Pakistan's victory in Dubai was their fifth consecutive win. On the contrary, Sri Lanka lost their eighth consecutive ODI.
South Africa vs Bangladesh 1st ODI of the three match series begins in Kimberley on Sunday. SA vs BAN 1st ODI can be followed on IndianExpress.com.
38 Out of the 51 Tests that India have played in the last 5 years, 38 Tests have finished inside 400 overs.
Pakistan rode on Babar Azam's century and brilliant bowling by its seamers upfront to notch a convincing 83-run victory against Sri Lanka in the first one-day international on Friday.
Delhi will face a sterner test against a quality Railways side when they square off in the second group A league encounter of the Ranji Trophy at the Karnail Singh Stadium, in New Delhi on Saturday.
Karnataka will be pinning hopes on Mayank Agarwal, R Samarth, Mir Kaunain Abbas, Abhishek Reddy and Pawan Deshpande, to contribute with their bats, in the absence of Manish Pandey, Rahul and Karun Nair.
The umpires decided the outfield in Hyderabad was unfit for play within an hour of the scheduled start of play, much to the disappointment of the 30,000-strong crowd.
The International Cricket Council, on Friday, gave its approval to a long-awaited Test Championship in addition to a One Day Internatioal League.
MS Dhoni, who sprints to fetch India two runs, recorded a stunning speed of 31 kmph in the middle of the 22-yard stretch, his best so far.
James Sutherland said, "I can't think of any way this denigrates or undermines the Ashes. It's all positive."
Tamil Nadu will look to bounce back strongly after a draw against Andhra Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy Group "C" opener, when it takes on Tripura in the second game.
Among the countries to participate in the World Cup qualifiers are West Indies, Afghanistan, Ireland and the hosts Zimbabwe themselves.
India A have now taken an unassailable 2-0 lead with back-to-back wins after the first game was abandoned due to inclement weather and the second match ended in a tie.
Premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became the first cricketer from Bangladesh to be inducted in the MCC World Cricket Committee under the chairmanship of Mike Gatting.
Umpires decided that the Rajiv Gandhi stadium's outfield was too soggy and not conducive for holding a match.
According to a story run by Mid Day, Virat Kohli invited Aamir Khan to the match after they shot an episode of a TV chat show together on October 2.
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI: Pakistan win by 83 runs to take 1-0 lead in 5-match series against Sri Lanka in Dubai.
Ben Stokes was arrested on charges of causing actual bodily harm on September 26 following an altercation with two men outside a nightclub in Bristol.
New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor posted a picture, mentioning about his arrival in India on his Instagram account.
South Africa's plans to host Zimbabwe in a four-day Boxing Day Test got the approval with the decision at the ICC meeting in Auckland.
The nine-team Test league and 13-team ODI league aims to bring context and meaning to bilateral cricket.
Ireland and Afghanistan had become 11th and 12th Full Members of the ICC which granted them Test status in June 2017.
Travis Head got starts in the ODI series preceding the three T20Is but was unable to convert them into big scores.
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI will be played in Dubai on October 13, 2017 on Friday.
Ashish Nehra’s figures of 6/23 still remain as the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler in World cup history.



