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Glenn Phillips made 107 off 49 balls and Jacob Duffy took 4 for 23 as New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in the fourth T20I at Eden Park.

Mumbai Indians have appointed Robin Uthappa, Mitchell McClenaghan, T. Dilip and Dhawal Kulkarni to their IPL 2027 coaching staff, while Lasith Malinga, Paras Mhambrey and Carl Hopkinson move on.

Mumbai Indians bought Saanika Chalke and Latika Inamdar for INR 10 lakh each and added Bharti Rawal, while coach Luke Williams said he was pleased with the auction.

Abhishek Sharma struck 113 off 38 balls as India beat New Zealand by six wickets in the third T20I at Wellington.

Tilak Varma made 51 not out as India chased down 181 to beat New Zealand by four wickets in the second T20I at Hagley Oval.

Shubman Gill's unbeaten 223 off 133 balls helped India chase 406 against West Indies in Guwahati on 30 September, and he later became the first male cricketer to win the ICC Player of the Month award five times.

India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games 2026 final in Nisshin, Japan, on 3 October, retaining the men's cricket gold medal.

Adam Milne took 4 for 19 and was named Player of the Match as New Zealand beat India by seven wickets in the fifth T20I at Seddon Park, Hamilton, on 1 November.

Dasun Shanaka struck 97 off 50 balls as Sri Lanka chased down England's 429 for 4 with two wickets and one ball to spare in Rawalpindi, the second-highest successful chase in ODI cricket.

Emanjot Singh Chahal struck 122 off 150 balls, his second Ranji Trophy century of the season, as Punjab declared on 592/9 against Andhra in New Chandigarh.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been included in India A's 15-member squad for the ACC Men's Rising Stars Asia Cup 2026 in Doha, with Tilak Varma captaining and Rajat Patidar as vice-captain.

Vrinda Dinesh struck 52 off 19 balls to help Karnataka post 190/6 and beat Assam by 55 runs in the Senior Women's T20 Trophy in Surat.