Cricket

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Virat Kohli shed tears. Of joy. At last.

LONDON (AP) — Late start, early finish. England needed just 30 of 40 available overs to beat the West Indies by seven wickets and achieve a 3-0 clean sweep of their one-day international series at the Oval on Tuesday.

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Royal Challengers Bengaluru earned their first Indian Premier League title by beating Punjab Kings by six runs on Tuesday.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Ex-captain Kane Williamson has again rejected a central contract with New Zealand Cricket and likely will miss the Black Caps two test tour to Zimbabwe next month.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — All of Pakistan's cricket games in the 50-over Women's World Cup will be in neutral Sri Lanka. India is staging the tournament from Sept. 30-Nov.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Big-hitting South Africa wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen announced his retirement from international cricket Monday to spend more time with his family.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It's a Big Showstopper. Two-time World Cup champion Glenn Maxwell has retired from one-day international cricket in a bid to play a role in Australia’s push for a Twenty20 world title next year.

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Mohammad Haris smashed Pakistan’s second fastest century in a T20 game to complete a 3-0 sweep for his team against Bangladesh on Sunday.

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Joe Root hit a stunning 166 not out as England beat West Indies by three wickets at Sophia Gardens in the second ODI on Sunday to clinch the series.

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Shreyas Iyer hit a 41-ball 87 not out as Punjab Kings beat Mumbai Indians by five wickets on Sunday in a rain-delayed Qualifier 2 to reach the final of the Indian Premier League.