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.
Tim Southee and Rachin Ravindra pegged India back after the hosts took four wickets in the morning session on Day 3 of the Bengaluru Test. Southee is also nearing his fifty but he has already achieved a massive batting feat in Test cricket.
New Zealand hit India with a truck skittling them out for a paltry 46 in the first innings in the Bengaluru Test while Australia suffered only a second loss in the T20 World Cup semi-finals as South Africa made their second straight final. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on October 18.
Dhruv Jurel, who substituted in for Rishabh Pant behind the stumps on Day 2, took the field on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru. Pant suffered a knee injury as the ball snuck under his gloves and struck him on his knee while keeping wickets.
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.
West Indies will take on New Zealand in the second semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup in Sharjah. West Indies will be on cloud nine after beating England in a must-win clash, however, the White Ferns will be quietly confident too having won a couple of games from tough situations.
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.
Captain Laura Wolvaardt and her South Africa team beat Australia in the semi-finals to qualify for their second consecutive Women's T20 World Cup final. Wolvaardt scored a steady 42 but the star of the match was Anneke Bosch, who scored an unbeaten 71 off 48 balls.
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.
Vivaan Kapoor won a silver medal in the men's trap event while the two-time Asian Games medalist Anantjeet Singh Naruka claimed a bronze in the men's skeet to take India's medal tally to four in the ISSF World Cup 2024 final in New Delhi.
Ayabonga Khaka and Marizanne Kapp shone with a ball to restrict Australia to just 134 total while bowling first and then Laura Wolvaardt and Anneke Bosch scored brilliant knocks to lead South Africa women to the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 final.
Five players, including Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, registered ducks as India achieved a new low at home in the first innings of the opening Test match against New Zealand on Thursday. Shubman Gill's unavailability further exposed India's batting struggles in red-ball cricket.
After being bowled out to a record-low of 46, the Indian cricket team also lost their star wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant to an injury while fielding on Day 2 of the first Test match against New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
After a heartbreaking campaign at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, Harmanpreet Kaur-led Women in Blue are set to take on a highly-motivated New Zealand side in the three-match ODI series starting on October 24 in Ahmedabad.
"We don't want to touch KL's batting position much, he has found a place at 6 so let's give him a rope there, same with Sarfaraz, So Virat was the one who wanted to take the responsibility and that's a good sign of players taking responsibility," Rohit said after Day 2's play.
India are in all sorts of trouble in the first Test against New Zealand. They were bundled out for just 46 runs, and the Kiwis have already taken a 134-run lead in the first innings. The first day of the Test was washed out due to rain. Here's how Bengaluru weather will fare on Day 3.
IND vs NZ: India registered their lowest-ever Test innings total of 46 on Day 2 of the opening match against New Zealand in Bengaluru and then the visiting side scored a total of 180 for 3 to take a match-defining lead at stumps.
Rishabh Pant hurt his knee while keeping in the first innings against New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. He walked off the field with the help of support staff and is unlikely to return for the rest of play on Day 2.
"He is one of the sharpest brains in cricket and we will always stand to benefit from his guidance and wisdom of the sport. I am both humbled and delighted that Dada will now head all things cricket for JSW Sports in his role as Director," DC co-owner Parth Jindal said.
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