August 20, 2026
England chose to bowl and dismissed Pakistan for 171, then closed on 112-2 with Joe Root 23 not out and Jordan Cox 37 not out, trailing by 59 with eight wickets in hand. Pakistan were without the injured Babar Azam.
Listen to the article West Indies’ Jomel Warrican produced a career-best performance, claiming 7/32 to bowl out Pakistan for 157 on day three of the first Test. The visitors now need 251 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Pakistan resumed their second innings at 109/3 but suffered an early collapse. Vice-captain Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan both fell for just two runs, while Warrican struck twice in quick succession to reduce the hosts to 113/5 in the 34th over. Kamran Ghulam’s 27 provided brief resistance but Warrican continued to dominate, dismissing Noman Ali and Sajid Khan cheaply.
Listen to the article South Africa became the first team to secure a place in the ICC World Test Championship final for the 2023-25 cycle after a thrilling two-wicket win over Pakistan in the first Test in Centurion on Sunday. Chasing 148 runs, South Africa found themselves in deep trouble at 99 for eight. However, a resilient ninth-wicket partnership between Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen saw the hosts to victory, with both players remaining unbeaten to guide the team home. With the win, South Africa moved up to 88 points from 11 matches, taking their points percentage (PCT) to 66.67.
England edged closer to victory in the first Test against Sri Lanka, finishing day three on 204-6 in their second game at Old Trafford on Friday. Despite a gritty performance from Angelo Mathews (65) and Kamindu Mendis (56*), Sri Lanka’s slim lead of 82 runs looks unlikely to be enough to prevent England from winning. Earlier in the day, England were bowled out for 358, largely thanks to Jamie Smith’s maiden Test century. His 111 not only helped England secure an first-innings lead of 122, but also saw the 24-year-old wicketkeeper break a record that had stood since 1930, becoming
England made an impressive start under Ollie Pope’s interim captaincy, reducing Sri Lanka to 236 on the first day of the opening Test at Emirates Old Trafford on Wednesday. By the end of the day, England trailed by 214 runs with an unscathed score of 22–0, but poor light halted further play, curtailing a fuller day’s action. Sri Lanka’s decision to bat first on a pitch that offers timely help to the bowlers backfired. Under dark skies, they collapsed to 6-3 in the first seven overs, a disastrous start that set the tone for the rest of the day. England
PORT OF SPAIN: South Africa’s hopes of securing a win in the first Test against the West Indies in Trinidad were dashed as they fell five wickets short, unable to break the West Indies’ resistance on the final day at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad on Sunday. The match, which saw 142 overs lost to rain over the course of five days, eventually ended in a draw, marking the world’s first drawn Test in 28 matches since July last year. West Indies were bowled out for 233 in their first innings (91.5 overs) and finished at 201/5 (56.2
Dropped catches and a missed chance at stumps and run out proved costly for Pakistan on day one as Australia continued to build on their score, boosted by David Warner’s 26th Test century. The initial missed opportunity came in the 16th over when Aamir Jamal bowled the first ball. Usman Khawaja, batting on 21, attempted a pull shot, resulting in a top edge that looped over the slip rope. Abdullah Shafique, who was in the slips, moved back to take the catch. Despite his good positioning, Shafique failed to track the ball’s path, allowing it to slip through the gap
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