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• रविवार को भारत को हार एक मजबूत इंग्लैंड टीम के लिए एक नम्र अनुभव था। ब्रिस्टल के टी 20 आई में 7 विकेट से हराकर पर्यटकों ने दौरे की पहली श्रृंखला ली इंग्लैंड ने जो भी सबक सीख सकते हैं, उसे ढूंढने के लिए छोड़ दिया। पॉल फरब्रेस के अनुसार यह जो रूट है जो शायद सबसे ज्यादा सीख सकता है।

• मैच का फैसला करने के लिए रूट को हटा दिया गया था जिसमें बेन स्टोक्स की सीम टेस्ट कप्तान के ऑफ-ब्रेक की जगह छठे गेंदबाजी विकल्प के रूप में पसंद करती थी जो शायद भारत के बल्लेबाजों के खिलाफ दूरी पार कर सकती थी, जिन्होंने ब्राइटसाइड ग्राउंड को उससे भी छोटा देखा था। सीमित ओवरों के कप्तान इऑन मॉर्गन ने मैच के बाद खुलासा किया कि रूट के साथ वार्तालाप कप्तान के रूप में सबसे कठिन था।

• फरब्रेस ने कहा पाकिस्तान श्रृंखला के बारे में बहुत कुछ नया होने या इसके बारे में कुछ भी होने के बारे में बहुत कुछ है। मुझे लगता है कि न्यूजीलैंड श्रृंखला के अंत में - क्राइस्टचर्च में आखिरी टेस्ट मैच पाकिस्तान के खिलाफ दो टेस्ट मैचों दो परिणामों के बावजूद जो हम चाहते थे वे वास्तव में टेस्ट के साथ पकड़ने के संकेत नहीं दे रहे हैं

• मुझे लगता है कि पिछले कुछ दिनों में उनके जैसे किसी भी अनुभव से निश्चित रूप से उनकी मदद मिलेगी। खिलाड़ी खिलाड़ियों से सीखते हैं और मुझे यकीन है कि वह टीम के साथ बात करने के तरीके के बारे में सोचेंगे जिस तरह से वह चीजों के बारे में सोचता है जिस तरह से कि वह निर्णय लेता है जो वह बनाता है और मुझे यकीन है कि उन दोनों के पास इंग्लैंड क्रिकेट कप्तान होने की भूमिका के बारे में बहुत सारी बातचीत होगी चाहे वह लाल या सफेद गेंद के साथ हो।

• जबकि फरब्रेस और मॉर्गन दोनों ने पुष्टि की कि रूट एकदिवसीय श्रृंखला के लिए खेल इलेवन में वापस आ जाएगा तो चूक खुद को एक झटका था। वह अपने टी -20 खेल की प्रगति करने के लिए बेताब हैं लेकिन खेल के समय की कमी से उन्हें परेशान कर दिया गया है। 2016 विश्व T-20 फाइनल हारने के बाद इंग्लैंड ने 18 T-20 रन खेले हैं फिर भी रूट केवल आठ में से बाहर हो गया है।

• ऑस्ट्रेलिया और न्यूजीलैंड के साथ त्रिकोणीय श्रृंखला से उन्हें आराम देने के फैसले के खिलाफ रूट रैली हुई हालांकि वह अंततः समय पर सहमत हुए। फिर, इस साल पहली बार आईपीएल नीलामी में प्रवेश करने के बाद उन्होंने देखा कि उन्हें सभी आठ फ्रेंचाइजी द्वारा अनदेखा किया गया था।

• ड्रोपिंग रूट उचित था। पहले दो मैचों में उनके स्कोर पहले गेंद के बतख और 10 गेंदों में नौ थे। वह विशेष रूप से स्पिन के खिलाफ संघर्ष कर रहे थे और यहां तक ​​कि कार्डिफ़ में कम स्कोरिंग मैच में भी इंग्लैंड ने श्रृंखला का स्तर जीता था वह एंकरिंग भूमिका निभाने में असमर्थ था जो आम तौर पर उसके लिए स्वाभाविक रूप से आता है।

