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IND vs NZ | 1st Test, Day 1: Shreyas Iyer hits fifty on Test debut to keep India ahead

Shreyas Iyer announced his arrival on the big stage with a hardworking fifty on the first day of the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur. He walked out bat in the middle when Cheteshwar Pujara was edged behind by Tim Southee and he stitched valuable partnerships with Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja.

He got off the mark on the eight ball with a lofted shot that has been his trademark in the shortest formats of the game but quickly settled his nerves to play some crips shots off the spinners. He was not afraid to take on the bowing and was particularly severe against the left-arm spin of Rachin Ravindra and Ajaz Patel.

His unbeaten partnership so far with Jadeja has taken India beyond the 200-run mark in the first innings of the first Test. 

He was introduced to the Test squad as India were without their skipper Virat Kohli for the first Test and the injury to KL Rahul and shifting of Shubman Gill to the top of the order opened the door for him.

 

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SL vs WI | 1st Test: Fifties from Da Silva, Bonner, overcast conditions keep Windies in the game

When West Indies finished the fourth day on a score of 52-6 with Sri Lanka needing only four wickets on the last day at Galle to win the first Test of the two-match series between the two teams, nobody would have given the Caribbeans any chance to survive even the first hour. However, surprising all the cricket pundits, not only did Nkrumah Bonner and Joshua Da Silva, the unbeaten pair from the fourth day survive the first hour, but even went on to add 66 more runs to their 34 run partnership from the previous day and thus add 100 runs for the sixth wicket. Da Silva did get out just before lunch, but not before completing a fighting fifty. Most importantly, he played 129 balls to score his 54 runs. However, Sri Lanka’s thought that they might now induce false shots from the upcoming tail were dashed as Rahkeem Cornwall joined with Bonner and the pairing have so far added 20 runs and most importantly have kept Sri Lankan spinners wicketless for 11 overs. Bonner also completed his fifty, his third in Test cricket courtesy of this partnership. At the time of writing this piece, Bonner was batting on 55 off 190 balls, while Cornwall remained unbeaten on 7 off 35 balls. Apart from some dogged batting approach from the West Indian batters, Sri Lanka would also have to keep an eye on the skies as they are filled with grey clouds threatening to burst at any time and ruin the home side’s chances of a victory. As of now, 47 overs are still to be bowled and West Indies are 140-7.

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IND vs NZ | 1st Test, Day 1: Shubman Gill hits fifty, but Kyle Jamieson keeps Blackcaps in game

New Zealand have made their way back on the first day of the ongoing first Test against India in Kanpur with big wickets of Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara in quick succession. Kyle Jamieson was the pick of the Kiwi’s bowler and picked up both the opener Mayank Agarwal and Shubman Gill to deny India the chance to get away with the game. He first tested Agarwal outside his off stump continuously before finally getting the edge of his bat to the wicketkeeper Tom Blundell. After his fall, Gill played some crips drives and lofted shots off the left-arm spin bowling of Ajaz Patel and reached his third fifty in the longest format. He and Cheteshwar Pujara took India to lunch without any further damage. He looked all set for a big score and was batting fluently before Jamieson came back right after the lunch interval to sneak through his defence. Gill’s departure brought the under-pressure duo of Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, who is leading the side in absence of Virat Kohli together at the crease. Both batted with some control as New Zealand spinners offered them loose deliveries to capitalise on. However, Kane Williamson quickly switched back to his pacers and introduced Tim Southee from one end and he produced the much-needed wicket of Pujara to take his 350th wicket in the format and left India in some sort of trouble. The debutant Shreyas Iyer and Rahane have the task of leading the hosts to a good total in the first innings. Notably, they are without Rishabh Pant and they don’t have any specialist batsman left behind them in the playing XI.

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IPL | CSK, KKR, MI, DC finalise their retentions before mega auction, MS Dhoni set to be retained

Weeks before the mega auction for the next few editions of the Indian Premier League could take place, multiple franchises have all but made up their mind on the players they want to retain for the upcoming seasons. As per a report in The Indian Express, as many as four franchises such as the Chennai Super Kings, the Delhi Capitals, the Mumbai Indians, the Kolkata Knight Riders have finalised the players they want to retain. The defending champions, the Chennai Super Kings have finalised to retain their talisman MS Dhoni before the mega auction. Dhoni has not been vocal about his plans and has been giving only mixed signals on his future plans as the skipper of the Super Kings. Apart from MSD, the Super Kings have marked the all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, and the young opener Ruturaj Gaikwad as the other two retentions among their Indian players. From the list of overseas players, the side in yellow are yet to finalise one among Moeen Ali or Sam Curran as their players. The Delhi Capitals have finalised their new skipper Rishabh Pant as their top retention for the next few editions. They have also marked the explosive opener, Prithvi Shaw and the all-rounder Axar Patel as their other two retentions among Indian players. Among their list of overseas players, they have finalised Anrich Nortje as their only foreign player. The most successful franchise—the Mumbai Indians, have decided to retain their five-time IPL winning captain Rohit Sharma as their first retention. Apart from Rohit, they have also earmarked Jasprit Bumrah as their retention. They have also finalised Kieron Pollard, who has been there with the franchise throughout the entire length of his career in IPL and they are having discussions with him. They have also finalised Ishan Kishan as their fourth retention and talks are underway with him as well. The Kolkata Knight Riders have finalised just two names as Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, who have been at the forefront of their success in so many past seasons. They have not made any retentions from among Indian players.