Ireland v Netherlands, ICC World T20 Qualifier, preliminary final

Ireland edge one step closer to final

Mar 23, 2012: Ireland continued their powerful run in this tournament, cruising past Netherlands with 20 deliveries to spare in the preliminary final

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, playoffs

Scotland claim fifth in dramatic finish

Mar 23, 2012: A round-up of the playoffs in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

England in Sri Lanka 2012

Injured Mathews out of first England Test, future as bowler doubtful

Mar 23, 2012: Angelo Mathews, the Sri Lanka allrounder, has been ruled out of the first Test against England with a calf injury that has quickened speculation that his ability to bowl at international level is now open to serious doubt

IPL 2012

Ganguly to lead Sahara Pune Warriors

Mar 23, 2012: Sourav Ganguly will be leading Sahara Pune Warriors in the IPL's fifth season in the absence of the injured Yuvraj Singh

New Zealand v South Africa, 3rd Test, Wellington, 1st day

New Zealand 'pretty confident' of Smith dismissal - Bracewell

Mar 23, 2012: Doug Bracewell is convinced Graeme Smith's dismissal on day one of the Wellington Test was correct, despite DRS replays casting doubt over whether Smith had edged the ball

NZ v South Africa, 3rd Test, Wellington, 1st day

Hosts aim for more aggression and consistency

Mar 23, 2012: The hosts failed to keep the pressure on South Africa after claiming an early wicket and that's something they'll look to rectify on the second day

New Zealand v South Africa, 3rd Test, Wellington, 1st day

The drop, and Wellington's grammar police

Mar 23, 2012: Plays of the Day from the first day of the third Test between New Zealand and South Africa in Wellington

Indian Premier League 2012

Owners in talks to sell Rajasthan Royals

Mar 23, 2012: The owners of the Rajasthan Royals are believed to have agreed to sell the majority of the IPL franchise to a Kolkata-based businessman for $200 million, ESPNcricinfo has learned

Australia news

Ponting resists Somerset overtures

Mar 23, 2012: Ricky Ponting has effectively resisted Somerset's overtures about a spell in county cricket, insisting that rest is his priority.

England in Sri Lanka 2012

Prasanna Jayawardene, Randiv back for Sri Lanka

Mar 23, 2012: Prasanna Jayawardene and offspinner Suraj Randiv returned to the Sri Lanka Test squad for the home series against England

Australia in West Indies 2012

Haddin not returning to West Indies

Mar 23, 2012: Matthew Wade is expected to make his Test debut against West Indies next month after Cricket Australia confirmed Brad Haddin would not return to the tour

Bangladesh v Pakistan, Asia Cup final, Mirpur

Determined duo comes to Pakistan's aid

Mar 23, 2012: The performances of Sarfraz Ahmed and Aizaz Cheema played a critical role in the outcome of the Asia Cup final

Australia in West Indies 2012

Narine could face IPL-Test clash

Mar 23, 2012: The West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has conceded the spinner Sunil Narine could face a difficult decision if the selectors want him in the squad for the three Tests against Australia

New Zealand v South Africa, 3rd Test, Wellington, 1st day

South Africa solid on stop-start day

Mar 23, 2012: A fluent 63 from Hashim Amla eased South Africa to 136 for 2 at stumps after a wet outfield in the morning and poor light late in the day only allowed 42 overs to be bowled

Bangladesh v Pakistan, Asia Cup final, Mirpur

Bangladesh have much to cherish even in defeat

Mar 23, 2012: An underdog always has the potential to create theatre and Bangladesh achieved that. They have succeeded in winning the hearts of their fans, and given the Asia Cup popularity

West Indies v Australia, 4th ODI, Gros Islet

All to play for with series square

Mar 23, 2012: ESPNcricinfo's preview of the fourth ODI between West Indies and Australia in St Lucia

Friday night lights

Mar 23, 2012: Over the last six years, batting second in day-night matches has been much more profitable than before

The girl who can do it all

Mar 23, 2012: The 21-year-old Ellyse Perry is already women's cricket's poster girl. But with her continuing success, she could soon cross the gender divide and be just a cricket hero

Tendulkar and the burden of the 100th

Mar 23, 2012: The quest of the landmark affected his performance over the last year, and we must ask ourselves whether we are partly to blame for his predicament

Bangladesh v Pakistan, Asia Cup final, Mirpur

Bangladesh just would not give up

Mar 22, 2012: They fell two runs short in the final, but the Asia Cup 2012 will be remembered for the fight and self-belief the hosts showed to confound pre-tournament expectations and challenge all their higher-rated opponents