Anderson ka future uncertain, India NZ opener ke liye reshuffle, Nortje injury scare — cricket digest 22 Oct 2026

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Lancashire ne naya contract na dene ka faisla kiya, Anderson ka next move focus mein

James Anderson ka playing future doubt mein aa gaya hai, jab Lancashire ne apne long-serving seamer ko naya contract offer na karne ka decision liya. Ab 44 saal ke Anderson July 2024 mein apne final England Test ke baad se apne boyhood club ke saath continue kar rahe the, aur 2025 season ke midway se County Championship mein Lancashire ki captaincy bhi kar rahe hain.

Christchurch mein India ne pehle bowling chuni aur Nitish Reddy aur Mayank Yadav ko mauka diya

Shreyas Iyer ne Christchurch mein New Zealand ke khilaaf pehle T20I mein fielding ka faisla kiya, jab India sirf do din pehle hi pahunchi thi aur unka schedule kaafi packed raha tha, jismein West Indies ke khilaaf recent home series bhi shamil thi. Iyer ne kaha ki unhe jetlag ya preparation time ko lekar koi concern nahi hai.

India ne West Indies ke khilaaf Bengaluru mein washed-out match se do changes kiye: seam-bowling allrounders mein Shivam Dube ki jagah Nitish Kumar Reddy aaye, aur pace attack mein Prince Yadav ki jagah Mayank Yadav ko liya gaya. New Zealand, injured Rachin Ravindra ke bina, ne Daryl Mitchell ko No. 3 par list kiya aur Bevon Jacobs ko middle order mein laya, jabki Devon Conway aur Josh Clarkson ko bahar chhoda; unhone Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Adam Milne aur Lockie Ferguson ke roop mein chaar seamers ke saath jana.

Nortje suspected groin injury ke saath limp karte hue bahar, South Africa Australia ke khilaaf workloads juggle kar raha hai

Gqeberha mein Australia ke khilaaf South Africa ke second Test mein ek unwanted turn tab aaya jab Anrich Nortje apne fourth over ki sirf teen balls ke baad suspected right groin injury ke saath walk off kar gaye. Cricket South Africa ne kaha ki unka further assessment ho raha hai, aur woh din ke khel mein wapas nahi aaye, jisse South Africa ko baaki match mein potentially ek bowler short rehna pad sakta hai.

Yeh setback Durban mein Nortje ke heavy workload ke baad aaya hai, jo 3.5 saal se zyada time mein unka pehla Test aur first-class match tha, aur isse South Africa ke liye pace injuries ki growing list aur badh gayi. Kagiso Rabada recently hamstring strain ke baad return hue hain, jabki Lungi Ngidi sidelined hain aur Ottneil Baartman aur Kwena Maphaka ko bhi hamstring issues hain; current squad mein Dane Paterson, Corbin Bosch aur Gerald Coetzee reserve quicks hain.

Schutt ne prescription medication guidelines par do-match CA suspension accept kiya

Australia seamer Megan Schutt ko Cricket Australia ne do matches ke liye suspend kiya hai, kyunki out-of-competition period mein prescription medication se judi sport ki requirements follow nahi hui. CA ne kaha ki yeh matter ek single incident se related tha, performance-enhancing nahi tha, aur unke Sports Science and Sports Medicine guidelines ke under aata hai.

Schutt ne penalty accept ki, jo New Zealand ke third T20I against Australia aur Adelaide Strikers ke opening WBBL match against Melbourne Stars on October 31 mein serve hogi. Investigation ongoing hone ke dauran unhone chaar matches khele, jismein South Australia ke liye ek WNCL game aur Bangladesh ke khilaaf teen ODIs shamil the.

