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^^ Sri Lanka advanced to 46-2 in their second innings at stumps on Day 3. They trail west Indies by just 3 runs.

SL V Wi 2nd Test Galle Day 4 Close
SL 204 & 328-8 (100 overs) (Dhananjaya 153 no Nissanka 66 Permaul 3-100 Chase 2-82
WI 253
Sri Lanka lead by 279 runs

The T10 record for a half-century from the least deliveries got beaten yet again. The 20 year old Afghanistan wicketkeeper batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz took just 14 balls, with 5 fours & 6 sixes.
The Abu Dhabi T10 League almost saw it's first century in it's 5 year history, when TKC scored 96 from 39 balls, which still beats the 91 not out by Chris Lynn.
Sri Lankan Wandindu Hasaranga has continued his sparkling form from the World T20 Cup. He recorded match figures of 5-8. He has 18 wicket at 8.61 & an economy of 8.15, & is has bowled the only maiden.

IND V NZ 2nd Test Mumbai Day 2 Close
India won the toss & elected to bat
IND 325 (109.5 overs) Mayank 150 Axar 52 Gill 44 Ajaz 10-119
NZ 62 (28.1 overs) Jamieson 17 Latham 10 Ashwin 4-4 Siraj 3-19 Axar 2-14
IND 69-0 Mayank 38 no Pujara 29 no (21 overs)
India lead by 322 runs

(02-12-2021 11:29 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  SL V Wi 2nd Test Galle Day 5
SL 204 & 345-9 (121.4 overs) (Dhananjaya 155 no Embuldeniya 39 Nissanka 66 Permaul 3-106 Chase 2-82
WI 253 & 132 (56.1 overs) Bonner 44 Blackwood 36 Embuldeniya 5-35 Mendis 5-66
Sri Lanka won by 164 runs

Adil Rashid got an impressive hat-trick yesterday', in the Abu Dhabi T20 League. Livingstone skied a catch to keeper Gurbaz, Ingram was bowled by a leg-break & Jamie Overton was then bowled by his googly.

Ajaz Patel became only the 3rd bowler in Test Match history to claim all 10 wickets in an innings, as New Zealand bowled India out for 325 in the 2nd Test from Mumbai, fittingly his birthplace. His figures were 47.5-12 119-10. The first player to achieve the feat was Jim Laker against Australia in 1956 at Manchester, 10-53, as he took 19 wickets in the match. The second was Anil Kumble took 10-74 against Pakistan in Dehlii 1999.
The previous best for New Zealand was Richard Hadlee who took 9-52 in 1985 against Australia.

Bangladesh v Pakistan 2nd Test Dhaka Day 2 Close
Pakistan won the toss & elected to bat
Pakistan 188-2 (63.2 overs) Babar 71 no Azhar Ali 52 no Taijul Islam 2-49

Late on day 2 of the 2nd Test in Mumbai, New Zealand are bowled out for 62 in 28.1 overs, & trail India by 263 runs. As is often the case India have decided to not enforce the follow-on. With Kohli returning to the side he must be hoping to improve on the duck he made in the first innings. Pujara is opening with Mayank, as Gill took a blow to his arm when fielding.

Amazing effort from Ajaz Patel.
Brilliant.