1st Test West Indies v South Africa Day 1 Close
WI won the toss & elected to bat
WI 97 (39.5 overs) J Holder 20 Nortje 5-19 Ngidi 4-35
SA 128-4 (43 overs) Markram 60 van der Dussen 34 no Seales 3-34
England have a good batting lineup #bants ?
The World Test Championship between India & New Zealand from the a Wednesday finish, if required.Hampshire Bowl start at 10.30am today, a day late after rain washed out yesterdays play. provision has been made to make-up time, hence the 10.30 start, & an extra day, with a Wednesday finish, if required.
New Zealand have won the toss & will bowl on a pitch that is expected to offer something for the bowlers having been covered for most of yesterday. A good toss to win as they are playing to their strengths with 4 seamers & all-rounder de Grandhomme. India have stuck to their guns & gone with the side they named yesterday, with 2 spinners & 3 seamers.
WTC Final Day 2 Close
India 146-3 (64.4 overs) Rohit 34 Gill 28 Kohli 44 no Rahane 29 no
West Indies v South Africa 2nd Test - Gros Islet Day 2
West indies won the toss & elected to bowl
SA 298 de Kock 96 Elgar 77Roach 3-45 Mayers 3-28
WI 88-4 S Hope 40 no (29.1 overs)
As one England player returns to action, in Stokes comeback against the bears in the T20, another is hit by injury, Olly Stone has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a stress fracture of the back. It's the 3rd injury of this nature. He was expected to make the Ashes Tour this winter, which must be in doubt.
New Zealand bowled India out shortly after lunch on day 3. They lost 7 wickets for68 runs as they slipped from 149-3 to 217 all out. Jamieson was the pick of the bowlers with 5-31. Rahane top scored with 49 & Kohli didn't add to his overnight score.
Despite losing time, a result still looks possible, batting looking difficult,
Day 3 Close
India 217
NZ 101-2 Conway 54 Latham 30
NZ trail India by 116 runs
West Indies v South Africa 2nd Test Day 3
Sa 298 & 76-7
WI 149 S Blackwood 49 Hope 43 Mulder 3-1 Rabada 2-24 Ngidi 2-27 Maharaj 2-47