Ben Stokes has questioned the DRS for giving Zak Crawley out lbw but does not believe it was the reason England lost the second Test in Visakhapatnam. India levelled the series 1-1 with victory by 106 runs on day four, bowling the tourists out for 292 in pursuit of 399. Just as in the first
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India rode on individual brilliance to level the series against England in Visakhapatnam. Yashasvi Jaiswal made a double-century in the first innings, but the next highest score was only 34. Jasprit Bumrah blew England away with reverse swing even as the spinners were struggling to make headway. Then Shubman Gill broke out of a poor
Essex have re-signed Daniel Sams, the Australia allrounder, for this year’s Vitality T20 Blast. He is expected to be available for the first block of eight games between May and June. Sams, 31, will be returning to Chelmsford for the third summer in a row, having won the Blast MVP award while helping Essex to
India 396 (Jaiswal 209, Anderson 3-47, Ahmed 3-65) and 225 (Gill 104, Hartley 4-77) beat England 253 (Crawley 76, Bumrah 6-45, Kuldeep 3-71) and 292 (Crawley 73, Bumrah 3-46, Ashwin 3-72) by 106 runs Jasprit Bumrah, the fast bowler of our times, completed the job that he had begun in England’s first innings as India
Jasprit Bumrah finished the Visakhapatnam Test against England with nine wickets – 6 for 45 and 3 for 46 – to help India draw level at 1-1 in the series. The highlight of his performance was the yorker that swung into Ollie Pope and uprooted his middle and leg stumps in the first innings. “As
India drew level in the five-match series with a 107-run win over England in Visakhapatnam, but the batting performance remains an area of concern. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a double-century in the first innings and Shubman Gill hit a hundred under pressure in the second, but no other batter could get a big score. Captain Rohit
It proved to be the case, but Ben Stokes says at no point did his side believe their lofty fourth-innings target in the second Test against India was too many. Still needing 332 of the 399 set by the hosts, captain Stokes and his team began the fourth day in Visakhapatnam with the trademark self-belief
Shubman Gill has admitted to feeling nervous and under pressure going into the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam where he scored 34 in the first innings – India’s second-highest score – and, more crucially, 104 in the second innings to help set a match-winning target of 398. “I’ll sum it up in one line.
New Zealand have called all the shots so far in the Mount Maunganui Test, and go into day three with a lead of 431 to boot. However, Kane Williamson is not getting carried away just yet, and has called on his team to “maintain their discipline and play the long game” as they look to
Sri Lanka 439 (Mathews 141, Chandimal 107, Naveed 4-83) and 56 for 0 (Karunaratne 32*, Madushka 22*) beat Afghanistan 198 (Rahmat 91, Vishwa 4-51, Asitha 3-24) and 296 (Ibrahim 114, Jayasuriya 5-107, Asitha 3-63) by ten wickets Sri Lanka’s use of the second new ball sent Afghanistan tumbling to a ten-wicket defeat on day four.
Victoria 288 & 49 for 2 (Maddinson 21*. Mcandrew 2-18) trail South Australia 173 and 271 (Nielsen 67, Hunt 54, O’Neill 5-47) by 107 runs Victorian paceman Fergus O’Neill has snared 5 for 47 to put the home side in the box seat for victory in their Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia. The Redbacks
Lunch New Zealand 330 for 3 (Ravindra 169*, Williamson 118, de Swardt 1-30, Paterson 1-74) vs South Africa Ruan de Swardt finally had some luck going his way after two dropped catches on the first day, but Rachin Ravindra continued to make merry as he notched up his first Test 150 to consolidate New Zealand’s
There are no spare batters left in Australia’s squad after Travis Head was sent home to rest following the first ODI at the MCG. McDermott scored a stunning 146 not out for Queensland in a Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania on Saturday. He will link up with the Australia squad in Canberra on Monday.
