Australia mini collapse

Second Test Australia vs India at Melbourne. Australia 195ao 72.3ov, Labuschagne 48, 4 fours, Head 38, 4 fours, Burmrah 4-56, Ashwin 3-35 Australia Second Innings 133-6   off  66ov, Wade 40 off 137, 3 fours, Labuschagne 28 off 49,  1 four,  Jadeja 2-25 India 326 off 91.3ov,  S Rahane 112 off 223, 12 fours,  Jadeja 57…

South Africa in control after Elgar’s 95

South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Supersport Park, Centurion . Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat. Sri Lanka  396-98 off 96 ov Chandimal 85 off 161, 11 fours, Dhananjaya 79 off 106, 11 fours, 1 six, Shanaka 66 off 87, 3 fours, 5 sixes, Sipamal 4-76, Mulder 3-69 South Africa 317-4 off…

Kane Williamson’s 23rd Test century

New Zealand vs Pakistan at Bay Oval, Tauranga, New Zealand. New Zealand 431 ao  155 ov, Williamson 129 off 297, 12 fours, 1 six, Taylor 70 off 151, 10 fours, 1 six, watling 73 off 145, 8 fours, Shaheen 4-109, Yasir 3-113. Pakistan 30-1 off 20 ov, Abid 19no off 64, 3 fours,  Jameson 1-5.…

Rahane century put India in control

  Second Test Australia vs India at Melbourne. Australia 195ao 72.3ov, Labuschagne 48, 4 fours, Head 38, 4 fours, Burmrah 4-56, Ashwin 3-35 India 227-5 off 91.3ov,  S Rahane 104 no, 12 fours, Gill 45, 8 fours, Starc 2-61, Cummins 2-71 India lead by 82 Stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane’s unbeaten century of 104 not out…

Australia bowled out for 191 in the first innings

17 December 2020, International Test Match -Day2 of 5 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Vs India. India won the toss and decided to bat Between Innings India lead by 62 runs with 9 wickets remaining. India  1st Innings 244 ao off 93.1 overs, Pujara 43,2 fours, Kohli 74, 8 fours, Rahane 42, 3 fours and 1…

ICC 2020 Rankings

ICC Test Championships Pos Team Matches Points Rating 1 Australia 26 3028 116 2 New Zealand 24 2793 116 3 India 27 3085 114 4 England 41 4326 106 5 Sri Lanka 27 2454 91 6 South Africa 23 2076 90 7 Pakistan 20 1692 85 8 West Indies 22 1742 79 9 Afghanistan 3…

The magic of bat and ball

Ramachandra Guha’s The Commonwealth of Cricket subtitled “a lifelong love affair with the most subtle and sophisticated game known to mankind”. As a fan, scholar, controversialist, administrator, player, writer, Guha has spent a life with cricket, as he traces the game across every level at which it is played: school, college, club, state, and country.…

Mumbai Indians wins IPL for the fifth time

Indian Premier League Final at Dubai Delhi Capital  156/7 (20 ov) Shreyas Iyer (65*), Rishabh Pant 56 T Boult 3/30 Mumbai Indians 157/5 (18.4ov) MI won by 5 wickets ( 8 balls left).  Rohit Sharma 68, Ishan Kishan 33 no No in-person attendance.   Four-time champions Mumbai Indians, the most successful team in IPL history, have…

IPL 2020 final between MI and DC at Dubai

The 2020 Indian Premier League Final will be played on 10 November 2020 between four Times IPL champions Mumbai Indian is meeting at Dubai International Cricket Stadium,  for a fourth time this season, Delhi Capitals who are still searching for their maiden IPL title. In three previous encounters this season, including in Qualifier 1, Mumbai…