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The Indian limited overs team, which won a T20I series in Ireland 2-0, has reached England and also played two warm-up matches while the senior players were busy battling it out against England in the 5th Test match at Edgbaston. The Indians first played against Derbyshire and then squared up against Northamptonshire.
Alex Lees and Zak Crawley shared a brilliant century stand as England set about a record chase of 378 in the series-deciding Edgbaston Test against India.
After setting England a target of 378 in the fifth Test in Edgbaston, the Indian cricket team bowlers toiled hard on Day 4 in the second session without any success. The likes of Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur gave their all but could not scalp a single wicket as England openers Zak Crawley and Alex Lees batted with ease. The latter also scored a half-century in just 44 balls as the Edgbaston pitch looked increasingly easy to bat on under a glowing sun.
Proteas seamers Marizanne Kapp and Shabnim Ismail were nominated for the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Player of the Month accolade for June.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri is doing commentary for Sky Sports for the 5th Test between India and England at Edgbaston along with the likes of former England captains Kevin Pietersen and Nasser Hussain. In the middle of his commentary duties, the three men also found time to shoot a how to play spin bowling masterclass for the broadcaster.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has admitted that his team needs to strike a judicious balance between playing a proactive brand of cricket and adapting to situations when it needs to employ a defensive approach. Pakistan's go-slow batting approach during their last home series against Australia was criticised as Babar's men couldn't for once score at a rate of more than three runs per over in all the innings played during the three games. "We are trying to change the way we play Test cricket.
Shreyas Iyer is one of the brightest prospects in Indian cricket right now. With great technique, Iyer has been touted by many as one who can flourish in all formats. However, in the fifth rescheduled Test against England at Edgbaston, Iyer has now twice been out on short balls. In the second innings, Iyer was dismissed for 19 by Matthew Potts's short ball. In the first innings also, Iyer was dismissed off a short ball from James Anderson. According to The CricViz Analyst Twitter handle, "19 of the 26 deliveries faced by Shreyas Iyer in his brief innings this morning pitched shorter than 8 metres, a clear tactic from England's bowlers to target him with the short ball, a well-know weakness for Shreyas." Despite, Iyer's early dismissal India's lead went past the 360-mark.
Nantwich kept their season firing on FOUR fronts with an outstanding win at high-flying Wallasey CC in the Cheshire Cup on Sunday.