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Niranjan Shah Stadium: Veteran left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been included in Saurashtras 16-member squad for their Ranji Trophy 2026/27 opener against Chhattisgarh, with veteran fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat continuing to lead the side. Jadeja is coming off playing in Indias 2-1 ODI series win over the West Indies, though he took only two wickets in two games and didnt get a chance to bat. Playing in the Ranji Trophy will help Jadeja build red-ball rhythm ahead of Indias t
Allan Border Field: Australia fast bowler Megan Schutt achieved a significant milestone as she completed 150 wickets in ODI cricket during the first ODI against Bangladesh women at the Allan Border Field here on Friday. Schutt has become just the third Australian to reach the elusive mark, joining legendary all-rounder Ellyse Perry (166 wickets) and former tearaway pacer Cathryn Fitzpatrick (180) on the list. Coming into the first ODI of the three-match series against Bangladesh, the 33-year-ol
New South Wales: Nic Maddinson's fairytale call-up to the Test side earned a special nod when he was picked for the Playing XI for the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead here on Friday. 18 months after undergoing chemotherapy for testicular cancer, the left-handed batter is now set to open the innings along with Travis Head after being named in the Playing XI. This will be his first Test in 10 years after he last played in Melbourne against Pakistan in 2016. Australia captain Pat Cumm
Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan hopes a new combination without star players Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi will come good against Sri Lanka in their Twenty20 International series starting in Rawalpindi on Friday. The three-match series will see Farhan take on the skipper's role after leading a second-string side to silver at the Asian Games in Japan, losing to India in the final last week. Also missing from the squad are former T20I skipper Salman Agha and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Riz
Former New Zealand Test: Former New Zealand Test opener Jeet Raval has announced his retirement from all professional cricket, Northern Districts Cricket said on Friday. After a distinguished career that produced more than 10,000 first-class runs for Auckland, Central Districts and finally Northern Districts; national titles in every format; and 24 Test caps for New Zealand, Raval said the time is right to step away for the game he loves. Raval's retirement leaves big shoes to fill as captain o