Reeling at 31 for four at stumps on Sunday, Assam collapsed to 208 to set Goa a target of 50 runs. Amit Yadav was the undisputed star of the Goa show, taking 7 for 69 in his 31 overs.

The Income Tax department has given a clean chit to the five banned domestic cricketers, who were involved in the IPL spot-fixing fiasco, from any financial misconduct or receiving kickbacks in order to fix matches.

The Cricket Board has a slightly different set of rules while proceeding against alleged misconduct committed by its players, selectors, umpires and team officials as opposed to administrators.

Medium pacer T P Sudhindra, the highest wicket-taker in Ranji trophy last season, on Saturday earned the dubious distinction of becoming the third cricketer to be banned for life by the Indian Cricket Board for match-fixing.

The BCCI's disciplinary committee, headed by its president N Srinivasan, will meet here on Saturday to discuss the report submitted by Ravi Sawani on the corruption allegations against five uncapped Indian players named in a television sting operation last month.

East Zone kept their date with history as they crushed Central Zone by an innings and 20 runs to win their maiden Duleep Trophy title in an emphatic manner here on Tuesday.