Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group C, 3rd round, 1st day

Dutta routs Jharkhand for 142

Dec 21, 2014: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group C matches played on December 21, 2014

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group B, 3rd round, 1st day

Awana, Saini fold Rajasthan for 141

Dec 21, 2014: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group B matches played on December 21, 2014

Kerala v Hyderabad, Ranji Trophy, Group C, Wayanad, 1st day

Lower order props up Hyderabad

Dec 21, 2014: After a see-sawing day's cricket at Krishnagiri Stadium in Wayanad, hosts Kerala and Hyderabad emerged on equal terms, courtesy an unbroken stand of 71 between Nos. 8 and 9 Ibrahim Khaleel and Ashish Reddy

Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat, BBL 2014-15

Kallis, Hussey provide masterclasses for Thunder

Dec 21, 2014: Two very special innings from veterans Mike Hussey and Jacques Kallis saw Sydney Thunder register a 56-run victory over Brisbane Heat in their first match of the Big Bash League season

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group A, 3rd round, 1st day

Jalaj Saxena ton drives Madhya Pradesh

Dec 21, 2014: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group A matches played on December 21, 2014

NZ Chairman's XI v Sri Lankans, Queenstown, 1st day

Sri Lankans struggle on seamers' day

Dec 21, 2014: Sri Lankans were reduced to 173 for 9 on their first day of competitive cricket in New Zealand, but had struck back through their own seamers before the close of play, in the two-day warm-up encounter in Queenstown

Stars v Hurricanes, BBL 2014-15, Melbourne

Wells, Hilfenhaus subdue Stars

Dec 20, 2014: An excellent team performance from Hobart Hurricanes in their first match of the season consigned Melbourne Stars to their second straight defeat

Pakistan A v Kenya, 5th one-dayer, Lahore

Kenya implode to 61 all out

Dec 20, 2014: Kenya imploded in a chase of 170, folding for a mere 61, as Pakistan A completed a 108-run win in the fifth and final one-dayer in Lahore to sweep the series 5-0

Dhaka Premier Division 2014-15

Old DOHS relegated after another loss

Dec 20, 2014: A round-up of the Dhaka Premier Division matches on December 20, 2014

South Africa v West Indies, 1st Test, Centurion, 4th day

Steyn six completes West Indies humiliation

Dec 20, 2014: Dale Steyn had bided his time while South Africa built a position of supremacy against West Indies, but when he stirred the effect was lethal. West Indies were blown away within 15.3 overs, their last seven wickets falling for 55 runs

Plunket Shield 2014-15, 3rd day

Southee routs Wellington for 58

Dec 20, 2014: A round-up of the Plunket Shield matches that ended on December 20, 2014

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Brisbane, 4th day

Fiery Johnson knocks India out

Dec 20, 2014: Mitchell Johnson led a fierce pace attack on India's batsmen on the fourth morning, laying the platform for a small chase and a four-wicket victory

Sixers v Renegades, BBL 2014-15, Sydney

Calm Sixers complete eight-wicket win

Dec 19, 2014: Melbourne Renegades got it wrong against Sydney Sixers. They aimed too high, fell too low, and in the end, Sixers chased down the 154 runs they needed with considerable ease to register an eight-wicket win at the SCG

Pakistan A v Kenya, 4th one-dayer, Lahore

Mukhtar 87 sets up big victory

Dec 19, 2014: A rapid 87 off 62 balls and two wickets from Mukhtar Ahmed set up Pakistan A's 118-run win against Kenya at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore which took their series lead to 4-0 in the five-match series

South Africa v West Indies, 1st Test, Centurion, 3rd day

Philander, Morkel leave WI on rocks

Dec 19, 2014: West Indies' resistance in the face of South Africa's daunting first-innings total could not be faulted for determination but it went entirely unrewarded as they ended the day trailing by 275 runs after following on with eight wickets in hand

Pakistan v New Zealand, 5th ODI, Abu Dhabi

Henry five-for gives NZ series win

Dec 19, 2014: New Zealand capped a hard-fought tour of the UAE with a commanding win in the final match to take the ODI series against Pakistan 3-2

Australia v India, 2nd Test, Brisbane, 3rd day

Smith and bowlers subdue India

Dec 19, 2014: Steven Smith completed a hundred on captaincy debut, Mitchell Johnson smashed 88 off 93 balls, and even Mitchell Starc scored a half-century as Australia stormed into the lead at the Gabba

Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars, BBL, Adelaide

Ludeman's record fifty stuns Stars

Dec 18, 2014: A brutal fifty from Tim Ludeman, the fastest in BBL history off only 18 balls, provided an explosive start to a chase of 148 and laid the platform for a comfortable victory for Adelaide Strikers

Dhaka Premier Division 2014-15

Razzak five-for crushes Old DOHS

Dec 18, 2014: Abdur Razzak's five-wicket haul sent Old DOHS Sports Club crashing to an eight-wicket defeat against Kalabagan Krira Chakra at the BKSP-4 Ground in the first of the three relegation league play-off matches

South Africa v West Indies, 1st Test, Centurion, 2nd day

Van Zyl maiden ton and Amla double sink West Indies

Dec 18, 2014: A comfortable century on Test debut for Stiaan van Zyl and an imperious double hundred for Hashim Amla extended South Africa's punishment of a dire, injury-hit West Indies attack on the second day at Centurion