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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 Sri Lankan Cricket Team stunned hosts England in the 3 rd test match at Kennington Oval, London on 9 th September 2024. Starting on the overnight score of 94 for 1, Sri Lanka began off positively with Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis showing intent to keep the scoreboard ticking. Gus Atkinson grabbed the wicket of Kusal Mendis with a stunning catch by Shoaib Bashir. Both Lankan batters added 69 runs for the 2 nd wicket. The experienced Angelo Mathews struggled against disciplined England bowling against swinging conditions. Pathum Nissanka looked confident with lovely shots keeping the momentum going for Sri Lanka. After the initial struggle, Mathews played with aggression, taking singles and hitting boundaries easily. Nissanka looked comfortable against the England bowlers reaching his century off 107 deliveries. After his century, he played with attacking intent hitting big shots against Olly Stone. It was a superb batting display by Nissanka and Mathews making sur...

  The Sri Lankan Cricket Team has put on an excellent performance to be on course for a famous win on the 3 rd day of the 3 rd test match played at Kennington Oval, London on 8 th September 2024. Starting on the overnight score of 211 for 5, Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis began off brightly. Josh Hull struck the first blow of the day dismissing Dhananjaya caught at fine leg by Shoaib Bashir. Both added 127 runs for the 6 th wicket. With the scoreboard reading 223 for 6, the rain arrived, and the match was stopped. After the rain break, Chris Woakes struck dismissing well-set Kamindu Mendis caught by Joe Root at slips. Josh Hull got rid of Vishwa Fernando with a lovely delivery. Olly Stone troubled Rathnayake and eventually dismissed him to leave Sri Lanka in trouble. Ashita Fernando and Lahiru Kumara added valuable runs before Bashir got Ashita Fernando caught by Jamie Smith. England bundled Sri Lanka out for 263 with a lead of 62 runs. Ben Duckett and Dan Lawrenc...

  The Sri Lankan Cricket Team made a strong comeback with superb effort with both ball and bat on the 2 nd day of the 3 rd test at Kennington Oval, London on 7 th September 2024. Starting the day on 221 for 3, Harry Brook struggled against a disciplined Lankan pace bowling unit. Brook was given out by the umpire; on review it was overturned to not out as there was no edge. He finally perished with a sharp catch by Kamindu Mendis caught at extra cover. Brook and Pope added 70 runs for the 4 th wicket. Ollie Pope survived some anxious moments with catches going through gaps. Ollie Pope reached his 150 off 151 deliveries. He was given out by the umpire; on review, it was overturned to not out as it was pitching outside leg. Jamie Smith’s innings ended with a sharp catch to Kusal Mendis at midwicket. The Sri Lankan captain bought himself on getting two quick wickets of Chris Woakes with a good catch by Rathnayake. He dismissed Gus Atkinson with a high catch by Rathnayake at dee...

  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 and Sri Lanka named playing XI for the third and final game of the series to be played at Kennington Oval, London starting from 6 th September onwards. Under the captaincy of Ollie Pope, the hosts announced their playing XI on 4 th September 2024. There is only one change to the squad with Josh Hull making his debut replacing Matthew Potts. Dan Lawrence would look to perform well in the 3 rd test after disappointing scores in the previous match at Lords. Lawrence would open the innings along with Ben Duckett. Ollie Pope, experienced Joe Root scoring twin centuries would come at number 4, Harry Brook 5, Jamie Smith 6. Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Josh Hull& Olly Stone would comprise of pace bowling options. Shoaib Bashir will be the only spinner included in the playing XI. England would love to prove their domination and whitewash the visitors. As far as Sri Lanka is concerned, there will be 2 changes in the playing XI. Nishan Madushka has been dropped due to...

 The Indian men’s hockey team stunned World number 1 Australia in the 3 rd Test match with a thrilling win played at Adelaide on 30 November 2022. It was an aggressive start by both teams but needed help to convert chances into goals. India earned their first penalty corner which was converted by Harmanpreet Singh in the 12 th minute to give them a 1-0 lead and ended the first quarter at the same scoreline. The second quarter saw P Sreejesh saving 4 brilliant shots from Australian attackers. Indian defense looked sharp and did not allow them to level the scores. P Sreejesh made a triple save from the penalty corner before the Indian defense kept the ball out. Jack Welsh scored the equalizer as Sreejesh thwarted Jerry Hayward’s penalty corner in the 25 th minute to level at 1-1. Both teams played end-to-end hockey. At the end of the first half, the scores remained 1-1. Australia started the 3 rd quarter with 2 back-to-back penalty corners. The second penalty corner was sho...

 The England Cricket Team ended the summer with a comprehensive win over South Africa on the 5 th day of the 3 rd Test match played at Kia Oval, London on Monday. With 33 runs required to win, Alex Lees was dismissed via review for LBW. Dean Elgar decided to review the decision after a muted appeal before the umpire changed its decision to out. Crawley and Lees added 108 runs for the opening wicket. Ollie Pope impressed with his shots along with Crawley. Crawley hit the winning runs with a lovely boundary to help England register an emphatic 9-wicket win and seal the series after going down badly in the first Test by an innings and 12 runs. England produced some magical performances after facing a humiliating defeat in the first Test. The second Test at Old Trafford, Manchester saw England bowlers skittling out South Africa for 151 runs in the first innings. Thanks to brilliant centuries by Stokes and Foakes, England declared their innings 415 for 9. Another superb bowling ...

