IPL 2027 Auction Set for December 16 in Goa, Clashing With India-Sri Lanka ODI

IPL 2027 auction lands in Goa on a day India also plays BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed that the IPL 2027 mini-auction will be held on December 16 in Goa, ending a three-year run of the event being staged abroad in Dubai, Jeddah and Abu Dhabi.

The date puts the auction on a collision course with India's second ODI against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru, also scheduled for December 16, while the auction briefing is expected a day earlier in Goa on December 15. The series opener is set for December 13 in Delhi, but Arun Jaitley Stadium is undergoing drainage and pitch renovation work, leaving that venue still unconfirmed.

India and West Indies finish level after Bengaluru washout The fifth and final T20I between India and West Indies in Bengaluru was reduced to nine overs a side after a two-hour, 15-minute rain delay, with Ishan Kishan hitting 30 off 10 balls, Sanju Samson making 16 off seven before Shamar Springer bowled him, and Naman Dhir smashing three sixes in his first five balls on the way to an unbeaten 25 off six.

The result left the series tied 2-2. India extended its run of not losing a bilateral T20I series at home since February 2019, while West Indies has now gone two straight T20I series against India without a loss.

Babar Azam joins an elite club of five Pakistanis Babar Azam reached 16,000 international runs during the first ODI of the tri-series against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi, becoming only the fifth Pakistani to the mark, joining Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and Javed Miandad. He reached the milestone in his 355th international match.

Sri Lanka bowled first, reducing Pakistan to 54 for two in the powerplay before Babar and debutant Saad Baig steadied the innings.

Kagiso Rabada returns to the site of his Steve Smith flashpoint Kagiso Rabada looks set to return for South Africa in Gqeberha, playing his first competitive match in more than four months after a hamstring strain. Against Australia, he has taken 58 wickets at an average of 21.39, one of the best strike rates in the world, with South Africa trailing 1-0 after a 214-run loss in Durban.

St George's Park is also where Rabada was originally banned for two Tests in 2018 for colliding with Steve Smith while celebrating a wicket, a sanction later reduced to a fine, and he has since said there is no hate off the field, just top-performing athletes with testosterone to burn. Smith separately revealed he felt anxious after being hit on the helmet by Anrich Nortje in the first Test, given his history of concussions, though he passed all his tests and continued batting.

England open a tri-series as India heads to New Zealand England's tri-series in Pakistan opens Tuesday in Rawalpindi against Sri Lanka as part of their World Cup build-up, with Harry Brook and Will Jacks leading a side that has won three straight ODI series this year, all going to deciders. Jacks is England's leading ODI wicket-taker this year with his off-breaks, on top of his finishing with the bat.

India's five-match T20I series in New Zealand starts October 22 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, part of a tour that also includes five ODIs and two Tests. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was added to India's squad as cover after Arshdeep Singh took a blow to his bowling shoulder in the fourth T20I against West Indies, with the BCCI saying a decision on Arshdeep's availability would be taken before the game. Former New Zealand quick Tim Southee said Bhuvneshwar will have “a big impact” in New Zealand since he is “still bowling extremely well in the best franchise competition in the world, the IPL.”

Captain Shreyas Iyer said Vaibhav Sooryavanshi needs to wait, calling Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson "two fantastic openers who have been consistent throughout." Sooryavanshi sat out all five games against West Indies despite a breakout IPL season of 776 runs for Rajasthan Royals, and has played just eight T20Is total.

Rizwan cleared for domestic cricket, inquiry still open Mohammad Rizwan has been cleared by the Pakistan Cricket Board to return to domestic cricket, allowed to play in the Presidents Cup first-class tournament from October 19, where he is expected to captain SNGPL.

He remains under inquiry by the National Cyber Crime Cell over alleged dressing-room leaks and betting allegations and has not played competitive cricket since the second Test at Lord's in August. A source said the situation has cooled since his last NCCA session on October 10, but there is no official word that the inquiry is closed. His teammate Imam-ul-Haq has largely stayed out of the public eye during the inquiry.