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INDIA’S TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Stokes completed a fifer on Day 2 to keep India to 358 in their first innings. © Getty England had a strong all-round outing on Day 2 of the fourth Test in Manchester, led by Ben Stokes’ five-wicket haul and a rapid 166-run opening stand between Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. A limping Rishabh Pant fought his way to a gritty fifty, with support from Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar, as India added 94 runs to their overnight total before folding for 358. England’s reply was brisk and commanding, though both openers fell late in…
Zak Crawley’s spot on this winter’s Ashes tour is surely secure now.It probably was before he made 84 against India at Emirates Old Trafford on the sort of pitch he loves because England’s faith in him, publicly at least, has never wavered. While those outside the camp question a player with a Test average of 31 after more than 50 games and a penchant for nicking off cheaply, those on the inside don’t.But if there were any seeds of doubt in the minds of Messrs Stokes and McCullum as they plot how to win the upcoming series in Australia, they…
Leaders Surrey’s Rothesay County Championship Division One clash with Yorkshire is heading towards a draw after the visitors hit back strongly at Scarborough.Surrey are just 179 runs adrift of Yorkshire’s first-innings 517-6 declared – which featured Matthew Revis’ unbeaten ton – as they ended day three on 338-4. Revis completed his century on the third morning, hitting 110 runs from 134 deliveries as he was supported with an unbeaten 45 from Dom Bess.Bess then starred with the ball to dismiss Dom Sibley – who became the first player to reach 1000 County Championship runs this season – for 52 and…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Pant had to be helped to get off the field on the opening day. © Getty Rishabh Pant, who retired hurt on the opening day of the fourth Test in Manchester, has suffered a fracture in his right toe, an injury that could take up to two months to heal. BCCI later issued a statement confirming Pant will no longer perform wicket-keeping duties in the remainder of the Test at Old Trafford, and will be replaced by Dhruv Jurel for the same. Pant, however, remains available to bat “as per the team’s requirements”. However, the…
When Rishabh Pant left the field on the back of a cart with a swollen foot on day one of the fourth Test, it seemed highly unlikely we would see him for the rest of the game.The India wicketkeeper-batter – who sustained his injury attempting to reverse sweep a delivery from Chris Woakes – went for a scan that showed he had suffered a fractured metatarsal. Pant was advised to take six weeks’ rest – but hobbled down the steps at the fall of India’s sixth wicket and added 17 runs to his overnight score of 37 not out before…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Thakur plays a shot enroute to his 41 © Getty Shardul Thakur’s fighting knock and the arrival of a limping Rishabh Pant headlined India’s fight in a bowler-dominated first session on Day 2 of the fourth Test in Manchester as the visitors managed to cross 300 despite losing a couple of wickets. Pant got to the middle after Thakur was dismissed for 41, and although he wasn’t able to run quickly, he assisted Washington Sundar in keeping England at bay. A spell of rain forced the players off the field and led to an early…
INDIA A WOMEN TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, 2025 Shreyanka Patil and Priya Mishra have been ruled out of India A’s upcoming multi-format tour of Australia © Getty Shreyanka Patil’s return to competitive cricket has been further delayed, consequently ruling her out of India A’s multi-format tour of Australia in August. The all-rounder was a part of the original touring party subject to fitness clearance from the NCA. However, her Return-to-Play date has been pushed forward by over a week, essentially delaying her fitness clearance at least until the start of the T20 series in Australia, starting August 7. Alongside Patil, legspinner…
DAY 2 – TEA Stokes picked up five while Pant hit a fifty © Getty A fighting half-century from a limping Rishabh Pant, and gritty knocks from Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar helped India past the 350 mark before their innings folded in the second session on Day 2 of the Manchester Test. The star for England was their skipper Ben Stokes, who bagged his fifth fifer as India were bowled out for 358, adding 37 off 9.1 overs for the loss of 4 wickets in the second session. England’s openers were off the blocks quickly in reply, capitalising on…
A blistering 166-run opening partnership between Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett has England on top in the fourth Test against India at Emirates Old Trafford, despite a brave half-century by injured Rishabh Pant earlier on day two.Pant (54), having retired hurt on 37 on the first evening, returned to add 17 to his overnight score while battling a fractured foot that looks set to rule him out of the rest of the series. Ben Stokes (5-72) claimed a fifth Test five-for, and first for eight years, as India – resuming the day on 264-4 – were ultimately bowled out for…
ZIMBABWE T20I TRI-SERIES, 2025 Ish Sodhi bagged a career-best 4 for 12 against Zimbabwe © AFP Ish Sodhi’s career-best 4 for 12, following aggressive half-centuries from Tim Seifert and Rachin Ravindra, helped New Zealand finish atop the points table with a 60-run victory over hosts Zimbabwe in the last round-robin game of the T20I tri-series in Harare. Opting to bat, New Zealand lost opener Tim Robinson early in a brisk start but Seifert (75 off 45) and Ravindra (63 off 39) combined for 108-run stand for the second wicket to set the base for their match-winning total of 190/6. Despite…