Tag: India Vs Australia

Adelaide: India on Monday earned a hard-fought 1-0 lead in the four-match Test series after beating Australia by 31 runs in the opening cricket Test at the Adelaide Oval here. This is the sixth Test win for India on Australian soil. Chasing a massive 323, Australia’s lower middle order gave a tough fight in their […]

Adelaide: Australia were precariously placed at 104/4 in their second innings as India took a decisive advantage at the end of the fourth day of the opening cricket Test here on Sunday. At stumps, Shaun Marsh was batting on 31 while Travis Head was on 11 at the other end. The Australians still need 219 […]

Adelaide: Skipper Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara came up with a steady partnership as India put themselves in a strong position after the third day of the opening cricket Test against Australia here on Saturday. The visitors posted 151/3 in their second innings at stumps, and have a lead of 166 runs. At the end […]

Adelaide: India gained a slender 15-run first innings lead after dismissing Australia for 235 in a truncated first session of Day 3 of the opening Test at the Adelaide Oval here on Saturday. Resuming the day from their overnight score of 191/7, the hosts managed to add 44 runs before the Indian pace duo of […]

Adelaide: Travis Head’s fighting 61 off 149 balls helped Australia reach 191/7 at stumps on Friday, the second day of the first test against India, after off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took three top-order wickets and helped the visitors dominate the day’s play. India were all out for 250 runs in the first innings when Mohammad Shami […]

Adelaide: Cheteshwar Pujara fought his way to a gritty century even as familiar batting woes on foreign soil left India struggling at 250/9 on the opening day of the first cricket Test against Australia here on Thursday. Pujara posted a wonderfully patient and composed 123 off 246 deliveries before being run out off the last […]

Sydney: In a major blow to the Test series preparations, India’s promising opening batsman Prithvi Shaw suffered an injury in the warm up game against Cricket Australia (CA) XI at the Sydney Cricket Ground here on Friday. Prithvi suffered a left ankle injury while attempting a catch at the boundary ropes during the third day […]

Sydney: The Virat Kohli-led Indian side faces a must-win situation against Australia in the third and final Twenty20 International of the rubber at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here on Sunday. After failing to cross the line in the rain-hit first T20I, the visitors showed terrific comeback to restrict Australia at a moderate total in […]

Brisbane: India will be eyeing for a perfect start to their two-month long Australia tour with the first T20 International contest between the two sides coming up at the Gabba here on Wednesday. India will enter the series after hammering the West Indies 3-0 at home while the hosts most recently suffered a 21-run loss […]

Brisbane: India’s vice captain Rohit Sharma on Monday said the team played a few close matches in Australia the last time around, but want to make it count on the current tour. Rohit said it feels good to perform in Australia as it gives a player a lot of confidence. “The last time we came here […]

Mumbai: As India prepares for the challenging tour to Australia, that includes four Tests, three ODIs and as many T20Is, head coach Ravi Shastri on Thursday said the time for “chopping and changing” in the ODI format is over and the team management will work on picking the top 15 for the ICC World Cup […]

Melbourne: Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has hoped that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will agree to play a day-night Test in Adelaide when the Virat Kohli-led side tours Down Under later this year. CA released its full summer international schedule on Monday but could not confirm it will continue […]

Mumbai: Veteran pacer Ashish Nehra and batsman Dinesh Karthik along with opener Shikhar Dhawan have been included in the India squad for the three-match Twenty20 International (T20) against Australia. “The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named the Indian Cricket Team for the three-match Twenty20 International series against Australia,” the Board of Control for Cricket In […]

Nagpur: Australia skipper Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the fifth and final One Day International (ODI) here on Sunday. While India made three changes, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Yuzvendra Chahal making way for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav; the tourists replaced sick Kane Richardson with […]

Nagpur: India will aim for a return to the top spot in One-Day International (ODI) rankings when they face Australia in the fifth and final match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground here on Sunday. The hosts, who have already clinched the five-match ODI series with an unassailable 3-1 lead, slipped to the second spot […]