After three straight wins in the qualifiers, Northern Knights begin their main draw campaign against a Cape Cobras side missing Dale Steyn, JP Duminy and Beuran Hendricks

Kings XI Punjab are potentially the most fearsome batting side in the Champions League T20, but their thin bowling attack has been dealt a blow with an injury to Mitchell Johnson

With Shakib Al Hasan and Morne Morkel unavailable for selection, Kolkata Knight Riders might struggle for squad depth

The final match of the tour came down to the final over, 17 to win from six balls, but MS Dhoni could only take 14 as India went down by three runs

With a fresh combination and a different captain for the one-off T20, England will hope to discover new ideas to rejuvenate their 50-overs template

India have shone a harsh light on England's ODI inadequacies, and could inflict more damage in a dead rubber at Headingley

Plays of the day from the third ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Dambulla

Pakistan's batsmen simply didn't show up for the series decider, as Sri Lanka shot them out for 102 before chasing down their target in 18.2 overs

Plays of the day from the first ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

A partnership of 147 Sohaib Maqsood and Fawad Alam raised Pakistan from the dead and dragged them to a four-wicket win in the first ODI

With Pakistan without Saeed Ajmal and Sri Lanka trying a new spin combination, both teams have bowling worries ahead of the first ODI in Hambantota

Pakistan will slip from third to sixth in the ICC Test rankings if they lose the series, and squaring it will be a difficult ask against a Sri Lanka side determined to give Mahela Jayawardene a winning farewell

While by no means a definitive list of Jacques Kallis' best ODI performances, these five efforts showcased his versatility and match-winning qualities

ESPNcricinfo previews the third Test between England and India

Stuart Binny's 78 helped India draw the first Test comfortably after England had given them a scare with three wickets for 17 runs in the first hour

England turned the Trent Bridge Test around on the fourth day thanks to a record tenth-wicket partnership from Joe Root and James Anderson

India were on the verge of taking a massive lead and possibly bowling England out short of the follow-on mark before Joe Root averted the danger along with the lower order

India lost four wickets for four runs immediately after lunch before Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami restored their advantage with a 111-run last-wicket stand that extended India's total to 457

M Vijay's fourth Test century, his first away from home, held India's innings together on a first day full of momentum shifts on an atypically slow and lifeless Trent Bridge pitch

Yet again, West Indies' limited-overs specialists are tasked with salvaging a win or two after their team has suffered a Test series defeat