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  It was an exciting days of test cricket in the deciding and final match of the series played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on 24 th October 2024. England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bat first. The pitch had a lot of turn right from the word go. Sajid Khan and Nauman Ali troubled Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. After initial trouble, Duckett showed intent to keep the scoreboard ticking with sweeps and reverse sweeps. Nauman Ali got the breakthrough for Pakistan dismissing Crawley with a good catch by Saim Ayub. Crawley and Duckett added 56 runs for the opening wicket. Sajid Khan produced superb delivery to dismiss Ollie Pope. Sajid then showed his class with a beauty that turned hitting in front of the stumps leaving England in trouble. Duckett looked confident with his shots reaching his fifty off 76 balls. Nauman Ali got rid of well set Duckett. Sajid delivered a beauty to dismiss Harry Brook leaving England in deep trouble. It was a superb per...

  The first day of the 2 nd test match saw some exciting battles between bat and ball played at MCA Stadium, Pune on 24 th October 2024. New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and decided to bat first. Tom Latham and Devon Conway began off to a steady start against Akashdeep Singh while Jasprit Bumrah bowled decent lines and lengths. R Ashwin struck in his first over getting rid of New Zealand captain Latham with a lovely delivery. Latham and Conway added 32 runs for the opening wicket. Will Young looked solid with his defense while Conway showed good intent against the Indian spinners. Both batters kept the scoreboard ticking. R Ashwin struck with a review for being caught behind down the leg. The umpires called not out; it was overturned to out hitting the gloves. Young and Conway added 44 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Rachin Ravindra and Conway showed intent with attacking shots keeping the scoreboard ticking. New Zealand went into the lunch break at 92 for 2. After th...

  The first day of the 2 nd test match between Pakistan and England saw some excellent cricket played at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan on 15 th October 2024. Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bat first. After the initial spell by Brydon Carse and Matthew Potts, England captain Stokes decided to bring Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir into the attack. Jack Leach got the breakthrough dismissing Abdullah Shafique with beauty. Leach then took the wicket of Shan Masood with an easy catch to Zak Crawley at short midwicket to leave Pakistan in trouble at 19 for 2. The debutant Kamran Ghulam came to the crease with positive intent against Leach and Shoaib Bashir. Saim Ayub also looked impressive against both England spinners. Both Pakistani batters showed intent on keeping the scoreboard ticking making life tough for England bowlers. It was a good effort by Saim and Kamran to end the first session at 79 for 2. Saim Ayub looked confident reaching his fifty of 97 d...

  The first day of the first test match between Pakistan and England saw some great action on a placid batting paradise played at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan on 7 th October 2024. Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bat first. It was the worst possible start for the hosts as Saim Ayub was dismissed cheaply gloved down the leg by Gus Atkinson. Captain Shan Masood was given out by the umpire, on review it was overturned to not out as it was pitching outside leg. After reprieve looked impressive with attacking strokes keeping pressure on the inexperienced England bowling line-up. Masood and Shafique showed intent with great running between the wickets. Both batters kept the scoreboard ticking making life tough for the England bowlers. Masood reached his half-century off 43 deliveries. Shafique also looked impressive with his shots completing his fifty off 77 balls. Pakistan went into the lunch break at 122 for 1. After the lunch break, Masood and Shafi...

  The Indian Cricket Team began the home season on a good note as they ended the first day in a strong position against the visiting Bangladesh side played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 19 th September 2024. Bangladesh captain Najmul Hasan Shanto won the toss and decided to field first in an overcast condition. Hasan Mahmud and Taskin Ahmed began the session swinging the ball troubling the Indian openers. Rohit Sharma survived LBW out given not out by the umpire, on review it was retained to not out for umpire’s call. Mahmud eventually struck dismissing Rohit Sharma with a beauty caught by Najmul Hasan Shanto at slips. Hasan Mahmud rattled the Indian top order getting wickets of Shubman Gill down the leg while Kohli was dismissed caught by Litton Das to leave the hosts in trouble at 34 for 3. Rishabh Pant looked positive against Bangladesh bowlers after the initial struggle. Jaiswal played according to the situation keeping momentum going for India. The hosts went into ...

