Adil Rashid bowled the 48th over:

 

2 W W . W W where West Indies were bowled out for 389.

 

 

A comfortable win for Afghanistan in the end, as they triumph by five wickets in the first ODI against Ireland.

Virat Kohli has scored his 40th ODI century against Australia.

Jonny Bairstow punished a below-par West Indies with an eye-catching 68 to set up England's four-wicket win in the first Twenty20 international.

Sky and CWI set to agree broadcast terms for final two T20Is

 

 

It looks almost certain that England's final two games of their Caribbean tour will be broadcast on Sky, despite a dispute in the build-up to the contests.

 

ESPNcricinfo understands that a deal has been agreed in principle between Sky and Cricket West Indies (CWI) with an expectation it will be signed off by the board on Thursday.

 

Coverage of the matches was thrown into doubt after Sky declined to pay the price demanded for the two T20I games that conclude this tour. Sky argued they had already agreed a costly package for the entire tour when the deal was made in 2012 and were not involved in the decision to add two T20Is to the schedule when it was announced in 2017.

Danielle Wyatt's unbeaten 64 led England to a five-wicket victory over India that sealed the women's Twenty20 series with a game to spare.

Enock Ikope: Former Zimbabwe cricket chief has been banned for 10 years for corruption.

Virat Kohli reached his 41st ODI century reducing the gap between him and Tendulkar's all-time record of 49, He reached his second hundred in just 85 balls in their third ODI international for India against Australia.

Steve Smith and David Warner have been omitted from Australia's squad for the five-match one-day international series against Pakistan in March.

 

The pair are eligible for the final two matches of the series because their year-long ban for ball-tampering against South Africa ends on 28 March.

 

Excellent from England. Highlights how important it is to have such a good captain

 

 

Fantastic day for New Zealand in Wellington First 2 days lost to rain and in a very strong position to win going into day 5.

 

1995 - ACB formed

2001 - ICC Affiliate member

2009 - First ODI

2010 - First T20I

2013 - ICC Associate member

2017 - ICC Full member

2018 - Tie with India in the Asian Cup

2019 - Record their first ever Test win

 

What a cricketing journey this has been for Afghanistan.

Players' shirts will feature their name and squad number for the first time in 142 years of Test cricket when England host Australia in this summer's Ashes.

 

The change comes as part of the International Cricket Council's promotional plans for the new World Test Championship.

Johnny Bairstow has hit the highest score by an English batsman in the Indian Premier League. He scored 114 off just 56 balls for Sunrisers Hyderabad including 12 fours and 7 sixes.

 

In the same innings,David Warner,back from his one year ban,scored 100 not out.

India secured the Test Championship title for a third successive year and with it the million dollar prize.

 

Virat Kohli's team, who in January recorded their first Test series win in Australia, finished with 116 points, eight points clear of New Zealand.

 

South Africa were third with Australia edging England for fourth by decimal points after both finished on 104 points.

Twenty-year-old Sam Curran has become the youngest Englishman in a century to be named as one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year.

 

The all-rounder was named alongside his international team-mates Jos Buttler and Rory Burns.

 

England batter Tammy Beaumont and India captain Virat Kohli complete the list.

 

Kohli was also named the leading cricketer in the world, while compatriot Smriti Mandhana was the world's leading women's cricketer.

 

Afghanistan's Rashid Khan was named the world's leading Twenty20 cricketer for a second year running.

England’s preliminary World Cup Squad

 

Morgan

Roy

Bairstow

Hales

Denly

Root

Buttler

Stokes

Moeen

Woakes

Plunkett

Willey

T Curran

Wood

Rashid

Sri Lanka have left out five established players from their World Cup squad and appointed Dimuth Karunaratne as captain despite his not playing a one-day international for four years.

 

Openers Danushka Gunathilaka and Upul Tharanga, batsman Dinesh Chandimal, wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella and off-spinner Akila Dananjaya miss out.

 

 

Sri Lanka World Cup squad: Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), Avishka Fernando, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Jeevan Mendis, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera (wk), Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Dhananjaya de Silva, Milinda Siriwardana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Isuru Udana, Jeffrey Vandersay.

Jofra Archer says he does not want to "step on anyone's toes" as he tries to break into England's World Cup squad.

 

The 24-year-old, Barbados-born Sussex bowler became eligible to play for England on 17 March after completing residency criteria.

 

He was not picked in England's initial squad but could force his way in if he impresses in pre-tournament games.

 

"I'm going to give it my best shot," said Archer.

 

"Of course I want to play in the World Cup, but if it doesn't happen for me I'm not going to get upset."

Australian Ashton Turner has an unwanted record as he has become the first man in Twenty20 history to make five consecutive ducks as he fell first ball in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

 

It was the third successive IPL golden duck for the 26-year-old, who batted at number five for Rajasthan Royals.

That's a bad run of form! I think there will be a huge cheer when he scores his next run (if he gets picked).