Kohli’s timely brilliant century

2 Aug 2018 International Test Match Series First Spacesavers Test – Day 2 of 5 at Edgbaston England 287 all out  off 89.4 ov, Joe Root 80 run out  off 156, 9 fours, Bairstow 70 off 88, 9 fours, Jennings 42 off 98, 4 fours, Ashwin 62-4; Shami 64-3, U Yadav 56 -1,  I Sharma…

England beat India to win one-day series 2-1

Third One-day International Headingley India 256/8 (50 overs): Kohli 71, Willey 3-40, Rashid 3-49  England 260-2 ( 44.3 overs): Root 100*, Morgan 88*, Shardul Thakur 1-51 England won by eight wickets win series 2-1 England beat India in the third one-day international to take the series 2-1. England marched to their target of 257 with 33…

Rohit unbeaten century ensures T20 series win for India

Third Twenty20 international, Bristol England 198-8 (20 ov) Roy 67, Pandya 4-38 India 201-3 (18.4 ov) Rohit 100*, Kohli 43, Hardik Pandya 33* India won by seven wickets won series 2-1 India successfully chased the highest run chase by any team against England in an International T20. Rohit Sharma made an amazing 100 not out to…

Chennai Super Kings wins IPL 2018

IPL 2018 Final, CSK vs SRH at Wankjede Stadium, Mumbai SRH 178/6, 20 ov, Williamson 47 (36), Y Pathan 45* (25) CSK 181/2, 18.3 ov , Shane Watson 117 (57), S Raina 32 (24) Chennai Super Kings Won by eight wickets Shane Watson struck an unbeaten 117 off 57 balls and helped Chennai Super Kings…

Disappearance of true spirit of cricket

This is the fascinating account of how public schoolboy Jim Swanton and Hampshire burr of the state school-educated John Arlott, the undisputed poet laureate of Test Match Special, two contrasting legendary voices  resisted and  lamented the rise of commercialised Twenty20 format which swept social and commercial changes  that swept through cricket and Britain at large…

India win U-19 World Cup cricket 2018

U-19 World Cup Final India vs Australia at Mount Maunganui. Australia  216/10 (47.2 ov) Jonathan Merlo 76, Param Uppal 34, Ishan Porel 2/30; Anukul Roy 2/32. India  220/2 (38.5 ov) Manjot Kalra 101 not out, Harvik Desai 47, will Sutherland 1/36; Param Uppal 1/38 India won by 8 wickets. India’s eight-wicket win over Australia in…

England wins the 4th World Cup Cricket

Women’s World Cup Final England vs India  at Lord’s  England 228-7 (50 overs) Sciver 51 off 68, 5 fours, Taylor 45 off 62, Goswami 3-23 India 219 (48.4overs) Raut 86 off 115, 4 fours, 1 six, Kaur 51 off 80, 3 fours, 2 sixes, Shrubsole 6-46 England beat India by nine runs in thrilling final.…

Pakistan win the Champions Trophy

ICC Champions Trophy, Final: India v Pakistan at Kennington Oval, Jun 18, 2017 Pakistan v India Pakistan 338/4 (50.0 ov) Azhar Ali 59 off 71, 6 fours, 1 six, Fakhar Zaman 114 off 106, 12 fours, 3 sixes, Babar Azam 46 off 52, 4 fours, Mohammad Hafeex 57 not out, 4 fours, 3 sixes, B…

India in the finals

ICC Champions Trophy, 2nd Semi-final: Bangladesh v India at Edgbaston, Birmingham, Jun 15, 2017  India v Bangladesh  Bangladesh 264 for 7 Tamin 70 off 82, 7 fours, 1 six, Mishfiqur Rahim 61 off 85m 4 fours, Mashrafe Mortaza 30 off 25, 5 fours, KM Jadhav 22-2, JJ Bumrah 39-2, B Kumar 53-2, RA Jadeja 48-1…