Cricket News

Centuries from Luke Ronchi and openers Luke Woodcock and Michael Papps, along with a match haul of nine wickets from offspinner Jeetan Patel shaped Wellington's 92-run win over Otago

A round-up of the Sunfoil Series matches that ended on December 20, 2015

Sri Lanka were cost the wicket of Udara Jayasundera after third umpire Richard Kettleborough wrongfully adjudged him out due to an optical illusion in the DRS replays he saw

Outgoing interim committee chairman Sidath Wettimuny has called for a change to Sri Lanka Cricket's constitution in order to bring in greater accountability

Nathan Lyon obliterated the Hobart Hurricanes at the SCG, as part of the Sydney Sixers' fierce response to suffering a first loss to the Sydney Thunder in five years of the Big Bash League

West Indies coach Phil Simmons has said he asked for a four-day tour match during the team's long break between the Hobart and Melbourne Tests, but they had to settle for a two-day fixture against a second-string Victoria XI in Geelong

Though admitting to knee pain whenever he pushes his hardest, Australia's captain Steven Smith has declared his intent to play every match of the home summer as he comes towards the end of an overdue rest period between West Indies Tests.

After their heavy loss in the first Test in Hobart, West Indies needed to go back to basics in their two-day match against a second-string Victoria XI this weekend

Kane Williamson is batting on 78 not out with New Zealand needing another 47 runs to win the Hamilton Test, but Sri Lanka kept the contest alive with a few late wickets

BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur has all but ruled out the India-Pakistan series, given the short window ahead of India's limited-overs tour of Australia, which begins on January 12

Suresh Raina has been dropped from India's ODI squad for the upcoming tour of Australia, following a poor home series against South Africa

Allrounder Yuvraj Singh and fast bowler Ashish Nehra have both returned to India's T20I squad for the upcoming series against Australia

Wes Agar, the brother of Australian spinner, Ashton Agar, and Clinton Hinchliffe were named in Australia's 21-member squad for the upcoming Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh

A powerful union between Aaron Finch and Cameron White was augmented by some late fireworks from Dwayne Bravo to push the Melbourne Renegades to a valuable away victory over the Brisbane Heat at the Gabba

Gauhar Hafeez has been named as the Pakistan Under-19 captain for the upcoming Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh

Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood scored half-centuries in stiflingly hot conditions as the West Indians moved to 8 for 303 on the first day of their tour game against a Victoria XI in Geelong

Usman Khawaja is prepared to open the batting alongside David Warner on Boxing Day, but will first test his healing hamstring to the limit for the Sydney Thunder on Sunday evening

Former India left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi has been named Oman's spin-bowling coach ahead of the World T20 next year in India.

Dushmantha Chameera's bouncers punched massive holes in the New Zealand batting line-up and left Sri Lanka with a great chance of securing a first-innings lead in Hamilton

Sussex have signed New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor as their overseas signing for the first half of the 2016 season, a move made possible by Steve Magoffin's application for a UK passport