Not much of action took place on the second day’s play of the fifth and final Ashes Test thanks to persistent rain in the morning. Almost half of the day’s play was lost due to rain and the slow England over rate.
Underdogs Pune Warriors pulled off the biggest upset of IPL 6 defeating tournament favourites Chennai Super Kings by a comprehensive margin of 24 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk.
Shikhar Dhawan scored a scintillating 185* on Test debut as India smashed 283 for no loss in just 58 overs in reply to Australia’s first innings total of 408 on Day 3 of the 3rd Test at Mohali.
A superb bowling and fielding performance from Sydney Sixers saw Mumbai Indians crash out by 12 runs in the final league match of Group B played at Durban.