Cricket News

Hampshire were undermined by a spell of sustained hostility from Liam Plunkett after Michael Carberry made a superb century in an opening stand of 183

Durham fight back after Carberry century

Ireland suffered a setback in their preparations for the World Twenty20 as they suffered a nine-wicket thrashing at the hands of Trinidad and Tobago

Ireland slump in Twenty20 warm-up

Jim Allenby enjoyed another good day at Derby to help Glamorgan recover after Welsh paceman Steffan Jones had blown away the top order

Derbyshire edge a fluctuating day

Rory Hamilton-Brown kick-started his first season as Surrey captain by hitting a blistering hundred off only 96 balls and going on to make 125 to lead his side to an imposing 415 for 6 against Worcestershire

Rory Hamilton-Brown shines for Surrey

The IPL controversy has taken an ugly turn with the release of email correspondence in which Lalit Modi has contested the validity of the governing council meeting called for April 26

Modi mails take the fight to BCCI

Jerome Taylor, the West Indies fast bowler, has said his recovery from a hip injury has been going well ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 which starts in the Caribbean on April 30

Jerome Taylor confident ahead of World Twenty20

Saurabh Tiwary hit an enterprising fifty and Kieron Pollard played a delightful cameo to charge Mumbai to a strong 184 for 5 which proved beyond Bangalore's reach

Ruthless Mumbai march into final

21-Apr-2010•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

Doolan fit and ready for World Twenty20

New Zealand batsman Lucy Doolan has made a quick recovery from a knee injury and is available to take part in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 in the West Indies

Australia and New Zealand have reconfirmed their support for John Howard, the former Australia prime minister, as the ICC's next vice-president following doubts raised by senior officials over his suitability for the role

Howard has our backing, say Australasian boards

21-Apr-2010•Peter English

BCCI talks tough on action over IPL

The prospects of Lalit Modi remaining IPL chairman and commissioner appeared to recede on Wednesday with the BCCI talking tough on action over the allegations against him

A combined bowling effort helped Sri Lanka level the two-match series 1-1 at St Paul's Sports Complex. In another low-scoring encounter, West Indies stumbled to 160 chasing 199 and were primarily let down by three run-outs

de Alwis helps Sri Lanka square series

Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail hit out at PCB chairman Ijaz Butt, over the controversy surrounding the selection of injury replacements for the World Twenty20 tournament

Aamer Sohail slams Butt over replacement mess

Brett Lee's broken thumb won't prevent him from joining his team-mates on their flight to the West Indies on Friday for the World Twenty20

Lee not broken by latest setback

21-Apr-2010•Peter English

Kumble confident of putting it past Mumbai

Anil Kumble, the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain, expressed disappointment over the shift of the IPL semi-finals from Bangalore to Mumbai, owing to security concerns, but was focused on the job at hand

It went down to the last ball at the National Stadium as Hasan Raza kept his cool under pressure to guide Sind Dolphins home by three wickets in a high-scorer against Baluchistan Bears

Raza guides Dolphins home in thriller

South Africa's tour to West Indies after the World Twenty20 faces changes after a general election was called in Trinidad and Tobago for May 24

General election causes change to fixtures

Monty Panesar is the notable omission from the ECB's 27-man England Performance Squad (EPS) that was announced on Tuesday ahead of the 2010 summer international season

Panesar overlooked for England Performance Squad

Cricinfo previews the first semi-final between Mumbai and Bangalore at DY Patil Stadium

Home advantage gives Mumbai the edge

20-Apr-2010•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

ICC announce World Cup prizemoney hike

The winner of the 2011 World Cup will receive more than US$4million in prizemoney, after the ICC announced a total pool of US$10million for the competition, double the figure that was in place for the 2007 tournament in the Caribbean