Half-centuries from Ed Cowan and Ricky Ponting ensured that Australia maintained their grip on the third and final Test against the West Indies in Dominica.
A phenomenal late dash for the winning line by Ambati Rayudu and Robin Peterson saw Mumbai clinch a last-over thriller against Kings XI Punjab on Wednesday.
Assistant coach Toby Radford jumped to the defence of the West Indies' struggling top order after another dismal display on day two of the third and final Test against Australia.
A poor effort from the West Indies top order after a maiden ton from Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade ensured that the visitors held the ascendancy at the close of day two in Dominica.
The Deccan Chargers registered their first point in IPL 2012 after their clash with the Kolkata Knight Riders was abandoned due to heavy rain at Eden Gardens.
The Delhi Daredevils strengthened their position at the top of the 2012 Indian Premier League standings thanks to a comfortable triumph over the Pune Warriors at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Tuesday.
A brutal partnership of 122 in just 50 deliveries between Tillakaratne Dilshan and AB de Villiers left the Rajasthan Royals reeling on Monday as Bangalore claimed a thumping 46-run victory.
Shane Shillingford's four-wicket haul on his home ground in Dominica put the West Indies on top after day one of the third Test against Australia on Monday.
The Pune Warriors were desperate for their captain, Sourav Ganguly, to lead from the front - and on Saturday he did just that, weighing in with a fine knock of and landing two telling blows with the ball to sink the Delhi Daredevils.
A fine half-century from Faf du Plessis and the characteristically cool, calm and collected finishing of Mahendra Singh Dhoni carried Chennai to a tight seven-wicket win over the Rajasthan Royals
For the first part of his innings Chris Gayle was cruising along, but then he suddenly went up a few gears and finished with 87 from 56 balls to propel Bangalore to a five-wicket victory over the Kings XI.
A sporting declaration from Australian captain Michael Clarke left the West Indies in pursuit of a 215-run target, only for more bad light and eventual rain to have the final say as the second Test in Trinidad ended in a draw.
The Chennai Super Kings were the recipients of sweet revenge as they trumped the Pune Warriors by 13 runs in Thursday's Indian Premier League clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk.
The Knight Riders' batsmen backed up an excellent display in the field to help their side to a comfortable eight-wicket win over the Kings XI in Mohali on Wednesday.
Much of the Windies' hard work done by Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Narsingh Deonarine was laid to waste by a flurry of wickets late on day three of the second Test against Australia.
A six from Saurabh Tiwary off the final ball of the innings saw Bangalore pull off an incredible chase and with it a six-wicket win over the Pune Warriors on Tuesday.
The Rajasthan Royals stormed to the top of the 2012 Indian Premier League standings with a five-wicket win over the Deccan Chargers in Tuesday's clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
A five-wicket haul from Kemar Roach helped the West Indies to dismiss Australia for 311, but the visitors hit back to leave the hosts in trouble at 49 for three at the Queen's Park Oval.
