Punjab Kings have signed seamer Kyle Jamieson to replace fellow New Zealand international Lockie Ferguson, who has a hamstring injury.
Will O'Rourke, another New Zealand quick, will join Lucknow Super Giants as a replacement for India bowler Mayank Yadav, who has been ruled out with a back injury.
ILT20 moves its schedule for T20 World Cuppublished at 11:14 14 May
11:14 14 May
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The fourth season of International League T20 (ILT20) will be staged one month earlier than previous editions to avoid a clash with the 2026 T20 World Cup.
The franchise T20 tournament, held in the United Arab Emirates, will begin on 2 December, the country's National Day.
It retains its 34-game format, with six teams competing to reach a final on 4 January.
India and Sri Lanka will host the T20 World Cup in February.
The ILT20 has previously clashed with a number of other T20 competitions, including Australia's Big Bash League, South Africa's SA20 and the Bangladesh Premier League.
The SA20 has also moved for the World Cup, beginning on 26 December as opposed to 9 January in its previous season, while the other tournaments are yet to announce their schedules.
Numerous English players competed in the last edition of ILT20, including current internationals Phil Salt, Sam Curran, Tom Banton, Rehan Ahmed and Jordan Cox.
MLC move New York T20 World Cup pitches to Californiapublished at 18:49 9 May
18:49 9 May
Timothy Abraham BBC Sport Journalist
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The opening matches of this year's Major League Cricket tournament will be played on drop-in pitches used for last summer's T20 World Cup in New York.
Two of the four turf pitches installed at Eisenhower Park in Nassau County have been dug up and transported 3,000 miles by trailer to the Oakland Coliseum in California.
MLC have enlisted Damian Hough, head curator at the Adelaide Oval, to oversee their installation at the iconic former home of the Oakland Athletics baseball team.
The pitches, which proved difficult for batting during the T20 World Cup fixtures at the Long Island venue, will have a month to bed in before MLC's third season gets under way in Oakland on 12 June.
MLC officials are confident that following a bit more use the pitches will be more conducive to runscoring than was achieved during the World Cup where the average score was just 107.
After the conclusion of the nine MLC fixtures at the Oakland Coliseum the pitches will be dug up again then stored for future use by the USA's franchise tournament.
The two pitches which have remained at the ground in New York are under the control of Nassau County which leaves the potential for major cricket to be played in Eisenhower Park again at some stage in the future.
There had been hopes matches at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028 could be played there, with the timezone in New York more appealing to South Asian TV audiences.
That prospect faded when it was announced the cricket tournament at LA 2028 would be played at a temporary stadium in Pomona, a southern Californian city about an hour's drive from the athletes' village.
And when contacted by BBC Sport a spokesperson for LA 2028 reiterated that "cricket will be played in Pomona at LA 2028" with no other sites seemingly under consideration.
MLC had been keen to hold games at the pop-up stadium in New York before it was dismantled after the conclusion of the World Cup last year, but costs were too prohibitive.
South Africans Pretorius and Burger join Rajasthanpublished at 13:15 8 May
13:15 8 May
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Rajasthan Royals have signed South Africans Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Nandre Burger as replacement players for the remainder of the Indian Premier League.
The pair replace the injured duo of Nitish Rana and Sandeep Sharma.
Pretorius, 19, receives his first IPL contract after finishing as top run-scorer in the 2025 SA20, striking 397 runs at an average of 33.08.
The uncapped top-order batter and wicketkeeper is also set to play for Hampshire in this summer's T20 Blast.
Seamer Burger, 29, was with Rajasthan in 2024, taking seven wickets in five matches at an average of 20.71.
The 29-year-old has not played any senior cricket since September, after injuring his back in an ODI against Ireland.
Rana has scored 217 runs in eleven matches this season, with two half-centuries, while pacer Sharma has taken nine wickets from 10 innings.
Rajasthan sit ninth in the IPL standings with two games to play, and can no longer qualify for the end of season play-offs.
'Nothing to decide' - Dhoni to wait on retirement callpublished at 19:50 7 May
19:50 7 May
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India icon MS Dhoni said he will not rush any decision over his retirement, hinting he could continue beyond his 44th birthday.
Dhoni, who last played for India in 2019 and turns 44 in July, has continued to play for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.
His side are bottom of the standings this season and he has played a bit-part role but took CSK over the line in a win against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday.
Speaking about the support from the Kolkata crowd, Dhoni said: "They don't know when it will be my last year so want to come and support me and watch me play.
"I only play two months in a year. When the IPL is over I have to work hard for another six to eight months just to see if my body will be able to take this pressure.
"Nothing for me to decide right now."
KKR's play-off hopes hit by damaging CSK defeatpublished at 18:48 7 May
Defending 180, KKR reduced already-eliminated CSK to 60-5 inside the powerplay in their chase.
Dewald Brevis and Shivam Dube carefully rebuilt before the game swung when South African Brevis was dropped on 20 from 16 balls, at which stage the score was 93-5.
The ball burst through Angkrish Raghuvanshi's hands at long-on and went for six - and Brevis followed by striking two more sixes and three fours in an over that cost 30.
He was caught for 52 from 25 balls two overs later but Dube continued until the penultimate over for 45.
He was out with 10 needed from eight balls but MS Dhoni finished unbeaten on 17 as a two-wicket win was sealed with two balls to spare.
Ajinkya Rahane had earlier made 48, Andre Russell 38 and Manish Pandey 36 not out in KKR's 179-6. Ravindra Jadeja took 1-34 to overtake Dwayne Bravo and become CSK's leading all-time wicket-taker in the IPL with 141.
They are not mathematically out of the race for a top-four finish but must win their final two matches and hope a series of results go their way.
RCB's Padikkal ruled out of the rest of IPLpublished at 17:03 7 May
17:03 7 May
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Devdutt Padikkal has been ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League with a hamstring injury.
The left-handed India international has played in 10 of RCB's 11 matches this season and has scored 247 runs at a strike-rate of 150.60.
He will be replaced by another India international, Mayank Agarwal, who went unsold at the auction last year.
Right-hander Agarwal, 34, has played 127 matches across 14 IPL season at five different franchises, including three years at RCB from 2011.
RCB are currently second in the standings and need one more win to guarantee a place in the play-offs as they chase their long-awaited first title.
Elsewhere, Delhi Capitals have signed Afghanistan batter Sediqullah Atal for the rest of the tournament. He comes in for England batter Harry Brook, who pulled out of the tournament in March but was not replaced.
PSL permutations: What each team needs to qualifypublished at 14:54 6 May
14:54 6 May
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Five matches remain in the league phase of the Pakistan Super League 2025.
Quetta Gladiators have already qualified while Multan Sultans are out of contention.
Here's what the other four teams need...
Remaining fixtures (all start 16:00 BST): Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators (7 May), Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings (8 May), Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars (9 May), Islamabad United v Karachi Kings (10 May), Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators (11 May)
Quetta Gladiators know they are in the play-offs but victory against Islamabad United on Wednesday would guarantee their place in the top two, thus avoiding the eliminator.
Eleven points is the number needed to guarantee progression.
Islamabad United need two wins to guarantee a top-two finish. One is enough for them to qualify for the play-offs in general, likewise Karachi Kings.
If the Kings beat fifth-place Peshawar Zalmi on Thursday, Friday's match between Zalmi and Lahore Qalandars is effectively a quarter-final with the winner going through and the loser eliminated.
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