India all out for 296, trail Australia by 173 runs in their first innings on day three of World Test Championship final in England

In Cricket, India was bowled out for 296 in their first innings on day three of the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia at The Oval in England today. They trail Australia by 173 runs. Ajinkya Rahane top-scored for India with 89.   In their second innings, Australia were 89 for 3 when reports last came in.   Earlier in the day, India resumed their play from the overnight score of 151 for five in reply to Australia's first innings score of 469.   This is team India&a...

AUS vs IND: Australia score 247 for 3 against India on Day One of World Test Championship at Oval

In cricket, Australia were 247 for the loss of 3 wickets in 67 overs in their first innings against India on the first day of the World Test Championship at the Oval in England when reports last came in. Australia were 170 for the loss of 3 wickets in 51 overs at tea. Travis Head and Steve Smith have made Australia stable after they lost three wickets at regular intervals. Earlier, India won the toss and opted to bowl first.   The match is being played with the Duke's ball. This is team...

Team India to take on Australia in second consecutive World Test Championship final in London

Team India will play the second consecutive World Test Championship (WTC) final in as many editions and will look to go one better this time around as they take on Australia at the Oval in London for the summit clash tomorrow. Australia topped the WTC points table in the 2021-23 cycle with 66.67 points per cent (PCT) in 19 Tests, while India made its cut for the final with 58.8 PCT after beating the Kangaroos 2-1 in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy series at home. In the inaugural e...

New Zealand beat India by 8 wickets to win 1st-ever World Test Championship

Bad light forces early stumps on day two of World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand

In the Men's Cricket, after the first day of the World Test Championship final was lost to rain, the second day allowed only 64.4 overs of play before poor light ended play when India were 146 for 3 against New Zealand at the draw of stumps. Skipper Virat Kohli was batting on 44 and his deputy Ajinkya Rahane on 29. The two have so far added 58 runs for the fourth wicket. India were 120 for 3 when they were forced to take an early tea break due to poor visibility. There were two more bre...

WTC final: India go with five bowlers in playing XI against New Zealand

The inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final between Team India and New Zealand will begin 30 minutes before the scheduled time in Southampton from today.   The match was scheduled to begin at 3.30pm IST like all Tests in England, but will now start at 3pm IST .   Notably, the WTC Final was shifted from the Lord's in London to the Ageas Bowl in Southampton as the ground's facility has hotel accommodation to guarantee a bio-bubble.   The Indian cricket team announced it...

Indian men's team in England begins training in Southampton after strict quarantine

<span style="color: #222222;">Indian men's team in England has begun training in Southampton after a strict quarantine of three days. Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Siraj, Cheteshwar Pujara and other players did some practice yesterday. Virat Kohli led team India will play the World Test Championship final against New Zealand from 18th June followed by a five-match Test series against England in Nottingham.</span><br />

4 Indians short-listed for this year�s ICC Awards

<span style="color: #222222;">Indian men's team in England has begun training in Southampton after a strict quarantine of three days. Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Siraj, Cheteshwar Pujara and other players did some practice yesterday. Virat Kohli led team India will play the World Test Championship final against New Zealand from 18th June followed by a five-match Test series against England in Nottingham.</span><br />

Indian men's team in England begins training in Southampton after strict quarantine

<span style="color: #222222;">Indian men's team in England has begun training in Southampton after a strict quarantine of three days. Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Siraj, Cheteshwar Pujara and other players did some practice yesterday. Virat Kohli led team India will play the World Test Championship final against New Zealand from 18th June followed by a five-match Test series against England in Nottingham.</span><br />

India, New Zealand to be joint winners in case of draw or tie in WTC final, says ICC