Mominul Haque blazed an unbeaten 53 off just 28 balls to power Barisal Burners to an unlikely four-wicket win with three balls to spare against table-toppers Khulna Royal Bengals....(More)

Australian skipper Michael Clarke on Wednesday said it will be a "weird" and "strange" feeling when he will walk out in Hobart to play against Sri Lanka without Ricky Ponting, who he says is "giant of the game".....(More)

Yorkshire lost nearly half a million pounds in 2011, completing a poor year for the county during which they were relegated in the County Championship....(More)

England Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad talks of his "delight" at being back in charge for the three-match series against Pakistan.....(More)

Justin Langer lauded the "perform or perish" policy adopted by national selectors.....(More)

Pakistan could be forgiven for a certain lack of enthusiasm as they approach the final stage of their three-series contest against England in the UAE. Beaten, homesick and recovering from flu, the Pakistan team looked a dispirited bunch by the time Englan....(More)

He also lashed out at the media for putting enormous pressure on Sachin to get his 100th ton.....(More)

All overseas cricketers who sign up for a stint in English county cricket will be forced to complete the anti-corruption training....(More)

England will wait until the morning of the match to decide whether Ravi Bopara is fit to play in Thursday's opening Twenty20 international against Pakistan.....(More)

The match against SL on Friday will be first when Australia will play a One-day without Ponting.....(More)

Pakistan skipper Misbah wants his side to use the match as a stepping stone towards the World T20 series.....(More)

A security team from Bangladesh will visit Pakistan on a two-day tour from March 2 to assess the security plan for their proposed cricket tour in April this year, ESPNcricinfo has learnt....(More)

Ireland marked their inclusion in the Twenty20 international rankings table with a comprehensive six-wicket victory against Kenya....(More)

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Kevin O'Brien top-scored for Ireland as they cruised to a six-wicket win over Kenya in their first Twenty20 international at Mombasa.....(More)

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Resurgent England will return to one of their world-beating disciplines on Thursday under a Twenty20 captain confident they have the potential to improve still further.....(More)

Amid reports of a rift within the Indian cricket team in Australia, former captain Kapil Dev on Wednesday urged the BCCI to step in and sort out "difference of opinion" among players.....(More)

The IPL Governing Council has asked Sahara Pune Warriors to obtain the consent of all the franchises to field five foreign players in the fifth edition of the T20 tournament.....(More)

Hosts Mumbai kicked off their campaign in the West Zone Vijay Hazare Trophy One-day tournament by defeating Baroda by four wickets in a low-scoring game at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.....(More)

Dhaka Gladiators opener and Pakistan batsman Imran Nazir was hit on the head by a Peter Trego bouncer during the Bangladesh Premier League game in Chittagong today....(More)

Ireland beat Kenya by six wickets in the first of three Twenty20 internationals between the sides in Mombasa.....(More)

Punjab completed an emphatic 511-run humbling of Sind to take the Pentangular Cup for the first time on the final day in Lahore....(More)

New Zealand vs South Africa - South Africa won by 3 runs....(More)

Carlos Brathwaite is making good progress with his recuperation from injury. The tall fast-bowling all-rounder joined his Barbados teammates in the nets at Kensington Oval yesterday. Brathwaite sustained an injury to his right knee during the Caribbean Twenty20 on January 20 and is targeting a retur....(More)

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Rajiv Shukla said all the issues discussed with Sahara, have been ratified by the GC.....(More)

Zaahier Adams bumped into two passionate South Africans in New Zealand, who were thoroughly entertained by Richard Levi.....(More)

Trinidad and Tobago’s team will earn a much-needed boost for their West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Four-Day Tournament clash with Leeward Islands this weekend with the return of Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo. The two players, who were competing in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL....(More)

Hampshire's left-arm spinner Danny Briggs says his England one-day international debut against Pakistan on Tuesday was a "dream come true".....(More)

Former Pakistan player Azhar Mahmood was adjudged the Man of the Match for his all-round show. ....(More)

