India ne Pakistan ke khilaaf Asian Games gold retain kiya, de Zorzi series se bahar, Fatima Sana Scorchers ke saath — cricket digest 04 Oct 2026

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India ne Asian Games men’s cricket gold defend kiya, Pakistan ko 19 runs se haraya

Nagoya mein Asian Games men’s cricket final mein India ne Pakistan ko 19 runs se hara kar gold medal retain kiya, aur apne rivals ke khilaaf T20 winning run ko extend kiya. Abhishek Sharma ke 61 aur Tilak Varma ke unbeaten 51 ne India ko 211 for 6 tak pahunchaya, phir Pakistan ko 192 for 6 par rok diya gaya, Hasan Nawaz ke 96 off 51 ke bawajood.

Recent India-Pakistan men’s meetings ki tarah, is baar bhi teams ne handshakes avoid kiye, toss par bhi. Shreyas Iyer ne back-to-back Asian Games golds ke baad title ko “collective effort” bataya.

South Africa ko Durban Test ke liye de Zorzi ka nuksaan, Australia series se pehle hamstring issues badh rahe hain

South Africa agle Friday Durban mein Australia ke khilaaf first Test mein Tony de Zorzi ke bina hoga, kyunki Potchefstroom mein third ODI ke dauran fielding karte hue unhe hamstring niggle ho gaya. CSA ne injury ko “mild” kaha, lekin confirm kiya ki ye unhe rule out karne ke liye kaafi hai, aur early next week final 15 select karne se pehle replacement announce na karne ka faisla kiya hai.

Unki absence se No.3 batter Marques Ackerman ke possible debut ka raasta khul sakta hai, jabki Tristan Stubbs, Wiaan Mulder aur David Bedingham bhi batting slots ke liye mix mein hain. Kagiso Rabada preliminary squad mein hain aur unki availability par call intra-squad match ke baad liya jayega, jabki Lungi Ngidi, Kwena Maphaka aur Ottneil Baartman ko series ke liye consider nahi kiya ja raha, lekin unke summer ke later phase mein wapas aane ki ummeed hai.

Fatima Sana ne WBBL ke liye Perth Scorchers ke saath sign kiya, opening eight matches ke liye set

Perth Scorchers ne Pakistan captain Fatima Sana ko WBBL 2026-27 ke liye sign kiya hai, jo October 29 se start hoga, aur ye competition mein unka pehla stint hoga. Sana filhaal Scorchers ke first eight matches ke liye available rehne wali hain, aur agar unhe West Indies tour (jo December ke second week mein start hone ki ummeed hai) se pehle Pakistan training camp miss karne ki permission mil jaati hai to unka stay extend hone ki possibility bhi hai.

24-year-old Sana, Nida Dar ke baad WBBL mein feature karne wali sirf doosri Pakistan player banengi, aur 2026 mein ye unka second overseas T20 league appearance hoga, earlier is saal The Hundred mein khel kar history banate hue pehli Pakistan woman bani thi.

Anshul Kamboj ko ODI debut mila, India ne New Chandigarh mein batting chuni; Gill ne death-overs clarity par baat ki

India ne New Chandigarh mein West Indies ke khilaaf bat karne ka faisla kiya aur injury replacement ke taur par fly in karke aaye Anshul Kamboj ko ODI debut diya. Mohammed Siraj first two matches miss karne ke baad wapas aaye, jabki Ravindra Jadeja ko Nitish Kumar Reddy ke liye bahar rakha gaya—ek rare XI jismein na Jadeja the na Axar Patel.

West Indies ne teen changes kiye: top par Jewel Andrew ko add kiya aur Matthew Forde aur Gudakesh Motie ko laaya, jabki Keacy Carty, Roston Chase aur Shamar Joseph omitted rahe. Series ke baad captain Shubman Gill ne kaha ki India ko abhi bhi fielding aur death par decision-making sharpen karni hai, aur closing overs mein kab attack karna hai aur kab defend, is par clarity ki kami ko point out kiya.

Short mein

  • Sam Harper, Josh Inglis ki fractured finger ke baad cover ke taur par Australia ke Test squad mein bulaye jaane ke baad South Africa pahunche, aur recent first-class hundreds ki strong run aur improved keeping par bani rapid rise ko cap kiya.
  • Neil Brand ne Australia ke khilaaf warm-up mein CSA Invitation XI ke liye 152 banaye, jahan tourists ne apne quicks rotate kiye, Cameron Green feature nahi hue, aur Matt Renshaw ki recovery ne encouraging signs dikhaye.
  • Titans batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius ne CSA T20 Challenge mein Knights ke khilaaf unbeaten 188 off 79 balls thok diye, aur men’s T20 mein highest score ka Chris Gayle ka long-standing record tod diya.
  • West Indies Women ne first T20I mein Zimbabwe Women ko eight wickets se haraya, Jahzara Claxton ke all-round effort aur Karishma Ramharack ke three-wicket haul ke saath, aur Afy Fletcher ne do wickets liye plus West Indies record four catches pakde.
  • Ravichandran Smaran ke unbeaten 126 aur ninth-wicket stand (109) Mukesh Choudhary ke saath ne Rest of India ko Irani Cup ke day three par Jammu & Kashmir ke khilaaf apni lead 265 tak stretch karne mein help ki.
  • India mein khela gaya India-West Indies ODI series run-scoring landmarks se bhara raha, jismein Shai Hope ka 162* aur No.5 batters ke liye KL Rahul dwara set kiya gaya naya benchmark bhi shamil tha.
  • West Indies ke khilaaf third-ODI hundred mein KL Rahul ne 4 for 2 se recovery ke around innings build ki, phir death par hard accelerate karke innings ko flourish ke saath finish kiya.
  • West Indies captain Shai Hope ne MS Dhoni mantra ka sahara liya, jab woh groin issue ko manage karte hue India ke khilaaf career-best 162* banate rahe aur 352 ka record chase steer kiya.
  • South Africa ka Australia Tests ke liye build-up is baat par bhi nazar daal raha hai ki Dane Paterson ka control aur experience unke pace options ko kaise complement kar sakta hai.
  • West Indies fast bowler Vitel Lawes ne India ke ODI tour ke dauran apni international career develop hote waqt baat-cheet se zyada observation par lean karne ke baare mein baat ki.
  • India ne 2026 Asian Games medal table par fourth finish kiya, total 85 medals ke saath jismein 21 golds shamil the, jabki unhone 36 sports mein Aichi-Nagoya ke liye 495 athletes bheje the.

Sources: ESPNcricinfo