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 Moeen Ali became the first off-spinner from England to pick-up a hattrick after a gap of 79 years. He achieved the feat during the final day of the 3 rd Test match played at Kennington Oval, London. Defending a massive target of 492 runs to win, Roland Jones and Ben Stokes did the job for the hosts by picking the first seven wickets. Ali took the wicket of centurion Dean Elgar with a good catch by Stokes at slips, Rabada with the same dismissal as Elgar and Morne Morkel off the very first ball. England took the review to dismiss Morne Morkel. He helped England bowl out South Africa for 252. England won the match by 239 runs. Moeen Ali finished with figures of 4 for 45 in 16.1 overs. Apart from the hattrick, he took the wicket of Chris Morris. Moeen bowled just 5 overs in the first innings. With the bat, he made 16 and 8. It was an amazing atmosphere during the final day. The Kennington Oval, London was hosting the 100 th Test match. Moeen made his Test debut again...

On 31 st July 1956, Jim Laker an off-break bowler became the first bowler to pick up all 10 wickets in an innings during the final day of the 4 th Ashes Test match against Australia played at Old Trafford, Manchester. During that time, the Test matches were played on the course of six days with 1 day being the rest day. England captain Peter May won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a brilliant batting effort by the hosts as Richardson 104, Cowdrey 80, DS Sheppard 113, Evans 47 and contributions from every batsman helped England post 459. Jim Laker provided the breakthrough for England to dismiss Colin McDonald. After that Laker was at his best by getting rid of Neil Harvey, Jim Burke, Ian Craig, Ken McKay, Keith Miller, Richie Benaud, Ron Archer, Len Maddocks. He dismissed Australian captain Ian Johnson to finish with stunning figures of 9 for 37 in 16.4 overs. England bowled out the visitors for a paltry total of 84. Laker created havoc among the Australian batsm...

Thanks to an all-round effort, England started the One-day international series against Ireland with a comprehensive win played at Ageas Bowl, Southampton on Thursday. This also marks the start the ICC Men’s ODI Super League tournament for the qualification of ICC World Cup 2023. After a gap of 4 and half months return to ODI cricket, England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to field first. It was a perfect start for the hosts as David Willey struck in the very first over to dismiss the dangerous Paul Stirling. The left-arm pacer proved his worth dismissing Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie. Gareth Delany looked in decent touch putting pressure on the England bowlers. After a brief partnership, Saqib Mahmood struck to get rid of debutant Hary Tector for 0. Willey dismissed Delany and Tucker off successive balls. Curtis Campher survived the hattrick ball. At the end of 10 overs, Ireland was in deep trouble at 37 for 5. Eoin Morgan decided to give Willey a sixth s...

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayewardene were at their best as they registered the highest ever partnership for any wicket in Test matches against South Africa played at SSC, Colombo on 29th July 2006. South African stand-in captain Ashwell Prince won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a disappointing batting performance by the visitors as they were bowled out for 169 on the first day. In reply, Sri Lanka lost 2 early wickets of Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga to leave the hosts in trouble at 14 for 2. Sangakkara and Jayewardene played with positive intent putting pressure on the South African bowling line up. Kumar completed his fifty in quick time off 56 balls while Jayewardene took 72 balls to reach his half-century. At the end of day 1, Sri Lanka scored 128 for 2 with both players not out. The 2 nd day saw both batsmen played with positive intent and looked in sublime touch. Sangakkara completed his century off 116 balls while Jayewardene made the batting lo...

After a match-winning performance in the 3 rd Test match against West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester on 28 th July, Stuart Broad jumps significantly in the latest ICC Test bowlers’ rankings announced today. Australian pacer Pat Cummins retains the top spot. He has been occupying the bowlers ranking in Test matches for quite some time. New Zealand left-arm pacer Neil jumps one place to number 2 nd in the rankings. Cummins and Wagner have not played any international cricket since March. Stuart Broad jumps 7 places up to his career-best rankings of number 3. He was instrumental in helping England register a commanding 269 runs during the 3 rd Test match against West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester. Broad took 10 wickets in the match and became the 7 th bowler in Test Cricket to achieve the feat of taking 500 wickets. Broad reached his career-best rankings of number 3rd in August 2016.  Tim Southee remains static at number 4 th in the bowler’s rankings. He ...

