5:13 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff February 21: Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans at Gadaffi Stadium, Lahore Our XI: Chris Lynn, Sohail Akhtar, James Vince, Rohail Nazir, Mohammad Hafeez, Moeen Ali, Mohammad Ilyas, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sohail Tanvir, Imran Tahir (c) Captain:Imran Tahir The legspinner is one of the most experienced T20 players. He was

5:22 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Umar Akmal has been suspended by the PCB with immediate effect under Article 4.7.1 of its anti-corruption code, disallowing him from taking part in any cricket-related activity under the board’s purview “pending the investigation being carried out by PCB’s Anti-Corruption Unit”. A PCB statement announced the development, but didn’t reveal

6:17 PM GMT As Sri Lanka and the West Indies prepare to square off in the first of three ODIs on Saturday – which will be followed by two T20Is next month – the series offers the chance for both sides to benchmark themselves as they work towards the T20 World Cup later this year.

3:54 PM GMT Rohit Balaji February 11: Quetta Gladiators v Islamabad United in Karachi NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about late injury (or other relevant) updates Our XI: Shane Watson, Colin Ingram, Luke Ronchi, Colin Munro, Ahsan Ali, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Rumman

Alyssa Healy had a string of single-digit scores in the tri-series © ICC via Getty Alyssa Healy will trust her instincts as she looks to put an end to the run of low scores that has brought two years of prolific returns to a juddering halt just before the T20 World Cup. Healy made scores

Chamari Atapattu is pumped up after reaching her hundred © Getty Images Overview Sri Lanka have lost their 10 most-recent T20Is – a sequence that goes back to November 2018. Of their previous nine completed matches, Sri Lanka only won one, which means they have lost 18 of their last 19 games. Although there is

5:51 PM GMT It takes an astute individual to know how much to share with others, especially those they don’t know. Do you tell them about yourself, your hopes, your anxieties and your personal life? Or do you keep those things private and leave them to guess and Google their way around you? Trust South

2:29 AM GMT A T20 Champions Cup that would have the world’s top 10 nations ploughing through no fewer than 48 matches – the same number as last year’s 50-over World Cup – is the most contentious event in the ICC’s proposed suite of tournaments for the 2023 to 2031 broadcast rights cycle. The full

1:31 AM GMT Overview Over the years Pakistan have not quite managed to reach a level that would see them rank among the favourites. However, several individual players have forged their reputations, and each World Cup, Pakistan have gone in aiming to be a better side than they were last time. It hasn’t always worked

5:25 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff India batsman Manish Pandey will join Karnataka’s squad for their Ranji Trophy quarter-final fixture against Jammu & Kashmir which starts from February 20, while KL Rahul will rest during the round. Both Pandey and Rahul have been with the Indian limited-overs sides since they helped Karnataka clinch the Syed Mushtaq