The three-match series is levelled at 1-1, and India will require a win on Saturday to avoid a second successive series defeat against the Proteas after succumbing 0-2 in the preceding Tests

India lost the two-match Test rubber 0-2 to the Proteas recently, and the ODI series is now levelled at 1-1

Australia No. 3 Marnus Labuschagne heaps praise on openers Travis Head (43-ball 33) and Jake Weatherald (78-ball 72) for providing a quickfire start to help hosts take 44-run lead against England on Day Two at the Gabba

“More work to do but we’re well and truly in this game. It is different fielding to a pink ball, we practise really hard, just one of those days when things didn’t stick to hand,” he added.

It is learnt that Gavaskar’s Mumbai to Vizag flight got cancelled on Friday which is why he was unable to travel. He will now be part of the Hindi commentary team for the crucial ODI encounter and will operate from a Mumbai studio

Shai Hope led the resistance with his fourth Test century in an unbroken partnership of 140 with Justin Greaves (55 not out) which began when NZ captured four wickets quickly in the second session. At stumps, Hope was 116 not out and WI were 212-4, trailing NZ by 319 runs

India failed to defend 358 in the second ODI as South Africa levelled the three-match series with a four-wicket win. They had scrapped through in the opening ODI after scoring 348

GEA’s Aarush Kolhe took (3-56). In their second innings, GEA reached 137-3 three in 27 overs with Aarush scoring an unbeaten 46

Boss Ruben livid as Man Utd concede late equaliser at Old Trafford against West Ham to finish with 1-1 draw

Ninth-placed Liverpool have taken four points in their past two matches, with a 2-0 victory at West Ham followed by a 1-1 draw at home to Sunderland

Belgium took the lead through Gaspard Cornez-Massant (13th minute). India equalised through Rohit (45th) and took the lead through Sharda Nand Tiwari (48th). Nathan Rogge (59th) made it 2-2 for Belgium.

The boys U-16 event was a thriller as Himesh Paswan of SFIT Convent High School (Kandivli), in his last throw, matched Jimmit’s previous best effort of 43.12m, only for the latter to clinch top honours with a final throw of 44.01m

“We’ll be practical. If it is clear that one has a significantly better chance than another, then we’ll do what  we can to get that driver to win the race,” said Brown in reference to Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri — the former leads Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 12 points and is 16 ahead of his teammate.