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WPL 2025 GG vs MI Highlights: Mumbai Indians get first victory of season, beat Gujarat by 5 wickets

In their previous encounter last season, MI triumphed over GG, with Harmanpreet Kaur blasting 95 off 48 balls, leading MI to a thrilling win and securing a playoff spot.

Champions Trophy, PAK vs NZ: Need to improve our professionalism - Rizwan

This tournament is significant as it marks the first ICC event held in Pakistan since the country co-hosted the 1996 ODI World Cup

Champions Trophy 2025: Will hosts Pakistan defend the title on home soil?

Beginning their campaign against New Zealand on February 19 at the National Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan will have to be at their best against the Kiwis.

WPL 2025: GG vs UPW Playing 11, live time, streaming and points table

UP Warriorz will kick off their campaign on Sunday under their new captain, Deepti Sharma. In 2024, they finished just ahead of the Giants in fourth place, winning three and losing five of their eight

WPL 2025, GG vs UPW: Pitch report and key stats of Vadodara stadium

It becomes increasingly easier to bat for teams in Vadodara as the game progresses, thanks to the black soil.

WPL 2025, MI vs DC, Highlights: Delhi Capitals clinch last ball thriller against Mumbai in Vadodara

Mumbai Indians, captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, were the winners of the inaugural season and finished third last season after a defeat in the eliminator.

Neighbourhood watch: What does hosting Champions Trophy mean for Pakistan?

Battling economic and political crises, Pakistan hopes the Champions Trophy will be the balm the country desperately needs

Virat Kohli unfollows Ranveer Allahbadia, fans call it 'silent statement'

After massive backlash against his comments, Virat Kohli has unfollowed Ranveer Allahbadia. The latter has already apologized but it seems like his troubles are not going to end anytime soon

Missing big players like Bumrah is a problem for any team: Kapil Dev

Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev said the injury-enforced absence of impact players like Jasprit Bumrah can hamper any team, and the former skipper hoped that India's pace talisman will return to action sooner rather than later. Bumrah, who was named the ICC Test and Cricketer of the Year for 2024, was on Tuesday ruled out of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury. The 31-year-old, who has already undergone a lower back surgery in 2022, sustained another stress-related injury while bowling in the final Test against Australia at Sydney, where he pulled out after sending down 10 overs in the first innings. "The quality of cricket Jasprit Bumrah has played in the last two years has been really impactful and I don't think any other fast bowler in the world has been able to produce that kind of a performance," said Kapil in an interview on Cricket Adda Youtube channel shared with PTI Videos. "Big players like Bumrah, R Ashwin, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan who gave out .

There is freedom in the squad to play the way you want: Rohit Sharma

Using India's aggressive approach in the ODI series against England as a case in point, skipper Rohit Sharma said players have the "freedom" to adopt their own methods and the management is not overly worried about occasional failures. India rounded off their preparations for the upcoming Champions Trophy with 3-0 rout of England, and in the final match they demolished the visitors by a massive 142-run margin. "There is a bit of freedom in the squad to go out there and play the way you want. The World Cup (2023) was a perfect example of that. We want to continue to do that. There will be times it will not fall in place but that's okay," said Rohit in the post-match presentation. He was very happy with team putting up a collective show and everyone putting up satisfactory performances. "Very very pleasing (with the way the series went). We knew there would be challenges that we could face," he added. Without going into specifics, Rohit said India will be looking to further improve

PAK vs SA highlights, ODI Tri-series 2025: Rizwan-Salman inspire Pakistan to record chase in Karachi

PAK vs SA live score updates: The FanCode app and website will livestream the ODI Tri-series match between Pakistan and South Africa

Kerala enter Ranji Trophy semis on the back of 1-run first innings lead

Kerala produced a doughty batting effort to hang on to a draw against Jammu and Kashmir, and progressed to the Ranji Trophy semifinals on the back of a slender 1-run first innings lead here on Wednesday. Player of the match Salman Nizar (44 not out, 162 balls, 8x4) and Mohammed Azharuddeen (67 not out, 118b, 9x4 2x6) saw off nearly 43 overs during their unbroken 115-run alliance for the seventh wicket as Kerala made 295 for six in their second innings. Their partnership was enough for Kerala, overnight 100 for two, to see off the final day's proceedings, and set up a semi-final meeting with former champions Gujarat from February 17. This will only be Kerala's second appearance in the Ranji Trophy last four round after the 2018-19 season. They had lost to eventual champions Vidarbha by an innings and 11 runs at Wayanad last time. "We believed in ourselves and took it (partnership) through the blocks of 10 runs each. J&K bowlers were also made our task tough. It was a similar ...

RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana opens up about her early cricketing days

Mandhana recalled a visit to Meerut during her early years, where her father accompanied her on a cricket tour.

Skipper Asalanka's career-best 127 led SL to 49 run win over AUS in 1st ODI

Charith Asalanka scored a career-best 127 to help Sri Lanka beat Australia by 49 runs in the opener of a two-match One-Day International cricket series here on Wednesday. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 214 in 46 overs after Asalanka won the toss and elected to bat first at Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium. Asalanka played a captain's innings and carried his team with his fourth ODI hundred in his 72nd game. In reply, Australia were bowled out for 165 runs in 33.5 overs. Fast bowler Spencer Johnson (2-44) quickly provided Australia with its first breakthrough, having opener Pathum Nissanka caught behind in the first over of the match. Opening partner Avishka Fernando fell in the next over when he was caught by Australia captain Steve Smith off fast bowler Aaron Hardie, who took 2-13 in six overs. Kusal Mendis (19), Kamindu Mendis (5) and Janith Liyanage (11) fell in quick succession to leave the hosts precariously placed on 55 runs for five wickets. But Asalanka and Dunith Wellalage's

Champions Trophy: Rickelton ready to prove himself as three-format player

Rickelton, who first toured Pakistan in 2021 with the Proteas, is eager to make his mark in ODIs with Champions Trophy participation

ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 unveil star ambassadors for event

Pakistan's 2017 Champions Trophy-winning captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, leads a prestigious group that includes two-time champion Shane Watson from Australia and Shikhar Dhawan.

ODI tri-series: Pakistan vs South Africa playing 11 and live streaming

Both Pakistan and South Africa lost to New Zealand and will now face each other for a place in the final

Champions Trophy 2025: Afghanistan players receive warm welcome in Pakistan

Afghanistan will start their Champions Trophy journey on February 21 in Karachi against South Africa

Shafali in really good touch, hopefully she can continue in WPL: Lanning

Delhi Capitals' skipper Meg Lanning on Tuesday hoped explosive India opener Shafali Varma will carry her recent rich vein of form in domestic cricket into the third season of the Women's Premier League starting on Friday. Shafali, who was dropped from the Indian team for the away tour to Australia in November 2024, made excellent outings for Haryana in domestic matches recently to signal her return to run-making ways. She looks like she's in really good touch and enjoying herself and having fun too, which I think is really important. For me, just watching her play with freedom, express herself, (and) when she does that, that plays a really important role for our team, Lanning said during the pre-tournament press meet of the Capitals. Shafali was the top run-getter in the Senior Women's One Day Trophy, scoring 527 runs at an average of 75.29 while in the Senior Women's One Day Challenger Trophy the right-hander made 414 runs at an average of 82.80. On both the occasions, she made ru

Virat Kohli is world's best player regardless of form: Chris Gayle

Virat Kohli may have been going through a poor run of form but the senior Indian batter remains the "best player in the world," feels former West Indian swashbuckler Chris Gayle. The 36-year-old Kohli endured yet another poor outing as he was dismissed for just five runs in the second ODI against England in Cuttack on Sunday. But Gayle, who has played alongside Kohli at the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL, remains unperturbed by the Indian's lean stretch. "He is still the best player in the world regardless of the form, Virat Kohli is still the best player, the stats prove that, how many centuries across formats he has scored as well," Gayle said on the sidelines of an event here on Tuesday. "It's just one of those things that we cricketers go through in patches. I know it is coming at the back end of his career as well, but these things do happen, so he just needs to pick himself up and come back again." Kohli has been struggling for runs in international cricket of late, but