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Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of the first Test against Australia due to Covid-19 but Friday's third day otherwise began on schedule in Galle. Batsman Oshada Fernando took the field to replace Mathews for the first match of the two-Test series.
With Rohit Sharma unavailable, the Indian cricket team will rely a lot on seniors like Virat Kohli against England in the Edgbaston Test, starting on Friday. However, Kohli comes into the match on the back of an extended lean patch, which has seen him without any three-figure score since November, 2019. Former Pakistan captain went on to analyse what has gone wrong with Kohli in the last two and half years. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah will lead the Indian team in the rescheduled fifth Test with Rishabh Pant named his deputy.
West Indies, Bangladesh's cricketers are hoping the clouds of uncertainty ahead of their three-match T20 International series will blow away in time for Saturday's opening encounter at Windsor Park in Dominica. While it is expected the visitors will be much more competitive in both the T20Is and then the three-match One-Day International series, question marks over the availability of key players could have an unsettling effect on a squad in dire need of stability and direction.
India Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 1st ODI Live Score Updates: Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the first ODI of the three-match series on Friday. Harmanpreet Kaur would be leading the ODI team for the first time as full-time captain and she would hope that India get off to a good start in the series opener against Sri Lanka. Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami are not there and it would be a test for the youngsters on how they look to go about their thing. Earlier, India had defeated Sri Lanka 2-1 in the three-match T20I series. India had won the first two games, but the hosts Sri Lanka went away with a consolation win in the third and final game. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Score Updates: Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon will look to extend Australia's lead further and help the visitors gain a comfortable position against Sri Lanka on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka. On Day 2. Cameron Green and Alex Carey had hit fifties to put Australia in charge of the proceedings. The visitors were 313 for eight at stumps, leading the hosts by 101 runs. Skipper Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon were batting unbeaten on 26 and eigth, respectively. Earlier, Jeffrey Vandersay's first Test wicket gave Sri Lanka a massive breakthrough as it saw Usman Khawaja fall for 71, leaving Australia reeling at 5 wickets down. The play started late on Day 2, with the first session wiped out due to heavy rains. (LIVE SCORECARD)
The rescheduled fifth Test between India and England will get underway on Friday at Edgbaston, Birmingham and it would be interesting to see whether India are able to win the Pataudi Trophy or not. Jasprit Bumrah would be leading India after Rohit Sharma failed to recover in time after testing positive for COVID-19. The focus would also be on Virat Kohli, who has not registered a century in international cricket since November 2019.
Batting legend Gower tells TOI why England have rediscovered their mojoMUMBAI: If you feel like turning up the volume on your TV sets just a bit when India play England in Edgbaston starting Friday, don't hesitate. David Gower is in town and his ready wit will be heard as he calls the action from the TV Studios of rainy Mumbai. The England legend's dry humour is evident during a zoom interaction when he talks about the weather back home. "I was speaking to a colleague in the UK and telling him I am in Mumbai and it's raining all day and then I looked up the forecast at Edgbaston and it's not so dry there too for the first couple of days. It's not like Mumbai monsoons, but it will be damp," he reveals with a smile, almost putting cold water on India's plans, if any, of playing with both R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for the one-off Test. "I have a feeling, they will play only Jadeja," he quickly says. Gower's smile acquires added lustre when he speaks about England's Test resurgence. "The combination of McCullum and Stokes has clearly changed something," he says and marvels at McCullum's man-management skills.
When the Jasprit Bumrah-led Indian cricket team gets down to business against the Ben Stokes-led England cricket team in Edgbaston on Friday, there will be a lot more at stake than just the series result. India lead the contest 2-1 and even a draw would suffice to register only their fourth Test series win in England. However, there are several sub-plots that will be in focus too. The Virat Kohli vs James Anderson contest is one such sub-plot. Kohli has faced 681 balls against Anderson and has scored 297 runs in Tests against the fast bowler, who has dismissed him seven times.