Tag: test match
Kohli keeps alive Indian hopes of gatecrashing England´s 1000th Test
BIRMINGHAM: Captain Virat Kohli stroked an unbeaten 43 as he steered India to 110 for five at the end of the third day on Friday,...
Ashwin and Sharma leave England reeling in 1st Test
EDGBASTON: Ravichandran Ashwin and Ishant Sharma ripped through the cream of England's batting to leave India in command on the third day of the first...
Root run out sparks England collapse, controversial Kohli send-off
BIRMINGHAM: Joe Root´s run out by opposing captain Virat Kohli sparked an England collapse against India on the opening day of the first Test...
England win toss, to bat first against India
BIRMINGHAM: England captain Joe Root won the toss and chose to bat in the opening test of the five-match series against India at Edgbaston...
South Africa set 490 after Sri Lanka declare
COLOMBO: South Africa have been set an unlikely target of 490 runs to win the second test and draw the two-match series after Sri...
Dominate spinners before they dominate you: Karunaratne
GALLE: Dimuth Karunaratne, the Sri Lanka opener, suggested that the secret to doing well as a batsman in Sri Lanka was to get on...
Dilruwan Perera, Rangana Herath dismantle South Africa
GALLE: South Africa collapsed for the second time in three days in Galle to hand hosts Sri Lanka a comprehensive 278-run win in the...
Sri Lanka captain Chandimal banned for ball tampering
GROS-ISLET, SAINT LUCIA: Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal will miss his side's third Test against the West Indies after being found guilty of ball...
Sri Lanka, West Indies draw controversy-hit second Test
GROS-ISLET, SAINT LUCIA: Kraigg Brathwaite´s defiance and more inclement weather ensured a draw on the final day of the second Test between the West...
Chandimal denies ball tampering, rescues Sri Lanka with bat
GROS-ISLET, SAINT LUCIA: Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal denied tampering with the ball by using a sweet in his pocket before helping to rescue...
Key to playing Afghan spinners is to be watchful: Karun Nair
MUMBAI: In the lead-up to Afghanistan’s historic maiden Test, against India in Bengaluru starting on Thursday 14 June, their captain, Asghar Stanikzai, had thrown...
Kohli v Anderson: Heavyweight clash of summer?
LONDON: Glenn McGrath, the former Australian pacer, has picked the Virat Kohli v James Anderson battle as the one to watch when India tour...
India’s Wriddhiman Saha ruled out of Afghanistan test, Karthik in
MUMBAI: India’s Wriddhiman Saha has been ruled out of this month’s one-off test against Afghanistan with a thumb injury that will need up to...
VIDEO: Amir talks about planning behind Bairstow’s wicket
Muhammad Amir took four wickets in second innings of Lord's Test match against England but the wicket of Johnny Bairstow-whom he bowled with an...
Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test against India
Afghanistan have picked four spinners - fingerspinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Amir Hamza and wristspinners Rashid Khan and Zahir Khan - in their 16-man squad for their inaugural Test, against India...
Cook falls early as England look to erase 179 run deficit
LONDON: England lost the wicket of Alastair Cook early as the opening batsman was caught leg before on the bowling of Mohammad Abbas for...
‘By no means are we out of this game’, says Jonny...
LONDON: Jonny Bairstow, the England wicket-keeper batsman, insisted that the hosts were "still definitely in it", despite being behind the eight ball at the...