• हालांकि फरब्रेस का मानना ​​है कि रूट टीम की टी -20 योजनाओं का एक प्रमुख हिस्सा है। वास्तव में केवल दो हफ्ते पहले फरब्रेस ने कहा था कि किसी भी इंग्लैंड की तरफ से रूट को छोड़ने का विचार हंसने योग्य था। उन्होंने उन टिप्पणियों को भी स्पष्ट किया।

• जब आपके दबाव में खिलाड़ियों के पास दबाव होता है आप अपने खिलाड़ियों को सार्वजनिक रूप से समर्थन देते हैं और वापस लेते हैं। उस चरण में मेरा विचार जो का बहुत सहायक था।

• मुझे अभी भी लगता है और मैं वास्तव में इस पर विश्वास करता हूं कि अगर इंग्लैंड विश्व कप में आने वाले अगले कुछ वर्षों में T-20 क्रिकेट में सफल होना है, तो जो रूट उसमें एक शानदार और बड़ा हिस्सा खेलेंगे। वह हमारा सर्वश्रेष्ठ खिलाड़ी है  खेल के सभी रूपों में एक शानदार खिलाड़ी। हाँ उसे पिछले कुछ खेलों में कोई रन नहीं मिला है और हां यह आपको किसी भी तरफ कमजोर बनाता है। रन आपकी मुद्रा हैं -यही वह है जिसे आप चुना जाता है।

• फरब्रेस ने कहा अगर हम अपने लड़कों को बल्लेबाजी और गेंद के साथ अपने खेल को कैसे निष्पादित करते हैं और वे खेल कैसे खेलते हैं तो मैं बहुत निराश हूं। वे बेहद अनुभवी हैं आपके पास कार्डिफ़ में धोनी में जेक बॉल की गेंदबाजी है जेक ने अपना पहला अंतरराष्ट्रीय T-20 और धोनी क्रिकेट का अपना 500 वां अंतरराष्ट्रीय खेल खेल रहा है। खेल खेलने के तरीके से सीखने के लिए बहुत ही भयानक बात है।

• हमने देखा कि आसानी से 220 या 230 मिल गए हैं और अंत में हम 200 तक संघर्ष कर रहे थे। जितना अधिक सामान्य बर्खास्तगी थी उन आठ या नौ ओवरों में उनमें से कुछ वास्तव में उच्च कुशल गेंदबाजी थी।

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बांग्लादेश क्रिकेट बोर्ड का निर्णय है बीसीएल की योजना ,जिम्बाब्वे श्रृंखला को फिर से निर्धारित करने की योजना है

 

• जिम्बाब्वे टीम अच्छी खेल रही है। बांग्लादेश बोर्ड का फैसला जिम्बाब्वे टीम 201 9 अंतरराष्ट्रीय मैच में है।

• बांग्लादेश क्रिकेट बोर्ड जिम्बाब्वे श्रृंखला को फिर से शुरू करने पर विचार कर रहा है क्योंकि वह उस अवधि के दौरान बांग्लादेश प्रीमियर लीग को पकड़ना चाहता है। जिम्बाब्वे को दो मैचों की टेस्ट श्रृंखला और तीन एक दिवसीय अंतरराष्ट्रीय मैच खेलने के लिए जनवरी 201 9 में आने की उम्मीद थी। हालांकि, बीसीबी अब अक्टूबर 2018 में श्रृंखला की मेजबानी पर विचार कर रहा है।

• बीसीबी बीपीएल के लिए पर्याप्त सुरक्षा प्रदान करने के लिए अनुसूची बदलना चाहता है, जिसे शुरू में अक्टूबर 2018 में आयोजित किया जाना था। राष्ट्रीय चुनावों के साथ होने के बाद, और अपर्याप्त सुरक्षा के साथ, वे जनवरी में इसे होस्ट करने की योजना बना रहे हैं इसके बजाए 2019

• क्रिकबज़ समझता है कि फ्रैंचाइजी अक्टूबर में टूर्नामेंट खेलने के लिए भी तैयार नहीं थे क्योंकि उनमें से कुछ चुनाव में व्यस्त होंगे।

