For the visitors, the task ahead is daunting. Their bowlers appear drained, and the pitch has only started to show signs of wear.
IND v WI 1st Test Day 2 HIGHLIGHTS: India increase their lead to 286 runs as Jadeja and Washington Sundar continue to bat for Team India.
Jurel is now the fifth wicketkeeper-batter to get his maiden Test ton, joining the ranks of Vijay Manjrekar, Farookh Engineer, Ajay Ratra, and Wriddhiman Saha.
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IND vs WI HIGHLIGHTS 1st Test: India lose 2 wickets on Day 1 but KL Rahul's gritty fifty and Gill's supporting knock in the end took India to 121/2 in 38 overs.
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Siraj surpassed Mitchell Starc (29 wickets), while Nathan Lyon (24) and Shamar Joseph (22) round out the top four.
India's batting will rely on the likes of Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, and Sai Sudharsan, while their pace attack features Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna.
Having played in India before, Chase emphasized the importance of spin bowling in these conditions.
Citing cloudy skies and pitch conditions, Gill said the final XI would be decided after assessing the pitch on match day.
Nepal etched their name in history books, defeating two-time world champions West Indies by 19 runs in the opening T20 International here for their first-ever victory against a Full ICC Member nation. Nepal had earlier beaten Afghanistan in 2014, but the latter were still an Associate Member at that time. Saturday's result, therefore, marked Nepal's biggest win yet on the international stage, and came in their maiden T20I clash against the Caribbean side and first bilateral series against a Full Member. Sent in to bat, Nepal posted 148 for 8 and then returned to restrict West Indies to 129 for nine. West Indies reduced Nepal to 12 for 2 in the fourth over after Akeal Hosein and Jason Holder struck early. But Nepal skipper Rohit Paudel (38) and Kushal Malla (30) steadied the innings with a 58-run stand before debutant Navin Bidaisee dismissed both in quick succession. Malla provided the early impetus with two sixes, while Dipendra Singh Airee (24) and Gulsan Jha chipped in to keep
India announced Ravindra Jadeja as the vice-captain for the West Indies Tests, as regular vice-captain Rishabh Pant is on the sidelines due to injury
Star West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph was on Friday ruled out of the upcoming Test series against India due to an unspecified injury with uncapped all-rounder Johann Layne replacing him in the squad. The two-match Test series is set to begin in Ahmedabad on October 2. "Johann Layne has replaced Shamar Joseph in the squad for the Test series against India," Windies Cricket announced on X. The board did not disclose the details of the 26-year-old Joseph's injury. But it stated that he will be revaluated ahead of the white-ball series against Bangladesh, starting on October 18. "Joseph has been ruled out due to an injury and will be re-evaluated ahead of the Bangladesh limited-overs series," the statement added. His injury-forced is a massive blow to the tourists. The Guyanese speedster, since making his debut last year, has already bagged 51 wickets in the 11 Tests he has played, averaging a brilliant 21.66 with an economy rate of just over 3. The 22-year-old Layne, who hails from
Cricket West Indies (CWI) have "identified about a hundred things" that need improvement, including inculcating a sense of pride among young players, raising the standard of domestic tournaments, and bringing in more money, said the board after after an emergency meeting with the island's past players. The two-day meeting in Trinidad, which was held for the betterment of the sport in the region, comprised legends such as Viv Richards, Brian Lara, Clive Lloyd, Desmond Haynes, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and current head coach Daren Sammy. "We have identified a list of about a hundred things that we have to improve, but probably among the top five: facilities at every level for our cricketers; practice pitches across the region; the quality of our domestic tournaments. "There's definitely a skills deficiency at various levels that don't get highlighted till they reach international levels and then you see the glaring deficiencies vis-a-vis our international counterparts, which again is ...
The Men in Green would have to focus on their top order displays, which weren't up to the mark in the 2nd ODI with Babar Azam losing his wicket on a duck after both openers were sent back cheaply.
Roston Chase and Justin Greaves led West Indies to a five-wicket victory over Pakistan with 10 balls to spare in the rain-reduced second one-day cricket international, leveling the three-match series at 1-1. Chase's 49 not out off 47 balls included two sixes and the winning boundary as West Indies scored 184-5 in 33.2 overs on Sunday. The hosts were chasing a revised target of 181 runs in 35 overs under the DLS method after multiple rain interruptions saw Pakistan's innings end at 171-7 in 37 overs. Right-arm fast bowler Jayden Seales took 3-23 in seven overs. West Indies stumbled from 101-3 after 18 overs at Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago, to 111-5 off 24 overs, including the wicket of Sherfane Rutherford, who hit a 33-ball 45 with three sixes and four fours. Chase and Greaves (26 off 31) shared a 77-run unbroken partnership for the sixth wicket. West Indies earlier chose to bowl first and Hasan Nawaz again played a key role for Pakistan with 36 not out off 30
With Pakistan leading 1-0, the second ODI promises to be a must-win for the West Indies to stay alive in the series.
Nawaz joined forces with Hussain Talat to form a vital unbeaten sixth-wicket partnership worth 104 runs, rescuing Pakistan from a challenging chase in the day-night encounter.
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Pakistan Upcoming Cricket Matches: Pakistan will play an ODI series with the West Indies and a T20I series before starting their Asia Cup 2025 campaign