World cricket lastest news 2026 Pakistan and other cricket teams

India vs west indies test match: India cricket team is touring West indies for a two match test series. The first test is being played at Sabina park, Kingston, Jamaica. This ground is very historic for west indies cricket. Indian team is looking very strong. Rohit Sharma is leading the team in tests. Virat kholi, Yashsavi Jaiswal and shubman gill are in great form. In bowling jasprit bumrah, ravichandran Ashwin are main weapons . West indies team is also trying to comeback. They have young players like Alick Athanaze, Tagenerine chanderpaul and shamar Joseph who bowled brilliantly against Australia last year. Their captain kraigg brathiwate said before match that they want to win at home. In the first innings India scored more than 400 runs . Jaiswal scored a century against west indies. West indies in reply where all out around for 250. Bumrah took 4 wickets. This show why India is number one in World Test Championship point table. This series is very important for WTC 2027 final. India need to win this series to stay in top two. West indies team improve to want their ranking. The second Test will be played at Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad. Experts say India vs west indies rivalry was very big in 1980s when West indies was world champion. Now India is dominating but West Indies always plays good cricket at home grounds. Fans in Jamaica are coming in large number of people in India vs west indies match.

1. Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh test match: Another exciting series is happening in Africa . Zimbabwe is hosting Bangladesh for a two test match at Harare sports club. Zimbabwe cricket has improved a lot in last one year. They qualified for T20 world cup 2026 and big teams. Their captain sikandar Raza is an experienced all-rounder. He is batting well and also taking wickets with off-spin. Other players like Sean Williams, Blessing Muzarabani and Craig Ervine are playing good cricket. Bangladesh team is led by najmul Hussain shanto . They have good players like liton Kumar das, mushfiqur Rahim, mehidy Hasan miraz and taskin Ahmad. Bangladesh is known for strong spin attack. The first test in Harare is very important and historic. Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bat first. They scored 300 plus runs in the first innings. Sikandar Raza scored 80 runs . For Bangladesh, mehidy Hasan miraz took 5 wickets. In reply, Bangladesh scored more than 350 runs and took a small lead. Liton Kumar das Scored a century. Then in second innings Zimbabwe is trying to set a target of 250 runs for Bangladesh. The match is in balance and will finish day on five. This series is important for both teams because they are in bottom of My WTC table and want to get points. Zimbabwe cricket board said they are planning more test matches in future to improve test cricket. Bangladesh coach team is said to Zimbabwe home conditions is tough to Fans in Harare enjoying the match. The ground is full Zimbabwe flags and Bangladesh flags are everywhere. This show test cricket is still alive in small Pakistan cricket team - new captain and ODI tri-series: The biggest news from Pakistan cricket is change in captaincy.

   PCB has removed Salman ali agha as T20 captain and appointed Shahibzada Farhan as new T20 captain for Pakistan. Shahibzada Farhan deserved this because he was top performer. He scored 383 runs in T20 world cup 2026 and was run highest scorer. He also run scored in asian games and won gold medal for Pakistan. PCB chairman said Shahibzada Farhan is future for Pakistan cricket and his aggressive batting suits modern T20 cricket. Under New captain, Pakistan played three matchs T20 series against Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi cricket stadium form 9 to 13 October 2026. Pakistan won series 2-1. In first T20 Sri Lanka scored 182 runs. Pakistan chased in it 19 overs. Farhan scored 83 runs off 53 balls with 6 sixes. Maaz sadaqat supported him with 40 runs. In second T20 Pakistan batted first and scored 215 runs. Maaz sadaqat scored 96 runs in 52 balls and missed century. Farhan scored 73 runs.Together they made 150 runs partnership. Sri Lanka was all out for 133. Pakistan won by 83 runs. Sri Lanka won third match but Pakistan won the series. Farhan scored 238 runs in three match and was man of the series. With this win. Pakistan has not lost a home T20 series since October 2022. Now Pakistan focus in an ODI cricket. An important ODI tri-series is starting from 18 October 2026 between Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka. This series is preparation for cricket world cup 2027 which will be in south Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. PCB announced 16 member squad . Shaheen Afridi will be ODI captain. Good news is babar Azam is back in ODI cricket team after rest. Other players like fakhar zaman , saim ayub, ghazi ghori,shadab Khan ,haris rauf , Naseem shah and Salman ali agha. Seven players including babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi arrived in team in hostel in Islamabad in October 15. Team started training at Rawalpindi cricket stadium under head coach Mike hesson. Mike hesson is new coach and wants to make Pakistan aggressive team. TRI -seris scheduled is: October 18 Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi, October 20: Pakistan vs England at Rawalpindi: October 22 Sri Lanka vs England at Rawalpindi, October 25- Pakistan vs England at lahore, October -27 Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at lahore, and final on October 31 at Gaddafi stadium lahore. Pakistan also announced squad for Hong Kong sixes tournament October 30 to November 1. Abbas Afridi will be captain. Pakistan is defending champion. They are group in C with India and UAE. Hong Kong sixes in six-a-side fast cricket and Pakistan always performs well. Overall, world cricket in October 2026 is very exciting. India is dominating in west indies tests, Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh is very close, and Pakistan is starting with new era with Shahibzada Farhan and Shaheen Afridi as captain. Fans are waiting for tri-series and world cup 2027. If you are cricket fan, you should follow all this series, because every match will affect world test Championship and world cup rankings. Cricket is become more competitive and small teams like Zimbabwe and west indies are also giving tough fights to against big teams.