His two wickets on the opening day slowed down Pakistan's progress and helped South Africa go to stumps after an "even day"

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — World test champion South Africa will be heavily relying on its fit-again spinner Keshav Maharaj to level the two-test series against Pakistan as yet another dry pitch is prepared for the second test, starting on Monday.

Steve Smith is destined to captain Australia if Pat Cummins fails to recover from a lower-back stress injury for the Ashes Opener in Perth.

International cricket is being played from A to Z this month, quite literally. Afghanistan visit Zimbabwe for the fifth men's series of October all against the backdrop of the Women's World Cup. Yes, these sides saw each other as recently as earlier this year; yes, they played a Test then and yes, they are playing a Test now.

Cricket is set to enter a new era with Test Twenty, a newly proposed format which will be trialled in India next year.

Zimbabwe Vs Afghanistan, LIVE Cricket Score, One-Off Test Day 2: After concluding day 1 with a lead of 3 runs, Brendan Taylor and Ben Curran look to stretch the hosts' lead on day 2 at the Harare Spor

The Test series between India and South Africa, where Rishabh Pant would be hoping to make his international comeback, begins on November 14 in Kolkata

Test Twenty, a new cricket format blending Test depth with T20 excitement, launches in January 2026. Featuring 20-over innings per side across two innings, it introduces AI-based talent scouting and has backing from legends like AB de Villiers and Clive Lloyd.

The format, intended for youth cricketers between the ages of 13 and 19, will see teams playing four innings of twenty overs each. Matches will be played in whites with the red ball, and will take place over a single day.

The Kent batter has made waves since arriving in the United Kingdom as a refugee from Zimbabwe and is targeting an England future