Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2018, Indore

Ashwin's left-hand tactics negate Mumbai's spinners

May 5, 2018: By promoting left-handed batsmen through the middle overs, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma was kept apprehensive of using his spinners, Krunal Pandya and Mayank Markande

Bangladesh news

Four things we learnt from Bangladesh's season

May 5, 2018: With stories that inspire and bygone players making their return to international cricket, one thing's for certain: cricket is king in Bangladesh

The story behind the story of the Packer affair

May 5, 2018: Forty years on, a look at how Gideon Haigh's history of the rupture set a benchmark

Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2018, Indore

Rohit, Krunal blitz keeps Mumbai Indians alive

May 4, 2018: The pair's unbeaten 56-run stand off 21 balls secured a third win in nine matches, keeping Mumbai Indians alive in the season

Pakistan v Northamptonshire, Tour Match, 1st day, Northampton

Shadab capitalises on Yasir's absence with six-for

May 4, 2018: Adam Rossington's 90 revived Northamptonshire to 259 after a stuttering start on the first day of the warm-up game

Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2018, Pune

Bumrah rediscovers vintage form

May 4, 2018: He had just a solitary wicket to show, but the pressure he built on Kings XI across two spells helped Mumbai Indians pull the game back

Indian Premier League 2018

Talking Points: Why isn't Rohit Sharma batting at No. 3?

May 4, 2018: It may be dressing-room psychology rather than statistics that is leading him to come in late

South Africa v Bangladesh, 1st women's ODI, Potchefstroom

Van Niekerk, Tryon thump Bangladesh with all-round skills

May 4, 2018: Van Niekerk's 52-ball 44 and Tryon's 42-ball 65 took South Africa to 270 for 9, and then the duo shared five wickets between them to skittle out the visitors for 164

Sussex v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship, Hove

Robinson's best can't sink Middlesex as seamers hit back

May 4, 2018: Seven wickets for Ollie Robinson fired Sussex ambitions but Max Holden resisted and Middlesex struck back by the close

Glamorgan v Kent, Specsavers Championship, Cardiff

Spritely Stevens engineers startling collapse as Glamorgan lose 10 for 37

May 4, 2018: Glamorgan lost all ten wickets for 37 runs and, as a result, opener Jack Murphy carried his bat for 39 to achieve a historic feat

Durham v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship, Chester-le-Street

Imperious Leicestershire make life tough for Durham

May 4, 2018: Paul Collingwood's insertion looked straightforward enough, but it did not turn out as he planned as Leicestershire put up stiff resistance

Warwickshire v Derbyshire, Specsavers Championship, Edgbaston

Trott follows retirement announcement with runs

May 4, 2018: His mind at rest, Jonathan Trott set about doing what he is good at and, as a host of other Warwickshire batsmen followed suit, that meant trouble for Derbyshire

Surrey v Worcestershire, Specsavers Championship, Kia Oval

Burns' captaincy status grows as his hundred leads Surrey

May 4, 2018: Worcestershire, beaten in their first three matches, found few favours from Surrey at Kia Oval

Nottinghamshsire v Hampshire, Specsavers Championship, Trent Bridge

Patel's run out mishap ensures another day of highs and lows

May 4, 2018: Nobody entertains and exasperates as much as Samit Patel and, as much as he would wish it was not so, his run out of Ross Taylor suggests the habit does seem to be stuck with him

Lancashire v Somerset, Specsavers Championship, Old Trafford

Trescothick completes century with broken foot

May 4, 2018: Banger became Becks at Old Trafford and a broken metatarsal will have the whole of Somerset fearing for the future of their favourite son

Essex v Yorkshire, Specsavers Championship, Chelmsford

Ducks for Root and Cook, 22 wickets fall - just part of a bizarre Chelmsford day

May 4, 2018: If you watched video footage of this match a dozen times you would struggle to understand what on earth was going on

IPL 2018

Two IPL playoffs moved from Pune to Kolkata

May 4, 2018: The IPL eliminator and Qualifier 2 on May 23 and 25 have been shifted, league chairman Rajiv Shukla confirmed on Friday

Ireland v Pakistan, only Test, Malahide

Ireland bank on pace for debut Test against Pakistan

May 4, 2018: Ireland have named a 14-man squad for the one-off Test against Pakistan that begins next Friday

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2018, Hyderabad

Can Daredevils stay relevant in the race to the playoffs?

May 4, 2018: To do that, they must find a way to tackle Sunrisers Hyderabad's bowlers, who have been strangling opposition line-ups all season

Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2018, Pune

AB de Villiers to return as RCB aim to stay afloat

May 4, 2018: Virat Kohli's team will face an incredibly tough path to the playoffs if they drop points against CSK