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Smith's classy 89 not enough as N.Zealand win World Cup warm-up

The visitors chased down their 278 target with 10 balls to spare, inflicting the first one-day defeat on Australia in 10 games, although this was not counted as a full international

Cheteshwar Pujara to play in inaugural edition of Saurashtra Premier League

Pujara, a Test specialist, off late has been playing in different T20 leagues, including the D Y Patil T20 Cup

80,000 cricket crazy Indians likely to head to England for World Cup

Demand is highest for India-Pak match at Old Trafford in Manchester on June 16 and for final at Lords on July 14

Llong under BCCI scanner but unlikely to be removed from IPL final

Llong reportedly lost his cool after being confronted by Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Kohli over a contentious no ball call against Sunrisers Hyderabad during an IPL match on Saturday

Chris Gayle named vice-captain of the West Indies team for the World Cup

Gayle, who is set to retire from ODIs after his fifth World Cup appearance, is in top form going into the tournament, having scored close to 500 runs in the IPL

Qualifier 1 highlights: Suryakumar's 71 guides Mumbai to IPL 2019 finals

On a sluggish pitch, which offered considerable turn and odd bounce, Suryakumar batted in a copybook fashion scoring an unbeaten 71 off 54 balls with MI reaching the target in 18.3 overs.

Cricket Australia agrees to play an away ODI series against India in 2020

The two boards seem to have resolved the differences with the CA releasing its entire summer schedule on Thursday

With both teams missing key players, it's well-matched encounter: Iyer

SRH are missing prolific Australian batsman David Warner while Capitals are without key South African paceman Kagiso Rabada

IPL 2019 Qualifier 1 MI vs CSK: Mumbai face super challenge at Chepauk

Chennai Super Kings would look to take home advantage but trapping Mumbai Indians would not be an easy task as the visitors have variation in batting and bowling

IPL 2019 playoffs: Meet the top four teams to battle it out for the title

Three spots had already been grabbed by Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians while SRH qualified for the playoff after KKR's defeat on Sunday.

IPL 2019: Top two finish was on my mind during Rahul blitz, says Dhoni

CSK lost to Kings XI Punjab by six wickets after the hosts chased down the target of 171 runs in 18 overs.

World Cup bound Kedar sustains shoulder injury, set to miss IPL play-offs

It could be safely concluded that Kedar is not being risked as BCCI has blanket instructions that any injury to World Cup bound players will be given utmost priority

IPL 2019 highlights: Kings XI Punjab beat Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets

With nothing to lose in the final game of the season, Rahul, Chris Gayle (28 off 28 balls) and Nicholas Pooran (36 off 22 balls) were the key contributors in KXIP's successful chase

IPL 2019 MI vs KKR Preview: KKR hope for miracle as fate hangs in balance

Mumbai Indians have already qualified for the playoffs after they defeated Sunrisers Hydearbad in the super-over thriller

IPL 2019 KXIP vs CSK Preview: Dhoni's Chennai eye win before playoff heat

Having already booked their berth in the playoffs, Chennai Super Kings will want to strengthen their top spot in the points table when they take on Kings XI Punjab in their last group stage encounter

IPL 2019: Virat Kohli, AB say sorry for RCB's 'up and down' performance

RCB are placed at the bottom of the eight-team standings with only nine points following eight defeats and four victories

Ireland captain William Porterfield unhappy with Ben Foakes stumping

Foakes gathered a wide delivery down the legside but, rather than whip the bails off immediately, he waited for Balbirnie to raise his back foot slightly

Smith, Warner prepare for Australian return

The pair were welcomed back into the national fold last week for a pre-World Cup camp in Brisbane after serving year-long suspensions for their part in the 'sandpapergate' scandal

Arjun Tendulkar picked for Rs 5 lakhs in Mumbai T20 League auction

The 19-year-old all-rounder was one of the favourite player as almost every team bid for him which led to an intense bidding session

Was determined to make the opportunity count: Gurkeerat

Mann, playing only his third game of the season, smashed 65 off 48 balls while batting alongside Shimron Hetmyer to fire RCB to a four-wicket win over Sunrisers in there last game of the season