Amit Mishra claimed a hat-trick from the final over of a thrilling game to revive the Delhi Daredevils' semi-final hopes with a 12-run win against the Deccan Chargers, with Gautam Gambhir making 79.
Hampshire captain Dimitri Mascarenhas is banking on the extended permission initially promised by chairman Rod Bransgrove to ensure he can return to the Indian Premier League this month.
Graham Onions' first five-wicket haul for a year helped give Durham a lead of over 200 on Yorkshire, who were indebted to young all-rounder Adil Rashid's rearguard innings of 70.
James Anderson was pleased to ease the pressure on Ryan Sidebottom as he and Stuart Broad made significant contributions to England's attack on the first day of the first Test against New Zealand.
Fearsome fast bowling from Charlie Shreck left Nottinghamshire needing just 145 to beat Lancashire and reassert their position at the top of LV County Championship Division One.
The weather was perfect for Chennai, hot,humid and left 60% of my beauty on my handkerchief due to wiping the sweat off my face. The music and the crowd was already into grove one and a half hours before the
Durham captain Michael Di Venuto failed to add to his overnight total of 184 as the hosts were bowled out for 406 on the second day of their LV County Championship match against Yorkshire.
James Ormond removed Jimmy Adams for nought but Hampshire recovered with an unbroken stand of 87 between Michael Brown and Michael Lumb before lunch on day two at the Rose Bowl.
HARBHAJAN Singh is banned for five matches for slapping Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, with the Indian board saying "any further instance of misconduct will invoke a life ban".
It is curious that while 'low cost' medium and fast bowlers have performed almost as well as their 'auctioned' counterparts, 'low cost' batsmen have been unable to match the performance of their more successful seniors
Harbhajan Singh's ban of five One-day Internationals imposed by the BCCI after slapping S. Sreesanth in an IPL match makes him the fourth Indian cricketer in recent years to be punished by his own board, apart from those involved in
England's new-look attack have been challenged to perform on the big stage and ensure the Ashes heroes of 2005 are forced into a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
The thought of bowling at Brendon McCullum and Jacob Oram could reduce a slow bowler to a nervous wreck - but not Monty Panesar. He is ready to take on two of the most fearsome hitters.
