Report

Ireland sealed the T20 series with a seven-run D/L win against Papua New Guinea in Townsville, after rain reduced the match to a 11-overs-a-side contest

Ireland seal series with seven-run D/L win

A fine performance by Sri Lanka's spinners was capped by a stroke-filled 95 from opener Avishka Fernando as they brushed England aside by six wickets to move into the semi-final of the Under-19 World Cup

SL thump England to book semi-final berth

Centuries by Rajat Patidar and Harpreet Singh in the second innings and Ishwar Pandey's match-haul of eight wickets helped Madhya Pradesh seal a spot in 2015-16 Ranji Trophy semi-final with a colossal 355-run win over Bengal

Madhya Pradesh reach semi-final with crushing win

Peshawar Zalmi's bowling attack had another fine night as they smothered Lahore Qalandars to 117 for 6 to set up a nine-wicket victory

Peshawar bowlers trample Lahore Qalandars

Ahmed Shehzad's stroke-filled 71 and his 92-run opening partnership with Luke Wright eased Quetta Gladiators to an eight-wicket win over Karachi Kings

Shehzad 71 helps Quetta cruise to win

Rishabh Pant continued his fine run of form in the Under-19 World Cup, slamming his third successive fifty-plus score to guide India into the semi-finals following a 197-run win against Namibia

Pant ton fires India into semi-finals

Alex Hales made 99 and Jos Buttler an unbeaten 48 from 28 balls as England took a 2-0 lead in their five-match ODI series against South Africa

Hales 99, Buttler blows put England 2-0 up

06-Feb-2016•The Report by David Hopps

Ireland overpower PNG in low-scorer

Fourteen wickets fell and only 189 runs were scored in Townsville, with Ireland powering past Papua New Guinea by five wickets

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches on February 6, 2015

Arup eight-for puts Assam into semis

Queensland's bowlers picked up 10 wickets on a good batting pitch on the final day at Adelaide Oval to secure a 173-run victory over South Australia

Queensland bowlers deliver 173-run victory

Australia's wicketkeeper Peter Nevill warmed up for the Test series in New Zealand with a patient half-century to help New South Wales play out a draw with Western Australia in Lincoln

Nevill helps New South Wales stave off defeat

A round-up of the Momentum One Day Cup matches on February 5, 2016

Petersen ton sets up narrow Lions win

Mitchell Marsh and John Hastings kept their heads after others before them had lost their own to wrestle Australia back into the Chappell-Hadlee series with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in Wellington

Warner, Marsh ace Australia's 282 chase

06-Feb-2016•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Asghar, Wahab help Peshawar defend 145

A skilful performance from the left-arm duo of Mohammad Asghar and Wahab Riaz sealed Peshawar Zalmi's 24-run win in their opening fixture against Islamad United in Dubai

Fast bowler Mohammad Amir stole the limelight on the second day of the PSL, taking a hat-trick to power Karachi Kings to a seven-wicket victory against Lahore Qalandars in Dubai

Amir hat-trick sets up big Karachi win

Scotland left-arm spinner Mark Watt's maiden T20 five-for bundled Netherlands out for 103, setting up a 37-run win for his side in Dubai

Watt five-for bundles Netherlands out for 103

Rajat Patidar's third century in only his fifth match was the centerpiece of Madhya Pradesh's batathon that has all but shunted Bengal out of the quarterfinal, as they piled up a 565-run lead by the end of day three

Patidar ton leaves Bengal on the ropes

05-Feb-2016•The Report by Arun Venugopal at the Brabourne

Unadkat's nine helps Saurashtra stroll into semis

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches on February 5, 2016

Half-centuries from Meg Lanning and Nicole Bolton trumped a maiden hundred from Smriti Mandhana, as Australia Women gunned down 253 against India Women to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series

Australia Women ace 253 chase to seal series