3:00 AM ET Valkerie Baynes at Hove Somerset 283 for 8 (Hildreth 81, Azhar 68, Gregory 50) beat Sussex 62 for 4 by 68 runs (DLS method) Chris Jordan said before the start of the season he was keen to show what he could do with the bat and for a while it looked like

3:00 AM ET Toss: Kings XI Punjab chose to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore Kings XI Punjab have opted to field in Bengaluru after winning the toss against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Royal Challengers have been on an upswing with two wins on the bounce after just one in their first eight games, and need to

4:33 PM ET Oman 177 for 3 (Jatinder 65, Nadeem 31*, Kinchit 1-25) beat Hong Kong 176 (Babar 56, Bilal 4-30) by seven wickets Left-arm swing bowler Bilal Khan bagged four wickets on one of his favourite hunting grounds at Wanderers before Jatinder Singh‘s half-century paced a simple chase. Oman thus continued their undefeated run

3:00 AM ET Chennai Super Kings decided to bowl after winning the toss, the home side looking to all but guarantee their place in the play-offs with a win today after being thwarted by Royal Challengers Bangalore by just one run on Sunday. They take on a Sunrisers Hyderabad team that will miss their captain

2:53 PM ET Hemant Brar in Bengaluru It’s difficult to get noticed in a team that contains Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, but Moeen Ali has definitely made his presence felt at Royal Challengers Bangalore this season. While Kohli (387), de Villiers (332) and Parthiv Patel (283) have more runs than Moeen (216), his

8:52 PM ET He was cramping. The left forearm was losing strength on an incredibly hot evening. Thirty-six degrees, dry heat, at 9.30pm. But Ajinkya Rahane wasn’t in the mood to give up. Twice the substitute fielder tried to run in with a drink, twice the umpire objected and twice Rahane was lost in his

  shares Steven Smith started his latest Royals captaincy stint with a match-winning half-century © BCCI The World Cup and the Australia A tours of England are edging closer, as planning steps up for Australia’s massive next five months. An enormous number of Australians are playing in overseas competitions in the lead up to those

3:00 AM ET Toss: Delhi Capitals chose to bowl v Rajasthan Royals Shreyas Iyer won the toss and Delhi Capitals chose to bowl at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur against Rajasthan Royals. Iyer said he had faith in his team’s batting line-up and opted to chase because he reckoned the pitch would stay the same

3:00 AM ET Big picture The last time Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad met, Super Kings were without MS Dhoni, and they lost five wickets for 22 runs, and the game. Dhoni recovered from back spasms and returned with a bang against Royal Challengers Bangalore, but Super Kings eventually came up short, by just