Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2019, Mumbai

The slow poison of Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya

May 3, 2019: After a rollicking Powerplay, Mumbai Indians' spinners strangled Sunrisers Hyderabad with eight overs for 43 runs and the wickets of Williamson and Vijay Shankar

World Cup build-up

Australia's top three, Smith's fielding, Nicholls' new role: Brisbane talking points

May 3, 2019: A full-strength Australia ramp up World Cup preparations next week against a shadow New Zealand team with fringe players looking to impress

Ireland news

CEO Warren Deutrom bailed Cricket Ireland out with €100,000 loan

May 3, 2019: Funding crisis in October forced Ireland chief to dip into own savings to bail out the board

Who needs data when you have Dhoni?

May 3, 2019: CSK and their captain have consistently defied received wisdom and analytics in T20 to build their IPL legacy on gut instinct and feel

Hampshire v Sussex, Royal London Cup, Ageas Bowl

Hampshire hold nerve in face of David Wiese onslaught

May 2, 2019: Centuries from Tom Alsop and Aiden Markram set Hampshire up for a commanding 355 for 5 but it went down to the wire

Lancashire v Derbyshire, Royal London Cup, Old Trafford

Keaton Jennings, Jake Lehmann and spinners secure fifth Lancs win in a row

May 2, 2019: Derbyshire could not keep up with the pace in a shortened match as Lancashire closed in on North Group qualification

IPL 2019 news

Cricket South Africa evaluating Rabada's back niggle

May 2, 2019: South Africa pacer complained of stiffness in his back after Sunday's clash and was subsequently rested by Delhi Capitals

Ireland v England, one-off ODI, Dublin

Hockey player, business student, death bowler - meet teenage Ireland prospect Josh Little

May 2, 2019: Having made his Ireland debut as a 16-year-old and then been dropped, Josh Little is back on an upward trajectory

Ireland v England, one-off ODI, Dublin

Drugs test exposure sealed Alex Hales' fate - Ashley Giles

May 2, 2019: England director confirms that management had been bound by confidentiality until story was made public

Surrey v Kent, Royal London Cup, The Oval

Surrey fired out cheaply again as Kent claim first win

May 2, 2019: Kent got home with eight wickets and 22 overs to spare after Surrey could only muster 127 despite a Dean Elgar half-century

England news

Joe Clarke, Tom Kohler-Cadmore on England blacklist after WhatsApp revelations

May 2, 2019: The pair were named in court during the rape trial of former Worcestershire team-mate Alex Hepburn

Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2019, Mumbai

Bhuvneshwar attacks Hardik's weakness

May 2, 2019: What is Hardik's Achilles heel? Why did Rohit buck the chasing trend?

Ireland v England, one-off T20, Malahide

Jofra Archer primed for England debut as Ireland seek major scalp

May 2, 2019: England look to put a ropey week behind them as they launch their international summer at a chilly Malahide

Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2019, Mumbai

Mumbai survive Pandey-Nabi scare to seal playoff qualification

May 2, 2019: Manish Pandey's last-ball six took Sunrisers to the Super Over, but Mumbai cruised to a win after keeping them to 8 in the tie-breaker

2019 World Cup news

Sri Lanka Cricket strengthens team's security at World Cup

May 2, 2019: Three security officers deployed by the government will travel with the team

Sri Lanka news

Hathurusingha, de Mel 'thrash things out' to work together for World Cup

May 2, 2019: Ashantha de Mel was appointed as team manager and selector-on-tour for the World Cup and had clashed earlier with the coach over selection choices

Ireland v England, one-off ODI, Dublin

Alex Hales' 'lack of regard' for England team-mates meant he had to go - Eoin Morgan

May 2, 2019: England captain confirms it was senior players who reached the conclusion that Alex Hales should play no further part in World Cup preparations

Shahid Afridi reveals his real age in autobiography

May 2, 2019: The allrounder's newly-released autobiography, Game Changer, contains an excerpt that might confirm what many fans have long suspected

Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2019

Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders in uphill battle for the playoffs

May 2, 2019: Kings XI have a proud home record to look up to, Knight Riders have momentum from a resounding win

Australian cricket

As Smith, Warner return, CA strives to start growing again

May 2, 2019: Sport Australia's AusPlay survey has shown one of the major challenges for cricket is retaining youngsters beyond early teens