Pakistan took ascendancy on Day 1 of the first Test against England as the visitors' inexperienced attack in the flat conditions was found wanting. Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique led the way with respective centuries with Saud Shakeel looking solid as Pakistan look to extend dominance.
For the first time in India's Test cricket history spanning 92 years, the number of wins is more than the number of defeats as the two-time World Test Championship finalists beat Bangladesh by 280 runs in the opening match of the series. R Ashwin starred with a century and a six-wicket haul.
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 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.
Pakistan recovered well to share the honours with Bangladesh on the opening day of their home Test season in Rawalpindi on Wednesday, August 21. Bangladesh had Pakistan early on the mat at 16/3 before Saud Shakeel and Saim Ayub with a 98-run partnership led their comeback.
Mohammad Rizwan scored 171* off 239 balls and in-form Saud Shakeel added 141 runs to help Pakistan post a big total of 448/6 in 113 overs. Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud picked two wickets each for Bangladesh while Nahid Rana went wicketless.
Captain Rohit Sharma was positive about his team's batting quality despite the abject surrender in the first Test against South Africa in Centurion. India were bowled out twice in a little over 101 overs combined while South Africa outbatted them scoring 408 in 108 overs in just one innings.
The first Ashes Test is poised nicely with around 98 overs of play left on the final day. Australia need 174 more runs to win while England require seven wickets.
AUS vs WI, 1st Test: Marnus Labuschagne has scored a gritty 100 in the first Test match against West Indies. The Australian youngster scored a double hundred in the first innings and is the player to score a double century and a century in the same Test match.
Match Referee David Boon imposed the sanction after Joe Root's side was found to be five overs short of the target with time allowances taken into consideration.
Virat Kohli's enduring love affair with Adelaide Oval resulted in a classy 74 but his untimely run-out triggered a batting collapse as India ended the opening day at 233 for 6.
The last time New Zealand lost a Test series at home was back in March 2017 and the hosts were backed as 'favourites' by Ajinkya Rahane on Thursday.
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series on Thursday in Harare.
If the curator rolls out a green top, it could suit the fast bowlers of both India and Australia.
India pulled off their biggest win over West Indies with a 272-run humiliation inside three days in the first Test here Saturday.
The West Indies handed a big setback even before toss with the last-minute withdrawal of captain Jason Holder, looked ordinary at best on the field.
While the rest could not contribute, it was Kohli who stood tall on the second day at Edgbaston, Birmingham as he scored his 22nd Test century.
As Team India gear up to battle England in a gruelling five-match Test series, skipper Virat Kohli believes that his players are ready to take on the challenge ahead and feels that the bowling depth can make a huge difference. India play England in the 1st Test at Birmingham on August 1.
The visitors were bowled out for 126, their lowest total against Sri Lanka, eclipsing the 168 all out in Durban in 2011.
Wicketkeeper Dowrich put on a crucial 90 run-stand with captain Jason Holder for the sixth wicket for the hosts before the latter was given out caught behind after Sri Lanka appealed the umpire's not out decision.
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