Sunday 18 October is a full day of international cricket. Two matches start at 1:30 PM IST, and a third follows at 7:00 PM. Here is what is on, what led into each game, and the times in IST.
1:30 PM IST: South Africa v Australia, 2nd Test, Gqeberha
Australia lead the three-Test series 1-0. They won the opener in Durban by 214 runs after Matt Renshaw's 190 lifted them from 230 for 8 to 390, and Josh Hazlewood took six wickets in South Africa's second innings. This second Test runs from 18 to 22 October at St George's Park, and the third is in Cape Town from 27 to 31 October (ICC).
South Africa coach Shukri Conrad said his side need to show more composure and that changes were an option. Matthew Breetzke replaces Tristan Stubbs in the squad for this Test, and Kagiso Rabada is working his way back from a hamstring injury. Conrad's own words on Rabada were hopeful rather than a confirmation that he plays, so check the toss and team sheets.
1:30 PM IST: Pakistan v Sri Lanka, tri-series opener, Rawalpindi
This is the first match of the ODI tri-series between Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka. The PCB says every match starts at 1:00 PM Pakistan time, with the toss at 12:30 PM, which makes it 1:30 PM IST. Pakistan are led by Shaheen Shah Afridi, who has captained them in 11 ODIs and won seven. England's captain is Harry Brook and Sri Lanka's is Kusal Mendis (PCB).
The head-to-head favours Pakistan by a long way. In 160 ODIs against Sri Lanka they have won 96, with one tie and four no results. The PCB also notes that Pakistan have won three of their last four ODI series, and that this is the fourth tri-nation series Pakistan has hosted, after 1994, 2004 and 2025. The seven-match event ends with a final in Lahore on 31 October.
7:00 PM IST: India Women v Zimbabwe Women, 2nd T20I, Raipur
India Women lead the three-match series 1-0 after a four-wicket win in the first game on Friday. Zimbabwe made 114 for 5, and India got there on 116 for 6 in 15.4 overs, but only after falling to 19 for 4 against a tight spell from Nyasha Gwanzura (3 for 18). Niki Prasad, on debut, and Deepti Sharma steadied the chase. It was also Smriti Mandhana's first match as full-time captain (ICC, BCCI scorecard).
A win tonight would settle the T20I series before the third match on Tuesday 20 October. The three ODIs follow in Baroda from 23 October.
Where to follow it
Our home page has live cards for cricket, and every date and time sits on the Schedule page. The live cards are a third-party feed and can lag, so use the official ICC, PCB or BCCI pages for the score that counts. Squads can change on the morning of a match, and this post reflects official reports up to Sunday morning.
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