India vs England
Team India crumbled for the second consecutive time when faced with the pink ball in Test match cricket. Kohli had not put a foot wrong, but was undone by a shooter from Stokes which skidded out of the rough and knocked back the off stump, and after Leach had Shahbaz Nadeem caught at silly point - via a deflection from Buttler - to take his fourth and England's ninth, Archer sealed the win as Jasprit Bumrah edged behind. His partnership with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami over the last 3 years has helped India become one of the most successful touring sides as the trio has been lethal away from home. Virat Kohli's side need a win or a draw in the fourth Test to win the four-match Test series and book their place in the inaugural ICC World Test Championships WTC final against New Zealand. 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 193 balls AN Cook 42, MJ Prior 57, Ex 2• 06 lbw b Khan 37 128 173 2 0 28. 00 c Kohli b Ojha 19 60 70 2 0 31. However congratulations to what a spell! Questions about the timing of his declaration were made academic by a clinical bowling performance on the final day, and his side are now 1-0 up in a series they went into as outsiders. In two innings against the pink ball, India have now managed to tally 181 for the loss of 19 wickets with one batsman — Mohammed Shami — out injured. who are currently at the top of the table, would want to maintain their pole position, while England's only chance of qualifying for the final will be if they will all the four Test matches. 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 204 balls CA Pujara 42, Yuvraj Singh 54, Ex 4• WKT RUNS Players 1st 25 Rohit Sharma Shubman Gill 2nd 33 Cheteshwar Pujara Shubman Gill 3rd 34 Virat Kohli Shubman Gill 4th 0 Virat Kohli Ajinkya Rahane 5th 18 Virat Kohli Rishabh Pant 6th 7 Virat Kohli Washington Sundar 7th 54 Ravichandran Ashwin Virat Kohli 8th 8 Shahbaz Nadeem Virat Kohli 9th 0 Shahbaz Nadeem Ishant Sharma 10th 13 Ishant Sharma Jasprit Bumrah Next. 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls AN Cook 14, MJ Prior 34, Ex 2• Anderson struck once more in his spell, with Pant unable to continue his rich vein of form. And it is likely that Ishant Sharma will be the last Indian pacer to play 100 Tests, considering the workload for modern-day bowlers in cramped cricket calendars. Ishant Sharma is on the cusp of reaching a major milestone as the India pacer is all set to become only the 2nd fast bowler from the country to play 100 Test matches. NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan on Saturday criticised England's team selection for the first two Tests against India. With the victory, Kohli surpassed the legendary MS Dhoni -- 21 wins in India -- to become the most successful captain on home soil. India 1st innings• Few complained of the experience. The ball kept low once more, pinging into Rahane's off stump and sending it out of its groove. His white-ball commitments are restricted to domestic cricket and the Indian Premier League where he features for the Delhi Capitals. England 2nd innings• 4 ov , 3-30 Jonathan Trott, 15. They will not be happy and might think twice about good money for Test rights," Vaughan said. 0 overs G Gambhir 23, V Sehwag 35• England: 400 runs in 151. Ishant, 32, last played an ODI in 2016 and T20I in 2013. 0 overs AN Cook 74, NRD Compton 34• As with other cricket matches, this one too prompted a flurry of memes on social media - this despite the fact that India witnessed a dismal start on day two as Joe Root and Jack Leach completely dominated the hosts' batsmen. Former England captain Michael Vaughan, who called Ahmedabad pitch 'awful', has said that ICC will look 'toothless' till the time it allows "powerful countries" like India to produce whatever they want. 3 overs 700 balls , Extras 11• England: 350 runs in 135. Axar, who came into the series as a replacement for all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja now has 3 five-wicket hauls in two Tests. If and bowled on these kind of wickets they would be sitting on a thousand and 800? England: 250 runs in 89. After lunch, Leach again found extra bounce from a length to get Ashwin caught behind, shaping to cut but only managing to glove through to Jos Buttler behind