Sri Lanka Premier League

Lessons for the Sri Lanka Premier League

May 18, 2013: The spot-fixing scandal in the IPL has brought into focus the vulnerability of other domestic Twenty20 leagues, including the Sri Lanka Premier League, and there are many lessons that the nascent tournament can learn

Bangalore v Chennai, IPL 2013, Bangalore

Over to Sunrisers after RCB win

May 18, 2013: It was worth the wait for the thousands who braved the rain at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, as Royal Challengers Bangalore kept their playoff hopes alive by batting Chennai Super Kings out of the game, reduced to eight overs-a-side

Northants v Leicestershire, Northampton, 4th day

Duckett debut fifty shows promise

May 18, 2013: Ben Duckett, Northants' 18-year-old wicketkeeper, made a fifty on first-class debut as the Division Two leaders drew with Leicestershire

IPL 2013

BCCI unlikely to impose life ban during meeting

May 18, 2013: The BCCI working committee, which will meet in Chennai on Sunday, is unlikely to impose a life ban on the four cricketers allegedly involved in spot-fixing

Glamorgan v Essex, Cardiff, 4th day

Thrilling Essex win stills talk of crisis

May 18, 2013: Essex's successful run chase on a thrilling day in Cardiff took them second in Division Two and stilled talk of crisis

Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Surrey risk unravelling again

May 18, 2013: Five matches, no wins, two defeats: Surrey's season already has the feel of an expensive failure, a tale of over-inflated expectations

Kent v Worcestershire, Canterbury, 2nd day

Richardson's best skittles Kent

May 18, 2013: Veteran Alan Richardson bagged seven for 22, his best figures for Worcestershire, as Kent were skittled for 63 and lost in two days

Hyderabad v Kolkata, IPL 2013, Hyderabad

Playoff spot within sight of Sunrisers

May 18, 2013: A preview of the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders in Hyderabad

Cricket News Hurl

Fixing old farts

May 18, 2013: Bookies text, Warner rages, Pathan kicks, a political party moralises, Zimbabwe's coach pushes, and Glenn Maxwell remains awesome

Derbyshire v Sussex, Derby, 4th day

No hold-ups for Sussex victory

May 18, 2013: Steve Magoffin took a four-wicket haul as Sussex completed their second victory of the season and condemned Derbyshire to a fourth consecutive defeat

Punjab v Mumbai, IPL 2013, Dharamsala

Gilchrist 0.1-0-0-1

May 18, 2013: Plays of the day from the IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians in Dharamsala

Notts find one-day could be their way

May 18, 2013: After a shaky start in the Championship and a perfect opening to the YB40, one-day cricket could be Notts' best chance of silverware this season

England v NZ, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day

Southee leads late rally after Root sparkles

May 18, 2013: Just as England appeared to have wrestled control away through a stand of 123 between Joe Root and Jonathan Trott, New Zealand surged back late in the day by taking 4 for 12

IPL 2013 news

Sreesanth's belongings seized - Mumbai Police

May 18, 2013: Mumbai Police has seized "what appear to be" the belongings of Sreesanth and Jiju Janardhan - both arrested by Delhi police on spot-fixing allegations - from hotel rooms booked in their names at a five-star hotel in Mumbai

Pune v Delhi, IPL 2013, Pune

Race on to avoid ignominy of bottom place

May 18, 2013: Preview for the match between Pune Warriors and Delhi Daredevils in Pune

IPL 2013

And the IPL machine continues...

May 18, 2013: Is it right for the IPL to continue, even though the spot-fixing scandal has thrown doubt over what constitutes legitimate or illegitimate play? Gaurav Kalra in his blog on IBN Live endeavours to investigate

England in West Indies 2013-14

England return to scene of abandonment

May 18, 2013: England will return to the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua for the first time since their Test against West Indies in 2009 was abandoned after 10 balls

IPL fixing allegations

The sound of silence

May 18, 2013: Gauging from the official broadcast of the IPL you'd be hard-pressed to guess there has been a spot-fixing scandal over the past few days

Punjab v Mumbai, IPL 2013, Dharamsala

Kings XI go down with a bang

May 18, 2013: On the last day of Adam Gilchrist's IPL career, another veteran, Azhar Mahmood, scored 80 off 44 balls to give Kings XI Punjab a consolation win against Mumbai Indians

Hyderabad v Rajasthan, IPL 2013, Hyderabad

'Sunrisers showed character' - Moody

May 18, 2013: Tom Moody has praised the efforts of Biplab Samantray and Hanuma Vihari in helping Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals on Friday night