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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Babar Azam [Source: AFP]
Babar Azam flopped against the FATA Region for the Lahore Whites in the 2026 domestic season. In other news, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been named as captain of the Bihar team.
Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged out of Friday, November 6.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi named Bihar captain for SMAT 2026-27
India opening batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been named captain of the Bihar cricket team for the upcoming 2026-27 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy season. The youngster will lead Bihar’s 17-player group in the first two matches of the tournament, before flying out to Qatar to join the India A team for the 2026 Men’s Rising Stars Asia Cup.
The Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) selection committee also named Suraj Kashyap as Sooryavanshi’s deputy.
Jemimah Rodrigues smashes 45-ball ton for Mumbai on return
Indian cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues bludgeoned a 45-ball century to score 107* runs off just 49 balls with 16 boundaries and two huge sixes for the Mumbai Women’s team.
Playing her first competitive tournament after her injury recovery, the 26-year-old blazed Mumbai Women to 213-2 in 20 overs against Pondicherry Women in match number 103 of the Senior Women's T20 Trophy Elite 2026 at Pune’s MCA Stadium.
Nick Kelly to replace Devon Conway in NZ vs IND ODIs
New Zealand opener and wicketkeeper-batter Devon Conway has been ruled out of his side’s five-match home ODI series against India. The cricketer also missed the series opener earlier this week after colliding during a fielding practise.
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has since named Nick Kelly as an official replacement for Conway for the remaining matches of the ODI series.
Hasan Mahmud completes six vs WI on Day 2
Bangladesh fast bowler Hasan Mahmud added four more wickets to his tally on Day 2 against West Indies in Sylhet to six in the innings at an expense of just 90 runs in 24 overs. His spell helped Bangladesh fold up the visitors for just 356 in 106.4 overs after they had started off the day at a commanding 235-4.
Apart from leading Bangladesh’s fightback, Mahmud also managed to break a slew of some elite Test cricket records.
Babar Azam flops in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2026
Lahore Whites cricketer and Pakistan legend Babar Azam was dismissed for just 42 off 78 balls with six boundaries against the FATA Region in match number three of the Quaid-e-Azam Gold 2026 season.
The prolific top-order batter has now registered two failures to cap his maiden domestic outing this season on a disappointing note.
