Sri Lanka produced a composed final-day escape to draw the second Test against India at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo, while India sealed the two-match series 1-0 after their 165-run win in Galle.India declared their first innings on 503 for 9, built around centuries from Devdutt Padikkal (117) and Dhruv Jurel (115). Sri Lanka … Continue reading Sonal Dinusha’s 133 saves Colombo Test as India take series 1-0
Starc’s 5 for 4 Turned Mackay Into a Two-Day Reckoning
Bangladesh’s second Test in Mackay was effectively decided before the first hour had finished. Mitchell Starc took five wickets for four runs in 3.4 overs, and Bangladesh fell to 64 all out. The scoreboard did not need much interpretation: Australia had asked Bangladesh to bat, then removed five wickets for 12.Australia did not produce a … Continue reading Starc’s 5 for 4 Turned Mackay Into a Two-Day Reckoning
England Found the Moment Pakistan Could Not Survive
England did not need a spectacular chase or a final-session escape at Headingley. They created one opening in Pakistan’s first innings and widened it until the Test was out of reach.Pakistan were 118 for 5 after Abdullah Shafique’s 61 ended, then folded for 171. Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue took five wickets each. England’s reply … Continue reading England Found the Moment Pakistan Could Not Survive
Padikkal Built the Lead. Suthar Made It Unreachable.
India’s win at Galle was settled by a first-innings lead that Sri Lanka never escaped. Devdutt Padikkal’s 167 gave India the scale in their 462, and Sri Lanka’s 284 left the hosts 178 behind before the match had reached its decisive final day. India’s second innings lasted 48.5 overs and produced 193. It was enough. … Continue reading Padikkal Built the Lead. Suthar Made It Unreachable.
Tim Seifert flipped The Hundred final — and Manchester Super Giants had their title
Manchester Super Giants needed 159 to win The Hundred men’s final. Tim Seifert made 72 from 38 balls. The chase finished at 162 for 5 with two balls remaining, and that was the innings that took the title to Manchester. Trent Rockets had made 158 for 8 from their 100 balls. Aneurin Donald’s 38 from … Continue reading Tim Seifert flipped The Hundred final — and Manchester Super Giants had their title
Bangladesh’s Darwin statement was built long before the final chase
Bangladesh needed only 57 in the fourth innings, but this Test was settled much earlier. Australia were 198 all out in their first innings; Bangladesh answered with 426. That 228-run lead changed the match from a contest into a question of whether Australia could make the visitors bat under pressure again. Australia began well enough … Continue reading Bangladesh’s Darwin statement was built long before the final chase
The 160 that turned the second Test towards Pakistan
Pakistan won the second Test by eight wickets. The largest score in the match was Abdullah Shafique’s 160 from 323 balls, and it was the innings that gave Pakistan control of the scorecard.West Indies made 344 in their first innings, built around Justin Greaves’ 73 from 150 balls and Roston Chase’s 70 from 126. Sajid … Continue reading The 160 that turned the second Test towards Pakistan
The quiet certainty Ajinkya Rahane leaves behind
Ajinkya Rahane has announced his retirement, and Indian cricket says goodbye to a batter whose finest work often arrived when the noise around a match was at its loudest.There was the 103 at Lord’s in 2014, on his first Test there. India were 83 for 3 before Rahane’s hundred helped take the first innings to … Continue reading The quiet certainty Ajinkya Rahane leaves behind
Welsh Fire made 122. Trent Rockets were done in 72 balls.
Welsh Fire made 122 for 7. Trent Rockets reached 126 for 1 in 72 balls. A nine-wicket result with 28 balls unused leaves little room for ambiguity.Ben Duckett made an unbeaten 52 from 45 balls, Finn Allen 33 from 19 and Tom Banton an unbeaten 31 from 15. The Rockets’ three batters supplied 116 of … Continue reading Welsh Fire made 122. Trent Rockets were done in 72 balls.
MI London made 164. London Spirit needed only 89 balls.
MI London made 164 for 5 from 100 balls. London Spirit reached 165 for 3 in 89. The 11 unused balls tell the story of a chase that was controlled by the batting card.Lhuan-dre Pretorius made 64 from 28 balls, the largest score in either innings. Dewald Brevis added an unbeaten 37 from 18, Jonny … Continue reading MI London made 164. London Spirit needed only 89 balls.