Sumeet Kavthale

England will be looking to end their five-match losing streak in ODIs against Australia but will be without their star captain Jos Buttler who is ruled out of the five-match series due to an injury. Australia welcome their star players to the ODI setup with one eye on next year's Champions Trophy.

Suryakumar Yadav missed the opening two fixtures of the Duleep Trophy 2024 after failing to recover from his thumb injury but is set to return to action with India B in the final-round clash against Shreyas Iyer's India D starting on September 19.

Batting in his only 11th Test innings, Kamindu Mendis smashed his fourth Test century to set a new record for Sri Lanka in the first match against New Zealand at Galle International Stadium on Wednesday. Kusal Mendis also scored a fifty as Sri Lanka managed to reach a 300-plus total on Day 1.

AFG vs SA 1st ODI: Hashmatullah Shahidi-led Afghanistan will search for their maiden 50-over cricket win against Temba Bavuma's South Africa at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. South Africa registered a thrilling 5-wicket win when they last faced Bangladesh in the ICC World Cup 2023.

IND vs BAN Pitch Report: Rohit Sharma's Indian cricket team will return to action at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai where they will face highly-motivated Bangladesh in the first Test starting on Thursday. Both teams will expect a positive start in the series opener at Chepauk.

Laura Wolvaard-led South Africa women will look to end their losing streak against Pakistan in the first T20I match in Multan on Monday (September 16). New captain Fatima Sana will look to gain some momentum before the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in UAE.

The star all-rounder Orla Prendergast took two wickets to restrict England women to a 169 total while bowling first and then smashed match-winning 80 runs off just 51 balls to help Ireland women's cricket team register their first T20I win over their neighbours.

"England Men’s white-ball captain Jos Buttler has been ruled out of the Metro Bank ODI Series against Australia as he continues to recover from a right calf injury. Yorkshire right-handed batter will captain the ODI team" the ECB statement said.

"After a good series against Pakistan, there is definitely an extra confidence in the team, in the people of the country. Every series is an opportunity. We will play to win both matches. The things that matter to win, the process matters," Najmul Shanto said.

Ruturaj Gaikwad led India C to the top spot in the Duleep Trophy 2024 points table after a draw against Abhimanyu Easwaran's India B on Sunday. Shreyas Iyer's India D remain the only team to register a single point after second-round fixtures.

"I injured myself in practice and x-rays showed that I had fractured the fourth metacarpal in my left hand. It was another painful challenge for me. But with the help of my team, I was able to participate in Brussels," Neeraj Chopra wrote in his X post.

After scoring an impressive fifty in the first innings, India C captain Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 62 runs off 93 balls in the second innings against B to draw the Duleep Trophy 2024 second-round fixture in Anantapur on Sunday.

Diamond League 2024 Final: Neeraj Chopra started with a brilliant throw of 86.82m in Brussels while Anderson Peters took an early lead with an 87.87m throw. Neeraj made a strong comeback in his last attempt with a throw of 87.86m to finish 2nd.

Neeraj Chopra at Diamond League 2024 Final: The Indian star produced a brilliant throw of 87.86m in his third attempt but he fell 0.01m short of winning the title in Brussels. Grenada's Anderson Peters finished on top with 87.87m throw.

AUS vs ENG Pitch Report: After a heavy defeat in the first game, England made a sensational comeback in the second match to level the T20I series against Australia and will enter the third match as favourites at Old Trafford in Manchester.

After a memorable win at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc continues his momentum to take a pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. He finished above his teammate Carlos Sainz and McLaren's Oscar Piastri with the best lap time of 1:41.365.

India B vs India C in Duleep Trophy: Replaying to India C's mammoth first innings total of 525, openers Abhimanyu Easwaran and Narayan Jagadeesan added 129 runs for the opening wicket but India B witnessed an embarrassing collapse.