Second Test, Day 3: South Africa set England mammoth 474 to win
Cricket | July 16, 2017 23:48 ISTSouth Africa's big lead was built on second-innings half-centuries by opener Dean Elgar (80), Hashim Amla (87) and captain Faf du Plessis (63).
South Africa's big lead was built on second-innings half-centuries by opener Dean Elgar (80), Hashim Amla (87) and captain Faf du Plessis (63).
Returning South Africa captain Faf du Plessis trusted his batting lineup on a cloudy morning at Trent Bridge, choosing to bat first in a calculated gamble.
Ervine (151*) knitted crucial partnerships with Sikander Raza (36) and Malcolm Waller (36) to pull Zimbabwe out of initial trouble.
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After being reduced to 70/4 at one stage, batsman Craig Ervine (151 not out) revived the visitors with a fine batting display to take Zimbabwe's total to 344/8 at stumps on Day 1.
Coming back from a four-month layoff after a shoulder injury, the Karnataka-born batsman has been named in India's 15-member Test squad for Sri Lanka tour which starts on July 26 in Galle.
Duminy has failed to cross 40 runs in his last eight Test innings. He managed just 15 and two runs at the Lord's cricket Test against England.
Since scoring that famous triple-hundred against England in Chennai, Karun Nair failed with the bat in his next four Test innings vs Australia. He made scores of 26, 0, 23 and 5 respectively.
Ali scored 87 and Broad smashed an unbeaten 57 off 47 balls as England added 101 runs to its overnight score before being dismissed for 458.
Rabada was suspended because of an accumulation of demerit points within a two-year period.
Bairstow was given immediate medical assistance after the incident. He was later cleared to participate in the first Test at Lord’s vs South Africa.
McCullum feels the absence of AB de Villiers from the South Africa side for the Test series against England is “another red-flag moment” for Test cricket and warned of a “tipping point” for the game as a whole.
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.
Du Plessis has returned home last week for the birth of his first child.
The top-order batsman refused to respond to queries on the rift between India captain Virat Kohli and former coach Anil Kumble.
By becoming the first countries to receive Test status since Bangladesh in 2000, they took the number of Test-playing nations to 12.
Australian skipper Steve Smith today became the third Australian batsman after Sir Don Bradman and Matthew Hayden to complete 5,000 runs in Test cricket. It took Smith 97 innings to complete the 5000-run feat. Smith
In an attempt to add more context to the games, the Chief Executive Committee (CEC) of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has mooted restructuring of Test and One-Day cricket and conduct it in a league format.
Setting a world record, Imrul Kayes today became the first substitute wicketkeeper to take five catches in Test cricket. He achieved the feat on the fourth day of Bangladesh's first match against New Zealand. Better
Virat Kohli, with his innings of 167 runs and 81 runs in the second Test against England, has moved to a career-high 4th in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen.
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