2nd Test
Wellington
280/10 (54.4)&427/6 (82.3)d
125/10 (34.5)&259/10 (54.2)
England beat New Zealand by 323 runs
Player of the match
Harry Brook - ENG
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Wickets
4s
6s
ENG 1
NZ 1
ENG 2
NZ 2
Right Then India adds to their tally of Gold Medals in the Asian Games as they complete the double by clinching Gold in both the Men's and Women's categories in Cricket. All you need to do is just switch tabs and join us for some thrilling action from the ongoing ICC CWC 2023. Until next time take care and have a great time ahead.
After winning the toss Indian skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad asked the Afghans to have a bat first. Afghanistan batted not that well and kept losing wickets on a regular basis but credit to a solid 7th wicket partnership between Gulbadin Naib and Shahidullah Kamal of 60 runs being unbeaten at the time of stoppage due to rain meant that the Afghans were on track to score in excess of 130. Shahidullah Kamal batted tremendously for his 49 and Gulbadin Naib contributed 27 runs to the total when rain interrupted with Afghanistan scoring 112 for 5 after 18.2 overs. Bowling from India was good to start off but they lost their way a bit during the depth overs still not letting things go out of their hands completely.
India clinches yet another Gold in the Asian Games 2023 as they stand tall as the winners in the Men's Cricket being the higher-seeded team with the final being called off due to rain.
UPDATE - 2.40 pm IST (9.00 am GMT) - The match has been abandoned due to rain and it is India who wins the gold medal in Asian Games 2023.
UPDATE - 2.20 pm IST (8.40 am GMT) - There is no further update as the rain has started to build up more. The covers are intact and the players have gone off. Also to note that the cut-off time for a 5-over game is set to be 2.48 pm IST (9.18 am GMT) and failing to start play by then would result in India being awarded the Gold Medal as they are the higher ranked team amongst the two finalists. Let's wait for further updates.
UPDATE - 1.55 pm IST (8.25 am GMT) It is still raining at the ground and we may well be in for a shortened game whenever it resumes as we already had a delayed start to this game.
UPDATE - 1.22 pm IST (7.52 am GMT) Slight delay as the ball has lost its shape and the fourth umpire comes in with a new box full of balls for a change of ball. Just when the players were taking their respective field positions again it started to rain again and the umpire has asked for covers as this looked to be a strong drizzle. Stay tuned for any further updates.
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18.2
Shahbaz Ahmed to Gulbadin Naib ,Quicker and flatter in middle, Gulbadin Naib milks it towards the on side for a single.
1
18.1
Shahbaz Ahmed to Shahidullah Kamal ,Fuller one in middle, Shahidullah Kamal tucks this towards the square leg region for a single.
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18.1
Shahbaz Ahmed to Shahidullah Kamal ,Wide! Fuller one way too wide of off, Shahidullah Kamal leaves it all alone.
Shahbaz Ahmed (3-0-25-1) will bowl the penultimate over.
Over 18
6
1
1
1
1
1
Gulbadin Naib*
26 (23)
Shahidullah Kamal
48 (42)
Arshdeep Singh
1/17 (3)
AFG
109/5
6
17.6
Arshdeep Singh to Gulbadin Naib ,SIX! Yorker goes wrong as it turns into a juicy full toss, Gulbadin Naib accepts the gift as he slogs this way behind the fence towards deep mid-wicket region for a maximum.
1
17.5
Arshdeep Singh to Shahidullah Kamal ,Full toss on middle, Shahidullah Kamal rolls this towards deep mid-wicket for another single.
1
17.4
Arshdeep Singh to Gulbadin Naib ,Fuller one in middle, Gulbadin Naib smashes this towards long on for yet another single.
1
17.3
Arshdeep Singh to Shahidullah Kamal ,Fuller one in middle, Shahidullah Kamal pushes this towards the on side for a single.
1
17.2
Arshdeep Singh to Gulbadin Naib ,Low full toss on pads, Gulbadin Naib lofts this in front of Tilak Varma at long on and takes a single.
