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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."

• 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.

• Stokes opts against IPL auction but Anderson and Archer are in

  England Test captain Ben Stokes will not play in the 2025 Indian Premier League, after deciding not to put himself in the auction.

  While there are 52 English cricketers who have registered for the auction – including James Anderson and Jofra Archer – Stokes will not be among them when it is held on November 24 and 25.

  Under new rules announced by the IPL last month, it also means that Stokes will not be eligible to play in the 2026 competition.

  But 42-year-old Anderson, who is England's all-time leading wicket taker, will be among the names alongside Archer.

  Anderson does so having not played since his final Test against West Indies at Lord's in July, while it is 10 years since he has played T20, and he has never played in a franchise league.

  Archer, meanwhile, was the IPL's most valuable player in 2020 and is on the comeback trail following back and elbow injuries this year.

  While it is still hoped that he could feature against India next summer and the 2025-26 Ashes series, the 2025 IPL will clash with the beginning of the County Championship and could potentially prevent Archer from proving his Test fitness.