West Indies captain Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 162 to lead his side to a five-wicket win and complete the highest successful run chase by a West Indies batter in ODI history. Hope's 162 off 143 balls surpassed Chris Gayle's previous mark and made him the first West Indies batter to score 150-plus in a successful chase against India.

Hope reached his 21st ODI century in 152 innings, joint-third fastest alongside Quinton de Kock and David Warner. He also became the most prolific ODI centurion among wicketkeeper-captains with eight hundreds.

West Indies chased 352 in 48.2 overs after India posted 351 for 7, with KL Rahul unbeaten on 129. Hope added 62 runs with Gudakesh Motie in the final 29 balls to seal the chase with 10 balls remaining.

Craig Overton and Sophie Luff picked up the PCA’s top honours for 2026. Overton went home with four trophies: Men’s Player of the Year, Domestic Overall MVP, County Championship Player of the Year and a place in the Men’s Team of the Year.

The 32-year-old all-rounder scored 951 runs and took 76 wickets across formats. His unbeaten 79 in the Vitality Blast quarter-final steered Somerset to Finals Day.

Luff became the first winner of the Women’s Player of the Year since 2021 who has not played international cricket. She passed 1,000 runs for the season and was also named in the Women’s Team of the Year.

Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep took nine wickets between them as Rest of India defeated Jammu and Kashmir by 167 runs in the Irani Cup final in Srinagar. Mukesh finished with six for 33 and Akash took three for 25. The pair dismissed the last seven Jammu and Kashmir wickets for 22 runs.

Both bowlers represent Bengal and followed similar routes from Bihar through domestic cricket to the national side. Akash Deep returned after a seven-month injury layoff and touched speeds above 140 kmph. Mukesh Kumar said bowling together creates a difficult environment for batters.

Rest of India enforced the victory on the fourth day after posting a substantial lead. The win gives both pacers momentum ahead of the Ranji Trophy season that begins on October 11.

The India-West Indies three-match ODI series produced a scoring rate of 7.43 runs per over, the highest in any bilateral series of three or more matches. The previous record was 7.15 runs per over, set by England against New Zealand in 2015. India won the series 2-1 after victories in the first two matches and a five-wicket defeat in the finale.

West Indies posted 295 for seven, 405 for seven and 352 for five across the three matches. India responded with 300 for two, 406 for two and 351 for seven. Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 162 to lead the record chase in the third ODI at New Chandigarh. KL Rahul finished unbeaten on 129 in the same match.

Head coach Gautam Gambhir questioned whether the batting conditions prepared the side adequately for the 2027 World Cup. Captain Shubman Gill said fielding and death bowling require improvement before that tournament.

Ravichandran Smaran scored an unbeaten 126 from 131 balls with 15 fours and five sixes on day three of the Irani Cup against Jammu and Kashmir in Srinagar. Rest of India recovered from 197 for eight at tea to finish at 306 for eight, extending their lead to 265 runs.

Smaran came to the crease with Rest of India in trouble at 130 for four and added an unbroken 109 for the ninth wicket with Mukesh Choudhary, who remained not out on nine from 47 balls. The 23-year-old said he had faced similar situations throughout his career and knew how to bat with the tail.

Smaran topped the Ranji Trophy run charts last season with 950 runs but has not yet earned an India A call-up. He said his goal remains to score 1,000 runs in a Ranji season and help Karnataka win every available trophy.

KL Rahul scored an unbeaten 129 off 87 balls in the third ODI against West Indies at Mullanpur on October 3. The innings was his ninth ODI century and helped India reach 351 for seven after losing early wickets.

Rohit Sharma made 92 and Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 57 after Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli fell cheaply. West Indies chased the target in 48.2 overs, with Shai Hope unbeaten on 162.

The result gave India the series 2-1. Rahul said the innings gave him valuable time in the middle ahead of the 2027 World Cup.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius scored an unbeaten 188 off 79 balls for the Titans against the Knights in the CSA T20 Challenge on Friday. The 20-year-old left-hander hit 15 fours and 13 sixes to surpass Chris Gayle's previous record of 175 not out set for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2013. He reached his fifty in 24 balls and his hundred in 40.

