Author: Vaibhav Tripathi

The opening day of round four of the ongoing Ranji Trophy saw Dhruv Shorey scoring his first century of the season against Odisha. Mayank Agarwal registered his first fifty-plus score of the season against Maharashtra. Uncapped pacers Auqib Nabi (5/35) and M. D. Nidheesh (6/22) starred with the ball for their respective teams. Vidarbha vs Odisha Shorey finally broke the jinx by smashing his first hundred of the season at the VCA Stadium against Odisha. Before this innings, Shorey had made starts in the previous three games but was unable to convert them into big scores. His knock came at…

On a pitch that was on the slower side, India did reasonably well to score 167 despite a mini-collapse. The three spinners and Shivam Dube then led the defence, bowling Australia out for 119 to secure a 48-run win at the Carrara Oval in Gold Coast. With this victory, India go 2–1 up in the five-match series. Chasing 168, Australia got off to a decent start, with Matthew Short leading the charge. India failed to break the opening stand in the first four overs, with Jasprit Bumrah once again going wicketless in his first spell. Axar Patel came on and…

Rishabh Pant and Akash Deep have been included in the 15-member squad for the two-match Test series against South Africa, announced by the BCCI on Wednesday. Both Pant and Akash missed the last home series as they were recovering from their respective injuries. The former replaces N Jagadeesan, while the latter comes in for Prasidh Krishna, who has been named in the India A squad. These are the only two changes from the squad that played the two-match series against the West Indies. Pant, who was out of the game after suffering a foot injury in England, proved his fitness…

A sparkling century by Yashasvi Jaiswal helped Mumbai secure a draw against Rajasthan in Jaipur. Karnataka registered a thumping win over Kerala, their first of the season. While last season’s runners-up fell in Thiruvananthapuram, defending champions Vidarbha were denied an outright victory by a resilient Tamil Nadu team. Mohammad Shami went wicketless in the drawn game between Bengal and Tripura. Rajasthan vs Mumbai Days ahead of the start of the Test series against South Africa, Jaiswal warmed up with a big hundred at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The southpaw struck 18 fours and a six in his innings of 156, at…

Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed an unbeaten 56 to end the day on a positive note after Deepak Hooda punished the Mumbai bowlers with his marathon innings of 248 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Mohammed Shami went wicketless after bowling 19 overs on day three. He was the only bowler to finish without a wicket on a day that was highlighted by a century from Hanuma Vihari. Vidarbha vice-captain Yash Rathod also scored a hundred against R Sai Kishore’s Tamil Nadu as the defending champions eye an outright win on the final day. Rajasthan vs Mumbai On the back of…

Not one but two double-centurions, Karun Nair and Smaran Ravichandran, put on a batting masterclass on Day 2 of the Third Round of the ongoing Ranji Trophy season. Such was the batting display that it made the Kerala bowlers look hapless on their home turf in Thiruvananthapuram. Deepak Hooda also notched up his second successive hundred against Mumbai to put his team ahead. Rajasthan vs Mumbai At the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Deepak Hooda’s unbeaten 121 helped Rajasthan take an 85-run lead. A run-out by Musheer Khan denied Sachin Yadav a century, as the Rajasthan opener was dismissed for 92. His…

When Washington Sundar came out to bat at No. 6, ahead of Jitesh Sharma and Shivam Dube, it raised eyebrows, but the spin-bowling all-rounder justified his batting promotion by smashing an unbeaten 49 to take his team to a five-wicket win against Australia. This was a game in which a lot of things went India’s way, from winning the toss to making the right changes in the playing XI and ultimately clinching victory. In the run chase of 187, the highest at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, none of the Indian batters scored a fifty, yet the visitors still managed to cross…

Batters dominated proceedings on the opening day of Round 3 of the Ranji Trophy, although weather disruptions prevented a few matches from getting underway. Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed 67 in his first game of the season for Mumbai. While Jaiswal made a mark, his Mumbai teammate Sarfaraz Khan flopped once again, scoring just 15 as Mumbai were bowled out for 254. Making the most of the batting-friendly conditions in Thiruvananthapuram, Karun Nair scored his second consecutive hundred of the season. In Delhi, Priyansh Arya made his much-awaited Ranji Trophy debut and scored a quickfire 40. Rajasthan vs Mumbai …

A fiery spell from Josh Hazlewood had India reeling at 49 for 5 in seam-friendly conditions at the MCG. Abhishek Sharma fought like a warrior with his 37-ball 68 to take his team to 125, with a little support from Harshit Rana. For India to defend the total, they needed a special spell. However, that didn’t happen, as Australia chased down the target inside 14 overs to win the game by four wickets. After being sent in, the Indian batters failed to get accustomed to the conditions and struggled against the movement and bounce off the pitch. Hazlewood ran through…

Only 58 balls of play were possible during which India scored 97 before the first T20I was called off due to persistent rain at Manuka Oval in Canberra. The highlight of the abandoned game was the runs from the bats of skipper Suryakumar Yadav and vice-captain Shubman Gill against a largely inexperienced Australian bowling attack. Ahead of the start of the series, much of the chatter revolved around Surya and his form in T20Is. Ever since being named the full-time T20I skipper he has averaged around 25, with just two fifties to his name. Before smashing an unbeaten 39 in…