T20 World Cup 2022

The ICC had announced a number of changes to the playing conditions, which came into effect on October 1, and some could become the talking points in Australia. "In a format of small margins, these changes (in playing conditions) may become match-defining and deciding moments in Australia," cautioned ICC on their website on Wednesday, as several rule breaches have harsh penalties.

Green was a surprise exclusion from defending champions Australia's 15-member T20 World Cup squad but could likely get a place in the side after it was revealed on Monday that left-arm spinner Ashton Agar is in a race against time to get fit for the showpiece event.

Reportedly the stump microphone picked up the remarks, which led to the ICC reprimand of the veteran Australian cricketer, who is likely to step down as captain after the T20 World Cup at home, beginning on October 16. Australia had lost the opening game of the three-match T20I series by eight runs here on October 9.

In a highly competitive field of nominees, Rizwan emerged triumphant after a remarkable spell of scoring throughout September, and sees him overcome Australia fast-bowling all-rounder Cameron Green and India's left-arm spin all-rounder Axar Patel for the prize.

England defeated Australia by eight runs in a thrilling opening T20I to take a 1-0 lead in the series here on Sunday. The win marked England's first victory in men's T20Is in Australia in 11 years. Their first and only win in Australia in a T20I came in 2011 in Adelaide when they won by one wicket. Since then, England lost all six T20Is they played in Australia until the game on Sunday.

The Karachi Test will be New Zealand's first in the city since October 1990 when Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis shared 15 wickets between them and Shoaib Mohammad scored 203 not out, and first in Pakistan since the May 2002 Test in Lahore in which Inzamam-ul-Haq scored a memorable 329 and Shoaib Akhtar recorded first innings figures of 8.2-4-11-6.

Smith's place in the Australia T20 side, which is aiming to defend the title won in the UAE last year, has come under pressure with the likes of Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Marsh and Tim David exhibiting their big-hitting prowess. But the batting stalwart said he will not try to play the power game, which has led to his current state of uncertainty, and would rather concentrate on his natural game.

Adrian Luna's opener and Ivan Kaliuzhnyi's brace in the second half were enough to secure a 3-1 win for the Blasters. On the other hand, Alex Lima was on the scoresheet for East Bengal FC. Both teams had opportunities to break the deadlock in the first half. In the seventh minute, Alex Lima cut onto his left foot and attempted to place the ball into the bottom left corner.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a photo of Indian players and support staff looking to begin their training session with the sun shining at its brightest. "Hello and welcome to WACA. #TeamIndia are here for their first training session," wrote the BCCI on their social media accounts.

With Jadeja out due to a right-knee injury which needed surgery, Axar Patel was slotted into India's playing eleven as a like-for-like replacement. On the other hand, with Bumrah unavailable due to back injury, senior pacer Mohammed Shami could be promoted from a travelling reserve to 15th player in India's T20 World Cup squad.