England 67 for 1 (Crawley 29*, Duckett 28) and 253 need another 332 runs to beat India 396 and 225 (Gill 104, Axar 45, Hartley 4-77, Rehan 3-88, Anderson 2-29) Ludicrous though it may sound, the chase is on. No team has ever hunted down a target of 399 to win a Test match in
They will perhaps be glad to know that an opposition centurion has given them and their attack a top rating. Dinesh Chandimal, who made 107 on Saturday as Sri Lanka established a 241-run lead, said Afghanistan’s bowlers – who have played fewer than five Tests collectively – bowled far better than their experience suggests. “You’ve
Shubman Gill broke out of a run of poor form in Test cricket with his third century, against England in Visakhapatnam. Until this innings – 104 off 147 balls – he had crossed 35 only once in the last 12 innings. Considering that at some point – even if not in this series – that
Three ODIs in five days are making Australia’s selectors rotate their pace bowlers against West Indies, but Sean Abbott doesn’t want to hear a word about resting in Canberra on Tuesday because he knows how hard he must fight to get a place in the team. Abbott produced a starring all-round performance at the SCG,
Sri Lanka’s team manager confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that Gunasekara, 24, was taken to hospital for further assessment after leaving the field. Sri Lanka cricket later confirmed Gunasekara would remain under observation for 24 hours. Gunasekara sustained the blow in the 107th over of Sri Lanka’s first innings, when he attempted to duck beneath Naveed’s bouncer,
Afghanistan 198 and 199 for 1 (Ibrahim 101*, Rahmat 46*, Asitha 1-35) trail Sri Lanka 439 (Mathews 141, Chandimal 107, Naveed 4-83) by 42 runs Afghanistan came surging back into the Test on day three, first polishing off the Sri Lanka tail quickly, before Ibrahim Zadran put up big stands with Noor Ali Zadran and
It meant, after bowling two overs to start the day’s play, England were short a bowling option. Nevertheless, they rallied to dismiss India for 255, with the inexperienced spin trio of Tom Hartley, Rehan Ahmed and Shoaib Bashir combining for eight wickets to limit England’s target to 399 to win in Visakhapatnam for an unlikely
Rachin Ravindra was all of 10 years old when Kane Williamson made his international debut, back in 2010. Ravindra grew up idolising the New Zealand batter over the years, and so on Sunday, he was visibly moved when it was Williamson’s turn to heap lavish praise upon the 24-year-old. “After I got to my century,
Queensland 282 and 114 for 8 (Clayton 66*, Bell 6-31) lead Tasmania 219 (Steketee 4-58) by 177 runs Test aspirant Matt Renshaw failed for the second time in as many days as batters continued to struggle on a spicy pitch at the Gabba with Tasmania quick Gabe Bell claiming career-best figures and his first Sheffield
Australia 258 for 9 (Abbott 69, Short 41, Motie 3-28) vs West Indies Sean Abbott rescued Australia on his home ground at the SCG with a career-best 69 to haul the home side to what appeared a competitive 258 for 9 on a tricky pitch. West Indies had controlled the majority of the innings, with
England batter Hamza Shaikh ensured his time at the Under-19 World Cup would not be forgotten when he was given out obstructed the field against Zimbabwe. In the 17th over, Shaikh defended a ball down by his feet and Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Ryan Kamwemba started to come from behind the stumps to collect it. Then, with
Lunch New Zealand65 for 2 (Williamson 26*, Ravindra 15*, Moreki 1-21, Paterson 1-17) vs South Africa A spirited and inexperienced South Africa bowling attack troubled a more seasoned New Zealand batting line-up to leave them two down in the first session of the first Test in Mount Maunganui. The spirit was reminiscent of Shamar Joseph‘s
“When Mukesh started after lunch,” Bumrah said after the second day’s play in Visakhapatnam, where his 6 for 45 gave India a 143-run lead in the first innings, “there was reverse swing so then I got the message the ball is reverse-swinging and the ball is relatively hard, so I might have to come back
That Dimuth Karunaratne is a stats nerd, particularly about his career, has been known for some time. But now, 89 Tests in, the captaincy behind him (to his great relief), he has got some serious numbers in his sights. We’ll get to those soon, but for now, the man he is chasing is Usman Khawaja
India 396 (Jaiswal 209) and 28 for 0 (Jaiswal 15*, Rohit 13*) lead England 253 (Crawley 76, Bumrah 6-45) by 171 runs Ben Stokes’ expression said it all. For the second time in as many first-innings counterattacks, all he could do was shrug his shoulders and marvel at the genius of the man who’d just
Imran Khan‘s legal troubles continue to mount, with the former Pakistan captain and Prime Minister sentenced to a further seven years in jail. The conviction, his third of the week, relates to his marriage to his current wife Bushra Bibi, and whether the pair waited long enough after Bibi’s divorce from her previous marriage before
Western Australia 256 (Whiteman 107, Philippe 52*, Green 3-33, Bird 3-37) vs New South Wales Western Australia captain Sam Whiteman compiled a brilliant century on a grassy WACA surface, but New South Wales hit back late on day one as the Sheffield Shield resumed after the mid-season break. After being sent in, Whiteman and Cameron
