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England's Wood all but ruled out of second Test; West Indies name unchanged squad
England pace bowler Mark Wood is likely to be sidelined for the second Test against the West Indies at the Kensington Oval here from March 16, as he is still reportedly battling the elbow injury he picked up in the opening Test at Antigua.
Hockey Pro League: India reverse shoot-out result after Germany hold out for second draw
The India women's team did repeat its mistake at least in terms of the result of the match as it got the better of Germany in a shoot-out following another 1-1 draw in the FIH Hockey Pro League at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday. Winning it 3-0 to take the bonus point in this hard-fought match.
Pink ball Test, Day 2: Sri Lanka 28/1 at stumps, need 419 runs to beat India
Sri Lanka were 28/1 at stumps on Day 2 and needed 419 runs to beat India in the second and final Test (pink ball game) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, here on Sunday. Resuming their second innings from 199/5 after the dinner break, India added 104 more runs in the third session before declaring on 303-9 in the second innings and setting a target of 447 runs for Sri Lanka to win.
2nd Test: Khawaja, Carey extend Australia's dominance over Pakistan on Day 2
Australia were 505/8 at stumps Day 2, with Mitchell Starc (28) and skipper Pat Cummins (0) unbeaten at the crease. Australia enjoyed a fine start to the day, with Khawaja and nightwatchman Nathan Lyon combining for a 54-run fourth-wicket stand. Lyon had a scratchy start, surviving a close leg-before call against Hasan Ali during the third over of the day before an inside edge raced past the stumps towards the fine leg boundary.
Pink-ball Test: Pant smashes fastest Test fifty by an India batter, breaks Kapil Dev's 40-year-old record
Kapil had scored a 30-ball 50 in the 1982 Test match against Pakistan in Karachi and is followed by Shardul Thakur, who had scored a 31-ball half-century in the Oval Test against England in 2021, and former India cricketer Virender Sehwag, who had scored a 32-ball 50 against England in Chennai. Former Pakistan cricketer Misbah-ul-Haq (21 balls) has the record of smashing the fastest fifty in Test cricket history.
Pink ball Test, Day 2: India declare second innings at 303/9
India rode on a brilliant half-century -- off 28 balls, the fastest-ever in Tests by an Indian batter, by Rishabh Pant, and a vital 67 off 87 balls by Shreyas Iyer to reach 303 for 9 before skipper Rohit Sharma declared the innings. Brief scores: India 252 and 303-9 decl in 68.5 overs (Rishabh Pant 50, Shreyas Iyer 67; Rohit Sharma 46; Praveen Jayawickrama 4/78, Lasith Embuldeniya 3/87) vs Sri Lanka 109 lead by 446 runs.
Pink ball Test, Day 2: India extend lead to 342 at dinner after Pant's attacking fifty
Rohit and Vihari, who were holding the fort for India at tea, continued to bat in the same vein. Sharma looked set to get to his first fifty as captain but it wasn't to be as he fell on 46 after being caught by Angelo Mathews in the deep on the bowling of Dhananjaya. Soon after, Vihari was cleaned up by Jayawickrama, who returned after having had left the field earlier with a foot injury.
Pink ball Test: Jasprit Bumrah bags his 8th five-wicket haul, equals Kapil Dev's feat
It was Bumrah's maiden five-wicket haul at home and eighth overall, which is now the joint-most for an Indian seamer after 29 Tests alongside Dev. The pacer, who is just 29 Tests old, completed his eighth five-wicket haul by dismissing Niroshan Dickwella in the first session on Day 2. Only Kapil Dev has registered as many five-wicket hauls among Indian seamers at the same point in his career.
Pink ball Test, Day 2: India reach 61/1 in 2nd innings at Tea, lead Sri Lanka by 204 runs
After ending Sri Lanka's first innings inside the half-hour of play in the first session, India got off to a good start as Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal began the second innings on a strong note. Both Indian openers played some beautiful shots. Mayank, especially, was the most aggressive between the two and hit five boundaries during his innings. Sri Lanka also dropped Rohit when he was on 18 as India's openers went about building the lead with ease.
Ind vs SL: Disappointed...but don't have any regrets, says Shreyas Iyer on missing century
Stylish batter Shreyas Iyer, who played a brilliant innings (92) and put India in a commanding position against Sri Lanka on the opening day of the Pink ball Test, on Saturday said that he is disappointed on missing his century but don't have any regrets as his knock eventually helped the team. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, India were struggling at 126-5 but Iyer played a counter-attacking knock and propelled the hosts to 252 in their first innings.
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