Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2014-15, Silver League

Huge wins for PIA, HBL, Sui Gas

Oct 20, 2014: A round-up of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver League matches that ended on October 20, 2014

NZ v SA, 1st ODI, Mount Maunganui

De Villiers, Duminy ace clinical chase

Oct 20, 2014: AB de Villiers and JP Duminy scored unbeaten half-centuries to overhaul New Zealand's total of 230 with six wickets in hand and 11 balls to spare

The West Indies crisis

WICB to decide on players' fate on Tuesday

Oct 20, 2014: Engage with the BCCI to rebuild their relationship and hand out stiff action, including possible bans, to the players are courses of action the WICB will deliberate on at its meeting on Tuesday

India news

Ojha's action reported in domestic cricket previously

Oct 20, 2014: AV Jayaprakash, the former Test umpire, said India spinner Pragyan Ojha was reported by domestic umpires last year and subsequently cleared by the committee

County news

Denly returns to Canterbury

Oct 20, 2014: Joe Denly will return to his home county of Kent next season having been released from the final year of his contract at Middlesex following three difficult seasons.

The West Indies crisis

BCCI unlikely to claim damages from WICB

Oct 20, 2014: The BCCI is unlikely to claim damages from the WICB right away, for West Indies having pulled out of the tour to India mid-way, but it could hit them with a series embargo

Pakistan v Australia 2014-15

Lehmann enters uncharted territory

Oct 20, 2014: Having brought remarkable success in a short period of time the Pakistan Tests provide the first significant juncture of Darren Lehmann's new phase as Australia's established coach

Zimbabwe in Bangladesh 2014-15

'Feel like Lampard playing against Chelsea' - Streak

Oct 20, 2014: Heath Streak can relate his situation to Frank Lampard playing for Manchester City against Chelsea, where the English footballer played for 13 seasons

India news

BCCI to meet for finalising SL series

Oct 20, 2014: The BCCI working committee is set to formally ratify on October 21 a hastily-arranged five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka following the West Indies pullout

Pakistan v Australia 2014-15

Waqar keen to exploit Australia's weaknesses

Oct 20, 2014: Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has said his side has spotted certain "weaknesses" in Australia during their tour-game defeat in Sharjah, and they will be looking to exploit that once the Test series gets underway

Sri Lanka A v West Indies A, Matara, 3rd day

Kaushal five-for gives SL A slender lead

Oct 20, 2014: Offspinner Tharindu Kaushal's 5 for 73 gave Sri Lanka A a slender lead of 15 runs in the first innings after they were bowled out for 166 by West Indies A in Matara

Zimbabwe in Bangladesh 2014-15

No Robiul, no bowling-attack leader

Oct 20, 2014: With Robiul Islam having regressed as a bowler, Bangladesh have been left in lurch to find an appropriate bowling-attack leader against Zimbabwe

New Zealand 5/1 to begin world cup preparation strongly

Oct 20, 2014: New Zealand are perennial dark horses at major tournaments and that tag is enhanced for next year's World Cup as they are the co-hosts. They begin their build-up against South Africa and are 6/4 to win the series.

New Zealand v South Africa, 1st ODI, Mount Maunganui

Philander hones his batting and death bowling

Oct 20, 2014: Back in the South Africa ODI squad for the New Zealand series, Vernon Philander has been preparing to bowl at the death and also hopes to contribute with the bat down the order

BCB XI v Zimbabweans, Fatullah, 1st day

Zimbabweans bowled out for 241

Oct 20, 2014: The Zimbabweans made a lacklustre start to their six-week tour of Bangladesh, being bowled out for 241 runs in their three-day tour match against the BCB XI

West Indies cricket

West Indies have lacked a strong leader

Oct 20, 2014: In the Age, Greg Baum writes that there has been no unifying, strong leader after Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards to break the freefall West Indies cricket finds itself in

NSW v Victoria, Matador BBQs One Day Cup, Sydney

Paine, Fekete set up Tasmania win

Oct 20, 2014: Tasmania emerged victorious but dissatisfied from a five-wicket thumping of New South Wales at Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, having failed to secure the double bonus points they required to maintained the slimmest possible hope of qualifying for the domest

NZ v SA, 1st ODI, Mount Maunganui

NZ spring-start season against strong SA

Oct 20, 2014: New Zealand completed a 4-0 humbling of India in their previous ODI in January but will be confronted with a bigger challenge against the South Africans' pace battery on early-season pitches

Indian cricket

How India weeds out its suspect actions

Oct 20, 2014: The BCCI set up a three-man committee to tackle the problem of chucking at age-group and domestic cricket, and it has produced significant results in five years

Second biomechanist tests positive for chucking

Oct 20, 2014: Ailment begins to affect those exposed to contaminated bowlers