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  • R Ashwin becomes India’s 3rd highest wicket-taker Tests, surpasses Harbhajan in elite list

    R Ashwin becomes India’s 3rd highest wicket-taker Tests, surpasses Harbhajan in elite list

    New Delhi: India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday surpassed Harbhajan Singh to become the country’s third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket.

    Ashwin scalped the wicket of Tom Latham (52) on the ongoing Day 5 of the first Test against New Zealand and hence he achieved the feat.

    The off-spinner had equalled Harbhajan’s tally of 417 wickets on Sunday after he dismissed Will Young on Day 4. Ashwin has so far taken 30 five-wicket hauls in his career.

    In the first innings of the ongoing Test, Ashwin had taken three wickets while Axar Patel took five.

    Nightwatchman Will Somerville and opening batter Tom Latham held the fort as New Zealand did not lose a single wicket in the opening session of Day 5 of the ongoing first Test against India here at Green Park, Kanpur on Monday.

    At lunch break, New Zealand’s score read 79/1 with the visitors still needing 205 more runs for the win. Somerville and Latham are currently unbeaten at the crease.

  • Ind vs Eng, 2nd Test: Ashwin surpasses Harbhajan Singh’s tally with 266 wickets on home soil after foxing Ben Stokes

    Ind vs Eng, 2nd Test: Ashwin surpasses Harbhajan Singh’s tally with 266 wickets on home soil after foxing Ben Stokes

    New Delhi: India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday surpassed Harbhajan Singh on the list of most wickets on home soil during Day 2 of the 2nd Test against England in Chennai

    Ashwin took full advantage of the turning Chennai pitch and bagged the wickets of Dom Sibley, Dan Lawrence and England captain Joe Root to equal Bhajji’s tally of 265 in the first session. The 266th wicket came after dismissing England allrounder Ben Stokes.

    Former India captain Anil Kumble leads the list with 350 wickets from 62 matches in India.

    After bundling out India for 329, England got off to the worst start possible as Rory Burns (0) was adjudged leg-before wicket of the delivery bowled by Ishant Sharma in the very first over of the innings. Soon after, Ravichandran Ashwin removed Sibley (16) and England was reduced to 16/2 in the eighth over.

    Skipper Root (6) failed to leave a mark as he top-edged the ball delivered by Axar Patel and as a result, the left-arm spinner got his first wicket in Tests. On the last ball before the lunch break, Ashwin removed Lawrence (9) and England went into the break at 39/4.

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    Earlier, resuming the second day at 300/6, India got off to a bad start as the side lost Axar (5) in just the second over of the day as Moeen Ali had him stumped at the hands of wicketkeeper Ben Foakes. In the very same over, Ali dismissed Ishant for a duck and as a result, the hosts were reduced to 301/8.

    After these two wickets, Pant changed his batting style and he unleashed big strokes and as a result, he brought up his fifty off just 65 balls. The spinners were not troubling the number nine Kuldeep Yadav, hence skipper Root introduced Olly Stone into the attack and he immediately gave the breakthrough of Kuldeep (0), reducing the hosts to 325/9.

    In the very same over, Stone dismissed the last batsman Mohammed Siraj (4) and as a result, India was bowled out for 329 and Pant remained unbeaten on 58.

    On the first day, Rohit Sharma played a knock of 161 while Ajinkya Rahane provided him support with a knock of 67 to help the hosts gain an upper hand in the match.

    Brief Scores: India 329 (Rohit Sharma 161, Ajinkya Rahane 67, Moeen Ali 4-128)

  • 1st time in more than 100 yrs, Ashwin breaks unique record against England

    1st time in more than 100 yrs, Ashwin breaks unique record against England

    New Delhi: Ravichandran Ashwin displayed a stunning performance to end England’s second innings on 178 runs in the first Test here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday. The Virat Kohli-led Indian side now need 420 runs in their second innings to win the match.

    Ashwin was at his best as he picked six wickets, restricting England to a very low total in the second innings.

    During the second innings, India got the perfect start on the opening ball dismissal by Ashwin. With his dismissal of Rory Burns, Ashwin became the first spinner in more than 100 years to get a wicket off the first ball of an innings. Before him, it was South African cricketer Bert Vogler to do so in 1907.

    Ind vs Eng, 1st Test: Ashwin claims Six-Wicket haul, England set India a target of 420

    He also bowled the longest in an innings of a Test match for India, bowling a total of 55.1 overs.

    Most overs in an innings by Ashwin:

    53.1 vs England, Chennai (2020/21*)
    53.0 vs Australia, Adelaide (2011/12)
    52.5 vs Australia, Adelaide (2018/19)
    52.3 vs England, Kolkata (2012/13)
    52.1 vs West Indies, Mumbai (2011/12)

    At stumps on day four, India’s score read 39/1, with Shubman Gill (15*) and Cheteshwar Pujara (12*) on the field. Ashwin picked six wickets, restricting England to a very low total in the second innings and with this, a target of 420 runs was set for the hosts. Apart from Ashwin, Shahbaz Nadeem picked two wickets while Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah scalped one wicket each.

    Ishant Sharma becomes 3rd Indian pacer to take 300 Test wickets

    India began their second innings brilliantly, with both Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill scoring regular boundaries. However, Rohit’s 12-run innings was brought to an end by Jack Leach in the sixth over. Pujara then came out to bat.

    Both Gill and Pujara played cautiously and ensured India do not lose more wickets on the day. India will now either have to score 381 runs on day 5 to win the match or bat for the whole day to draw the game.