 The England Cricket Team continued their impressive performances as they ended the 4 th day of the 3 rd Test with just 33 runs short of a victory played at Kia Oval, London on Sunday. Starting on the overnight score of 154 for 7, England lost 3 wickets in space of 4 runs to be bowled out for 158. Kagiso Rabada grabbed the wickets of Ollie Robinson and then Jack Leach took the inside edge onto the stumps. Ben Foakes did not take singles but was eventually caught by Keegan Petersen at slips. Marco Jansen grabbed his first five-wicket haul in Test matches. In reply, Dean Elgar and Sarel Erewee began the innings off to a rocky start with lots of edges going past the bat. Erewee survived a close catch chance, but the umpire gave not out on soft signal. South African openers looked impressive putting bad deliveries away for boundaries. England burnt their 2 reviews. England captain Stokes provided a much-needed breakthrough dismissing Erewee providing an easy catch to Root at slip...

 It was a great day for the pace bowlers of both sides as the third day of the third Test match went at a quick pace with 17 wickets falling played at Kia Oval, Oval, London on Saturday. England captain Ben Stokes had won the toss on the first day and elected to field first. It was a perfect start for hosts as Ollie Robinson went around the wicket shattering the stumps of South African captain Dean Elgar without opening his account. The veteran James Anderson dismissed Sarel Erewee to leave the visitors in trouble. Ollie Robinson and James Anderson looked threatening with every ball troubling the South African batters. Ryan Rickelton and Keegan Petersen showed some resistance against conditions helpful for fast bowlers. Robinson got rid of Petersen as he left the ball hitting the stumps. Broad produced another lovely delivery to dismiss Rickelton caught by Foakes. Robinson produced lovely deliveries to dismiss Kyle Verryne and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder to leave South Africa in t...

 The England juggernaut continued as they thrashed New Zealand on the 5 th day of the 3 rd and final Test match played at Headingly, Leeds on Monday. Due to rain, the match started after the lunch break. It was an ideal start for the visitors as Tim Southee produced a peach to get rid of Pope without adding any runs. Pope and Root added 132 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Jonny Bairstow just displayed great hitting abilities right from the word go putting New Zealand bowlers under immense pressure. On other hand, Joe Root remained steady enough to keep the scoreboard ticking. Bairstow kept the momentum going for England not allowing the Kiwis bowlers to settle. It was an exceptional batting display by Bairstow reaching fifty off 30 balls. He registered the 2 nd fastest fifty by England batsmen in Test cricket. Root and Bairstow never looked uncomfortable making at ease. Bairstow hit the winning runs with a six of Bracewell helping the England team win the match by 7 wickets. Bair...

 The England Cricket Team continued their chasing abilities as Joe Root and Ollie Pope ensured that they end day 4 in a strong position played at Headingly, Leeds on Sunday. Starting on the overnight score of 168 for 5, Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell began the 4 th day on a positive note keeping scoreboard ticking not allowing England bowlers to settle. Sam Billings kept the wickets for England due to Foakes being contracted with COVID. Mitchell survived a close LBW shout given out but on review, it was overturned to not out as it was going over the stumps. England captain Stokes took the 2 nd new ball after the 80 th over. Mitchell and Blundell ensured that New Zealand end the first session at 254 for 5. Mitchell continued his merry way completing his fifty off 145 balls. Matthew Potts stunned Mitchell with a lovely delivery to dismiss Mitchell. Mitchell and Blundell added 113 runs for the 6 th wicket. Jack Leach looked impressive with his bowling-grabbing wickets at regu...

 The England Cricket Team ended the 3 rd day of the 3 rd Test in a strong position against visiting New Zealand side played at Headingly, Leeds on Saturday. Starting on the overnight score of 264 for 6, it was an aggressive start by Jonny Bairstow and Jamie Overton putting pressure on the New Zealand bowlers. Trent Boult looked the threatening bowler and eventually got rid of Overton 3 short of his century. Overton and Bairstow added 241 runs for the 7 th wicket. Stuart Broad came to the crease showing intent right from the word go putting Kiwis bowlers under immense pressure with positive strokes. On the other hand, Bairstow looked confident and completed 150 off 144 balls. Broad kept the momentum for England keeping the scoreboard ticking making life tough for Kiwi bowlers. Tim Southee eventually got rid of Broad with a lovely delivery. Broad and Bairstow added 55 runs for the 8 th wicket. Bracewell dismissed Bairstow trying to hit a big shot caught by Boult. Jack Leach h...