Mumbai, Feb 22: The IPL governing council on Wednesday asked Sahara Pune Warriors to get the consent of all the franchises for fielding five foreign players in the fifth edition of the tournament. The IPL governing council also announced dates for....(More)

Former Pakistan players have said team selection was the main reason for Pakistan's 0-4 loss to England in the ODI series in the UAE and have called for separate teams for each format....(More)

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has suggested the ICC executive board should consult other cricket boards on the recommendations of the Woolf report ....(More)

India are to clash with Sri Lanka in their opening match of the tournament on March 13.....(More)

Yorkshire County Cricket Club announce a loss of £460,000 for 2011, their second consecutive annual deficit.....(More)

The BCCI top brass have denied reports of an alleged rift in the Indian team, saying that the media have taken an "exaggerated" stand in the wake of stand-in captain Virender Sehwag's contentious comments following India's defeat to Sri Lanka on Tuesday....(More)

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Victoria premier Ted Baillieu said they will do their best to ensure the MCG hosts the 2015 WC final.....(More)

Peter Siddle might be in career-best form but he's no closer to earning a re-call to Australia's one-day squad.....(More)

New Delhi, Feb 22: The BCCI on Wednesday sought to scotch the intense speculation about a rift in the Indian cricket team in Australia with its President N Srinivasan calling such media reports as "exaggerated". As reports of a rift gathered....(More)

South Africa clinched the Twenty20 international series against New Zealand after Marchant de Lange claimed two wickets in an eventful final over to seal a thrilling three-run victory in the third and final match in Auckland on Wednesday.....(More)

The continuous failure with the bat cost Indian opener Virender Sehwag four places as he slid to 18th in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni moved up by two places to No. 4.....(More)

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Gloucestershire have appealed against the decision to reject planning permission to develop their Bristol home. ....(More)

If Ryan Gosling - Time Magazine's coolest person of the year in 2011 - were a one-day player, he'd be a finisher, reckons Rob Smyth. In the Guardian's Spin blog, he investigates wh....(More)

Skipper Mahela Jayawardene is pretty pleased with the effort of his charges so far in the Commnewalth Bank Series Tri Nation t....(More)

Team Mentor TA Sekar said skipper Virender Sehwag welcomed Jayawardene's choice as vice-captain.....(More)

England & Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke and media giant IMG have settled their legal dispute out of court.....(More)

Sylhet Royals' nightmarish run in the BPL extended to seven losses in seven games, as Dhaka Gladiators added to the crowd in the middle of the table, with an eight-wicket win in Chittagong....(More)

South Africa's bowling attack has received a welcome boost ahead of the first of three ODI's against New Zealand in Wellington.....(More)

The expensive legal battle between Giles Clarke, chairman of the ECB, and the American sports marketing firm, IMG, has been settled out of court.....(More)

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Choke! It's an ugly word often used when describing the exploits of the South African cricket team during World Cup tournaments.....(More)

Meanwhile, MS Dhoni moved up by two places to number four.....(More)

Alastair Cook and Steven Finn have jumped into the top 10 of the International Cricket Council one-day international rankings on the back of impressive displays in England's 4-0 whitewash of Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. ....(More)

"According to me, there is no rift in the team. The media manager's report has been exaggerated," Srinivasan said.....(More)

Brisbane, Feb 22: All is not well in Team India. If you go by the statements made by stand-in captain Virender Sehwag, it is clearly evident that he and the regular skipper MS Dhoni are not on the same page as....(More)

Feb 22 (Reuters) - South Africa clinched the Twenty20 international series against New Zealand after Marchant de Lange claimed two wickets in an eventful final over to seal a thrilling three-run victory in the third and final match in Auckland on Wednesday.....(More)

Dubai, Feb 22: The continuous failure with the bat cost Indian opener Virender Sehwag four places as he slid to 18th in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen but skipper Mahendra Singh moved up by two places to number four.Sehwag has....(More)

Nathan Coulter-Nile pressed his case for an Australia call-up with a compelling allround display, but New South Wales were still able to achieve a four-wicket victory over the Warriors....(More)

South Africa beat New Zealand by three runs in the third and final Twenty20 international at Eden Park to win the series 2-1.....(More)

