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

Manoj Tiwary, the Bengal captain, has been handed a one-match suspension and fined his match fees for his angry reaction on being dismissed lbw in the match against Jharkhand.

In the absence of Rahul Dravid, the stage is set for Laxman to bat again at No. 3, ahead of Murali Vijay, who batted one-drop at Nagpur and has the attitude but not the experience

At the end of a week that has seen Lalit Modi flexing his muscles over the Champions League and the launch of cricket's first global Twenty20 franchise, England's tour of Bangladesh looks increasingly insignificant to the game's changing landscape.

Somerset have confirmed that head groundsman Phil Frost has been made redundant after 22 years at the club

Shoaib Malik, Pakistan's Twenty20 captain for the two games against England, has said he has no interest in leading the side and would prefer to play and perform as a normal member of the side

A slew of former ICL players, as well as a few who turned in successful Ranji Trophy seasons, have found themselves picked in the final IPL squads for the third season starting next month

AB de Villiers is confident that South Africa have the upperhand 48 hours ahead of the final Test of the two-match series, starting at the Eden Gardens on Sunday

South African left-arm spinner Paul Harris has spoken out against the criticism spinners get in the country if they don't perform to expectations

The South African captain sustained a finger injury while training at the Eden Gardens in the build-up to the second and final Test on Sunday

Twenty20's push to be part of the 2020 Olympics has received a fillip with news that the IOC has voted to have the ICC approved

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

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

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

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