• बीसीबी को आश्वस्त नहीं है कि क्या उनके पास टूर्नामेंट के लिए आवश्यक सुरक्षा हो सकती है, जिसमें कई अंतरराष्ट्रीय सितारे हैं। चुनाव एजेंसियों के कारण विभिन्न एजेंसियों ने उन्हें पहले से ही उनकी अनुपलब्धता के बारे में सूचित किया है।
  

• बीपीएल शासी परिषद के सदस्य सचिव इस्माइल हैदर ने क्रिकबज़ को बताया कि उन्होंने सभी पेशेवरों और विपक्षों पर विचार करने के बाद अक्टूबर में बीपीएल की मेजबानी करने का फैसला किया है। इस्माइल ने कहा, हम जनवरी में बीपीएल की मेजबानी करेंगे क्योंकि हम इस बात से आश्वस्त हैं कि यह सही समय होगा। 

• बीसीबी के मुख्य कार्यकारी निजामुद्दीन चौधरी ने कहा, हम अक्टूबर में जिम्बाब्वे की मेजबानी करने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं। उन्होंने कहा, "दोनों बोर्ड पुनर्वितरण के सिद्धांत में सहमत हुए क्योंकि हमें जनवरी में बीपीएल रखना है।

• मध्य अक्टूबर तक जिम्बाब्वे दक्षिण अफ्रीका में होने की उम्मीद है और बीसीबी वहां अपना कार्य पूरा करने के तुरंत बाद उन्हें होस्ट करने की कोशिश कर रहा है।

  

•  राष्ट्रीय चुनाव के कारण अक्टूबर में इसे होस्ट करना मुश्किल होगा क्योंकि हमें टूर्नामेंट के लिए बड़ी सुरक्षा की आवश्यकता है जो चुनाव कर्तव्य के कारण अनुपलब्ध होगा।

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• Team India has made an excellent start in its England tour. The first match of the three T-20 matches against England has already been named after Ireland first defeated Ireland in two T-20 matches. In the first T-20 match played in Manchester, India defeated England by 8 wickets. Earlier, while batting, the England team scored 159 for 8 wickets in 20 overs, in reply, the Indian team achieved the target by losing 2 wickets in 18.2 overs.

• India's K. Rahul Rahul scored an unbeaten 101 and Rohit Sharma scored 32 runs. Lokesh Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav have been a major contributor to India's victory. Kuldeep was adjudged Man of the Match for his fantastic bowling. With this victory, India has made a 1-0 lead in England in the three T20 series.

• The start of India's chase of 160 runs was very bad. England pacer David Wiley made Shikhar Dhawan clean-bowled on the fifth ball of the first over. After this, Lokesh Rahul, who came to bat, kept the whole game overturned. Lokesh joined with Rohit Sharma to add 123 runs for the second wicket. Rohit Sharma then caught Adil Rashid for caught off skipper Morgan and was bowled out for 32 runs. After this, captain Virat Kohli and K. Rahul Rahul achieved the target in 18.2 overs for India. Captain Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 20 and Kel Rahul scored an unbeaten 101 not out.

• In this match for Team India, spinner Kuldeep Yadav bowled extremely well. He has taken 5 wickets for the first time in the T20. He is the first spinner to take 5 wickets in the left hand. Apart from that, he has taken 5 wickets in T20 for Team India and has become the third bowler after Bhuvavi and Chahal.

• In this match Kuldeep spent 24 runs and sent five players to the pavilion. In addition to Kuldeep, Umesh Yadav took two wickets for 21 runs, while one wicket hearty Pandya got it.

• Rohit Sharma's wicket fell on total of 130, when he was playing with 32 runs. Rohit hit three fours and a knock in his 30-ball innings and shared 123 runs for the second wicket. After Rohit's dismissal, Virat Kohli played an unbeaten 20-ball knock in 22 balls and returned to winning the team.

• Rahul Dravid batted with a bang in India's favor and scored 54 balls with 10 fours and five sixes in the 150th over. This is his second century in T20. He has become the second batsman in India to score two hundreds in T20 Earlier, Rohit Sharma has scored two centuries in T20.

• Earlier, the Indian team bowled first by tossing the toss and preventing England from 159 runs due to the fatal bowling of Kuldeep Yadav. After the good start, England's team was growing bigger, but Kuldeep Yadav made three wickets in the 14th over to make it bigger. For England, Jos Buttler played in 46 balls with eight fours and two sixes in 69 runs.