A round-up of the fourth match-day's action from the ICC World Cricket League Division Five in Singapore....(More)

NSW bounce back from one of their darkest ever moments to post a four-wicket win over Western Australia at the WACA Ground.....(More)

South Africa beat New Zealand by three runs in the third and final Twenty20 international at Eden Park on Friday to win the series 2-1. ....(More)

South Africa have a reputation for somehow losing the eminently winnable but New Zealand proved they can do it, too, when they lost the third and deciding Twenty20 cricket match at Eden Park tonight.New Zealand looked to be cruising.......(More)

Feb 22 (Reuters) - Scoreboard from the third and final Twenty20 international between New Zealand and South Africa at Eden Park in Auckland on Wednesday.....(More)

England's women recover from a poor start to beat New Zealand in Auckland and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in their five-match Twenty20 series.....(More)

Western Australian cricket officials have sought permission from Cricket New South Wales to speak to Simon Katich about ending his first-class career in his home state....(More)

Table-toppers at one stage, India are now languishing at the bottom of the points tally.....(More)

Adam Voges, the Australian batsman, is expected to return as Nottinghamshire's overseas players for 2012. The signing is expected to be announced at the county's AGM on February 27. ....(More)

Phillip Hughes and Mitchell Starc were the most impressive of the Australia outcasts on show at the WACA as New South Wales beat Western Australia by four wickets. ....(More)

ESPNcricinfo looks at five players that might be on Pune Warriors' radar....(More)

Feb 22 (Reuters) - South Africa beat New Zealand by three runs in the third and final Twenty20 international at Eden Park in Auckland on Wednesday.....(More)

Sydney, Feb 22: Former Australian paceman Geoff Lawson, has said Ricky Ponting being self-indulgent, should have retired after the Adelaide Test against India last month.Ponting said his ODI career is over after being dropped from the national team on Monday, said he....(More)

Ricky Ponting is being self-indulgent and should have retired from Test cricket as well as the one-day game, says Geoff Lawson.....(More)

A Rob Nicol-inspired New Zealand held South Africa to 165/7 in the third Twenty20 to set themselves a modest run chase.....(More)

Former Australian skipper Allan Border has backed Ricky Ponting's decision to continue playing Test cricket, saying the 37-year-old veteran remains a "walk-up start" in the line-up due to a lack of young batting talents.....(More)

Former Australian paceman Geoff Lawson feels Ricky Ponting is self-indulgent and says the batsman should have announced his retirement from after the Adelaide Test against India last month.....(More)

Courageous quick Peter Siddle is doing great work at Test level but Australian cricket's chairman of selectors is happy to keep him out of the one-day side. ....(More)

The potential use of dual wicketkeepers has added a touch of intrigue to Wellington's next Plunket Shield clash.....(More)

Hobart, Feb 22: Australia's pace spearhead, Brett Lee has hailed Ricky Ponting as great ambassador for cricket and has said that the Tasmanian batsman's presence will be missed in the dressing room."Ricky Ponting has been a wonderful teammate, he has been....(More)

MS Dhoni recently said India's three senior batsmen could not play in the same XI because they concede an extra 20 runs in the field. The Indian Express' Sandeep Dwivedi says Dhoni is justified in s....(More)

Kapil went on to say that Tendulkar should have made way for others after India's World Cup win.....(More)

Brisbane, Feb 21: Virender Sehwag has said that India's rotation policy for seniors was aimed at helping the youngsters play more in Australian conditions as the next 50-over World Cup is in Australia and New Zealand in 2015. However, Sehwag dismissed....(More)

In the Daily Star, Bishwajit Roy says the crowds for the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League have been an embarrassment for the organisers. The other worry about the tournament, he says, is that t....(More)

Rob Nicol took two catches, two wickets and effected a run-out as New Zealand kept South Africa to 165 on a small ground where 180 is considered a minimum....(More)

Brisbane, Feb 22: India's stand-in captain Virender Sehwag has revealed that the off-spinner Ravichandra Ashwin had warned Sri Lankan batsman Lahiru Thirimanne before running him out while backing up too far during the tri-series One Day International in Brisbane on Tuesday.....(More)