Short mein

  • Marco Jansen ke 5 for 33 ne South Africa ko Gqeberha mein Australia ko 99 par all out karne aur follow-on enforce karne mein help ki, jahan Australia ki second innings mein Travis Head ke unbeaten 87 ke saath lead mila, aur woh 170 runs se trail kar rahe the, six wickets in hand ke saath.
  • Marco Jansen ne kaha ki woh “come back again and again” ke liye ready hain, jab unhone 85, ek five-for aur field mein key moments ke saath South Africa ko Australia ke khilaaf second Test mein strongly respond karne mein contribute kiya.
  • Afghanistan ne Sharjah mein Bangladesh ko seven wickets se haraya, pehle unhe 160 par restrict karke, jahan Rashid Khan ne 4 for 31 liya aur Rahmat Shah ne chase mein 67 not out banaya; chase 35.3 overs mein complete hua aur Zimbabwe ke khilaaf final set up ho gaya.
  • Afghanistan Sharjah ODI tri-series final mein Zimbabwe ke khilaaf favourites ke roop mein ja raha hai, aur yeh venue ka 2003 ke baad pehla ODI tournament final hoga.
  • Stand-in Bangladesh captain Towhid Hridoy ne kaha ki unki team ki batting “consistently poor abroad” rahi hai, aur mindset aur collapses handle karne par point kiya, jab woh UAE tri-series final miss kar gaye, Afghanistan aur Zimbabwe se haarne ke baad.
  • Bangladesh ke NCL mein, Khulna ten-run win ke saath Chattogram ko hara kar top par pahunch gaya, Rajshahi ne Nayeem Ahmed ke unbeaten 202 ke dum par Barishal ko eight wickets se haraya, Sylhet ne defending champions Rangpur ko 37 runs se defeat kiya, aur Mymensingh aur Dhaka ne phir se draw khela.
  • Ali Orr ne Hampshire se Middlesex join kiya hai three-year deal par, jabki Essex ne George Bell sign kiya aur Ben Mike ne Glamorgan ke liye move complete kiya.
  • New Zealand Cricket ne Major League Cricket mein apni planned 2027 investment se step back kiya hai, kehte hue ki unhe resources apne high-performance programme par focus karne hain.
  • Senior England Women players, jismein captain Nat Sciver-Brunt bhi shamil hain, ko Sri Lanka mein three-match T20I series miss karne ki permission milegi agar unki WPL 2027 franchises latter stages tak pahunchti hain; England March mein Sri Lanka mein three ODIs bhi khelega.
  • England aur Sri Lanka Rawalpindi mein mil rahe hain, Pakistan tri-series mein apne first points dhoondhte hue, kyunki dono teams ne Pakistan ke khilaaf defeats ke saath shuruaat ki thi.
  • Sam Konstas ne 151 not out maara, jisse New South Wales ne Sheffield Shield mein Western Australia ko 364 ka target diya; WA stumps tak 30 for 3 par ladkhada gaya, abhi bhi 334 chahiye.
  • Sheffield Shield mein Tasmania Victoria ke khilaaf top par tha, jab Gabe Bell ke 3 for 22 ne Victoria ko 271 chase karte hue 98 for 5 par chhod diya.
  • Queensland ne Sheffield Shield mein South Australia ko six wickets se haraya, jab Xavier Bartlett ne second innings mein 5 for 52 liya aur Jimmy Peirson ne 48 not out ke saath chase ko steady kiya.
  • Baroda ke left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt ne apna 100th first-class match Bihar ke khilaaf six-for ke saath mark kiya, aur kaha ki unke andar ab bhi India ke liye khelne ki ambitions hain.
  • India allrounder Devika Vaidya ka kehna hai ki woh top level par return karne ke liye ready hain, jab unhone family start karne ke liye cricket se break liya tha aur maternity leave ke baad wapas work karke aayi hain.
  • Hasan Nawaz ka greater restraint ki taraf shift Pakistan ke middle order ke liye positive ke roop mein highlight hua hai, jab woh aggression ko innings-building ke saath balance karne ki koshish kar rahe hain.
  • India ne apna New Zealand tour Jasprit Bumrah aur Hardik Pandya ke bina start kiya, Shreyas Iyer ki captaincy spotlight mein rahi, aur home fans ko New Zealand colours mein Finn Allen ko home soil par dekhne ka rare mauka milne wala hai.
  • Bangladesh ne Sharjah tri-series ke must-win match mein Afghanistan ke khilaaf batting choose ki, fingerspinner Aliss Al Islam ko debut diya, lekin baad mein Afghanistan ki chase ne Bangladesh ka exit seal kar diya.

Sources: ESPNcricinfo