Rishabh Pant lone warrior

International Test Match Series Day 2 of 5, third Freedom Test at Newlands in Cape Town.  India  223 ao off 77.3 ov  Virat Kohli 79 off 201, 12 fours, 1 six, Pant 27 off 50, 4 fours, Pujara 43 off 77, 7 fours, Rabada 4-73, Olivier 1-42, Jansen 3-55, Ngidi 1-33, Maharaj 1-14. South Africa 1st Innings…

India dismissed for 223

  International Test Match Series Day 2 of 5, third Freedom Test at Newlands in Cape Town.  India  223 ao off 77.3 ov  Virat Kohli 79 off 201, 12 fours, 1 six, Pant 27 off 50, 4 fours, Pujara 43 off 77, 7 fours, Rabada 4-73, Olivier 1-42, Jansen 3-55, Ngidi 1-33, Maharaj 1-14. South Africa …

England scrape to a draw : The Great Escape

Fourth Ashes Test, Sydney (Day Four of five) Australia. 416-8 off 134 ov.  Khawaja 137 off 260, 13 fours, Smith 67 off 141, 5 fours, Starc 34* off 60, 3 fours. Broad 5-101, Anderson 1-54, Wood 1-76. England 1st  Innings 294 ao off 79.1 ov, Bairstow 113 off 158, 8 fours, 3 sixes, Stokes 66 off…

Khawaja unbeaten century

Fourth Ashes Test, Sydney (Day Four of five) Australia. 416-8 off 134 ov.  Khawaja 137 off 260, 13 fours, Smith 67 off 141, 5 fours, Starc 34* off 60, 3 fours. Broad 5-101, Anderson 1-54, Wood 1-76. England 1st  Innings 294 ao off 79.1 ov, Bairstow 113 off 158, 8 fours, 3 sixes, Stokes 66…

Bairstow unbeaten century

Fourth Ashes Test, Sydney (Day three of five) Australia. 416-8 off 134 ov.  Khawaja 137 off 260, 13 fours, Smith 67 off 141, 5 fours, Starc 34* off 60, 3 fours. Broad 5-101, Anderson 1-54, Wood 1-76. England 258-7 off 70 ov. Bairstow 103* off 140, 8 fours, 3 sixes, Stokes 66 off 91, 9…

Australia revokes Djokovic’s visa and turns into diplomatic storm

  This is where politics takes an upper hand in sports. The Serb, Novak Djokovic (34), a nine-time Australian Open Champion, and World number one Tennis player,  after he landed at 23:30 on Wednesday local time at Melbourne, was taken to detention hotel in Melbourne awaiting deportation. Novak Djokovic sparked a furious reaction in Australia…

Ashes

Fourth Ashes Test, Melbourne ( day one of five). Australia vs England Australia 1st Innings 126-3, Harris 38, Warner 30, Anderson 1-24, Wood 1-31, Broad 1-34. England’s bowlers battled hard rain-affected opening day at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), as Australia closed on 126-3 off 46.5 overs after the start was delayed by half hour before…

South Africa trail India by 167 runs with 9 wickets remaining

India were bowled out for 202 by South Africa on day one of the second Test in the absence of injured captain Virat Kohli, who had been rule out due to back spasm. Porteas left-arm fast bowler Marco Jansen took 4-31 while Kagiso Rabada and Duanne Olivier both claimed 3-64. The host reaped 35-1  in…

India win the first test by 113 runs

South Africa Vs India International Test Match Series Day 5 of 5 South Africa  197 ao off 62.3 overs, Bavuma 52 off 103, 10 fours, de Kock 34 off 63, 3 fours, 1 six, Rabada 25 off 45, 3 fours, 1 six, Shami 5-44, Bumrah 2-167, Siraj 1-45, Thakur 2-51. India 1st Innings 327 ao off…