A few years ago, an award-winning film “Death of a Gentleman” drew attention to the steady decline of Test cricket as it struggled to revive the popularity of the shorter game. However, on Sunday, Test match cricket, which has been in practice since Australia and England faced off for the first time at the Melbourne […]
Chanderpaul got the benefit of that decision in the form of late dismissal. The Australian team had a very poor start to the first innings and were reduced to 24-4 and 54-5. He was saved by a counter-innings from wicketkeeper Alex Carey, who scored 65 runs in just 49 balls. When Carey was out on […]
Teams: Australia: Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood. West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Tagenarin Chanderpaul, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanazé, Kvam Hodge, Justin Greaves, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Kevin Sinclair, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Shamar Joseph. Umpire: Sharfuddaula […]
After Friday’s restart at 73-6, still 22 runs behind, much of West Indies’ faint hopes depended on experienced wicketkeeper Joshua da Silva, who was not out for 17 on the night. But after adding one run to his overnight total, Da Silva failed to control his hook shot and was caught at the deep fine […]
But on Thursday morning, after scoring 14 runs in the second over itself, he was caught by wicketkeeper da Silva off the ball of Shamar Joseph, due to which the Australian team fell 69-3. Head came in and looked to attack immediately, while Usman Khawaja, who had started the day on 30, was slowly accumulating […]
The best was yet to come for the 24-year-old, who came in as the first change and had Smith caught at third slip on his very first ball in Test cricket. This was Smith’s first innings at the top of the order after taking over from the now-retired David Warner, and may raise some concerns […]
Pandya admitted, “The way he batted two on two, it was unbelievable.” Meares (15) and Powell (21) offered some support and the West Indies appeared to be in control until Pooran dismissed Mukesh Kumar at cover off Samson. West Indies, 126-4, lost four wickets for just three runs, three of which fell in the 16th […]
Shardul Thakur and Jaydev Unadkat, playing his first ODI in 10 years, then joined forces to bundle out the home side to 50 for six. Kuldeep Yadav’s wrist spin took two more wickets and although Moti (39 not out) and Alzarri Joseph provided a measure of entertainment for the home fans, it was left to […]
His first assignment will be a three-match ODI series against the UAE in Sharjah next month ahead of the World Cup qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe. West Indies failed to qualify automatically and will now take part in the 10-team tournament and try to take one of the remaining two slots in the main event which […]
However, Quinton de Kock responded by scoring a 44-ball 100, a maiden T20I century, while fellow opener Reeza Hendricks made 68. Captain Aiden Markram (38) saw his team home with seven balls to spare. The previous highest was Bulgaria’s 246 to beat Serbia in 2022 while Australia scored 245 to beat New Zealand in 2018.
Former England batsman Gary Ballance is set to make his Test debut for Zimbabwe on Saturday after being selected for the two-match series against the West Indies in Bulawayo. The Harare-born Ballance, who played 23 Tests for England between 2014 and 2017, signed a two-year contract in December to play international cricket in the country […]
Ambrose was not expressive as a person. He is a reticent person. In his autobiography ‘The Time to Talk’, he repeatedly mentions that he likes to let his bowling do the talking. Brian Lara, one of the greats of modern times, became the shining light of West Indies cricket in the late 90s and the […]
According to Greenidge, batsmen who take to the field with protective gear on top to bottom as if they were going to a battlefield, turning their heads away from the ball when facing a bouncer, is evidence of the declining standard of batting. Greenidge feels that since the introduction of helmets, bouncers have hit the […]
It ended in a dominant victory for Australia across multiple venues, with Labuschagne becoming the second fastest man to reach 3,000 Test runs behind only the great Donald Bradman. The number three had a sensational run of 204, 104, 163, and 31 in his four series innings, which saw him overtake England’s Joe Root as […]
“The team medical staff began Cummins’ recovery in Adelaide, but the selectors recognized that there was not enough time for the fast bowler to be fully match fit,” the team said in a statement. Cummins is expected to be fit for the first Test against South Africa in Brisbane next week. Australia beat the Caribbean […]