Anshul Gupta

West Indies batters' disappointing show overshadowed Shamar Joseph's five-wicket haul in his first Test at home in Guyana as South Africa sneaked ahead in terms of advantage on opening day on Thursday, August 15. After opting to bat, South Africa were bowled out for 160 runs in the first innings.

Birmingham Phoenix take on the Manchester Originals in their final men's Hundred clash of the league stage on Thursday, August 15 at Edgbaston. The Phoenix are on a three-match winning streak and one more will help them confirm a spot in the top three but a defeat will also end their campaign.

West Indies will take on South Africa in the second and the final match of the Test series in Guyana, starting Thursday, August 15. The rain and some solid determined batting from Alick Athanaze on the final day helped the hosts salvage a draw but the Proteas will be keen to win in Guyana.

Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2024 is set to get underway on Saturday, August 17 with Rishabh Pant-starrer Purani Dilli-6 taking on Ayush Badoni's South Delhi Superstarz in the opener. The tournament will feature a total of 40 matches including 33 in the men's competition and seven in women's.

Oval Invincibles, the defending champions are on their way to defend their title, having won seven out of the eight games played so far. The Invincibles are all but into the final directly but they would not want to leave anything to chance and destiny given it's in their own hands for now.

Southern Brave will take on Welsh Fire in their final league stage match of the men's Hundred on Wednesday, August 14 in Southampton. Southern Brave already have 10 points in their kitty and a win on Wednesday will help them seal a spot in the top three while Fire have already been eliminated.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday, August 14 named four squads for the upcoming edition of the Duleep Trophy led by Shubman Gill, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shreyas Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad. The first round of the tournament will begin on September 5.

Former South African pacer Morne Morkel has joined the Indian men's team's support staff as bowling coach. Morkel, who has been involved as a bowling mentor and coach with Lucknow and Durban's Super Giants and Pakistan's men's team, will be rejoining Gautam Gambhir for the Indian team.

England Test captain Ben Stokes, Kiwi pacer Trent Boult and Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai have joined MI Cape Town's star-studded roster ahead of the 2025 edition of SA20. Stokes is one of the many England cricketers to join the SA20 with the Test team not in action in January.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday, August 14 confirmed that the fans won't be allowed in the second Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the National Stadium in Karachi. The two-match Test series is set to kick off on August 21 in Rawalpindi with the second game in Karachi from August 29.

Hockey India retired Jersey No. 16 for the senior team, which belongs to legendary goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and now will always remain his. Sreejesh, who retired after the Paris Olympics, had all his teammates dressed in red wearing Number 16 at his felicitation ceremony in Delhi.

Indian paddler Sreeja Akula has achieved her career-best ranking, a week after she climbed up to No. 22 during the Paris Olympics. Akula lost in the Round of 16 in women's singles to China's Yingsha Sun and and suffered a defeat in the quarter-finals in the women's team event in Paris.

Senior West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has suggested that just money may not be the only reason keeping the Caribbean players away from Test cricket. Most of the West Indies' big T20 boys including the likes of Russell, Nicholas Pooran and Kieron Pollard have stayed away from Test cricket.

Legendary England pacer James Anderson is considering a T20 sunset onto his illustrious career before hanging his boots for good. Anderson, who is with the England Test team for the summer as a mentor after his retirement at Lord's in July, hasn't played T20 cricket for a decade.

India's double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker in Paris is set to take a break from shooting following the Summer Games. There is a Shooting World Cup scheduled to be held in India in October but Bhaker's coach Jaspal Rana has said that she might miss that event.

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting spoke about the possibility of the World Test Champions changing their combination around Steve Smith if the World No 5 batter doesn't want to open anymore. Smith took up the mantle of opening the innings for Australia after David Warner's Test retirement.

Indian shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa quashed reports claiming the amount of money received by the players for the Paris Olympics. The said report stated that Ashwini Ponnappa and her doubles partner Tanisha Crasto received INR 1.5 crore each from SAI's Mission Olympic Cell allocation.