the stumps. com here's a look at the records that were created and shattered in this Pink Ball Test. Most people assumed that they could only redeem the tickets today only but that is not the case. Fielding drills — BCCI BCCI England made a bright start to the four-Test series, stunning India with a 227-run victory in the opener in Chennai but then faltered as the hosts regrouped and took the series lead with comprehensive wins in the second and third matches. Kohli's new feat, which came off the pitch, makes him the fourth sportsperson after Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr to have 100 million followers on Instagram. A horrendous display of batting technique from both the sides was also one of the reasons for the match wrapping up in record time. India: 50 runs in 11. 36 c Swann b Patel 74 151 184 6 2 49. The Indian top-order was undone by left-arm spinner Jack Leach, who managed to scalp the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli with Root — England's second spinner in this game — came on and mopped up the tail starting with wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant. Interspersed with live-tweets and expert commentary on the microblogging platform were also a number of hilarious memes and funny posts from cricket fans. Michael Vaughan has admitted that India are the better team in spinning conditions but their victory on the pitch was "shallow". Fall of wickets: 1-134 Gautam Gambhir, 29. For me, the state of mind I am in right now, I did not find it wrong. 3 overs TT Bresnan 8• 30 AM 24-28 February India vs England, 3rd Test Day-Night at Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad 2. — Rajasthan Royals rajasthanroyals to every england batsman : — RAHUL JAIN rahuljaiinn after watching getting 5 wickets. 0 overs AN Cook 32, NRD Compton 21• Team India players were hard at practice at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday ahead of the fourth and final Test of the series against England. 2 overs 909 balls , Extras 12• England: 150 runs in 55. Having reversed the ball both ways, Anderson ran his fingers down the side of the ball when pitching full, and Pant, shaping to work to leg, could only miscue to Root at short cover via a leading edge. The hosts lead the four-match series 2-1 after their two-day win over England in the Pink-ball Test at the same venue last week. "But the good of the game needs to be looked at and as ex-players it is our duty to call it out. The official said the things were sorted eventually. The Indian pace spearhead will be sitting out the fourth Test against England which will get underway at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday March 4. The match also witnessed quite a few records being created in just a span of two days. Related• 30 AM 13-17 February India vs England, 2nd Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 9. However, Jonny Bairstow, Mark Wood, and Sam Curran were rested while Ollie Pope will be added to the squad when declared fit. Mohammed Shami, 30, has already played 50 Tests and he might probably end up reaching the 100-Test milestone but the Bengal fast bowler has to focus on the red-ball format at some point down the line, considering the fact that he has played more than 10 Tests in a calendar year only twice in his 8-year-long career. India: 500 runs in 151. We are not being fair if we do not accept that their skill levels in those conditions are far better than England's. 0 overs CA Pujara 68, V Kohli 0• Only two-Test old, Axar rattled the England batsmen in both the innings to set up a dream start to his Test career. According to Vaughan, the best batsman in the English top-order was left out of the first half of the four-match Test series in India. India and England are set to lock horns in four Tests, five T20Is, and three ODIs. MJ Prior: 50 off 109 balls 5 x 4• Tamil Nadu Cricket Association TNCA had announced online booking of tickets for the 2nd Test that starts from Saturday, however, the physical copies of it were required to be picked from the stadium itself. 0 overs CA Pujara 206, PP Ojha 0• Listen to the , only on Axar Patel's performance received praise from several quarters - including a congratulatory tweet from Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's son, Raihan Rajiv Vadra. 