IPL 2014

Specialists in failure

May 19, 2014: The longest losing streaks in the IPL

Pakistan's Game of Thrones characters

May 19, 2014: Aren't there resemblances between the hit fantasy show and an unpredictable, thrilling cricket team?

Gloucestershire v Kent, Bristol, 1st day

Kent crash in final session

May 18, 2014: Kent lost six final-session wickets as they collapsed spectacularly on the first evening of their Division Two match against Gloucestershire

Worcs v Essex, Division 2, New Road, 1st day

Mitchell just misses three in a row

May 18, 2014: Daryl Mitchell missed a third successive hundred by three runs as once again he proved Worcestershire's bedrock, this time against Essex at New Road

NatWest T20 Blast

Dernbach summons perfect retort

May 18, 2014: Jade Dernbach, derided when Surrey lost their opening NatWest Blast fixture, ran around Taunton arms aloft after this time his final over completed a victory

Leicestershire v Hampshire, Grace Road, 1st day

Vince and Buck share the honours

May 18, 2014: Half-centuries from James Vince and Adam Wheater led Hampshire to 321 for 8 on the opening day against Leicestershire

Sunrisers v Knight Riders, IPL 2014, Hyderabad

Gambhir's rage and Uthappa's slip

May 18, 2014: Plays of the day from the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders in Hyderabad

Northamptonshire v Middlesex, Wantage Road, 1st day

Roland-Jones hurts wasteful Northamptonshire

May 18, 2014: Although Middlesex rested Steven Finn, Northamptonshire still struggled in conditions where the batsmen should have filled their boots

Daredevils v Kings XI, IPL 2014, Delhi

Top v bottom in low-stakes match

May 18, 2014: Not only are Kings XI top of the table, three of their remaining matches are against the also-rans, Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians

Sussex v Sri Lankans, Tour match, Hove

Dilshan and Vithanage blitz Sussex in record time

May 18, 2014: Sri Lanka scorched to a ten-wicket win in less than half the allotted overs to complete their warm-up matches ahead of the limited-overs series against England in dashing style

South Africa cricket

Mental clarity vital for bowlers - Donald

May 18, 2014: Allan Donald spoke to G Unnikrishnan of Deccan Herald about the mental clarity necessary for bowlers to succeed against reputed finishers

England news

Frustrated Hales wants to shake T20 tag

May 18, 2014: Alex Hales has admitted his frustrations at the disjointed start to his season that has seen him bat in three positions for two counties while being unable to force his way into England's one-day side

Sunrisers v Knight Riders, IPL 2014, Hyderabad

KKR make it four wins in a row

May 18, 2014: Sunrisers Hyderabad began brightly, but faded in the second half of their innings, allowing Kolkata Knight Riders to ease to a seven-wicket win

Empower the ACSU to clean up T20

May 18, 2014: An independent ACSU must be allowed to pursue its own investigations and impose penalties if the game's custodians are serious about stamping out corruption in T20 leagues

IPL 2014

Pujara confident of short-form success

May 18, 2014: Cheteshwar Pujara admits there is a "perception" that he isn't cut out for limited-overs cricket, but says it's a "matter of time" before he succeeds

Super Kings v Royal Challengers, IPL 2014, Ranchi

Parthiv sweeps to slip

May 18, 2014: The Plays of the day from Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Ranchi

New Zealand news

Former NZC chief feared corruption in ICL

May 18, 2014: Following Lou Vincent's revelations of fixing in several games around the world, the former New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan has said there was suspicion of corrupt activities in the rebel Indian Cricket League

Royals v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2014, Ahmedabad

Mumbai Indians look to avert exit

May 18, 2014: With seven defeats in 10 games, Mumbai Indians need to win all their remaining games and hope for other results to go their way, if they are to progress to the playoffs

Super Kings v Royal Challengers, IPL 2014, Ranchi

RCB win spinfest to stay alive

May 18, 2014: AB de Villiers played a crucial cameo as Royal Challengers Bangalore won the battle against Super Kings' army of spinners in a low-scoring Ranchi encounter

IPL 2014

IPL final to stay in Bangalore

May 18, 2014: The IPL final on June 1 will stay in Bangalore as scheduled after the BCCI declined the Mumbai Cricket Association's request to reinstate the match at the Wankhede Stadium