In an interesting development during the second ODI against India at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand fielding coach Luke Ronchi was forced to come on as a substitute fielder as the hosts were suffering from a spate of injury concerns.
Dale Steyn has been included in South Africa's T20I squad for the three-match series against England, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Saturday.
India vs Bangladesh U19 World Cup final match on February 9 (Sunday) will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network and live streaming will be available on Hotstar. The match will be played in Potchefstroom and will begin at 13:30 HRS IST. You can also follow all the action on our live blog (IND U19 vs BAN U19).
IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals are still hopeful of getting Jofra Archer to play some matches, despite the latter suffering from a stress fracture on right elbow. The fast bowler had not taken part in the last three Tests against South Africa. The ECB also announced on Thursday that Archer would be sitting out the two-Test tour of Sri Lanka and also entire IPL season.
India has managed to reach the U-19 World Cup final once again, and the chief architect of this journey has been fast bowler Kartik Tyagi. He has been picking up wickets upfront that has given the edge to India over it's opponents. But the speedster's journey - unsurprisingly - has been full of struggle and injuries.
Smriti Mandhana slammed a superb half-century as India produced an improved batting show to notch up a seven-wicket win over Australia in the fifth T20, keeping themselves in the hunt for the finals at the women's triangular series here on Saturday.
Former Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed has been sentenced to 17 months in jail for his role in the spot-fixing scandal in which he conspired to bribe fellow cricketers in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).