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India recovered from the loss of two quick wickets to make steady progress on Day 2 of the third cricket test against England, reaching 388-7 at lunch on Friday. At the first break, Dhruv Jurel was batting on 31 while Ravichandran Ashwin was unbeaten on 25 runs as the pair added 57 runs for the eighth wicket. Starting from overnight on 326-5, India lost Kuldeep Yadav in the fourth over of the morning, caught behind off James Anderson for four.

Dane Piedt took a career-best 5-89 as South Africa bowled out New Zealand for 211 to take an unexpected first-innings lead Wednesday on the second day of the second cricket test. New Zealand had been 183-9 and the deficit might have been greater but for a late innings of 33 by the redoubtable Neil Wagner. Piedt reached the high point of a checkered test career as he captured the wickets of Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, Will Young and Glenn Phillips to highlight an excellent bowling performance by

After a tense 48 hours waiting to secure a visa, Rehan Ahmed was selected by England for the third cricket test against India starting Thursday. The 19-year-old legspinner was initially denied entry to India when England’s squad returned on Monday from a mid-series break in the United Arab Emirates. Ahmed was granted an emergency two-day visa, allowing him to train in Rajkot on Tuesday, and the situation has now been resolved.

New Zealand beat an under-strength South Africa lineup by 281 runs on the fourth day of the first cricket test Wednesday to take an early lead in the two-match series. Captain Tim Southee declared New Zealand’s second innings overnight at 179-4, with an overall lead of 528. New Zealand bowled out South Africa in the fourth innings for 247.

South Africa lost two early wickets on the fourth day of the first cricket test Wednesday after New Zealand declared overnight. Captain Tim Southee called time on New Zealand’s second innings at 179-4 with the home side holding a hefty 528-run lead.