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The Bangladesh cricket team has been punished by the ICC for maintaining a slow over-rate against Zimbabwe. In other news, the BCCI has confirmed the list of players set to go under the hammer at the WPL 2027 auction this month.
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 Monday, October 19.
Chinmay Sutar plunders historic Ranji Trophy 400 for Mizoram
Mizoram batter Chinmay Sutar, resuming his innings at 180* on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy Plate Group 2026-27 match against Nagaland, went on to mount 400* off 517 balls with 46 boundaries and seven huge sixes.
While Mizoram declared at 581-9d on the second day of the match, Sutar became only the second cricketer in the history of Ranji Trophy to chart a quadruple century, doing so nearly 80 years after Bhausaheb Babasaheb Nimbalkar’s epic 443*.
Bangladesh punished by ICC after defeat to Zimbabwe
The Bangladesh cricket team has been punished by the ICC for maintaining a slow over-rate against Zimbabwe in the opening match of the 2026 UAE ODI tri-series.
Under the leadership of interim captain Towhid Hridoy, Bangladesh fell one over short of their target, and were subsequently fined five percent of their match fees in accordance to the Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.
WPL 2027 auction to be held in Kochi, 146 players to go under the hammer
The auction of the WPL 2027 season will be hosted by Kochi on October 28 later this month. As many as 146 cricketers will be expected to go under the hammer prior to the fifth edition of the tournament. Among the 146 players, 27 slots will be available across the five franchises at the bidding event.
Ramesh Powar added to selection committee, Pragyan Ojha named chief selector
Pragyan Ojha, who was serving as a replacement for Ajit Agarkar on the Indian selection committee on an interim basis, has been officially named as the new BCCI chief selector. The former cricketer will chair the committee, which includes several other ex-players like Shiv Sundar Das, RP Singh and Ajay Ratra.
Fellow former Indian spinner Ramesh Powar was also added to the men’s selection committee, as confirmed by the BCCI on their official website.
Darcie Brown to miss WBBL 2026 for Adelaide Strikers
Australian fast bowler Darcie Brown is set to miss the entire WBBL 2026 season. The speedster, originally scheduled to play for the Adelaide Strikers Women’s team in the competition, was ruled out owing to her back injury.
Brown recently toured India as part of the Australia A Women’s team, picking up four wickets in three white-ball games against the hosts in New Chandigarh and Mohali.