Pretorius fell 12 runs short of the first double century in men's T20 cricket. The Titans posted 267 for 3 before bowling out the Knights for 143 to win by 124 runs. Donovan Ferreira took 3 for 16.

Pretorius entered the match after scoring a 53-ball 101 for South Africa against Namibia last month. The innings equalled Aaron Finch and Marcus Stoinis for the longest T20 innings by balls faced.

Ishan Kishan scored an unbeaten 80 off 46 balls to become India's highest scorer from number five or lower in T20Is during the Asian Games semi-final against Sri Lanka. Kishan surpassed Manish Pandey's eight-year-old record of 79 not out against South Africa in Centurion in 2018.

Kishan came to the crease with India in trouble at 87 for 4 after Sri Lanka's spinners made regular inroads on a turning pitch. He hit four boundaries and five sixes while accelerating through the middle and death overs. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's 38 off 21 balls provided early momentum before his dismissal.

India reached 169 for 7 and then bowled Sri Lanka out for 45 to win by 124 runs. Kishan's knock sets up a gold medal match against Pakistan on Saturday at Nisshin.

Abhishek Nayar watched Rohit Sharma make 32 from 35 balls in the first ODI and get out to Alzarri Joseph. Then he watched him score 101 in the second match and lead India to an eight-wicket win in Thiruvananthapuram.

Nayar, the former India all-rounder, told reporters the senior batter had answered any questions about pressure situations. The second ODI in Guwahati was washed out, so the series now hinges on the decider in Chandigarh on October 3.

Shubman Gill reached the fastest ODI double century in history during India's chase of 406 against West Indies in Guwahati on Wednesday, getting to 200 off 117 balls. The India captain surpassed Ishan Kishan's previous record of 126 balls against Bangladesh in Chattogram in 2022.

Gill finished unbeaten on 223 off 133 balls with 26 fours and eight sixes, becoming only the second batter after Rohit Sharma to register multiple ODI double centuries. He also became only the second player after Glenn Maxwell to score an ODI double century while chasing.

Rohit Sharma reached 12,000 ODI runs during the innings, becoming the third Indian after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli to achieve the milestone. India completed the chase with 39 balls to spare, securing an eight-wicket victory and an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

Rohit Sharma scored 101 off 75 balls but refused to explain the high-knee celebration that followed his 35th ODI century. He told broadcasters the gesture was personal and would stay private. Ravindra Jadeja asked about the routine during the innings and received the same reply.

Rohit reached 12,000 ODI runs during the innings, becoming the third Indian after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli to achieve the mark. He got there in 282 innings, quicker than Tendulkar's 300 but slower than Kohli's 242. India chased 406 for the loss of two wickets in 43.3 overs to win by eight wickets.

Herschelle Gibbs posted on social media that he would message Rohit to ask about the celebration, calling it a stinker. Rohit said some things are simply meant to stay with the player and not be shared publicly.

Shubman Gill remained unbeaten on 223 off 133 balls as India chased down 406 against West Indies in Guwahati. The innings included 26 fours and eight sixes and came after Rohit Sharma's 101 had given India a strong platform. Gill reached his double century in 117 balls, the fastest in ODI history, and became only the second batter after Rohit to score multiple ODI double centuries. India completed the chase in 43.3 overs with eight wickets in hand, becoming only the second team after South Africa to successfully chase 400 or more in men's ODIs. West Indies had posted their highest ODI total of 405 for seven, with three centurions in the same innings for the first time.

Bhutan's Sonam Yeshey took 8/7 in four overs against Myanmar — the first eight-wicket haul in T20I history. The 22-year-old left-arm spinner bowled Myanmar out for 45, and the ICC confirmed the record on Wednesday.

Yeshey's figures are now the best individual bowling return in the format. He's already claimed 13 wickets in this series alone, and with matches still to come, he'll have a chance to add to that tally. For Bhutan, a team that rarely features in international headlines, this is the kind of performance that changes how people think about what associate nations can do when conditions — and a spinner of genuine skill — align.

Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 139 off 88 balls against West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, becoming the first Indian batter to score 7,000 runs in home ODIs. Kohli hit 10 fours and nine sixes in his knock and added 151 runs for the second wicket with Shubman Gill, who scored 110. India chased down 296 with eight wickets in hand.