0 overs AN Cook 138, MJ Prior 40• Great to be back with Team India. 5 ov , 8-519 Zaheer Khan, 157. "India won the third Test but it was shallow victory. India: 50 runs in 7. 43 c Bumrah b Patel 3 29 0 0 10. Not just the four Tests, the two teams will also be involved in 3-match ODI and five-match T20I series, which becomes crucial considering the ICC T20 World Cup will be held in India only, later this year. It breached the gap between Gill's bat and pad, and crashed into the off stump, sending it cartwheeling and England into exuberant celebrations. 2 ov BOWLING O M R W ECON 0s 4s 6s WD NB 27 9 80 3 2. 3 overs JM Anderson 0• From being a defensive bowler under Dhoni, Ishant evolved into an attacking option under Virat Kohli. 33 lbw b Yadav 22 59 66 3 0 37. Bumrah has asked for a break from Team India and Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI to possibly get married sometime this year. The first two matches will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The results were there to be seen. The visitors put in a poor start to their second innings, with Axar Patel dismissing Zak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow on Day 2. Siraj, Shardul Thakur — BCCI BCCI England For first two Tests : Joe Root C , Jos Buttler WK , Zak Crawley, Ben Foakes WK , Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ben Stokes, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns. 59 c Tendulkar b Ojha 0 1 1 0 0 0. " The 45-year-old blamed England's rotational policy and said they deserved to be in the position they are in at the moment. 3 overs 214 balls , Extras 5• Fall of wickets: 1-123 Nick Compton, 44. Some people amongst us tend to buy what people sell, I do not know the reason why certain people try to sell certain things, but it is clear it's just a perception of what happens. You can also follow our LIVE match blog on. — Royal Challengers Bangalore RCBTweets Congratulating Joe GRoot on his maiden five-for. England are currently playing a two-match series against Sri Lanka, of which they won the first Test riding on skipper Joe Root's superlative form. The fourth ball of his over rapped Rahane on the pad, again hooping in towards the stumps from wide on the crease and keeping low. The match will begin at 9:30 AM IST on Thursday March 4 at the Narendra Modi stadium, Ahmedabad. Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer have joined the Indian squad in Ahmedabad ahead of the white-ball series against England which is scheduled to commence from March 12. 1 ov , 3-160 Kevin Pietersen, 59. India For first two Tests : Virat Kohli C , Ajinkya Rahane VC , Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant WK , Wriddhiman Saha WK , Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur TEAM - Virat Kohli Capt , Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya VC , KL Rahul, Hardik, Rishabh Pant wk , Wriddhiman Saha wk , R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Md. The part-time spinner claimed the wickets of Rishabh Pant, R Ashwin, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah to claim his maiden Test five-wickets haul. Speaking to reporters days ahead of the 4th and final Test, Ashwin said: "The reason behind my tweets was not regarding anyone in particular. It has been a fascinating journey for Ishant Sharma. The Delhi pacer was the slowest bowler ever to get to the 300-wicket mark but it's unfair to look at only numbers while judging his journey. BATSMEN R B M 4s 6s SR c Sehwag b Ashwin 41 109 148 7 0 37. 1 overs 116 balls , Extras 3• 75 c Crawley b Archer 11 51 2 0 21. AN Cook: 100 off 181 balls 16 x 4• The respective squads for the limited-overs leg are yet to be announced. England were bundled out for 134 and 164 in their two innings at Chepauk as the pitch offered assistance to spinners from Day 1. V Sehwag: 100 off 90 balls 15 x 4, 1 x 6• 5 ov , 2-224 Virender Sehwag, 50. The offie is also the only sixth spinner 16th overall in the world to achieve the feat. India were set only a 49-run target and opener Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill needed only 7. England: 200 runs in 77. England: 150 runs in 66. R Ashwin, speaking to the press on Saturday, said he did not find anything wrong or any hidden agenda in Yuvraj Singh's tweet that took a jibe at the Motera pitch. Chennai is hosting the first two matches with Chepauk permitted to allow a 50 per cent crowd. 