Cricket news round-up – October 2: Hardik joins Bumrah with lower back problem; BBL contract for de Villiers

Pandya laid low with injury, Heat has de Villiers coup, and Cummins takes the Kolpak route.

Cricket news round-up – September 26: World record for Vanuatu, more India-Sri cricket, Essex inch closer to title

Vanuatu created a new List A record; Sri Lanka will tour India in January; Essex came closer to the Championship title; and the Amazon Warriors have now won 7 matches out of 7.

Cricket news round-up – September 25: Bumrah ruled out of Tests, Bangladesh, Afghanistan share trophy, India Women go 1-0 up

India will be without Bumrah in the Tests against South Africa; Bangladesh and Afghanistan shared the Tri-Nation T20 Trophy; India Women beat South Africa Women in the first T20I; and Essex inched closer to the Championship title.

Vitality Blast 2019 statistical round-up: Babar and Rampaul end as toppers

Babar Azam and Ravi Rampaul end the Vitality Blast 2019 as table toppers.

Vitality Blast 2019 Semifinal 1, Worcestershire Rapids vs Nottinghamshire Outlaws: Preview, predictions, likely XIs

Nottinghamshire Outlaws and Worcestershire Rapids will clash in the first semi-final of Vitality Blast 2019 at Edgbaston on September 21.

Cricket news round-up – September 20: Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan to go ahead, Akila banned for a year, Scotland win

Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan got a go-ahead; Akila has been banned from bowling in international cricket for a year; Scotland beat Netherlands; and the penultimate round of the County Championship got over.

Cricket news round-up – September 17: Munsey’s record ton helps Scotland crush Netherlands

Munsey slammed the 3rd-fastest hundred in T20I history as Scotland thrashed Netherlands; Australia Women cruised to a win to clinch the series against West Indies Women; and an India Women member reported being of approached for match-fixing.

Vitality Blast 2019 statistical round-up after quarterfinals: Babar, Rampaul still on top

Babar (578) tops the runs chart; none of top five leading run-scorers will feature in the semi-finals; Rampaul (22) has most wickets.

Cricket news round-up – September 6: Rahmat, Thailand Women create history, Smith, Lanning march along

Australia, Afghanistan in strong positions; Australia Women, Nottinghamshire Outlaws, Guyana Amazon Warriors won; Bangladesh Women, Thailand Women qualified for Women's World T20.

Vitality Blast 2019, Road to Quarterfinals: Gloucestershire, Derbyshire Falcons

Gloucestershire will ride on their late momentum, but can Derbyshire Falcons stop them at a crucial juncture?