For a franchise used to spending the business end of the Indian Premier League (IPL) wondering what went wrong, the Delhi Capitals have surprised themselves by making the playoff with two matches to spare in a remarkable turnaround.

The Global T20 Canada league said on Tuesday it will kick off its second season in July with a clash between the defending champion Vancouver Knights and Toronto Nationals.

Apr 30 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play on the first day of match 49 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday at Bangalore, India No Result Royal Challengers Bangalore 1st innings Virat Kohli c Liam Livingstone b Shreyas Gopal 25 AB de Villiers c Riyan Parag b Shreyas Gopal 10 Marcus Stoinis c Steven Smith b Shreyas Gopal 0 Heinrich Klaasen c Liam Livingstone b Oshane Thomas 6 Gurkeerat Singh Mann c Mahi

Apr 30 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of between Essex and Sussex on Tuesday at Chelmsford, England Sussex win by 1 wicket Essex 1st innings Varun Chopra lbw George Garton 25 Alastair Cook b Abidine Sakande 36 Tom Westley c Will Beer b David Wiese 61 Dan Lawrence c Luke Wright b Mir Hamza 54 Ravi Bopara c Ben Brown b David Wiese 3 Ryan ten Doeschate b David Wiese 35 Paul Walter c H

Apr 30 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of between Gloucestershire and Glamorgan on Tuesday at Bristol, England Glamorgan win by 74 runs Glamorgan 1st innings Jeremy Lawlor c David Payne b Graeme van Buuren 24 David Lloyd Run Out Ryan Higgins 8 Chris Cooke b Benny Howell 161 Marnus Labuschagne c Gareth Roderick b Chris Liddle 2 Billy Root Run Out Chris Liddle 98 Dan Douthwaite c

Apr 30 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of between Surrey and Hampshire on Tuesday at London, England Hampshire win by 53 runs Hampshire 1st innings Tom Alsop c Rory Burns b Stuart Meaker 0 Aiden Markram c Conor McKerr b Will Jacks 88 James Vince b Stuart Meaker 28 Sam Northeast b Ryan Patel 24 Rilee Rossouw b Ryan Patel 14 Liam Dawson c Stuart Meaker b Jo

Apr 30 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of between Surrey and Hampshire on Tuesday at London, England Surrey need 54 runs to win from 3.4 overs Hampshire 1st innings Tom Alsop c Rory Burns b Stuart Meaker 0 Aiden Markram c Conor McKerr b Will Jacks 88 James Vince b Stuart Meaker 28 Sam Northeast b Ryan Patel 24 Rilee Rossouw b Ryan Patel 14 Liam Dawson c S

Apr 30 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of between Durham and Lancashire on Tuesday at Gosforth, England Lancashire win by 3 wickets Durham 1st innings Graham Clark b Saqib Mahmood 6 Scott Steel Run Out Keaton Jennings 1 Alex Lees c Rob Jones b Saqib Mahmood 115 Cameron Bancroft c&b Glenn Maxwell 22 Michael Richardson c Dane Vilas b Graham Onions 2

Apr 30 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of between Derbyshire and Warwickshire on Tuesday at Derby, England Derbyshire win by 5 wickets Warwickshire 1st innings Ed Pollock c&b Logan van Beek 18 Dominic Sibley c Harvey Hosein b Logan van Beek 29 Sam Hain c Harvey Hosein b Luis Reece 34 Will Rhodes lbw Mark Watt 20 Liam Banks c Alex Hughes b Mark Watt 4 Alex Thomson Not Out

Steve Smith said his elbow was fine after landing on it heavily despite still recovering from surgery, as he prepares for his final Indian Premier League (IPL) game of the season before joining Australia's World Cup squad.

Australian batsman David Warner will head to the World Cup in red hot form after signing off from the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a 56-ball 81 for Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday.

Australian cricketer James Faulkner caused confusion about his sexuality on social media on Tuesday after posting a picture of himself having dinner with "the boyfriend" before later clarifying he was "not gay".

Australia all-rounder James Faulkner caused confusion about his sexuality on social media on Tuesday after he posted a picture of himself having dinner with "the boyfriend" before Cricket Australia later clarified it was a joke.