Pakistan will be up against England in a three-match Test series starting Monday, October 7 in Multan. Pakistan haven't been great of late in Test cricket and would want to make a strong comeback while England would want to stay alive in the race for a spot in the WTC final.
After 30 gruelling matches coming thick and fast, four remain out of six in search of silverware in the 2024 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Guyana Amazon Warriors despite the loss to the Trinbago Knight Riders in their final game, finished at the top of the table.
13 spots are to be filled in the SA20 Auction ahead of the third season of the highly popular league in just two seasons in South Africa. Reeza Hendricks, Shamar Joseph, Josh Little and Naseem Shah are among the marquee players as the six franchises look to fill up their squads.
South Africa will be in action in the T20 format for the first time since the T20 World Cup final defeat to India. Aiden Markram will be leading a young side bereft of several of its first-choice players while Ireland will be playing with a new order, with Lorcan Tucker set to open.
England and Australia will be playing their respective first series after last year's World Cup and this will be the start of their preparation for the Champions Trophy. Apart from Pat Cummins, all the big boys are back for Australia while Buttler-less England have got a few of the Test guys back.
New Zealand have been going through a rough patch in international cricket, T20Is in particular and have lost seven matches in the format in a row. In such a form, facing Australia can be tough but before the Women's T20 World Cup, this might just be the test the White Ferns would have wanted.
Afghanistan didn't get to play the Test match against New Zealand due to poor conditions and weather in Greater Noida, but will now get back into action in the ODI series against South Africa in Sharjah. South Africa have picked a young squad and would hope to find some new heroes during the series.
Sri Lanka take on New Zealand in a two-match Test series starting Wednesday, September 18 in Galle. It is an important series from the World Test Championship point of view given the Kiwis are in third spot and Sri Lanka have risen to fifth place after the win at the Oval against England.
Neeraj Chopra, who finished second in the Diamond League last year and won a Silver medal in the Paris Olympics, would want to end the season on a high as he takes part in the final in Brussels on Saturday, September 14. Chopra has had three 89-plus throws in last 40 days.
England have sort of hit the transition button across all three formats in this summer. After a largely successful Test summer, England are set to introduce a few fresh faces in white-ball cricket, starting with the T20Is against Australia after the disappointing loss in the T20 World Cup semis.
After 32 matches, some huge scores and umpteen thrilling moments, the inaugural edition of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) is onto its final stage, the summit clash between the two top teams of the competition, East Delhi Riders and South Delhi Superstarz.
Afghanistan will be playing their 10th Test match and first-ever against New Zealand in Greater Noida, starting September 9. For New Zealand, this will be the start of a big Test season in Asia with two games in Sri Lanka after this and three matches against India in India.
Australia against Scotland, a few years ago this contest wouldn't have made much of a sense but as the formats get shorter, the difference between sides tend to get reduced. If the T20 World Cup encounter between the two sides was any indication, this three-match T20 series could be mouth-watering.
Pakistan will take on Bangladesh in a really crucial second and final Test of series not only because the hosts can level the series but also from the World Test Championship perspective given they didn't earn anything in the series opener in Rawalpindi and lost six points due to slow over rate.
The 12th edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will kick off on Thursday, August 29 in Antigua with the new franchise Antigua and Barbuda Falcons taking on the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the opener. The tournament will open in Antigua and St Kitts before moving to other four venues.
West Indies take on South Africa in a repeat of the three-match T20 series three months later. However, this series is a bit different as South Africa have a few of their big guns back, who were involved in IPL back in May and the West Indies too have made a few tweaks to their set-up.
Women's Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) is set to kick off in Trinidad on Wednesday, August 21 (as per local time). A couple of Indian players are also part of the tournament, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shikha Pandey for Trinbago Knight Riders, and would want to help their side win a second title.
West Indies will take on South Africa in the second and the final match of the Test series in Guyana, starting Thursday, August 15. The rain and some solid determined batting from Alick Athanaze on the final day helped the hosts salvage a draw but the Proteas will be keen to win in Guyana.
India's final Gold medal hope, Neeraj Chopra will be in action at Stade de France on Thursday, August 8 in the men's javelin throw final at the Paris Olympics. The competition hasn't been a great one for the Indian contingent but Neeraj's qualification throw has raised everyone's hopes from him.
West Indies will host South Africa in a two-match Test series starting Wednesday, August 7 in Trinidad. West Indies will hope to take a few positives from the England tour into the two-match series while for South Africa, this series will be the beginning of their attempt to push for the WTC final.
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