Matthew Breetzke made 112 and Keshav Maharaj took four for 20 as South Africa beat Australia by 67 runs in the first ODI at Durban. They posted 297 for eight after Breetzke and Marco Jansen added crucial middle-order runs, Jansen finishing with 75. Maharaj and Bjorn Fortuin bowled Australia out for 230 in 41.2 overs on a slow surface.

Mitchell Marsh made 60 off 36 and Travis Head 90 off 56, but the rest collapsed once the openers were gone. Jansen took four catches and one wicket — only the fifth player to reach those numbers in an ODI. South Africa lead the series 1-0.

They're missing four frontline fast bowlers for the series with hamstring injuries. The next two games are on Sunday and Wednesday.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir said his relationship with Rohit Sharma stretches back to when Gambhir was a senior player and Rohit was breaking into the international side. He made the comments while reflecting on different captains he has worked with during his tenure. Gambhir noted that familiarity developed over years makes it easier to navigate disagreements because both understand each other's thinking. He added that every decision ultimately serves the best interest of the team. Gambhir also said Shubman Gill is fortunate to have both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli available to guide him on and off the field. He praised Gill's calmness and leadership despite a difficult period in ODI cricket.

Wasim Jaffer said India must adjust their batting approach on non-flat pitches after the side nearly lost to Japan in their first T20I meeting. India scored 32 for four in a rain-shortened five-over match before holding on to win by two runs.

Jaffer said Indian batters get stuck when the ball seams or turns and try to maintain the same strike rate and aggression regardless of conditions. He added that the close result against Japan would have been a major embarrassment had India lost.

The former India opener also urged curators to avoid rank turners at home. He said such pitches put pressure on batters who now play far more white-ball cricket and have less red-ball practice.

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said the board has sufficient time until October 4 to decide on the next chairman of the men's selection committee. Ajit Agarkar's three-year contract ends on that date.

Agarkar informed the board on September 18 that he would not seek an extension. Saikia said a decision on the vacant position would be announced publicly once finalised.

The BCCI secretary also praised India's women's team for winning gold at the Asian Games and expressed hope the men's team could repeat the feat when their campaign begins on September 28.

Nick Kelly won't play Leicestershire's last County Championship game against Warwickshire. The 33-year-old picked up the rib injury during the win over Hampshire last week.

He made 86 in that second innings and then scored 103 in Sunday's One-Day Cup final at Trent Bridge. The injury cuts short his season just as Leicestershire head to Edgbaston needing a win to stay up.

Leicestershire brought him in for the rest of 2026. The club posted on X that he'd already written himself into Foxes history in a short space of time.

Gautam Gambhir said India is approaching a settled Test batting lineup across conditions. The head coach cited the performances of Devdutt Padikkal and Dhruv Jurel as signs that younger players are filling gaps left by retirees.

Gambhir said openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul are settled. He added that Padikkal has performed well in Sri Lanka while Jurel scored a hundred. Gambhir noted that Test cricket requires stable selections rather than horses-for-courses changes.

India will play two Tests in New Zealand before hosting Australia for a five-match home series. Gambhir said the bowling attack can take 20 wickets in any conditions if the batters put runs on the board.

Former India Under-19 captain Unmukt Chand suffered a facial injury during a cricket match in the USA, one day after scoring a century in Minor League Cricket. He confirmed there was no fracture.

Chand posted pictures showing significant swelling and bruising around his face. The injury occurred during an on-field collision while attempting a catch.

The 33-year-old had scored an unbeaten 100 from 67 balls for Lone Star Athletics against All Stars on September 19. He has played in Minor League Cricket and Major League Cricket since moving to the USA after ending his Indian career in 2021.

Pakistan coach Mike Hesson said his side will look to put India under pressure if the two teams meet at the Asian Games in Japan. Hesson described India as the current benchmark in white-ball cricket and said Pakistan has improved its T20I ranking from eighth to fifth since he took charge.

Pakistan and India are in separate groups and can only meet in the final or bronze-medal match. India have fielded a full-strength squad while Pakistan have selected mostly fringe players.

Hesson added that Pakistan has won multiple T20I series over the last 15 months and is focused on consistent performance rather than past results against India.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir said three-format cricketers will become increasingly rare as teams prioritise rotation and format-specific preparation. Gambhir spoke to broadcasters JioStar while reflecting on India's current selection patterns.

Several established players have already been limited to specific formats this year. Shubman Gill has played Tests and ODIs but no T20Is, while Jasprit Bumrah has featured in ODIs and T20Is without playing Tests. Axar Patel and Washington Sundar have similarly been restricted to white-ball formats.

Gambhir stressed that a strong Test side remains India's priority and that workload management will continue to shape selection across formats. He said backing the right players will help India dominate red-ball cricket for a long period.

Billy Root, the younger brother of England Test captain Joe Root, has announced his retirement from professional cricket at the end of the 2026 season. The 34-year-old left-handed batter made his professional debut in April 2015 and played 83 first-class, 60 List A and 50 T20 matches across a 14-year career.

Root began with Nottinghamshire before joining Glamorgan in 2019, where he played a key role in two One-Day Cup titles and the club's promotion to Division 1 of the County Championship last year. He scored nearly 5,000 runs for Glamorgan and won four trophies in total during his career.

Root made only two appearances in the County Championship this season and captained Glamorgan's second XI. In a social media post, he described his career as an absolute privilege and said he would not change anything about his journey.

The IPL mini-auction for the 2027 season will be held in Goa in December, marking the first time the event returns to Indian soil since the 2023 auction in Kochi. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed the venue on Wednesday, ending three successive overseas editions held in Dubai, Jeddah and Abu Dhabi. The December auction will be a mini-auction, allowing franchises to address specific squad gaps rather than undertake a full rebuild.