PCB agree to host Australia in Sri Lanka

 *Pakistan's previous home series against Australia was played in England Pakistan's home limited-overs series against Australia this August is likely to be played in Sri Lanka, with SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga and PCB director Intikhab Alam both saying they had agreed in principle to the arrangement. The Memorandum of Understanding has not yet been signed and Alam will travel to Sri Lanka next week to finalise...

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Riaz shines as Lahore record second win...Karachi beat Faisalabad

Lahore Lions' bowlers successfully defended 113 against Peshawar Panthers at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, to help their team to a second victory in as many matches. Lahore chose to bat and were off to a disastrous start, losing their top three batsmen for ducks. The middle order batsmen all got off to starts, but none could make more than Abdul Razzaq's 37 or score at a rapid rate. The end of the innings mirrored the start, with Nos. 9-11...

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Herath torments England as Sri Lanka take hold

 Rangana Herath exposed England's failings against spin bowling once more as Sri Lanka took a firm grip on the first Test in Galle. Seventeen wickets fell in the day as batsmen on both sides struggled to play the turning ball and set up the prospect of a three-day finish. The match is not over. England's bowlers - excellent as ever - fought back with five wickets in the evening session, but a first innings deficit...

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Watson and Hussey set up Australia win

Shane Watson and Michael Hussey both scored half-centuries to set up a comfortable eight-wicket victory for Australia in the first Twenty20 in St Lucia. Kieron Pollard's 20-ball fifty, the fastest by a West Indian player in a Twenty20 international, proved to be in vain as the target of 151 was easily overhauled by the Australians with 11 balls to spare. West Indies were left to rue their slow start, and in particular...

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Sri Lanka v England, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day Herath haul bowls England out for 193

Tea Sri Lanka 318 (Jayawardene 180, Anderson 5-72) lead England 193 (Bell 52; Herath 6-74) by 125 runs Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Rangana Herath was England latest spin-tormentor with 6 for 74 All England's old troubles against spin came back to haunt them once again as they were bowled out for 193 on the second day of the first Test in Galle. Rangana...

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Williamson secures hard-fought draw

 South Africa 474 for 9 dec (Petersen 156, Duminy 103, Gillespie 6-113) and 189 for 3 dec (de Villiers 68) drew with New Zealand 275 (Guptill 59, Philander 6-81) and 200 for 6 (Williamson 102*, Morkel 6-23) An outstanding rearguard 102 from Kane Williamson negated Morne Morkel's career-best figures of 6 for 23, as New Zealand held on for 80.4 overs to draw the third Test at the Basin Reserve. South Africa gifted Williamson...

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