Rahul, Axar to miss West Indies T20Is
Axar Patel and K.L. Rahul will not be part of the Indian squad for the three-match T20I series against West Indies. Rahul suffered a hamstring strain during the second ODI versus West Indies, while Axar is in the "final stage of his rehabilitation". India have announced Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Hooda as replacements.
India's updated T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda.
ECB restore Yorkshire's Test status
The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) restored Yorkshire County Cricket Club's right to host international matches, provided the club accepts the reforms suggested after Azeem Rafiq's racism scandal and minimise the involvement of Colin Graves.
'I welcome this decision and thank the Board of the ECB for supporting the return of international matches at Headingley once again,' said Lord Patel. 'We have worked night and day to bring about tangible change at Yorkshire, and the removal of the sanctions has validated and reignited our drive for positive progress.'
India complete 3-0 clean sweep over West Indies
India completed a 3-0 clean sweep versus West Indies with a 96-run win in the final ODI at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Chasing 266, West Indies were bowled out for 169 as Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna took three wickets each.
Earlier, the Indian top order caved in as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan all fell cheaply. Shreyas Iyer (80) and Rishabh Pant (56) then led the recovery with a 110-run stand. Deepak Chahar (38) and Washington Sundar (33) chipped in to take India to 265.
Australia beat Sri Lanka by 20 runs
Australia beat Sri Lanka by 20 runs in the first T20I of the five-match series, at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa shared seven wickets to restrict Sri Lanka to 122/8.
Earlier, Ben McDermott scored 66 off 50 deliveries, while Marcus Stoinis struck quick two fours and as many sixes for his 17-ball 30, to guide Australia to a par total.