Pakistan with a valiant opening stand between Shan Masood and Babar Azam made a match out of it in the second Test in Cape Town while following-on. Pakistan are still 208 runs away from zeroing the deficit down. On the other hand, Australia qualified for the World Test Championship final after beating 3-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Australia will take on South Africa at Lord’s in the final from June 11-15. All that and more in our Sports Wrap for today.
Australia qualify for WTC final, to meet South Africa in summit clash
Australia will take on South Africa in the World Test Championship final in June at Lord’s. Australia qualified for the final after beating India in the fifth and final Test in Sydney by six wickets and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1.
Rahmat, Rashid turn things around for Afghanistan, second Test against Zimbabwe in thriller zone
Zimbabwe need 73 runs and Afghanistan two wickets as the second and final Test of the series in Bulawayo moves into what promises to be a thrilling final day. Captain Craig Ervine is fighting for Zimbabwe with an unbeaten fifty while Rashid Khan has scalped six wickets after the hosts were set a 278-run target to chase.
Vijay Hazare Trophy knockouts confirmed
Haryana will take on Bengal in the first pre-quarter final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy while Rajasthan take on Tamil Nadu. Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Baroda and Vidarbha have already made it to the quarterfinals.
Pakistan fight back after following on in Cape Town
Led by captain Shan Masood’s century, Pakistan exhibited a valiant fightback with the bat in the second innings after being forced to follow-on. Pakistan were bowled out for 194 in the first innings and have chopped off 213 runs off the 421-run trail in the second with nine wickets still left.
41-year-old Dan Christian called in as replacement by Sydney Thunder
Sydney Thunder with all-hands-on-deck situation with as many as five injuries in the camp had to call in Dan Christian, the 41-year-old all-rounder, and the assistant coach of the side as a replacement player for the rest of the Big Bash League, following the horrific collision between Cameron Bancroft and Dan Sams.
Shan Masood, Babar Azam have a record-breaking day in Cape Town
While Shan Masood became the first Pakistan captain to smash a Test hundred in South Africa, the 205-run opening stand between him and Babar Azam was the highest in Test history by any pair while following-on.
Saim Ayub to travel to London for ankle fracture treatment
After being ruled out of the Cape Town test after suffering an ankle fracture in the seventh over of the game, Saim Ayub is set to travel to London to get it repaired to get fit in time for the Champions Trophy.
Rishi Dhawan announces retirement from Indian limited-overs cricket
Himachal Pradesh all-rounder Rishi Dhawan announced his retirement from Indian cricket (limited-overs). Dhawan, who has been a stalwart of domestic cricket, played for India in 2016 in three ODIs and a T20I.
Mohammad Kaif calls Indian team white-ball bullies
Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif said that when (and if) the Men in Blue beat Pakistan on February 23 in the Champions Trophy clash in Dubai, the team will be praised yet again as the best white-ball team. However, according to him, this Indian team will only be a bully in white-ball cricket after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy defeat to Australia 1-3.
UP Rudras, Soorma HC register wins on Sunday in HIL
UP Rudras and Soorma Hockey Club with their respective second wins in the ongoing Hockey India League jumped into the top half of the table after beating Tamil Nadu Dragons and Kalinga Lancers. The Lancers are yet to win a match having played three games.
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