Pakistan's Babar Azam ruled out of Test series against England due to injury
Cricket | May 26, 2018, 04:23 PM ISTBabar was struck by a rising delivery from Ben Stokes after tea on Day 2 on Friday and was forced to retire hurt on 68.
Babar was struck by a rising delivery from Ben Stokes after tea on Day 2 on Friday and was forced to retire hurt on 68.
Sri Lanka all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva has pulled out from the tour of West Indies after his father Ranjan de Silva was murdered.
Having brought by CSK for Rs 1.5 crores, Wood went on to make his IPL debut against Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the 11th edition at the Wankhede Stadium, but he failed to add any wicket to his tally while conceding 49 runs.
England has now not won a Test series away from home since 2016 when it beat South Africa 2-1 in South Africa.
The New Zealand openers saw off the immediate threat of the new ball and set a foundation for the series hosts to push for victory.
The Australia team, in a plot led by captain Steve Smith and senior players, confessed to ball tampering allegations against South Africa in the third Test at Cape Town on Saturday.
Root had batted more than three hours for his 51 to rally England's resistance in the face of that heavy deficit but his dismissal on the brink of stumps on day 4 swung the match back in New Zealand's favour.
After an eventful first day on which England was bowled out for only 58, the first day-night Test match in New Zealand has effectively come to a soggy halt.
Virat Kohli's decision to miss the historic Afghanistan Test and play county has brought him many praises as the skipper aims to improve his game on England soil.
Williamson previously shared the tie with Martin Crowe and his current teammate Ross Taylor with the record of 17 Test centuries.
Kane Williamson made an amazing dive to claim a breath-taking catch during the 1st Test against England at Eden Park, Auckland. Take a look.
The Black Caps on Wednesday named its team for the match which will be the first pink-ball Test played in New Zealand and the ninth in any country.
The opening warm-up match would have been Stokes' first match since his last Test appearance against West Indies in September 2017, after which he was ruled out the Ashes in the wake of his alleged involvement in a nightclub brawl in September.
Rabada was suspended for the remaining two matches of the ongoing four-Test series against Australia after being found guilty of a Level 2 ICC Code of Conduct offence of 'inappropriate and deliberate physical contact with a player'.
South Africa clinched its win in Port Elizabeth by chasing down the meagre target of 101 before tea on the fourth day.
An Australia victory in the second Test would ensure the tourists cannot lose the four-match series and would mean another failure for South Africa, who haven't beaten Australia in a series at home since 1970.
Josh Hazlewood trapped Quinton de Kock lbw for 83 as Australia bowled South Africa out for 298 in its second innings to register a commanding 118-run win to take 1-0 lead in the four-Test series.
It was the second heated incident involving Warner, who, along with Nathan Lyon, could be scrutinised over their conduct in celebrating the run-out of AB de Villiers earlier in the day in Durban Test.
Only Australia's ruthless attack didn't allow any meaningful partnerships and South Africa's best stand was 42 between de Villiers and Quinton de Kock for the sixth wicket.
The 34-year-old AB de Villiers, likely in the final flourishes of his career, last made a Test century in January 2015 and was subdued in South Africa's series victory over India.
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