Karthik Krishnaswamy

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

South Africa surge ahead on seamers' day

Vernon Philander and Kyle Abbott led South Africa's fightback after they were bowled out for 286 early on day two, giving Sri Lanka no respite as they went to stumps seven down for 181

27-Dec-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Advantage Sri Lanka as Lakmal grabs four

Suranga Lakmal picked up four wickets in an innings for only the second time in a 32-Test career as South Africa ended the first day of their Test series against Sri Lanka at a vulnerable 267 for 6

26-Dec-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Jadeja seven-for seals 4-0 series win

Ravindra Jadeja took seven wickets in an innings for the first time to bowl India to victory over England by an innings and 75 runs to give them a 4-0 series win

20-Dec-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

England on the ropes after Nair triple

Karun Nair became only the second Indian batsman to score a triple-hundred as India declared with a lead of 282 on day four of the Chennai Test

19-Dec-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Rahul 199 leads strong India reply

KL Rahul fell one short of a maiden double-hundred after leading India's response to England's 477 in excellent batting conditions at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

18-Dec-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

India firm after Dawson, Rashid steer England to 477

England made a shaky start to the second day, but got to a sizeable first-innings total courtesy a century stand for the eighth wicket between Adil Rashid and the debutant Liam Dawson

17-Dec-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Moeen and Root win the day for England

Moeen Ali's fifth Test century steered England past a shaky start and moved them to a solid 284 for 4 at the end of day one in Chennai

16-Dec-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Chennai super king

The man, the bowler, the thinker, the soup drinker. All about Ashwin

01-Dec-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

New Zealand snatch win in dramatic last session

New Zealand took nine wickets in a dramatic final session to seal a 2-0 series whitewash as Pakistan collapsed against the second new ball to slump to a 138-run defeat

29-Nov-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Taylor century sets Pakistan 369 target

Ross Taylor's 16th Test hundred drove New Zealand to a declaration 20 minutes from stumps on day four, setting Pakistan an improbable 369 to win the Hamilton Test

28-Nov-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Southee six-for secures 55-run lead on wet day

A six-wicket haul from Tim Southee secured a 55-run first-innings lead for New Zealand and left Babar Azam stranded ten short of a maiden Test hundred

27-Nov-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Southee, Wagner leave Pakistan reeling

A devastating new-ball burst from Tim Southee followed by two wickets in two balls from Neil Wagner left Pakistan gasping for breath at the end of the second day in Hamilton

26-Nov-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Pakistan strike twice on wet first day

Persistent rain ruled out any chance of play in the second and third sessions after Pakistan, having chosen an all-seam attack on a green pitch, picked up two New Zealand wickets after winning the toss

24-Nov-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Gunaratne's seam-up variation, Panyangara's errant front foot

Plays of the day from the first match of the Zimbabwe tri-series, between the hosts and Sri Lanka

14-Nov-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Sri Lanka steamroll Zimbabwe on green track

Sent in to bat on a green and slightly damp Harare surface, Zimbabwe lasted only 41.3 overs, leaving Sri Lanka a target of 155 that they chased down breezily courtesy Dhananjaya de Silva's unbeaten 78

14-Nov-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Slippery Kohli, airborne Mandeep

Plays of the day from the fifth ODI between India and New Zealand in Visakhapatnam

29-Oct-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Mishra five-for rolls New Zealand over for 79

Choosing to bat first and picking three frontline spinners on a slow turner, India overwhelmed New Zealand by 190 runs in the deciding fifth ODI in Visakhapatnam, with Amit Mishra picking up five wickets to send the visitors crashing to 79 all out

29-Oct-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Yasir six-for delivers series victory for Pakistan

A tireless Yasir Shah bowled Pakistan to a 133-run win over West Indies in Abu Dhabi, picking up his eighth Test five-wicket haul along the way

25-Oct-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Dominant Pakistan six wickets from 2-0

Declaring at lunch to give themselves five sessions to bowl West Indies out, Pakistan took emphatic strides towards taking an unassailable 2-0 lead, picking up four wickets by stumps on day four

24-Oct-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Dhoni's electric glovework, Taylor's costly spill

Plays of the day from the third ODI between India and New Zealand in Mohali

23-Oct-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

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