Rose Bowl ab T20Is tak badhega, Punam Raut ne retirement liya, SA ka 2nd Test ke liye reshuffle — cricket digest 16 Oct 2026

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Rose Bowl ab ODIs ke saath T20Is mein bhi decide hoga, Australia-New Zealand rivalry ko mila naya chapter

Rose Bowl ab women’s T20Is ke saath-saath ODIs ko bhi cover karega, aur yeh trophy 1985 se Australia aur New Zealand ke beech bilateral ODI series ke liye award hoti aa rahi hai. Australia mein Sunday se North Sydney Oval par start hone wala upcoming three-match T20I tour Rose Bowl ke liye khela jaane wala pehla T20I edition hoga.

Teams March 2027 mein Australia mein phir milengi three ODIs ke liye, aur jab Rose Bowl contest dono formats include karega, trophy us side ko milegi jiske overall wins zyada hon; agar series drawn hoti hai to current holder usse retain karega. Australia ne 2000 mein wapas jeetne ke baad se Rose Bowl lagataar hold kiya hua hai, aur North Sydney 18, 20 aur 22 October ko hone wale teeno T20Is host karega.

Punam Raut ne 12 saal ke international career ke baad India career ko alvida kaha

India top-order batter Punam Raut ne 37 saal ki umar mein immediate effect se international cricket se retirement le liya hai. Raut ne 2009 se 2021 tak India ke liye khela, jismein unhone four Tests, 73 ODIs aur 35 T20Is khele, aur three ODI World Cups aur four T20 World Cups mein bhi appear kiya.

Unhone 2299 ODI runs 34.83 ki average se banaye, jismein three hundreds aur 15 fifties shamil the, aur 2017 ODI World Cup ko apne career ka defining stretch bataya. Unke standout records mein 2017 mein Ireland ke khilaaf Deepti Sharma ke saath 320-run opening stand bhi tha, jabki unka last international outing 2021 mein Carrara mein Australia ke khilaaf drawn Test tha.

South Africa ne Stubbs ko drop kiya aur second Australia Test ke liye wicketkeeper ke taur par Rickelton ko chuna

South Africa ne Gqeberha mein Australia ke khilaaf second Test ke liye apni squad se Tristan Stubbs ko bahar rakha hai, jo Durban mein defeat ke baad eklauta change hai. Matthew Breetzke 17-man group mein aate hain, aur head coach Shukri Conrad ne confirm kiya ki Ryan Rickelton wicketkeeping gloves pehnenge, is move ke baad Kyle Verreynne ke XI mein hone ki sambhavana kam lag rahi hai, chahe woh squad ke saath bane hue hain.

Is switch se batting order par aur decisions aate hain, jismein yeh bhi shamil hai ki Rickelton opening continue kare ya neeche aaye, kyunki Tony de Zorzi abhi bhi unavailable hain aur hamstring injury se recover kar rahe hain. Kagiso Rabada ke fit hone ki ummeed hai hamstring niggle ke baad, jabki Sinethamba Qeshile ne hamstring injure kar liya hai; Sunday ko first day ke liye heavy rain forecast hai.

Green ke liye Cape Town zyada likely, Gqeberha se kam, Australia injuries aur workloads manage kar raha hai

Australia allrounder Cameron Green ke South Africa ke khilaaf second Test miss karne ke chances zyada dikh rahe hain, aur Cape Town mein return ko zyada realistic target maana ja raha hai. Green abdominal strain ke baad net work resume kar chuke hain, lekin abhi build-up kar rahe hain, aur Australia pehle hi indicate kar chuka hai ki fit hone par bhi series mein unka bowler ke taur par khelna unlikely hoga, woh batter ke roop mein hi khel sakte hain.

Josh Inglis fractured finger se comeback mein aage hain aur apni batting ki intensity step up kar rahe hain. Australia ne first Test convincingly jeeta hai, isliye changes unlikely lag rahe hain jab tak quicks recover kar lete hain, halanki Gqeberha mein first two days ke liye rain forecast hai.

