Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes, BBL 2015-16, Brisbane

Hurricanes seal win despite Lynn 101

Dec 29, 2015: Daniel Christian played a key role with the bat for Hobart Hurricanes, striking a crucial 56 to set up the side's 15-run win against his old franchise, Brisbane Heat

Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI, Sharjah

Shahzad's record ton helps Afghanistan to 2-0 lead

Dec 29, 2015: Mohammad Shahzad recorded the highest score by an Afghanistan batsman in ODIs - 131 not out - to beat Zimbabwe by four wickets

South Africa v England, 1st Test, Durban, 4th day

Finn puts England on course for victory

Dec 29, 2015: Steven Finn made the vital incisions for England as they remained on course for victory in the opening Test at Kingsmead. He claimed three wickets, continuing Hashim Amla's horror run of form and then snaffling Faf du Plessis in the dying moments of the d

Australia v West Indies, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 4th day

Australia seal 20 years of Worrell Trophy dominance

Dec 29, 2015: Slowly but surely, Australia worked their way through the West Indies for a victory that kept the Frank Worrell Trophy in their possession for 20 unbroken years

Vijay Hazare Trophy Final 2015-16

Parthiv, RP Singh help Gujarat clinch maiden Vijay Hazare title

Dec 28, 2015: Parthiv Patel's maiden List A century and RP Singh's four-wicket opening burst punctured Delhi's chase of 274 as Gujarat were crowned Vijay Hazare Trophy champions for the first time

Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers, BBL 2015-16, Sydney

Sydney Thunder surge to the top with seven-wicket win

Dec 28, 2015: Sydney Thunder surged to the top of the BBL standings with a comprehensive defeat of the Adelaide Strikers, built upon a clinical display on the field

South Africa v England, 1st Test, Durban, 3rd day

Root cements England's control against troubled SA

Dec 28, 2015: Three days into this series England hold a 261-run lead over a South Africa side riddled with problems, chief of which was another injury to Dale Steyn, after their batting had slumped in the morning session

Australia v West Indies, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 3rd day

Bravo holds up Australian victory push

Dec 28, 2015: A superbly stubborn Darren Bravo and an uncharacteristically generous Australia allowed West Indies to force Australia to bat again on day three of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Christchurch

Guptill 93* off 30 annihilates Sri Lanka

Dec 27, 2015: Another calamitous Sri Lanka collapse gave way to a spectacular onslaught from Martin Guptill, as New Zealand crushed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets, running down their 118 in 8.2 overs

Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars, BBL 2015-16, Sydney

Handscomb, Maxwell help Stars to first points

Dec 27, 2015: Melbourne Stars cruise to their first win of the season after fifties from Glenn Maxwell and Peter Handscomb help them win by five wickets

South Africa v England, 1st Test, Durban, 2nd day

Broad keeps pressure on SA as Elgar shows bottle

Dec 27, 2015: Led by Stuart Broad, England kept the pressure on a fragile South Africa batting line-up to leave the opening Test fascinatingly poised after two days in Durban

Ford Trophy 2015-16

Munro, Phillips help Auckland gun down 314 target

Dec 27, 2015: Round-up of the Ford Trophy matches played on December 27,2015

Australia v West Indies, 2nd Test, Melbourne

Australia show no mercy to wanton West Indies

Dec 27, 2015: Adam Voges and Steven Smith cantered to centuries before West Indies top order crumbled once more on day two of the Boxing Day Test

Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat, BBL 2015-16, Perth

Dominant Scorchers complete easy win

Dec 26, 2015: Perth Scorchers strangled the life out of Brisbane Heat to register a nine-wicket victory at the WACA Ground in the Boxing Day BBL match

Delhi v Himachal Pradesh, 1st semi-final, Vijay Hazare 2015-16, Bangalore

Chand fifty takes Delhi to final

Dec 26, 2015: Delhi will play their second Vijay Hazare Trophy final after Unmukt Chand's 80 off 86 balls set up a six-wicket victory over Himachal Pradesh in Bangalore

Gujarat v Tamil Nadu, 2nd Semi-final, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2015-16

Six-star Axar extinguishes Tamil Nadu's flame

Dec 26, 2015: In a spin-off between two India spinners, Axar Patel helped Gujarat prevail over R Ashwin's Tamil Nadu in the semi-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, played in Alur

South Africa v England, 1st Test, Durban, 1st day

Compton and Taylor counter Steyn's fired-up return

Dec 26, 2015: The opening day of the series in Durban started and ended with Dale Steyn's vein threatening to pop through his neck, but England did not allow the world's No. 1 bowler or team to overwhelm them

Australia v West Indies, 2nd Test, Melbourne

Khawaja, Burns subdue West Indies

Dec 26, 2015: Usman Khawaja celebrated his Australia recall and Joe Burns his retention by combining for an unbeaten stand to shut out West Indies on day one of the Boxing Day Test

Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 1st ODI, Sharjah

Hamza, Nabi help Afghanistan defend 131

Dec 25, 2015: Two halves of contrasting nature brought out all the elements associated with a low-scoring thriller, which Afghanistan clinched by 49 runs as Zimbabwe slumped to 82 all out in Sharjah

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Christchurch

Henry, top order hand Sri Lanka drubbing

Dec 25, 2015: Fast bowler Matt Henry's 4 for 49 helped reduce Sri Lanka to 188 before New Zealand's top order made short work of the target to take a 1-0 lead with a seven-wicket win in the first ODI in Christchurch