It was a fabulous achievement for Stuart Broad as he became the 4 th fast bowler and 7 th overall bowler to grab 500 wickets in Test matches. He achieved this remarkable feat by getting rid of Kraigg Braithwaite LBW during the ongoing match played at Old Trafford, Manchester on Tuesday. He picked a 10-wicket haul. For his match-winning contributions, Broad was named the man of the match.   Broad had a remarkable Test career so far. He was dropped from the first Test match against West Indies at Southampton that frustrated him that led to a defeat of the hosts by 4 wickets. He then returned into the playing XI in the 2 nd match at Old Trafford, Manchester. He picked 6 wickets in the 2 nd Test match creating an impact that was tough to handle for the visitors. It was an amazing comeback by Broad who was dropped from the 1 st Test match and had a point to prove. Broad made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Colombo on 9 th December 2007. He grabbed his maiden wicke...

The England Cricket Team produced a dominating display on the fifth and final day of the 3 rd Test match played at Old Trafford, Manchester on Tuesday. By the virtue of this win, England earned 40 more points in the ICC Test Championship points table. Starting on the overnight score of 10 for 2, Shai Hope and Kriagg Braithwaite started off confidently against England bowlers. They played lovely shots to the boundaries before the rain arrived with the scoreboard reading 35 for 2. After a short rain interval, Stuart Broad created history as he became the 7th overall bowler in Test cricket to pick 500 wickets. He dismissed Kraigg Braithwaite that kept low. Hope and Braithwaite added 39 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Hope looked steady with his stroke play along with Brooks. Chris Woakes did the damage by dismissing Hope trying to hit a big shot going into the hands of Stuart Broad. Woakes struck again to get rid of Brooks leaving West Indies in tatters at 79 for 5. Chase and Black...

The World Cup Champion and hosts England will take for the first time in international cricket after a gap of 4 months as face Ireland in the 3-match ODI series starting from 30 th July at Southampton. England have rested their key players including Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, Chris Woakes and Test captain Joe Root will not feature in the ODI series against England. The explosive opener Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow will open the innings for England. 21 year-promising youngster who had a brilliant 2 domestic season has been included in the squad. Joe Denly dropped from the Test squad after a disappointing performance during the first Test against West Indies' return to the ODI squad. England World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan returns to the squad. Sam Billings, Tom Banton, Moeen Ali comprise of a strong middle order. Moeen has been the vice-captain of the ODI squad. James Vince will be looking to grab the chance. The left-arm pace bowler Reece Topley ...

The England chances of winning the Wisden Trophy has been dealt a major blow as the 4 th day’s play of the 3 rd Test match played at Old Trafford, Manchester was washed out with a ball being bowled on Monday. There was persistent rain from the morning itself and after the tea break, the umpires called off the play. With 98 overs to be bowled on the final day, England requires 8 wickets to win back the Wisdom Trophy. West Indies ended the 3 rd day on 10 for 2. After being asked to bat first by West Indies, England looked in trouble at 122 for 4 but Buttler and Pope played with intent helping the hosts end day 1 on 258 for 4. The West Indies bowlers made a strong comeback on the 2 nd morning picking four quick wickets putting hosts under the pressure at 280 for 8. Stuart Broad counterattacking knock of 62 from 45 balls and partnership of 76 runs for the 9 th wicket with Dom Bess helped England post 369. After being left in the first Test at Southampton, Broad wrecked ...

