The victory meant New Zealand secured their first-ever Test series victory over India in India. They outclassed the dominant hosts by eight wickets in the opening fixture. Set to chase 359, India only managed 245 despite Yashasvi Jaiswal’s half-century up the order and Ravindra Jadeja’s gritty knock at the backend. The home side, once again […]
England, resuming their second innings at 24/3 with a 53-run deficit, were hit by yet another grueling spin attack by the home side and could add 88 runs to their total. Harry Brook and Joe Root resumed their overnight partnership sensibly and took England to the 60-run mark until Noman got Brook caught behind to […]
The Black Caps resumed at 198-5 on day three of the second Test and although they were dismissed inside the first hour of play on a turning pitch, India was left needing a miracle in Pune. The highest successful Test chase for India at home was 387 against England at Chennai in 2008. New Zealand […]
Starting the day on 16-1 in response to New Zealand’s 259, the Indian batting came to a stuttering end in the second session with the hosts conceding a lead of 103. Ravindra Jadeja counter-attacked with a quickfire 38 before Santner trapped the left-hander lbw for his first five-wicket haul in 29 Test appearances. He got […]
Rizwan, while playing his 57th innings in Test cricket, completed his 2000 runs in the format, becoming the fifth Pakistan wicketkeeper to achieve this feat. The right-hander has now joined Sarfaraz Ahmed, Kamran Akmal, Moin Khan, and Imtiaz Ahmed in the coveted list. Notably, Sarfaraz Ahmed holds the record for most runs by a Pakistani […]
Babar has been under tight scrutiny due to his below-par performances recently. He crashed out of the top ten list in the ICC Test Batting Rankings last month after a forgettable home Test series against Bangladesh, where he managed a meager 64 runs in four innings. Meanwhile, in the first Test against England, he scored […]
Sajid once again troubled the English batters with his mastery of spin and claimed a six-wicket haul, helping Pakistan to book England on 267 despite wicketkeeper batter Jamie Smith’s 89-run knock. The right-arm spinner reflected on the eventful day, which saw 13 wickets fall as Pakistan got to 73/3 in response to England’s 267. He […]
New Zealand had a shaky start to their innings as they lost their captain Tom Latham (15), who fell victim to Ravichandran Ashwin in the eighth over with just 32 runs on the board. In-form Devon Conway then joined forces with Will Young and launched a recovery. The duo added 44 runs for the second […]
The home side got off to a shaky start to their innings as their opener Abdullah Shafique’s poor form continues. The right-handed batter could score 14 before being trapped lbw by Shoaib Bashir. His opening partner Saim Ayub had a similar fortune as he fell victim to Jack Leach after scoring 19. Pakistan then suffered […]
The former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) attacker, 32, had not played since rupturing his meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while on international duty in October last year. Neymar, who underwent surgery and a sustained period of rehabilitation, is his country’s all-time leading goalscorer, with 79 goals in 128 appearances. Named […]
