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ESPNcricinfo previews the World T20 Super Eight match between Sri Lanka and West Indies

MS Dhoni, India's captain, has defended his decision to leave Virender Sehwag out and play three specialist spinners against Australia, saying tournaments like World Twenty20 merited a "horses for courses" policy

Australia's captain George Bailey doesn't think his side is over-dependent on Shane Watson. Who'd be able to tell?

Martin Guptill is an unsung performer for New Zealand but he is the type of player that England are missing from the top of the order

Security for players at the World Twenty20 has been tightened by tournament organisers after a man found a way into the Australia team's quarters

Leicestershire have signed Robbie Williams from Middlesex on a one-year deal

Graeme Smith, South Africa's Test captain, has said he will not consider international retirement after being offered a county deal from Surrey that could have required him to quit playing for his country.

A bright 93 from Liam Davis and a striking allround display by Nathan Coulter-Nile helped Western Australia to a 25-run victory over Victoria

Rory Hamilton-Brown has returned to Sussex on a three-year deal following his departure from Surrey.

New South Wales fought both Tasmania's lower order and a benign pitch for much of the day as they sought to press home what always looked likely to be a sizeable first innings advantage

JP Duminy was the only South African batsman able to stand up to a crafty Pakistan attack, who kept their opposition to a below-par total in Colombo.

An eventful third day, which included a century from Tom Latham and a declaration from New Zealand A, ended with India A in control of the first unofficial Test in Lincoln

A round-up of Group B matches of Women's World Twenty20 played on September 28, 2012

Australian cricket will have its first female board member in 107 years - and a much wider business knowledge base - following the announcement of a trio of corporate heavy-hitters to join Cricket Australia

Gary Stead, the former New Zealand batsman, has been appointed the High Performance director and head coach of the Canterbury team

Akram Raza, the former Pakistan offspinner, has been reinstated to the Pakistan Cricket Board umpiring panel, following his suspension for his involvement in an illegal betting racket

The PCB has overhauled the domestic system by separating the regional and department sides

George Bailey does not think Australia are over-dependent on Shane Watson, after the allrounder weighed in with bat and ball in both group-stage victories

Mahela Jayawardene extolled Lasith Malinga as the finest death bowler in the world after he bowled an imperturbable Super Over that killed off a persistent New Zealand challenge

Pakistan's fast bowlers have not been performing to their market value but their captain has backed them to come good