A four-wicket haul by pacer Tim Murtagh followed by a sedate 60 from Andrew Balbirnie helped Ireland level the three-match One-Day International series against Afghanistan with a three-wicket win in Belfast on Wednesday.
It's been a busy few months for Rahul Dravid and his India A team. A successful tour of England was followed by a quadrangular one-day tournament involving India A, India B and A sides from Australia and South Africa. Now India A will also take on Australia A in two four-day games next month.
Shambolic at Lord’s, suddenly the tourists appear to have all the momentum – the promise of a return of the sun and a historically good batting surface at the Ageas Bowl couldn’t have arrived at a better time. If Virat Kohli has managed to make 440 runs so far in the series on seaming tracks, imagine what he could do on a flat one.
Apart from the two Tests, both teams will also be involved in five ODIs and three T20Is.
He was 90 and is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter.
Sri Lankan cricket's anti-corruption unit detained two Indian spectators on suspicion of match-fixing during a domestic Twenty20 league game, officials said on Wednesday.
In April this year, the high court had appointed former Supreme Court judge H L Gokhale and former Bombay High Court judge V M Kanade as administrators of the cricket body.
Young Ollie Pope and Chris Woakes, who has been ruled out due to an injury, are the two players who have been left out.
Pacer sizzles on comeback after injury picking up 2 for 33 in a nine-over spell
India celebrated the National Sports Day on 29th August and right from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to legendary Sachin Tendular paid tribute to hockey wizard Dhyanchand - whose birth anniversary is recognised as National Sports Day.
A combined effort with both bat and ball helped India B thump Australia A by nine wickets in the final of the Quadrangular Series at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
All-rounder Mohammad Nabi has become the first Afghanistan player to reach 100 ODI caps. Nabi reached the landmark when he was named in the team for the second ODI against Ireland.
With the fourth Test between England and India set to start on Thursday (August 30) at Southampton, here’s a quiz to test how closely you have been following the series so far.
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