Brendan Taylor, the Zimbabwe captain, will play in the Bangladesh Premier League after signing up with Chittagong Kings....(More)

A post on the Old Batsman's blog says Tendulkar's greatness will not be diminished if he finishes on 99 international centuries. The blog tells the story of how a scientist turned statistici....(More)

Melbourne, Feb 22: Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has slammed the selectors for axing Ricky Ponting from the limited overs format and has termed his decision to quit ODIs as 'disgraceful' on Tuesday.Former captain, Ponting, who has represented Australia in 375....(More)

Simon Hughes, writing in the Daily Telegraph, takes a look at the hard work, new rules and bits of luck that ....(More)

Sourav Ganguly has said Sachin Tendulkar needs to reconsider his decision to keep playing one-day cricket....(More)

New Zealand made two changes by recalling Jesse Ryder and pacer Michael Bates.....(More)

Only three ratings points separate second-ranked India and third-placed SA from fourth-ranked SL.....(More)

Ricky Ponting has been named in a 13-man squad for Tasmania's one-day final against South Australia at Adelaide Oval on Saturday. ....(More)

Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene says Indian off-spinner Ravi Ashwin's controversial "Mankad&....(More)

Border said that Ponting remains a "walk-up start" in the line-up due to a lack of young talents.....(More)

England Women edged out New Zealand Women in the rain-shortened third Twenty20 in Auckland, to secure the five match series 3-0....(More)

Ricky Ponting's axing has rammed home a message to Australia's cricketers - perform or get punted. ....(More)

England have taken an unassailable lead in their five-match Twenty20 series against the White Ferns after winning a rain-affected game three by 10 runs at Eden Park today.....(More)

New Delhi, Feb 22: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has backed Kapil Dev and has said Sachin Tendulkar should think about the limited overs format and take a call if he's still good enough to play in the ODIs. The....(More)

Even as the cut-off date for announcing the best team draws closer, the battle for the number two spot in the ICC ODI Championship gets interesting with India, South Africa and Sri Lanka emerging as contenders.....(More)

Critical of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's rotation policy, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly says time has come for the selectors to appoint different cricket captains for the three formats of game.....(More)

Kevin Pietersen's second successive century led England to a four-wicket victory over Pakistan and a series whitewash after the fourth and final one-day international in Dubai on Tuesday.....(More)

The controversial rotation policy, which has sparked of a heated debate among critics and speculation of a rift within the team, took a more confusing turn on Tuesday with Virender Sehwag saying he did not know that fielding abilities had anything to do with it.....(More)

Is the presence of the out-of-form seniors affecting the Indian team's performance in the tri-series?....(More)

Back-to-back tons for Pietersen matched his ­skipper’s efforts in the first two games to secure a 4-0 drubbing....(More)

They jumped up one spot to fifth in the one-day charts as Alastair Cook’s men took a giant step forward in their plans for one-day domination ....(More)

Tight bowling and some brilliant fielding from the Black Caps has restricted South Africa to 165 in the third and deciding Twenty20 international on a windy night at Eden Park.....(More)

It was a wet and windy day in Auckland but the weather abated just long enough tonight for the Black Caps to horribly bungle what should have been a series-clinching Twenty20 victory over South Africa in Auckland....(More)

Peter Siddle will be unleashed in the West Indies as a Test match spearhead rather than taking part in Australia's forthcoming ODI assignments, the national selector John Inverarity has said....(More)

“He has a whole career ahead of him,” says South African convenor of selectors Andrew Hudson.....(More)

Manoj Sarathchandra of St Anthony’s Katugastota and St Sebastian’s skipper and Sri Lanka youth player Amila Aponso came out on top in the batting and bowling department from the matches that were completed over the weekend. Both Manoj who made a top score of 128 and Amila Aponso who had ....(More)

Ponting gave every indication he would go on in Test cricket for as long as possible.....(More)

