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  It was an exciting third day’s play of the 2024/25 Ranji Trophy finals played between Vidarbha and Kerala at VCA Stadium, Jamtha on 28 th February 2025. Starting on the overnight score of 131 for 3, Kerala captain Sachin Baby and Aditya Sarwate kept the scoreboard ticking with lovely shots. Vidarbha created chances with disciplined bowling not allowing them to score runs easily. Harsh Dubey got the breakthrough dismissing Sarwate with a simple catch to Malewar at a silly point. Sarwate and Sachin Baby added 63 runs for the 4 th wicket. Salman Nazir showed intent against the Vidarbha bowlers along with captain Sachin Baby. Sachin kept his composure reaching his fifty off 102 deliveries. Right at the stroke lunch break, Harsh Dubey wrapped Salman Nazir with a peach. Nazir decided to review, and it was retained as out. Salman Nazir and Baby added 49 runs for the 5 th wicket. Kerala went into the lunch break at 219 for 5. After the lunch break, Kerala captain Sachin Baby sur...

 The second day of the finals between Vidarbha and Kerala saw honors even played at VCA Stadium, Jamtha on 27 th February 2025. Starting on the overnight score of 254 for 4, Danish Malewar continued from where he left from day 1 showing intent against Kerala bowlers. Yash Thakur also looked composed with his defense and hit lovely shots. Malewar reached his 150 off 273 deliveries. M Nideesh produced a peach to dismiss Malewar. The ball came in going through bat and pad ending a sensational knock. Malewar and Yash Thakur added 51 runs for the 5 th wicket. Basil Thampi got rid of nightwatchman Yash Thakur. Kerala took 3 rd wicket this session dismissing inform Yash Rathod with a good catch by Rohan Kunnumal leaving Vidarbha in some trouble. Akshay Karnewar and Akshay Wadekar steadied the ship for Vidarbha with an attacking approach. A stunning catch by Rohan Kunnumal ended Karnewar's innings. Karnewar and Wadekar put on 36 runs for the 8 th wicket. Eden Tom Apple struck to ...

  Host nation Pakistan finished last in Group A after their match against Bangladesh was abandoned without a ball being delivered played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on 27 th February. Hosting an ICC tournament in Pakistan after a gap of 29 years, Pakistan's lead-up to the Champions Trophy began off to a shaky start as they suffered twin losses against New Zealand in the tri-nation series played in Lahore and Karachi including South Africa. Pakistan’s performance in Champions Trophy 2025 Pakistan faced New Zealand in the first match of the tournament played at National Stadium, Karachi. The hosts suffered a major blow as Fakhar Zaman went off the field due to an injury during the first over of the match. It was a disappointing bowling performance by the Pakistan team as they allowed New Zealand to post 320 for 5. They reduced the visitors to 73 for 3 before a superb partnership between Latham and Will Young. Both Young and Latham scored centuries while Glenn P...

Afghanistan registered a thrilling 8-run win over England in a high-scoring encounter played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 26 th February 2025. After opting to bat first, Afghanistan posted a massive total of 325 for 7 thanks to a marathon knock by Ibrahim Zadran with valuable contributions by Omarzai & Mohammad Nabi. It was an amazing bowling effort by Afghanistan bowlers as kept picking wickets with Joe Root standing tall. The match went right down the wire as they held onto their nerves to knock England out of the CT 2025. Here we look at the 3 Top Performers For the Afghanistan historic win over England in the CT 2025 match. 1 .       Ibrahim Zadran Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the Afghan side as they lost three quick wickets of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal & Rahmat Shah. Ibrahim Zadran showed intent against Jofra Archer and Mark Wood after the initial struggle. ...

 It was a sensational batting performance by Afghanistan as they posted 326 for 7 in 50 overs during a do or die match played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 26 th February 2025. Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and decided to bat first. Jofra Archer got two big wickets dismissing Rahmanullah Gurbaz taking an inside edge onto the stumps. He then produced a lovely delivery to dismiss Sediqullah Atal leaving Afghanistan in trouble. Ibrahim Zadran struggled against disciplined England bowling against Wood and Archer. Rahmat Shah also went cheaply providing a simple catch to Adil Rashid at fine leg leaving Afghanistan in some trouble. Ibrahim showed intent against the England bowlers along with Hashmatullah Shahidi with singles and hitting big shots. The dashing right-handed batter from Afghanistan reached his half-century off 65 deliveries. After completing his milestone, Zadran increased the tempo of scoring hitting boundaries and sixes with ease. Afghan c...

