Tag: test cricket
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Sri Lanka 92-5 till lunch after Khalid's attack
Khalid Ahmed took three early wickets as Bangladesh thrashed Sri Lanka's top half in the opening session of the first Test in Sylhet today, Friday. At lunch, Sri Lanka's score was 92-5 and captain Dhananjay de Silva was trying to save his innings with 25 runs and Kamindu Mendis with 11 runs.
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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Bangladesh elected to bowl in the first test
Bangladesh: Mahmudul Hasan, Zakir Hasan, Nazmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mominul Haq, Shahadat Hossain, Liton Das, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Taijul Islam, Khalid Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Nahid Rana. Sri Lanka: Nishan Madushka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjay de Silva (captain), Prabhat Jayasuriya, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Kamindu Mendis and Lahiru Kumara. Umpires:…
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Hathurusinghe hints at two debuts for Bangladesh in the first Test
When asked about him, head coach Hathurusinghe said, “Sharaful is doing well. He has played a lot of white ball cricket. So we gave him rest. He doesn't need to bowl because he has already bowled a lot. He is already ready to play.” Asked how many fast bowlers could be taken, Hathurusinghe said, “Three…
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Hasaranga suspended for Bangladesh Test
Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has been suspended from the two-Test series against Bangladesh due to dissent, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday, a day after announcing he was coming out of Test retirement. The ICC handed down the punishment after Hasaranga was found guilty of “showing disagreement with the umpire's decision” during the…
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Alex Carey's unbeaten 98 runs helps Australia win New Zealand Test thriller
When Australia started the day at 77–4 after an hour's delay due to rain, Rachin Ravindra dropped Marsh for 28 in the second over. Travis was headed out on Southee's next ball. New Zealand were excited, knowing that Marsh and Carey were struggling for form, with Marsh consistently coming in at zero. Carey had scored…
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James Anderson completes 700 Test wickets, England bowls out India for 477 runs
The duo added 171 runs for the second wicket to boost India's hopes of completing the five-match series 4-1. India lost the opener but bounced back and won the next three matches. Anderson came 10 short of the historic milestone of 700 wickets in the series and started the final match with 698 wickets. He…
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Australia dominate as New Zealand collapses in Wellington Test
Three balls later, New Zealand faced more trouble when Ravindra was caught by Lyon at point. Daryl Mitchell managed to score 11 runs before being caught by wicketkeeper Alex Carey off the bowling of Cummins. Young dismissed Mitchell Marsh with the next ball, after which Carey again left New Zealand struggling at 29–5, before Blundell…
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India defeated England by five wickets in the fourth test, captured the series
India still needed 72 more runs but Gill and Jurel rotated the strike to take singles before completing his half-century with two consecutive sixes off Bashir. Jurel scored the winning run, punched the air and hugged his teammate and the Indian dressing room erupted in celebration. India made a strong start in the morning with…
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India achieved the target of 192 runs against England on the basis of Ashwin's five wickets.
Opener Jack Crawley top-scored with 60, but the rest of England's batting faltered against India's spin, with Ashwin taking 5-51 and Kuldeep Yadav taking 4-22. England lost regular wickets to end their innings in the final session, leaving the onus on the bowlers to level the series and send it to the decider of the…
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India’s record Test win: Yashasvi Jaiswal leads series 2-1 with double century
The opener returned to bat in the morning session after being retired on 104 late on the third day due to back pain. “Today when I came in, I wanted to make sure that I take the game forward and bat till the end,” Jaiswal said. He scored his second double century in consecutive matches…
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India’s Ashwin will rejoin the team in the ongoing Test in England after a family emergency.
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will rejoin the team on Sunday for the fourth day of the third Test against England after he left the match midway due to a family emergency, the country’s cricket board said. The Board of Control for Cricket in India said that Ashwin will continue to contribute for the team in…
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Rohit, Jadeja’s centuries help India score 326-5 in England Test
Centuries from captain Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja helped India recover from early setbacks and regain dominance on the first day of the third Test against England on Thursday. India reached 326-5 at stumps after Sarfaraz Khan rattled the opposition attack with 62 on debut in Rajkot. After Sarfaraz was run out, at the end…
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India batted first in Stokes’ 100th Test against England in Rajkot. cricket news
Two other milestones can be seen in the match. India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin needs one dismissal to reach 500 Test wickets, while England fast bowler James Anderson needs five more dismissals to reach 700. India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit…
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Ben Stokes is captaining England in his 100th Test against India in the series decider.
In Visakhapatnam, India survived some nervous moments during England’s spirited chase before securing a series-levelling win. India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin needs just one wicket to reach 500 Test dismissals in Rajkot, while England fast bowler James Anderson needs five more wickets to reach 700 dismissals, a figure surpassed only by spinner Shane Warne ( 708)…
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Bangladesh Cricket Board appointed Nazmul Hossain as captain in all three formats
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced Nazmul Hasan Shanto as the new captain of Bangladesh in all three formats of the game. Apart from this, former captain Ghazi Ashraf Hussain has been appointed as the new chief selector. BCB President Nazmul Hasan revealed this while speaking to reporters after the Board of Directors meeting today,…