Kolkata Knight Riders v Rising Pune Supergiant, IPL 2017, Kolkata

KKR, Pune clash in bid for top-two finish

May 2, 2017: Kolkata Knight Riders and Rising Pune Supergiant are both enjoying strong runs of form and have their sights set on finishing the league stage in the top two

India women news

Raut, Goswami return for quadrangular series

May 2, 2017: Jhulan Goswami is back from a back injury that kept her out of the Women's World Cup qualifiers in Sri Lanka

Dhaka Premier League 2017

Taijul's six wickets spin Rupganj out for 84

May 2, 2017: A round-up of the Dhaka Premier League matches played on May 5, 2017

South Africa news

Cobras sign up Bavuma for 2017-18 season

May 2, 2017: Temba Bavuma will return to Newlands, the scene of his historic maiden Test century, to play his domestic cricket for the 2017-18 season

Bangladesh news

BCB bans Tasnim, Sujon for 10 years

May 2, 2017: The BCB has punished two clubs and its players, captains and managers, and umpires, for "tarnishing the image of Bangladesh cricket" in their role in two controversial lower-tier league matches held last month

Women's cricket

Injured van Niekerk out of upcoming quadrangular series

May 2, 2017: South Africa will name an interim captain but will not add a replacement player to the squad

ICC news

England, Pakistan climb T20I rankings

May 2, 2017: Pakistan's recent T20I successes against West Indies propelled them to third place in the ICC's annual T20I rankings update

West Indies v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Bridgetown, 2nd day

No-balls a sign of ill-discipline - Estwick

May 2, 2017: The West Indies bowling caoch has urged his bowlers to take more responsibility for bowling with discipline, after the side lost two wicket-taking chances due to no-balls

Rising Pune Supergiant v Gujarat Lions, IPL 2017, Pune

Stokes a perfect fit for our team - Smith

May 2, 2017: Rising Pune Supergiant captain Steven Smith lauded allrounder Ben Stokes, whose century set up an unlikely win against Gujarat Lions on Monday

Stokes, Dhoni rescue Pune against Gujarat

May 2, 2017: Stokes' 103 off 63 balls is the highest score by any player batting at No. 5 in a chase in the competition

Buttler, Rana stand helps Mumbai qualify for playoffs

May 2, 2017: The loss pushes the star-studded Bangalore unit out of the tournament

The briefing

The Younis files, the Bravo elegy, the Manohar manoeuvre

May 2, 2017: Not up to scratch on what happened in cricket in April? No fear - here's the lowdown

Stranded on 99, and stranded on four

May 2, 2017: And was the Don's Test average as captain also Bradmanesque?

Ireland in England 2017

Murtagh ready to embrace home from home at Lord's

May 1, 2017: Ireland's cricketers could be forgiven for feeling a touch over-familiar with their surroundings as they walk through the Long Room at Lord's for the second ODI After all, Tim Murtag

Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2017, Mumbai

A crack in AB de Villiers' game

May 1, 2017: A once seemingly impervious T20 batting machine has encountered an increasingly common amount of difficulties at the hands of Krunal Pandya

Warner commands, Dhawan supports

May 1, 2017: While David Warner launched a merciless attack on Kolkata Knight Riders' bowlers, Shikhar Dhawan was satisfied with playing an effective supporting role

Rising Pune Supergiant v Gujarat Lions, IPL 2017, Pune

Anatomy of a Stokes masterclass

May 1, 2017: Rising Pune Supergiant were 10 for 3 in their chase of 162, and then 42 for 4, but nothing, not even a prolonged bout of cramps, was going to stop Ben Stokes

English cricket

Jennings hungry for more Test success

May 1, 2017: England opener Keaton Jennings discusses Durham's ECB punishment, his own rise and the challenge of taking on South Africa - the country of his birth - this summer

West Indies v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Bridgetown, 2nd day

Pakistan hold edge after Azhar Ali fifty

May 1, 2017: Pakistan, by virtue of a resolute 155-run opening partnership, and some sloppy work from West Indies, assumed control of the Bridgetown Test

Rising Pune Supergiant v Gujarat Lions, IPL 2017, Pune

Stokes century scripts stunning Pune win

May 1, 2017: A maiden T20 hundred from Ben Stokes moved Rising Pune Supergiant to their sixth win of the season in a seesawing contest against Gujarat Lions