IPL 2016

Dilhara Fernando’s last appearance for Sri Lanka was in July 2012 © AFP Sri Lanka have picked fast bowler Dilhara Fernando for the T20 series against India, which begins on February 9. Dilhara last played for Sri Lanka in mid-2012. Legspinnning allrounder Seekkuge Prasanna also makes a comeback. T20 captain Lasith Malinga misses out due to injury, as does allrounder Angelo Mathews, seamer Nuwan Kulasekara, and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath….

Adam Milne will be steaming in for Essex during the English season © Getty Images Fast bowler Adam Milne has joined the influx of New Zealand players to English county cricket after agreeing a deal with Essex for a stint in the NatWest T20 Blast. Subject to his visa being approved, Milne will be at Essex for seven matches in the second half of the T20 campaign. He will join…

Steven Smith on Virat Kohli’s celebrations in Adelaide: “I don’t think you need to do that kind of thing when someone gets out.” © Getty Images Australia’s Steven Smith doesn’t think the send-off he got from India’s Virat Kohli, after being dismissed in the first T20 on Tuesday night, has a place on the cricket field. While it’s okay to have a bit of “banter” going around the field, Smith…

File photo – Captain Josh Finnie produced a solid all-round display but it wasn’t enough to prevent defeat © ICC Group D Nepal U-19 pulled off a dramatic 32-run win to topple New Zealand U-19 in a thrilling encounter in Fatullah. Nepal posted a total of 238 and then defended it by bowling New Zealand out for 206. Nepal made a solid start after being put in to bat with…

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced Greene King IPA will become the Official Beer of England cricket in a new five-year sponsorship deal. The Suffolk-based brewer has agreed a partnership with the ECB which will encompass this summer’s international series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan as well as the next home Ashes series against Australia in 2019. The new deal includes a range of commercial rights including…

Pakistan strolled to an easy win in their tournament opener against Afghanistan © International Cricket Council Pakistan U-19 romped to a comfortable six-wicket win in their tournament opener against Afghanistan U-19 in their Group B game in Sylhet. The damage was done early on, as Shadab Khan and Hasan Mohsin combined to take seven wickets and elicit a spectacular collapse as Afghanistan stumbled from 98 for 3 to be bowled…

Coach Mike Hesson on Mitchell McClenaghan’s injury: ‘It appears that the fracture is a little worse than first thought’ © Getty Images New Zealand fast bowler Mitchell McClenaghan has been ruled out of the forthcoming one-day series against Australia, after the fracture above his left eye was diagnosed to be more serious than initially thought. “It’s certainly going to take at least a couple of weeks for him to recover,”…