0 overs MJ Prior 20, TT Bresnan 0• Notably, the World Cup-winning former all-rounder had said if Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble had similar pitches when they played for India, they could have ended up with 800 and 1000 Test wickets respectively. With the ball reverse-swinging and keeping low from a length, Anderson sent the off stump cartwheeling out the ground twice in his first over of the day to remove Shubman Gill and Ajinkya Rahane, and induced a leading edge from Rishabh Pant to leave him with figures of 5-3-6-3 in a spell that defined the day. Umesh is likely to be drafted into the playing XI for the final match in place of fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who was released from the squad after the third Test due to personal reasons. India: 450 runs in 138. The two teams will face off in four Tests One pink ball match , five T20Is and three T20Is, with the series commencing with the first Test in Chennai on 5 February. Pujara's wicket looked the crucial one, after his rearguard efforts in Australia and with his impeccable record against left-arm spin. Shami is a regular for his IPL side Punjab Kings and is also an integral part of India's ODI and T20I plans. 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 204 balls AN Cook 69, NRD Compton 29, Ex 3• BATSMEN R B M 4s 6s SR b Ojha 176 374 556 21 0 47. 5 ov , 5-199 Samit Patel, 76. 4 ov , 5-413 Yuvraj Singh, 124. In fact, there was no winners from that game at all," Vaughan started his column with these words. Notably, it was Ashwin who led the defense of the pitch that was on offer for the 2nd Test in Chennai. The coverage will begin from 8. Skipper Joe Root brought himself into the attack in the morning session on Day 2 and at the end of it was the highest wicket-taker for his side. Playing his 102nd Test, Root before this match had best figures of 4 for 87, but bowled superbly on a spin friendly track to bundle out India for 145 in their first innings. Ahmedabad will also host the final Test, though with the traditional red ball, and the pitch is unlikely to be vastly different from the one that saw 30 wickets fall in five sessions in the shortest completed Test match since 1935. 0 overs CA Pujara 82, V Kohli 18• 1 ov , 3-250 Sachin Tendulkar, 56. England 1st innings• Even as India captain Virat Kohli and his English counterpart Joe Root refused to point fingers at the pitch for the early finish, several former cricketers, including Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss, have lashed out at the wicket. 30 PM IST First - March 23 Second - March 26 Third - March 28 Squads While India announced 18-men squad, marking comebacks of regular skipper Virat Kohli, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and fast bowler Ishant Sharma; England announced a 16-men squad which marks the return of batsmen Rory Burns, Ollie Pope, all-rounder Ben Stokes and ace pacer Jofra Archer. He has picked up 302 wickets from 99 Tests at an average of 32. India 2nd innings• 6 ov , 8-144 Tim Bresnan, 66. India: 200 runs in 45. CA Pujara: 100 off 190 balls 13 x 4• 0 overs AN Cook 168, MJ Prior 84• "The governing body are allowing India to produce whatever they wish and it is Test cricket that is getting hurt," he said while expressing his displeasure with the BCCI. R Ashwin, responding to the criticism, said the talk about the surfaces is getting out of hand and it needs to stop. India: 350 runs in 96. Fall of wickets: 1-26 Nick Compton, 13. After Kapil Dev 434 , Anil Kumble 619 and Harbhajan Singh 417 , Ashwin is now the fourth Indian bowler to climb Mount 400. Notably, a pitch debate has erupted again after India won the pink-ball Test against England by 10 wickets inside 2 days. Joe Root's men managed just 112 in the first innings and failed to make the best use of an Indian collapse in the first innings as they were bundled out for 81 in their 2nd innings. 3 ov , 9-406 Graeme Swann, 153. 