Lord’s pitch ka demerit point ke baad relaying, South Africa ka Australia ke liye reshuffle, India-WI decider nazdeek — cricket digest 15 Oct 2026

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ICC demerit point ke baad Lord’s ka ‘unsatisfactory’ strip relaid; Pitch 9 2-3 seasons ke liye out

MCC ne Lord’s par Pitch 9 ko rebuild karna shuru kar diya hai, jab England ke June Test vs New Zealand ke baad match referee Andy Pycroft ne isse “unsatisfactory” rate kiya tha. Us match me 166 overs me 40 wickets gire the, excessive seam movement aur variable bounce ke beech. Ye strip agle do ya teen seasons tak unavailable rahegi, aur MCC ne members ko warn kiya hai ki marquee fixtures ke liye longer lead-in period par kaam karte hue scheduling me knock-on effects dekhne ko mil sakte hain.

Ye relaying square aur pitch preparation ke wider review ka hissa hai, jisme expert advice aur data analysis commission kiya gaya hai. MCC non-Test cricket ke liye hybrid pitches ka use bhi expand karna chahta hai, agle spring me third hybrid pitch install karega, aur apne pehle teen ‘permanent drop-in’ trays banana shuru karega, jisme pehla 2028 me incubation period ke baad main square par move hona due hai.

South Africa ne second Australia Test ke liye Stubbs ko drop kiya; Rickelton keeping karega, Breetzke aaya

South Africa ne Gqeberha me Australia ke khilaaf second Test ke liye apni squad se Tristan Stubbs ko bahar rakha hai, aur Matthew Breetzke ko 17-man group me draft kiya hai. Durban me first-Test defeat ke baad Stubbs hi akela player tha jise jagah chhodni padi, jahan usne 32 aur 1 banaye the.

Shukri Conrad ne confirm kiya ki Ryan Rickelton wicketkeeping gloves pehnega, jisse Kyle Verreynne ka XI me aana unlikely lag raha hai, chahe wo squad ke saath hi kyun na ho. South Africa abhi bhi weigh kar raha hai ki Rickelton opening karta rahe ya order me neeche aaye, kyunki Tony de Zorzi hamstring injury se recover karte hue unavailable hai; Breetzke ya uncapped Marques Ackerman un options me hain jo opening vacancy fill kar sakte hain. Kagiso Rabada ke hamstring niggle ke baad fit hone ki ummeed hai, aur squad me phir se spinners Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer aur Senuran Muthusamy ke saath ek bada pace contingent shamil hai, jabki day one ke liye heavy rain forecast hai.

Samson ne Tilak wicket ko turning point bataya, West Indies ne series-deciding fifth T20I set kiya

Sanju Samson ne kaha ki Tilak Varma ka dismissal Hyderabad me fourth T20I me West Indies ke khilaaf India ki 24-run defeat ka key moment tha, jahan India relaid surface par 248 chase kar raha tha. India 12th over me 130 for 5 tha, phir Tilak aur Nitish Kumar Reddy ne chase ko revive kiya aur 19 balls me 48 needed tak le aaye, lekin Romario Shepherd ne Tilak ko out karke game ko wapas West Indies ki taraf swing kar diya.

Samson, jisne 56 off 23 banaye, ne kaha India haar ke baad “gutted” hai kyunki wo khud ko contention me wapas le aaye the, aur ye bhi add kiya ki Jasprit Bumrah ka “no replacement” hai, saath hi aage aa rahe talent ko back kiya, jisme Arshdeep Singh aur Prince Yadav shamil hain. India ke paas Saturday ke Bengaluru decider se pehle injury concern bhi hai, jab Arshdeep ko Shamar Joseph ki short ball left shoulder par lagi aur chase ke late phase me wo retired hurt ho gaya.

Afghanistan ne 92 overs bat karke Abu Dhabi Test draw kiya; Rahmat ne isse ‘equal to a win’ bola

Afghanistan, Sediqullah Atal ki lead me, final day par 92 overs bat karke Abu Dhabi me Bangladesh ke khilaaf draw secure kar gaya, aur captain Rahmat Shah ne result ko “equal to a win” bataya. Ye Afghanistan ka September 2019 me Bangladesh par win ke baad (2024 me New Zealand washout ko exclude karte hue) kisi World Test Championship team ke khilaaf Test me pehla non-defeat tha.