 It was another superb day of Test cricket as England staged a superb comeback against visiting New Zealand team played at Headingly, Leeds on Friday. Starting on the overnight score of 225 for 5, Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell continued their brilliance with positive intent keeping the scoreboard ticking. Blundell completed fifty off 111 balls. Blundell was given out in an unfortunate manner as there was no DRS available. Blundell and Mitchell added 120 runs for the 6 th wicket. Bracewell came to the crease and looked confident keeping the scoreboard ticking. On other hand, Mitchell kept the momentum going for New Zealand hitting boundaries with ease. Broad got another wicket dismissing Bracewell caught by Crawley. Tim Southee looked in great touch right from word go putting pressure on England bowlers while Mitchell showed his aggression and completed his third century of this series off 213 balls with a six. Right before the lunch break, Mitchell was caught by Stokes with ...

 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...

 The England Cricket Team announced their playing XI for the 3 rd Test match against struggling New Zealand to be played at Headingly, Leeds from tomorrow onwards. Under the new captain of Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, the hosts England played an attacking brand of cricket in both Test matches. Thanks to a sensational 137 by Bairstow and an unbeaten 75 not out by Ben Stokes, England chased down 299 runs in 50 overs to win the match by 5 wickets and take a 2-0 lead in the series. England team have played some brilliant cricket in the 2 Test matches so far. In reply to New Zealand’s 553, Joe Root showed his class with a majestic 176, Ollie Pope 145, and Foakes half-century, England made 539 runs. For his brilliant 137, Jonny Bairstow was named the man of the match award. England would be looking to continue in the same aggressive attitude and register a whitewash over the inaugural ICC World Test Championship New Zealand. In the first Test match at Lords, Joe Root s...

 The South African batters showed great character as they registered a famous win over the World number 1 ranked Test side India on the 4 th day of the 3 rd Test match played at Newlands, Cape Town on Friday. Starting on the overnight score of 111 for 2, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami produced some excellent deliveries to Keegan Petersen and Van der Dussen. Both South African batters kept patience hitting bad balls away for boundaries. Petersen looked composed and reached half-century off 65 deliveries. Van der Dussen showed intent as the Indian bowlers kept missing past the edge. Petersen was given a reprieve as Pujara dropped a simple chance at slips. Umesh Yadav did not keep the pressure on Dussen and Petersen with loose balls. Shardul Thakur provided the much-needed breakthrough for India getting rid of Keegan Petersen taking the inside edge onto the stumps. Petersen and Dussen added 54 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Thakur and Shami kept on probing good lines taking the p...

 The 3 rd day of the 3 rd Test match saw some brilliant cricket by both teams with a thrilling finish played at Newlands, Cape Town on Thursday. Starting on the overnight score of 57 for 2, it was a disastrous start by the Indians as they lost the big wicket of Cheteshwar Pujara with a lovely one-handed catch from Keegan Petersen at leg-slip. Soon after, Ajiyanka Rahane also went cheaply via review for caught behind. The umpire gave it not out and on review, it was overturned to out as it hit the gloves to leave India struggling at 58 for 4. Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada produced some superb deliveries to Indian captain Virat Kohli. Rishabh Pant put the bad deliveries away for boundaries keeping the scoreboard ticking while Kohli just defended and did not look to score runs. After the initial spell by Rabada and Jansen, Pant took advantage of Ngidi and Oliver putting South African bowlers under pressure. Elgar decided to bring Maharaj into the attack as Pant showed intent re...

 It was another brilliant day of Test cricket as both teams showed great character played at Newlands, Cape Town on Wednesday. Jasprit Bumrah began the second day on a perfect note for the Indian team getting rid of Aiden Markram as he tried to leave the delivery hitting stumps. Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah troubled Keegan Petersen and Keshav Maharaj without any luck. KL Rahul dropped a tough chance to get the wicket of Petersen. After the initial spell, Umesh Yadav was bought into the attack and rattled nightwatchman Keshav Maharaj’s middle stump. Keegan Petersen and Rassie Van der Dussen looked confident with their strokes putting the bad deliveries for boundaries. Petersen and Van der Dussen showed intent in keeping the scoreboard ticking. The Indian bowlers troubled both South African batters but could not go past edge. South Africa went into lunch break at 100 for 3. After the lunch break, Petersen and Dussen continued their intent making life tough for the Indian b...

 The first day of the 3 rd Test match saw both teams fighting on a tough condition for batting played at Newlands, Cape Town on Tuesday. Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal survived a few anxious moments against Kagiso Rabada and Oliver. Keegan Petersen dropped a tough chance to get rid of Mayank Agarwal. Despite a few balls going past the edge, Agarwal and KL Rahul put the bad deliveries away for boundaries. Oliver made an important breakthrough in getting rid of KL Rahul. The Indian openers added 31 runs to lay a strong foundation. Rabada struck in the very next over getting the wicket of Mayank Agarwal with a lovely catch by Dean Elgar to leave India struggling. After the initial spell by Rabada and Oliver, Elgar bought Ngidi and Jansen into the bowling attack. Virat Kohli faced some top quality by the South African bowlers. On other hand, Cheteshwar Pujara kept hitting bad balls away for boundaries. Kohli hit a love...