16 players 6 travelling reserves All the details here — England Cricket englandcricket Where will the series be telecast? He, however, will travel to India. Playing only his 77th Test, Ashwin also became the second fastest to reach the milestone after Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan, who got to the 400-wicket mark in his 72nd Test. The likes of Umesh Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar and Mayank Agarwal were seen diving around during the fielding drills, pictures of which were shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI on their social media account. 4 ov , 6-80 Alastair Cook, 39. But Anderson was not content with a single breakthrough. I don't see anyone playing 100 Tests. 2 overs 339 balls , Extras 7• 00 Extras 3nb, 1b, 2lb 6 Total All Out, 48. 2 overs GP Swann 3• However, Ashwin rubbished such speculation and said he wanted to share his thoughts on the said subject and there was nothing more to it. England: 50 runs in 18. However, England's Jack Leach heaped praises on India and spinners R Ashwin and Axar Patel for outplaying England in the third Test which the hosts clinched by 10 wickets in Ahmedabad. CA Pujara: 150 off 299 balls 18 x 4• Ishant has always had the ability to bowl long spells and it was evident in the way he kept grinding through in home and overseas conditions. Only Rohit Sharma 66 managed to find a bit of rhythm. India: 100 runs in 19. 2 overs GP Swann 3• , and unlikely heroes like Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill, and Mohammed Siraj stepped up for an injury-ravaged visitors to help them seal a 2-1 series win in the Tests. 00 lbw b Yadav 10 49 55 0 0 20. Toss India, elected to bat first Series Season Player Of The Match Series result India led the 4-match series 1-0 Match number Hours of play local time 09. Gillespie had shed light on how Ishant was difficult from most senior pacers who land country stints, stressing that the senior pacer had a lot of hunger to learn and develop his skills. Despite a near-faultless innings of 72 from Virat Kohli, India's chances were quashed by the loss of five wickets in the first session, and after a grubber from Ben Stokes snuck under Kohli's bat, Leach and Jofra Archer finished the job to seal a sixth consecutive away win for England. 23 c Trott b Anderson 7 10 12 1 0 70. 2 overs 69 balls , Extras 3• You know why he has lasted this long: because it's very important to know what your leader wants and deliver accordingly," Dahiya said. 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 110 balls AN Cook 31, NRD Compton 21, Ex 0• 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 116 balls G Gambhir 31, V Sehwag 66, Ex 3• Bess returned after an inconsistent first spell, and once Kohli - who looked in fine touch right from the start of his innings - had hit him for four off a full toss, he drew a thin edge from Washington Sundar, prodding forward outside off, who was given out on review. A total of 30 wickets fell in the two days, out of which 28 belonged to the spinners, making it a unique feat in itself. Since the end of the pink-ball Test, a lot of former England cricketers have lashed out at the Ahmedabad's viciously turning pitch as the match got finished inside two days in favour of India. England: 100 runs in 48. Highlights• Ishant will achieve the incredible landmark when he steps onto the field at rebuilt Motera Stadium for the from February 24. 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls CA Pujara 22, Yuvraj Singh 25, Ex 4• AFP Kohli had flown back to India after the first Test in December for the birth of his first child, but Ajinkya Rahane and Co scripted a remarkable turnaround after India lost the pink-ball Test in Adelaide, where they faltered to their lowest-ever Test score of 36. AN Cook: 150 off 283 balls 19 x 4• 00 Extras b 1, lb 10, nb 1 12 TOTAL 160 Ov, RR: 3. 10 c Sharma b Sharma 0 7 0 0 0. 33 Extras 1w, 2b, 2lb 5 Total All Out, 53. Both the games will be played behind closed doors, three round of COVID testing will take place in the lead up to the game and no outsiders will be allowed in the team hotels, amidst strict protocols for the matches. V Sehwag: 50 off 45 balls 8 x 4• India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin played down talks around Yuvraj Singh's social media post that came after he picked up his in the Pink-ball Test which ended inside two days on a raging turner at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. 