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Maddinson's 38-ball 48 sets the tone as Australia charge to 280-run lead at Durban
Nic Maddinson went from a 33-ball duck to a 38-ball 48 as Australia reached 174 for 4 at lunch on day four, stretching their lead over South Africa to 280 in the Durban Test.
Pant ruled out of first two India A four-dayers in New Zealand; Kushagra called in
Rishabh Pant will miss the first two unofficial Tests of India A's tour of New Zealand with a left side strain picked up in the Irani Cup, and 21-year-old wicketkeeper Kumar Kushagra has been named his replacement.
Steven Smith struck on the helmet by Nortje bouncer, sits out South Africa's second innings in Durban
Steven Smith ducked into a short ball from Anrich Nortje and took it on the helmet in Australia's second innings at Kingsmead. He carried on to make 27, but when South Africa began their second innings, Michael Neser took the field in his place.
Jos Buttler faces lengthy lay-off after hamstring surgery
Jos Buttler has undergone surgery on the left hamstring he injured against Sri Lanka at Headingley, and England's former white-ball captain now looks set to miss November's white-ball tour of Australia as well as the ODI tri-series in Pakistan.
Steven Smith not diagnosed with concussion yet, still being assessed
Steven Smith has not been diagnosed with concussion as of Monday afternoon and is still being assessed, with a further update expected on Tuesday, ESPNcricinfo reported.
Ollie Pope pulls out of the Afghanistan Premier League draft as backlash grows
Ollie Pope has withdrawn from the draft for the inaugural Afghanistan Premier League T20, with Will Smeed and David Willey also pulling out, after the ECB's plan to grant NOCs for the event drew sharp criticism.
Saracens sack Totoa Auvaa, the rugby player whose nightclub punch plunged English cricket into crisis
Saracens have sacked academy player Totoa Auvaa with immediate effect after a weekend incident in St Albans, four months after his nightclub punch at Gus Atkinson set off the Ben Stokes saga, ESPNcricinfo reported.
Hamstrung Fanning and hero Hardie seal stunning WA Shield win over Queensland
A hamstrung Sam Fanning crab-walked to 14 not out and captain Aaron Hardie made 80 not out as Western Australia beat Queensland by two wickets in a Sheffield Shield classic at the WACA.
Hope bowls first in Indore as India bring in Nitish Reddy and Prince Yadav
West Indies chose to bowl first in the third T20I at Indore with the series level at 1-1, while India dropped Kuldeep Yadav for the small boundaries and brought in Prince Yadav and Nitish Kumar Reddy.
Shedge's 66 and Gurjapneet's 3-56 deny Australia A a whitewash as India A take consolation win
From 118 for 5, Suryansh Shedge's 66 and two lower-order stands lifted India A to 275, and Gurjapneet Singh's 3-56 helped bowl Australia A out for 226 to win by 49 runs in Puducherry.
Smith's slip catching stuns South Africa as Australia take control in Durban
ESPNcricinfo reports that three wickets before lunch on day three, including two stunning Steve Smith slip catches, left South Africa 115 for 4, still 275 behind Australia's 390 in Durban.
Mahmud's hat-trick makes Bangladesh history as Rahmat's 105* stands alone
Hasan Mahmud became the first Bangladesh pacer to take a Test hat-trick on day three in Abu Dhabi, but Rahmat Shah's unbeaten 105 kept Afghanistan from folding completely.