Shoaib Bashir has expressed optimism about England's chances of winning and said that the performance by India's Ashwin and Jadeja on a deteriorating surface has given English spinners confidence.
Amelia Kerr's all-round show and Shabnim Ismail's brilliant spell took the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) to victory over Gujarat Giants (GG) in the third fixture of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.
India has been set a target of just 192 runs to win the Test and series. Efforts of Hartley and Bashir, who took a five-wicket haul were wasted after England batters put on a disappointing show with the bat, bundled out for just 145 runs. This extended their 46 run lead to 191 runs lead.
A five-wicket haul by spinner Ravichandran Ashwin helped India bundle out England for just 145 runs in their second innings and get a target of 192 runs to seal the series on day three of the fourth Test at Ranchi on Sunday. Jurel and Kuldeep had earlier stitched a useful 76-run partnership
A combined batting effort from VVIP Uttar Pradesh helped the side register a comfortable win over Rajasthan Legends in the third match of the Indian Veteran Premier League (IVPL) at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida.
Bashir snapped four wickets in his spell of 32 overs while conceding 83 runs, taking wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar and Ravindra Jadeja.
Leach was a part of England's impressive 28-run win at Hyderabad and took a wicket in the match. But he suffered an injury in the match and was replaced by youngster Shoaib Bashir in the second Test. Leach had to fly back home from a mid-series break in Abu Dhabi to continue his recovery.
Delhi Capitals played out a last-ball thriller against the defending champions Mumbai Indians, but went down by four wickets in the WPL 2024 opener at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday. Capsey played a knock of 75 in the match and also picked up two wickets.
Following a 72-run victory over New Zealand at Eden Park on Friday, New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner issued an update regarding wicketkeeper-batter Devon Conway who suffered a thumb injury during the second T20I of the three-match series at Eden Park on Friday.