The England Cricket Team continued their domination against a listless West Indies on the 3 rd day of the 3 rd Test match played at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday. Starting on the overnight score of 137 for 6, Jason Holder and Shane Dowrich started steadily with good solid defense and confident stroke play. England was deprived of a wicket as Chris Woakes overstepped as Holder was caught by Rory Burns. Archer, Anderson and Woakes were not up to the mark. After the first drinks break, Stuart Broad did the damage by getting rid of Holder. Holder and Dowrich added 68 runs for the 7 th wicket. Broad wreaked havoc by dismissing Rakheem Cornwall and Kemar Roach in the same over. Shane Dowrich looked steady tried to hit a shot and was caught by Woakes to bowl out West Indies for 197. The experienced Broad ended with figures of 6 for 31. In their second innings, Rory Burns and Dom Sibley remained solid to take England at 10 for 0 at lunch. The things went from bad to wors...

Thanks to a brilliant knock by Broad and bowling display, England ended the 2 nd day of the 3 rd Test match played at Old Trafford, Manchester in a commanding position on Saturday. Starting on the overnight score of 258 for 4, Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler survived anxious moments from Roach and Gabriel bowling. Pope was dropped by Rakheem Cornwall at slips. Gabriel produced a beauty to dismiss Pope without adding to his overnight score of 91. Buttler and Pope added 140 runs for the 5 th wicket. Roach got rid of Chris Woakes with an inside edge onto the stumps. Gabriel struck again to get dismiss Buttler with a good low catch by Holder. Jofra Archer was dismissed by Gabriel with another catch by West Indies captain to leave England at 280 for 8. Stuart Broad played with intent and took the short ball tactics. The tailender put the West Indies bowlers under pressure by taking on them. After the spell by Roach and Gabriel, Holder bought himself into the attack but could not st...

It was a historic moment as England and India played the 2000 Test match played at the iconic Lords Cricket Ground between 21 st -25 th July 2011. Apart from this feat, both were playing their 100 th  test match between them. Indian captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the visitors as Zaheer Khan took wickets of Strauss and Alistair Cook. Khan limped off the field due to an injury and could not take in the match. England ended the rain-curtailed 1 st day at 127 for 2. A superb double century by Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell 45, Matt Prior 71 and Stuart Broad 24 helped England post a massive total of 474 for 8 declare. In this match, Dhoni decided to take off the gloves and bowled some overs. In reply, India ended the 2 nd day at 17 for 0. The third day saw Rahul Dravid showed some great fighting spirit with a superb 103 not out while Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, and other players failed to contribute. Abhinav Mukund was...

The unbeaten partnership between Jos Buttler and Ollie Pope have ensured that England end the first day of the 3 rd Test match at Old Trafford, Manchester in a strong position on Friday. West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and decided to field first. It was a perfect start as Kemar Roach got rid of last match centurion Dom Sibley. Shannon Gabriel and Kemar Roach bowled tight lines and lengths going past the bat a lot of times. Joe Root survived an LBW call as West Indies decided to review the decision. The decision was upheld as the ball pitched outside off. Jason Holder bought himself on in the 7 th over itself. Gabriel went off the field due to an injury as Kemar Roach completed his over. Rakheem Cornwall included in playing XI was bought into the attack by Holder in the 13 th over. Burns and Root played struggled with their timing but remained solid enough. A superb one-handed throw by Roston Chase ended the innings for Root. Root and Bruns added 46 runs for ...

The Indian Women’s team went down agonizingly of winning the Women’s World Cup 2017, but under pressure could not hold their nerves against the hosts at iconic Lords Cricket Ground on 23 rd July. England captain Heather Knight won the toss and decided to bat first. Tammy Beaumont and Laura Winfield started off to a positive note with attacking stroke play. Both England batters played with intent looking in decent touch. Rajeshwari Gayakwad provided the breakthrough for Indian eves as she dismissed Winfield around the legs. The England openers added 47 runs. The leg spinner Poonam Yadav struck twice getting the wickets of Beaumont with a full toss and then England captain Heather Knight with a review to put the hosts under pressure at 63 for 3. The experienced duo of Sarah Taylor and Nat Sciver rescued the England innings with rotating the strike and hitting boundaries to put pressure on the Indian bowlers. Sciver was superb against Indian spinners. She reached her fifty o...

