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NZ vs AUS 1st Test Day 4 Live Updates:New Zealand need 258 runs more to win the game while Australia need seven wickets. Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell will be resuming on their respective scores of 56 and 12 on Sunday. New Zealand have already lost the wickets of Tom Latham, Will Young and Kane Williamson in the chase of 369 runs against Australia at Basin Reserve, Wellington. (Live Scorecard)
India's home supremacy weathered the 'Bazball' storm as Rohit Sharma's men secured a hard-fought five-wicket win over England in the fourth and penultimate Test for a 17th consecutive series triumph in their own backyard on Monday, handing a harsh reality check to the visitors' unidimensional approach. Following the victory, former India captain and spin legend Anil Kumble slammed Bazball and stated that it is never going to be easy to beat India at home. The term 'Bazball' is derived from 'Baz', the nickname of Brendon McCullum, who is the head coach of England's Test team since May 2022.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly praised young batter Sarfaraz Khan, saying that his game suits the five-day format. Right-handed batter Sarfaraz, who has been scoring runs consistently in domestic cricuit for the past three years, finally got his chance against England in Rajkot Test. He kicked off his international career with an impactful 62 and then followed it up with a 68 not out in the same match. In his second Test match in Ranchi, Sarfaraz failed to repeat his heroics with the bat but Ganguly believes he has a bright future in the format.
Having shared the dressing room with him during the early stage of his Indian Premier League (IPL), India batter KL Rahul has picked former South Africa captain AB de Villiers as his inspiration in cricket. Rahul played two seasons (2013 and 2016) with de Villiers during his time at with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). During a recent interaction, Rahul was asked to name his inspiration on the cricket field. While he picked his father as his off-the-field inspiration, Rahul picked his former RCB teammate de Villiers' name in cricket.
Work has begun to demolish largely derelict buildings to make way for 80 new affordable and sustainable apartments next to Lancashire's Old Trafford Cricket Ground. The development opposite Old Trafford Metrolink station will consist of one five-storey and two four-storey apartment blocks with the estimated completion due in December 2025.
England's experienced right-arm seamer James Anderson is just two more scalps away from 700 Test wickets as he prepares himself for the fifth Test of the ongoing five-match Test series against India. The fifth Test starts in Dharamsala on Thursday. Anderson has snapped a total of 698 wickets so far in 186 Tests at an average of 26.51 where he has conceded runs at an economy of 2.79 with 32 four-wicket hauls and 32 five-wicket hauls.
Australia's experienced spinner Nathan Lyon disclosed that his biggest weapon is the bounce that he is able to extract from the surface following his heroics with the bat and ball in the first Test against New Zealand on Saturday. Lyon starred with the bat following his influential knock of 41 as a nightwatchman. Efforts from the 36-year-old with the bat propelled Australia's score to 164 and helped them set a total of 369. He went on to showcase his skills with the ball as he bagged crucial wickets of Tom Latham (8) and Kane Williamson (9) to reduce the Kiwis to 111/3 at the end of Day 3 in Basin Reserve.
Tushar Deshpande (3/24) and Shardul Thakur (2/48) starred to put Mumbai on top following a meek display from Tamil Nadu on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy semifinal in Mumbai on Saturday. Tamil Nadu skipper B Sai Kishore's decision to bat first backfired as the visitors were shot out for a mere 146 in the first innings, with Deshpande and Thakur making life miserable for the batters at the BKC Ground. If it was any consolation, Tamil Nadu struck twice with the ball but Mumbai shaved off a significant chunk of the first-innings deficit, reaching 45/2 at stumps to trail by 101 runs.