Durban cricket union Kingsmead crowds kam rehne ke baad internal review karega, SA-Australia Test ke liye

Kwa-Zulu Natal Cricket Union Kingsmead Test (South Africa vs Australia) mein poor attendance par “thorough internal review” karega, jahan match ke across gates se just under 20,000 fans aaye. Yeh January 2025 ke baad South Africa ka pehla home Test tha aur World Test champions banne ke baad unka pehla home match bhi.

KZNCU ne kaha ki supporters ke decisions ko better samajhne ki zarurat hai, jismein factors mein Durban CBD mein anti-immigration protests ke beech lockdowns aur broader cost-of-living pressures shamil the. Second Test Sunday ko Gqeberha mein start hota hai aur early rain forecast hai, jabki Cape Town Test Tuesday ko start hota hai, kyunki calendar squeeze ke beech South Africa October mein Tests host kar raha hai.

Short mein

  • Zak Crawley ne Kent ke saath naya one-year deal sign kiya hai, England central contract lose karne ke baad, aur isse county phir se unka primary employer ban gaya hai, ECB ke books par six years ke baad.
  • Sussex allrounder James Coles ne kaha ki unke £390,000 Hundred price tag ka spotlight unki batting form par asar daal gaya, jab woh England ki ODI squad ke saath Pakistan travel karne ki taiyari kar rahe hain.
  • India aur West Indies Bengaluru mein rain-threatened decider mein ja rahe hain, jahan unki high-scoring T20I series 2-2 se locked hai.
  • West Indies captain Roston Chase ne kaha ki woh team ke liye best decisions lene par focused hain, jab woh T20I side mein apni role ko red-ball leadership ke saath balance kar rahe hain.
  • Shai Hope ne India tour par West Indies ka apna fourth century lagaya, aur T20I series ka apna second.
  • Ryan Rickelton ne kaha ki woh South Africa ke liye wicketkeeping ki “extra responsibility” ke liye ready hain, role ke liye back kiye jaane ke baad, gloves ke saath pehle koi Test experience na hone ke bawajood.
  • South Africa coach Shukri Conrad ne kaha ki middle order ko “get bloody better” hona hoga, Durban mein Australia se haar ke baad, saath hi overreaction se bachne ki caution bhi di.
  • Australia yeh weigh kar raha hai ki home se door Travis Head ko best kaise use kiya jaye, kyunki unke overseas returns Australia mein unke output se peeche rahe hain.
  • Sydney Thunder ne Trent Boult ko full BBL 2026-27 season ke liye sign kiya hai, jabki Hobart Hurricanes ke paas Bangladesh legspinner Rishad Hossain phir se honge.
  • Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka hamstring injury ke chalte Pakistan mein ODI tri-series se ruled out ho gaye hain, aur unki jagah Lahiru Udara ko call up kiya gaya hai.
  • Zimbabwe Bangladesh ke khilaaf recent success par build karna chahta hai, jab Litton Das Bangladesh ko captain karne ke liye wapas aa rahe hain, aur unki bowling depth ki wajah se selection questions bhi hain.
  • Afghanistan opener Sediqullah Atal ne kaha ki unhone apni T20 instincts ko shelve kiya aur outside off stump leave karne ko priority di, taaki Bangladesh ke khilaaf Abu Dhabi Test save kiya ja sake.
  • Raipur apna first international women’s match host karega, jab Smriti Mandhana Zimbabwe Women ki India ke khilaaf first-ever bilateral series mein India captain ke taur par apni first series start karengi.
  • Smriti Mandhana ki leadership credentials focus mein hain, jab woh Royal Challengers Bengaluru ke saath two WPL titles jeetne ke baad apna India captaincy tenure start kar rahi hain.
  • T Natarajan IPL trade mein Delhi Capitals se Sunrisers Hyderabad wapas ja rahe hain, aur exchange mein legspinner Zeeshan Ansari Delhi move kar rahe hain.

Sources: ESPNcricinfo