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India Today
11 hours ago
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- India Today
WI vs AUS: Steve Smith shares update on finger injury before Grenada Test
Steve Smith said he hasn't felt any pain and has recovered well from the finger injury he sustained during the World Test Championship 2023-25 final against South Africa at Lord's. The veteran dislocated his finger while attempting a catch in the slips during the summit clash and was subsequently taken to the hospital for he didn't require surgery, Smith missed the opening Test against the West Indies, which Australia won by 159 runs at the Kensington Oval to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. However, the 36-year-old sounded confident about returning for the second Test, scheduled to begin on July 3 at the National Cricket Stadium in St George's, me, it'll just feel like training as normal, I think," Smith was quoted as saying by ICC."I don't really feel any pain or anything. (It's) just getting used to the splint on and the slight limited movement. It's not too bad, I've got a lot of movement there now, so that feels good. Hitting the ball felt completely fine.' Smith, however, might not field in the slip cordon given his recent injury. But he's unlikely to face issues while batting. "Fielding some balls in front of the wicket will probably be the strangest thing for me, I don't think I've ever done that in a Test match. Fielding at either probably mid-on or mid-off or fine leg, is a bit different to standing at the second or first slip."If Smith plays, Josh Inglis is likely to sit out after scoring only five and 12 in the opening Test. Smith has an exceptional Test record against the West Indies, having notched 872 runs at an average of 124.57 with three hundreds and as many fifties. - Ends
NDTV
15-06-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Temba Bavuma's Massive Feat. Not Even MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma Achieved It
Temba Bavuma-led South Africa defeated Australia in the final of World Test Championship 2023-25. Zoom Zoom Proteas captain Temba Bavuma played a crucial role in the team's campaign in the WTC cycle. Zoom Under Bavuma's captaincy, South Africa played 10 Test matches. It won nine games and drew one. Zoom With this, Temba Bavuma scripted a massive record. Zoom He became the first-ever South Africa captain to register nine wins and a draw in first ten matches. Zoom Overall, Bavuma equalled the world record of England's Percy Chapman of 9 wins in first ten Test matches as captain.
India.com
12-06-2025
- Sport
- India.com
Good news for Kavya Maran, SRH star player has become...
In this collection of pictures we shall know the good news for Kavya Maran as SRH star player created history. Let's dive in. In a war, if the commander himself comes forward and creates a stir in the enemy camp, then the morale of the army reaches the sky. In the battle of Lords, the captain of Australia and SRH was seen doing something like this, as a result, the game which seemed to be slipping out of Australia's hands on the first day of the test match is again in their hands. Pat Cummins' lethal spell wrapped up South Africa's innings for just 138 runs. Kavya Maran would be very happy to see their captain performing well in cricket. In the final of the World Test Championship 2023-25, Australia captain Pat Cummins bowled lethally and took a total of 6 wickets. This was his 14th 5-wicket haul in his Test career and his fourth against the South Africa cricket team. South Africa's entire middle order collapsed in front of his excellent bowling. When the second day's play began at Lord's, the conditions were overcast and Cummins understood that to take advantage of this, he would just have to bowl the ball in the right place. Cummins had made amazing plans for every batsman. At one point, the match was leaning towards South Africa, but as soon as Cummins dismissed Bavuma, the African innings started falling apart. Pat Cummins took the wickets of Wiaan Mulder (6), Temba Bavuma (36), David Bedingham (45), Kyle Verreynne (13) and Kagiso Rabada (1) in the match. After 17 years, a captain has taken a 5 wicket haul at Lord's. Earlier, Daniel Vettori had achieved this feat. Cummins bowled 18.1 overs in the first innings and took 6 wickets for just 28 runs. His economy rate was just 1.50. When Pat Cummins got the sixth wicket of the African innings, he also completed a triple century in terms of wickets in Test cricket. He became the 8th Australian bowler to do so. Pat Cummins has become the first bowler to take a fifer i.e. 5 wickets in an innings in the WTC Final. Cummins became the highest wicket-taker in the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle, surpassing Jasprit Bumrah. Jasprit Bumrah took 77 wickets in this round, but Cummins's number of wickets has reached 78. This is Cummins' 9th 5-wicket haul as captain. He is the joint second highest 5-wicket haul bowler as captain. He equaled Richie Beno, who took only 9 5-wicket hauls. Cummins has left India's Bishan Singh Bedi behind (5-wicket haul in 8 innings). Pakistan's Imran Khan tops this list, who took 5-wicket hauls in 12 innings.
