Canberra: Cricket Australia announced the Australian squad for the ODI series against Pakistan.

The national team will visit Australia in November. In this tour, the two teams will play three ODI and three T20 matches.

The Australian team squad for ODI matches against Pakistan has been announced, led by Pat Cummins.

Shane Abbott, Cooper Connolly, Jack Fraser McGurk, Aaron Hardy, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Ingles, Marnus Libuschen, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoins and Adam Zampa were included in the Australian squad for the ODI series.

Australian cricketers Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head are on parental leave so they have not been included in the squad.

Australian Chief Selector’s Statement

Regarding the Australian team squad, Chief Selector George Bailey said that this is the last one-day series before the Champions Trophy, so an effort has been made to maintain balance in the squad.

George Bailey stated there is an opportunity for his squad to increase their experience for the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in February.

It is pertinent to note that ODI matches between Pakistan and Australia will be played on November 4, 8, and 10. On the other hand, the Australian team for T20 matches will be announced later.

NEW YORK — Kodai Senga will start Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Dodgers on Sunday, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza announced Saturday. Sean Manaea will start Game 2 on Monday.

Game 1 starter is the spot the Mets envisioned for Senga when they reported for spring training with the right-hander as their ace. Getting there, however, went sideways.

Senga didn’t make his season debut until July 26 after beginning the season on the injured list with a strained posterior capsule in his right shoulder. He exited that July outing in the sixth inning with a strained calf that knocked him out for the remainder of the regular season. Only the Mets reaching the postseason could offer Senga a path back to the mound in 2024.

That happened, and Senga returned to toss two innings in Game 1 of the NL Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. He allowed one run — a leadoff home run in the first inning to Kyle Schwarber — and had three strikeouts in the Mets’ 6-2 road win.

This time, Senga will encounter a dangerous Dodgers lineup in Los Angeles with a longer leash. Mendoza said Senga could log at least three innings. Senga declined to put a limit on his start.

“There’s not a number I have in mind,” the 31-year-old Senga said through an interpreter. “I’m going until they take the ball away from me. And I’m going to go 100% until then.”

The Mets chose to have Senga start Game 1 over Manaea, the team’s ace since July, on regular rest after the left-hander held the Phillies to one run over seven innings in their NLDS-clinching Game 4 win.

“From the beginning, we wanted to put our guys in what we felt was the best position to have success,” Mendoza said, “considering where they are physically.”

One factor in the decision, Mendoza noted, was keeping Senga, a very routine-oriented pitcher, “as close as possible to his routine.” But that could change later in the series.

Senga has been tasked to pitch on normal rest — four days between starts — in just three of his 31 starts since joining the Mets last season from Japan. He posted a 4.61 ERA across 13⅔ innings in those outings. The fourth time could come in a potential Game 5 at Citi Field.

“I’m ready for anything,” Senga said. “I don’t anticipate getting to 100 pitches tomorrow. And how many days I have in between it, it doesn’t matter at this point. We need to win the game, so whenever they call on me, I’m ready.”

Warsaw (Reuters): Portugal’s Bernardo Silva and Cristiano Ronaldo scored first-half goals in a comfortable 3-1 win away to Poland in the Nations League on Saturday as the Group A1 leaders continued their perfect start to the competition with three wins.

Silva put Portugal in front after 26 minutes, netting from Bruno Fernandes’ headed assist, before captain Ronaldo got his 133rd international goal when he doubled the lead 11 minutes later with a first-time shot after Rafael Leao hit the post.

Piotr Zielinski pulled a goal back for Poland in the 78th with a powerful strike into the roof of the net before home defender Jan Bednarek netted an own goal in the dying minutes.

Portugal continue to set the pace in League A Group One with nine points, three points clear of Croatia who came from behind to beat visitors Scotland 2-1 earlier on Saturday.

Poland, who beat Scotland 3-2 on the road in their opener before losing 1-0 in Croatia, are third with three points while the Scots have none so far.

The Poles started on the front foot and leading striker Robert Lewandowski came close to netting an early opener when he was inches from getting his head to a cross as Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa beat him to the ball.

Portugal, however, were quick to grow into the match and Poland keeper Lukasz Skorupski was put to work early when he blocked Diogo Dalot’s effort from close range.

Ronaldo then hit the bottom of the bar as Portugal continued to enjoy the bulk of possession and their chances kept coming.
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Fernandes put Skorupski to the test again with a curled shot from just outside the box in the 14th minute and the keeper had to stretch to tip the ball away.

London: Pakistan Army’s Team participated in Exercise Cambrian Patrol – 2024, which was held at Wales, UK from 04-13 October 2024. This year, Exercise Cambrian Patrol celebrated its 65th year.

According to ISPR, the exercise has retained its demanding professional standards; patrols all across from the globe had to move tactically across inhospitable terrain, covering a distance of 60 kms within 48 hours, completing specialist tasks in a contested environment.”

This year, 128 teams from 42 Countries particpated in the Exercise and out of all these teams, Pakistan Army’s Team showed Exceptional Performance in the exercise and has been awarded with the Gold Medal.

It is indeed a proud moment for the whole Nation and Pakistan Army, which is known for its professionalism and highest standards of training. Pakistan Army has always held Country’s flag high, Alhamdulillah.