Ollie Pope hit a half-century to give England a late boost after they struggled against a disciplined South African bowling attack on the first day of the second Test against South Africa at Newlands on Friday.
Jasprit Bumrah started off from where he had left before being laid low by stress fracture as he bowled flat out at the India nets ahead of their first T20 International against Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Mumbai’s batting faltered yet again and Shubman Gill threw his weight around against Delhi. Maharashtra also had a terrible start to the year after being skittled out for their second lowest total in the history of the tournament.
After former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum questioned the team's decision to pick Matt Henry over Tim Southee for the Sydney Test against Australia, New Zealand coach Gary Stead has thrown some light on the decision, saying that Henry was picked for the extra pace that he brought to the table over Southee.
England have decided to do away with playing football to warm-up before a training session after they lost opener Rory Burns to it for the remainder of the ongoing four-match Test series against South Africa.
Navdeep Saini didn't get a chance to share the new ball with Jasprit Bumrah in his six international games and no wonder he is excited at an opportunity to pick the brains of India's pace spearhead during the upcoming series against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka have one of the worst win-loss ratios in T20I cricket since 2018. They have won just 8 (and lost 12) of the 21 matches they have played in this period.