A diminished New Zealand will battle to bring high-flying England back to earth in a two-test series starting in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, having been the first casualties of Brendon McCullum’s ‘Bazball’ last year.

Defending Women’s T20 World Cup champions Australia took a step closer to the semi-finals with an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh.

New Zealand have suffered a major blow in their preparations for the two-test series against England with Kyle Jamieson ruled out due to a back injury and fellow paceman Matt Henry to miss the opening match while awaiting the birth of his first child.

South Africa revived their Women’s T20 World Cup hopes with a thumping 65-run victory over New Zealand.

India opener Smriti Mandhana, England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt and Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner struck it rich in Monday’s player auction for the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) next month.

An inspired bowling performance from Sri Lanka produced a shock win over hosts South Africa in the opening match of the Women’s T20 World Cup in Cape Town.

Spinner Todd Murphy took five wickets on his Australia debut but Rohit Sharma’s century helped India build a big lead on day two of the first Test.

Cricket Fiji squad member Tevita Waqavakatoga believes cricket is his calling.

The men and women Cricket Fiji teams have been reminded that they are not playing for themselves when being called to represent the country.

Cricket Fiji named its men’s and women’s squad yesterday for the inaugural Pacific Island Cricket Challenge that will be held in the country next month.

England carelessly fell to a 27-run defeat in the first one-day international against South Africa despite Jason Roy’s belligerent century in Bloemfontein.

India beat Sri Lanka by 317 runs, the biggest-ever winning margin in a one-day international.