Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2016, Mumbai

Faltering Mumbai relieved by Gayle absence

Apr 19, 2016: Royal Challengers Bangalore will be without Chris Gayle, who flown back to Jamaica to be with his partner for the birth of their first child. He is likely to miss the next two games

West Indies news

West Indies Legends call for dissolution of 'obsolete' WICB

Apr 19, 2016: A host of West Indies legends including Garry Sobers, Vivian Richards, Wes Hall and Andy Roberts have called upon the WICB to dissolve the board, in line with the CARICOM cricket review panel's recommendation

South Africa domestic news

Klusener seeks arbitration over Dolphins dismissal

Apr 19, 2016: Lance Klusener, the former Dolphins coach, is seeking arbitration over his dismissal from the franchise through South Africa's Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration

Australia news

South Africa reluctant to play day-night Test

Apr 19, 2016: Cricket Australia is expected to announce the schedule for next summer's home international matches on Wednesday, despite an ongoing reluctance from South Africa's cricketers to play in a day-night Test in Adelaide

India news

BCCI member fears 'one-state, one-vote' will abet politics

Apr 19, 2016: The Supreme Court was told on Monday that the Lodha committee's recommendation on "one-state, one-vote" in the BCCI would lead to "enormous politics" and pressure within the board

Australia news

Opener Marcus Harris joins Victoria

Apr 19, 2016: Opening batsman Marcus Harris has moved from Western Australia to Victoria and is part of a squad of 31 players named by the Bushrangers for the 2016-17 season

12th match, Hyderabad

David Warner steers Hyderabad to first win of 2016 season

Apr 19, 2016: Hyderabad's captain, David Warner, thumped an unbeaten 59-ball 90 to help his side trump Mumbai by an impressive seven wickets in their Indian Twenty20 competition in Hyderabad on Monday.

Husband-wife Test players, and T20 oldies

Apr 19, 2016: Also: the highest number of overs without a wicket, and captaining on ODI debut

How West Indies began their journey to world domination

Apr 19, 2016: Forty years ago Clive Lloyd and Co arrived in England ready to forge reputations. They left having established legends

Nepal v Namibia, ICC WCL Championship, Kirtipur

Khadka ton, Vesawkar 74* seal thriller for Nepal

Apr 18, 2016: A 167-run partnership between Paras Khadka and Sharad Vesawkar withstood a spirited fightback from Namibia to seal a tense three-wicket victory

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2016, Hyderabad

Sunrisers bowlers thrive on canny plans and skilful execution

Apr 18, 2016: Sunrisers Hyderabad were the sole winless team remaining in IPL 2016, but the pace trio of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Barinder Sran and Mustafizur Rahman paved the way for a first win

Indian Premier League 2016

An IPL for the openers

Apr 18, 2016: There has been a clear shift this IPL season. The match-defining contributions are coming from the top of the order, and not through late assaults

Lancashire v Notts, County Championship, Division One, Old Trafford, 2nd day

Davies and Livingstone show Lancashire's top-flight mettle

Apr 18, 2016: Lancashire take satisfaction in a hard-fought batting performance against a Nottinghamshire seam attack which included three international bowlers

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2016, Hyderabad

Dhawan falls twice in four balls

Apr 18, 2016: Plays of the day from Sunrisers Hyderabad's seven-wicket win against Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2016, Hyderabad

Another Warner fifty powers Sunrisers to seven-wicket win

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IPL 2016

Injured Hastings out of rest of IPL

Apr 18, 2016: John Hastings, the Australia and Kolkata Knight Riders allrounder, has been ruled out of the rest of the IPL season as he has returned home with an ankle injury

Gloucestershire v Derbyshire, County Championship, Division Two, Bristol, 2nd day

Gloucs solid in reply to Madsen 150

Apr 18, 2016: Wayne Madsen scored his 19th first-class century for Derbyshire to put his side in a strong position against Gloucestershire on day two of the County Championship Division Two match at Bristol

Glamorgan v Leicestershire, County Championship, Division Two, 2nd day

O'Brien's 93 keeps contest even

Apr 18, 2016: Niall O'Brien fell seven runs short of a century as he helped Leicestershire recover from 99 for 3 to 297 for 6 by the second day of their Specsavers County Championship match against Glamorgan

Sussex v Essex, County Championship, Division Two, Hove, 2nd day

Westley impresses after Cook's grilling

Apr 18, 2016: Alastair Cook's exploratory first outing in a new helmet ended after five balls but that was the worst of the impermanence from Essex

Middlesex v Warwickshire, County Championship, Division One, Lord's, 2nd day

Trott flouts helmet regulations to resist Finn

Apr 18, 2016: Jonathan Trott has become the latest batsman to demonstrate the virtues of vision over armour as he made his first half-century since July in Championship cricket