Cricket

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan will showcase its newly upgraded stadium at Lahore when it takes on New Zealand in the opening game Saturday of a tri-series cricket tournament, which also involves an understrength South Africa.

NAGPUR, India (AP) — Debutant Harshit Rana grabbed three wickets and vice-captain Shubman Gill hit 87 runs off 96 balls for India to beat England by four wickets in the first one-day international at VCA Stadium on Thursday.

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Australia was firmly in control against Sri Lanka in the second test after reducing the host to 229-9 by stumps on day one Thursday.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia captain Pat Cummins and fast bowler Josh Hazlewood were ruled out of the Champions Trophy because of injuries on Thursday.

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) — Australia will tour the Caribbean in June and July for a three-test series and five Twenty20 internationals, the West Indies Cricket Board announced Wednesday.

After an embarrassing defeat by an innings and 242 runs in the first test against Australia – Sri Lanka’s worst loss in its history – the hosts are hungry to bounce back in Galle and level the two-match series.

NAGPUR, India (AP) — Joe Root is back in England's ODI team for the first time since the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The 34-year-old Root will bat at No. 3 in the first match of the one-day international series against India in Nagpur on Thursday.

PUNE, India (AP) — Concussion substitute Harshit Rana took 3-33 on debut and India beat England by 15 runs to win the Twenty20 series with a match to spare on Friday.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Host Pakistan recalled opening batter Fakhar Zaman and allrounder Faheem Ashraf for the Champions Trophy while Saim Ayub was ruled out on Friday due to a broken ankle .

TORONTO — A new cricket league is set to launch in the Toronto area in July, with the hope that it will grow across the country. The Canada Super 60 League will feature the short-form 10-over version of the game.