 The first day of the Ranji Trophy finals between Vidarbha and Kerala was an exciting affair played at VCA Stadium, Jamtha on 26 th February 2025. Kerala captain Sachin Baby won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the visitors as M Nidheesh struck early in the very first over dismissing Parth Rekhade in front of the stumps. Nideesh got his second wicket getting rid of Darshan Nalkande with a simple catch to Basil Thampi. Dhruv Shorey looked positive with his strokes before Eden Tom got rid of him providing a simple catch to Mohammed Azharudden leaving Vidarbha in trouble at 24 for 3. Karun Nair and Danish Malewar played with attacking intent keeping pressure on the Kerala bowlers. Vidarbha batters ensured that they do not allow any chances. At the end of the first session, Karun Nair and Malewar ended at 81 for 3. After the lunch break, Malewar made the batting look easy keeping scoreboard reading reaching his fifty off 104 deliveries. Karun Nair k...

 The Indian men’s hockey team took revenge as they defeated England in their final home match played at Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar on 25 th February 2025. It was a cautious start by both teams in the first quarter. The Indian team showed aggression but not able to convert chances into goals. Both played eagerly but could not convert the chances. At the end of the first quarter, the scores remained 0-0. Abhishek produced some brilliant stickwork going past three defenders, but Sukhjeet Singh could not convert it into a goal. The Indian team were down to 10 men as Jugraj Singh was a yellow card. The Indian team kept the pressure on England's defence with consistent pressure. India earned a penalty corner which was converted by captain Harmanpreet Singh in the 26 th minute to give the hosts a 1-0 lead. England fought back strongly as Payton was tackled inside the circle as they were awarded a penalty stroke. Connor Williamson went past Suraj Kakera in the 30 th minute to le...

 The Indian women’s hockey team ended the home leg with a thrilling win over Netherlands at Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar on 25 th February 2025. After a closely fought 2-4 loss in the first match against the Netherlands yesterday, the visitors began the first quarter on a positive note putting enough pressure on the Indian defense. They kept piling up consistent moves but could not construct goals. At the end of the first quarter, the scores remained 0-0. It was a great start to the Netherlands team in the 2 nd quarter as they earned a penalty corner. Sanders Pien scored from a great pass during the 17 th minute to give the Netherlands a 1-0 lead. The visitors showed intent keeping consistent pressure on the Indian defense. Van der Elst Fly scored a superb field goal in the 28 th minute which doubled the lead for Netherlands. At the end of the first half, Netherlands led 2-0. The third quarter saw the Indian team show great attacks on the Netherlands defense but could not...

  Under the captaincy of Deepti Sharma, UP Warriorz registered their first win of WPL 2025 with a commanding win over Delhi Capitals in match number 8 played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 22 nd February. After being asked to bat first by Meg Lanning, UPW batters struggled with the pitch offering lots for the pace bowlers. West Indies Chinelle Henry showed her class smashing DC bowlers all over the park to help them post 177 for 9. UP Warriorz bowlers looked impressive despite dropping so many catches leading them to an easy 33-run victory including a hattrick by Grace Harris in the final over. Here we look at the 3 Top performers for UP Warriorz in their first win of WPL 2025 against Delhi Capitals. 1.       Chinelle Henry Chinelle Henry came to the crease with UP Warriorz struggling at 91 for 6. She showed intent right from the word go putting Delhi Capitals bowlers under immense pressure. Like the previous match, Henry displayed bru...

 Mumbai Indians registered their first victory of the WPL 2025 with a dominating win over Gujarat Giants played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 18 th February. It was an impressive bowling performance by Mumbai Indians as they bundled out Gujarat Giants for 120. MI bowlers rattled GG during the first six overs and kept picking wickets at regular intervals. Nat Sciver Brunt looked impressive with second successive fifty before getting out. S Sajana hit the winning runs to help MI register a 5-wicket win with 23 balls to spare. Here we look at the Top 3 performers for Mumbai Indians In Their First Victory Over Gujarat Giants during match 5 of WPL 2025. 1.       Hayley Mathews Hayley Mathews had a dream outing in the match against Gujarat Giants. She took the wicket of Dayalan Hemalatha during the first six overs. Mathews kept tight lines and lengths not allowing Gujarat Giants to score runs easily. She got rid of Kashvee Gautam with a simple catc...

