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A day of turgid, rain-interrupted cricket saw the West Indies grinding their way to 229 for five in reply to India's first innings total of 438 at stumps on the third day of the second and final Test at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on Saturday.
Having already hammered Pakistan A in the league stage of the Emerging Asia Cup 2023 campaign, India A take on the neighbouring side once again in the final of the competition. Indo-Pak cricket has often been intense and even at the junior level, the excitement hasn't been any less. The Yash Dhull-led side, however, would look to do better in the title-decider, having seen their batting side struggle against Bangladesh in the semi-final despite clinching a 51-run win. The Pakistan side, on the other hand, looked much better against Sri Lanka in their semi-final, securing a 60-run win.
India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey has dubbed the pitch used for the second Test as "very, very slow for batting" and criticised the West Indians for "not even trying" to play shots. Down 0-1 in the two-match series, the West Indies, in response to India's first-innings total of 438, looked in no hurry to score through the third day's play at Queen's Park Oval. "The pitch is very slow, very easy for batting. Towards the end, it started turning a bit. West Indies were defensive with the bat too. When there's an attempt to play shots, there's an opportunity to get a wicket but they didn't even try that.
The India vs Bangladesh women's ODI series concluded on the most chaotic note possible, with Harmanpreet Kaur targeting the umpires over certain decisions. The India captain refused to mince words as they criticised the match officials over their biased decisions. After the conclusion of the game, the Bangladesh skipper expressed Nigar Sultana was asked about Harmanpreet's remarks in the press conference. Nigar took a swipe at her Indian counterpart, saying she should've shown better manners.
Two arch-rivals from the cricketing universe square-off as India A take on Pakistan A in the final of the Emerging Asia Cup on Sunday. India A will be keen to assert their dominance in the Emerging Asia Cup tournament when they face Pakistan A in a potentially high-voltage summit clash here on Sunday. Generally, it is tough to pick a favourite in the matches between India and Pakistan, but in this instance, the former stands out as the clear front-runner.
The Indian cricket team is truly enjoying it stay in the Caribbean islands, taking on West Indies in an all-format assignment. In the second Test against the hosts, some of the players of the team got the opportunity to interact with Ache Abrahams, Miss World Trinidad & Tobago, with the pictures and videos of the occasion going viral on social media. Abrahams herself shared a few pictures of the meet on her official Instagram account. The fan accounts of a few Indian cricketers also shared some of the pictures and videos on social media.
Virat Kohli, with his 76th International ton in the second Test against West Indies in Trinidad, broke several records. It was the former India captain's first overseas Test ton since December, 2018. It was also his 29th Test ton, as he equalled the great Don Bradman's tally. That the century in his 500th international match made the occasion more special. He now has the most number of tons in 500 international matches, surpassing the previous record of 75 tons, held by Sachin Tendulkar. While lauding Kohli, former Pakistan captain Salman Butt made an interesting observation.
Harmanpreet Kaur might have gone ballistic but Indian vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was way more tempered in her criticism of Bangladeshi umpires Muhammad Kamruzzaman and Tanvir Ahmed after the third WODI on Saturday was tied with some debatable decisions coming under scanner. Both teams wre locked at identical score of 225 and the series ended in a 1-1 draw. Skipper Kaur has courted controversy after she was adjudged leg-before off a Nahida Akter delivery while trying to sweep. She claimed that the ball hit the bat before hitting the pads. She broke the stumps in disgust and termed the umpiring "pathetic" at post-match presentation.