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New Zealand cruised to a 1-0 series lead over Ireland in the opening Test at Eden Park after the All Blacks scored six tries in a compelling attacking display on Saturday.
Rain had led to early Lunch and delayed resumption on Day 1 of the rescheduled 5th Test between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham and the weather is expected to interrupt play on Day 2 as well. As per Accuweather, Birmingham is expected to be partly cloudy with showers during the first hour of scheduled play, and then stay cloudy. Showers are again expected at 3 pm local time (7:30 pm IST). Play was extended by half an hour on Friday and the same may happen on Saturday as well if rain interrupts the match.
Batter Travis Head said his off-spin is going to be worked into Australia's strategy for the second Test against Sri Lanka after he bagged an unlikely four wickets in the series opener. Head, a left-hand batter and an occasional bowler, returned figures of 4-10 to match lead spinner Nathan Lyon's second innings wicket haul in Friday's three-day thrashing of the hosts at Galle. The middle-order batter was only declared fit just ahead of the first Test after he missed the fifth one-day international due to a hamstring injury.
Six Nations champions France stretched away in the second half to beat a spirited Japan side 42-23 on Saturday in steamy conditions in the first Test at Toyota Stadium.
Sri Lanka after he bagged an unlikely four wickets in the series opener. Head, a left-hand batsman and an occasional bowler, returned figures of 4-10 to match lead spinner Nathan Lyon's second-innings wicket haul in Friday's three-day thrashing of the hosts in Galle. The middle-order batsman was only declared fit just ahead of the first Test after he missed the fifth one-day international due to a hamstring injury.
Australian spinner Ashton Agar was on Saturday ruled out of the second Test in Sri Lanka after failing to recover from an injury. The tourists, led by Pat Cummins, are 1-0 up in the two-match series after crushing Sri Lanka in the opening Test. Agar, a left-arm spinner, suffered a side strain in the one-day internationals last month and will be replaced by Jon Holland in the squad for the final Test starting Friday.
India vs England, 5th Test, Day 2 Live Score Updates: All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will look to get to his hundred when play resumes on Day 2 of the ongoing 5th Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham. At stumps on Day 1, India's score read 338/7 with Jadeja and Mohammed Shami unbeaten on 83 and 0. The first day belonged to Rishabh Pant as he played a knock of 146, studded with 20 fours and 4 sixes. He combined with Jadeja to form a 222-run stand for the sixth wicket after India were reduced to 98/5. The likes of Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer all disappointed and in the end, it all boiled down to Pant and Jadeja's rescue act. James Anderson took three wickets while Matthew Potts scalped two. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Putting up a flamboyant show, Pant showed a lot of daredevilry in his knock and played a lot of unorthodox shots to notch up his century off just 89 balls, the fastest by an Indian wicketkeeper batter. Pant's 222-run partnership with Ravindra Jadeja took the wind out of the English sails and stole all the momentum from the home team.