After not matching the Australian firepower in the first game, South Africa roared back to level the series 1-1 in style, with an emphatic 57-run win at the Marrara Cricket Ground here on Tuesday.

The Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram is likely to replace Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium as a venue for the upcoming 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup, set to be played from September 30 to November 2.

Tom Bruce has switched allegiance from New Zealand to Scotland and will make his debut for his new side later this month during the Canada leg of the Cricket World Cup League 2, starting August 27.

Former New Zealand all-rounder Jesse Ryder believes the tour of England has been a great learning curve for India's newly-appointed Test skipper Shubman Gill.

India Test captain Shubman Gill and England spinner Sophia Dunkley have been named the ICC men's and women's Player of the Month for July, respectively.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner saved a set point to beat Gabriel Diallo 6-2, 7-6(6) and advanced to the fourth round of the Cincinnati Open.

Play was halted in the second game of the second set in his third-round match with Gabriel Diallo when a fire alarm in the 1899 club grandstand began to sound.

After a delay of several minutes, the players agreed to play through the sound and flashes, playing four points before the alarm ended, ATP reports.

Sinner ultimately closed out the match after saving a set point with a clutch forehand service return in the tie-break.

Aryna Sabalenka’s Cincinnati title defense stayed alive after a marathon win 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (5) over Emma Raducanu.

The dramatic match required three hours and nine minutes, the fourth longest of Sabalenka's career. She improved to 11-0 in first-set tiebreaks this year.

Sabalenka finished with 46 winners -- and 72 unforced errors. She will play a Round of 16 match Wednesday against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, a 6-4, 6-1 winner over wild card Taylor Townsend.

Sabalenka has now won all three career matches against Raducanu, all in the past 18 months. She’s now won 49 matches and put in more time on court (approaching 100 hours) than any other WTA Tour player.

Despite South Africa falling short by 17 runs in first T20I to Australia, teenage fast bowler Kwena Maphaka managed to leave his mark with a career-best fiery spell of 4-20. Maphaka, 19, mixed raw pace with aggression to claim the scalps of Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Adam Zampa and Ben Dwarshuis at Marrara Stadium on Sunday.

He first uprooted Owen’s off stump with a 144kph delivery, and conceded only 14 runs off the 11 balls he bowled to David before removing him in the penultimate over. Maphaka also engaged in a spirited exchange with David, something his teammate Ryan Rickelton said summed up the pacer’s competitive streak.

"He's quite a fiery character. (But) he's very relaxed, very quiet in the change room. He had a bit of a go at Tim (David) there, but he's very competitive. He backs his ability which is great. It's cool to see a young guy stand up to Australia in their backyard."

Ben Shelton eased into the third round of the Cincinnati Open after Camilo Ugo Carabelli retired early in the second set with a knee injury.

Competing just three days after winning his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Toronto, Shelton was leading 6-3, 3-1 after 64 minutes when the Argentine retired.

Carabelli grasped his knee on the first point of the fourth game of the second set after an awkward movement coming forward into the court. After a medical timeout he could not move freely and retired after completing Shelton’s service game, ATP reports.

"I feel for Camilo and it’s obviously not the way that you want to go through. I hope that he has a quick recovery," Shelton next faces Spanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut, said.

No. 2-seeded Coco Gauff mastered herself and opponent Wang Xinyu with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in 70 minutes to reach the third round at the Cincinnati Masters.

Gauff has now won her sixth opening match in eight WTA 1000s this year.

She’ll meet No. 32 Dayana Yastremska, a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 winner over Viktoriya Tomova, on Tuesday. Gauff has beaten Yastremska three of four times.

Gauff is one of eight Americans in the WTA Rankings Top 50 and the fifth to advance to the third round. Saturday saw No. 5 Amada Anisimova, No. 6 Madison Keys and wild card Taylor Townsend get through. On Sunday, Gauff was joined by another 21-year-old, Ashlyn Krueger, who was a 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 winner over Anastasija Sevastova, WTA reports.