IPL 2016

Harbhajan Singh has been asked to respond to a conflict of interest allegation by January 30 © Associated Press The BCCI ombudsman, Justice AP Shah, has asked India offspinner Harbhajan Singh to respond to an allegation of conflict of interest related to his links to a sports apparel company that sponsors various state teams in domestic cricket. On January 16, Justice Shah forwarded a complaint from Mumbai-based activist Niraj Gunde…

Glenn Maxwell missed out on a second one-day international hundred, but his 96 was enough to help Australia beat India by three wickets and clinch the five-match series 3-0 with two games to spare. Virat Kohli struck his first hundred against Australia Down Under – a run-a-ball 117 – and was part of century stands with Shikhar Dhawan, who made 68, and Ajinkya Rahane, who was out for 50, but…

Toss Bangladesh chose to bat v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Hamilton Masakadza stepped up as Zimbabwe’s captain as Elton Chigumbura was given a break © AFP An unchanged Bangladesh opted to bat in the second T20I against Zimbabwe in Khulna at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna, even as the visitors made three changes to their line-up. Hamilton Masakadza was named captain in the absence…

Sara McGlashan’s unbeaten 79 off 58 pulled the Sixers through in a last-ball thriller against the Hurricanes © Getty Images Sydney Sixers completed the most remarkable of turnarounds to qualify for the inaugural WBBL semi-finals by beating Hobart Hurricanes off the final ball to seal their eighth consecutive win. Sixers will once again face the Hurricanes in a semi-final, while Sydney Thunder successfully defended 104 to beat Melbourne Stars to…

Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill put on a world record partnership to ease New Zealand to a 10-wicket victory against Pakistan and level their Twenty20 series at 1-1. The duo put on an unbroken stand of 171 – surpassing the previous best mark set by South Africa’s Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman – as they easily chased down Pakistan’s total of 168-7 at Seddon Park. Guptill was 87 not out…