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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

Rahane century, Dias five-wicket burst put Mumbai in Ranji Trophy semis

Skipper Ajinkya Rahane conjured a typically gritty hundred and pacer Royston Dias supported his effort with a five-wicket haul as defending champions Mumbai completed a fine escape act, scripting a commanding 152-run over Haryana to enter the Ranji Trophy semifinals here on Tuesday. Rahane, resuming on 88, wasted no time in the morning to notch 108 (180 balls; 13x4) -- his 41st first-class century, that guided Mumbai to 339 in the second innings for an overall lead of 353 runs. Chasing 354, Haryana crumbled against left-arm pacer Dias' maiden five=wicket haul (5/39) and Shardul Thakur (3/26), as the veteran quick completed a creditable nine-wicket haul for the match. They were bowled out for 201 as the joyous Mumbai dressing room might have forgotten that worrisome period when they were 65/5 in the first innings. The 42-time champions will face Vidarbha in the last-four clash on February 17 in a re-match of last season's final. "Anything over 300, we knew it would be difficult to

PCB inaugurates renovated National Stadium for Champions Trophy 2025

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday inaugurated the renovated National Stadium, one of the three venues in the country that will host the Champions Trophy, taking the opportunity to reward the 700 workers who toiled day and night to complete the project. The stadium will host the inaugural Champions Trophy match between New Zealand and Pakistan on February 19. PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi acknowledged the efforts of the workers, including labourers, technicians, engineers and loaders, saying without their persistence it would not have been possible to complete the upgradation on time. The stadium will also host the South Africa versus Pakistan tri-series match on Wednesday and the final on February 14. The stadium, which was under renovation for the last four months, has a brand new state-of-the-art building at the far end of the historical venue. Besides, new LED lights, two screens and better facilities for spectators have also been put in place. The new building houses dressing

Graeme Smith believes SA20 is the second most competitive league after IPL

Smith said that the bonus point system keeps the league competitive throughout the group stage

Jasprit Bumrah becomes the new face of the job search platform 'foundit'

The CEO of foundit said that Bumrah's exceptional performances in 2024 inspired them to approach the pacer for the brand ambassador role

Torrent Group to acquire a majority stake in Gujarat Titans for Rs 7,500 cr

Indian Premier League franchise Gujarat Titans, currently owned by CVC Capital Partners, was acquired in 2021 for Rs 5,625 crore

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Top five matches in tournament history

The 2017 ICC Champions Trophy final between India and Pakistan remains one of the best games in the tournament's history

Matthew Breetzke becomes first batter to score 150 runs on ODI debut

Breetzke took 147 balls to achieve this milestone against New Zealand in the tri-series

IND vs ENG: Rohit Sharma back to his best, hits 32nd ODI hundred in Cuttack

Rohit's blazing knock included 9 fours and 7 sixes as well making the fans roar louder than ever on each and every boundary he scored for the Men in Blue on the night.

Former SL captain Dimuth Karunaratne retires, ICC praises his commitment

The International Cricket Council on Sunday lavished praise on former Sri Lankan captain and prolific opener Dimuth Karunaratne, who brought the curtains down on his glittering international career along with his 100th Test against Australia in Galle. Karunaratne scored 36 and 14 in his farewell Test as Australia won the match by nine wickets to make a clean sweep of the two-game series. "Dimuth has had a very fine career during which he excelled as a batter in the most traditional format of the game, becoming only the seventh from his country to feature in 100 Tests," said ICC chairman Jay Shah in a release. Karunaratne, 36, scored 7222 runs in Tests at a healthy average of nearly 40, including a top score of 244. He also played 50 ODIs, scoring 1,316 runs. He captained Sri Lanka in 30 Tests between 2019 and 2023, winning 12 and losing 12 while in charge. "His commitment has been second to none and he has been a great ambassador of the game. I am sure fans of Test cricket the wor

Playing with Rohit, Bumrah in IPL will be great learning curve: Rickelton

South Africa wicket-keeper batter Ryan Rickelton can't wait to share the Mumbai Indians dressing room with teammates Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah and feels his debut IPL season will be a big learning curve for his career. Rickelton plays for MI Cape Town in the SA20 and played a crucial part in the team's maiden title on Saturday night with a 15-ball 33. He was picked up by Mumbai Indians for his base price of Rs 1 crore in the IPL 2025 auction, held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. "I am extremely excited to make my debut in the IPL. I always wanted to play in the IPL and MI is such a powerful and great franchise so I'm really looking forward to getting there in a few weeks. I can't wait to get going again," Rickelton said in an interaction here. "To play in the same group with Rohit (Sharma), Hardik (Pandya) and Jasprit (Bumrah) and everyone is going to be a great learning curve for me and a hell of an opportunity. So when the time comes, I will definitely be up for it," said the ...

IND vs ENG: England to fly in Banton as cover for injured Jacob Bethell

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) stated that Bethell's injury would be further assessed when the team arrives in Ahmedabad on Monday, before the third ODI.

WPL 2025: Deepti Sharma to lead UP Warriorz in Alyssa Healy's absence

Deepti, a key player for UP Warriorz since the inaugural season, is their second-highest wicket-taker with 19 wickets in 17 matches.

IND vs ENG 2nd ODI: Pitch report and key stats of Barabati stadium

After the first ODI, Shreyas Iyer shared that he was originally scheduled to sit out, which caught many former cricketers by surprise, especially since Yashasvi Jaiswal's name was being discussed.

MI Cape Town thrash Sunrisers Eastern Cape to win maiden SA20 title

Pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada produced an inspired bowling performance to lead MI Cape Town to their maiden SA20 title with a comfortable 76 runs win over two-time champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the final at the Wanderers here. After finishing last in the previous two seasons, the Rashid Khan-led MI Cape Town hardly put any foot wrong in the third season. Rabada on Saturday night claimed 4/25 in 3.4 overs to dismiss Sunrisers Eastern Cape for just 105 in response to MI Cape Town's 181 for 8 -- the second-highest score in a SA20 final. Rabada was ably supported by player-of-the-match Trent Boult, who took two wickets for just nine runs from his four overs, spin twins George Linde (2/20) and skipper Rashid (1/19). Chasing 182, the Aiden Markram-led Sunrisers, which had registered consecutive wins over Joburg Super Kings and Paarl Royals in the last two matches, could not maintain the momentum and except Tom Abell and Tony de Zorzi, no other batter could live upto the ...

Sairaj Bahutule set to join Rahul Dravid ahead of IPL 2025 season

Former India cricketer Sairaj Bahutule is set to join Rajasthan Royals as a spin bowling coach ahead of this year's Indian Premier League (IPL). Bahutule, who had a stint with RR from 2018-21, has quit from his position at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), which is now being called Centre of Excellence, in Bengaluru. He will be working alongside bowling coach Shane Bond of New Zealand and head coach Rahul Dravid. He had previously worked with Dravid when the latter was in-charge of the Indian team. "The discussions are ongoing, and I'm close to finalising my involvement with the franchise. There are still a few details to be worked out, but I'm excited to be realigning with the Royals," Bahutule told Cricbuzz. "I'm also thrilled to be reuniting with Rahul. He was the one who introduced me to the Indian team during the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in 2023 when I served as the spin bowling coach. I was also part of his coaching staff in Sri Lanka, so I'm looking forward to ou

Ranji Trophy quarter-final full schedule, match timings and live streaming

Vidarbha was the first team to confirm their place in the knockout stage, and Mumbai, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Haryana, Gujarat, Saurashtra, and Jammu & Kashmir have booked the rest of the spots in the QFs