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Ishan Kishan hit his maiden T20 international century and Arshdeep Singh took five wickets as India thrashed New Zealand by 46 runs to seal the series 4-1 on Saturday.

• Fast bowler to miss tournament due to ongoing back injury

• Renshaw handed late call-up despite Smith’s blazing BBL cameo

Star quick Pat Cummins will miss Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign as he continues to recover from a niggling back injury that has haunted him for more than six months.

Sydney Sixers stalwart Ben Dwarshuis has received a late call-up to Australia’s squad, with selectors opting to give up on having Cummins available for the tournament in Sri Lanka and India.

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There will be a coaching shake-up for both NSW and the Sydney Sixers, with confirmation on Saturday an “incredibly disappointed” Greg Shipperd has been axed from both roles.

England skipper Harry Brook has admitted he lied about other teammates not being present when he was “clocked” by a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand.

Calls for Australia to parachute champion cricketer Steve Smith into the T20 World Cup squad have grown in volume after the national side’s inexperienced batting line-up was spun out during Thursday’s first T20 against Pakistan in Lahore.

A phone call before Christmas “sparked something” in Australia’s newest captain.

Grace Harris’ 28-ball fifty has powered the Royal Challengers Bengaluru into the Women’s Premier League final, with her destructive knock in Vadodara eliminating former club the UP Warriorz.

South African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock thrashed a 43-ball century to power the Proteas towards a convincing seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in Centurion on Friday morning AEDT.

Veteran spinner Adam Zampa says the conditions Australia faced in Pakistan for the T20 World Cup warm-up match would have been “alien” for the younger guys in the squad and that batting will be much easier when they eventually get to India.

Travis Head will lead Australia for Thursday’s T20 series opener against Pakistan in Lahore, with captain Mitchell Marsh to be rested for the match, which got underway at 10.00pm (AEDT).

Australia will ramp up its T20 World Cup preparation this week with a three-match white-ball series against Pakistan in the subcontinent.

Former Australian all-rounder Brendon Julian has questioned Cricket Australia’s decision to rest Glenn Maxwell for this week’s white-ball tour of Pakistan, arguing the out-of-form superstar needs time in the middle ahead of the T20 World Cup.

Sophie Molineux has been unveiled as Australia’s new women’s cricket captain, with the Victorian set to take over from Alyssa Healy next month.

American batter Aaron Jones has been suspended from playing all cricket with immediate effect after being charged with five alleged breaches of the anti-corruption codes of Cricket West Indies and the ICC.