Kumar Rupesh

Rafael Nadal has already announced his retirement from tennis and the Davis Cup slated to be played next month in November will be his last appearance on the court as an active tennis professional.

SA-W vs NZ-W: The White Ferns are set to play their third ICC Women's T20 World Cup final. They had lost to England in the final of the inaugural edition in 2009 and had suffered another heartbreak during the 2010 edition at the hands of Australia.

India TV Sports Wrap on October 19: From all the kabaddi action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on October 19.

Sarfaraz Khan came into the first Test against New Zealand on the back of a double century in the Irani Cup for Mumbai. His century had helped Mumbai secure the Irani Cup for the first time since the 1997/98 season.

The India A squad is brimming with talent and with several international players and IPL stars. Tilak Varma will captain India A and Mohammad Haris is his Pakistani counterpart. Zaman Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani, and Haider Ali are some of the star players in Pakistan's squad.

Ruturaj Gaikwad is currently leading Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy. He has played quite a lot of red-ball cricket recently. The right-handed batter was also the captain of India C in the Duleep Trophy.

Pakistan have already crashed out of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final race and neither can England make it to the marquee clash. England continue to occupy the fourth spot on the WTC points table.

Rafael Nadal was comprehensively beaten 6-3, 6-3 in his first match at the ongoing Six Kings Slam whereas Novak Djokovic lost at the hands of Jannik Sinner 2-6, 7-6 and 4-6. The winner of the tournament will fetch a prize money of $6 million.

IND vs NZ 1st Test day 4 Highlights: India were bowled out for 462 in the second innings after the new ball proved to be a nightmare for the Men in Blue. India have handed a 107-run target to New Zealand and need magic to win the game.

The ACC Men's T20 Emerging Asia Cup is being staged in Muscat, Oman this year. There are eight teams participating in this edition of the tournament and they have been divided equally into two groups i.e. Group A and Group B.

Beth Mooney wasn't at her fluent best against South Africa in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup semifinal on Thursday, October 17. The southpaw scored 44 runs off 42 balls at a strike rate of 104.74 and helped Australia post 134 on the board.

India's previous lowest total in Test cricket at home was 75. They had registered that record against West Indies in Delhi on November 25, 1987. Overall, India's lowest innings total in Tests is 36 and came in December 2020 against Australia.

Virat Kohli, who was batting out of position, got out for a nine-ball duck to New Zealand's emerging pacer Will O'Rourke. Will O'Rourke got the ball to move in sharply as it took Kohli's glove and was safely held at leg gully.

Sarfaraz Khan had recently scored a double century while representing Mumbai in the Irani Cup against Rest of India (ROI). His last Test appearance in India had come in March against England in Dharamsala.