AB de Villiers is set to return to cricket, boosting the Titans’ chances of clinching a final at home © AFP South Africa’s T20 competition enters the final week with all six franchises still in contention for the playoffs. With eight matches left, here’s how things stack up for each team. Titans Eight matches, 24 pointsThe defending champions are sitting comfortably at the top of the table and only need…

Dhaka Dynamites 140 for 8 (Russell 46, Junaid 4-24) beat Khulna Titans 86 (Bravo 3-10, Russell 3-16) by 54 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Andre Russell bludgeoned 46 and returned figures of 3 for 16 © Raton Gomes/BCB Dhaka Dynamites qualified for the BPL final by crushing Khulna Titans by 54 runs in the first qualifier in Mirpur. They will play the winner of Wednesday’s second qualifier between Rajshahi Kings and…

‘We just like to take photos. You check all the guys’ Instagram pages, they are always posting photos, so why not bring it into the cricket?’ – Darren Sammy © Daily Star After Farhad Reza had scored the winning runs that put Rajshahi Kings in the BPL’s second qualifier, everyone waited for their celebration. Would they pretend to take a group selfie or pose for the imaginary group photo? Darren…

‘We just like to take photos. You check all the guys’ Instagram pages, they are always posting photos, so why not bring it into the cricket?’ – Darren Sammy © Daily Star After Farhad Reza had scored the winning runs that put Rajshahi Kings in the BPL’s second qualifier, everyone waited for their celebration. Would they pretend to take a group selfie or pose for the imaginary group photo? Darren…

Queensland 0 for 3 and 353 (Khawaja 157, Mackin 5-58) lead Western Australia 265 (Turner 100, Feldman 3-50, George 3-85) by 91 runsScorecard Ashton Turner’s century wasn’t enough for Western Australia © Getty Images Queensland’s opening bowlers Luke Feldman and Peter George tore through Western Australia’s top order to take the first-innings lead after collapsing early in the day in Perth. Having begun the day on 6 for 333, Queensland…

BCCI has also revoked the decision to reschedule games that were not played due to smog in Delhi © ESPNcricinfo Ltd The BCCI has said the Ranji Trophy match between Odisha and Jharkhand scheduled to begin from December 7 in Natham, near Dindigul, will be rescheduled after the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association communicated its inability to host the game, owing to the week-long mourning period in the state following the…

Anil Kumble praised India’s pace duo of Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami © Associated Press The most satisfying aspect of the 2-0 series lead for India will be that they haven’t always had their best XI available. They have played only one of the three Tests with first-choice openers. They lost their No. 1 wicketkeeper after the second Test, and the leading fast bowler has been fighting a niggle through…

‘The last 18-24 months I’ve really worked hard to try to construct my innings, and not play too many big shots early’ – David Warner © Getty Images David Warner and Australia picked a good time to return to their strongest format since Darren Lehmann became coach. Under Lehmann, Australia have won 25 ODIs at home and lost only four, picking up the 2015 World Cup and being unbeaten in…

The TNCA is confident of staging the Test from December 16 © ESPNcricinfo Ltd The BCCI is yet to decide on moving the fifth and final Test between India and England from December 16 out of Chennai following the death of Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday. Ajay Shirke, the secretary, said the board was seeking inputs from the host association – the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA)…

Yasir Shah has been advised to rest for a few days © AFP Pakistan legspinner Yasir Shah hurt his back during a training session at the Cazaly’s Stadium in Cairns on Tuesday, and will miss his team’s warm-up game at the same venue later this week as a result. He is being treated for the issue by a doctor in Cairns, and has been advised a few days’ rest. Pakistan…