  The First day of the first test match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand some quality cricket from both teams at Galle International Stadium, Galle on 18 th September 2024. Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and decided to bat first. Pathum Nissanka looked in good touch with positive strokes against the disciplined New Zealand bowling of Southee and Rourke. Rourke troubled Lankan openers with pace and bounce before getting the breakthrough dismissing Karaunate reared providing a simple catch to Blundell. Rourke then produced a brilliant yorker to dismiss Nissanka leaving Sri Lanka in trouble at 33 for 2. The experienced duo of Dinesh Chandimal and Mathews struggled against tight New Zealand bowling. Rourke continued his superb rhythm hitting Mathews on his thumb. Mathews was forced to retire hurt. Kamindu Mendis was promoted to number 5, beginning the innings with a lovely boundary. Sri Lanka went into the lunch break at 88 for 2. After the lunch break, New...

  England ended rain curtailed 1 st day of the 3 rd test match against Sri Lanka in a strong position played at Kennington Oval, London on 6 th September 2024. Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and decided to field first. Ashita Fernando and Vishwa Fernando began off with disciplined lines and lengths before Duckett showed putting Lankan bowlers under immense pressure. Lahiru Kumara struck dismissing Lawrence caught by Nissanka by gully. Lawrence and Duckett added 45 runs for the opening wicket. Ollie Pope looked in good touch with positive strokes against Kumara. Pope and Duckett maintained the momentum for England keeping the scoreboard ticking. Duckett reached his fifty off 48 deliveries before rain and bad light stopped play. England ended the first session at 76 for 1 with only 15 overs being bowled. After a long delay due to a rain break, the match began with both Duckett and Pope showing their domination against Lankan bowlers. Duckett showed his in...

  England ended the first day of the 2 nd test match against Sri Lanka in a strong position at Lords, London on 29 th August 2024. Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and decided to bowl first. It was an ideal start for the visitors as Ashita Fernando and Rathyanke struggled against Duckett and Lawrence. Lahiru Kumara struck in his first over dismissing Lawrence with a beauty. Lawrence and Duckett added 33 runs for the opening wicket. Ashita Fernando got rid of England captain Ollie Pope trying to hit a big shot caught by Dhananjaya de Silva at square leg. Kumara bowled with great control troubling the England batters. Root survived a close LBW shout given not out on the umpire’s call.   Root looked in good touch with some lovely shots. Duckett perished trying to hit a reverse sweep straight into the hands of Kumara. Root and Duckett added 40 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Harry Brook and Root remained cautious as England went into the lunch break at 97 for...

  Thanks to brilliant knocks by Dhananjaya de Silva and Rathnayake, Sri Lanka recovered from a tough situation against England on the first day of the first Test match at Old Trafford, Manchester on 21 st August 2024. Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the visitors as Dimuth Karaunate was dismissed caught by Jamie Smith. Chris Woakes produced two lovely deliveries getting wickets of Madushka and Mathews in the same over to leave Sri Lanka struggling at 6 for 3. Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal steadied the ship for Sri Lanka with some positive strokes keeping the scoreboard ticking. Mark Wood produced sharp delivery hitting the gloves straight into slips hands. Kusal and Chandimal added 34 runs for the 4 th wicket. Dinesh Chandimal and Dhanjaya de Silva looked in decent touch. Right before the end of the first session, Shoaib Bashir dismissed Chandimal which kept low. Sri Lanka looked in deep trouble ...

  Saud Shakeel and Saim Ayub's half-centuries led Pakistan to a great recovery on a rain- curtailed 1 st day of 1 st test match played at Rawalpindi Cricket Ground on 21 st August 2024. After a long delay due to the wet outfield, the match began at 3.00 PM IST. Bangladesh captain Najmul Hasan Shanto won the toss and decided to bowl first on a pitch that suited the pace bowlers. Hasan Mahmud produced a lovely delivery getting rid of Abdullah Shafique caught by Zakir Hasan at slips. Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud troubled the Pakistan batters with swing and seam. The left-handed Islam then got rid of Shan Masood with a controversial decision. The umpire gave not out, on review, it was overturned to out. He struck once more dismissing Babar Azam with a stunning catch by Litton Das leaving Pakistan in deep trouble at 16 for 3. Saim Ayub and Saud Shakeel steadied the ship for Pakistan with some lovely strokes. Both looked impressive against disciplined Bangladesh bowling. It w...