 Kuldeep created history

In this match, Kuldeep bowled a magnificent bowling attacking Jos Buttler, Joey Root, Alex Hales, Johnny Bairstow and Eoin Morgan. Kuldeep is the third bowler to take 5 wickets in T20 match for India.  Chahal and Umesh Yadav have done these tricks before them. In this match, India bowled brilliantly to restrict England to just 159 runs. The most runs for wicket-keeper batsman England's Jos Buttler has been scored for England. Butler batting brilliantly with 8 fours and 46 sixes in 46 balls with the help of two sixes. This Butler was the 7th half-century in the last 8 T20 matches. Apart from them, Jason Roy scored 38 runs in 20 balls. His innings included five boundaries. At the end, David Wiley gave Butler good support and played an unbeaten 28 off 15 balls. Apart from Kuldeep Yadav for India, Umesh Yadav took two wickets while Hardik Pandya took one wicket.

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• In the second T20 match, the Indian team defeated the Ireland team by a huge margin of 143 runs to win the two T20 matches 2-0. In this match, players like Lokesh Rahul, Dinesh Karthik, Siddharth Kaul were selected in the playing eleven by resting the big players of the team by captain Virat Kohli.

• Former India skipper MS Dhoni also did not play second T20 against Ireland. Despite not being part of the playing XI of this match, Dhoni did something during the match on the field so that he not only introduced the game spirit, but also won the heart of his millions of fans.

• Indeed, when the Indian innings was going on during the match, Dhoni hanged the bag for the players who were batting on the field and brought drinks and showed that he was not behind anyone in this work. This humane and simple behavior of Dhoni makes him a great player.

• Anyone who saw this spectacle did not get back from praising Dhoni. What would you like to think about this good name of Dhoni? Be sure to comment by commenting on the comment box.

• The second T20 match of the 2 match series between Team India and Ireland was played on the Dublin The Village field. In this match Team India defeated Ireland by 143 runs. KL Hero of the match hero Team India

• In this match, Ireland's team got the target of 214 runs but Ireland's team got reduced to 132 runs from 20 overs. Team India bowler Yajuwendra Chahal took 3/21 in four overs in the match and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets in four overs and Umesh Yadav took four wickets in four overs.

• In this match, Ireland captain Gary Wilson has decided to bowl first before winning the toss. Team India's openers KL Rahul and Virat Kohli came to the ground. Keel Rahul bowled Ireland's nose for 12 overs alone and he was out for 70 in the 13th over. In the meantime, KL Rahul faced 36 balls and scored 70 runs, during this time he also hit three fours and six sixes.

• At the same time, Suresh Raina played a magnificent innings in the match after KL Rahul, Raina played a brutal innings of 69 runs in 45 balls, including his 5 fours and three sixes. Thanks to Raina, Team India scored 169 runs for the 18th over but they were giving Dockrell's catch in the over and returned to the pavilion. After Raina, Manish Pandey (21) and Hardik Pandya (32) were the other batsmen in the innings.

• On the other hand, Kevin O'Brien took 3 wickets for 21 in four overs and Peter Chase took 1 for 42 in four overs. In the batting, the Irish players did not perform well.

Teams of today's match:

India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (Captain), Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Siddharth Kaul, Yuswendra Chahal

Ireland: Paul Stirling, James Shannon, William Porterfield, Andrew Balbirne, Gary Wilson (Wicketkeeper / Captain), Simi Singh, Kevin O'Brien, Stuart Thompson, George Dockrell, Boyd Rankin, Peter Chase


IND 474 (104.5ov)
AFG 109, 103 (38.4ov)
India beat Afghanistan by an innings and 262 runs

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• The most important cricketer in the world to not yet have played at any major representative level? Arjun Tendulkar, of course.

• He bowls to Alastair Cook & Co in the nets at Lord’s, when he isn’t bowling to the cream of Indian women cricketers – also at Lord’s – while on the family’s London vacation. He features in one of the most watched biopics in India, Sachin: A Billion Dreams, and Glenn McGrath wants to watch him bowl. His selection in age-level teams in Mumbai make headlines; when he is picked in the city-state team for a non BCCI event like the Baroda Cricket Association’s JY Lele All-India Under-19 Invitational One-Day Tournament 2017-18, people beyond the confines of the local cricket circuit suddenly become aware of the competition.

