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Sanju Samson and Aaryavir Sehwag [Source: AFP, x]
Sanju Samson will lead the Kerala cricket team in the upcoming SMAT 2026 season. In other news, India U19 team reached the semifinal of the 2026 U19 Asia Cup in Oman.
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 Tuesday, November 10.
Aaryavir Sehwag storms India into U19 Asia Cup 2026 semifinal
India defeated UAE by 70 runs in match number 11 of the 2026 U19 Asia Cup in Oman. Batting first, a record century from opening batter Aaryavir Sehwag catapulted India U19 to 309-7 in 50 overs. Aaryavir charted 160 runs off 168 balls with 17 boundaries and seven huge sixes.
In response, a four-fer from Ishan Sood bundled out UAE for just 239 as India U19 stormed into the semifinal of the tournament.
Asitha Fernando completes 100 Test wickets for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka fast bowler Asitha Fernando dismissed a well-set Saud Shakeel on Day 2 of their series-opening first away Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. The occasion also helped Fernando complete 100 Test wickets in his career, reaching the landmark figure in just his 29th match.
He has now become the quickest Sri Lanka fast bowler to complete 100 Test wickets, in terms of number of matches played, surpassing the previous record set by Lasith Malinga.
Sanju Samson to lead Kerala in SMAT 2026
The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) has named a strong 18-player Kerala squad for the upcoming 2026 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Senior wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson will continue to lead the team, even though he failed to guide Kerala beyond the opening round of the tournament last year.
Several other domestic stars like Vishnu Vinod, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Vignesh Puthur also found a place in the 18-player Kerala group.
Tayyab Arif, Mohammad Taha and Arafat Minhas script debut record for Pakistan
Pakistan reached 434-9d from 106.3 overs by Day 2 of their first Test against Sri Lanka. As many as three of the four Pakistan debutants of the match ended up scoring half-centuries.
Tayyab Arif, Mohammad Taha and Arafat Minhas were the three players who registered 50-plus scores to become only the second debutant trio to achieve the feat in Test history.
Axar Patel, Ashutosh Sharma not to be traded by DC: Report
It appears that the Delhi Capitals franchise may not be trading off either captain Axar Patel or Ashutosh Sharma before the IPL 2027 auction. As per a report, the Capitals franchise has virtually ended the IPL trade window for themselves, even though the official deadline is still a month away from this point.
