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England Edge Thriller at Lord's Despite Jadeja's Gritty 61*
Ravindra Jadeja’s unbeaten 61 spearheaded India’s spirited lower-order resistance that stretched for more than a session, but England managed to secure a tense 22-run win at Lord’s to take a 2-1 lead in the series. After a dramatic collapse of 3 for 11 early on Day 5, Jadeja forged two crucial stands — a 30-run partnership with Nitish Reddy and another 35 with Jasprit Bumrah — keeping India in the fight deep into the final session. But just before the intervals, Chris Woakes and Ben Stokes broke through, removing the resilient partnerships around Lunch and Tea, setting up England’s defense of 192.
India tour of Bangladesh called off
The India tour of Bangladesh has been called off, definitively and officially. The Board of Control for Cricket in India and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCCI) have confirmed this on Saturday (July 6). Cricbuzz
Weakened South Africa still favourites in second Zimbabwe Test
A new captain. A different spinner. A side who are now even further from their strongest XI than they were a game ago. Yet South Africa will still be heavily favoured to beat Zimbabwe when the teams meet again on Sunday (July 6).
Flamboyant Pant takes India's lead past 350
England picked up two wickets on the fourth morning of the second Test in Birmingham, including that of half-centurion KL Rahul. But it was a productive session for India thanks to Rishabh Pant's flamboyant batting and his unbroken 51-run stand with Shubman Gill. India scored 113 runs off 25 overs in the session, as they moved to 177 for 3 at Lunch on Day 4, leading by 357 runs.
Gill's twin ton sees India extend lead to 484 at Tea
Shubman Gill became only the second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to get a double hundred and a hundred in the same Test as India's lead swelled to 484 at Tea on Day 4 of the second Test at Edgbaston. A quick-fire 110-run partnership between Rishabh Pant and Gill was followed by a 68-run stand for the skipper with Ravindra Jadeja as India moved to 304 for 4 at the end of the second session. Although the fifth wicket stand was on the slower side, India managed 127 runs in the session in 30 overs, with the run-rate of 4.23 a touch slower than the opening session's rate of 4.52.