NCL 2016-17

Imran's record-breaking ton gives Khulna full points

Dec 22, 2016: A wrap of all the first round matches of the National Cricket League held across Bangladesh

Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder, Big Bash League 2016-17

Finch and spinners brush Thunder aside

Dec 22, 2016: The Renegades captain hit 63 off 37 balls to set up a total of 179, which Brad Hogg and Sunil Narine defended with ease

Wellington v Auckland, Super Smash 2016-17

Papps, Ronchi help Wellington break deadlock

Dec 22, 2016: Having posted 173 for 5 after electing to bat, Wellington bowled Auckland out for 140 with four balls left

New Zealand XI v Bangladeshis, tour match, Whangerai

Bangladeshis lose, but Mustafizur shines on return

Dec 22, 2016: Bangladesh's tour of New Zealand got off to an inauspicious start as they went down by three wickets against the New Zealand XI in a rain reduced 43-overs a side practice match at the Cobham Oval in Whangerai

Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat, Big Bash League 2016-17

Heat choke Strikers in slog overs to defend 206

Dec 21, 2016: Brendon McCullum's leadership, coupled with accurate bowling in the slog overs helped Brisbane Heat choked the Adelaide Strikers to defended 206

Central Districts v Otago, Super Smash 2016-17, New Plymouth

Otago trump Central Districts in record 497-run T20

Dec 21, 2016: Hamish Rutherford and Mahela Jayawardene hammered centuries in New Plymouth, making it the highest-aggregated T20 ever

WICB Regional 4 Day tournament 2016-17

Chanderpaul ton arrests Guyana's winless streak

Dec 20, 2016: A round-up of the Regional 4 Day Tournament matches that were played between December 16-19

South African Invitation XI v Sri Lankans, Potchefstroom, 3rd day

Warm-up match ends productively for SL batsmen

Dec 20, 2016: Sri Lanka ended their tour game with seven out of eight batsmen striking half-centuries in the approach to the first Test on Boxing Day

Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers, BBL 2016-17, Sydney

Sixers seal derby win after Thunder's batting slump

Dec 20, 2016: Moises Henriques commanded a focused Sydney Sixers to a nine-wicket win over Sydney Thunder in the opening match of BBL 2016-17

India v England, 5th Test, Chennai, 5th day

Jadeja seven-for seals 4-0 series win

Dec 20, 2016: Ravindra Jadeja took seven wickets in an innings for the first time to bowl India to victory over England by an innings and 75 runs to give them a 4-0 series win

South African Invitation XI v Sri Lankans, Potchefstroom, 2nd day

Angelo Mathews takes two on return to bowling

Dec 19, 2016: The South Africa Invitational XI finished the day 88 runs behind Sri Lankans' first innings score of 373 after Leus du Plooy struck 142

India v England, 5th Test, Chennai, 4th day

England on the ropes after Nair triple

Dec 19, 2016: Karun Nair became only the second Indian batsman to score a triple-hundred as India declared with a lead of 282 on day four of the Chennai Test

Australia v Pakistan, 1st Test, Brisbane, 5th day

Pakistan's terrific chase ends 40 short

Dec 19, 2016: Pakistan's bid for a world-record chase fell a mere 40 runs short, allowing Australia to exhale after coming close to coughing up a match they had dominated over the first four days

South African Invitation XI v Sri Lankans, Potchefstroom, 1st day

Kaushal, Karunaratne warm-up with 159-run stand

Dec 18, 2016: Four Sri Lankans made 50-plus scores on day one of their tour match in South Africa

WICB Regional 4-Day tournament 2016-17

Jacobs' ten-for, King's career-best sink Leeward Islands

Dec 18, 2016: Brandon King's career-best 194 coupled with 10 wickets from Damion Jacobs helped Jamaica beat Leeward Islands by an innings

Afghanistan v UAE, 3rd T20I

Rashid, Nabi help Afghanistan sweep series

Dec 18, 2016: Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan picked up six wickets between them to snuff out United Arab Emirates' challenge in a 190-run chase

India v England, 5th Test, Chennai, 3rd day

Rahul 199 leads strong India reply

Dec 18, 2016: KL Rahul fell one short of a maiden double-hundred after leading India's response to England's 477 in excellent batting conditions at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

Super Smash 2016-17

De Grandhomme brute force too much for Canterbury

Dec 18, 2016: A round-up of the Super Smash matches held on December 18, 2016

Australia v Pakistan, 1st Test, Brisbane, 4th day

Asad Shafiq and tail make Australia toil

Dec 18, 2016: Asad Shafiq scored his tenth Test hundred and found support from Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz to keep Australia on the field late into the night on the fourth day at the Gabba

Jharkhand v Odisha, Ranji Trophy 2016-17, Group B, Thumba, 3rd day

Nadeem, Kaushal inflict innings-defeat on Odisha

Dec 17, 2016: Jharkhand displaced Karnataka to finish table toppers of Group B after crushing Odisha within three days to win by an innings and 93 runs