In the first innings, Smith was caught behind by wicketkeeper Sam Harper off a delivery by pacer Fergus O'Neill for just three runs in 29 balls. In the next innings, Smith once again found himself on the receiving end against pace as he was trapped-leg-before wicket by Scott Boland for a
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to step in and organise a bilateral series between India and Pakistan on a neutral venue for the World Test Championship
Root is the leading run-scorer in the current ICC World Test Championship 2023-25. In 18 Tests, he has scored 1,712 runs at an average of 59.03, with six centuries and six fifties in 32 innings, with the best score of 262. In this calendar year, Root has scored 1,300 runs in 13 Tests at an a
The Black Caps chased down their victory target of 107 with relative ease on Sunday, with the win catapulting the side from sixth up to fourth on the updated standings with a win-loss percentage of 44.44 per cent, as per ICC.
Star England batter Joe Root ended the third day of first Test against Pakistan at Multan just seven runs short of becoming the first player from his country to reach the 20,000-run mark in international cricket
Stokes suffered a hamstring injury during The Hundred in August. This ruled him out of England's triumph against Sri Lanka (2-1) and it was Ollie Pope who led the side in the veteran's absence. On the other hand, Crawley suffered a broken finger during the West Indies series, which caused hi
The series, starting from October 7 with the first Test at Multan, will be important for Pakistan not only from ICC World Test Championship standpoint, but also regarding form of their most premier batter. In his last eight Tests, Babar's performances have been sub-par, scoring 317 runs at a
India's attacking brand of cricket and will to produce a result was marked by some fantastic shots, fiery bowling spells, and stunning diving, one-handed catches as Men in Blue maintained their supremacy in the ICC World Test Championship with a seven wicket win over Bangladesh at Kanpur
Now, Lanka has five wins and four losses in nine Tests. They have a point percentage (PCT) of 55.56 percent, which is not very far from Australia, which sits at second place with a PCT of 62.50 after eight wins, three losses, and a draw in 12 Tests. India is at the top with seven wins, two l
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to X and posted, "Update from Kanpur Play has been called off for Day 2 due to rains. #TeamIndia | #INDvBAN | @IDFCFIRSTBank." Earlier, during the delay, team India left the Green Park Stadium as the start of the day two was hit by rai
Pakistan have included the left-arm spinner Noman for the first Test of the three-match series starting from October 7 in Multan. He has played 15 Test matches for Pakistan, taking 47 wickets at an average of 33.53. In his last Test match for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in Colombo, Ali had ta