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• Inglis hails 'hard to stop' Stoinis after ruthless knock

  Josh Inglis lauded "hard to stop" Marcus Stoinis as Australia signed off their T20I series against Pakistan in style, claiming a whitewash.

  The hosts raced to a seven-wicket victory with almost nine overs remaining in Monday's third match.

  After Australia's bowlers had limited Pakistan to just 117 runs, Stoinis ensured they signed off their final white-ball assignment in style, with his unbeaten 61 doing the damage.

  Only twice has he bettered that knock in T20Is – versus New Zealand in 2021 (78) and against Oman at the World Cup earlier this year (67*). 

  "It's been a great week. We've had a lot of fun as a group," Inglis said. "It's been really nice.

  "When Stoinis is going like that, he is really hard to stop. One of those sixes was probably the biggest I've ever seen!"

  Stoinis, who was named player of the match, added: "Nice to score some runs on a beautiful wicket but credit to the bowlers who kept the total down.

  "Yeah, I actually told [Haris] Rauf that this is the first time any of us got the better of him! No, he's a brilliant bowler, bowled well this series."

  During their white-ball tour, Pakistan won the ODI series, their first time doing so in Australia in 22 years, but got whitewashed in the T20Is.

  Despite the heavy loss, captain Agha Salman chose to focus on the positive effect the experience will have on their young players.

  "I think in the middle overs, we didn't capitalise on the start," he said. "But lots of positives.

  "The way Usman [Khan] batted, the way Jahandad [Khan] bowled. These youngsters will come good.

  "It's obviously a big achievement winning the ODI series, but we could have done much better in the T20Is."

• Archer, Root and Wood excluded from IPL auction list

  Jofra Archer has been omitted from the shortlist for the Indian Premier League auction for 2025, with Joe Root and Mark Wood also absent.

  Former England bowler James Anderson, however, is among the players listed for the auction, which will take place on November 24 and 25.

  A total of 1,574 initial entries were cut to 574 following consultation with IPL franchises this week, with all centrally-contracted England players free to enter.

  Archer, who represented the Rajasthan Royals between 2018 and 2021 before being bought by the Mumbai Indians for the 2022 competition, was not among those included.

  The paceman has outlined his desire to return to Test cricket after recovering from a series of back and elbow injuries, and his absence from the IPL could open the door for him to play red-ball cricket for Sussex next year.

  Under new tournament rules, any player who has previously played in the IPL but is not listed for the auction will also be banned from the 2026 edition, ruling out Archer, Root, Wood and England Test captain Ben Stokes, who had already opted to skip the competition. 

• Salt century gives England winning start to West Indies T20 series

  Phil Salt hit a superb century as England drew first blood in their T20 series against West Indies, with a commanding eight-wicket victory at the Kensington Oval.

  Salt's unbeaten 103 off 54 balls was the highlight for the tourists, who successfully chased down their target of 183 with 19 balls to spare.

  The West Indies endured a difficult start and were reduced to 18-3 and later 117-8, with Saqib Mahmood (4-34) and Adil Rashid (3-32) doing the damage.

  However, the hosts managed 65 runs in the last 5.2 overs to finish at 182-8, with Gukadesh Motie knocking 33 off 14 balls along the way.

  Salt kick-started England's chase with 50 off just 25 deliveries taking them to 73-1 after six overs, with Will Jacks (17) dismissed with the final ball of the powerplay.

  Jos Buttler's first match after four months out lasted just three minutes, as the skipper was caught by Motie for a golden duck.

  However, it proved a false dawn for West Indies, with Salt and Jacob Bethall (58 from 36 balls) safely steering England to victory.

  Data Debrief: Salt completes hat-trick of hundreds as Bethell makes historic half-century

  England put their disappointing ODI series behind them, making history with the highest T20 chase at the Kensington Oval.

  Salt was the hero with his third T20I century, all of which have come against West Indies in the past 12 months.

  Bethell also made history on Saturday. Aged 21 years and 17 days, he become the youngest England player to score a 50 in a T20I.