August 31, Evening Brief: Today's top news and headlines from cricketing world

1. Watch: South Delhi Superstarz' Priyansh Arya smashes 6 sixes in an over in Delhi Premier League 2024

During a match against North Delhi Strikers at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, South Delhi Superstarz Priyansh Arya achieved the rare feat of hitting six sixes in a single over off Manan Bhardwaj's bowling. (Read More)

2. KCL 2024: Malayalam Superstar Mohanlal launches inaugural season

Famous Malayalam actor, Mohanlal, launched the Kerala Cricket League (KCL), on Saturday, August 31. The league will be held at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram. (Read More)

3. WATCH: Shan Masood gets pinned in front by peach of delivery by Mehidy Hasan Miraz, squanders review

Shaan Masood, batting on 57 off 68 deliveries with two boundaries to his name, had mainly relied on rotating the strike throughout his knock in which he brought up his 10th fifty in the format. (Read More)

4. India U19 squad for multiformat series against Australia announced, Samit Dravid included

BCCI has announced the Indian Under 19 squad for the upcoming multi-format home series against Australia U19. Former India Head Coach, Rahul Dravid’s son, Samit Dravid has been included in both One Day and Four Day series. (Read More)

5. CPL 2024: Azam Khan falls on ground after being struck by bouncer on neck, video goes viral

Pakistan's wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan playing for the Guyana Amazon Warriors was struck on the neck by a bouncer and also bizarrely lost his wicket. (Read More)

6. 'Exactly what Nathan Lyon does to opponents' - Nasser Hussain opens up on Shoaib Bashir's bowling potential

Former England skipper Nasser Hussain recently mentioned the impressive performance of young off-spinner Shoaib Bashir during the Lord's Test against Sri Lanka. (Read More)

7. Pakistan after Ireland in teams with lowest opening partnerships average in Tests since 2023

Since 2023, Pakistan have the second-lowest average for an opening wicket in the longest format. They are just Ireland with a narrow 0.2 margin, who have played six Tests in comparison with Pakistan’s seven. (Read More)

8. Shoriful Islam misses second Pakistan Test due to groin injury

Bangladesh’s pacer Shoriful Islam missed the second Test against Pakistan due to a groin injury. Taskin Ahmed has replaced Shoriful in Bangladesh’s squad for the game. (Read More)

9. 'We dented the confidence of our batters' - Harbhajan Singh blames Indian management for aiming to finish Tests in 2-3 days

Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh recently came forward and blamed team India’s Test management for always preparing pitches that are spin-friendly in order to end matches in two or three days. (Read More)

10. Reports: BCCI looking into two-bouncer rule ahead of IPL and SMAT 2025

As per the latest reports, the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) is looking to revisit the two-bouncer rule ahead of the 2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy and the IPL 2025. (Read More)