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Everything that Hashim Amla has built so far in the series stands to fall apart tomorrow if he fails

Imran Tahir, the nomadic legspinner who was briefly included in South Africa's squad for their tour to India, has spoken of his anger at his treatment by the Titans franchise in South Africa

The wicket of Jacques Kallis in what turned out to be the penultimate over of the day's play has given India an outstanding chance of closing out the match

Andrew Hall, Johann Louw, Alfonso Thomas, Pierre de Bruyn and Hylton Ackerman have been informed that they are no longer required by the Durban-based team

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will not award annual central contracts to its players until the inquiry report into the team's dismal performance on their tour of Australia is released

After a disastrous Australian tour, Pakistan's confidence will not have been helped as they were overcome by an inexperienced Pakistan A in their warm-up game ahead of the twenty20 series against England.

The winners of the bid for the two new IPL franchises will be announced on March 8, according to Lali Modi, the tournament's commissioner

James Hopes will be rushed back to Brisbane for Saturday's vital FR Cup clash against Victoria for his second match in two days

Mahmudullah's ecstatic on-field celebrations were followed by a chirpy press conference after stumps

The ICC has written to the Indian board expressing concerns over the facilities at Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium, one of the eight venues for the 2011 World Cup

Daniel Christian is in line to become the second player of Aboriginal heritage to play an international for Australia

Mashrafe Mortaza is to fly to Australia to aid his recovery from surgery on his knees and make a return to the Bangladesh squad

These are the five innings that have made the ESPNcricinfo awards shortlist for ODI innings of 2009

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

Afghanistan needed a dramatic last-ball run out to edge a thriller against Canada after Ashish Bagai almost carried the underdogs to victory

A round-up of the fifth round of games from the Stanbic Bank Twenty20 tournament in Zimbabwe

Graeme Swann has followed Paul Collingwood's lead by expressing disappointment that England players don't get more exposure to Twenty20 through the IPL

Phil Simmons is relishing a return to the Caribbean, where he will attempt to guide Ireland to the latter stages of the World Twenty20 tournament after their success at the Qualifiers.

The 313 Brigade, Al-Qaeda's operational arm in Pakistan, issued a warning to "the international community" to not send its representatives to major sports events being staged in India, including the IPL

He believes the ECB in particular is still wearing their blinkers and that is important that England, at the grassroots level, embraces the opportunity to participate in international Twenty20 leagues with an eye on the next generation of players