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Australia vs Bangladesh, 1st Test, Bangladesh tour of Australia, 2026 - Commentary
Bangladesh won by 9 wkts
AUS
198
&284
BAN
426
&57/1


PLAYER OF THE MATCH
hasan-mahmud
Hasan Mahmud
14 & DNB•6-55 & 3-56

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A look at the current #WTC27 standings after Bangladesh's stellar victory against Australia

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IND
288/2
(73)
CRR:3.95
Day 2: Start delayed due to rain

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India’s 170-run win was a strong performance,Null's Brawl especially with 402 on the board. Gill’s innings clearly made the difference. Great update for cricket fans.

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Sri Lanka vs India, 2nd Test, India tour of Sri Lanka 2026

IND
419
/6
(112)
CRR:3.74
Day 2: Lunch Break

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India vs West Indies, 5th T20I, West Indies tour of India, 2026


Squads:
India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi

West Indies Squad: Shai Hope(w/c), Jewel Andrew, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul, Shamar Springer, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph, Akeal Hosein, Amir Jangoo, Matthew Forde, Quentin Sampson, Kamil Pooran

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Ramesh Powar tipped to replace Agarkar; Dodda Ganesh may head junior committee

Ramesh Powar is a favourite to succeed Ajit Agarkar on BCCI's senior men's selection committee. The former India spinner from Mumbai is expected to join the panel, which will be headed by Pragyan Ojha.

Currently, Ojha is heading the panel on an interim basis.

After the deadline for applications to the senior panel closed on October 14, the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) interviewed four or five candidates, including former India opener Wasim Jaffer, for the position. The interviews, it is learnt, were held on October 15.

Cricbuzz understands the CAC has decided to repose faith in Powar, who featured in two Tests and 31 ODIs for India. Among the others interviewed for the senior selection committee position were Connor Williams and Jacob Martin, both former Baroda players.

Powar was also interviewed for the junior selection panel and was initially considered for the chairman’s role before eventually being co-opted into the senior panel.

The chairman junior selection committee role may not go to Dodda Ganesh, a former India pacer from Karnataka.

More to follow...

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Rahmat Shah backs Afghanistan to win UAE tri-series


Afghanistan skipper Rahmat Shah believes his side will be the favourites to win the upcoming tri-nation series in the UAE, citing their familiarity with the conditions.

Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan will take part in the tri-series, which begins in Abu Dhabi on October 17.

Rahmat said Afghanistan would draw confidence from their recently concluded one-off Test against Bangladesh, in which they fought back from a difficult position to secure a draw.

"I think Afghanistan would be the favourite team here because we've been playing all our games in the UAE, and the majority of the games in Abu Dhabi or Sharjah. So, I think we have more advantages considering the home conditions here," Rahmat told reporters ahead of the tri-series in Abu Dhabi on Friday.

"I would not say that they are not good teams, but yeah, all the teams have prepared themselves well for this event and, yeah, it's going to be a good event," he said.

Reflecting on the Test, Rahmat described the result as a significant moment for Afghanistan, particularly given the position they found themselves in before the final stages of the match.

"To say about the Test game, what I feel is that it was one of the historic games, from where we fought back. We were struggling in between, and then, in the last one and a half days, the way the batters batted, credit goes to all the boys, especially the batters who batted well throughout, in the heat we were having there. In such a game, when Bangladesh was having the upper hand, to bounce back and end up with a draw is a great achievement," he said.

Rahmat added that the result would provide Afghanistan with a boost heading into the ODI series.

"So, it's obvious that the Test draw is going to give us a good boost and confidence for the ODI games," he said.

The Afghanistan skipper also welcomed the return of Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi, saying their presence would strengthen the side. Rashid was rested for the Test against Bangladesh as part of his workload management.

"Both the players, Nabi and Rashid, are world-class players and they have proved it to everyone. Especially Rashid Khan, whenever we have played any Test games in which we have won, he's been a major cause for it because he's always achieved the benchmark of receiving the Man of the Match award," Rahmat said.

"Especially Rashid, not having him in the Test squad, we missed him. But, yeah, having them for the ODIs is going to be a great advantage for us. They are world-class players, as I mentioned earlier," he added.

Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza, who attended the press conference after Rahmat, also felt Afghanistan would enjoy an advantage given their familiarity with the conditions.

"I always think that the home side always has that extra advantage, and rightly so, because Afghanistan has played a lot of cricket in these conditions," Raza said.

Zimbabwe arrived in the UAE only two days before the press conference and had completed two training sessions. However, Raza felt all three teams had a realistic chance of winning the tournament.

"We only arrived two days ago, so this is our second training session. But having said that, regardless of who I think is the favourite, any team who plays good cricket will have a great chance of winning, and I think all three teams have a fairly good chance to win the tournament," he said.

"So I wouldn't say there's a clear-cut favourite, but I would say that these are Afghanistan's home conditions, and they certainly have an extra advantage," he added.

Bangladesh captain Litton Kumar Das, the first of the three captains to attend the media briefing, pointed to the added pressure of playing a tri-series, where teams have little room for error from the outset.

"I have been playing for a long time, but my experience of tri-series is very limited," Litton said.

"When you play a tri-series, there is extra pressure because all three teams have the same target: to reach the final. In a bilateral series, even if you lose the first match, you still have a chance to level the series, and then there can be a decider. But in a tri-series, losing the first match can put you on the back foot, and net run rate also comes into play," he said.

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Iyer to lead in last two New Zealand ODIs, Kushagra earns maiden call-up

Shreyas Iyer has returned as India's ODI vice-captain for the upcoming five-match series against New Zealand, having missed the preceding ODI series against the West Indies due to India's T20I commitments during the Asian Games.

Iyer will be the vice-captain for the first three ODIs before taking over the captaincy for the fourth and fifth matches, with Ishan Kishan appointed his deputy for the final two games. This allows Shubman Gill, the regular ODI skipper and Test captain, to focus on preparing for the two-match Test series, part of the World Test Championship cycle, which follows the ODIs.

Prasidh Krishna also returns to the ODI squad for the first three matches, but his availability is subject to fitness. He sustained a left hamstring injury during the second ODI against the West Indies and was replaced by Anshul Kamboj. Meanwhile, Kamboj has also been named in the squad for the first three New Zealand ODIs.