Cricket News

Raees Ahmadzai, who was part of Afghanistan's dream run from Division Five to the World Twenty20, has retired from the game in order to focus on developing the next line of Afghan cricketers

Raees Ahmadzai announces retirement

South Africa Academy finally sustained their effort through the full course of a game to emerge deserving winners in a close encounter against BCB Academy in Bogra

South Africa Academy hold their nerve for tight win

In his email to the BCCI, the English County Board Chairman, Giles Clarke, outlined the details of Lalit Modi's alleged plan to set up a parallel league in England.

The plan for a parallel IPL

The counties who met Lalit Modi in India in March have rubbished the allegations that they were involved in secret talks to set up a parallel IPL in which the existing franchises could bid for nine domestic teams in the UK

Counties rubbish allegations of parallel-IPL agenda

Cricinfo previews the Super Eights game between Sri Lanka and West Indies

Windies aim to topple out-of-sorts Sri Lanka

07-May-2010•The Preview by Sriram Veera

Hughes suffers with dislocated shoulder

Phillip Hughes is likely to miss Australia's Test series against Pakistan in July after dislocating his left shoulder while boxing

Albie Morkel has been living on reputation rather than results over the last year of international cricket

Albie Morkel regains some of his powers

06-May-2010•Andrew McGlashan at Kensington Oval

New Zealand ease to ten-run win

New Zealand's women launched their World Twenty20 campaign with a comfortable 10-run victory over India in St Kitts

If you trust the bookmakers Australia and India are the two favourites to win the tournament

In-form favourites face off

On a day of middling performances from both sides, off-spinner Shane Shillingford's spell of 4 for 22 made the difference as West Indies A outlasted South Africa A by 11 runs at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur

Shillingford stars as West Indies A win by 11 runs

The career paths of cricketers do not always run along predictable lines and it is fair to say that Peter Trego's is unique.

Trego tilts the game towards Somerset

06-May-2010•Jon Culley at Old Trafford

Pietersen praises England power-hitters

Kevin Pietersen could be leaving this tournament at any moment should his wife go into labour, and in the form he showed against Pakistan it will be a considerable hole to fill if he is absent

06-May-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Barbados

Adams gives Hampshire hope

Jimmy Adams' tentative 60 edged Hampshire into a narrow 148-run lead at the Rose Bowl as they bid to avoid a sixth straight domestic defeat of the season

Alexei Kervezee fell one short of a maiden first-class century but still helped put Worcestershire in a commanding position against Leicestershire on day three of the County Championship clash at Grace Road

Kervezee puts Worcestershire in command

Surrey collapsed to their third County Championship defeat in four games against Gloucestershire at The Oval today

Banerjee sends Surrey to 77-run defeat

Sri Lanka held their nerves and pulled the carpet from under Pakistan's feet to prevail by one run in a nail-biter in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 at Warner Park.

Sri Lanka hold their nerve for one-run win

Wickets and boundaries were hard to come by on day three of a fluctuating County Championship Division One encounter in Canterbury

Dogged Warwickshire dig in

Hamid Hassan, Afghanistan's star quick-bowler, believes his team can head back to Afghanistan proud of their World Twenty20 experience and has challenged his side to become the best non-Test playing nation.

Hassan proud of Afghanistan performance