On 22 nd July 2010, Sri Lankan great Muttiah Muralitharan achieved the remarkable of picking 800 wickets in Test matches against India during the last day of the first Test match played at Galle International Stadium, Galle. A brilliant performance by the Sri Lankan batsmen helped them to post a massive total of 520 for 8. Muralitharan was at his best in the first innings by picking figures of 5 for 63. He took wickets of Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Pragyan Ojha, and Abhimanyu Mithun. Sri Lankan decided to follow on. In this innings too, Muralitharan took wickets of Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh. He picked the wicket of Pragyan Ojha to pick staggering 800 th wicket in Test matches. Sri Lanka bowled India for 338. TM Dilshan and Paranvitana chased down the target with ease as the hosts won the match by 10 wickets. It was a fitting farewell for the legend who played with greats of Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, and other Sri Lankan players. Mural...

Scoring a double century in any format especially Test cricket is a special achievement. The current Indian captain Virat Kohli registered his first double century during the first Test match against West Indies played at Sir Vivan Richards Stadium, Antigua on 22 nd July 2016. Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first. Kohli came at the crease with the scoreboard reading 74 for 2. He looked in a confident touch right from the word go and played according to the merit. The pitch at Antigua was good to bat on with initial movement. Kohli made the batting look easy and completed his fifty off 75 balls. At the tea break, he remained not out on 65. After the interval, his dominating batting continued with positive stroke play and running between the wickets making life tough for West Indies bowlers. After a 105 runs stand for the 3 rd wicket, Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed for 84. Kohli looked solid as ever and kept the scoreboard ticking. He completed ...

After a match-winning performance with the ball and bat in the 2 nd Test match against West Indies played at Old Trafford, Manchester from 16 th July onwards, Ben Stokes displaced Jason Holder as the new number 1 ranked all-rounder in the latest ICC Test rankings. In the first innings, Ben Stokes came at the crease with England struggling at 81 for 3. He took time to settle against some good pace bowling from West Indies. It was a disciplined inning from the all-rounder as he left the ball and played attacking strokes to put pressure on the visitors. Stokes reached his fifty off 119 balls. He ended the first day not out on 59 runs. On the second day, Stokes played cautiously against the 2 nd new ball. He remained not out on 99 at lunch and richly deserving completed his century with a reverse sweep shot of Chase bowling. Stokes showed his class after his century and smashed the West Indies bowlers with attacking stroke play and rotating the strike. Stokes completed his 15...

The right-arm pace bowler from Australia, Glenn McGrath achieved the feat of taking 500 th Test wicket during the 1 st Ashes Test match at Lords played on 21 st July 2005. Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and decided to bat first. The decision did not pay off as the visitors were bowled out for just 190. Justin Langer was the top scorer for the Aussies with 40. Soon after the tea break, McGrath got the wicket of Marcus Trescothick at third slips for four runs. He joined the list of bowlers to take 500 wickets in Test matches. McGrath was simply sensational with his line and length as he grabbed 5 for 53 in 18 overs. His spell helped Australia bowl out the hosts England for a paltry total of 155. Australia batted very well in the 2 nd innings as they posted 384 runs. Michael Clarke 91, Damien Martyn 65, Simon Katich 67, Ricky Ponting 42, Hayden 34. In the 2 nd innings also, McGrath continued his performance with 4 for 29 in 17.1 overs leading Australia to ...

The Indian Cricket Team registered a memorable win at the iconic Lords Cricket Ground in the 2 nd Test match against hosts England on 21 st July 2014. Setting a target of 319 runs to win, Ishant Sharma dismissed Ian Bell and England captain Alistair Cook on the fourth day. Moeen Ali and Joe Root had a great beginning on the fifth and final day. The tall-lanky fast bowler produced the magic as he dismissed Moeen Ali at the stroke of lunch to give India’s hope of winning the Test match. Ali and Root added 101 runs for the 5 th wicket. Ishant Sharma used the short ball tactics brilliantly. He dismissed Matt Prior with the same tactics putting the host batsmen under pressure. It was an amazing bowling display as got rid of Root, Stokes, and Broad with the same tactics. Ravindra Jadeja produced a brilliant run-out to give India a memorable win by 95 runs. This was India’s first win at Lords in Test matches after 1986. It was a team performance by the Indian Cricket Team. A...

