Australia 104 and 12 for 3 need 522 more runs to beat India 150 and 487 for 6 dec (Jaiswal 161, Kohli 100*, Rahul 77) In the same city where Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli scored legendary centuries, India’s latest batting prodigy Yashasvi Jaiswal produced a masterclass of his own with a majestic 161 to … Read more
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his maiden Test hundred in Australia during day three of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday. The opener took 205 deliveries to bring up his century, smashing eight fours and three sixes. FOLLOW: IND vs AUS Day 3 LIVE The 22-year-old, who was dismissed for … Read more
After a hard day for his wards on the field, Australian coach Andrew McDonald discussed his team’s prospects with the media in the current first Test at the Optus Stadium on Saturday. Excerpts Playing arena “The wicket has changed considerably and if you look at the seam and swing, it was down compared to yesterday … Read more
India 150 and 172 for 0 (Jaiswal 90*, Rahul 62*) lead Australia 104 (Bumrah 5-30, Rana 3-48) by 218 runs After a frenetic start to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India gained control of the first Test after openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul ground down a labouring Australia attack in improved batting conditions at Optus Stadium. … Read more
Australia recorded its second-lowest Test total against India at home during Day 2 of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth. India skipper Jasprit Bumrah picked his second fifer in the country to reduce the host to 104 all out after the visitor was bundled out for 150 in its first … Read more
Bowling 11 overs and then remaining unbeaten with the bat at close of the first day’s play in the first Test, Mitchell Starc would have been excused if he wanted to rest his sore feet. However the Australian spearhead quickly landed at the media-conference hall inside the Optus Stadium’s basement and answered a range of … Read more
On a day when 17 wickets fell at the Optus Stadium, one man, striding in at number eight, scored a 41. Nitish Reddy could not have asked for a better Test debut as first-up on Friday his idol Virat Kohli handed him the national cap and then he held his own against Australian captain Pat … Read more
Under azure blue skies in a city at ease with both the slow life and fast lanes, Australia and India were locked in a taut battle of attrition. The first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series commenced with hype and hope and as Friday ebbed, there were enough twists and turns to keep the fans … Read more
Australia 67 for 7 (Carey 19*, Bumrah 4-17, Siraj 2-17) trail India 150 (Reddy 41, Pant 37, Hazlewood 4-29, Marsh 2-12, Starc 2-14) by 83 runs Befitting the rivalry between Australia and India, the latest tussle for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy started in eventful fashion with wild momentum swings and a DRS controversy as pace bowlers … Read more
Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood became the first Australian new-ball attack to claim 400 Test wickets during Day 1 of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test against India in Perth on Friday. Starc struck first, dismissing Yashasi Jaiswal for an eight-ball duck in the third over while Hazlewood removed debutant Devdutt Padikkal for 23-ball nought. Since … Read more