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INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Stokes has hinted at changes in the bowling attack ahead of the third Test. © Getty On Day 1 at Edgbaston, just after Tea, England had reduced India to 211 for 5 having picked up the wickets of Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy in quick succession. With England allowing the visitors to post a mammoth 587 in the first innings from that point, courtesy a double-century from Shubman Gill, skipper Ben Stokes was left to rue two missed opportunities which turned the balance of the game in India’s favour. “I think there were two…
Shakib al Hasan is set to play for the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in the CPL ©BCB Shakib al Hasan is turning out to be a globetrotter, again. With no national duty in his sight due to the political turmoil in Bangladesh, the all-rounder has a no-objection certificate from the Bangladesh Cricket Board, and he now seems to be focusing on playing different franchise-based leagues across the world. It looks he is in demand as well considering the fact he recently featured in the Pakistan Super League for Lahore Qalandars while he has been recently roped in by Dubai Capitals…
Alongside Atkinson, England could recall fellow fast bowler Jofra Archer for the Lord’s contest, while young batter Jacob Bethell may also come into contention if the side wishes to rejig their top six. Stokes wants England to move on quickly from the poor performance at Edgbaston, with the series evenly poised at 1-1 with three matches still remaining. “We’ve obviously had some unbelievable wins and some bad defeats,” he said. “I feel I’m quite good – and the team is – at staying level throughout those ups and downs. “That is so important in a series where we knew coming…
Six balls are not much of a sample size, but it proved more than enough for Steve Smith to adapt his game between innings on a “tricky” Grenada pitch and produce the defining knock of the second Test to keep the Frank Worrell Trophy in Australia’s hands. Renowned as one of the best problem solvers in world cricket, such was the ease at which Smith scored his 71 runs from 119 balls in his second innings on Saturday that it led batting partner Cameron Green to quip that it seemed like the batting maestro was “batting on a different wicket”.…
Australia wrapped up series victory over West Indies – with a match to spare – after completing a 133-run victory in the second Test in Grenada.The visitors resumed day four on 221-7 and leading by 254 runs, only for a promising morning from the West Indies seeing Shamar Joseph complete a four-wicket haul and help dismiss Australia for 243. West Indies were set a winning target of 277 but quickly slumped to 33-4 on a deteriorating wicket, with Michell Starc (3-24), Nathan Lyon (3-42) and Josh Hazlewood (2-33) all taking wickets for Australia. Image: Travis Head congratulates Starc for the…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF ZIMBABWE, 2025 Mulder got a reprieve late in the day to finish with 264 not out on the high-scoring opening day for the visitors © Zimbabwe Cricket Wiaan Mulder’s mammoth 264* in his first match as captain took South Africa to 465/4 at Stumps on Day 1 of the second Test in Bulawayo. Lhuan-dre Pretorius (78) and David Bedingham (82) chipped in with big contributions to give the Zimbabwe bowlers a hard day in the field. South Africa, despite finishing on a massive score on Day 1, started in poor fashion though. Tony de Zorzi survived…
Wiaan Mulder has scored an unbeaten double century to put his South Africa side firmly in command of the second Test with Zimbabwe Wiaan Mulder, South Africa’s stand-in captain, scored an unbeaten double century to set a record for a new Test skipper and help his side to a formidable 4-465 on the first day of the second Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. Mulder made 264 not out, the highest score by a player in his first Test innings as captain, eclipsing Graham Dowling’s 239 for New Zealand against India 56 years ago. The 27-year-old allrounder took over as captain…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Akash Deep celebrates the final wicket of Brydon Carse © AFP Akash Deep’s career-best performance powered India to a series-levelling win at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The pacer finished with 6 for 99 in the second innings – his best innings figures – and also bagged his best match figures of 10 for 187, playing a pivotal role in India’s commanding 336-run victory in the second Test (their biggest in terms of runs in an away Test). Despite a rain delay at the start of Day 5 and a fighting 88 from Jamie Smith, England could only…
India rested Jasprit Burmah but understudy Akash Deep ensured he was not missed by demolishing England’s top order in the second Test So much for India being in trouble without Jasprit Bumrah. With the team’s star pace bowler given a rest, Akash Deep – Bumrah’s replacement – was the unlikely inspiration behind India’s series-levelling 336-run win over England. Deep claimed the first five-wicket haul of his short Test career, removing four of the top five in England’s batting order and then top scorer Jamie Smith (88) on the way to claiming figures of 6-99. He had match figures of 10-187.…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Gus Atkinson returns to the England squad for the third Test against India © Getty England have added yet another pacer – Gus Atkinson – to their squad for the third Test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, to be played from July 10 at Lord’s in London. Atkinson played the last of his 12 Tests for England in May against Zimbabwe. He failed to make it to the team for the marquee series against India as he was recovering from a hamstring problem sustained in the Zimbabwe Test, which also forced him to miss the…