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Matthew Short completed a century and gave Victoria a 128-run first innings lead before Mitchell Perry picked a four-fer, while Will Sutherland and Short picked two wickets each. New South Wales batted just 51.1 overs, getting bundled out for 130, giving Victoria a target of three runs that they got quickly to complete a 10-wicket win. Brief…
Nathan Lyon led the way with the ball for Australia, picking up three of the four wickets to fall in India’s second innings after Australia eked out a 88-run lead in the first innings. The second session saw India managing to score 79 with Cheteshwar Pujara unbeaten on a fighting 36. However, he saw his…
Despite a collapse that saw Australia lose their last six wickets for 12 runs, the visitors finished with a possibly pivotal lead of 88 runs, before the Indian openers cleared 13 runs from the deficit, at Lunch on the second day of the Indore Test. Starting the day with a lead of 47, Cameron Green…
India’s decision to bat first was nullified by a raging turner at Indore which saw rookie left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann pick up 5-16 that sent India reeling to a paltry 109, before Australia replied confidently with the bat. In a frenetic first hour of the day that saw India lose half their side to the spinners,…
India’s decision to bat first on a raging turner did not help their cause as the track at the Holkar Stadium in Indore offered more than enough assistance straight up, allowing Australia’s spinners to dominate. In a frenetic first hour that saw them lose half their side to the spinners, the first breakthrough could have easily come…
The Third India vs Australia Test started with a thrill at Indore when Indian skipper Rohit Sharma nicked the first ball from Mitchell Starc. Australia appealed and it was given not out. After much deliberations, the stand-in skipper Steve Smith, Starc and keeper Carey opted not to go for a review. It was an appeal…
Cameron Green has declared himself fit for the third Test against India. The all-rounder missed the first two Tests recuperating from a finger injury. Australia had decided against pushing his return even though he was practicing in Delhi ahead of the second Test. “It was just a few instances in the nets where I’d maybe…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will move out of its headquarters in the Wankhede premises in South Mumbai. The shift has been necessitated as the BCCI has decided to go in for renovation of the Cricket Centre. It will vacate the building in about a week. Till the completion of the…
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will miss the remainder of the Border-Gavaskar Test series after failing to sufficiently recover from his left Achilles injury. Head coach Andrew McDonald confirmed that Hazlewood, who missed the Nagpur and Delhi Tests, will now continue his rehabilitation programme back in Sydney. The 32-year-old fast bowler has been beset by side…
The opening day of the Delhi Test continued to race forward at a brisk pace, with Australia continuing to score at well over three runs an over. But their improved batting show led by Usman Khawaja’s 81 was still kept in check as India chipped away, adding three more to the wickets column to restrict Australia to…