PAK vs AUS | Watch: Umpire makes an absolute howler on Rizwan decision

Pakistan were reeling at 81/6 trying to hunt Australia’s mammoth first innings total of 556 runs on Day 3 of the second Test match at National Stadium Karachi.

Pakistan were put to bat after visitor’s captain Pat Cummins decided to declare in the morning session. Coming into bat, the home team were dealt with two quick wickets, first a runout from Mitchell Swepson and then Nathan Lyon removing Imam-ul-Haq.

Once the ball started showing hints of reverse swing around 24th over, Cummins removed Lyon (7-4-9-1) from the attack and let his pacers have a go.

A spirited spell from Mitchell Starc brought two wickets, after which the captain himself took matters into his own hands. There was an extended phase of play where batsmen were put under immense pressure and they started crumbling against a line of bowling aimed straight at the stumps.

Pakistan were not helped by the umpiring standards on the day as Ahsan Raza made a howler of a decision against Mohammad Rizwan off the bowling of Pat Cummins.

The Australian captain’s inswinger struck Rizwan on the backpad, leagues outside the off stump. As Rizwan chose to not offer any shot, he was on for an LBW decision, and umpire Ahsan Raza rose his finger after a vociferous appeal by Cummins.

A baffled Rizwan looked at the umpire and chose to review the decision straightaway. Replays revealed that the ball was nowhere close to the stumps, be it in the matter of height or line and the keeper batsman was rescued from a howler.

Rizwan, however, could not do much after being saved and edged a ball back to the slip cordon, once again against Pat Cummins who troubled him throughout his stay at the crease.

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880 - Jharkhand’s first innings total against Nagaland in Ranji Trophy

Jharkhand piled on 880 runs in the pre-quarterfinals of the Ranji Trophy against Nagaland on Monday, their highest ever total since they started playing the domestic competition. Playing at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Jharkhand forced Nagaland to toil for three days, playing 204 overs in total. The mammoth total was achieved courtesy the middle and the lower order that saw two fifties, two centuries and one double hundred. There were four humongous partnerships in total, starting with youngsters Virat Singh and Kumar Kushagra who put on a rapid 175 runs off 213 balls. Virat got out after scoring 107 runs, but Kushagra continued to pile on a stunning 266 runs off 269 balls and added 128 and 166 runs alongside Anukul Roy and Shabaz Nadeem respectively. The 17-year-old sensation wore Nagaland down with his rapid innings, and the veteran Nadeem and the lower order reaped rewards of that. The 32-year-old veteran continued through and added 191 runs for the final wicket with number 11 Rahul Shukla beside him, who scored 85 runs. Nadeem was the final wicket of the day, getting caught plumb in front of the stumps after scoring a career highest 177 runs. While many marvelled at Jharkhand's achievements on the field, and they should, considering that they breached the 850 mark for the first time since Hyderabad in 1993-94 season, many questioned the purposefulness of the show against a small team like Nagaland. The first innings total has practically thrown Jharkhand out of the game and they will now be eliminated from the competition. This is fourth highest total to be ever scored in Ranji Trophy, with the first three being 944, 912 and 912 by Hyderabad, Holkar and Tamil Nadu respectively.

IND vs SL | Jasprit Bumrah all praises for Rishabh Pant’s approach

Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been on a roll since his debut in Test cricket. He picked his maiden five-wicket haul in India in the 1st innings of 2nd Test against Sri Lanka. It was a memorable moment for Bumrah and was evidently happy with his feat. "It feels good. I play three formats and it is not easy to play all games and sometimes I have missed out on home Tests. But to be able to contribute towards the team is a great thing for all," Bumrah commented after the day's play. The pacer has often been rested for the games in India as he is a significant asset for overseas games. The vice-captain of Team India was also questioned about the attacking approach of India's wicketkeeper-batsman. Pant had been on fire in the 2nd Test and scored the fastest half-century for an India in Tests. "Not each and everyone (can) play in the same manner. Every individual has a different game plan, so he has backed his strengths. It's great to see that the team is backing Pant and is letting him do what he is best at," the pace spearhead replied. "Not every player in the team will play with the same tempo, we understand that. He is still getting more and more experienced and learning about this game. That is his plan (attacking) going forward so that's a positive sign for us," he added. The pitch became a huge talking point as both teams struggled to score runs. India still managed to put up a good score, but the Sri Lanka players could not put up a good total. The conditions were spin-friendly from Day 1 itself, which surprised many. "Nobody is complaining about the wicket. Yes everybody is finding a way and looking forward to contributing because they know if they score good runs on a tough wicket, then that will give them a lot of confidence and when they play on a relatively flat wicket that will give them strength. So that is the mood in our camp," the fast-bowler mentioned. India did well in their 2nd innings with the bat as they put up a score of 303 runs to give Sri Lanka a target of 447 runs. However, the Lankan side lost one wicket scoring 28 runs in the seven overs. While it seems like India will manage to win this game, it would be interesting to see if Sri Lanka can somehow pull off a miracle.

IND vs SL | Watch: Fans beach security to click a selfie with Virat Kohli

At the end of 2nd Day of Pink-ball Test match between India and Sri Lanka at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, three fans breached security to click a selfie with former Indian captain Virat Kohli. This incident occurred in the 6th over of Sri Lanka innings when Kusal Mendis was hit on his elbow by a delivery from Mohammad Shami and was undergoing treatment. Three fans ran over the fenced area towards Kohli, sensing an opportunity. One of them managed to take out his phone and click a selfie with the star batter before security personnel came and took them out of playing area. Watch the video below: Kohli experienced a similar incident in an IPL game of the 2018 season when a fan even touched his feet before asking for a selfie. Meanwhile, Team India are in total control of the game. Defending a monstrous total of 446, India removed Sri Lanka opener Lahiru Thirimanne in the first over of the run-chase courtesy of Jasprit Bumrah. Sri Lankans require 419 more runs to chase down the total. At Stumps on Day 2, captain Dimuth Karunaratne and Mendis managed to survive, with an overnight score of 10* and 13*, respectively.

ICC Women's CWC 2022 | Bangladesh script history; defeat Pakistan to win maiden ODI WC game

In another proud moment for Bangladesh cricket, their Women's team won their first match in ODI World Cup in the game against Pakistan on Monday. It was a hard-fought win for them as they won from a challenging position. Sent in to bat first, Bangladesh scored 234 runs at the end of their 50 overs. Fargana Hoque was the pick of the batters as she scored 71 runs in 115 balls. A higher strike rate would have been better, but she played a crucial knock. Sharmin Akhter and Nigar Sultana scored important 40s to help the team reach a defendable score. Nashra Sandhu starred with the ball for Pakistan as she picked three wickets, conceding only 41 runs in her ten overs. Pakistan women got off to a brilliant start with the bat. They lost their first wicket after scoring 91 runs and seemed comfortable chasing down the target. Sidra Ameen was well settled and was holding the innings from one end. She scored a brilliant hundred but was, unfortunately, run-out on a score of 104 runs. Pakistan faced a massive collapse from 183-2 to 215-9. However, they fell short of the target by nine runs to hand Bangladesh their maiden World Cup win. Fahima Khatun and Rumana Ahmed provided crucial breakthroughs to open the floodgates for Bangladesh's comeback. They picked up five wickets between themselves to set up the win for the Bangladesh team. Pakistan has lost all four of their games, while Bangladesh has one win in three games. Thus, it would be interesting to see if this win can boost their morale and help them pull off something great in this edition of the World Cup.