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Thursday, 30 March 2017 :  The tourists – on 80-5 at the start of the day and 95 runs short of making New Zealand bat again – had faced defeat. But New Zealand were denied the chance to seal a series-levelling victory as play was abandoned without a ball being …

Wednesday, 28 March 2017 :  India won the final match of the four-Test series to secure a 2-1 victory. Prior to the first Test in Pune, Kohli spoke warmly of the tourists’ players, saying he was “really good friends with all these guys off the field”. But asked after Tuesday’s …

Monday, 27 March 2017 :  India lost Murali Vijay early on in response to Australia’s first-innings 300 but KL Rahul and Cheteshwar Pujara steadied them to 108-1. However, Rahul (60) was caught off Pat Cummins before Nathan Lyon took four wickets to reduce the hosts to 221-6. Wriddhiman Saha was …

Saturday, 18 March 2017 :   Batsman Shahzaib Hasan has become the fifth player to be provisionally suspended as part of an anti-corruption inquiry into the Pakistan Super League. The Karachi Kings opener, 27, has been charged by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and has 14 days to respond. Shahzaib has …

Saturday, 18 March 2017 :   North opted to bat but were unable to get a foothold, folding for 202 all out with Tom Curran taking three wickets. But Malan and fellow South opener Daniel Bell-Drummond (92) had no such problem, reaching the total with more than 16 overs left to …

Thursday, 9 March 2017 :  Australia skipper Steve Smith was seen looking up to his side’s dressing room when pondering whether to ask for a review after he was given out lbw. India captain Virat Kohli said Smith had “crossed the line”. The International Cricket Council confirmed no action would …

Wednesday, 8 March 2017 :  Smith, 27, was caught looking up to his side’s camp as he considered reviewing an LBW decision in Australia’s second Test defeat in Bangalore. “There is a line that you don’t cross on a cricket field,” said Kohli. Smith admitted his actions, saying “I shouldn’t …

Monday, 6 March 2017 :  Liam Plunkett took 3-32 as West Indies, despite 50 from Jason Mohammed, were bowled out for 225 in 47.5 overs. Jason Roy (52) put England on top but home spinners Ashley Nurse (3-34) and Devendra Bishoo (2-43) hit back. However, Joe Root (90) and Chris …

Wednesday, 1 March 2017 :  Nottinghamshire’s Ball, 25, is to have a scan on a knee injury he suffered in a warm-up game on Monday in St Kitts. It is South Africa-born 21-year-old Curran’s first senior call-up and comes in the middle of his involvement with the England Lions in …

Tuesday, 28 February 2017 : The 28-year-old suffered the injury to his right hand during January’s tour of India but a scan confirmed he has sufficiently recovered. The Nottinghamshire batsman will rejoin his international team-mates three days before the first match in Antigua on 3 March. Hales tweeted: “Antigua tomorrow. Can’t …