  After a narrow loss in the first game against Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians registered their first win of the tournament with an easy win over Gujarat Giants played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 18 th February 2025. Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Nat Sciver Brunt struck getting rid of Beth Mooney with a simple catch to Sanskriti Gupta at backward point. GG batters played rash strokes that led to their dismissals. Shabnim Ismail got the big wicket of Laura Woolvardt caught by Sajana at deep cover. Hayley Mathews dismissed Dayalan Hemalatha with an easy catch to Kerr at deep midwicket. Brunt struck again to get rid of GG captain Ash Gardner caught by Sajana. At the end of the first six overs, GG ended with the scoreboard reading 28 for 4. Amelia Kerr got the massive wicket of Deandra Dottin with a sharp piece of stumping by Yastika Bhatia to leave GG in deep trouble. Kashvee Gautam provided some re...

  The much-anticipated Champions Trophy tournament will begin as hosts Pakistan and New Zealand face each other in the opening match of the tournament at National Stadium, Karachi on 19 th February 2025. It promises to be an exciting tournament as 8 top teams will participate in the prestigious event. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh & New Zealand has been clubbed in Group A while South Africa, Australia, Afghanistan & England would feature during Group B. Here we look at the squads of all 8 teams in Champions Trophy 2025 Group A India Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakvarthy. 3 Players To Watch Out For - Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakvarthy. Non-Travelling Reserves- Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube, Mohammed Siraj. New Zealand Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Kane Wil...

  Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a dominating 8-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in a repeat of last year’s finals played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 17 th February 2025. After opting to field first, RCB produced a dominating bowling performance bundling Delhi Capitals out for 141 in 19.3 overs. Apart from Jemimah Rodrigues and Lanning’s 59-run partnership, RCB bowlers did not allow any partnership to grow taking wickets at regular intervals. Chasing down this modest target, Smriti Mandhana and Dani Wyatt put enough pressure on the DC bowlers putting on a century stand that ensured that RCB chased down the target with ease in 16.2 overs. Richa Ghosh finished off the job with six helping RCB consolidate its top spot. Here we look at the Top 3 performers for RCB in dominating win over Delhi Capitals during match 4 of WPL 2025 1.       Renuka Singh Renuka Singh stood out once again in yesterday’s match against Delhi Capitals. It was an ide...

  The defending Champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a dominating win over Delhi Capitals in match number 4 of WPL 2025 played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 17 th February. RCB captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to field first. Renuka Singh struck in the first over itself dismissing dangerous Shafali Varma providing a simple catch to Mandhana at mid-off. Jemimah Rodrigues showed intent by putting pressure on RCB bowlers. On the other hand, Meg Lanning struggled with timing. Rodrigues showed intent to keep the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals scored 55 for 1. Wareham got the big wicket of Rodrigues as Richa Ghosh produced a superb piece of stumping. Rodrigues and Lanning added 59 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Kim Garth struck in the next over with a good sharp bouncer dismissing Lanning as Ellyse Perry took an easy catch. Annabel Sutherland and Marizanne Kapp provided some resistance for Delhi Capitals. Renuka Sing...

  Gujarat Giants defeated UP Warriorz to register their first win of the tournament in a one-sided contest played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 17 th February 2025. GG captain Ash Gardner won the toss and decided to field first. It was a disciplined bowling effort by GG bowlers as they restricted UPW Warriorz to a modest total of 143 for 9. Uma Chetry and Deepti Sharma were the standout partnership putting on 51 runs for the 3 rd wicket before they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. In reply, Gujarat Giants struggled initially before Laura Woolvardt and captain Ash Gardner steadied the ship. Deandra Dottin, along with Harleen Doel ensured that they won the match by six wickets with 2 overs to spare. Here we look at the 3 top performers between Gujarat Giants and UPW in match 3 of WPL 2025. 1.       Ash Gardner Gujarat Giants captain Ash Gardner led from the front with both bat and ball. Gardner grabbed the wicket of Vrinda Dinesh in her...