Australia opener Matt Renshaw is a doubt for the series-opening test against Pakistan after suffering a head injury in a tour match in Dubai. ...

Sep 30 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of 1st odi between South Africa and Zimbabwe on Sunday at Kimberley, South Africa South Africa win by 5 wickets Zimbabwe 1st innings Hamilton Masakadza c Reeza Hendricks b Andile Phehlukwayo 25 Solomon Mire c Reeza Hendricks b Lungi...

India will rest bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for next month's two-test series against the West Indies, with selectors calling up pace bowler Mohammed Siraj to their 15-man squad announced on Saturday. ...

India made heavy weather of a modest target before prevailing in a nerve-shredding final against Bangladesh by three wickets to defend their Asia Cup title on Friday. ...

Sep 28 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of final between India and Bangladesh on Friday at Dubai, United Arab Emirates India win by 3 wickets Bangladesh 1st innings Liton Das st MS Dhoni b Kuldeep Yadav 121 Mehedi Hasan c Ambati Rayudu b Kedar Jadhav 32...

England all-rounder Sam Curran has been awarded a first central contract after his stellar display in the 4-1 test series win over India, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday. ...

County champions Surrey could not make it a blemish-free season but their audacious bid for a record-breaking victory against Essex ensured a magnificent finale at the Oval. ...

Pakistan have dropped out-of-sorts pace bowler Mohammad Amir from their 17-man squad for next month's two-test series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates, with left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz earning a recall. ...

Western Australia opener D'Arcy Short clobbered 23 sixes in a blistering 257 against Queensland to register the highest score by an Australian in one-day cricket on Friday. ...

The last barrier to a 365-day professional sporting calendar in Australia looks set to come down with a report in the local media on Friday saying cricketers had agreed to play Twenty20 matches on Christmas Day. ...

Sep 27 (OPTA) - Standings of the County Championship Div1 on Thursday P W L T Ded RR PTS Surrey 14 10 1 0 0 254 Somerset 14 7 2 1 0 208 Essex 14 7 4 0 0 187 Yorkshire 14 5 5 0 0 158 Hampshire...

Sep 27 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play on the fourth day of between Surrey and Essex on Thursday at London, England Essex win by 1 wicket Surrey 1st innings Rory Burns c Simon Harmer b Matthew Quinn 19 Mark Stoneman c Adam Wheater b Jamie Porter...

Paceman Josh Hazlewood and all-rounder Mitch Marsh were named joint vice-captains of the Australia test team on Thursday under a new leadership structure installed in the wake of this year's ball-tampering scandal. ...