Three-hundred-and-eighty-two days into his job, Amol Muzumdar can now heave a sigh of relief after coaching Mumbai to within touching distance of a record 42nd Ranji Trophy triumph. They will meet Madhya Pradesh in the final, which begins on June 22 in Bengaluru. Getting the team “back on track in red-ball cricket” was his priority

Derbyshire 105 for 4 (du Plooy 48*, Leech 3-13) beat Yorkshire 175 (Brook 77, Scrimshaw 3-20) by six wickets (DLS method) Harry Brook has found himself skippering Yorkshire in the Blast. He has inspired them with the bat all season, and put himself on the fringes on the England side, but captaining a weakened Yorkshire

Eoin Morgan labelled Jos Buttler “the best white-ball cricketer in the world” after his innings of 162 not out off 70 balls led England to a record ODI and List A total against the Netherlands in Amstelveen, while Buttler suggested he was playing the best cricket of his career. Buttler hit seven fours and 14

Bangladesh 103 and 50 for 2 (Mahmudul 18*, Joseph 2-14) trail West Indies 265 (Brathwaite 94, Blackwood 63, Mehidy 4-59) by 112 runs Captain Kraigg Brathwaite scored 94 as West Indies pressed their advantage on day two of the first Test. West Indies were dismissed for 265 after tea at barely two runs an over

Birmingham 261 for 2 (Hain 112*, Hose 88*) beat Nottinghamshire 206 (Clarke 86, Moores 40, Brathwaite 3-31) by 55 runs And now this, in the Blast. Birmingham strengthened their hold on a top-four place as they achieved the highest total in English T20 history, their 261 for 2 surpassing Yorkshire’s 260 for 4 against Northants

The ICC has gone to market with its media rights for the next eight-year cycle, having radically altered the way in which it has done so. In a reflection of the changing media landscape, the ICC will first go to market in India alone from next week; it will sell rights for men’s and women’s

Australian quick Mitchell Starc is still holding out hope of featuring in the ODI series against Sri Lanka, but only if it doesn’t compromise his chances of playing in the Tests. Starc sliced open his left index finger on his shoe spike during his follow through in the T20I series opener last week. The 32-year-old

All up, Porterfield scored 4343 runs at 30.58 and 1079 at 20.35 in ODI and T20I cricket respectively. “It’s been an honour to represent my country for 16 years – it’s something I had always wanted to do since I was a child,” Porterfield was quoted as saying by Cricket Ireland. “I have to say,

There’s a pattern here. You get it. Sri Lanka kept trying to smash their way out of trouble, and Australia’s bowlers kept things tight, bowled cleverly, and waited for the mistakes. Cummins got two lower order wickets, having Dunith Wellalage chop a short ball on to his stumps, before nicking Jeffrey Vandersay off. They had

In the ODI table, Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq moved past India’s Virat Kohli to occupy the No. 2 position in the batting rankings, achieving a career-best 815 points. Imam scored three half-centuries during Pakistan’s ODI series at home against West Indies and was named Player of the Series. His captain Babar, meanwhile, occupies top spot in