NEW ELHI: On day two of the first Test match on Friday in Christchurch, England defeated an error-plagued New Zealand thanks to an undefeated century from a courageous Harry Brook.Brook was 132 not out at stumps as the visitors rallied from 71-4 to 319-5, 29 runs behind the hosts and with five wickets remaining.After being…
Ben Duckett (Photo Credits: @englandcricket on X) NEW DELHI: England opener Ben Duckett etched his name in cricketing history on Day 2 of the second Test against Pakistan in Multan by becoming the fastest batter to reach 2,000 Test runs in terms of balls faced.Duckett’s brilliant knock of 114 off 129 balls, laced with 16…
Mickey Arthur. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Pakistan drew criticism from all quarters following their defeat against England in the first Test despite posting a massive total of over 500 runs in the first innings. However, former coach Mickey Arthur raised concerns about certain issues that affected the team’s performance.Arthur emphasized that Pakistani…
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi, right, bowls as England’s Harry Brook watches during the fourth day of the first Test match between Pakistan and England, in Multan. AP Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja questioned why the pitch in Multan for the first Test match against England was not created to assist the hosts’ bowling attack, with…
MULTAN: Joe Root went past Alistair Cook as England’s highest Test run scorer with an unconquered hundred against Pakistan, anchoring his team to 492-3 in the first Test in Multan on Wednesday.The 33-year-old overhauled Cook’s aggregate of 12,472 runs and became the fifth-highest scorer of all time after he drove seamer Aamer Jamal for a…
NEW DELHI: Australian wicketkeeper Josh Inglis was met with boos during the fourth ODI against England at Lord’s. In the 17th over of England’s batting, Inglis dived to his left to claim a catch off a delivery from Mitchell Starc that England captain Harry Brook had seemingly edged.However, upon closer inspection, it was revealed that…
NEW DELHI: Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, and Harry Brook each scored half centuries to propel England to a commanding position of 248-3, establishing a lead of 207 runs over West Indies on day three of the second Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday.Duckett contributed 76 runs, Pope added 51, and Brook remained unbeaten on 71…
NEW DELHI: Harry Brook‘s swift and undefeated 47 propelled England to a 41-run triumph over Namibia in a rain-affected, reduced-overs encounter in Antigua on Saturday. This result placed the defending champions on the verge of advancing to the T20 World Cup knockout stage, despite previously facing the risk of elimination.After a three-hour delay due to…
