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De Zorzi, Hamza and Nortje return as No. 1-ranked South Africa name squad for Bangladesh Tests
Bedingham and Verreynne are left out for the two Tests in Johannesburg and Centurion. Bangladesh have lost all eight Tests they have played in South Africa, and Harmer and Maharaj are again competing for one spinner's place.
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Afghanistan climb to a highest-ever sixth in the ODI rankings as Sri Lanka slip after two defeats in Lahore
Afghanistan and Sri Lanka are both rated 94, but Afghanistan's 2,926 points from 31 matches edge Sri Lanka's 4,144 from 44. Afghanistan have won their last seven ODIs, and Rashid Khan has 27 wickets at 13.11 this year.
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Glenn Maxwell retires from international cricket after 286 matches, ten hundreds and three world titles
The 38-year-old ends his T20I career and quits first-class and List A cricket but will keep playing for Melbourne Stars. He leaves with an ODI strike rate of 126.70, five T20I hundreds and the 201 not out that won a World Cup game from 91 for 7.
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IPL 2027 retention deadline moves to November 17; December 16 Goa auction is the last before the 2028 mega auction
Franchises get two extra days to name the players they keep and release. Registration closes on November 23 and the final pool goes out on December 3, with Pant and Natarajan already traded and an INR 18 crore ceiling on overseas pay.
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Pakistan pick three uncapped batters for Sri Lanka Tests after six defeats in seven this year
Mohammad Taha, Mohammad Suleman and Sameer Minhas are in Babar Azam's initial 14 for Rawalpindi and Lahore. Sri Lanka, under new Test captain Kusal Mendis and without Pathum Nissanka, make their first Test tour of Pakistan since 2019.
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Bangladesh need a Sylhet win to square the series as West Indies chase a second straight series victory in Bangladesh
Bangladesh may leave out Taijul Islam, who has 40 wickets in six Sylhet Tests but five in his last four Tests, while Mushfiqur Rahim returns. West Indies, 1-0 up after Mirpur, have never played a Test in Sylhet.
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Gardner's 124 and a record fourth-wicket stand with Capsey lift Sixers from 6 for 3 to an 87-run win
Ashleigh Gardner made 124 from 60 balls, the fourth-highest score in WBBL history, and added a fourth-wicket record 176 with Alice Capsey before taking 3 for 23 as the Sydney Sixers bowled out the reigning champions Hobart Hurricanes for 109 to win by 87 runs.
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Chapman and Ravindra ruled out and Conway concussed as New Zealand open five-ODI rematch with top-ranked India
India won the opener at Eden Park by five wickets under DLS. Devon Conway missed it with concussion, and New Zealand were also without Mark Chapman and Rachin Ravindra as they began a five-ODI rematch with an India side top of the ICC rankings.
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Phillips ends with a men's bilateral-record 341 as Seifert's 93 gives New Zealand a seven-wicket win in Hamilton
Tim Seifert made 93 from 50 balls after India dropped him with New Zealand 18 for 1, and Glenn Phillips' unbeaten 65 took his series total to 341, the most in any men's bilateral T20I series. India, 3-0 up after Wellington, won the series 3-2.
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326 chased, 656 in the match: Pakistan's tri-series title in numbers
Pakistan matched the highest successful chase in an ODI final to beat Sri Lanka in Lahore. Across seven matches the tournament produced 4,030 runs at 6.52 an over, and only a handful of bowlers kept it near five an over, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Arafat Minhas among them.
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Ahead by 100, all out for 111: how South Africa turned the series and took Australia's No. 1 ranking
Australia led the decider at Newlands by 100 on first innings and needed 288 on the final day. Rabada removed their top three and Harmer's 6 for 16 bowled them out for 111, completing a 2-1 series win from 1-0 down that has reshaped the Test rankings and the World Test Championship table.
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Warrican's nine and King's unbeaten 81 give West Indies eight-wicket win in Mirpur
West Indies' spinners took 16 of Bangladesh's 20 wickets on a pitch Bangladesh's captain said was designed for his own slow bowlers, and King's 115-ball innings settled a chase of 170 on the fourth day.
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Uthappa, McClenaghan, Dilip and Kulkarni join Pollard's new Mumbai Indians staff after Jayawardene and Malinga exits
Mumbai Indians complete a coaching overhaul after a 4-10 IPL 2026 season, with three former players under new head coach Kieron Pollard and the captaincy still open before the November 15 retention deadline.
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Prasidh ruled out of New Zealand ODIs with hamstring injury as Siraj and Nitish Reddy are sent to India A
Prasidh Krishna misses all five ODIs and must pass a Return to Play test before featuring for India A; Siraj joins the A side in Christchurch, where Jurel's unbeaten 99 led a day-one recovery to 291 for 7.
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Perry's 3 for 15 checks Queensland's chase of 201 as the Gabba match with Victoria is drawn
Victoria were bowled out for 173 on the final day, setting Queensland 201, but Mitchell Perry took 3 for 15 and Queensland were 75 for 3 after 27 overs when the match was drawn. Jack Clayton's 104 and Cameron Gannon's 7 for 91 stood out.
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PSL 12: retention deadline set for January 13, auction on January 23 as franchises get seven retentions and Rs 45 crore cap
Each of the eight franchises can retain up to seven players by January 13, 2027, with the auction ten days later. The Rs 45 crore cap is unchanged, direct signings close on November 23, and the eligibility rule for them stays.
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Phillips' 49-ball 107 and Duffy's 4 for 23 give New Zealand 87-run win over India at Eden Park
Glenn Phillips hit ten sixes in a 49-ball 107 and Jacob Duffy took 4 for 23 as New Zealand made 259 for 7 and held India to 172 for 9, winning the fourth T20I by 87 runs. India lead the series 3-1 with one to play.
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Fakhar's 127 and Minhas's 31-ball 61 take Pakistan to the tri-series title in a record-equalling chase of 326
Pakistan chased 326 with nine balls to spare to beat Sri Lanka by three wickets in the Lahore final, equalling the highest successful chase in an ODI final. Fakhar Zaman made 127 and Arafat Minhas 61 from 31 balls after Kamindu Mendis's 131 had taken Sri Lanka to 325 for 8.
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Bird's 7 for 65 and Doran's 77 and six catches give Tasmania an innings win over NSW
Made to follow on 225 behind, New South Wales were 8 for 3 in their second innings and were bowled out for 144 as Tasmania won by an innings and 81 runs at Bellerive Oval on day three. Bird took 7 for 65 on his return, Owen finished with 3 for 36, and Player of the Match Jake Doran made 77 and took six catches.
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Moondra's 6 for 26 and Campher's 66 rout Namibia by 130 runs as Ireland force series decider
Tim Tector made 73, Curtis Campher hit six sixes in 66 off 50 and Ireland scored 127 off their last 14 overs to reach 298 for 8. Jai Moondra's 6 for 26 then bowled Namibia out for 168, levelling the series 2-2 before Sunday's decider.
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