33 c Pujara b Ashwin 0 4 4 0 0 0. — Raihan Rajiv Vadra raihanrvadra England's Top Order CC: Axar Patel. After playing two away Test series in New Zealand and Australia, Team India will be playing a home Test series after a gap of one year, after November 2019. 0 overs AN Cook 22, KP Pietersen 6 4 overs 136 balls , Extras 7• The Test is now the shortest match -- in terms of deliveries bowled that has ended in a result. 54 b Swann 117 117 209 15 1 100. Eventually, India beat England by 10 wickets, and now lead the series 2-1. The four-match series is very important both for India and the England team as far as the World Test Championship WTC is concerned. 96 c Patel b Swann 13 18 25 2 0 72. CA Pujara: 200 off 374 balls 21 x 4• 6 overs 402 balls , Extras 11• 4 ov , 7-365 Alastair Cook, 141. Ashwin, who finished the match at 401 wickets, took a total of seven wickets in the match -- 3 in the first and 4 in the second innings -- to join the elite list of Indian cricketers claiming 400 wickets in Test cricket. Yuvraj Singh: 50 off 98 balls 5 x 4, 1 x 6• 0 overs CA Pujara 98, Yuvraj Singh 24• AN Cook: 50 off 94 balls 9 x 4• It is safe to say Ishant has been the only one-format player among the specialist pacers in the Test side. 0 overs CA Pujara 115, Yuvraj Singh 47• "He wasn't the wicket-taking bowler but kudos to him, he did the job of bowling 20 plus overs a day with elan, which primarily the spinners do in Tests," he added. Umpire Nitin Menon was unmoved so England reviewed, and while the ball was shown to have been crashing into the base of middle, the decision was upheld with its impact shown as 'umpire's call'. While not being a regular feature if India opt for a 3-man pace attack, Umesh has also had some issues with injury concerns in the recent past. Bairstow was left out of the 16-man squad for the first two Tests in India while Crawley and Sibley are part of the squad. 3 ov BOWLING O M R W ECON 0s 4s 6s WD NB 23 2 70 3 3. 0 overs AN Cook 34, SR Patel 1• King Ashwin climbs Mount 400 Needing just 6 wickets before the match to get to the 400-wicket mark in Tests, R Ashwin trapped Jofra Archer in front of his stumps in the second innings to claim his landmark wicket. "The longer powerful countries like India are allowed to get away with it the more toothless the ICC will look," Vaughan wrote in the Daily Telegraph. Interestingly, Indian opener Dhawan on Tuesday took to Twitter to post a pic of himself along with Iyer and captioned it, "Playing it cool with Mr Iyer. After taking a first innings lead, India took quick early wickets against England. The Day-night affair at the newly inaugurated stadium in Motera witnessed quite a few landmarks as India completely dominated the visitors on the spin friendly track. 5 ov , 7-510 Ravichandran Ashwin, 154. 00 Extras b 5, lb 12 17 TOTAL 74. On the other hand, Umesh Yadav, 33, has only played 48 Tests so far. england Batting Runs B 4 s 6 s SR lbw Patel 53 84 10 0 63. England: 300 runs in 109. NEW DELHI: Team India comprehensively defeated England in the third Test in a rare two-day affair to go 2-1 up in the 4-match series. 30 Match days 15,16,17,18,19 November 2012 - day match 5-day match Test debut Umpires TV Umpire Reserve Umpire Match Referee• But if India had hoped that would be a sign of things to come, there was evidence early on that the pitch would not prove straightforward: Gill had to jam his bat down on a shooter from Leach, and was beaten by some extra bounce from a length two overs later, while Archer found inconsistency in carry while bowling to Pujara. After conquering Down Under, the Indian Cricket Team is set to host the England team for a full tour of almost two months, across the three formats. Ishant picked up 38 wickets in only his 2nd year in international cricket and earned a fine reputation early in his career. Confusion prevailed due to the fact that people misunderstood that they could only redeem their tickets on Thursday. 5 ov , 10-191 Matt Prior, 74. CA Pujara: 50 off 67 balls 6 x 4• India: 150 runs in 35. 3 ov , 4-69 Kevin Pietersen, 32. After registering figures of 6 for 38 in the first innings of the Pink Ball Test -- career best figures, Axar claimed 5 wickets in the second -- that also included a 2-wicket first over of the innings.。 。
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