After being bowled out to just 191 in their first innings, South Africa hit back with a stunning bowling performance on Day 2 of the first Test match against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Marco Jansen picked 7 wickets to bowl out Sri Lanka to just 42.
The first Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Kingsmead in Durban is turning out to be a low-scoring encounter. After skittling the hosts for just 191 runs, Sri Lanka have been shot for their lowest total as they registered an embarrassing record after 100 years.
South Africa and Sri Lanka will lock horns in the two-match Test series starting from November 27. The series is extremely important for both teams with a place in the World Test Championship final at stake. Here's all you need to know about the series:
Yashasvi Jaiswal is behind only Joe Root on the list of players with the most runs in Test cricket in 2024. Jaiswal has scored over 1100 runs in the longest format of the game in the ongoing calendar year whereas Root has amassed 1338 runs for England.
Indians and Australians are leading the race on the list of bowlers with the most number of wickets in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) cycle but there is a certain Mr Kagiso Rabada, whose average is off the charts but may not be talked enough since SA play lesser Tests. Take a look-
India picked three uncapped players in the Test squad for the Australia tour but there are a few regulars as well, who are yet to play the longest format of the game against the World Test Champions. Take a look-
Test cricket is considered as the purest form of cricket. From Australia to India, here is a list of 5 teams with the most number of wins in Test cricket.
From Rachin Ravindra to Joe Root, here is a list of players with the most number of runs in Test cricket in 2024.
The calls of truncating Test matches have gotten louder in recent times with matches increasingly getting done and dusted before the fifth day. In the recent series, two of the three India-New Zealand matches and two of the Pakistan-England games were done by the fourth day.
Due to the shorter durations of Test matches in recent times, the debate to reduce the number of days of the games has picked up the intensity. Former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar has advocated for shortening the length of the Test matches to four days.
From Sachin Tendulkar to Kumar Sangakkara, here is a list of players with the most number of fours in Test cricket.
Virat Kohli returned with scores of 1 and 17 in the Pune Test against New Zealand. Kohli hasn't had a great run of late in Test cricket and with the World Test Championship final spot on the line and the Australia tour on the horizon, India need one of their stalwarts back in form and firing.
Mohammad Rizwan scored 25 runs in Pakistan's first innings in the Rawalpindi Test against England before being dismissed by Rehan Ahmed, who was in the middle of a smashing spell in the pre-lunch session on the second day. Saud Shakeel has kept hopes alive of Pakistan taking a first-innings lead.
India bowled out New Zealand for 259 in a remarkable comeback with the ball by the hosts in the second Test in Pune led by Washington Sundar in his comeback game in the whites. While Sundar picked seven wickets, it was the senior offie, R Ashwin, who began the procession in the morning session.
Sanju Samson has gotten back into India reckoning for multiple performances with his second century in international cricket and maiden ton in T20Is. Samson will now go back to domestic cricket to play the Ranji Trophy and has harboured Test ambitions for India.
Joe Root became England's leading run-getter in Tests as he went past Sir Alastair Cook during his marathon knock in the first Test against Pakistan in Multan. Root broke into the top five leading Test run-scorers and there are increasingly high chances of him challenging Sachin Tendulkar.
Sam Curran last played a Test match for England back in 2021 at Headingley against India. Curran is yet to play a Test match in the Bazball era and admitted that he was gutted not to be in the scheme of things even when Ben Stokes got injured ahead of the Sri Lanka series.
Virat Kohli and Joe Root are two of the fab four batters of this generation. The duo has been the best batters for their respective country. But who is the best among them? Kohli's form has gone down in Tests in the last few years while Root has been at his best. Here's a statistical comparison...
Yashasvi Jaiswal has displayed excellent form this year especially in the longest format of the game. In the recently concluded Test series against Bangladesh, the left-handed was the highest run-scorer amassing 189 runs in four innings. Can he surpass Tendulkar's massive record in the format?
The first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai was the first time Jasprit Bumrah was in action since the T20 World Cup. Even though Bumrah is in action in the second Test in Kanpur as well, his one eye is already on the Australia series as the pacer will be critical for India's chances Down Under.
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