South Africa and more importantly, coach Rob Walter will be glad to have his first T20I series win under his belt at last. South Africa have their first-choice players return for the ODIs and Pakistan are coming off a couple of series wins themselves, should be a cracker.
West Indies after a series sweep in the ODIs, will be confident of a good show in the T20Is against Bangladesh with the three-match series in St Vincent starting on Sunday, December 15. Bangladesh will be keen to begin on a strong note as they play for pride after a poor performance in ODIs.
The 14th edition of the Big Bash League will kick off on Sunday, December 15 at the Optus Stadium in Perth with the Scorchers hosting the Melbourne Stars led by a new captain, Marcus Stoinis. The 44-match tournament will run for over a month with the final slated for January 27.
South Africa after a disappointing show in the white-ball games will be keen to turn it around in the one-off Test match against England. South Africa played a couple of Tests this year but lost both of them while for England, this will serve as quality preparation for the upcoming Ashes Test.
Zimbabwe will be high on morale after a thrilling win in the series finale against Pakistan last week. Yes, they lost the series but managed to avoid the whitewash and against them are Afghanistan, who have played as many as six ODIs in the last couple of months or so but not any T20Is since June.
A new-look South Africa side will be up against Pakistan in a three-match T20 series starting in Durban on Tuesday, December 10. With the turnaround from the Sri Lanka Tests being just 24 hours, several first-choice Proteas players will be unavailable and hence, Pakistan will fancy their chances.
West Indies may not be part of the Champions Trophy, however, the two-time champions are in good form having beaten England recently in the ODI series and would want to continue in the same vein as they take on Bangladesh in three ODIs starting in St Kitts on Sunday, December 8.
Team India will be upbeat after a scintillating win in the series opener in Perth, however, the horrors of Adelaide 2020 are still fresh in the minds of every viewer and the fans. Australia will be keen to exploit those wounds as they look to level the series in the pink-ball Test match.
South Africa set the cat amongst the pigeons having toppled Australia from the second position on the WTC points table and would want to push for that elusive spot as they take on Sri Lanka in the series decider in Gqeberha starting Thursday, December 5.
England might be using it as a stepping stone to come back to form after the Pakistan debacle and building towards the home Test summer next year but for New Zealand, these three matches are critical from WTC points perspective after hammering India in their own backyard 3-0.
Sri Lanka and South Africa, a series that from the outside might not look high-profile or asking to be watched but quietly has become a critical two-match assignment with the World Test Championship points at stake. South Africa start as favourites being the home team but Sri Lanka are in form.
A new season of the Abu Dhabi T10 League kicks off on Thursday, November 21 with the hosts Team Abu Dhabi taking on one of the two new teams Ajman Bolts in the opener. The eighth edition of the tournament has gotten bigger and better with some high-profile signings and a couple of new sides.
Australia will be up against Pakistan in a three-match T20 series following as many ODIs. It was a disappointing show from the hosts in the ODIs but with the T20 specialists back, Australia under a new captain will be keen for a fresh start while Pakistan look to take the winning momentum into it.
England will take on the West Indies in a five-match T20 series starting on November 9 (local time) in Barbados. England levelled the series 1-1 they played a T20I series last and will be keen to turn over the West Indies in their own backyard, who have picked a strong squad themselves.
India will take on South Africa in a short four-match T20 series that lasts a week at best. The series begins in Durban with the T20 World Champions set to tour the whole rainbow nation. India have called up three players for the first time in T20Is while the Proteas will see their seniors return.
India A will be up against Australia A in the second and final unofficial Test in Melbourne starting November 7. Australia A won the opening clash rather comfortably. Australia will have an eye on Nathan McSweeney as the potential opener for Perth Test and for India, KL Rahul will be in spotlight.
Afghanistan will be on cloud nine after beating South Africa 2-1 in the three-match ODI series in September and now the Bangladesh assignment will be another step in the right direction towards preparation for the Champions Trophy. Bangladesh, on the other hand, would want to start afresh.
The D-Day is here as far as the IPL is concerned. The loyalties will be tested, how far the negotiations were successful will be seen and crores of money will be at play as all 10 teams get their planning implemented ahead of the IPL 2025 auction with the deadline coming to a close.
The 10th edition and probably the biggest of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) will kick off on Sunday, October 27 with the defending champions Adelaide Strikers taking on the Brisbane Heat in the opener, in a repeat of last year's final.
Bangladesh will be up against South Africa in the two-match Test series starting in Dhaka on Monday, October 21. Bangladesh may not have enough points to make it to the World Test Championship, but it is an important series for the Proteas.
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