Supernovas v Velocity, Women's T20 Challenge, Jaipur

Velocity v Supernovas - more than just a match of cricketing acumen

May 11, 2019: The focus, invariably, will be as much on the captains - Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur - as it will be on the youngsters and international stars

Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Capitals, Qualifier 2, IPL 2019, Visakhapatnam

Big match, high stakes? Better call Faf

May 11, 2019: Faf du Plessis brought his trademark patience and resilience to the fore against Delhi Capitals, underlining once again his value to the Chennai Super Kings fold

T20 chases are won and lost in the first ten overs, not the last ten

May 10, 2019: Conventional wisdom still advocates keeping wickets in hand for sustained attack in the second half of a chase. The results say that's not quite the way to go about things

Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Capitals, IPL 2019, qualifier 2, Visakhapatnam

'Dream season for us and it's just the start' - Shreyas Iyer

May 10, 2019: Iyer said a bit of bad planning during their batting innings cost Capitals in what was otherwise a season to be proud of

Scotland v Afghanistan, 2nd ODI, Edinburgh

Rain and Rahmat Shah foil Scotland despite Calum MacLeod hundred

May 10, 2019: Afghanistan kept up with the asking rate as the rains came in after Scotland had posted a challenging 325 for 7

South Africa news

South Africa coach Ottis Gibson wanted World Cup players to make early return from IPL

May 10, 2019: Ottis Gibson put in a request with CSA to withdraw 'key players' early, but ESPNcricinfo understands that the board did not bring up the issue with the BCCI

England v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Ageas Bowl

James Vince's perfect timing revives England World Cup hopes

May 10, 2019: A magnificent 190 for Hampshire and the misfortune of a few others has put James Vince back in the frame

From No Hope to England's great hope - when Jofra Archer went on tour to Cornwall

May 10, 2019: Jofra Archer is now England's rising star, but a few years ago he was sleeping on the floor at his friend's

Australia news

Back-up quicks a worry for Australia ahead of World Cup?

May 10, 2019: Without the injured pair of Jhye Richardson and Josh Hazlewood, the third pacer option between Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Kane Richardson appears a little less enticing

Middlesex v Lancashire, Royal London Cup, Lord's

Saqib Mahmood scorches Lancashire to semi-final berth, despite James Harris' startling resistance

May 10, 2019:

Worcestershire v Somerset, Royal London Cup, New Road

Tom Banton's star rises before Azhar Ali finishes off Worcestershire

May 10, 2019: Somerset rode into the Royal London semi-final on the back of their opener's thrilling hundred as Worcestershire never got going in the chase

Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Capitals, Qualifier 2, IPL 2019, Visakhapatnam

Clinical Super Kings set up finals date with Mumbai

May 10, 2019: MS Dhoni's men kept Delhi Capitals to 147 and that total proved far too small the moment Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson got going

Ireland v West Indies, Dublin

Ireland look to lift themselves from the bottom

May 10, 2019: West Indies, like Ireland, have issues to solve in their bowling attack although conditions might suit the hosts more

England v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Ageas Bowl

Moeen Ali, Jason Roy, Shoaib Malik in contention after not-so-dry run

May 10, 2019: Both England and Pakistan could make changes as the teams head south with the series square

IPL 2019

Less fiery, but Malinga is still proving his worth

May 10, 2019: Age, fitness issues and a drop in pace could easily have deflated Lasith Malinga's confidence. Instead he has strived to improvise within his limitations

Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Capitals, 2nd Qualifier , IPL 2019

Mission Improbable: Capitals' obstacle course through the IPL playoffs

May 10, 2019: Capitals will have to match one of the all-time great IPL performances to win the tournament. Will they do it?

New Zealand XI in Australia 2019

Aaron Finch backs experience of past winners for World Cup campaign

May 10, 2019: Finch addressed the media after their third and final warm-up game against New Zealand in Brisbane, and also praised Steven Smith's successful return into the Australian set-up

Australia XI v New Zealand XI, 3rd unofficial ODI, Brisbane

Steven Smith 91*, Glenn Maxwell 70 deliver Australia XI victory

May 10, 2019: Will Young's ton goes in vain even as Pat Cummins reinforces his standing as the in-form bowler in Australia's attack

Sri Lanka news

Gunawardene, Zoysa face corruption charges related to T10 league

May 10, 2019: The charges against Zoysa largely map on to the charges made by the ICC in October, while this is the first time Gunawardene has been embroiled in corruption allegations

Australia news

Victoria reward Nic Maddinson with a full state contract

May 10, 2019: The left-hander scored more runs and centuries in just five matches for his new team than in any of his eight seasons with NSW