The opening session of the third day of second Test between Australia and New Zealand was held up for 17 minutes because ground staff were unable to move the sightscreen at the northern end.

Light drizzle on Day two has ensured that there will be a delayed start to the game after India dominated the first day with both bat and ball.

South Africa once again succumbed to the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja as they put in a sorry performance on the first day of the second Test in Bangalore. Barring AB de Villiers, none of the other batsmen got going. A great start by Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay has already put the Proteas under pressure. Catch all the live updates here.

Sachin's Blasters take on Warne Warriors in the third final T20 at Los Angeles. Catch all the live updates and live score of the match here

Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and all-rounder Gurkeerat Singh Mann have been released from the Indian squad and will join their respective state teams for the next round of Ranji Trophy matches.

At stumps on Day 2, Kane Williamson was unbeaten on 70, with Ross Taylor on 26 not out, but New Zealand still trailed by 419 runs with eight wickets in hand. David Warner scored 253 for Australia

David Waner could add just nine runs to his overnight score as he was dismissed by Trent Boult early in the morning session on Day 2.

Anurag Thakur, BCCI secretary, said Indian government would never allow the national cricket team to play against Pakistan in Pakistan or any other neutral venue