Test-victory

India took the field for their 600th Test and left with a historic victory over Sri Lanka. Powered by Manav Suthar’s 10 wickets, Shubman Gill’s side defeated the hosts by 165 runs in the Galle Test to take a 1 0 lead in the two-match series. India had already set up the victory on the previous day. Sri Lanka began the final day at 84 for 4 and needed another 288 runs to win. The hosts needed something special on the final day to save the match. But none of that happened. Suthar’s spin mag...

Playing in the quarterfinals of the ODI World Cup, winning the Under 19 World Cup, or defeating New Zealand in a Test match in Mount Maunganui. These are among the few stars that have shone in Bangladesh’s cricketing sky. But the nine-wicket victory over Australia in Darwin will undoubtedly shine like a North Star forever. It was Bangladesh’s third Test in Australia and only their second tour of the country. It came 23 years after their previous visit, and none of the players in the curre...