Sydney Test

Sydney Test: Rahane, Bhuvneshwar hold Nerves to Carve out a Tense Draw

 January 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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After holding out for a while, India’s batsmen returned to the familiar habit of fiddling with the away-going balls and began falling one by one on the last day of fourth test match at the SCG. All those flourishes were eminently avoidable at least when one is hard pressed to save a match. But if […]

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Cricket

Run-Fest Continued on Day 4 at SCG but Wickets Fell Too as Australia Lead by 348

 January 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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If the trend of scoring 300+ runs on every day were to continue, India should at least save the Sydney test. But there are factors like consistency of India’s batsmen, worn-out last day pitch and of course, the excruciating heat that may come into play on the final day. Australia are likely to push India […]

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Chris Gayle

Gayle-Storm Blows Away South Africa in First Two T20 Games

 January 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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After being mowed down by Proteas in tests, West Indies began the T20 Series in thundering fashion with Chris Gayle showing raw batting power twice in a space of three days. On January 9 at Cape town, Gayle began slowly after he came to the crease with Dwayne Smith to counter South Africa’s 165/4. After […]

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Fighting Centuries from Kohli and Rahul Help India Stay in Sydney Test on Day 3

 January 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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When Sunny Gavsakar made the pitch inspection on first day morning at SCG, he predicted that the wicket was full of runs. The legendary cricketer has been vindicated as over 900 runs have come in three days and only 12 wickets have fallen. On third day, India lost Rohit Sharma early and even as Kohli […]

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India Play

India Play Second Fiddle at Sydney, Face Australia’s Mammoth Score as They Bat

 January 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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On the second at SCG, Steve Smith duly completed his century but Shane Watson missed his. Already in a commanding position, they found two more warriors on the second day of the final test. Shaun Marsh and Joe Burns frustrated the second-rate bowling attack from India and produced a 114-run fifth wicket partnership. After Joe […]

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New Zealand Cricket

New Zealand Shock Sri Lanka with one of Test-Cricket’s Biggest Turnarounds

 January 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the end of the second day, Sri Lanka led New Zealand by 135 runs on the first innings and on the third day morning, New Zealand began their second innings at 22/0 and lost five wickets at 159. With only 5 second innings wickets in hand, they had only a slender 24 run-lead over […]

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South Africa Test Cricket

South Africa Beat West Indies by Eight Wickets to Win Series, Rein at Top in Tests

 January 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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West Indies literally lost the match on the fourth day itself, when Marlon Samuels’ impatience got the better of him. He became too wary of being kept quiet for long and Harmer benefitted from his sudden desire to hit a six. After that the slide had come in a rush. Until that point, West Indies […]

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test cricket

India Toil All Day as Australia Refuse to Succumb to Sub-Standard Bowling Attack

 January 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was just like the first day of the Adelaide test. David Warner scored his first century of year 2015 and the new Australian captain is on the verge of another century of the series as he is still unbeaten on 82. Keeping him company is Shane Watson, also not out on 61. Unfortunately for […]

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South Africa Cricket

Dramatic West Indian Collapse Gives South Africa a Decisive Edge in Third Test

 January 6, 2015   R K Gupta

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At one time on the fourth day, it looked as if the West Indies were moving towards something great as Samuels and Chanderpaul continued to build the innings. Chanderpaul played very watchfully and dealt with every ball on its merit. Samuels, on the other hand went on punishing Harmer. West Indies progressed easily and still […]

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South Africa Sitting Pretty at the End of Third Day’s Play After de Villiers’ Hundred

 January 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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Resuming from the overnight score of 227/3, South Africa added 194 on the third day and the 92-run first innings lead pushed the West Indies into a cautionary mode. The icings on the cake were the two wickets that South Africans took by the end of the day. Thus, when the West Indies begin proceedings […]

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