Cricket

India face a top-order selection call before the first Ireland T20I, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi pushing for a debut spot.

Marizanne Kapp’s unbeaten 81 helped South Africa beat India by six wickets at Old Trafford in a key Group A match on Sunday.

Sanju Samson drew a tennis-cricket parallel, comparing MS Dhoni with Roger Federer and Virat Kohli with Carlos Alcaraz.

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s unbeaten 110 and Prasidh Krishna’s five for 23 led India to a nine-wicket win over Afghanistan in Chennai.

India begin a short Ireland and England trip with two T20Is in Belfast, amid a leadership reset and questions over Suryakumar Yadav.

Manav Suthar’s Test debut and Gurnoor Brar’s ODI wickets gave India useful signs in a period of change for the bowling group.

Shafali Verma’s 53 helped India beat Bangladesh by five wickets at Old Trafford and stay in the hunt for a T20 World Cup semifinal place.

Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson have been stood down for the second Test against New Zealand after a reported run-in with a rugby player.