  The bowlers had a great outing on the first day of the 2 nd test match between West Indies and South Africa at Providence Stadium, Guyana on 15 th August 2024. This is an important test match for both teams in the 2023-25 ICC Test championship cycle after the first test ended in a draw. South African captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the visitors as Zorzi stumps were shattered by Jayden Seales. Shamar Joseph struck twice in the same over-getting the wickets of Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma to leave visitors struggling. Tristian Stubbs and David Bedingham steadied the ship for South Africa before Jason Holder struck to dismiss Stubbs with a stunning catch by Kevin Hodge. Stubbs and Bedingham added 37 runs for the 4 th wicket. South Africa went into the lunch break at 64 for 4. After the lunch break, the West Indies pace bowlers destroyed the South African batting order. Shamar Joseph got the big wicket of Bedingham wi...

 The Indian team continued their dominating performance as they ended the 2 nd day of the 1 st Test match in a strong position played at Windsor Park, Dominica on 13 July 2023. Starting on the overnight score of 80 for 0, Yashvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma began cautiously against disciplined West Indies bowling. Rakheem Cornwall troubled both Indian batters with lots of turn and bounce going past the edge of the bat quite a number of times. Rohit Sharma completed his half-century off 106 deliveries. After surviving anxious moments, Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma made batting look easy keeping the scoreboard ticking as India ended the first session at 146 for 0. West Indies' bowling lineup was dealt a major blow as Rakheem Cornwall went off the field due to a chest infection. Both batters looked at ease taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Jaiswal joins the list of elite Indian cricketers to score a century on Test debut. He completed his milestone off 215 deliveries whil...

  The Australian Cricket Team ended the 1 st day of the 2 nd Test match in a strong position with impressive batting performance played at Lords, London on 28 June 2023. England captain Ben Stokes won the toss on overcast conditions and decided to field first. David Warner showed intent with attacking strokes keeping the pressure on England bowlers. With the scoreboard reading 20 for 0, rain arrived and stopped play. It was a disappointing fielding effort as they dropped catch. Warner continued his attacking approach and kept the scoreboard ticking. Right at the stroke of lunch, Josh Tongue produced a beauty to dismiss Usman Khawaja. Warner looked in great touch reaching half-century off 66 deliveries. Khawaja and Warner added 73 runs for the opening wicket. It was a brilliant start for England in the second session as Tongue produced another peach to dismiss dangerous Warner. Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne struggled initially before hitting boundaries at will. Smith was ...

 The England bowlers made a strong comeback as they put up a solid display in helpful bowling conditions on the 1 st day of the 2 nd Test match played at Old Trafford, Manchester on Thursday. South African captain Dean Elgar won the toss and decided to bat first. Ollie Robinson and James Anderson troubled South African openers Erwee and Elgar with the ball going past the edge many times. The veteran Anderson got the breakthrough dismissing Erwee taking inside edge as Foakes took a lovely catch. Dean Elgar struggled with lovely, disciplined bowling as he got off the mark from the 16 th delivery. Dean Elgar was given a reprieve as he was caught at short leg, but Ollie Robinson overstepped the delivery. Stuart Broad produced stunning delivery to get rid of Elgar with a lovely catch by Bairstow. Elgar and Petersen added 32 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Aiden Markram and Petersen steadied the ship for South Africa keeping the scoreboard ticking. Broad produced another superb deliver...

 The South African pace quartet produced some fine quality bowling against England on a rain-curtailed day played at Lords Cricket Ground, London on Wednesday. South African captain Dean Elgar won the toss and decided to field first. Kagiso Rabada made good use of the conditions troubling Alex Lees before eventually dismissing him providing a simple catch to wicketkeeper Verryne. Lungi Ngidi tested Ollie Pope and Crawley with lovely deliveries. Rabada struck for the 2 nd time getting rid of Crawley with a simple catch to Markram at second slips to leave England in trouble. The conditions suited the seam bowlers as Ngidi and Rabada bowled testing lines not allowing England batters to score runs easily. Rabada bowled stunning deliveries to Root that bounced. On the other hand, Ollie Pope looked solid and played lovely strokes. After the initial spell by Rabada and Ngidi, the tall left-handed bowler Marco Jansen was bought into the attack. Jansen produced another lovely delivery ...

