Cricket

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has confirmed it will play the third and final Twenty20 game of its ongoing series against Pakistan in Lahore, eight years on from the incident that led to the end of top-level international cricket in the latter nation.

The board of the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed today (Friday) that it had approved the launch of a new nine-team Test league and 13-team one-day international (ODI) league in 2019 and 2020 respectively.

The inaugural season of Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) T20 Global League has been postponed for one year until November 2018 just days after the national governing body revealed that it was set to post a significant loss on the launch edition of the Twenty20 tournament.

Cricket’s key stakeholders are expected to sign off major reforms of the Test and one-day international (ODI) formats of the sport at meetings to be held later this week.

Hosting the inaugural T20 Global League could cost Cricket South Africa (CSA) up to $25m (€21.3m) following delays and difficulties in negotiating media-rights and commercial partnerships surrounding the Twenty20 tournament, it has been revealed.

The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) are assessing innovative plans to combat the threat of rain disrupting play.

Our resident fan engagement correspondent enjoys the most English of experiences: a rain affected one-day international cricket match between England and the West Indies.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has today (Thursday) announced the departure of chief executive Haroon Lorgat amid reports of concerns over preparations for its new T20 Global League competition.

South Africa has become the first major cricket nation to confirm the scheduling of a four-day Test match amid growing momentum for change to the sport’s most historic format.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has handed a five-year ban to national team batsman Khalid Latif, the stiffest sanction issued so far in the spot-fixing probe surrounding the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Twenty20 competition.

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has completed the ownership line-up for Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) T20 Global League by securing control of the Stellenbosch franchise.

Proposals to include cricket in the 2022 edition of multi-sport event the Commonwealth Games have been dropped, according to ESPNcricinfo.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has today (Wednesday) welcomed the five-year ban handed out to national team player Sharjeel Khan for his role in a spot-fixing scandal connected to the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Twenty20 competition, stating it illustrates its “zero tolerance” approach against corrupt practices.

India is set for a new international-standard cricket stadium, with a 25,000-seat venue having been lined up near the city of Agartala.

Edgbaston became the first English county cricket ground to host a day/night Test match last week when England played the West Indies. Ben Cronin spoke to Warwickshire County Cricket Club's chief executive Neil Snowball to find out if the new format had been of commercial benefit to the county.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has today (Monday) confirmed it will stage a Twenty20 series against a World XI in Lahore next month, ahead of the potential for further games in the country against Sri Lanka and the West Indies.