Cricket News

Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has put an arm around Saeed Ajmal's shoulder after Pakistan's shock defeat against Australia in the ICC World Twenty20 semi-final in St Lucia

Ajmal still a match-winner - Akmal

Brendon McCullum has said he will take a decision on his playing role with the New Zealand team over the next few months, as he looks to preserve himself for all three formats of the game

McCullum undecided on wicketkeeping future

Senior BCCI functionaries met the top brass of IMG in Mumbai today to question their role in the various allegations related to the IPL

Indian board meets IMG officials over IPL

17-May-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi

Blackwell believed in her bowlers

Australia's captain Alex Blackwell said she never doubted her team could take home the World Twenty20 title despite their low score in the final

Michael Clarke has admitted his place in Australia's Twenty20 line-up will come under scrutiny when the team gets home despite him leading the side to the final of the World Twenty20

Clarke concedes he was 'not up to scratch'

17-May-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Barbados

Pietersen rewarded for hard slog

Life for Kevin Pietersen is pretty good at the moment. He couldn't stop smiling as he sat with the World Twenty20 trophy, the Man-of-the-Tournament award, his form back to somewhere near its best and a small baby to return home to

16-May-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Barbados

Scotland stun Leicestershire with last-over win

Scotland produced a stunning performance to send Leicestershire Foxes crashing to a four-wicket defeat in a nail-biting finish to their Clydesdale Bank 40 clash at Grace Road

Haddin was charged with a Level 1 offence under article 2.1.3 of the code which relates to "showing dissent at an umpire's decision during an international match"

Brad Haddin fined for dissent

The transformation is complete. The ECB can hunt for those keys to the trophy cabinet, silverware is on the way to Lord's

Collingwood savours triumph at the end of a long journey

16-May-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Barbados

Moore punishes former team-mates

Stephen Moore returned to haunt his former county by hitting an undefeated century in Lancashire Lightning's crushing nine-wicket win over Worcestershire Royals in the Clydesdale Bank 40 match at New Road

Essex predictably completed a five-wicket victory over Bangladesh at Chelmsford today - but not before they suffered some anxious moments

Bangladesh slip to five-wicket loss

Australia's women staged a dramatic comeback to go one better than the men after holding their nerve in a low-scoring final

Australia shut down NZ for thrilling trophy win

16-May-2010•The Bulletin by Peter English

Unicorns canter to stunning victory

Half-centuries by captain Keith Parsons and Josh Knappett set up a famous 58-run Clydesdale Bank 40 victory for the Unicorns over Glamorgan at Dene Park in Bournemouth

Samit Patel's second limited-overs hundred of his career propelled Nottinghamshire to a 12-run victory over winless Hampshire Royals

Patel hundred takes Notts to victory

Ian Bell's fourth Clydesdale Bank 40 half-century of the season maintained Warwickshire's 100% record with a convincing six-wicket victory over Kent at Edgbaston

Bell fifty leads Warwickshire win

A round-up of the Clydesdale Bank 40 games between Hampshire and Warwickshire at Southampton, and Middlesex and Gloucestershire at Lord's

Bell and Rankin lead Warks to victory

Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen powered England to their first ICC global title with an irresistible 111-run stand for the second wicket, as Australia were outmuscled in a battle of the bowlers at Bridgetown

Kieswetter and Pietersen seal title for England

16-May-2010•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Shamsur Rahman joins Bangladesh squad

Shamsur Rehman, the uncapped right-handed batsman, will leave for England to join the Bangladesh Test squad which has been hit by fitness issues

Vivian Richards has offered his services as a batting consultant to the team to help them deal with their weakness against the short ball

Viv Richards offers batting consultant role for India