Kohli's ton was his 10th against the West Indies, the joint-most he has scored against a single nation in ODIs. He has scored 2,400 runs against West Indies at an average of 70.58. Kohli also became the second batter after Sachin Tendulkar to notch up 15,000 ODI runs, reaching the milestone in 303 innings compared to Tendulkar's 377.

Kohli has scored 28 centuries in home ODIs at an average of 63.69. He has 7,006 runs from 131 matches in India. Rohit Sharma is third on the list with 5,249 runs from 104 home ODIs, while MS Dhoni has 4,351 runs from 127 matches.

Lakshya Raichandani smashed his second double hundred in Youth Tests during the first India versus Australia Under-19 multi-day match at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Monday. Opening the innings, Raichandani reached the milestone off 247 balls with the help of 20 fours and four sixes. This is Raichandani's second double ton in three months.

He had previously made 207 against Sri Lanka Under-19s in Galle. In total, Raichandani is the seventh Indian batter to register double centuries in Youth Tests but the first to do it two times. India reached 430 for eight at stumps on day two, leading by 213 runs.

Mohit Ulva gave brilliant support to Raichandani, adding 137 runs for the ninth wicket. Ulva reached his half-century with five fours and four sixes. Raichandani is the first Indian batter to score two double centuries in Youth Tests.

Ajinkya Rahane said Virat Kohli can reach 100 international centuries if he sets his mind to it. Kohli scored his 55th ODI hundred in India's eight-wicket win over West Indies in the first ODI at Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.

Kohli reached 15,000 ODI runs in 303 innings, 74 fewer than Sachin Tendulkar needed for the same landmark. He also became the first batter to score 7,000 ODI runs in India during the innings of 139 not out from 88 balls.

India captain Shubman Gill said Kohli is playing with greater freedom and that senior players should be allowed to bat without restriction. Gill scored 110 in the chase of 296 as India won with 50 balls to spare.

Tom Abell scored 307 as Somerset dominated the final day against Surrey at Taunton. He became the eighth Somerset player to reach a first-class triple-century. The innings came in a record fourth-wicket stand of 334 with Tom Lammonby, who finished on 229. Somerset’s total left them well placed before the match ended in a draw. The partnership ground Surrey’s bowlers down through the final day.

Shubman Gill hit his tenth ODI hundred on Sunday, against West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram. A boundary off Jayden Seales brought up the three figures. He now has ten centuries in 68 matches and 67 innings.

That puts him level with MS Dhoni on the all-time list for Indian batters. Virat Kohli leads with 54, Sachin Tendulkar follows with 49, and Rohit Sharma has 34.

Gill was dropped on 11. West Indies never recovered from the lapse; he finished with 110, extending a run of scores that reads 56, 56, 23, 84*, 154, 80*, 31, 77, 110.

Matthew Breetzke scored 112 off 106 balls to help South Africa beat Australia by 67 runs in the first ODI in Durban on Thursday. The innings took Breetzke past Imam-ul-Haq's record for the most ODI runs after 14 innings. He has now scored 822 runs in his first 14 ODI innings, surpassing the previous mark of 763.

Breetzke added 107 runs for the sixth wicket with Marco Jansen, who scored 75 off 59 balls. South Africa posted 297 for 8 before Keshav Maharaj and Bjorn Fortuin combined to bowl Australia out for 230. Australia lost their last nine wickets for 101 runs after a strong start led by Mitch Marsh.

Breetzke has now scored two centuries and six half-centuries in 15 ODIs. South Africa lead the three-match series 1-0.

Ethan Bamber finished as the leading wicket-taker in the County Championship with 69 scalps in 14 matches as Warwickshire claimed their ninth title. The 26-year-old seamer took 32 wickets at an average of 12.71 in the Bears' final six matches after the Championship resumed in August. He claimed three of his four five-wicket hauls during that period.

Warwickshire secured 41 of a possible 42 bowling bonus points during the season. Bamber has taken more Championship wickets this year than Gus Atkinson did across three title-winning seasons with Surrey between 2022 and 2024.

Bamber has taken 103 wickets at Lord's and 67 at Edgbaston, more than at all other venues combined. Warwickshire teammates Chris Woakes and Olly Hannon-Dalby also featured in the title-winning attack.