Match factsTuesday, July 31Start time 1430 (0900 GMT)Irfan Pathan played a crucial role in India taking the series lead•AFPBig PictureIndia's win on Saturday has left Sri Lanka needing to win both remaining matches if they…
The SLPL's icon playersBasnahira - Tillakaratne DilshanKandurata - Kumar SangakkaraNagenahira - Shahid AfridiRuhuna - Lasith MalingaUthura - Muttiah MuralitharanUva - Chris GayleWayamba - Mahela JayawardeneWest Indies opener Chris Gayle and Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi, among…
Mark Ramprakash has announced his retirement after being told that he was not part of Surrey's selection plans for the rest of the season. He brought an end to his 25-year career but insisted he…
Tillakaratne Dilshan, the Sri Lanka batsman, has said the current captain Mahela Jayawardene may have to lead till the 2015 World Cup in order to provide sufficient time for a successor to be groomed.Angelo Mathews,…
ScorecardPeter Trego did early damage to Nottinghamshire with three wickets.•Getty ImagesSometimes you wonder what would become of Nottinghamshire if it were not for Chris Read. While the club's top order, routinely dealt a tough hand…
ScorecardJade Dernbach took three wickets as Middlesex's batsmen struggled on a rain-affected day•PA PhotosAll seemed ordinary for the first day of a new season at Lord's. The media centre was getting a lick of paint…
Mohammad Ilyas has stepped down as Pakistan's interim chief selector, while Iqbal Qasim has been appointed to the post of chief selector.The decision to appoint Qasim, a former chief selector himself, had been taken after…
This time last year, Jackson Bird was no more than a club cricketer with Manly-Warringah in Sydney's grade competition, albeit a very fine one. New South Wales had a surfeit of young fast bowlers and…
Chris Gayle's second-innings century powered Jamaica to a comfortable 81-run win over Windward Islands in their opening game of the Regional Four-day competition at Sabina Park. Set a daunting 320-run target in a low-scoring game,…
Vidarbha's lower order made use of the satisfactory platform built on the opening day, crafting a formidable first-innings total by keeping Hyderabad on the field for the entire second day in Nagpur. At the end…