Rishabh Pant slammed his sixth Test century in Chennai on his comeback to the longest format of the game after almost two years. Riding on Pant and Shubman Gill's centuries, India set Bangladesh a huge target of 515 runs to chase in the fourth innings.
Shubman Gill recovered from a poor start in the Chennai Test against Bangladesh as he completed his fifth century in the longest format of the game having recorded a duck in the first innings. Earlier, Rishabh Pant also completed his century as India are in comfortable position in the first Test.
Australia were pretty clinical in their effort in the first ODI against England and would be keen to extend the lead in the five-match series. However, the visitors are struggling with their pace resources due to injuries and England would want to target that area and level the series at Headingley.
The bad light stopped play and later forced early stumps as India are cruising in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai. India declared their innings at 287/4 following Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant's tons and set a huge target of 515 runs to chase for Bangladesh, who already are four down.
Ricky Ponting, the two-time World Cup-winning captain and one-time IPL-winning coach joined his third franchise in the IPL in the role of head coach, Punjab Kings, ahead of the 2025 edition. Ponting, who recently parted ways with the Delhi Capitals, spent seven years with the franchise.
India vs Bangladesh: India turned a dreary-looking day into one with the advantage with a magnificent unbeaten partnership of 195 runs between two stalwarts R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. India would definitely be targeting a 400-plus total while Bangladesh aim for quick wickets.
Australia took a 1-0 lead in the five-match ODI series against England at Trent Bridge with a magnificent run-chase of 316 runs rather comfortably in just 44 overs. Travis Head was the star of the show for Australia with an unbeaten 154 with Marnus Labuschagne having his stamp all over the game.
Afghanistan beat South Africa for the first time in international cricket as they won the first ODI of the three-match series in Sharjah while India began their home Test season against Bangladesh in cloudy Chennai on Thursday. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 19.
Bangladesh won the toss and opted to field against India in the first Test in Chennai on Thursday, September 19. It is a bit cooler and overcast at the MA Chidambaram Stadium and Indian skipper Rohit Sharma also wanted to field.
India vs Bangladesh: India struggled to dominate the opening two sessions on Day 1 but the veteran all-rounders Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja registered impressive knocks to help the hosts finish high and take control of the first match in Chennai.
New Zealand have been going through a rough patch in international cricket, T20Is in particular and have lost seven matches in the format in a row. In such a form, facing Australia can be tough but before the Women's T20 World Cup, this might just be the test the White Ferns would have wanted.
Pakistan women's team achieved its highest score in T20Is as they came back strongly in the three-match series against South Africa to take it to the decider after losing the opener. Nashra Sandhu, Muneeba Ali and skipper Fatima Sana shone for Pakistan as South Africa fell short in the chase.
India will take on Bangladesh in a two-match Test series starting in Chennai on Thursday, September 19. It has been a long and unusual 41-day break between two international assignments for India but will be determined to start on a good note on Thursday.
India's home Test season begins with the Bangladesh series on Thursday, September 19 after a 40-day international break. India named the squad on the expected lines apart from the call-up for Yash Dayal but still, there are a few changes from the side that played against England earlier this year.
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