Cricket Banter

Pakistan take the 3 match T20I series 3-0, however the 3 match ODI series which was due to start on Saturday, has been ppostponed until June 2022. The West Indies playing squad, & support staff have been severely depleted, with 9 covid cases. The ODI's count towards World Cup qualification, & it was felt that they should be given an equal chance to field their best available team.

England T20I Squad West Indies :- Morgan © Ali, Banton, Billings, Dawson, Garton, Jordan, Livingstone, Mahmood, Mills, Payne, Rashid, Roy, Salt, Topley, Vince.

All matches to be played in Barbados :- Jan 22, 23, 26, 29, 30

Ashes squad players were not considered for the 5 match T20I series, as it comes just 4 days after day 5 of the 5th Ashes Test.

South Africa v India 1st Test Centurion Day 1 Close
India won the toss & elected to bat
IND 272-3 (90 overs) Rahul 122 no Rahane 40 no Mayank 60 Kohli 35 Ngidi 3-45

^^ Day 2 was completely washed out.

Day 3 latest
India 327 (105.3 overs) Rahul 123 Rahane 48 Ngidi 6-71 Rabada 3-72
Sa 197 (62.3 overs) Bavuma 52 de Kock 34 Shami 6-44 Bumrah 2-16 Thakur 2-51
IND 16-1 (6 overs)

Day 4
IND 327 & 174 (50.3 overs) Pant 34 Rabada 4-42 Jansen 4-55 Ngidi 2-31
SA 197 & 94-4
Target 305

(29-12-2021 23:30 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  Day 5
IND 327 & 174 (50.3 overs) Pant 34 Rabada 4-42 Jansen 4-55 Ngidi 2-31
SA 197 & 191 (68 overs) Elgar 77 Bavuma 35 no Bumrah 3-50 Shami 3-63 Siraj 2-47 Ashwin 2-18
India won by 113 runs

Two high profile retirements from International cricket, with New Zealand's Ross Taylor at 37, who will play his last Tests in a home series against Bangladesh, before finishing with ODI's against Australia & the Netherlands.

South Africa's Quintin de Kock is to retire from Test cricket at the age of just 29. He's had a turbulent time lately & wants to spend more time with his family.

New Zealand v Bangladesh 1st Test Mount Maunganui
Bangladesh won the toss & elected to field
NZ 258-5 (87.3 overs) Conway 122 Young 52 Taylor 31 Nicholls 32 no Shoriful Islam 2-53

Devon Conway seems to have taken to test cricket like a duck to water.
Impressive.

^^ Whilst England's batsmen just make ducks in Test Cricket.