County news

From coach to coach driver: Maynard gets his licence

May 19, 2016: The director of cricket at Somerset will be helping drive the team bus this season

Gujarat Lions v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2016, Kanpur

Smith and Raina lift Lions to No. 2

May 19, 2016: Dwayne Smith used a green Kanpur pitch as his ally to return figures of 4 for 8, setting up Gujarat Lions' six-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders

Delhi Daredevils v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2016, Raipur

Rickety Daredevils in quest to arrest freefall

May 19, 2016: Sunrisers Hyderabad will aim to secure a top-two finish in the league phase when they meet hosts Delhi Daredevils in Raipur on Friday

IPL news

Ashish Nehra out of IPL with hamstring injury

May 19, 2016: Ashish Nehra has been ruled out of the rest of the IPL with a hamstring injury. A press release from the franchise said he sustained it while playing against Kings XI Punjab last Sunday

Sri Lanka in England 2016

Injured Prasad 'unlikely' for remainder of England tour

May 19, 2016: Dhammika Prasad is being sent to Sri Lanka for further treatment on his shoulder strain, and is "unlikely" to play a further role on the tour of England

England v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Headingley, 1st day

Hales and Bairstow steady England after Shanaka strikes on debut

May 19, 2016: A diligent half-century from Alex Hales, coupled with some home-ground know-how from Jonny Bairstow, helped England to regroup with a 88-run stand for the sixth wicket

Dhaka Premier League 2016

Dhanmondi seal narrow win over Gazi Group on reserve day

May 19, 2016: Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club prevailed in a four-run win (Duckworth-Lewis method) over Gazi Group Cricketers as the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match finished on the reserve day in Mirpur

South Africa news

Vernon Philander eyeing Test allrounder role

May 19, 2016: After missing most of the 2015-16 season due to injury, Vernon Philander is looking to reinvent himself as a Test allrounder as he seeks to regain his place in the South African team

South Africa news

Philander, Rabada voice doubts over pink-ball Test

May 19, 2016: Vernon Philander and Kagiso Rabada have joined captain AB de Villiers in expressing reservations about playing a day-night Test because of concerns over the pink ball

South Africa news

CSA to meet with sports ministry over transformation targets

May 19, 2016: Cricket South Africa has admitted to being "caught by some surprise" by the South African sports minister's decision to ban it, along with three other national federations, from bidding for major global tournaments as punishment for the slow pace of trans

50th match, Bangalore

Virat Kohli powers Bangalore to emphatic win

May 19, 2016: Virat Kohli's dream-run in the Indian Twenty20 competition continued as he smashed his fourth ton of the season that helped Bangalore thrash a hapless Punjab by 82 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in Bangalore on Wednesday.

West Indies Tri-Nation Series

Narine, Pollard in WI squad for first four tri-series matches

May 19, 2016: Offspinner Sunil Narine, whose bowling action was cleared by the ICC in April, and allrounder Kieron Pollard have been picked in the West Indies squad for the first four matches of the Tri-Nation series against Australia and South Africa, which starts fro

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2016, Bangalore

Cover drive vaults bottom-handed Kohli to top of T20 run charts

May 19, 2016: Always a monster at scoring on the leg side, Virat Kohli has become so adept at playing inside-out drives that he can now pierce any gap from point to mid-off, and this evolution has contributed to some insane numbers

Give us some of the spirit of '84

May 19, 2016: Thirty-something years ago Sri Lanka briefly lit up an English summer with some of the best cricket seen that year. Let's hope for a reprise

'I'm still hungry to represent India'

May 19, 2016: Kolkata Knight Riders opener Robin Uthappa is aiming for a maiden T20 hundred and an international comeback

Thank God it's not the Ashes

May 19, 2016: A year without England v Australia contests makes for a nice change of pace

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2016, Bangalore

Kohli special blows Kings XI away

May 18, 2016:

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2016, Bangalore

Virat Kohli - first to 4000 runs in IPL

May 18, 2016: Stats highlights from the rain-hit match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab in Bangalore

Notts v Warwickshire, Specsavers Championship Div 1, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Patel's blaze of glory can't save Nottinghamshire

May 18, 2016: Samit Patel produced one of the innings of the season, but Keith Barker's four wickets sealed a thrilling victory for Warwickshire

IPL 2016

First-time IPL host Kanpur giggles in excitement

May 18, 2016: As the IPL comes to Kanpur, the excitement boils over for the local fans - and the cricketers who are set to play their first IPL game in their home state, too