1
17.1
Arshdeep Singh to Shahidullah Kamal ,On a length around off, Shahidullah Kamal flicks this towards the deep mid-wicket region for a single.
Over 17
0
1
1
6
0
1
Gulbadin Naib*
18 (20)
Shahidullah Kamal
45 (39)
Sai Kishore
0/26 (4)
AFG
98/5
0
16.6
Sai Kishore to Gulbadin Naib ,Fuller one around off, Gulbadin Naib looks to go big but gets an inside edge rolling towards Shivam Dube at short fine leg as the batters take a single.
1
16.5
Sai Kishore to Shahidullah Kamal ,Short of a length in middle, Shahidullah Kamal tucks this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
1
16.4
Sai Kishore to Gulbadin Naib ,Fuller one in middle, Gulbadin Naib rolls this towards mid-wicket for a single.
6
16.3
Sai Kishore to Gulbadin Naib ,SIX! That's a big one. Tossed up around off, Gulbadin Naib slogs this over the long on fence for a huge six.
0
16.2
Sai Kishore to Gulbadin Naib ,Fuller one in middle, Gulbadin Naib punches this back to the bowler.
1
16.1
Sai Kishore to Shahidullah Kamal ,Tossed up around off, Shahidullah Kamal tucks this towards the mid-wicket region for a single.
Over 16
1
1
0
0
1
0
Shahidullah Kamal*
43 (37)
Gulbadin Naib
11 (16)
Ravi Bishnoi
1/12 (4)
AFG
89/5
1
15.6
Ravi Bishnoi to Shahidullah Kamal ,Fuller one on off, Shahidullah Kamal punches this towards deep point for a single.
1
15.5
Ravi Bishnoi to Gulbadin Naib ,Fuller one in middle, Gulbadin Naib tucks this towards deep square leg for a single.
0
15.4
Ravi Bishnoi to Gulbadin Naib ,Fuller one on the pads, Gulbadin Naib looks to deflect it on the on side but misses out.
0
15.3
Ravi Bishnoi to Gulbadin Naib ,Fuller one sliding down leg, Gulbadin Naib looks to play across the line but gets hurries onto as the ball clips his pads.
1
15.2
Ravi Bishnoi to Shahidullah Kamal ,Fuller one on off, Shahidullah Kamal hops back and pushes this through cover for a single.
0
15.1
Ravi Bishnoi to Shahidullah Kamal ,Fuller one wide of off, Shahidullah Kamal looks to cut it off his back foot but misses out.
Over 15
0
0
1
4
1
0
Gulbadin Naib*
10 (13)
Shahidullah Kamal
41 (34)
Sai Kishore
0/17 (3)
AFG
86/5
0
14.6
Sai Kishore to Gulbadin Naib ,Short and wide outside the off stump. Cut away but straight to point to end the over.
0
14.5
Sai Kishore to Gulbadin Naib ,Pitched up just outside the off stump. Defended well off the front foot straight to covers.
Slight delay in proceedings as the physio rushes out with the fielder being injured. Washington Sundar seems to have hurt his left hand while trying to collect this one.
1
14.4
Sai Kishore to Shahidullah Kamal ,Just short at the stumps. Shahidullah Kamal flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
4
14.3
Sai Kishore to Shahidullah Kamal ,FOUR! Short ball outside the off stump and punished rightly. Shahidullah Kamal goes deep into the crease and cuts the ball infront of point for another handsome boundary for his team.
1
14.2
Sai Kishore to Gulbadin Naib ,Tossed up on off, Gulbadin Naib taps this in front of the cover and sets off for a quick single. Naib has bumped into the umpire on the non-striking end with the batter looking at fielder and the umpire having his eyes set on whether the bat is inside the crease or not. Luckily both the batter and the umpire are ready and fit to continue.
0
14.1
Sai Kishore to Gulbadin Naib ,Fuller one on off, Gulbadin Naib pushes this back to the bowler.
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