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Strategic Timeout • 52nd Match • IPL • T20 • Bengaluru

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CSK

(9/20 ov, T:214) 88/2

CSK need 126 runs in 66 balls.

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Live • 23rd Match • PSL • T20 • Lahore

IU

(19/20 ov) 146/7

QG

Gladiators chose to field.

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Kuldeep relies on basics of spin, not mystery

Kuldeep relies on basics of spin, not mystery

Instead of adding some bizarre aspects to his bowling, debutant Kuldeep Yadav used flight, dip and turn to puzzle the Australian batsmen

25-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Dharamsala

Clear daylight between Steven Smith and the rest

Clear daylight between Steven Smith and the rest

Steven Smith's batting form has been so sublime that every time he goes out to bat, he exemplifies why he is a cut above the rest

25-Mar-2017•Jarrod Kimber in Dharamsala

Kuldeep's height and angle befuddle Australia

Kuldeep's height and angle befuddle Australia

On a first-day pitch, Kuldeep Yadav outfoxed three Australian top-order batsmen with guile and his natural attributes

25-Mar-2017•Aakash Chopra

'New mystery guy in the house'

'New mystery guy in the house'

Twitter reactions to Kuldeep Yadav's memorable first day in Test cricket, on which he took 4 for 68

25-Mar-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Steven Smith joins elite performers in India

Steven Smith joins elite performers in India

Steven Smith scored his third century of the tour on the first day in Dharamsala, a rare achievement for an overseas batsman in India

25-Mar-2017•Bharath Seervi

The last lap of India's marathon season

The last lap of India's marathon season

The hosts are grappling with sore shoulders, knees and groins, and a whole lot of tired minds. But with the series at stake, they will need one collective push

24-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Dharamsala

Australians give peace a chance following meeting with Dalai Lama

Australians give peace a chance following meeting with Dalai Lama

24-Mar-2017•Melinda Farrell in Dharamsala

Renshaw's patience brings unprecedented success

Renshaw's patience brings unprecedented success

With his sound defence and willingness to bat time, the opening batsman now has the most Test runs for Australia before the age of 21

23-Mar-2017•Brydon Coverdale

Shami question part of India's rare green-pitch musings

Shami question part of India's rare green-pitch musings

Three days ahead of the fourth Test, the surface at the HPCA Stadium wore a smattering of grass. Will that, or Mohammed Shami's availability, subject to fitness, change India's combination?

22-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Dharamsala

Australia's un-Australian methods pay off

Australia's un-Australian methods pay off

Australia aren't quite equipped to save Tests in Asia, but Shaun Marsh and Peter Handscomb pulled off an improbable result in Ranchi

20-Mar-2017•Jarrod Kimber in Ranchi

Ashwin's late entry poses questions

Ashwin's late entry poses questions

Did Virat Kohli get his tactics right on the final day in Ranchi? Going by his fast bowlers' lines and R Ashwin's late introduction, the Indian captain took a few puzzling calls

20-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Ranchi

The longest form: Ranchi showed Test cricket at its gruelling best

The longest form: Ranchi showed Test cricket at its gruelling best

Cheteshwar Pujara, Steve O'Keefe and Ravindra Jadeja were just three of the players who had marathon roles in Ranchi

20-Mar-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Saving the day

Saving the day

After Australia survive day five in Ranchi, we look at five famous Test rearguards in recent years

20-Mar-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

A rare draw after a 150-plus deficit

A rare draw after a 150-plus deficit

A look at the key numbers coming out of Australia's determined effort to draw the Ranchi Test

20-Mar-2017•Bharath Seervi

Plot watch - The Maxwell agenda

Plot watch - The Maxwell agenda

Play ended in Ranchi with the pitch not quite living up to its promise to be a minefield

20-Mar-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Jadeja's deception in pace, length and nature

Jadeja's deception in pace, length and nature

Ravindra Jadeja doesn't have all the tricks in a bowler's armoury, but he has mastered three facets of spin bowling that make him a weapon in the sub-continent

20-Mar-2017•Aakash Chopra

The Ranchi daymare

The Ranchi daymare

What an Australian fielder might have experienced on day four, watching Cheteshwar Pujara go on and on and on. And then, those hellish eight overs to stumps...

19-Mar-2017•Jarrod Kimber in Ranchi

India break down another big total

India break down another big total

For the third time this home season, the team took the lead after its opposition put up 400 batting first but the Ranchi effort was special

19-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Ranchi

Plot watch - Jadeja's rough

Plot watch - Jadeja's rough

Dark patches outside the left-handers' off stump caused Australia some concern, but the rest of the Ranchi pitch continued to play well

19-Mar-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Pujara plays India's longest innings

Pujara plays India's longest innings

Stats highlights from the fourth day in Ranchi, where Cheteshwar Pujara batted for ages and the Australians toiled like they haven't had to in many years

19-Mar-2017•Bharath Seervi

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