Live Cricket Blog: Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes frustrate India

Sport360 staff 19:00 21/08/2018
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    10:00pm – India on verge after Jasprit Bumrah five-for

    Nerves were setting in just a touch after England put on their best fifth-wicket partnership ever, but Jos Buttler finally succumbed after making a brilliant century – and Ben Stokes wasn’t far behind.

    Bumrah’s brilliant burst with the new ball, and a couple of wickets for Hardik Pandya, leave India needing just one more scalp on day five at Trent Bridge after Adil Rashid and Jimmy Anderson contrived to hang on until stumps.

    Check out the latest scorecard here.

    7:00pm – Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes frustrate India

    The second session of day four of the Trent Bridge Test between England and India has drawn to a close with the hosts placed at 174-4. Chasing an improbable 521 in the final innings, England did not lose a single wicket in the second session after four wickets fell in the morning. Jos Buttler (67) and Ben Stokes (42) are unbeaten at the crease and have put together a stubborn 109-run unbeaten stand.

    Do not miss the action in the final session of day four by following out live score-card here.

    Jos Buttler has notched up a half century.

    Jos Buttler has notched up a half century.

    3:00pm – Najam Sethi resigns as PCB chief

    Putting an end to intense speculation over his job, Najam Sethi handed over his resignation from the post of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman on Monday.

    Former ICC President Ehsan Mani is now set to take the vacant role after being nominated by the country’s new Prime Minister and former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan.

    Read more on this breaking story here.

    Ehsan Mani has been nominated to take over as PCB chief.

    Ehsan Mani has been nominated to take over as PCB chief.

    12:00pm – Michael Vaughan says Virat Kohli is the best in the world

    Michael Vaughan has labelled Virat Kohli the best batsman in the world across all formats after the India skipper registered his 23rd Test ton on Monday to put the visitors in command of the third Test against England at Trent Bridge.

    Kohli followed up his 97 in the first innings with a 103 in the second as India imposed a target of 521 for England to chase in the final innings.

    Read what the former England skipper had to say about Kohli here.

    Kohli registered his 23rd Test ton on Monday.

    Kohli registered his 23rd Test ton on Monday.

    11:00am – Afghanistan beat Ireland in first T20

    Afghanistan beat hosts Ireland by 16 runs in the first T20 of the three-match series at Bready on Monday.

    Young Hazratullah Zazai was the star of the show for the Afghans with the opening batsman smashing 74 from just 33 balls with the help of eight boundaries and six sixes.

    Read more in our match report here.

    Hazratullah Zazai starred with the bat. Image - Cricket Ireland/Twitter.

    Hazratullah Zazai starred with the bat. Image – Cricket Ireland/Twitter.

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