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Ravi Shastri, the India coach, spent some time with Arjun Tendulkar in England

                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virat Kholi or Baby Radha in England ( Cricket Nesw )

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• Virat Kohli has been an inspirational leader and enjoys the love and support of his teammates and fans alike.

Kohli has often been spotted clicking selfies and chatting with children and his fans. He has earned plethora of fans by his work ethics be it on or off the field.
He loves interacting with his fans and it was witnessed once again when he brought a smile to a little girl's face at Delhi's IGI Airport before leaving for England.

In a picture posted by the BCCI on Twitter, Kohli can be seen standing besides the girl, who has a plaster on her right hand.
The Indian cricket team on Friday departed for their marathon tour of Ireland and England starting next week.

India start their tour with a two-match Twenty20 International series against Ireland on June 27 and June 29 before they play a limited-overs series and Tests against England. 

The two cricketing giants play a five-match Test series from August 1 and India will be keen to come back home with the trophy after their disastrous last two campaigns in England.

However, Kohli said the South African tour has given his team the confidence to do well abroad.

"After what happened in South Africa, we are actually looking forward to some tough cricket," Kohli told the media in New Delhi on Friday.

"When we were playing the Test series in South Africa and lost the first two matches, people thought we were outplayed. Then we won the third Test and won the two series after that. Then they realised how well we played. We are looking forward to going to other countries and playing well. We are looking forward to playing difficult cricket," Kohli said.

On the tour of South Africa, Kohli hammered 871 runs across formats and was the leading run-scorer in the Test and ODI series.

He was scheduled to play for Surrey to get used to English conditions before the Test series gets underway in August but the 29-year-old had to pull out after he sustained a neck injury during the IPL.

It would be fair to say Kohli is not overtly worried about his chances against the swinging red leather this English summer.

Meanwhile, India coach Ravi Shastri said every series is a home series for India. His logic can sometimes be tricky to understand for the casual follower but he offered an explanation.

"Every series is important. Every game is a home game for us. We do not play the opposition - we play the pitch. The 22-yards.. that is what we have to try and conquer. The boys know they will be rated if they can adapt to different conditions.

"We are looking forward to playing in other countries.. I am not sure too many teams want to come to India," he said.

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The Indian cricket team in Icc World Test Championship

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NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team will make its debut in the much-debated inaugural ICC World Test Championship in July 2019, against West Indies in the Caribbean, and then mark its campaign in the 13, team (ODI) League versus Sri Lanka (away) in June 2020.

• Cricket's governing body, the ICC, on Wednesday released its FTP for 2018-2023, in which its confirmed the dates for all bilateral international fixtures and incorporated all three formats of the game for the various men's teams.

• As per the ICC, the nine top-ranked Test teams will participate in the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship, which will run from July 15, 2019 to April 30, 2021.

• "The sides will play six series in the two-year cycle on a home and away basis against opponents they have mutually selected. The two top-ranked sides will then progress to the June 2021 final to decide the World Test champions," said an ICC release on Wednesday. "In addition, the 12 Test playing nations and the Netherlands, will participate in the 13-team ODI League, which will run from 1 May 2020 to 31 March 2022 and all the sides will play eight series over a two-year cycle on a home and away basis against mutually agreed opponents."

• The ODI League, stated the ICC, will serve as a qualification pathway for the 2023 World Cup to be hosted by India. As hosts, India and the next seven highest-ranked teams in the ODI league as of March 31, 2022 will qualify directly for the World Cup while the bottom five sides will get a second chance to qualify through the ICC World Cup Qualifier.

• "The agreement of this FTP means we have clarity, certainty and most importantly context around bilateral cricket over the next five years. The World Test Championship will get underway next year with the ODI league kicking off in 2020 as part of the qualification towards the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023," said the ICC Chief Executive David Richardson.

• "Bringing context to bilateral cricket is not a new challenge, but with the release of this FTP, our Members have found a genuine solution that gives fans around the world the chance to engage regularly with international cricket that has meaning and the possibility of a global title at the end."

