Cooper Connolly

Australia have unveiled a robust 16-member squad for their three-Test series against South Africa. Australia have included a host of experienced international players but also younger options in a squad that should give them the best chance of another difficult red-ball tour. Pat Cummins will lead a number of key players from Australia's Test side as captain of the team. The senior pros including Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon have been picked for the series. Labuschagne Retains Test Spot

Punjab Kings won by a huge 54 runs over Lucknow Super Giants, which helped them stay at the top of the IPL standings. Destructive Opening Partnership Sets Punjab on Course Priyansh Arya hit 93 runs off 37 balls, and Cooper Connolly added 87 runs off 37 balls. They put on a blazing second-wicket partnership of 182 runs, which helped Punjab get to a season-high total of 254–7 at New Chandigarh.  Lucknow's Chase Falls Apart When Things Get Tough Even though Mitchell Marsh (40)

Cooper Connolly had an Indian Premier League debut to remember as he withstood a torrent of wickets falling around him and helped steer Punjab Kings to a nail-biting three-wicket win over the Gujarat Titans on Tuesday. A tidy bowling effort, led by Vijaykumar Vyshak, had seen Punjab limit Gujarat to 162-6 at the New Chandigarh Stadium after Shreyas Iyer chose to chase. Last year’s finalists Punjab seemed on course for a routine win as opener Prabhsimran Singh and Connolly went after the bowling,