Sachin Tendulkar has played far too long, and for the most part with unmatched brilliance, to wait for some kindly soul to tell him that he is past his shelf-life, says Nirmal Shekar, writing in the ....(More)

The form of Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar has been rather patchy in ODIs.....(More)

When players start proving points in public, then a feud is to be blamed for the loss, not poor form.....(More)

Mahinda Galle registered an upset first inning win over fancied Nalanda in the match concluded at Galle yesterday. Mahinda after bundling out Nalanda for 117 resuming on day two from their overnight score of 87 for 3 made 178. Nalanda 117 (Ishan Rangana 30, Koshan Dhanushka 20, Lahiru Jayakody 16, M....(More)

Former Australia paceman Geoff Lawson accuses Ricky Ponting of being self-indulgent for not retiring from Test cricket.....(More)

Prince of Wales recorded a first innings win over Mahanama in the match concluded at Moratuwa yesterday. Prince of Wales resuming from their overnight score of 144 for 3 went on to make a massive score of 357 for 6 declared with Shanuka Dulaj cracking a 117. This was in reply to Mahanama’s sco....(More)

For the second match in a row in Brisbane, India were in pursuit of a big target and yet again they fell short. This time they did not have captain MS Dhoni and they definitely missed the right-hander.Chasing 290 for victory,....(More)

Royal though making a mammoth score of 456 for 7 had to be satisfied with a first inning win against Thurstan in the match concluded at Reid Avenue yesterday. Thurstan after being sent to bat on day two were bowled out for 169 but fared better the second time to hold the Royalists as they [...]....(More)

Royal Panadura secured their second outright win with a comfortable eight wicket win over Lumbini MV in the match concluded at the Colts ground yesterday. The low scoring match saw Lumbini MV resuming on their overnight score of 74 for 4 being bundled out for another low score of 104 with left arm s....(More)

Skipper Ashen Fonseka along with Sachin Jayawardena and Basith Muzammil guided Wesley to their second successive win as the trio combined to give the side a convincing innings and 95 runs win over Dharmapala in the match concluded at Campbell Park yesterday. It was spinners Basith Muzammil with a si....(More)

St Sebastian’s recorded their seventh outright win when they defeated St Aloysius Galle by a massive 205 runs in the Under 19 cricket encounter concluded at Rathgama yesterday. St Sebastian’s were home for tea with St Aloysius, who were set a target of 276 runs for victory, being able to....(More)

Despite a premature end to his ODI career, Ricky Ponting should have no regrets. He achieved everything on offer as player and captain in one-day cricket, says Bikash Mohapatra.....(More)

Cricket commentator Dean du Plessis gauges the on-field action with his ears.....(More)

The White Ferns have put themselves in a strong position to take the third Twenty20 international against England in Auckland.....(More)

DISCARDED West Indies middle-order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan and temperamental opener Trevon Griffith were called up to replace out-of-form openers Sewnarine Chattergoon and Rajendra Chandrika for Guyana’s fourth round Regional Four-Day clash against Jamaica starting on Friday. The 31-year-old Sar....(More)

Kevin Pietersen’s second successive century led England to a four-wicket victory over Pakistan in Dubai.....(More)

TO maintain a successful run requires plenty of motivation and extra-ordinary resolve. That is the strongly held view of Jamaica Captain Tamar Lambert as his team chases a record-breaking five consecutive West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) four-day titles… “I think that this season every g....(More)

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and Harlequin Hotels & Resorts (Harlequin) have signed a significant development deal for a Secondary Schools Cricket Training Programme, which will be provided to 10 schools in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The training programme, w....(More)

Nathan Lyon will look to spoil Ricky Ponting's return to state cricket by guiding South Australia to a win in the Ryobi Cup final.....(More)

Kevin Pietersen's match-winning 130 was the best, as well as highest, one-day international innings he has played to date.....(More)

After waiting three years for his eighth one-day hundred, Kevin Pietersen took three days to score the ninth. It could be reas....(More)

Ricky Ponting, Australia's most successful one-day cricketer, yesterday accepted that his limited-overs international career is over. However, he said he hoped to play in the 2013 Ashes. ....(More)