India vs England, 3rd Test: Day 3 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Sports | August 20, 2018 23:46 ISTVirat Kohli kept up his brilliant summer form by hitting 103 before setting England a world-record target of 521 to win the third Test.
Virat Kohli kept up his brilliant summer form by hitting 103 before setting England a world-record target of 521 to win the third Test.
India rode on skipper Virat Kohli's 23rd Test century to give England a tough target of 521 to win the third Test and clinch the five-match series.
Ashwin has won the battle against the English opener in both the innings of ongoing Test match at Edgbaston.
The former England captain, who is part of a strong Lions XI featuring six Test players, reached his hundred from 173 balls.
Nightwatchman Dominic Bess (49) missed out on his second straight Test half-century as England, chasing a series-levelling victory, progressed to 302/7 at stumps on day 2 against Pakistan.
Both the seamers shared eight wickets among them to bundle out hosts for a paltry 184 before Pakistan ended the day one of the first Test for 50/1 at Lord's.
On Thursday, the English opener Cook equalled Border's record of playing 153 consecutive Tests by participating in the series opener against Pakistan at the historic Lord's.
This was Alastair Cook's fifth double ton of his career and his highest score against Australia.
England won with time to spare on Day 3 of the day-night Test at Edgbaston, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match contest in the most commanding fashion.
Alastair Cook made his third-highest Test score, fourth double-century, and passed 11,500 career runs in a performance that underlined the former captain's lasting value to the team.
Joe Root and Alastair Cook eased England's concerns over how they would deal with the challenge of batting against the pink ball with a 248-run partnership for the third wicket.
South Africa's seam attack, led by Vernon Philander, enjoyed the cloudy and humid conditions that led to extravagant swing on Day 1 of the third Test against England at Kennington Oval.
Under the captaincy of Joe Root, England would like to replicate the success of ODI and T20I series win against South Africa in the four-match Test series starting on 6th July.
Root will take over as England captain after Alastair Cook, who led the side for a record 59 Tests has stepped down from the top post.
Nearly two months after India thrashed England 4-0 in a five-match Test series, the captain of the English Test team, Alastair Cook, has stepped down from the post, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said
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Much has been said since the introduction of the Decision Review System (DRS) in the five-Test series against England as India have always stayed away from challenging the umpire’s decisions. Now, with a day to
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