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Sri Lanka ended day three of the second Test at 21/1 on Sunday, trailing India by 384 runs. Earlier in the day, captain Virat Kohli slammed his fifth double hundred and Rohit smashed his third ton to help India declare at 610/6. This was India's 30th 600+ total in Test cricket and seventh under Virat Kohli's captaincy.

Australia's David Warner and Cameron Bancroft broke an 87-year-old Test record for the all-time highest unbeaten opening partnership in a successful Test chase to help the Aussies win the first Ashes Test. With the win, Australia extended their unbeaten run at the Gabba to 29 Tests, a streak running since 1988, featuring only seven draws.

India equalled its biggest win by an innings after defeating Sri Lanka by an innings and 239 runs in the second Test in Nagpur on Monday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series. For the third time in Tests, an Indian innings featured four batsmen scoring centuries. The series' last Test will be played in Delhi from December 2.

Bihar defeated Arunachal Pradesh by an innings and 870 runs after bowling them out for 54 runs in the U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy on Monday. Bihar had bowled out Arunachal for 83 in the first innings before posting 1,007 runs in their first innings. This comes exactly 53 years after Pakistan Railways registered first-class cricket's biggest ever margin of victory.

Ravindra Jadeja bowled a double-wicket maiden last over of the fourth day of the Delhi Test as Sri Lanka ended the day at 31/3 chasing a target of 410. Kohli slammed 293 in the Test, which are the most runs by an Indian captain in a Test match. Notably, the highest successful chase in India by any side is 387.

Australia defeated England by 120 runs to win the first-ever day-night Ashes Test on Wednesday. England slumped to their seventh consecutive defeat in Australia, and will have to win at least two of the remaining three Tests to stand a chance of retaining the Ashes. Shaun Marsh was named Man of the Match, his first in Tests after 25 matches.

India drew the Delhi Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday to clinch the three-match series 1-0 and register their ninth successive Test series win. With this, India equalled the record of most successive Test series wins, joining Australia who won nine straight series from 2005 to 2008. India's last Test series loss had come against Australia, in Australia, in 2014.

Sri Lanka ended their 12-match losing streak in ODIs with a seven-wicket win over India in the first ODI at Dharamsala on Sunday. This was the Sri Lankan team's first ODI win against India while playing in India since 2009. Earlier, the Indian team was dismissed for 112, their lowest ODI total at home when batting first.

New Zealand defeated Windies by 240 runs in the second Test to win the two-match Test series 2-0 in Hamilton on Tuesday. Pacer Trent Boult picked up six wickets in the second match and became the sixth Kiwi bowler to claim 200 wickets in Test cricket. The two teams will now play three ODIs and three T20Is, starting December 20.

Indian opener and stand-in captain Rohit Sharma slammed his record third double hundred as India beat Sri Lanka in the second ODI by 141 runs on Wednesday, levelling the three-match series 1-1. This was India's 20th ODI victory in 28 ODIs this year and the first under Rohit's captaincy. The series decider will take place in Visakhapatnam on December 17.

India won their record eighth straight bilateral ODI series after beating Sri Lanka by eight wickets on Sunday, claiming the three-match ODI series. With the win, India also denied SL their first-ever bilateral ODI series win in India, having played 10 series till now. The last time India failed to win an ODI series was in January 2016 in Australia.

Delhi defeated Bengal by an innings and 26 runs on Tuesday to enter the Ranji Trophy final for the first time since the 2007/08 season. Delhi were driven by former captain Gautam Gambhir's 42nd first-class ton and pacer Navdeep Saini's seven wickets. Delhi have appeared in the Ranji Trophy final 14 times previously, winning seven times.

India registered their biggest victory in T20Is after defeating Sri Lanka by 93 runs in the first T20I in Cuttack on Wednesday. India were driven by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who took a four-wicket haul and became the leading wicket-taker in T20Is in 2017. India are unbeaten in 15 home series across all formats since November 2015.

Captain Komal Zanzad picked up nine wickets to help Vidarbha dismiss Haryana for 31 runs in 18.4 overs in the quarter-final of the plate division of the Senior Women's One-Day League on Thursday. Zanzad ended with bowling figures of 9.4-5-8-9, with none of the Haryana players managing to cross double digits. Vidarbha chased down the target in 4.4 overs.

Vidarbha reached their maiden Ranji Trophy final with a five-run victory over eight-time champions Karnataka in the semi-final on Thursday. Vidarbha were driven by pacer Rajneesh Gurbani, who took 12 wickets in the match, including a seven-wicket haul in the second innings. Vidarbha will face Delhi in the Ranji Trophy final scheduled to start on December 29.

India defeated Sri Lanka by 88 runs in the second T20I in Indore on Friday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series and registering their fifth consecutive international series victory. India have won 14 out of 16 bilateral series this year. The match witnessed India's highest-ever T20I total and captain Rohit Sharma smashing the joint-fastest T20I hundred.

Indian captain Virat Kohli, who was rested for the limited-over series against Sri Lanka, has returned to the Indian squad for the six-match ODI series against South Africa. Pacers Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami and all-rounder Kedar Jadhav have also been included in the 17-member squad. All-rounders Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were not named for the fifth straight ODI series.

India defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets to complete a 3-0 whitewash in the three-match T20I series in Mumbai on Sunday. Rohit Sharma hit his 38th six against SL in 2017 across all formats, the most for any batsman against a particular opponent in a year. SL have now lost 23 out of 31 T20Is in the last two years.

South Africa defeated Zimbabwe by an innings and 120 runs after picking up 16 wickets on the second day of the first-ever four-day day-night Test at Port Elizabeth on Wednesday. Zimbabwe were dismissed for 68 in the first innings, the lowest total in Tests in 2017. This was the first time a four-day Test was hosted since 1973.

Vidarbha won their first ever Ranji Trophy title after beating seven-time champions Delhi by nine wickets in the final on Monday. Vidarbha were helped by Rajneesh Gurbani, who picked up eight wickets in the match including a hat-trick. Veteran batsman Wasim Jaffer, who scored the winning runs for Vidarbha in the second innings, won his ninth Ranji Trophy title.