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On a day when Peter Forrest announced himself as Australia's new No.3 with his maiden one-day century, Mahela Jayawardene and Dinesh Chandimal helped Sri Lanka complete a record ODI chase in Hobart

South Australia enter the Ryobi Cup final hoping to break a 25-year drought, while Tasmania are playing their fourth final in five years

Northamptonshire have concluded their search for a left-arm spinner by bringing in Con de Lange, a 31-year-old South African who qualifies as a UK resident from his time living in Scotland

Jacques Rudolph, the South Africa batsman, will join Surrey as their overseas player for the start of the county season, providing cover for Murali Kartik

A wicketkeeper, a middle-order batsman and an allrounder top the buying list of the Pune Warriors, who have started knocking on the doors of rival franchises to explore any possible trading opportunities

England won the toss and decided to bowl in their first T20 encounter in World Cup year. Stuart Broad's side will hope to continue the excellent form from the ODI series and set a platform for their World T20 defence in October.

A round-up of the action from the fourth day of matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2011-12

Paul Stirling sparkled with ball and bat as Ireland brushed aside Kenya despite an improved performance from the hosts

Craig McMillan, the former New Zealand batsman, has blamed New Zealand's surprise defeat in the third and final Twenty20 at Eden Park on Jesse Ryder for slowing down the scoring so he could get his half-century

West Indies captain Merissa Aguilleira fought a hamstring injury to score an unbeaten 39 to guide her team home in a tense, low-scorer at Windsor Park

A round-up of the latest round of matches of the MiWAY T20 Challenge 2011-12

Sri Lanka's captain Mahela Jayawardene has warned the batsman Lahiru Thirimanne to keep a check on how far he backs up in Friday's match against Australia

Michael Clarke is confident his role on the selection panel that dropped Ricky Ponting from the ODI side will not lead to tension between Ponting and himself

ESPNcricinfo previews the triangular series ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka in Hobart

ESPNcricinfo previews the opening Twenty20 between Pakistan and England at the start of a three-match series

A round-up of the action from the third day of matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2011-12

Mominul Haque blazed an unbeaten 53 off just 28 balls to power Barisal Burners to an unlikely four-wicket win with three balls to spare against table-toppers Khulna Royal Bengals

Yorkshire lost nearly half a million pounds in 2011, completing a poor year for the county during which they were relegated in the County Championship

Pakistan could be forgiven for a certain lack of enthusiasm as they approach the final stage of their three-series contest against England in the UAE. Beaten, homesick and recovering from flu, the Pakistan team looked a dispirited bunch by the time Englan

All overseas cricketers who sign up for a stint in English county cricket will be forced to complete the anti-corruption training