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Haris Rauf fined, Jaiswal dropped and KL Rahul 176* – September 26 Cricket highlights

Aakash Saini

KL Rahul and Haris Rauf [Source: @mufaddal_vohra/x, AFP]KL Rahul and Haris Rauf [Source: @mufaddal_vohra/x, AFP]

The ICC has punished Pakistan cricketers Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf for their provocative and controversial celebrations against Team India. KL Rahul unleashed a monumental match-winning knock for India A to warm-up before the Test series against the West Indies. In other news, Arundhati Reddy has been declared fit by a BCCI source after suffering a knee injury in a Women’s World Cup 2025 warm-up game.

Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged out of Friday, September 26.

Shreyas Iyer, Jaiswal dropped, Shardul to lead Mumbai in 2025 Ranji

The Senior Selection Committee of the Mumbai Cricket Association has unveiled a 24-player list of probables for Mumbai for the upcoming 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season. Star all-rounder Shardul Thakur has been appointed as new captain of the team after Ajinkya Rahane relinquished his leadership duties. Senior man Shreyas Iyer and Indian Test opener Yashasvi Jaiswal have been excluded from the squad, with the former having requested a timeout from red-ball cricket citing fitness concerns.

ICC punishes Farhan, Haris Rauf and Suryakumar Yadav

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has punished Pakistan cricketers Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf for demonstrating controversial gestures against Team India in their latest Super Four match of the 2025 Asia Cup earlier this week. As per a report, Haris Rauf was slapped with a 30 percent match fee, while Farhan was chastised for his act and let off with a warning. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav was also penalized 30 percent of his match fees after the PCB objected to his post-match comments.

KL Rahul plunders 176* to set up record chase for India A

India A pulled off a heist to remember, doing so against Australia A in the second unofficial Test in Lucknow to seal the two-match series 1-0. Chasing 412 for a win after conceding a deficit of 226 runs at the halfway stage of the match, senior Indian opener KL Rahul plundered 176* off 210 balls with 16 fours and four huge sixes.

Sai Sudharsan at number three also cracked an imperial hundred from 172 balls. Captain Dhruv Jurel chipped in with a swift 56 as India A notched up the winning runs on Day 4 with five wickets in hand.

Mayank Agarwal mounts County 175 amid Test snubs

Discarded India Test opener Mayank Agarwal mounted a quickfire 175 from 195 balls with 20 boundaries and five huge sixes against Durham during a County Championship Division One 2025 game in Leeds. Batting at number three, his innings helped Yorkshire assume a huge first-innings lead, reaching 465-9 in 137 overs before a bad light interruption. Mayank Agarwal’s Leeds epic occurred just a day after the BCCI confirmed Team India’s squad for the West Indies Test series. The 34-year-old played the last of his 21 Test matches for India back in March 2022 during a home series against Sri Lanka.

Arundhati Reddy “fit and fine” after pre-World Cup 2025 injury

India fast bowler Arundhati Reddy has been declared “fit and fine” after suffering a knee injury against England Women during a 2025 Women’s World Cup warm-up game in Bengaluru, as per a BCCI source while speaking with the Times of India. The speedster was struck on her left knee while attempting to snare a caught-and-bowled from a drive off Heather Knight. The speedster subsequently walked off the field after bowling just 4.4 overs, conceding 34 runs in the process with a prized scalp of Amy Jones. The 28-year-old is expected to resume her Team India duties in the upcoming 2025 Women’s World Cup at home.