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Root on facing Ashwin: 'Don't play the previous ball'
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Tuesday, 05 March 2024 03:45
Why is batting against R Ashwin such a challenge? There are few people better qualified to answer that question than Joe Root, an accomplished player of spin. He's faced 693 balls from Ashwin in Test cricket and, despite scoring 418 runs at an average of 59, he admits he's not always comfortable against the offspinner. Root's been dismissed seven times…
Warner, Williamson, Mandhana among overseas talent in Hundred draft
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Tuesday, 05 March 2024 04:13
Warner, who has twice previously withdrawn from playing in the competition, is listed in the 100,000 (US$127,000) bracket, while Williamson - signed by Birmingham Phoenix for the first season but unable to play through injury - can be picked up for 75,000 (US$95,000).In the women's draft, Mandhana is one of four players with the top reserve price of 50,000 (US$63,500),…
Edgbaston 2018, Bengaluru 2017, and more - Ashwin reminisces his greatest hits
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Tuesday, 05 March 2024 05:35
He's taken 35 five-wicket hauls, more than anyone in Test history apart from Muthiah Muralidaran, Shane Warne and Richard Hadlee. Two more, and only Muralidaran will remain ahead of him.Despite having all those big wicket hauls to choose from, R Ashwin has picked three non-five-fors as his most memorable performances in Test cricket. Two of them are from overseas defeats:…
Rathod, Wakhare make Vidarbha favourites going into fifth day
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Tuesday, 05 March 2024 05:37
In the morning, Vidarbha finished on 402 after adding 59 runs to their overnight score of 343 for 6. Yash Rathod, who started the day unbeaten on 97, scored the bulk of the runs with the lower order to finish on 141. Batting at No. 6, he hit 18 fours and two sixes.
All-round Shadab seals crucial win despite Jamal's fireworks
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Monday, 04 March 2024 20:08
Islamabad United 196 for 4 (Shadab 80, Salman 37, Ayub 2-15) beat Peshawar Zalmi 167 for 9 (Jamal 87, Shadab 3-41, Hunain 2-25) by 29 runsIslamabad United thwarted Aamer Jamal's rapid-fire half-century to beat Peshawar Zalmi by 29 runs in the Pakistan Super League on Monday.Islamabad put up 196-4 thanks mainly to captain Shadab Khan's 80 off 51 balls.Brothers Naseem…
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