Cricket News

Ireland made it three wins from three in the ODI tri-series as half-centuries from Andrew Balbirnie and Niall O'Brien steered them to a six-wicket victory over Scotland in Dubai.

Scorecard from Hamilton as New Zealand and Pakistan contest the fourth one-day international. Watch live on Sky Sports Cricket.

Afghanistan will play their first-ever Test match in June against India in Bengaluru, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) have confirmed.

Alec Stewart has picked his top five young English batsmen to watch in 2018 - but they will need to be tested in county cricket by a host fine young bowlers.

Shoaib Malik showed delayed signs of concussion after being hit by a ball during Pakistan's five-wicket defeat to New Zealand in the fourth ODI in Hamilton.

Sky Sports will show 12 matches from the Kia Super League this summer as part of a huge line-up of women's sport in 2018.

Dinesh Karthik could play his first Test in eight years later this month when India conclude their series in South Africa.

India and Pakistan recorded thumping wins over Papua New Guinea and Ireland respectively in Tuesday's games at the ICC Under-19 World Cup.