neil McKenzie has been confirmed as South Africa's batting coach for the upcoming T20 series against England and Australia followed by the World T20

Brian Vitori has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect after an independent assessment found his bowling action to be illegal

Kurtis Patterson's second century against Western Australia took New South Wales to the safety of a draw in the day/night Sheffield Shield match at the WACA Ground.

West Indies and Lahore Qalandars allrounder Kevon Cooper has been served a warning after umpires reported his bowling action after Tuesday evening's match against Quetta Gladiators

Medium-pacer Deepti Sharma's four-wicket burst, followed by a patient 53 not out from Mithali Raj, helped India Women claim an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series, with a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka Women in Ranchi

Mohammad Nabi is set to leave the Pakistan Super League and link-up with the Afghanistan squad ahead of their Asia Cup T20 qualifier clash against UAE

England remain hopeful that pace bowler Katherine Brunt will be fit for the World T20 after injury forced her out of the current tour of South Africa

Mumbai made it to the Ranji Trophy final for the first time in three seasons, but were denied an outright win courtesy centuries from Naman Ojha (113) and Harpreet Singh (105).

Charlie Hemphrey's sensible half century guided Queensland to a comfortable victory over Tasmania on the fourth day-night of the Sheffield Shield match at the Gabba

Victoria charged to an outright victory over South Australia and a commanding lead on the Sheffield Shield table on the final afternoon of the day/night match at Adelaide Oval.

Australia's prolific top five have scored so freely that Mitchell Marsh has had to wait long periods to bat and he has not utilised those opportunities