Indian skipper Shubman Gill and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant stood tall as India extended their lead by 357 runs at the end of the first session on Day 4 of the second test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Saturday.
This will be Samson's first competitive appearance since the conclusion of a disappointing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, in which he scored 285 runs in nine matches at an average of 35.62 and a strike rate of over 140, with a half-century to his name. His team finished at number nine, wi
Indian skipper Shubman Gill and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant stood tall as India extended their lead by 357 runs at the end of the first session on Day 4 of the second test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Saturday.
Shimron Hetmyer had been the hero for Seattle Orcas in their last three games, but this time he couldn't save his team. With Hetmyer having an off day, the Orcas' batting collapsed again, managing just 82 runs. Washington Freedom made light work of the chase, reaching the target in just 9.2
Mohammed Siraj grabbed six wickets as India bowled out England for 407 runs, taking a first-innings lead of 180 runs in the second test on Friday. Akash Deep also helped India's cause with four wickets to his name.
India's young swashbuckler Yashasvi Jaiswal became the joint-fastest to 2,000 Test runs for the nation alongside former stalwarts Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag.
At Lunch, England have reached 249/5 with Harry Brook 91* (127) and Jamie Smith 102* (82) unbeaten on the crease. The duo have added 165 runs off just 154 balls for the 6th wicket.
Team India achieved this feat at Birmingham during the second Test. At one point on day one, India looked in a spot of bother, at 211/5, with Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy dismissed quickly. However, skipper Shubman Gill, who slammed a historic double ton, carried on with his resolve t
Gill, in an effort that tired out bowlers and statisticians in equal parts, smashed a brilliant 387-ball 269, guiding India to a position of power against England at Birmingham during the second Test, taking India to a total of massive 587 runs.
At the end of the second session, Gill was still unbeaten at 265* in 380 balls, with 30 fours and three sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of almost 70.
In the first rain-affected game of the Major League Cricket 2025 season, Donovan Ferreira's electrifying 9-ball 37 and Shubham Ranjane's composed 39* surged the Texas Super Kings to 87/2 off 5 overs -- a total that ultimately proved too steep for the Washington Freedom. The spin battery of N