Faf Du Plessis’s 199 helps South Africa dominate

South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Supersport Park, Centurion. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat. Sri Lanka  396-9 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 621 ao off…

Pakistan collapse

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 239 ao  102.2ov Rizwan 71 off 142, 8 fours, Faheem 91 off…

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.…