The Fiji Secondary Schools Under-19 Women’s Cricket competition enters its third round this week.

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur will miss two international matches and be fined 75% of her match fee following two breaches of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Code of Conduct, the sport’s governing body said.

ACS Whites emerged victorious against Gospel High School by nine wickets in the second round of the Under-19 Fiji Secondary Schools cricket competition yesterday.

Australia captain Pat Cummins, whose side retained the Ashes on a ran-hit without leaving the Old Trafford pavilion, insisted there will not be huge celebrations as they now focus on securing a first series win in England since 2001.

West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite scored 75 on a lifeless Port of Spain wicket  as the determined hosts batted through the rain-hit third day of their second test against India to reach 229-5.

Mark Wood struck crucial late blows in England’s battle against Australia and the Manchester weather in the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford.

World champions Australia will play their first tests in New Zealand in eight years following a T20 series in February, the countries’ cricket boards has confirmed.

Saud Shakeel and Agha Salman struck defiant half-centuries to help Pakistan overcome Prabath Jayasuriya’s onslaught and just about keep the tourists on course to match Sri Lanka’s first-innings 312 on day two of the opening test in Galle.

Dhananjaya de Silva and Angelo Mathews helped Sri Lanka to overcome a top-order collapse and reach 242-6 on day one of the opening test against Pakistan in Galle.

England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt struck a blistering century but was unable to prevent Australia from claiming a three-run victory in the second one-day international, as the tourists retained the Ashes after taking an unassailable lead in the series.

India handed the West Indies a crushing innings and 141-run defeat in the first test at Windsor Park in Roseau with Ravichandran Ashwin claiming seven wickets as the hosts were bowled out for 130 in their second innings.

Men’s and women’s teams competing in International Cricket Council (ICC) events will receive equal prize money, the sport’s governing body said on Thursday.