India all-rounder Shardul Thakur had a disappointing show with the ball in the ongoing ENG vs IND 4th Test at Manchester, struggling to find his length and rhythm. The 33-year-old bowled an expensive spell going at an economy of 7.0, conceding 35 runs in his five overs and failed to find any wickets as England openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley made merry.
MAL
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HKG
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WI
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AUS
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WI
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AUS
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RWA
49/10
BHN
163/6
Bahrain beat Rwanda by 114 runs
BHN
114/2
ML
113/9
Bahrain beat Malawi by 8 wickets
RWA
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ML
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ROM
128/9
AUST
129/3
Austria won by 7 wickets
HUN
93/10
ROM
94/0
Romania beat Hungary by 10 wickets
HUN
148/8
LUX
78/10
Hungary beat Luxembourg by 70 runs
ROM
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LUX
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HUN
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AUST
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AUST
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LUX
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ALZ
114/2
RPH
108/6
Alby Zalmi CC won by 8 wickets
MAR
102/7
HDN
104/1
Huddinge beat Marsta CC by 9 wickets
MAR
93/8
ALZ
118/7
Alby Zalmi CC beat Marsta CC by 25 runs
HDN
188/2
RPH
135/4
Huddinge beat Rising Phoenix by 53 runs
MAR
110/6
HDN
195/1
Huddinge beat Marsta CC by 85 runs
ALZ
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JIHCC
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RPH
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MAR
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JIHCC
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ALZ
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RPH
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JIHCC
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ALZ
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RPH
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BOT-W
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MWW-W
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EWW-W
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LSN-W
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RWA-W
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SLO-W
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CW-W
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MZW-W
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FEK
175/6
RLC
133/6
Fakhr-E-Kashmir beat Royal Lions CC by 42 runs
KRMPS
189/7
ALECC
79/4
GUJCC
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SUL
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FRC
79/3
UTC
77/7
Fatemi Resources Cricket Club beat Utkal Cricket Club by 7 wickets
JBK
97/3
MKP
99/4
MR KB Putrajaya won by 6 wickets
KLG
61/6
MXC
62/5
Maxx Cricket Club beat KL Gladiators by 5 wickets
SWCL
119/2
MBMS
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Match abandoned due to rain
FRC
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KLG
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JBK
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SWCL
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UTC
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MXC
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MKP
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MBMS
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KNY
124/8
UGA
125/4
Uganda beat Kenya by 6 wickets
NIG
105/9
NBA
99/8
Nigeria beat Namibia A by 6 runs
UAE
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NIG
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KNY
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NBA
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YAR
203/9
MMS
212/5
Mahe Megalo Strikers beat Yanam Royals by 9 runs
MAK
166/3
ASS
165/7
Mis Ainak Knights won by 7 wickets
BAD
177/7
SGT
178/6
Speen Ghar Tigers beat Band-e-Amir Dragons by 4 wickets
MAK
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BDS
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ASS
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SGT
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WIU19-W
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USAU19-W
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PNC
198/5
SAC
167/9
Pakistan Champions beat South Africa Champions by 31 runs
IAC
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AAC
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PNC
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WIC
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NZ
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SA
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IRE-W
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ZIM-W
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However, Thakur revealed that the reason behind his inconsistent bowling was not getting enough overs at a stretch even though he felt he could bowl more and implied that such calls lie with skipper Shubman Gill.
Echoing on the same lines, Thakur said while speaking to the media after end of Day 2’s play, “Giving bowling is captain’s call. Not in my hands. Captain decides when to give. I could have bowled two overs more today but that is captain’s call. Difficult to find rhythm but I try and use my experience.”
Notably, Shardul was expensive too in his previous outing two tests ago in the series opener at Leeds. He went at economies of over 6.0 and 5.0 in the two innings but in his defence, skipper Shubman Gill’s use of the pacer also came under criticism.
Shardul was subsequently dropped after the Leeds game till he made a return in Manchester after Nitish Kumar Reddy got ruled out of the series due to a knee injury.
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Speaking about the ENG vs IND 4th Test so far, India batted first and posted 358. While there were no particular individual brilliance or a century, it was more of a combined effort with almost everyone in the batting lineup stepping up. There were three fifties from Yashasvi Jaiswal (58), Sai Sudharsan (61) and Rishabh Pant (54), while two scored in the 40s – KL Rahul (46) and Shardul Thakur (41).
In response, England came out blazing with their Bazball and openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckket registered a fiery 166-run opening stand. While Crawley missed out on a ton, departing on 84 Duckett is still unbeaten and batting in his 90s. At Stumps on Day 2, England has racked up 225 for 2 in just 46 overs, reducing the deficit to 133 runs with Duckett and Ollie Pope set to resume batting on Day 3.
For India, they have the series on the line as they currently trail 1-2 and will need to eke out a win or salvage a draw at Manchester to avoid a series loss.
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