England’s third Test thrilling win by 22 runs

Third Rothesay Test, Lord’s (Day 5 of 5) England 1st Innings, 387 ao off 112.3ov, Root 104 off 199, 10 fours, Pope 44 off 104, 4 fours, Stokes 44 off 110, 4 fours, Smith 51 off 56, 56 fours, Carse 56 off 83, 6 fours, 1 six, Siraj 2-85, Nitish 2-62, Jadeja 1-29, Bumrah 5-74. India 1st Innings 387 ao off 119.2 ov, Rahul 100 off 177, 13 fours, Nair 40 off 62, 4 fours, Pant 74 offf 112, 8 fours and 2 sixes, Jadeja 72 off 131, 8 fours, 1 six, Woakes 3-84, Archer 2-52, Stokes 2-63, Carse 1-88, Bashir 1-59. … Continue reading England’s third Test thrilling win by 22 runs

England lose to India 3-0

Third One-day International, Ahmedabad. India 356 (50 ov) Gill 112 off 102, Shreyas 78 off 64, Rashid 4-64, Wood 2-45. England 214 ( 34.2ov) Banton 38 off 41, Atkinson 38 off 19, Axar 2-22, Harshit 2-31. India won by 142 runs. England tour of India ended with another heavy defeat losing 3-0 one-day International series loss, as they were bowled out for 214 in 34.2overs to suffer a 142-run defeat in Ahmedabad. Tom Banton  scored 38, but there poor shots from a number of batters including Phil Salt and Ben Duckett who put on 60 for the opening wicket. Poor spells … Continue reading England lose to India 3-0

Rohit’s Century powers India win the ODI series

Second One-day International, Cuttack England 304 (49.5ov) Root 69 off 72, Duckett 65 off 56, Jadeja 3-35 India 308-6 (44.3ov) Rohit 119  off 90,  Shubman Gill 60 off 52, Overton 2-27. India won by four wickets lead series 2-0 England were beaten again in the second one-day International in Cuttack as India clinched the series with a match to spare despite England scoring 304 runs. England’s struggle on tour continued as Indian Captain Rohit Sharma hit a majestic 119 from 90 balls to ensure India win the second ODI match by scoring 308-6  off 44.3 overs. England have now lost six of seven … Continue reading Rohit’s Century powers India win the ODI series

England lose first ODI

First one-day international, Nagpur England 248 ao (47.4ov) Buttler 52, Bethell 51, Jadeja 3-26, Harshit 3-53. India 251-6 (38.4ov) Gill 87, Iyer 59, Mahmood 2-47 India won by four wickets, lead T20 series against India, Jos Buttler’s England  did not make use of a good start with the bat to be bowled out for 248. Opener Phil Salt who scored 26 from one Harshit Rana over, scoring 43 from 26 balls only to run-out which triggered a collapse of three wickets for two runs in eight balls from 71-0. Captain Buttler mustered 52 before miscuing, leaving Jacob Bethell to bat with … Continue reading England lose first ODI

England collapse to biggest-ever T20 defeat as India wrap up 4-1 series win

India 247/9 off 20 overs, Abhishek Sharma 135 off 54 balls, Shivam Dube 30 off 13, Tilak Varma 24 off 15, Brydon Carse 3-38, Mark Wood 2-32, Adil Rashid 1-41. England 97 ao off 10.3overs, Phil Salt 55 off 23, Jacob Bethell 10 off 7, Liam Livingstone 9 off 5, Abhishek Sharma 2-3, Mohammed Shami 3-25, Shivam Dune 2-11. India won by 150 runs , and won series 4-1. England lose series after Sharma’s stunning 135 England slumped to their heaviest-ever T20 defeat, as Abhishek Sharma’s chanceless, shocking 135 off 54 deliveries, hitting 13 of India’s 19 sixes, seven, in … Continue reading England collapse to biggest-ever T20 defeat as India wrap up 4-1 series win

Bill, the randy mole

Bill Edrich and his twin Denis Compton livened up postwar Britain. Crompton the Brylcreem ad, and Edrich the terrible twins scored  a staggering 7. 355 runs for Middlesex and England. Compton with his film star good looks ad flashing strokeplay, was easily characterised as a Cavalier while Edrich, a shorter but pungnacious  roundhead person, with five marriages, innumerable affairs throughout his career  and Distringuished Flying Cross (DFC) to show for his wartime RAF exploits, had the more colourful life. He joined the Lord’s ground staff as an 18 year-old in 1934, won a Middlesex contract three years  later, went on … Continue reading Bill, the randy mole

India beat Australia and roars into semi-finals

24 JUN 2024 ICC MEN’s WORLD CUP at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia India 205-5 (20 ov) Rohit Sharma 92 off 41, 7 fours, 8 sixes, S Yadav 31 off 16, 3 fours, 2 sixes, Dube 28 off 22 , 2 fours, 1 six, H Pandya 27 not out off 17, 1 four, 2 sixes, Starc 2-45, Hazlewood 1014, Stoinis 2-56. Australia 181-7 (20ov) Head 76 off 43, 9 fours, 4 sixes, M Marsh 37 off 28, 3 fours, 2 sixes, Maxwell 20 off 12, 2 fours, 1 six, Arshdeep 3-37 Kuldeep 2-24, Bumrah 1-29, A … Continue reading India beat Australia and roars into semi-finals

India beat Bangladesh by 50 runs

22Jun 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup India 196-5 Kohli 37 off 28, 1 four, 3 sixes, Pant 36 off 24, 4 fours, 2 sixes, Dube 34 of 24m 3 sixes, H Panda 50 off 27, 4 fours, 3 sixes,Tanzim Hasan 2-32, Hossain 2-43, Shakib 1-37. Bangladesh 146-8 Hossain Shanto 40 off 32, 1 four, 3 sixes,Tanzid Hasan 29 off 31, 4 four, Hossain 24 of 10, 1 four, 3 sixes, Arshdeep 2-30, Burma 2-13, H Panda 1-32, Kuldeep 3-19. India win by 50 runs  India beat Bangladesh by 50 run and edged closer to the T20 World Cup semi-finals.  … Continue reading India beat Bangladesh by 50 runs

Jaiswal’s 214 no & Jadeja’s 5-41, triggers India’s massive win

15 Feb 2024 Men’s International Test Match Series Day 4 of 5 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India. Series 2-1 India vs England India 445 ao off 130.5ov  Rohit 131 off 196, 14 fours, 3 sixes, Jadeja 112  off 225, 9 fours, 2 sixes, Khan 62 off 66, 9 fours, 1 six,  Jurel 46 ogg 104, 2 fours, 3 sixes,  Wood 3-114, Hartley 1-109, Root 1-70, Ahmed 2-85, Anderson 1-61. England 319 ao, 71.1 ov Duckett 153 no off 151, 23 fours, 2 sixes, Pope 39 off 55, 5 fours, 1six, Stokes 41 off 89, 6 fours, R Ashwin … Continue reading Jaiswal’s 214 no & Jadeja’s 5-41, triggers India’s massive win