Day Night Tests
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'Pink ball is a completely different game, find it tricky': Steve Smith not a fan of day-night Tests
Cricket | Jul 13, 2025, 10:03 PM ISTThe ball seemed and swung around all day in Kingston, Jamaica, at the Sabina Park and Australia were skittled for 225 after choosing to bat first. The West Indies lost a wicket in the night session, but will be keen to get the runs with the bat, which has been their Achilles' Heel in the series.
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Day-Night Test set to return to West Indies in 2025 after 7 years
Cricket | Mar 03, 2025, 04:26 PM ISTWest Indies are set to England, Ireland, Australia and Pakistan this year in the home season. Now add to that the day-night Test, and the fans will be excited for some thrilling action in 2025 at different venues. Apart from these teams in Men's cricket, they will host Women's World Cup qualifiers.
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6 Players with most runs in pink-ball Tests
Sports | Dec 03, 2024, 01:04 PM ISTIndia and Australia are all geared up to take on each other in a pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval from December 6. Therefore, let's look at the leading run-getters in pink-ball Tests before the second match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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Twilight phase, visibility issue, spinners an afterthought; How pink ball will behave at Motera
Cricket | Feb 23, 2021, 10:00 AM ISTInferring from Kolkata Test in November 2019 and the available numbers from the Day-Night Tests played across the globe to date, here is a guide to the second Pink Ball Test that India will stage, in Ahmedabad.
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AUS vs IND, 1st Test: How different are Day-Night Tests from traditional games in Australia
Cricket | Dec 16, 2020, 07:43 PM ISTIndia, barring last week's first-class game, only made their debut in this format of Test cricket in November 2019 at home, comfortably beating Bangladesh, but now have a far bigger challenge to overcome when they face Tim Paine's men on Thursday.
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Not a fan of 'four-day' Tests, Day-Night matches the way forward: Glenn McGrath
Cricket | Feb 26, 2020, 07:35 PM ISTGlenn McGrath is against the idea of 'four-day' Tests, adding that more Day-Night Tests is the way forward for the longest format of the game.
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Australia will be favourites this time: Steve Waugh on India's chances in Test series Down Under
Cricket | Feb 16, 2020, 10:55 PM ISTIndia will play four Test matches as a part of the World Test Championship in Australia later this year, out of which, one will be a Day-Night Test.
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India to play Day-Night Test against England at refurbished Motera in 2021
Cricket | Feb 16, 2020, 11:52 PM ISTIndia have also agreed to play a Day-Night Test against Australia during their tour later this year.
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MS Dhoni could make his commentary debut during Day-Night Test
Cricket | Nov 06, 2019, 01:07 PM ISTMahendra Singh Dhoni might have taken a sabbatical when it comes to playing the game after India's exit in the 2019 World Cup, but he could be seen as a 'guest' commentator for India's maiden Day-Night Test.
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If the ball gets wet, just change it: Dean Jones on 'dew factor' in day-night Tests
Cricket | Nov 01, 2019, 07:03 PM ISTExperts have already predicted that dew will play a big role in the first-ever day-night Test in India, to be held in Kolkata from November 22.
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Eden Gardens to host India's first Day-Night Test against Bangladesh
Cricket | Oct 29, 2019, 06:15 PM ISTThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has agreed to play the day-night Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, confirmed BCCI President Sourav Ganguly.
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Sri Lanka win 3rd Test to level series with West Indies
Cricket | Jun 27, 2018, 10:50 AM ISTSri Lanka drew the three-Test series against West Indies 1-1 after winning the third match by four wickets.
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Suranga Lakmal to lead Sri Lanka in Day/Night Test against West Indies
Cricket | Jun 23, 2018, 02:26 PM ISTMeanwhile, Chandimal faces a lengthy ban after having admitted to the more serious Level three offence which relates to 'conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game.'
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CA chief Sutherland wants more freedom to schedule day-night Tests
Cricket | May 02, 2018, 05:00 PM ISTSutherland's comments have come after a few countries expressed their reluctance in the past with CA over playing the pink ball Test, with India being the latest, preferring to play the traditional red-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval later this year in December.
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Dravid endorses day/night Tests
Cricket | Jan 21, 2015, 07:13 AM ISTNew Delhi: Former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid Friday endorsed the idea of playing day/night Tests as a counter step to curb the ever shrinking spectator count in the longest form of the game."I am