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:Australia were 202 runs from victory with six wickets in hand at the end of day three of the second test in Christchurch on Sunday after New Zealand grabbed the momentum with some late bowling fireworks.
Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne was denied his 12th Test century by a stunning one-handed catch from Glenn Phillips. The incident happened on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test between New Zealand and Australia in Christchurch. Labuschagne anchord Australia's innings during his 50th Test with a well-compiled 90. He had a century in his sights until Phillips dived to his right and took a stunning one-handed catch at gully. The video of Phillips' superman-esque catch has gone viral on social media.
New Zealand vs Australia 2nd Test Day 2 Live Updates: Overnight batters Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan Lyon will aim to take Australian innings forward when they resume at 124 for 4 on Saturday. A five-wicket haul by paceman Josh Hazlewood ensured Australia had the upper hand on a wicket-laden opening day of the second Test. Fourteen wickets fell on Day 1 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Manus Labuschagne was unbeaten on 45, including eight fours, with night-watchman Nathan Lyon on one. (Live Scorecard)
Australia opening batter Usman Khawaja was forced to remove a dove logo from his bat on Day 3 of the ongoing 1st Test against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. The incident happened in the 19th over of Australia's second innings when Khawaja had signalled for a new bat, having cracked one in the middle. The 12th man, Matthew Renshaw, rushed over from the dugout with a few options. After testing out the bats, Khawaja decided to pick one. However, he had to remove the banned dove logo from it.
New Zealand are squaring off against Australia in the first Test of the two-match series in Wellington. Asked to bat first, Australia posted a whopping total of 383, despite struggling at 89/4. All-rounder Cameron Green was the main architect of Australia's innings as he remained unbeaten at 174. For the Kiwis, Matt Henry registered an impressive five-wicket haul. Apart from all this action, this match also grabbed everyone's attention due to the bizarre dismissal of Kane Williamson on Day 2.
Steve Smith guided Australia to a healthy position as they reached 60-2 at stumps on the third day of the second Test against the West Indies in Brisbane on Saturday. Australia need another 156 runs for victory to take a clean sweep of the two-Test series with eight wickets in hand. At stumps, Smith was on 33 with a struggling Cameron Green alongside him on 9. Australia's hopes of taking the win, however, may be hampered by predicted heavy rain for the next two days.
ADELAIDE: Debutant Shamar Joseph gave the West Indies some hope after taking two top-order wickets during Australia's reply to the visitors' first innings total of 188 in the opening Test in Adelaide on Wednesday (Jan 17).
Saturday was an emotional day for all the cricket fans as Australia star batter David Warner played his last Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground against Pakistan. The 37-year-old dashing opener ended his 13 years long Test career with a remarkable half-century, which helped Australia claim an eight-wicket win and register a clean sweep in the three-match series. In the chase of 130, Warner scored 57 off 75 balls before getting LBW out by Sajid Khan. However, his last moments on the field as a Test batter grabbed a lot of attention and broke many hearts.