IPL 2016

Injured Simmons out of IPL 2016, Guptill named replacement

Apr 13, 2016: Mumbai Indians opener Lendl Simmons has been ruled out of the remainder of the IPL 2016 due to an injury to his lower back

Hampshire v Warwickshire, Championship, Division One, Ageas Bowl, 4th day

Dawson's grit defies Warwickshire's strong push

Apr 13, 2016: When hands were shaken at 5.52pm, both teams, you sense, left sunny Southampton satisfied

Notts v Surrey, County Championship, Division One, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Notts show impressive fortitude after Taylor shock

Apr 13, 2016: After the shock of James Taylor's retirement, it was an impressive show of character fro Nottinghamshire to close out victory

Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2016, Eden Gardens

Rohit, Buttler brush aside 188 target

Apr 13, 2016: A half-century from Rohit Sharma, coupled with explosive cameos from Jos Buttler and Mitchell McClenaghan, helped Mumbai Indians gun down 188 against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens

Women's cricket

Delany named Ireland Women captain

Apr 13, 2016: Laura Delany, the 23-year old Ireland Women allrounder, has been named captain of the national team, Cricket Ireland confirmed through a release

Durham v Somerset, Championship, Division One, Chester-le-Street, 4th day

Rogers rues 'unforgivable' bowling as Somerset escape with a draw

Apr 13, 2016: Somerset's players skedaddled away from the Riverside before lunch on Wednesday with a draw in their results column and eight points gained from the match

IPL 2016

Zaheer's lessons for Daredevils' young left-arm quicks

Apr 13, 2016: Pawan Suyal, Khaleel Ahmed and CV Milind are still on the fringes and yet to play in high-pressure games, but under Zaheer Khan's guidance the future looks promising

Essex v Gloucs, County Championship, Division Two, Chelmsford, 4th day

Ten Doeschate delighted with winning start

Apr 13, 2016: Essex opened their County Championship campaign with an easy 10-wicket victory over Division Two rivals Gloucestershire at Chelmsford

IPL 2016

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IPL 2016 news

Court moves IPL out of Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur in May

Apr 13, 2016: The Bombay High Court has ruled that IPL 2016 matches scheduled in Maharashtra after April 30 will be moved out of the state

Gujarat Lions v Rising Pune Supergiants, IPL 2016, Rajkot

IPL's new franchises brace for spin test

Apr 13, 2016: Both new franchises had an easy start to the IPL lives but one team will suffer its first loss as Gujarat Lions face off against Rising Pune Supergiants in Rajkot

India news

Young cricketer from Jammu & Kashmir shot dead

Apr 13, 2016: Nayeen Qadir Bhatt, a schoolboy cricketer who represented Jammu & Kashmir, has died after being shot during a demonstration

West Indies news

Former West Indies pacer Rose deported from Auckland

Apr 13, 2016: Franklyn Rose, the former West Indies pacer, was deported to Jamaica from New Zealand on Tuesday after spending five weeks in prison for overstaying on a work visa which expired in 2012

IPL 2016 newsfile

Sunrisers Hyderabad dealt Nehra blow

Apr 13, 2016: A round-up of all the news coming out of the IPL, on April 13, 2016

Bangladesh news

World T20 loss to India was my fault - Mahmudullah

Apr 13, 2016: Mahmudullah has said that he was the one to blame for Bangladesh's one-run loss to India in Bangalore during the World T20 last month

India cricket

Bhogle ouster small part of larger problem

Apr 13, 2016: Harsha Bhogle being left out of the IPL commentary team at the very last minute throws up several uncomfortable questions

4th match, Bangalore

AB de Villiers powers Bangalore win over Hyderabad

Apr 13, 2016: AB de Villiers got Bangalore's campaign off to a winning start as he thumped a 42-ball 82 to help his side outdo Hyderabad by 45 runs in their opening clash of the Indian T20 tournament played in Bangalore on Tuesday.

Australia news

Legspinner Cameron Boyce joins Tasmania

Apr 13, 2016: Legspinner Cameron Boyce has moved from Queensland to Tasmania, signing with the Tigers for the 2016-17 season

RCB v Sunrisers, IPL 2016, Bangalore

Watson happy for new home comforts on RCB debut

Apr 13, 2016: Shane Watson played his first game for Royal Challengers Bangalore Tuesday night and enjoyed something he hadn't had for a couple of IPL seasons: a home crowd

Wisden 2016

Stokes, Bairstow honoured as Wisden hails England transformation

Apr 13, 2016: England's transformation to a swashbuckling, attacking band of cricketers has been described as "the most uplifting story in international cricket" in the 2016 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, which is published this week