Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsHow they were out Effervescent: Shahid Afridi provided some fleeting fireworks and then went on to get four wickets © Getty Images Just like Ireland before them at the 50-over World Cup,…
Harbhajan Singh says all is well with him and Greg Chappell © Getty Images Harbhajan Singh, the Indian offspinner, has said that his relationship with Greg Chappell has improved considerably and has acknowledged the coach's…
Leicestershire 274 and 344 beat Derbyshire 194 and 396 (Katich 167, Birt 74, Smith 74, Broad 5-67) by 28 runsScorecardStuart Broad ripped through Derbyshire to give Leicestershire a 28-run victory that seemed unlikely at the…
Kenya have rejected an invitation from Zimbabwe Cricket to participate in the Faithwear Cup, Zimbabwe's domestic one-day tournament.Last year's tournament was blighted by poor standards and was widely criticised. The Zimbabwe board is acutely aware…
Mohammad Azharuddin has lost his latest appeal against his life ban for match-fixing. A Hyderabad court today ruled against his plea to return to first-class cricket after his three years in the cold.Dasaramaiah, a chief…
An unbroken liaison of fifty-three for the third wicket between a hardworking John Crawley and Neil Fairbrother has enabled Lancashire to workits way back into its tense struggle with Yorkshire by the end of day…
Division OneNorthamptonshire squeezed to a four-wicket win with six balls to spare against Warwickshire at Edgbaston. The match was reduced to 28 overs-a-side after rain during Warwickshire's innings and Northants were left with a revised…
Michael Vaughan and Duncan Fletcher have serious questions to answer before the first Test © Getty Images A decision on the fitness of Michael Vaughan has been delayed further with a ruling not expected until…
Martin Crowe, the former New Zealand captain, believes Bangladesh's Test matches should be confined to playing only the side ranked immediately ahead of them on the ICC Test Championship, while also playing much more cricket…
Lakshmipathy Balaji: an appeal too far© Getty ImagesIndia's paceman, Lakshmipathy Balaji, has had the gloss taken off his outstanding performance in the first Test at Mohali, after he was fined 30% of his match fee…