For the first time in a men's Test, England went into the match with a lone fast bowler in Mark Wood, opting for a spin-heavy attack instead, which included debutant Tom Hartley.
I''ve been watching Saud Shakeel in the last couple of games: Kuldeep Yadav
IMAGES from the World Cup match played between England and Afghanistan in Delhi on Sunday.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 3rd Test played between Australia and Pakistan at SCG on Friday.
The win give holders Australia four points in their quest to retain the Ashes and the teams now move on to the three match Twenty20 International series that begins on July 1 at Edgbaston.
Gujarat Titans fell to a stunning loss at the hands of Delhi Capitals, and a few wrong calls played a key role in the match.
Spinners selected gives us best opportunity to beat India: Ben Stokes
Australia led England by 12 runs at the end of a tense and fluctuating second day to leave the final Ashes Test at The Oval on a knife-edge on Friday.
Patel smashed 74 and dominated his 114-run partnership for the eighth wicket with Ashwin to rescue India
In overcast conditions, the ball swung both ways and after Jasprit Bumrah took out opener Kusal Perera for a duck, it was all Siraj thereafter.
Bangladesh beat New Zealand by five wickets in the opening Twenty20 International at McLean Park, Napier, on Wednesday after dismissing the hosts cheaply for the second time in four days.
A crowd of more than 22,000 at his home Sydney Cricket Ground rose for a final ovation as Warner left the field.
Pat Cummins' side stayed in control at the end of Day 2 of the WTC Final.
Player of the Match De Kock said they assessed the conditions perfectly and played to their strength to come out on top against Australia.
Those who watched the DRS were convinced that Shakib was a victim of an umpiring error.
Mohammed Shami's dazzling seven wickets powered India into the World Cup 2023 final.
David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne led Australia to a crushing 123-run win over South Africa
Pooran fined 15 per cent of match fee for criticising umpires during 2nd T20I against India
Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott said that they weren't aware of the net run rate (NRR) permutations which might have worked in their favour during their last group clash against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup in Lahore.
An exhausted Glenn Maxwell termed Tuesday night "his own" after pulling off a superhuman effort, which skipper Pat Cummins described as the "greatest ever" ODI knock.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 4th Test played between India and England in Ranchi on Friday.
'It's going to have take something pretty serious to have me miss a game.'
IMAGES from Day 1 of the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia at Old Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday.
Victory left New Zealand on 10 points and in pole position to bag the last semi-final spot and join India, South Africa and Australia. Pakistan will now need to beat England by a massive margin to leapfrog New Zealand on net run rate.
Images from Day 3 of the second Ashes between England and Australia at Lord's.
Arshdeep became just the second bowler to dismiss the Pakistan captain -- one of the finest batters currently in world cricket -- on a golden duck in T20 internationals.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 5th Ashes Test played between England and Australia at The Oval, London, on Sunday.
Hosts England dominated the proceedings to take control at the end of Day 1 over visitors Ireland at Lord's.
Three days after stunning defending champions England in New Zealand, the plucky Afghans briefly kindled hopes of another upset when New Zealand's top order suffered a mini-collapse.
'Let batters play the switch hit, but give us LBW when they miss'
IMAGES from the first ODI between South Africa and India played at The Wanderers, in Johannesburg, on Sunday.
Cheteshwar Pujara continued his good form in Ranji Trophy as he slammed his second successive century as Saurashtra dominated their Elite Group A match against Manipur.
After their colleagues had departed following breezy fifties on a good M Chinnaswamy Stadium track, Iyer (128 not out) struck his fourth ODI ton before Rahul (102) exploded as the duo lit up the stage on the Hindu festival of Diwali to get India to 410-4.
Australia's 417-6 against Afghanistan in Perth in 2015 was the previous highest total in the men's World Cup.
The visitors, who are 2-0 behind in the four-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, finished the frenetic opening day 47 runs ahead with six wickets in hand.
Australia racked up 469 in their first innings and then reduced India to 151/5 to put themselves in the box seat in the World Test Championship final.
India steamrollered Pakistan by seven wickets in a lopsided blockbuster match at a heaving Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday to maintain their unblemished 50-overs World Cup record against their arch-rivals.
Kusal Mendis and captain Dimuth Karunaratne handed Sri Lanka a strong start in Day 1 of the first Test against New Zealand.
IMAGES from the World Cup match between India and South Africa played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday
Skipper Rohit Sharma (46) led India's rollicking start but it was Kohli's fourth 50-plus score in five innings that helped to inflict on New Zealand their first defeat of the tournament.
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