Super Smash 2016-17

Auckland go top with third straight win

Dec 17, 2016: Auckland kept their unbeaten run in the Super Smash alive by winning their third match in a row, beating Northern Districts by 38 runs in Hamilton to go top of the league by two points

India v England, 5th Test, Chennai, 2nd day

India firm after Dawson, Rashid steer England to 477

Dec 17, 2016: England made a shaky start to the second day, but got to a sizeable first-innings total courtesy a century stand for the eighth wicket between Adil Rashid and the debutant Liam Dawson

Australia v Pakistan, 1st Test, Brisbane, 3rd day

Australia strike twice after setting 490 to win

Dec 17, 2016: There was no mayhem this time, no clatter of wickets in a giddy rush, or frenzied burst of noise from the Gabba's biggest crowd ever outside the Ashes

Titans v Warriors, CSA T20 Challenge, Final, Centurion

Siboto holds nerve as Titans overcome Morkel injury

Dec 16, 2016: Titans claimed a second successive T20 title and denied Warriors a first trophy in seven seasons by defending 156

United Arab Emirates v Afghanistan, 2nd T20I, Dubai

Najibullah heroics helps Afghanistan clinch series

Dec 16, 2016: Najibullah Zadran's unbeaten 55 helped Afghanistan overcome a wobble and secure a final-over win that gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series

Jharkhand v Odisha, Ranji Trophy 2016-17, Group B, Thumba, 2nd day

Virat, Tiwary fifties drive Jharkhand ahead

Dec 16, 2016: Jharkhand were ahead by 84 and had five wickets in hand at close on day 2 of their final league fixture of the season

Super Smash 2016-17

Latham, Nicholls star in Canterbury win

Dec 16, 2016: A round-up of the Super Smash matches held on 16th December, 2016

Australia v Pakistan, 1st Test, Brisbane, 2nd day

Australia's quicks blow Pakistan away

Dec 16, 2016: Pakistan went into free fall in the final session on day two at the Gabba, against the the swinging, bouncing, pink ball under lights

India v England, 5th Test, Chennai, 1st day

Moeen and Root win the day for England

Dec 16, 2016: Moeen Ali's fifth Test century steered England past a shaky start and moved them to a solid 284 for 4 at the end of day one in Chennai

Habib Bank v WAPDA, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final, Karachi, 5th day

Butt ton secures WAPDA's maiden title

Dec 15, 2016: Salman Butt's stoic century thwarted Habib Bank's push for a win and ensured that WAPDA claimed the Quaid-e-Azam 2016-17 title, their maiden tournament win, on the basis of a first-innings lead

Jharkhand v Odisha, Ranji Trophy 2016-17, Group B, Thumba, 1st day

Nadeem, Sunny dismiss Odisha for 152 on flat pitch

Dec 15, 2016: After Jharkhand captain Saurabh Tiwary surprisingly chose to bowl on a flat pitch in Thumba, Odisha were surprised again when they were bowled out for 152

Canterbury v Wellington, Super Smash 2016-17, Christchurch

Canterbury edge past Wellington after tied finish

Dec 15, 2016: A one-over eliminator was needed the separate the two teams after the match finished in a tie

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

Smith century puts Australia ahead on first day

Dec 15, 2016: Steven Smith and Peter Handscomb capitalized on the platform laid by Matt Renshaw with an unbroken 137-run stand to take Australia to 288 for 3 at stumps

Habib Bank v WAPDA, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final, Karachi, 4th day

Habib Bank tighten grip after setting 444 target

Dec 14, 2016: WAPDA will need Salman Butt, their captain to come good with support from the middle order if they are to win the tournament, having taken the first-innings honours

UAE v Afghanistan, 1st T20I, Dubai

Najibullah, bowlers seal Afghanistan's 11-run win

Dec 14, 2016: Some lower-order boundaries from Najibullah Zadran and wickets from Afghanistan's Karim Janat and Rashid Khan sealed their 11-run win against UAE in the first T20I in Dubai

Otago v Northern Districts, Super Smash 2016-17, Dunedin

Neesham leads Otago to first win of season

Dec 14, 2016: James Neesham defended 17 runs in the final over, and prior to that he slammed an unbeaten 42 off only 16 balls to set up Otago's two-run victory over Northern Districts

Warriors v Lions, CSA T20 Challenge, Port Elizabeth

Ingram steers Warriors into T20 final

Dec 13, 2016: Colin Ingram's unbeaten 56 saw the Warriors qualify for their first T20 final in five seasons since the 2011-12 summer

Habib Bank v WAPDA, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final, Karachi, 2nd day

HBL storm back with Imam-ul-Haq, Zaman hundreds

Dec 13, 2016: HBL took the last five WAPDA wickets for nine runs before Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman hit hundreds in a double-century stand

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

Ashwin takes 12, India take series with an innings win

Dec 12, 2016: Ashwin picked up his 24th five-for to wrap up the Mumbai Test by an innings and 36 runs and the series 3-0 for India

WICB Regional 4-Day Tournament

Sebastien stars in Windward's revival; Miller takes nine in an innings

Dec 11, 2016: A round-up of the fourth round of matches in the WICB Regional 4-Day Tournament