Hope ka Ranchi ton ne India ko duboya; Maddinson Durban mein wapas; O’Rourke ruled out — cricket digest 10 Oct 2026

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Hope, Rutherford ne West Indies ki record chase ko power diya, Gambhir ne pitch plea phir dohrayi

India head coach Gautam Gambhir ne white-ball cricket mein bat aur ball ke beech zyada fair balance ki phir se baat ki, jab West Indies ne Ranchi mein 250 chase kar liya nine balls to spare, ek aise match mein jahan flat, dewy surface par 501 runs aur 33 sixes bane. Gambhir ne kaha ki aise pitches par jahan bowlers ko bahut kam help milti hai, bowlers ke careers stake par hote hain, aur saath hi yeh bhi bola ki India review karega ki early strikes ke baad bhi woh match close out kyun nahi kar paaye, jab West Indies 5 for 2 aur 58 for 3 ho gaya tha.

Shai Hope ka unbeaten 102 off 45 aur Sherfane Rutherford ka 84 off 37 ne chase ko palat diya, aur Romario Shepherd ne unbeaten 34 off 13 ke saath finish karke five-match T20I series ko level kar diya. India ke liye Mayank Yadav ka opening burst standout raha, jismein unhone three overs mein 3 for 36 liya aur 149.5kph touch kiya, aur Gambhir ne unki tareef ki ki woh variations dhoondhne ke bajay apni pace par lean kar rahe the.

Maddinson ne Test return par opening ki, Australia ne Durban mein bat choose ki

Australia ne toss jeetkar Kingsmead par South Africa ke khilaaf pehle batting ki, aur Nic Maddinson ko top of the order mein jagah di, late 2016 ke baad unka pehla Test. Pat Cummins ne sunny conditions mein tone set karne ka faisla kiya, ek aisi surface par jahan baad mein turn aane ki ummeed thi; Travis Head opener hi rahe aur Matt Renshaw ko No. 5 par slot kiya gaya; Beau Webster ko No. 7 par list kiya gaya.

South Africa ne apna XI ek din pehle confirm kar diya tha, jismein Anrich Nortje three-and-a-half-year ke gap ke baad Test cricket mein wapas aaye aur Simon Harmer ne Keshav Maharaj ke saath new-look attack ko support kiya, jahan injured Kagiso Rabada aur Lungi Ngidi missing the. David Bedingham ko No. 3 par naamit kiya gaya, yeh position unhone pehle Tests mein nahi bhari thi.

New Zealand ne rehab jaari rehte O’Rourke ko India series ke liye rest kiya

Fast bowler Will O’Rourke New Zealand ki aane wali home series vs India miss karenge, kyunki woh left hamstring aur calf injuries ka rehabilitation kar rahe hain; is decision ko December-January mein Australia ke four-Test tour se pehle precaution ke taur par frame kiya gaya. Head coach Rob Walter ne kaha plan yeh hai ki O’Rourke ke bowling loads ko safely build kiya jaaye, ideal return late December mein Plunket Shield mein Canterbury ke liye pencilled in hai aur best-case scenario mein December 9 ko Perth Test ke liye readiness.

25-year-old ne June mein Nottingham mein third Test ke final day par hamstring tear karne ke baad se competitively nahi khela, aur unka comeback August mein training ke dauran calf strain se phir delay ho gaya. New Zealand Sunday ko India series ke liye apni squad announce karne wale hain, jahan five T20Is (Oct 22-Nov 1), five ODIs (Nov 4-15) aur two Tests (Nov 19-23 Wellington mein; Nov 27-Dec 1 Christchurch mein) scheduled hain.

Zimbabwe Women ne first-ever India tour ke liye unchanged squad par bharosa banaye rakha

Zimbabwe ne India ke apne maiden women’s tour ke liye unchanged 15-player squad pick kiya hai, jismein Josephine Nkomo captain bani rahengi. Yeh selection September-October mein West Indies ke khilaaf unki series ke baad aaya hai, jismein Zimbabwe ki West Indies par first-ever win aur ICC Women’s Championship mein unki pehli victory shamil thi.

Beloved Biza aur Kelis Ndhlovu, jo us West Indies series mein respectively top ODI aur T20I run-scorers rahe, unhe Nyasha Gwanzura aur Michelle Mavunga ke saath include kiya gaya hai, jinhone landmark ODI win mein milkar seven wickets share kiye the, aur Modester Mupachikwa bhi hain jo us match mein top-scored the. Tour mein Raipur mein October 16, 18 aur 20 ko T20Is hain, uske baad Baroda mein October 23, 25 aur 28 ko Women’s Championship ODIs.

Short mein

  • Sahibzada Farhan ne Pakistan ke naye T20I captain ke taur par apne first match ko 89 ke saath mark kiya, jab Pakistan ne 184 chase karke Sri Lanka ko Rawalpindi mein chaar wicket se haraya aur 1-0 se aage ho gaya.
  • Usi Rawalpindi opener mein, Sri Lanka ke toss jeetkar bat choose karne ke baad Pakistan ne Razaullah aur Mohammad Imran ko T20I debuts diye.
  • Durban mein bat choose karne ke baad, Australia stumps tak South Africa ke khilaaf 187 for 6 par pahunch gaya, jahan Nortje aur Marco Jansen wicket-takers mein shamil the.
  • Anrich Nortje ne kaha unki Test ambition kabhi fade nahi hui, jab unhone Durban mein appearances ke beech 1,317-day gap ke baad long-awaited return complete kiya.
  • South Africa ne Kingsmead par tezi se strike back kiya, Australia ki solid position ko unki top-order uncertainty ki ek aur reminder mein badal diya.
  • Off the field bhi Kingsmead ka charm focus mein raha, jahan Durban ki scoring team ground ka whiteboard real time mein updated rakhti rahi.
  • Mohammad Saleem ne chaar wickets liye jab Afghanistan ne Abu Dhabi mein Bangladesh ko 346 par all out kar diya, aur Yamin Ahmadzai ne teen claim kiye.
  • Sikandar Raza UAE mein ODI tri-series mein Zimbabwe ki captaincy karenge Richard Ngarava ki absence mein, iske baad Afghanistan ke khilaaf alag se T20Is aur Tests ka run hoga.
  • Matthew Humphreys is mahine ke end mein Namibia ke five-match ODI tour ke liye Ireland ki squad mein wapas hain, jab woh next year ke World Cup Qualifier ki taraf build kar rahe hain.
  • South Australia ne Junction Oval par Victoria ke khilaaf innings-and-40-run win ke saath apni Sheffield Shield title defence shuru ki, jahan Jake Weatherald ko tough return ke bawajood big season ke liye back kiya gaya.
  • Former Mumbai wicketkeeper-batter Vinayak Samant ko Chandigarh ka head coach across formats appoint kiya gaya hai, Rajeev Nayyar ko replace karte hue.
  • Essex ne confirm kiya ki batter Robin Das ab club ke yahan employed nahi hain, jab woh court mein do counts of rape ke charge ke saath appear hue.
  • Jimmy Adams ne club mein 25 saal ke baad Hampshire chhod diya hai Tasmania mein coaching role lene ke liye, aur haal hi mein woh Hobart Hurricanes ke saath assistant ke taur par kaam kar chuke hain.
  • 92nd Ranji Trophy October 11 se shuru hota hai, jahan opening round mein Bharat internationals feature karenge aur fringe players apna case press karne ki koshish karenge.

Sources: ESPNcricinfo