Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Asia Cup, Dubai

Extreme training helps Mushfiqur conquer extreme conditions

Sep 15, 2018: The biggest reason that he is able to score big - with the rest of the line-up crumbling around him - is the extreme pressure he puts himself under when he trains

Pakistan news

Eight PSL games to be held in Lahore, Karachi in 2019

Sep 15, 2018: The T20 tournament will begin in Dubai on February 17 with the final scheduled to take place in Karachi on March 17

Worcestershire v Sussex, T20 Blast, Final, Edgbaston

Brilliant Ben Cox takes Worcestershire to T20 title as calm Moeen Ali leads from the front

Sep 15, 2018: Moeen Ali starred with bat and ball and another outstanding spell from Pat Brown had held back Sussex's innings

Hong Kong v Pakistan, 2nd match, Asia Cup 2018, Dubai

Young Hong Kong a banana peel for Pakistan

Sep 15, 2018: A young Hong Kong side under Anshy Rath will look to make a mark in the side's first Asia Cup match since 2008

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2018, Dubai

Heroic Tamim Iqbal returns to bat with one hand after wrist fracture

Sep 15, 2018: The Bangladesh opener came out with a special padding on the glove and helped add 32 for the last wicket with Mushfiqur Rahim

Asia Cup 2018

Sarfraz in an oasis of calm amid World Cup chatter

Sep 15, 2018: Both the Pakistan captain and his team appear incredibly relaxed - joking around at training and enjoying each other's company - even as they build for next year's World Cup

Sussex v Somerset, T20 Blast, Semi-final, Edgbaston

Sussex bowlers shine after Wright's record show

Sep 15, 2018: Those who hail Sussex's T20 attack as the best in the world found more evidence for their case as they snuffed out Somerset by 35 runs in the second semi-final

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2018, Dubai

Mushfiqur stars in 137-run rout of Sri Lanka

Sep 15, 2018: The former captain smashed 144, including a last-wicket stand with Tamim Iqbal who came out to bat with a broken hand, to lift Bangladesh to a winning total

CPL 2018

Fawad Ahmed's three-for lifts Trinbago Knight Riders into CPL final

Sep 15, 2018: Knight Riders will push for their third title in four years on Sunday when they take on Guyana Amazon Warriors, who beat them in the first qualification playoff

Asia Cup 2018

Asia Cup participation highlights the ironies of Hong Kong's ODI existence

Sep 15, 2018: The tournament will be a high point of a bizarre year in which the team has lost its ODI status while also securing famous wins against Afghanistan, UAE and Nepal in the 50-overs format

Analysis

The art of the match-losing innings

Sep 15, 2018: T20 batting is full of misplaced good intentions, poor strategy and systemic insecurity. This is how those qualities lose matches

England news

'Australian player called me Osama' - Moeen Ali alleges racial abuse during 2015 Ashes

Sep 14, 2018: Moeen Ali has intensified the focus on Australian player behaviour after claiming that he was subjected to a racial taunt

Worcestershire v Lancashire, T20 Blast, Semi-final, Edgbaston

Lancashire 'like kids at Christmas' ahead of chance to save season

Sep 14, 2018: Captain Liam Livingstone is able to turn to England pair Jos Buttler and Keaton Jennings while Matt Parkinson could be a trump card

Worcestershire v Lancashire, T20 Blast, Semi-final, Edgbaston

Pat Brown's wondrous season too much for Lancashire

Sep 14, 2018: Pat Brown is the Vitality Blast's leading wicket-taker and Lancashire succumbed to his sleight of hand as Worcestershire won the first semi-final

Asia Cup 2018

What does it really mean to be Asia Cup champions?

Sep 14, 2018: In any other major subcontinental sport, the Asian championships are a significant event. But is it really so in cricket?

Asia Cup 2018

India hire Sri Lankan throwdown specialist to counter left-arm threat

Sep 14, 2018: Nuwan Seneviratne will help India deal with several left-arm quicks they will come up against in the Asia Cup

England in Sri Lanka 2018-19

Nurture Adil Rashid's confidence in Sri Lanka, Shane Warne tells England

Sep 14, 2018: Australia legend expects 'big things' from legspinner, now that he has cemented his role in the side

MCC news

MCC name new head groundsman ahead of World Cup and Ashes year

Sep 14, 2018: McDermott is currently the head groundsman at the Ageas Bowl, the home of Hampshire

Vitality Blast Finals Day

Moeen Ali anticipates Jos Buttler duel

Sep 14, 2018: The latest news as it happens in the build-up to Vitality Blast Finals Day

England news

Moeen Ali: 'Rude' Australia only team I disliked

Sep 14, 2018: In an interview with the Times, Moeen was critical of the way the Australia team carried themselves prior to the ball-tampering scandal