Thanks to all-round performance, England registered an emphatic 113 runs win on the fifth and final day of the 2 nd Test match played at Old Trafford, Manchester on Monday. With this win, England has earned 40 points in the ICC Test Championship points table. Starting on the overnight score of 37 for 2, Ben Stokes looked in serious form right from word go and put West Indies bowlers under pressure with big stroke play. England captain Joe Root gave the strike to Stokes. John Campbell dropped a sitter to get rid of dangerous Stokes. Stokes took advantage of the chance and completed his fifty off 36 balls. West Indies captain Holder wasted two reviews. Root was run out trying to steal a single. Root and Stokes added 73 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Stokes took the attack to West Indies bowling line who looked tired. Ollie Pope played a cameo before Joe Root declared the innings at 129 for 3 with a lead of 311 runs. Stuart Broad got the breakthrough for England in the first o...

The explosive left-handed batsman Fakhar Zaman registered his highest ODI score during the 4 th One-day international match against Zimbabwe on 20 th July 2018. Pakistani captain Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss and decided to bat first. Fakhar Zaman looked in decent touch right from word go playing with positive intent. He and Imam scored 59 runs in the first 10 overs. Fakhar made the batting look easy and completed his half-century off 51 balls. It was an excellent batting display by left-handed the batsman who showed class against a weakened Zimbabwean bowling line up. On the other hand, Imam also reached fifty off 69 balls. Zaman looked in complete control and decimated the host's bowling line up. After a superb century in the finals of Champions Trophy 2017, Fakhar Zaman struggled for runs against top quality bowling line up. He reached his century off 92 balls and continued to dominate the Zimbabwe attack lacking venom. Zaman upped the ante with his stroke play as ...

Harmanpreet Kaur produced one of the best innings for ages during the 2 nd Semi-finals match against the mighty Aussies side played at County Ground, Derby on 20 th July 2017. In a rain-curtailed match reduced to 42 overs, Indian captain Mithali Raj won the toss and decided to bat first. Smriti Mandhana fell cheaply in the first over by Megan Schutt. Punam Raut struggled with her timing and was dismissed for 14. Harmanpreet Kaur came to the crease and just took little time to settle. The experienced duo of Raj and Kaur struggled for timing. Kaur was given a reprieve as Healy missed a stumping chance. Both batters added 76 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Kaur launched an assault on the Australian bowling line up and reached her fifty off 64 balls. Harmanpreet Kaur played with positive intent against the Aussies bowlers, especially the spinners. She made up for a slow start and punished the defending Champions with big-hitting. It was an amazing batting display by Kaur who co...

Despite half-centuries by Brooks, Braithwaite, and Chase, it was an amazing spell of bowling by Broad and Woakes to give the hosts a chance on the 4 th day of the 2 nd Test match played at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday. The 4 th morning saw sunny skies as West Indies resumed the day on 32 for 1. It was a frustrating thing for the hosts as Alazzari Joseph was dropped by Ben Stokes at second slips and the edges did not go to hands. On the other hand, Kraigg Braithwaite was solid as ever. The nightwatchmen also survived a run-out chance. Kraigg Brathwaite played according to the merit of the ball. After the initial spell by Woakes and Broad, Sam Curran was bought into the attack, but Joseph looked decent enough. Dom Bess immediately struck to get rid of Joseph with a good catch by Pope at short leg. Joseph and Braithwaite added 54 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Bess almost produced a beauty to dismiss Shai Hope which missed the stump. Dom Bess troubled the West Indies b...