Updated WTC Points Table: Know all the updates around World Test Championship Points table after India's five-wicket win over England in Ranchi. India remain at second place despite win but strengthen their place.
For the first time in the last decade, India have successfully chased over 150 to win a Test match on home soil. Notably, this is England's first Test series loss since the appointment of Brendon McCullum as the red-ball head coach and Ben Stokes as captain.
India spinner Kuldeep Yadav has performed exceptionally well ever since he has made it to the playing XI in the ongoing Test series against England. The fourth Test in Ranchi has been extremely special for him as he has been compared to Shane Warne after his bowling in the second innings.
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Notably, the Indian women's cricket team clinched the three-match T20I series 2-1, the last time it toured Bangladesh in July 2023. The ODI series was evenly contested and ended in a stalemate (1-1).
Bashir dismissed Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal and debutant Akash Deep to claim his maiden five-wicket haul in the longest format of the sport. He finished with figures of 5/119 in the first innings of the ongoing 4th Test.
If India go on to win the 4th Test in Ranchi, then it will be the first time England would lose a Test series after the appointment of Brendon McCullum as coach and Ben Stokes as captain of the red-ball team.
The star Kiwi all-rounder Amelia Kerr picked four wickets and the legendary South African pacer Shabnim Ismail bagged three to help Mumbai Indians restrict Gujarat Giants to 126/9 in the third match of the Women's Premier League 2024.
“To tell the truth, I don’t rue missing out on my hundred at all because it’s my debut Test series. In truth, I’m desperate to lift this trophy with my hands, because playing Test cricket was always a big dream of mine,” Jurel said after Day 3's play in Ranchi.
The veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took five wickets and Kuldeep Yadav claimed four for 22 to bowl out England on 145 in the second innings of the fourth Test match in Ranchi to give India complete control on Day 3.
Sajana Sajeevan was always passionate about playing cricket but her family did not have funds. She once lost her house in Kerala floods in 2018. Now she has broke into the limelight after the opening night of Women's Premier League.
"I had to go back and rewire the way I had to think about the game. I am someone who comes over the top, and comes down on the ball. I like the ball to drop on the pitch," Ravichandran Ashwin told broadcaster after taking five wickets on Day 3.
Rohit Sharma wanted a fielder close to the batter but stopped Sarfaraz Khan from fielding at silly point without his helmet. The Indian captain schooled Sarfaraz for it and asked him to wear the gear. The incident took place during the third day of the IND vs ENG 4th Test.
Liverpool famously defeated Chelsea in the EFL Cup final in 2022 on penalties but are struggling with injury issues going into the upcoming final at Wembley Stadium. Star forwards Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez also remain doubtful having missed the latest EPL clash against Luton.
Dhruv Jurel recorded his maiden fifty by smashing 90 off 149 balls as India added 88 runs to their first innings total on Day 3 before collapsing on 307 in the first innings. Shoaib Bashir took five wickets for England while Tom Hartley shone with three.
Haris Rauf made a dive on the second last ball of Lahore Qalandars' clash against Karachi Kings in the ongoing PSL. He was seen in severe pain and has now been ruled out of the remainder of the PSL.
The umpiring and technology throughout the ongoing series between India and England have taken much of the headlines and Joe Root's dismissal on Day 3 of the fourth Test created further controversy. Root was given not out on the field but the Hawkeye reckoned that it was hitting the stumps.
Akash Deep picked up three wickets in his debut innings with the ball. He removed Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope in the first innings. Meanwhile, Yashasvi Jaiswal's rise has been nothing short of extraordinary. Irfan Pathan has praised both the players.
Dhruv Jurel played a career-defining knock in only his second Test match for India scoring a valiant 90 when his team was sliding down the barrel on a tricky pitch in Ranchi against England. Wasim Jaffer and Jasprit Bumrah were among several others to heap praise on Jurel.
IND vs ENG: Shoaib Bashir raced to his maiden Test fifer after rattling the Indian batting line-up. Apart from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhurv Jurel, none of the Indian batters crossed 40 in the first innings. Bashir has now surpassed James Anderson to enter into the record books.
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