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Shafali Verma smacked 80 not out as Delhi Capitals handed a fourth consecutive defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru with a commanding nine-wicket win in their Women’s Premier League contest here on Saturday. After Ellyse Perry’s fourth fifty (60 not out) of the season took the defending champions to a competitive 147/5, DC batters Shafali (80

KL Rahul has suggested Mohammed Shami and Rohit Sharma will be niggle-free and good to go in India’s last Champions Trophy group game, against New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday. India go into that match a week on from Shami having not bowled out against Pakistan because of trouble with his shin, and Rohit showing

RCBW vs GG Highlights, WPL 2025© BCCI Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Giants Highlights, WPL 2025: Ashleigh Gardner led from the front with a blazing 58 off 31 balls as bottom-placed Gujarat Giants snapped their losing streak with a dominant six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the WPL in Bengaluru on Thursday. Opting to

Mumbai Indians143 for 2 (Sciver-Brunt 75*, Matthews 59) beat UP Warriorz 142 for 9 (Harris 45, Vrinda 33, Sciver-Brunt 3-18) by eight wickets Nat Sciver-Brunt put on an exceptional all-round show to propel Mumbai Indians to top of the table with an eight-wicket win over UP Warriorz in Bengaluru. She took three wickets and followed

New Zealand’s victory over Bangladesh in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group A match on Monday proved to be the final nail in the coffin for hosts Pakistan. After defeats against New Zealand and India in their first two matches, Pakistan’s campaign was on the brink. As the Kiwis outscored the Bangla Tigers in Rawalpindi,

New Zealand have picked a young uncapped trio of Emma McLeod, batter Izzy Sharp, and left-arm seamer Bree Illing for the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka. The squad of 16 also sees the return of Georgia Plimmer after recovering from a bone stress reaction in her hip which had sidelined her since November. Hayley

Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli© AFP Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli shattered Sachin Tendulkar‘s sensational record to achieve an unique feat during the Champions Trophy 2025 encounter against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday. Virat became the fastest batter in the history of ODI cricket to score 14,000 runs as he reached

Pakistan vs India matches will always inspire passions. But for Pakistan’s players, this is just another opportunity to do the cricketing things they train to do as professionals. The hype, said Pakistan’s coach Aqib Javed, is external. “For the cricketers, this is a profession,” Javed said. “For them, it definitely is an honour. But, it

India 231 for 4 (Gill 101*, Rahul 41*, Rishad 2-38) beat Bangladesh 228 (Hridoy 100, Jaker 68, Shami 5-53) by six wickets Shubman Gill dug deep for his slowest ODI hundred and India’s slowest in the last six years to see India through a tricky chase of 229 that must have brought back memories of

A funny interaction between cricket presenter Sanjana Ganesan and Bangladesh’s Mehidy Hasan Miraz is going viral on social media. During the chat, the duo talked about India’s right-arm pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who is also the husband of Sanjana.  ”He is very different bowler and very dangerous,” said Mehidy in the video. To this, the presenter

Pakistan’s start in the Champions Trophy 2025 was not at all worth remembering. Their famed bowling line-up came under pressure. Fluent hundreds by opener Will Young and skipper Tom Latham powered New Zealand to a competitive 320 for five against hosts and defending champions Pakistan in the Champions Trophy opener on Wednesday. Young compiled an

Zimbabwe 246 for 1 (Curran 118*, Ervine 69*, Bennett 48) beat Ireland 240 for 6 (Balbirnie 64, Tucker 61, Tector 51, Ngarava 2-42, Gwandu 2-44) by nine wickets Ben Curran beat his brothers Sam and Tom to become the first sibling in the family to score an international century. His unbeaten 118 helped Zimbabwe seal

Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, WPL 2025, Live Updates© BCCI Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, WPL 2025, Live Updates: Renuka Singh Thakur and Georgia Wareham picked three wickets each as an impressive bowling performance from Royal Challengers Bengaluru helped them bowl out Delhi Capitals for 141 in 19.3 overs in match four of

Toss Gujarat Giants opt to bowl vs UP Warriorz Gujarat Giants captain Ash Gardner won the toss and elected to bowl first against UP Warriorz in Giants’ second game of the season in Vadodara. “The dew plays a hand but I also think it is a hard ground to defend on. So we need to

Star India batter Virat Kohli enjoys a huge fan following and his popularity across the border, Pakistan, is no secret. Ahead of the Champions Trophy, which will be played in Pakistan and UAE (only India matches) under the hybrid model, Kohli chants gripped the National Stadium in Karachi as fans showered their love towards the

Sonny Baker, Hampshire’s 21-year-old fast bowler, has been awarded an England Men’s development contract by the ECB after impressing for the Lions. Baker, a former England Under-19, came through at Somerset before joining Hampshire over the winter. He was called up for the England Lions tour of Australia, making his first-class debut against Australia A

Flamboyant India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was on Thursday drafted into the Mumbai squad for their upcoming Ranji Trophy semifinal against Vidarbha, strengthening the domestic giants ahead of the big game in Jamtha, Nagpur. Mumbai outclassed Haryana by 152 runs in their quarterfinal match at Kolkata on Tuesday. The semifinals will be starting on February 17.

India 356 (Gill 112, Iyer 78, Kohli 52, Rashid 4-64) beat England 214 (Atkinson 38, Axar 2-22, Rana 2-31) by 142 runs If India’s four-wicket wins against England in the first and second ODI didn’t reflect the gulf between the two sides, the 142-run victory in the third at the Narendra Modi Stadium made up