Rain marred Test match days saw Aus , WI fight for survival vs Eng, India respectively

 



 Rains proved spoilsport in both test matches that is going on at Old Trafford & Port of Spain.


At Manchester , the 4th day of the 4th Ashes test was a virtual washout except the delayed session before tea . Australian batters Marnus Labuschagne and Mitchell Marsh batted with resilience and showed good technique and temperament in challenging batting conditions . After technical struggles in first 3 tests , Labuschagne played very well at Manchester.  After a fine 51 in first innings,  Marnus batted superbly in the 2nd innings to score 111 before he was caught behind by Root who had to bowl in fading light . Marsh was batting stubbornly at 31 when rains stopped play with Australia on 214/5 and with an outside chance of saving the test with more rains predicted on day 5 .



Meanwhile at Port of Spain the West Indies batters showed great resilience on a rain hit  day 3 on which only 67 overs could be bowled .Braithwaite batted solidly for 75 before he was bowled by a brilliant off spinner by Ashwin, the ball spinning back through the gate . Mukesh Kumar got his debut wicket by getting an impressive Kirk Mackenzie caught behind for 32 . 


West Indies lost two more wickets as Blackwood (20) was superbly caught by Rahane off Jadeja ahd Siraj clean bowled Joshua D Silva (10) with a superb inswinger . 


However  Alick Athanaze (37) batted with resilience and showing good  application and with Holder on 11 , West Indies continues to keep hopes alive for a draw at 229/5

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

More Heavy rains predicted in Maharashtra, schools closed in Mumbai

Image
  It is raining heavily in many districts of Maharashtra.  The Meteorological Department issued a red alert in Palghar and Raigad.  Orange alert has been issued in Thane, Mumbai and Ratnagiri.  In such a situation, the administration has announced the closure of all government and private schools in Mumbai on Thursday.  According to reports, the rock slipped at Kumbharli Ghat in Chiplun in Ratnagiri.  Some markets have been waterlogged.  There is news of landslide in Satara amidst rain.  According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, a warning of heavy rain has been issued in Maharashtra for the next four days.  Red alert has been issued for Raigarh, Palghar, Pune and Satara districts.  Heavy rains are expected in Konkan as well as in Madhya Maharashtra.  Along with this, a warning of heavy rain has been issued in Thane along with Mumbai.  According to the Meteorological Department, an orange alert has been issued for rain in Ratnagiri, Kolhapur, Thane, Nashik, Yavatmal, C
Read more

Red alert of more heavy rains in Maharashtra, closures announced in schools, colleges in some districts

Image
  It is raining continuously in many districts of Maharashtra.  The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for 4 districts, expressing the possibility of heavy to very heavy rains in the state today i.e. on Thursday.  Keeping this in mind, a holiday has been declared today (July 27) for schools and colleges in Mumbai, Thane, Ratnagiri and Chandrapur districts.  Orange alert of rain has been issued in Raigarh district.  In such a situation, the district administration will take a decision on the basis of the situation with Raigad district.  On the other hand, July 27 has been declared a holiday for all government, private schools, all colleges, all ashram schools, business and training centers within Panvel Municipal Corporation limits.  The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Mumbai as well as Thane, Ratnagiri and Chandrapur.  In such a situation, keeping in view the possibility of heavy rains, school students of class I to 12 of all medium
Read more

Heavy rains totally disrupts train services in Mumbai area, CM orders early closure of Govt Offices

Image
  Due to heavy rains in Maharashtra, the speed of Mumbai local has slowed down.  Many trains have been cancelled and diverted. Due to heavy rains in Thane district adjacent to Mumbai, the track changing point on the Kalyan-Kasara route was damaged, due to which train services on this route were stopped on Wednesday afternoon.  A senior railway official gave this information.  The Central Railway also informed that it has diverted some mail and express trains on Diva-Panvel-Karjat route and Daund-Manmad route, besides terminating some trains between Mumbai and Pune.   Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday ordered that the government offices in Mumbai and the neighboring region should be closed early. The order comes as many local trains were delayed due to heavy rains and the government wanted the employees to reach home on time.  Chief Public Relations Officer of Central Railway, Dr. Shivraj Manaspure told that at around 2.40 pm, train services were stopped on the Kalya
Read more