IPL 2016

Brian Vitori was reported during the third T20I against Bangladesh in Khulna last month © AFP Brian Vitori, the Zimbabwe left-arm seamer, has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect after an independent assessment found his bowling action to be illegal. Vitori, who was reported for a suspect action during the T20 series against Bangladesh in January, underwent assessment in Chennai, where all variations of his deliveries…

New South Wales 316 (Hughes 124, Rohrer, Paris 4-61) and 5 for 303 (Patterson 129*, Hughes 54) drew with Western Australia 8 for 511 dec (Bancroft 144, Harris 120, Sandhu 3-110)Scorecard File photo – Kurtis Patterson scored an unbeaten 129 © Getty Images Kurtis Patterson‘s unbeaten 129, his second century against Western Australia took New South Wales to the safety of a draw in the day/night Sheffield Shield match at…

File photo – Kevon Cooper has been reported twice before for bowling with a suspect action © BCCI West Indies and Lahore Qalandars allrounder Kevon Cooper has been served a warning after umpires reported his bowling action after Tuesday evening’s match against Quetta Gladiators. It is not clear if one or more deliveries of Cooper were reported, but a PSL media release stated the he could continue to bowl. However,…

India Women 179 for 4 (Raj 53*, Mandhana 46, Kumari 4-39) beat Sri Lanka Women 178 for 9 (Manodara 43*, Weerakkody 37, Deepti 4-23) by six wicketsScorecard File photo – Mithali Raj’s unbeaten fifty sealed India’s easy win © Getty Images Medium-pacer Deepti Sharma‘s career-best 4 for 23, followed by a patient 53 not out from Mithali Raj, helped India Women claim an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI…

Mohammad Nabi played eight matches for Quetta Gladiators in the inaugural edition of the PSL © AFP Mohammad Nabi is set to leave the Pakistan Super League and link-up with the Afghanistan squad ahead of their Asia Cup T20 qualifier clash against United Arab Emirates in Fatullah on Friday. Nabi, who struck a boundary to help Quetta Gladiators clinch a last-ball thriller against Lahore Qalandars in Dubai on Tuesday night,…

Katherine Brunt was forced out of the South Africa tour with injury © Getty Images England remain hopeful that pace bowler Katherine Brunt will be fit for the World T20 after injury forced her out of the current tour of South Africa. She has been included in England’s 15-player squad for the tournament in India which begins on March 15. Brunt flew home from South Africa after suffering a back…

File photo: Aditya Tare marked his return from a thumb injury with a century in the second innings to help build Mumbai’s lead © PTI Mumbai breezed into the Ranji Trophy final for the first time in three seasons, but were denied an outright win courtesy centuries from Naman Ojha (113) and Harpreet Singh (112). Madhya Pradesh, who were set an improbable 571 in little over four sessions, ended on…