Tag: James Anderson
India on Saturday defeated England by an innings and 25 runs to win the fourth and final Test and with it the series 3-1 here. The result takes India into the final of the World Test Championship, to be played at Lord's, London, in June. New Zealand have already qualified for the final. ....
Rain played a spoilsport once again as weather gods forced early stumps on Day 3 of the Nottingham Test. Openers Dominic Sibley and Rory Burns were unbeaten at the crease on 9 and 11 respectively as England got to 25 for no loss before play was abandoned.....
India, who had entered fourth day with hopes of a fightback, succumbed to the pace of Ollie Robinson as they folded for 278 in the first session to lose the third Test by an innings and 76 runs here at Headingley on Saturday. ....
India looked to suffer almost the same fate that they did on the first day of the third Test at Headingley, when they found themselves reduced to 127/7 on the opening day of the fourth Test on a batting-friendly Oval pitch on Thursday. ....
England's James Anderson on Tuesday became the first fast bowler and the fourth bowler overall to take 600 wickets in Test cricket after he dismissed Pakistan captain Azhar Ali on Day 5 of the third Test at the Ages Bowl here on Tuesday. ....
Star all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday scored his fifth Test century to help India set a mammoth 482-run target for England on Day Three of the second Test here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. ....
England got a 200-plus total for the first time after five innings of sub-200 scores but the 205 they could muster on Thursday still kept them on the backfoot against India on the first day of the fourth and final Test here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday. India were 24 for one at stumps. ....
At the end of Day 1 of the first Test at Trent Bridge, India were 21/0 after bowling out England for 183. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul remained unbeaten on 9 runs each as the visitors trailed by 162 runs in their first innings. ....
Pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets for 64 runs as India moved within 157 runs of victory in the first Test against England here at the Trent Bridge on Saturday. ....
India's hopes of starting their Test series against England on a winning note were dashed by inclement weather as the first Test ended in a draw after no play was possible on the fifth and final day due to heavy rains. ....