Shubman Gill and Matt Renshaw [Source: AFP]Shubman Gill will likely miss Punjab’s opening match of the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season. In other news, Matt Renshaw composed a fighting century for Australia.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 Saturday, October 10. Matt Renshaw tons up to script Australian fightback vs SAAustralia’s unbeaten overnight batter Matt Renshaw notched up the second Test century of his career, doing so on Day 2 of the series-opening first Test against South Africa in Durban. The cricketer scored an epic 190 off 397 balls, and staged a record ninth-wicket partnership with tailender Nathan Lyon to extend Australia’s total from 230-8 to 390 all out. In response, the hosts reached 27-1 from 8.4 overs before stumps.ALSO READMatt Renshaw, Nathan Lyon Rewrite History Books With Record-Breaking 9th Wicket-Stand Vs SAZimbabwe announce squads for UAE tourZimbabwe Cricket has announced Zimbabwe’s complete squads for the upcoming tour of UAE. As per the schedule, the Zimbabwe cricket team will play an ODI tri-series in the UAE against Afghanistan and Bangladesh, before taking on Afghanistan in a three-match T20I series between October and November.Sikandar Raza will continue to lead Zimbabwe in both series, and he will be accompanied by fellow star performers like Ben Curran, Brad Evans, Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl among others.Bangladesh squad announced for ODI tri-seriesThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has also announced Bangladesh squad for the upcoming ODI tri-series in the UAE. Litton Das will be making his return to the ODI setup with the series, and the senior wicketkeeper-batter will also lead his side. Nahid Rana is yet to recover from his injury, and was fittingly ruled out of the tour. The team consists of fellow star performers in the form of Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tanzid Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman among others.Kevin Pietersen predicts IPL 2027 windfall for Shai HopeFormer England cricketer Kevin Pietersen believes that Shai Hope can attract lucrative biddings if the West Indies skipper registers his name for the IPL 2027 auction. Pietersen made the huge claim shortly after Hope fired West Indies to a historic run chase against Team India in Ranchi.The cricketer belted 102* runs off just 45 balls as West Indies chased down 250 runs with more than an over to spare.Shubman Gill to miss Punjab’s opening Ranji Trophy 2026-27 matchIndian captain Shubman Gill will not be available to play Punjab’s opening match of the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season against Assam in New Chandigarh on October 11. Uday Saharan will lead the side in his absence.Gill, however, might make his return to the Punjab squad for their second match of the tournament from October 18 onwards. ALSO READPakistan vs Sri Lanka Powerplay and Death Over Specialists- 2nd T20I, SL Tour of PAK 2026
