Cricket news round-up – 27 October: Five teams through to next round of T20 World Cup qualifiers, Tamim out of Bangladesh tour

PNG, Netherlands, Namibia, Ireland, Oman are through to the next round of the T20 World Cup Qualifiers; Pakistan Women went 1-0 up; Tamim has withdrawn from the India tour; and Schutt did the hat-trick in WBBL.

Cricket news round-up – 26 October: all T20 World Cup spots still up for grabs, Karnataka win Vijay Hazare Trophy

All six spots for the 2020 T20 World Cup are still up for grabs; Mithun helped Karnataka win the Vijay Hazare Trophy; and Bumrah will not require surgery anytime soon.

Cricket news round-up – 25 October: Kohli rested, India call up Dube, Samson

New faces in India’s T20I squad, Billings is England T20I vice-captain, and New Zealand suffer Williamson blow.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20, Final: Karnataka v Tamil Nadu – Preview, prediction, likely XIs

Karnataka will host Tamil Nadu in the final of the 2019-20 Vijay Hazare Trophy, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

National T20 Cup 2019, Final: Northern v Balochistan – Preview, prediction, likely XIs

Northern and Balochistan will meet in the final of the National T20 Cup at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad on October 24.

Cricket news round-up – October 23: India complete whitewash, Netherlands rise to top

India completed their 3-0 whitewash over South Africa; Netherlands became the first team to win 3 matches at the T20 World Cup Qualifier; Ghulam Shabbir, who had gone absconding, has surfaced in Pakistan; and Kohli insisted India host Test matches in only five venues.

Cricket news round-up – October 22: India two wickets away from whitewash, Bangladesh cricketers go on strike

India are two wickets away from inflicting their first whitewash on South Africa; all top Bangladesh cricketers went on strike; and the draft for The Hundred was drawn.

Cricket news round-up – October 21: South Africa struggling at Ranchi

India looked in good shape at Ranchi on day two. The draft for 'The Hundred' took place in London. Mohammad Saifuddin is set to miss the T20I series against India.

Cricket news round-up – October 20: Rohit hits a ton, frustrates South Africa at Ranchi

Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane helped India to create pressure on day one of the ongoing Ranchi Test. Virat Kohli could be rested from the upcoming Bangladesh series.

Cricket news round-up – October 19: PCB sacks Sarfaraz, Nadeem replaces Kuldeep, Bodi sentenced to five years imprisonment

Sarfaraz Ahmed sacked. Shahbaz Nadeem replaced Kuldeep Yadav. Bodi sentenced to imprisonment.