Atal ne rearguard ko 332 balls me 111 ke saath anchor kiya, jo saade aath ghante se zyada chala, aur coach Richard Pybus aur Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto se praise mila; Shanto ne missed chances ki taraf bhi point kiya. Atal ke 23 overs se zyada bache hone par out hone ke baad, Qais Ahmad aur Yamin Ahmadzai ne firm hold kiya; Qais ne defence ke saath teen sixes mix kiye, jisme final over me do sixes bhi the, aur Afghanistan ne escape complete kiya.

Maddinson ne Durban response ke baad ‘huge relief’ maana, Australia Green aur Inglis fitness ko weigh kar raha

Nic Maddinson ne kaha ki Durban me Australia ki second innings ki first ball ko pull karke four maarna ek “huge relief” tha, jo first innings me 33-ball duck ke turant baad aaya. Maddinson ne aage chal kar 48 off 38 balls banaye, aur Andrew McDonald ne us tareeke ki tareef ki jisse usne recall ke heavily scrutinised start ke baad do bilkul alag innings situations handle ki.

Australia abhi bhi sure nahi hai ki Cameron Green second Test ke liye available hoga ya nahi, kyunki abdominal injury ke baad Green ne abhi batting resume nahi ki hai, halanki McDonald ne kaha wo “progressing well” hai. Josh Inglis first ODI me fractured finger ke baad squad rejoin karke net sessions me wapas aa gaya hai, jabki Sam Harper group ke saath back-up wicketkeeping option ke taur par bana hua hai.

Short mein

  • England selector Marcus North ne suggest kiya ki Somerset spinner Jack Leach ka upcoming Test tour to Bangladesh ke liye recall hona unlikely hai, kyunki Test side Leach ki county form ke bawajood “focusing on slightly different direction” hai.
  • T Natarajan Sunrisers Hyderabad ke saath second stint ke liye set hai, Delhi Capitals se revised fee INR 5 crore par trade hone ke baad, jabki legspinner Zeeshan Ansari doosri taraf DC me INR 40 lakh me move karega.
  • Shreyas Iyer T20I batting rankings me fourth par chadh gaye, jabki Aiden Markram Test batting top ten me aa gaye aur Josh Hazlewood Test bowling list me seventh par pahunch gaye.
  • Australia ne Bangladesh par ODI series sweep complete kiya eight-wicket win ke saath, jab Megan Schutt ne 4 for 16 liya aur Bangladesh 172 par all out ho gaya, Australia ke 175 for 2 ko chase karte hue.
  • KZN Inland quick Chad Laycock ne CSA Pro20 Cup me Titans ke khilaaf ek over me paanch wickets lekar South African T20 ka first claim kiya, aur 6 for 26 ke figures ke saath finish kiya.
  • Zimbabwe allrounder Sikandar Raza ne kaha ki retire hone se pehle home ODI World Cup khelna “certainly a blessing” hoga, aur Zimbabwe 2027 me South Africa aur Namibia ke saath matches host karne wala hai.
  • Pat Cummins ne kaha Australia South Africa me apne batting order ko shuffle karne ke liye open hai, lekin add kiya ki Matt Renshaw ko No. 5 se move karne ke liye compelling case chahiye hoga.
  • South Africa coach Shukri Conrad ne kaha unki side ka middle order ko “get bloody better” karna hoga Australia se 214-run loss ke baad, saath hi ek Test par overreact na karne ki caution bhi di.
  • Durban me Australia ki win ke baad South Africa agle Test se pehle answers dhoondh raha hai, aur ummeedein bhi badh rahi hain ki Kagiso Rabada wapas mix me aa jayega.
  • Pakistan ke Maaz Sadaqat ko T20s me No. 3 par potential long-term option ke taur par highlight kiya gaya hai, encouraging international start ke baad.
  • India ne unchanged XI name kiya aur West Indies ke khilaaf bowl karne ka faisla kiya, T20I series clinch karne ki koshish me, jabki West Indies ne Kamil Pooran aur Romario Shepherd ki jagah Jewel Andrew aur Quentin Sampson ko laaya.
  • Shai Hope ne India tour par apna prolific run continue kiya aur West Indies ke liye ek aur century add ki, jo trip ki uski fourth aur T20I series ki second thi.
  • Mumbai left-arm spinner Shams Mulani ne kaha ki wo India call-up ko lekar patient bana hua hai, kai saalon ki consistent domestic performances ke baad bhi.

Sources: ESPNcricinfo