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Highlights England's new full-time Test captain began his second stint with a three-day victory. Robinson, Tongue, Archer and Atkinson shared 16 wickets. Robinson struck with the opening delivery of the Test. Salman Ali Agha said the inexperienced side must focus on "making a future". ENGLAND's first Test since the retirements of Ben Stokes from international cricket and Brendon McCullum's…
INDIA beat Sri Lanka by 165 runs in Galle on Wednesday to win their 600th Test and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, with Manav Suthar taking 10 wickets in his second Test to bowl out the hosts for 206. India marked their 600th Test with a 165-run win over Sri Lanka in Galle on Wednesday, with left-arm spinner Manav Suthar taking 10 wickets to help secure a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.…
RISHABH PANT reached a new Test cricket milestone as India set Sri Lanka 372 to win the first Test in Galle on Tuesday. Pant became the fastest player to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket, reaching the mark in 89 innings and surpassing Australia's Adam Gilchrist, who took 130 innings. The wicketkeeper-batsman scored 66 off 69 balls, with eight fours and two sixes, as India were bowled out for 193 late…
Highlights Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 5-66 in Australia's second innings. Tanzid Hasan scored his maiden Test century for Bangladesh. Cameron Green made 104 but lacked support as Australia collapsed. Pat Cummins admitted Australia were “outplayed” in all aspects. A DOMINANT Bangladesh stunned Australia to win the opening Test by a crushing nine wickets in Darwin on Sunday (16) for a historic…
TANZID HASAN became the first Bangladeshi to score a Test century in Australia as the visitors dominated to reach 351-6 at stumps on the second day of the first Test in Darwin on Friday (14). Inspired by a superb 101 by opener Tanzid and an entertaining 84 from captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bangladesh lead the hosts by 153 runs with four wickets in hand. Mehidy Hasan Miraz was not-out 32 at the…
INDIA, without several key players, will face Sri Lanka in Galle from Saturday in the first of a two-Test series, with coach Gautam Gambhir under pressure. Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar and Sai Sudharsan are out injured for India, who have recorded eight wins and 10 defeats in 20 Tests under Gambhir. India lost 2-0 at home to South Africa in November and are fifth in the World Test…
JOE ROOT said that there would be no curfew in place during his second spell as England Test captain. Root will lead England at his Headingley home ground on August 19 in their series opener against Pakistan for their first Test since former skipper Ben Stokes retired from international cricket and Brendon McCullum was sacked as red-ball coach. McCullum, who remains in charge of England's…
BANGLADESH captain Najmul Hossain Shanto on Wednesday (12) declared wicketkeeper Litton Das "100 per cent fit" for the first Test against Australia while suggesting the tourists could play two spinners. Experienced wicketkeeper-batsman Das had been sidelined since June with a left calf injury and was initially ruled out of the opening Test of the two-match series. But he was a late addition to the…
AFGHANISTAN will be the "home" side when they meet India in three Twenty20 Internationals in September, despite the series taking place at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. Afghanistan have largely played their home fixtures in the United Arab Emirates in recent years, with international sport yet to resume in the country due to security concerns following the Taliban's takeover in 2021. "We have…
BANGLADESH and India are in talks to resolve a deadlock over a six-match cricket tour scheduled for next month, with the foreign ministers of both countries involved in efforts to save the series. The tour includes three one-day internationals and three T20 matches. It was originally scheduled for August last year but was postponed after political relations between Dhaka and New Delhi…
INDIA's Sai Sudharsan has been ruled out of the upcoming two-Test series in Sri Lanka, with Sarfaraz Khan named as his replacement, the country's cricket board said on Sunday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India said left-handed batter Sudharsan had made "significant progress" in recovering from a toe problem, but Khan would replace him in the squad. The opening Test will begin on August 15…