 The much-anticipated one-off Test match between India and England began today in a jam-packed stadium played at Birmingham on Friday. England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to field first. Shubman Gill opened the innings along with Cheteshwar Pujara. Both openers showed intent hitting bad deliveries away for boundaries. The veteran pace duo of Anderson and Stuart Broad bowled some lovely deliveries that went past the outside edge. Anderson eventually got rid of Shubman Gill providing a simple catch to Crawley at slips. Hanuma Vihari struggled against the top-quality bowling of Anderson and Broad. Zak Crawley dropped a simple chance at first slips to get rid of Vihari. Anderson produced another superb delivery to dismiss Pujara leaving India in trouble. Matthew Potts was bought into the attack and troubled the Indian batters. With the scoreboard reading at 53 for 2, rain arrived. Soon after the rain delay, umpires called for early lunch. The match did not start i...

 The first day of the first Test match between hosts Sri Lanka and visiting Australian team saw spin playing a huge role played at Galle International Stadium, Galle on Wednesday. Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karaunate won the toss and decided to bat first. Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karaunate got off to a decent start against Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins. Nathan Lyon was bought early into the attack by Cummins as there was a lot of turn and bounce on the pitch. The Sri Lankan openers looked solid keeping the momentum going. Pat Cummins got a breakthrough by dismissing Nissanka with a lovely delivery providing a simple catch to Carey. Lankan openers added 38 runs for the opening partnership laying a strong foundation. Mitchell Starc then got rid of Kusal Mendis with a wider delivery providing an easy catch to Carey leaving the Lankan team on the backfoot. The experienced duo of Karaunate and Mathews steadied the ship for hosts against Australian spinners including Lyon and Sweps...

 The first day of the 3 rd Test match between hosts England and visitors New Zealand ended in an exciting battle played at Headingly, Leeds on Thursday. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Tom Latham was dismissed by Stuart Broad without opening his account. Will Young and captain Kane Williamson looked steady hitting bad deliveries away for boundaries. Jack Leach was bought into the attack and struck immediately getting rid of Young. Young and Williamson added 35 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Devon Conway came to the crease and looked a little steady putting some pressure on Jack Leach. New Zealand captain Williamson showed his class before Stuart Broad got rid of him with a lovely delivery to leave the visitors in trouble at 62 for 3. At the end of the first session, New Zealand reached 65 for 3. After the lunch break, Conway made the batting look easy before Jamie Overton got his maiden Test wicket getting r...

 New Zealand ended the first day of the 2 nd Test match against host England in a strong position thanks to impressive batting performance by openers, Mitchell and Blundell played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Friday. England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to field first on a green pitch. New Zealand had three changes. Stand-in captain Tom Latham and Will Young started off positively with some lovely shots. New Zealand openers kept on ticking the scoreboard putting the bad deliveries away for boundaries. After the initial spell by Broad and Anderson, Stokes decided to bring Matt Potts into the attack but went for runs.  The New Zealand openers kept the momentum going not allowing England bowlers to settle. Ben Stokes eventually struck getting rid of Will Young with a lovely low catch by Zak Crawley at slips. Young and Latham added 84 runs for the opening wicket laying a strong foundation for a decent total. Soon after, Latham was dismissed caught by Matthew ...

 The Indian Cricket Team kept the Sri Lankan team on backfoot on the first day of the Pink Ball Test match played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Saturday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the hosts as Mayank Agarwal was run-out with a mix-up as the umpires called it no-ball and he asked for a review, but he was given out. The pitch has a lot of assistance for the spinners. Emdbulyena dismissed dangerous Rohit Sharma with a simple catch to Dhanajaya de Silva leaving India in some trouble. Hanuma Vihari and Virat Kohli steadied the ship against wayward Sri Lankan bowling. Both Indian batters kept on scoring runs quickly making life tough for the opposition captain. Jayawickrama struck with a lovely rebound catch by Dickwella. Vihari and Kohli added 47 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Dhanajaya de Silva got rid of Kohli on a ball that kept low. Rishabh Pant looked in positive touch right from the word go. India went...