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NEW DELHI : Australia's David Warner endured a bruising day, mentally as well as physically, in the second test against India on Friday but team mate Usman Khawaja has no doubts his opening partner would regain his mojo soon.
Spinners are always expected to dominate in India but the most successful bowler on the opening day of the second Test against Australia, Mohammed Shami, believes the home conditions also offer enough help to the pacers. Shami ended with a four-wicket haul to help India limit Australia to 263. Spinners Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin picked up three wickets each. At the start of the innings, Shami relentlessly targetted the good length area that helped him get rid of David Warner.
Australian opener Usman Khawaja believes that a mere three innings isn't a great sample size to question a beleaguered David Warner, who became a bit “weary” after being knocked on the head by a Mohammed Siraj bouncer on day one of the second Test. Warner has scores of 1, 10 and 15 in the series so far with Mohammed Shami getting him twice with fuller length deliveries angling in. Inevitably, the question of Warner's technique has cropped up but Khawaja, fresh from his well-made 81, came to his opening partner's defence.
The world no.506 won the quarterfinal in an hour and 22 minutes to set up a last four clash against American Nicolas Moreno De Alboran.Alboran, who ousted top seed Chun-Hsin Tseng in the second round, got the better of Japan's Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 25 minutes.The Nagal-Clarke match saw the Indian dominate the first set completely.
Rohit Sharma was left frustrated after he was given out by the umpire for a close short leg catch in the last over of the first day of the second Test against Australia at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Friday.Rohit tried to fend it down the tossed up delivery on the leg side and Marnus Labuschagne took a low diving catch. Bowler Nathan Lyon and other Aussie players made a huge appeal thinking Rohit edged the ball and umpire Michael Gough immediately raised his finger.
Mohammed Shami's clever variations with the semi-new and old ball were beautifully complemented by the spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin as India restricted Australia to 263 on the opening day of the second Test here on Friday. Opener Usman Khawaja (81, 125 balls) made amends for a horrendous first-Test outing at Nagpur with an attractive knock while Peter Handscomb (72 not out, 142 balls) played with determination at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday, but their efforts weren't enough as the visitors were all out in 78.4 overs.
Former India opener Shiv Sunder Das could be appointed interim chairman of the national selection committee after Chetan Sharma resigned from the post following a sting operation by a news channel, where he allegedly revealed confidential information. Das played 23 Tests, the most number among the current lot in the selection panel. Chetan and the entire selection committee had earlier been sacked following India's semi-final exit from the T20 World Cup in Australia. He re-applied for the post and was re-appointed as chairman.
NZ vs BAN, Women's T20 World Cup Live Updates: New Zealand captain Sophie Devine won the toss and opted to bat against Bangladesh in a Group A match of the Women's T20 World Cup at the Newlands in Cape Town. This is a do or die game for both the teams, after having lost their first two games of the group stage. Bangladesh were beaten by Australia in their last game, while New Zealand went down fighting against the hosts, South Africa. Australia lead Group A with three wins from as many outings, while Sri Lanka are second with two wins in three matches. (Live Scorecard)