IPL best and worst: Teenage ton, pricey flop
The IPL has finally reached the playoff stage, later than planned, leaving four teams to battle for the title beginning on Thursday.
The IPL has finally reached the playoff stage, later than planned, leaving four teams to battle for the title beginning on Thursday.
Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 37 runs in the first T20I in Lahore on Wednesday.
Captain Jitesh Sharma hammered 85* and Virat Kohli hit 54 as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru stormed into the first IPL playoff qualifier with a six-wicket win over the Lucknow Super Giants.
Namibia and the Proteas will contest a historic T20I in Windhoek on 11 October.
Marco Jansen took two wickets to help Punjab Kings finish in the top-two moving into the IPL playoffs with a seven-wicket victory over the Mumbai Indians on Monday.
Marizanne Kapp has been named in the Proteas Women squad for ODI and T20I series against the West Indies Women in Barbados in June.
Heinrich Klaasen struck his second IPL century on Sunday as he powered the Sunrisers Hyderabad to a mammoth 278-3, and a 110-run win over the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Devon Conway and Dewald Brevis hit half-centuries to help the bottom-placed Chennai Super Kings end their IPL campaign with a crushing 83-run win over the Gujarat Titans.
Dewald Brevis smashed five sixes in his 57 off 23 balls for the Chennai Super Kings on Sunday.
Sikandar Raza hit the winning runs to seal the Pakistan Super League title for Lahore Qalandar, having landed just 10 minutes before the toss after a mad dash from England.
Tristan Stubbs was at the crease when the Delhi Capitals finished their IPL season with a consolation win over the Punjab Kings on Saturday.
Mitchell Marsh struck his first IPL century as the Lucknow Super Giants pulled off an upset 33-run win against the log-leading Gujarat Titans on Thursday.
The Mumbai Indians hammered the Delhi Capitals by 59 runs to qualify for the IPL playoffs.
Pakistan have named a new-look squad for three home T20Is against Bangladesh.
The Chennai Super Kings suffered a six-wicket defeat to the Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday to stay bottom of the IPL log.