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Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley made a strong start in the run-chase before the latter was dismissed late on Day 4, to leave England needing 210 runs to win on the final day of the second Test. The target of 265, and the turnaround in the contest, was set up courtesy Kane Williamson’s 26th Test…
While former Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar has criticised Pakistan captain Babar Azam for his communication skills apart from also taking a dig against former Pakistan wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal, Akhtar has picked Pakistani all-rounder Shadab Khan as his choice for the next Pakistan captain. Akhtar had spoken about the inability of Pakistan cricketers to communicate well…
Blocked back to the bowler for no run? Wild cheers. Four whipped through square leg? A hollow moan. The first two deliveries of the T20 World Cup final on Sunday, bowled by Nonkululeko Mlaba to Alyssa Healy, captured Newlands’ heaving heartbeat for all to see, hear and feel. Whatever else would happen to the only senior South…
Led by Kane Williamson’s 26th Test century – en route which he also surpassed Ross Taylor to become the highest Test run-scorer for New Zealand – the hosts managed to finally have some parity in the Wellington Test at Basin Reserve. Courtesy of an unbeaten 125-run stand between Williamson and Tom Blundell, New Zealand extended…
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…
Harry Brook continued to make Test match batting look easy as the 24-year-old scored his fourth Test hundred in just his sixth appearance in the format on Day 1 in Basin Reserve. Brook was well on course for his maiden double ton but showers in the final session brought an early end to the day,…
Rarely in the long and winding annals of bat-throwing has a specimen been hurled with as much vitriol as Harmanpreet Kaur unleashed at Newlands on Thursday. Her respiratory tract infection still stuck in her throat, her helmet ripped off her head, her eyes ablaze, she let fly with visceral anger. Rather than a scene from…
Harry Brook continued to show how special he was as he consolidated on his fifth successive Test fifty scored in the first session with a scintillating 107-ball 100 – fourth in just his sixth Test appearance – as England took control of the proceedings at Basin Reserve at Tea break on Day 1. Joe Root…
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…
Literally a second before Pat Cummins walked out to bat, he received a nod of deep resignation from Peter Handscomb as the two crossed paths in the dressing-room tunnel. It almost had a tinge of ‘I tried my best skipper’. To be fair, amidst all the chaos and the poor shot selection, Handscomb had been…