Warwickshire ne County Championship clinch kiya, Kohli ka 2027 swansong target, SA-AUS Pink Day — cricket digest 27 Sep 2026

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Warwickshire ne Leicestershire par innings win ke saath ninth County Championship title wrap up kiya

Warwickshire ne Edgbaston me Leicestershire ke khilaaf innings-and-79-run victory ke saath Rothesay County Championship seal kar liya, day three par lunch ke thodi der baad kaam khatam karke ninth title jeet liya.

Ethan Bamber aur Chris Woakes ne bowling me lead kiya jab Leicestershire dono innings me saste me out ho gayi, second dig me Tom Scriven top-scoring rahe.

Kohli ne 2027 ko apna last World Cup bataya; India West Indies ke khilaaf combinations weigh kar raha hai

Virat Kohli ne kaha hai ki 2027 ODI World Cup unka last hoga aur 2023 final defeat ke baad “unfinished business” ka zikr kiya, saath hi add kiya ki unka ideal sign-off World Cup final chase me match-winning finishing knock hoga.

India apni ODI series West Indies ke khilaaf start karta hai, jahan Sitanshu Kotak ne confirm kiya ki Shubman Gill elbow knock ke baad fit hain, jabki Yashasvi Jaiswal ke settled top three ke peeche wait karte rehne ki sambhavna hai. Kotak ne ye bhi kaha ki Ravindra Jadeja next year ke World Cup plans ke liye “obviously in the mix” hain, aur India is phase ki shuruaat Jasprit Bumrah aur Hardik Pandya ke bina kar raha hai.

Johannesburg me Pink Day par South Africa ne XI shuffle ki; Australia ne phir pehle bowl kiya, Cummins ke bina

South Africa ne Australia ke khilaaf second ODI ke liye country ke Pink Day par chaar changes kiye, jisme Aiden Markram aur Tristan Stubbs personal reasons ki wajah se opener miss karne ke baad wapas aaye aur Ryan Rickelton ko day off diya gaya. Duan Jansen ko twin brother Marco ke saath unke first international together ke liye include kiya gaya, jabki Lizaad Williams ne Gerald Coetzee ko replace kiya aur Corbin Bosch ko drop karke jagah banayi gayi.

Australia ne phir se pehle bowl karna choose kiya, lekin Pat Cummins ab bhi available nahi hain, aur Mitchell Starc ko rotate out karke Xavier Bartlett ko include kiya. Josh Inglis ko fractured right index finger ki wajah se remaining ODIs se rule out kar diya gaya hai, jisse next month ke Tests ke liye unki availability doubt me hai; Alex Carey wapas wicketkeeping ke liye aate hain aur unhe No. 4 par bat karne ke liye list kiya gaya hai.

Sri Lanka decider se pehle Buttler hamstring injury ke baad England ke liye Cox wicketkeeping ke liye line me

Jordan Cox England ke liye The Oval me Sri Lanka ke khilaaf third ODI me stumps ke peeche step in karne ke liye poised hain, jab Jos Buttler hamstring injury ke saath rule out ho gaye, aur is move se Cox ko 2024 ke baad apna pehla ODI appearance mil sakta hai.

Cox ne kaha ki pichhle do saal ne unhe apna game better samajhne me help ki hai, aur woh ek aise summer par build karne ke liye keen hain jisme already Test chances aur T20I involvement shamil raha hai, jab England series settle karna chahta hai.

Hope ne India test ko embrace kiya, West Indies ODI tour ko World Cup-qualifier build-up ke taur par use kar raha hai

Shai Hope ka kehna hai ki West Indies India ko home me khelne ki challenge ka intezar kar raha hai, aur ise ek key measure bataya ki unki side kahan stand karti hai, jab woh February ke World Cup qualifiers ki taraf build kar rahe hain, 2027 ke liye automatically qualify na kar paane ke baad.

Hope, jinka India me ODI record strong raha hai, ne kaha ki tour ka ek hissa ye bhi hai ki dekha ja sake ki less-experienced team-mates kitni jaldi adapt karte hain, jisme Vitel Lawes, Jewel Andrew aur Amir Jangoo un logon me shamil hain jo pehli baar India visit kar rahe hain.

Short mein

  • Somerset ne Taunton me Surrey ke khilaaf 691 for 8 ka score khada kiya, jisme Tom Abell ne 284* banaye aur Tom Lammonby ne 239, aur record fourth-wicket stand 334 ka raha.
  • Dean Elgar ne apni professional career ki final innings me 108 mara, jab Essex, follow on ke baad, day three ke baad 331 for 5 tak pahunch gaya aur Glamorgan se 45 runs peeche tha.
  • Yorkshire ne Nottinghamshire ko one wicket se edge kiya, jisme Jonny Bairstow ne tense chase ke baad late me nerve hold kiya.
  • Sussex ne Hampshire ko 197 runs se haraya aur top-three finish guarantee kiya, jisme Tom Haines ki century aur Tom Price ka five-for win ke liye key rahe.
  • Josh Bohannon ka unbeaten 125, June 2025 ke baad unka pehla century, ne Lancashire ko Old Trafford me Durham ke 493 ke reply me 267 for 5 tak pahunchne me help ki.
  • Kent ne Canterbury me Gloucestershire ko eight wickets se hara kar Division One me promotion secure kiya, jab Matt Milnes ne second innings me five liye.
  • Middlesex ne Northamptonshire ko seven wickets se haraya, aur Saif Zaib ke second-innings hundred ke bawajood Northants ki promotion hopes khatam ho gayi.
  • Worcestershire ne New Road me Derbyshire ke khilaaf 175-run win ke saath finish kiya, jisme Ben Allison ka match haul 11 for 64 driving force raha.
  • Asian Games men’s quarter-final line-up me India vs Afghanistan shamil hai, saath hi Hong Kong Pakistan se khelega, Bangladesh Malaysia se face karega, aur Nepal ka draw Sri Lanka ke against hua hai.
  • India ke Asian Games quarter-final me Afghanistan ke khilaaf rain concern hai, aur agar match washed out hota hai to India higher seeding ke basis par go through karega.
  • Malaysia Asian Games men’s quarter-finals me pahunch gaya jab Oman ke saath unka match abandoned ho gaya, aur Oman knock out ho gaya.
  • Sophie Molineux ne dramatic 12 months par reflect kiya jo unhe injury uncertainty se Australia ko World Cup glory tak captain karne tak le gaya, aur aage abhi bigger tests baaki hain.

Sources: ESPNcricinfo