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ENG v IND, 5th Test: Stokes finishes with four-fer as India are bowled out for 245; set England a target of 378
Ravindra Jadeja never got going and Stokes ended his stay by getting one to jag in sharply and force the left-hander to chop on his stumps. India skipper Jasprit Bumrah pulled him for a huge six-over fine leg. But Stokes had the last laugh on the very next ball as Bumrah went for the same shot, only to hole out to fine leg, with Stokes ending with 4-33 in 11.5 overs.
Two green cards at the back end disturbed our rhythm vs England: India hockey coach
Goals were scored by Isabelle Petter (9th min) and Vandana Katariya (28th min) as they helped their respective teams add a crucial point on the points table. Reflecting on the performance, India head coach Schopman said, "I think we started the game really well, creating a penalty corner in the opening minute. England were dangerous at times but we managed to play well on the ball and defended calmly most of the time. We were unlucky in our penalty corner execution and in the end the two green cards disturbed our rhythm a little. "Overall, I'm quite happy with our performance but also know we can be better in certain areas," she added.
ENG v IND, 5th Test: India extend lead to 361 against England despite losing four wickets
For England, they are now staring at their highest chase of this year in Test cricket, with the pitch starting to show signs of variable bounce. England began the day with James Anderson and Joe Root from both ends. Anderson wasn't able to trouble much as Pujara hit him for successive boundaries -- a crunchy punch through cover was followed by a slick whip through mid-wicket.
Setting small goals was the key to the big partnership with Jadeja: Rishabh Pant
India were in dire straits at 98/5 when Pant and Jadeja came together to turn the game on its head and give the tourists advantage on the opening day. Pant ended up scoring a 111-ball 146 on Day 1 and by the time Jadeja was dismissed on Day 2, he too had scored a century in India's 416-run total. "The communication was excellent between the two of us. We decided we will do small-small partnerships... 20 runs, 50 runs. When we started at 98/5, we spoke when we touched 150, then we spoke when we reached 175. That communication was the best part of our innings," revealed Pant in a video shared by BCCI.
Djokovic on course for seventh Wimbledon title; sets up quarters clash against Sinner
The top-seeded Djokovic was challenged by his 25-year-old opponent's powerful serve and forehand, but showed his championship class by playing a superb baseline game to set up a last-eight clash against 10th seed Jannik Sinner of Italy. "I knew coming into the match that it was always going to be a tough, challenging matchup against Tim, who I've never faced before," Djokovic was quoted as saying by atptour.com. "I watched him play. He's got a really good game for grass, which he proved today. It was a very good fight, especially in the first two sets.
It will be memorable if we win this series: Mohammed Siraj
The Hyderabad fast bowler took four wickets for 66 in the home side's first innings to emerge as India's most successful bowler. India is leading 2-1 in the series. A victory in the current match will ensure a series triumph. Revealing India's thinking while bowling, he said: "We had to be patient given (Jonny) Bairstow's form." He added it was an advantage that India had "140 km plus bowlers".
Rohit Sharma out of isolation after testing negative for Covid-19
Rohit Sharma missed the ongoing rescheduled fifth Test against England in Edgbaston after he tested positive during the four-day warm-up game against Leicestershire. "Yes, Rohit (Sharma) has tested negative and is now out of quarantine," a BCCI source told IANS on Sunday. Notably, Sharma had tested positive thrice leading to him being ruled out of the Test, which started on July 1.
ENG v IND, 5th Test: Exchange of words with Kohli leads to Bairstow's aggressive turn towards 106
Sunday was turning out to be a continuation of Bairstow's cautiousness from the day before. As Kohli chirped again from the slip cordon, he attracted Bairstow's attention and thus began the exchange of words between the two. In between, Kohli was seen putting his finger on his mouth and gesturing Bairstow to get back to batting, with words like "shut up, just stand and bat" coming in the 33rd over.
Wimbledon 2022: Tatjana Maria saves two match points, shocks Ostapenko to reach QF; Niemeier also in last eight
Maria, the 103-ranked mother-of-two, came back from 1-4 down in the second set and saved two match points before winning a two-hour, 8-minute clash 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 to oust Ostapenko, who won the 2017 French Open title. The 34-year-old German, who has never reached the third round in a Grand Slam, scored her career-best result at this level less than a year after returning from her second maternity leave.
Women's Hockey World Cup: Profligate India hold England to a 1-1 draw
However, India looked the better team on the pitch but wasted many chances, including six of the seven penalty corners they earned. With the other match in the four-team Pool B between China and New Zealand too ending in a draw (2-2), all teams in this tough Pool have a point each. Goals were scored by Isabelle Petter (9') and Vandana Katariya (28') as they helped their respective teams add on a crucial point on the pool table.
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