Jayant Yadav, Ashwin mop up New Zealand tail as India seal series victory

India sealed the victory in comfortable fashion on the fourth morning of the second Test in Mumbai as the hosts dismissed New Zealand for 167 to win by 372 runs – their biggest margin of victory in Test cricket in terms of runs. Jayant Yadav picked up four wickets in quick succession in the opening […]

Iyer, Saha half-centuries put India in commanding position on Day 4

Half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer (65) and Wriddhiman Saha (61*) put India in the driver’s seat at the close of play on Day 4 of the opening Test in Kanpur against New Zealand. Crucial contributions from the lower-order helped the Men in Blue set the Kiwis a target of 284 in the fourth innings, and the […]

Iyer, Jadeja give India the edge on Day 1 against New Zealand

Shreyas Iyer scored a half-century on his Test debut in Kanpur to give India a promising start in the 1st Test against New Zealand, with the Men in Blue finishing the day at 258 for 4. Shubman Gill started the innings with a brisk half-century before Shreyas Iyer shared a 113-run stand alongside Ravindra Jadeja […]

India vs New Zealand Test Series Preview

After a 3-0 clean sweep in the T20’s, the attention now turns to the Test arena where the Men in Blue have unfinished business with the Blackcaps after their defeat in the final of the World Test Championship earlier this year. The Kiwis comfortably outplayed India to win by eight wickets in Southampton and Kane […]

Rohit Sharma, Axar Patel star as India complete 3-0 series sweep

After securing the series victory, India completed the 3-0 whitewash in Kolkata with a thumping 73-run win over New Zealand in the final T20I. Rohit Sharma led from the front with the bat, scoring his second half-century of the series to take India to 184, before Axar Patel (3 for 9) ran through the Kiwi […]

New Zealand win inaugural World Test Championship

New Zealand have won the inaugural ICC World Test Championship after a dramatic final day of cricket at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. The Blackcaps ran through the Indian batting lineup on the 6th morning, dismissing the Men in Blue for only 170 runs before chasing the 139-run target with relative ease. Fittingly for New […]

Shami, Southee set up lively final day

Following the unfortunate washout on Day 4, cricket finally resumed on Day 5 in the ICC World Test Championship Final between India and New Zealand in Southampton. After bowling New Zealand out for 249, India ended the day at 64/2 with a lead of 32 runs heading into the final day of the series. Virat […]

Conway, Jamieson put New Zealand in commanding position on day 3

It was another riveting day’s action in the ICC World Test Championship Final at the Ageas bowl that saw New Zealand dominate the proceedings, bowling India out for 217 before finishing at 101/2 at stumps. While run-scoring came at a premium for both sides thanks to the overcast conditions, there was plenty of skill on […]

Openers, Kohli give India solid start on Day 2

After rain played spoil-sport on day one, the World Test Championship finally got underway with India ending the day at 146-3 after being put in to bat by Kane Williamson at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. After a solid start from the openers, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane put together an unbeaten partnership of 58 […]