Pujara hit the winning run against Australia in his 100th Test in Delhi, about a couple of hours after Saurashtra beat Bengal in the Ranji final in Kolkata. “As I said before it’s a fitting tribute to one of Saurashtra’s favourite sons, Chintu [Pujara’s nickname],” Unadkat said. “He played his 100th Test for India against Australia in Delhi, but he was equally eager, wishing us all throughout.” Pujara is the…
Multan Sultans 190 for 4 (Miller 52, Rizwan 50, Pollard 32, Raees 1-25) beat Islamabad United 138 (Van der Dussen 49, Munro 31, Afridi 4-22, Ilyas 2-12) by 52 runs After two wins against struggling sides, this from Multan Sultans wasn’t so much a victory as it was a statement of intent. A tremendous bowling performance against a formidable Islamabad United team saw them blow away the two-time champions and…
Toss West Indies chose to bat vs Pakistan Captain Hayley Matthews won the toss and elected to bat in warm and sunny conditions as West Indies faced a must-win clash against Pakistan in Paarl. An unchanged West Indies came into the game with confidence after a drought-breaking six-wicket victory over Ireland in a result that snapped a 15-match losing streak in T20Is. But their chances of qualifying to the semi-finals…
Rohit Sharma will miss the first ODI of the three-match series against Australia because of family commitments. In his absence, vice-captain Hardik Pandya will lead the side in Mumbai on March 17. The selectors didn’t make any changes to the red-ball squad for the last two Tests of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, the statement announcing the squad did not name a vice-captain; KL Rahul was Rohit’s deputy for the…
Karachi Kings have won only three out of their last 19 PSL matches, they won just one game in 10 last season, and they’ve begun PSL 2023 with three defeats. That’s not a great position to be in while preparing to take on their biggest rival, Lahore Qalandars, but captain Imad Wasim refuses to write his team off yet. “We are presently coming with a losing streak from last season…
When day three dawned in Delhi, it felt like Australia were in the ascendancy. They had achieved first-innings parity, and had begun their second innings in rollicking fashion. They were 61 for 1 in just 12 overs, and Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne had ended the second day with a flurry of boundaries off R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. It seemed a particularly ominous start given India would have to…
Australia were 65 for 1 in the first over of the third day with a lead of 66 before losing 9 for 48 in 110 balls to be bowled out for just 113 well before lunch on the third day. Related Rohit: ‘The confidence Jadeja has in his ability is massive’ 110 balls of mayhem: how Australia were blown away in Delhi India retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy after Australia lose nine…
Are India through to the WTC final? Not quite, but they have certainly taken a giant step towards qualification. After the win in Delhi, India’s points percentage is 64.06, and while Australia are still on top with 66.67, the gap has narrowed considerably. The only way India will miss out on a spot in the final is if they don’t win either of the last two Tests against Australia, and…
India 262 (Axar 74, Kohli 44, Lyon 5-67) and 118 for 4 beat Australia 263 (Khawaja 81, Handscomb 72*, Shami 4-60) and 113 (Head 43, Jadeja 7-42, Ashwin 3-59) by six wickets This is what a Test on steroids looks like. Australia started the day effectively 62 for 1, had India worried as they raced to 86 for 2, then lost their last eight wickets for 28 runs, as India…
R Ashwin began the collapse on the third morning before Ravindra Jadeja raced to a career-best 7 for 42, as Australia lost six batters to the sweep and reverse-sweep in Delhi. 12.6 edged, caught behind! Ashwin strikes early. Lovely delivery. Grips from around off stump, brings Head forward, shaves the outside edge into the keeper’s gloves | 65 for 2 18.6 huge appeal and given lbw! This looks good for…