Cricket News

David Warner and Wriddhiman Saha both smashed unbeaten half-centuries to fire Sunrisers Hyderabad into the IPL play-offs, routing top-seeded Mumbai Indians by 10 wickets in Sharjah.

England national selector Ed Smith has defended the decision to give Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Sam Curran a rest after it was suggested the Indian Premier League had been prioritised over their international duties.

Sean Williams and Babar Azam traded centuries before Zimbabwe overcame Pakistan in a Super Over at the end of a dramatic third one-day international in Rawalpindi.

England have named the squads for their white-ball tour of South Africa with Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Sam Curran included in the Twenty20 group but rested for the one-day internationals.

Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, drawing the curtain on an injury-plagued career which he managed to extend by reinventing himself as a journeyman T20 specialist...