India beat Namibia by nine wickets
India beat Namibia by nine wickets in the last match of the Super 12s. R. Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja claimed three wickets each to restrict Namibia to 132/8. David Wiese's 26 was the highest score of the innings.
K.L. Rahul and Rohit Sharma then added 86 for the opening wicket. Rohit made 56 off 37 deliveries before getting out to Jan Frylinck. Rahul remained unbeaten on 54, and Suryakumar Yadav on 25.
Roy ruled out of World Cup
Jason Roy has been ruled out of the remainder of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 due to a calf tear. Roy endured the injury while batting against South Africa in the last match. He was on 20 when he retired hurt.
James Vince has been named his replacement. England may include Vince in the playing XI, or promote Jonny Bairstow at the top as Jos Buttler's opening partner. England will play New Zealand in the semi-final on Wednesday, 10 November.
Hafeez makes himself unavailable for T20Is against Bangladesh
Mohammad Hafeez has made himself unavailable for the T20I series against Bangladesh. Pakistan replaced him with Iftikhar Ahmed in their 18-member side. The rest of the squad remains unchanged from ICC T20 World Cup 2021.
Squad: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jr, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shoaib Malik, Usman Qadir
Australia to tour Pakistan next year
Australia will be touring Pakistan next year in March for a three Tests, three ODIs, and a T20I, as confirmed by PCB on Monday. The first Test gets underway from 3 March in Karachi. The second Test will be played in Rawalpindi, while Lahore will host the remaining matches.
'I am delighted to welcome Australia to Pakistan. From a personal point of view, it pleases me no end that we'll be engaged in a three-Test match series, connoisseurs delight,' said PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja.