Anshul Gupta

Sri Lanka will be up against the West Indies in a three-match T20 series in Thailand. Sri Lanka lost the series against India 3-0 and even though they did well in ODIs, they need to get better in the shortest format as the West Indies even without a few of their first-choice players will test them.

It hasn't always been fair with Sanju Samson but life isn't and he didn't help his cause by not making full use of all the opportunities presented until Saturday night in Hyderabad. It was a culmination of everything Sanju Samson was playing and building towards as he smacked his maiden T20I ton.

India and South Africa achieved massive wins on Wednesday, October 9 in their respective games in the Women's T20 World Cup in Dubai as both teams made huge strides. The results meant that Sri Lanka and Scotland stood eliminated from the semi-final race.

India notched up the highest team score of the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup as captain Harmanpreet Kaur and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana slammed fifties. In the very first over of their bowling innings, India got a wicket through an outstanding catch by Radha Yadav.

India achieved a massive net run rate-boosting win in their third Women's T20 World Cup clash as they knocked out Sri Lanka with a magnificent performance. India jumped up to No 2 position on the points table, however, they are required to beat the world champions Australia in their final match.

Joe Root became England's leading run-getter in Tests as he went past Sir Alastair Cook during his marathon knock in the first Test against Pakistan in Multan. Root broke into the top five leading Test run-scorers and there are increasingly high chances of him challenging Sachin Tendulkar.

Harry Brook continued his magnificent form across all three formats as he brought up his sixth Test century in Multan against Pakistan on the third day of the first Test. Brook surpassed Virat Kohli in the World Test Championship list while equalling Mohinder Amarnath and Aravinda de Silva.

Suryakumar Yadav is nearing a huge milestone in T20Is as India get ready to seal the three-match series against Bangladesh in Delhi on Wednesday, October 9. India won the series opener in Gwalior by 7 wickets with a magnificent all-rounder performance.

Sam Curran last played a Test match for England back in 2021 at Headingley against India. Curran is yet to play a Test match in the Bazball era and admitted that he was gutted not to be in the scheme of things even when Ben Stokes got injured ahead of the Sri Lanka series.

India will be up against Bangladesh in the second T20I of the three-match series in the capital city of Delhi on Wednesday, October 9. India won the series opener in Gwalior rather comfortably and will be keen to seal it on Tuesday.

Australia will be up against New Zealand in their second Women's T20 World Cup clash in Sharjah on Tuesday, October 8. New Zealand lost to Australia thrice last month, however, it is them who are coming off a convincing win in their opening fixture while the six-team champions got through the line.

Pakistan vs England Highlights: Zak Crawley and Joe Root lead England's reply after Pakistan were bowled out for 556 in the first innings. Crawley has gone past fifty, while Root is well set in the middle too. England will look to cut short Pakistan's lead on Day 3.

Ireland produced a strong performance in the ODI series finale in Abu Dhabi to beat the depleted South African side. This is Ireland's only the second victory in ODIs against the Proteas in 11 encounters with South Africa winning the series 2-1.

Shan Masood struck form in time for Pakistan as he smashed his first Test century in four years against England in the series opener in Multan on Monday, October 7. Masood slammed a huge 151 as Pakistan took control of the proceedings on Day 1 of the first Test.

England women will be up against South Africa in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 clash in Group B in Sharjah on Monday, October 7. Both teams kicked off their respective campaigns in the tournament with a win and this might just be the top spot deciding clash in Group B.

After an Olympic Gold, Saint Lucia has won the maiden Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title with the Kings beating the defending champions Guyana Amazon Warriors in the final on Sunday, October 6 (local time). Roston Chase and Aaron Jones starred for the Kings as they chased down 139 in the final.

Pakistan took ascendancy on Day 1 of the first Test against England as the visitors' inexperienced attack in the flat conditions was found wanting. Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique led the way with respective centuries with Saud Shakeel looking solid as Pakistan look to extend dominance.

South Africa have already sealed the three-match ODI series having taken a 2-0 unassailable lead in the first couple of games, however, they will be without a couple of key players for the finale, including skipper Temba Bavuma.