Cricket News

Sir Viv Richards believes that next week's World Twenty20 will provide Caribbean cricket the perfect opportunity to lay the ghosts of the 2007 World Cup

Richards looks to T20 to lay ghosts of 2007

24-Apr-2010•Andrew Miller

Afridi charged up for title defence

Shahid Afridi, the Pakistan captain, has said his team is ready "tactically and technically" to defend their ICC World Twenty20 title in the West Indies from April 30

The New Zealand allrounder is determined to force his way back into the starting XI at the ICC World Twenty20

Styris out to cement Twenty20 spot

A fine innings from the teenage opener Stafanie Taylor aided West Indies women wrap up the three-game Twenty20 series over Sri Lanka at St Mary's Park

Stafanie Taylor seals series for Windies

Indian cricketers Harbhajan Singh and MS Dhoni have paid tribute to Sachin Tendulkar, who turned 37 on Saturday

Tendulkar leaving the youngsters behind - Harbhajan

Bangladesh's captain and coach, Shakib Al Hasan and Jamie Siddons, are targeting a victory against Pakistan in their opening game of the ICC World Twenty20 on May 1

Bangladesh target Pakistan upset

Be warned, Bangladesh. Australia are thinking about unleashing four bowlers capable of topping 150kph in the World Twenty20 group match in Barbados

Australia consider T20 pace quartet

24-Apr-2010•Peter English

Board top brass skips awards night

The IPL Awards Night was held at a Mumbai hotel on Friday evening with several senior BCCI officials missing, in another sign of the deepening rift between IPL commissioner Lalit Modi and his colleagues in the BCCI

Medium-pacer Stiaan van Zyl grabbed four wickets and opener Shamsur Rahman struck 84, as Bangladesh were bowled out for 346

Honours even on opening day

South Africa Cricket Academy retained their advantage on the second day, despite a century from Rony Talukder

Bowlers put SA Academy on top

Nottinghamshire completed their second victory in as many Division One matches after chasing down a target they would not have wished to be bigger here

Hashim Amla guides home jittery Nottinghamshire

23-Apr-2010•Jon Culley at Trent Bridge

Evening wickets give Durham hope

Durham gave themselves an outside hope of forcing a result with three evening-session wickets against Hampshire

Kent emerged as the winners in a battle of cricketing wills in Canterbury when seventh-wicket partners James Hockley and James Tredwell batted their side into a position of strength against leaders Yorkshire

James Hockley and James Tredwell build strong lead

23-Apr-2010•Mark Pennell at Canterbury

Draw looms after Worcestershire fight hard

Half-centuries from Alexei Kervezee, Ben Smith and Ben Scott helped Worcestershire trim Surrey's first-innings lead to 28

Scott Newman upstaged England captain Andrew Strauss and smashed his first century for Middlesex as the visitors put themselves into a potential winning position

Scott Newman sets up Middlesex victory push

Greg Smith followed a career-best batting performance with four wickets as Glamorgan folded feebly to put Derbyshire in sight of victory

Greg Smith puts Derbyshire in sight of victory

Sind Dolphins, buoyed by half-centuries from Shahzaib Hasan and Asad Shafiq, raced to their second consecutive win of the Pentangular One Day Cup

Shahzaib, Asad star in Dolphins win

This is not quite the World Cup, and Deccan's dream run didn't reach the final, but Bangalore - like South Africa - should have finished Deccan twice in the league stage. Now Deccan stand in their way of a Champions League slot

Teams target Champions League berth

23-Apr-2010•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Former BCCI chief Muthiah files Supreme Court petition

Former BCCI president AC Muthiah has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the board's rules that permit BCCI and IPL administrators to own league teams