IPL 2016

Adelaide Strikers 5 for 170 (Ludeman 49, Dean 48, Doherty 2-30) beat Melbourne Renegades 143 (Gayle 56, Head 3-16) by 27 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Chris Gayle’s 12-ball half-century was the lone bright spark for Melbourne Renegades as their BBL campaign came to a grinding halt © Getty Images Melbourne Renegades needed to chase down Adelaide Strikers’ 170 in 16 overs to set up a rematch in a Big Bash…

Baroda 153 for 9 (Hooda 53, Tambe 3-26) beat Mumbai 151 for 5 (Suryakumar 57*, Bhatt 2-25) by one wicketScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo: Deepak Hooda’s 35-ball 53 kept Baroda’s chase on track until the 17th over © ICC Baroda survived three wickets in the penultimate over of their chase and managed to knock Mumbai out with a slender one-wicket win to book a final berth. Baroda’s pursuit of…

Liam Plunkett impressed during England’s T20 series win in the UAE © Getty Images Liam Plunkett has been called into England’s limited-overs squad in South Africa after the ECB confirmed that Steven Finn‘s side strain has ended his tour. Plunkett, currently with the England Lions in the UAE, was unfortunate to miss out on selection originally. He bowled with impressive pace and hostility in the two T20s he appeared in…

Adelaide Strikers 5 for 170 (Ludeman 49, Dean 48, Doherty 2-30) beat Melbourne Renegades 143 (Gayle 56, Head 3-16) by 27 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Chris Gayle’s 12-ball half-century was the lone bright spark for Melbourne Renegades as their BBL campaign came to a grinding halt © Getty Images Melbourne Renegades needed to chase down Adelaide Strikers’ 170 in 16 overs to set up a rematch in a Big Bash…

Shane Watson has returned to Australia’s T20 reckoning – but won’t be signing for Hampshire © Cricket Australia Shane Watson‘s mooted return to Hampshire will not happen in 2016, the Australian allrounder has confirmed to ESPNcricinfo. Watson held preliminary talks to join the county for the Natwest T20 Blast and Royal London Cup after his retirement from Test cricket following Australia’s 2015 Ashes defeat, but the move has not progressed…

Uttar Pradesh 159 for 7 (Dwivedi 49*, Saini 2-24) beat Delhi 158 for 6 (Chand 48, Negi 41*, Mishra 2-25) by three wickets File photo: Unmukt Chand’s 35-ball 48 went in vain for Delhi © BCCI Uttar Pradesh will face Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final after completing their eighth win on the trot, by beating Delhi by three wickets at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai. Chasing 159, UP…