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• The ICC released the men’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) from 2018-2023 on Wednesday. The inaugural WTC will run in two cycles – 2019-2021 and 2021-2023 and feature nine top-ranked Test teams. It will run from July 15, 2019 to April 30, 2021 and the top two ranked teams will play the final at Lord’s in June. Teams will play six series in the two-year cycle on a home-and-away basis against opponents mutually selected, the statement said.

•    The ICC released outlined the principles followed by its Members in the creation of     this men's FTP as the following:   

• Scheduling the appropriate amount of cricket in each format (home and away) for each Member.  

•  Inclusion of existing series that have already been committed to commercial partners (mainly in 2019-20). 

• The Indian cricket team will make its debut in the ICC World Test Championship in July 2019 against West Indies on their turf.

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Rain, light, Brathwaite help West indies escape with a draw

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• Sri Lanka pushing for a win, and West indies looking to hold on to a draw. It was a matter of five wickets, before one final spell of rain and poor lights came to halt the game in spaced intervals, and allowed West-indies succeed in their motive. And thus, with the final position of the game - Windies 147 for 5, two decisions by the Sri Lanka come to the fore of discussion.

1. Did Dinesh Chandimal make a mistake by not declaring the second innings overnight?

        2. Will he rue the two-hour period lost due to Sri Lanka's reluctance to take field on Day 3?

• In hindsight, all these questions make for good discussions, but in reality, Sri Lanka have lost    the opportunity of winning the series, and go in to the final Test trailing the hosts 0-1.

• For the first time in five days it seemed that there will be uninterrupted play. And led by a dramatic first one and a half hour of play on Day 5, the game had reached an interesting position. Resuming the day on 334 for 8, Sri Lanka were bowled out early with Shannon Gabriel bagging the last two wickets. He finished with 8 for 62 in the innings, and match figures of 13 for 121 - the third best by a West Indian, and the best at home. In the process, he also bagged his 100 Test wickets. Gabriel for the second time in the innings got a wicket off a no ball when he overstepped while castling Akila Dananjaya.

• Needing 295 for a win, West indies were going to be stuck between going for a win and playing for a draw. But a couple of early strikes by Kasun Rajitha cleared that confusion for them. Devon Smith was teased into a drive and was caught at slip, while Kieran Powell flicked his second delivery straight to the square leg fielder to reduce West indies to 8 for 2 in the chase. West indies had to save the game first.

• Shai Hope looked good in the middle but his innings came to an  pause when a 148kmph delivery by Lahiru Kumara rose sharply and hit his ribs. He had to go back retired. He did come back to resume his inning two wickets's later and forged a crucial 51-run stand with Kraigg Brathwaite which proved crucial in West indies  bid to play for a draw.

• But during the period in which he was out injured Roston Chase and Shane Dowrich combined to bat out close to 15 overs. It wasn't the most impressive passage of batting, but effective nonetheless. Kumara had Chase struggling against his searing pace before a Suranga Lakmal delivery which nipped back in had him castled less than five minutes before the Lunch break. Soon after Lunch, Dowrich was undone by Akila Dananjaya. The 'keeper got himself in an awkward position and squared himself up while playing a delivery that spun and bounced more than usual to edge a catch to slips.

• Brathwaite, who had dropped anchor early, got slower in the post Lunch session, scoring only 12 runs in the two-hour period. Hope, on the other hand, displayed a far more authoritative display of batting against the older ball which wasn't aiding the pacers as it had been earlier.

• Hope's inning promised a lot but was cut short soon after Tea by a similar delivery from Lakmal that had accounted for the wicket of Chase. Jason Holder held on in company of Brathwaite, who yet again displayed the power of his patience with a four-and-a-half-hour vigil, to help West indies see through to a draw. The opener, in the process of his 172-ball stay, stroked his 17th Test fifty and remained unbeaten on 59.

• Gabriel, for his fine returns with the ball, was adjudged Player of the Match.

• And the drama isn't to end here. Ian Gould, who had quite a disappointing match as an on-field umpire, will have another of his decisions reviewed. Javagal Srinath, the match referee will come out with an official statement on the ball-tampering allegations leveled against Sri Lanka after the Test.

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