Cricket News

Two uncapped players - the batsman Greg Lamb and allrounder Shingirai Masakadza - have been included in a 15-man squad for Zimbabwe's upcoming five-ODI tour of the Caribbean

PCB chairman Ijaz Butt and chief operating officer Wasim Bari met officials from the USACA led by CEO Don Lockerbie on the sidelines of an ICC meeting on Wednesday and are believed to have held discussions

Ireland completed a 37-run win to ensure their progress to the Super Fours stage after Scotland collapsed on either side of a threatening partnership between Kyle Coetzer and Gordon Drummond.

Worcestershire have signed Steven Smith, the Australia legspinner, as an overseas player for the English Twenty20 Cup

Northamptonshire have failed in their bid to retain Johan van der Wath and Riki Wessels for the 2010 season following the change in immigration criteria

Ian Harvey is hoping to bring some of his Twenty20 expertise and success to the Zimbabwe domestic scene as he begins his stint with the Southern Rocks

Kemar Roach is confident about getting Ricky Ponting's scalp in the remaining ODIs and even believes that West Indies can turn things around to win the series

Kenya's fall from Associate powerhouse to also-rans continued with their seven-wicket defeat to Netherlands at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Afghanistan's battle against adversity during their rise up the cricket ranks has all the makings of a Hollywood script

The ANZ stadium in Sydney, the venue of the 2000 Olympics, could play host to one of England's fixtures on their Ashes tour later this year, after the ICC Board gave the green light for international cricket to take place at the venue

A round-up of the action from the second round of matches in the 2009-10 Vijay Hazare Trophy

Daniel Vettori admitted to misreading the pitch at the AMI Stadium, which contributed to a close finish to the third ODI, but was pleased with his bowlers' performance

Afghanistan continued their superb form in this tournament, sealing a 29-run victory over USA to maintain their unbeaten run and secure passage to the Super Fours

UAE had already qualified to the Super Fours before this match but there was no letting up in their final league game, whipping Canada by 42 runs to send them home winless

Lalit Modi, the Champions League Twenty20 commissioner, has asked the ECB to make "minor adjustments" to its county schedule to enable English participation in the 2010 tournament

Alex Blackwell followed her half-century in the opening game with an important 34 as Australia gained a 2-0 advantage over New Zealand

A round-up of matches from the first day of the RBS one-day competition

Jesse Ryder, the New Zealand batsman, has faced another setback in his recovery from a groin injury and will undergo surgery next week to reinforce his abdominal wall

Chris Hartley protected Queensland with a courageous century on the final day that ruined Tasmania's chances of victory

South Australia were given a huge fright by Western Australia before they escaped with a two-wicket victory at the WACA