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  Gujarat Giants registered a famous win over table-toppers Delhi Capitals in a high-scoring encounter played at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow on 7th March 2025. The Giants won their 3 rd successive win this season and moved to 2nd place in the points table. After conceding 177, Gujarat Giants batters showed great composure to register a 5-wicket- win against Delhi Capitals making sure that they stay alive for the playoff race. With this victory by GG, UP Warriorz became the first team to be knocked out. Here we look at the top 3 performers for Gujarat Giants in their stunning win over Delhi Capitals. 1.       Harleen Doel Harleen Doel came to the crease after the loss of Dayalan Hemalatha wicket in the very first over. She struggled against disciplined Delhi Capitals bowling. After the initial struggle, Doel and Beth Mooney steadied the ship keeping the scoreboard ticking as the required run started to climb up. Ash Gardner &Beth Mooney showed atta...

  Ayush Shetty’s brilliant run continued as he defeated higher-ranked player Rasmus Gemke in a thrilling quarterfinals encounter of the Super 300 Orleans Masters played in Paris, France on 7 th March 2025. It was a great start for Ayush in the first game putting enough pressure on Gemke. He showed his class with attacking shots not allowing him to settle. At the mid-game break, Ayush had a commanding 11-4 lead. After the break, Shetty maintained the momentum despite Gemke’s efforts. Ayush won the first game comfortably at 21-16. The second game began well for Ayush with aggressive shots keeping Gemke on the backfoot. He showed his class keeping the momentum going before taking a lead at the mid-game break. After the break, Gemke showed his experience reducing the gap and then equalizing the scores at 15-15. The match ebbed and flowed as Ayush’s lack of experience led Gemke to win the 2 nd game at 23-21. Both players fought for each point in the initial stages of the 3 ...

  New Zealand made it into the finals of the Champions Trophy 2025 with a resounding win over South Africa in the 2 nd semi-finals played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 5 th March. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santer won the toss and decided to bat first. Will Young and Rachin Ravindra began off to a flying start putting pressure on South African new ball bowlers namely Ngidi and Marco Jansen. Rachin showed his class with some brilliant strokes to keep the scoreboard ticking. Ngidi got the breakthrough by dismissing Will Young by providing a simple catch to Markram. At the end of the first 10 overs, New Zealand scored 56 for 1. After the field restrictions, Williamson struggled initially before keeping the momentum going along with Ravindra. The stylish Rachin hit boundaries with ease, reaching his fifty off 41 deliveries. Kane Williamson also played with an attacking approach not allowing the South African bowlers to settle. Rachin and Williamson made the batting look eas...

  The Indian Cricket Team defeated the Australian team in the first semi-finals of the Champions Trophy 2025 played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on 4 th March. Australian captain Steve Smith won the toss and decided to bat first. Cooper Connolly opened the innings along with Travis Head. Mohammad Shami dropped a tough chance of the very first delivery of the match. Hardik Pandya and Shami kept pressure on the Australian opening batters. Shami struck a big blow dismissing Connolly with a lovely catch by KL Rahul. Travis Head showed intent against Shami and Hardik Pandya putting them under pressure. Kuldeep Yadav bought early into the attack, but Head looked in great touch keeping the scoreboard ticking along with Steve Smith. Ravindra Jadeja missed a great chance to run out Head. Varun Chakvarthy got the massive wicket of Travis Head providing a simple catch to Shubman Gill at long-off. Head and Smith added 50 runs for the 2 nd wicket. At the end of the first 10 overs...

 Gujarat Giants registered a dominating 81-run victory over Lucknow Super Giants in their first home match at the Ekana Stadium, Lucknow on 3 rd March 2025. UP Warriorz captain Deepti Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Gujarat Giants lost an early wicket of Dayalan Hemalatha in the very first over itself. Beth Mooney looked in sublime touch putting pressure on UP bowlers along with Harleen Deol. At the end of the first six overs, Gujarat Giants scored 40 for 1. After the field restrictions, Mooney made the batting look easy against the pacers showing her class to make life tough for UP bowlers. The experienced Australian batter took the spinners on not allowing them to settle keeping momentum going for Gujarat Giants. Mooney reached her fifty off 37 deliveries to keep the momentum going. She and Harleen Deol stitched a superb partnership of 101 runs before Deol was bowled by Sophie Ecclestone. Mooney continued her brilliant stroke play maintaining the pressure o...

 The captains of all 10 teams for the 2025 Indian Premier League season has been announced that will start from the 22 nd of March. It promises to be an exciting season with few new captains for their respective franchises. Here we look at the 10 captains of IPL 2025. 1.       Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Kolkata Knight Riders has appointed experienced Ajinkya Rahane this season. He was bought by the KKR franchise for the base price of 1.5 Crore. Rahane will replace Shreyas Iyer who led KKR to their third title in IPL history during the 2024 edition of this prestigious tournament. Venkatesh Iyer has been appointed as his deputy. 2.       Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Sunrisers Hyderabad retained Pat Cummins as the captain of IPL 2025. Under his captaincy, SRH finished in the top two before losing to KKR in qualifier 1 and finals. SRH would be looking to build on the success with the likes Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, M...

 The Indian Cricket Team ended the group stage with an impressive win against New Zealand played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on 2 nd March 2025. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santer won the toss and decided to field first. Rohit Sharma began the innings on a positive note putting pressure with attacking shots. Matt Henry got the breakthrough by  dismissing Shubman Gill. Gill took the review for LBW which remained out. Kyle Jamieson got rid of Indian captain Rohit Sharma with a simple catch to Mitchell Santer. Kohli looked in good touch with positive strokes before a stunning one-handed catch at backward point by Glenn Phillips ended his innings. At the end of the first 10 overs, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel ensured that India scored 37 for 3. After the field restrictions, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel steadied the ship taking singles against pace bowlers. Both Indian batters put pressure on New Zealand spinners keeping the scoreboard ticking. Shreyas showed intent...

 Under the captaincy of Meg Lanning, Delhi Capitals became the first team to qualify for the playoffs stage with a resounding win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 1 st March 2025. DC captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to field first. Shikha Pandey got the early breakthrough dismissing RCB captain Smriti Mandhana with a simple catch to Meg Lanning at first slips. Dani Wyatt and Ellyse Perry steadied the ship putting pressure on the Delhi Capitals bowling. Right after the first timeout, Marizanne Kapp got rid of Dani Wyatt Hodge with a lovely delivery. Hodge and Perry added 44 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Delhi Capitals fielding and catching was not great enough as they dropped some tough chances. N Charani bowled with disciplined lines and lengths. The left arm-spinner struck twice in the same over getting wickets of Raghvi Bisht and Richa Ghosh to dent RCB’s innings. Bisht and Ellyse Perry added 66 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Del...

 It was a sensational batting effort as Vidarbha ended the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy finals against Kerala in a dominating position at VCA Stadium, Jamtha on 1 st March 2025. With a lead of 37 runs, Vidarbha got off to a shaky start losing 2 quick wickets. Jalaj Saxena produced a peach to dismiss Parth Rekhade. M Nideesh got rid of Dhruv Shorey with a stunning catch by Mohammed Azharudden leaving Vidarbha in trouble at 7 for 2. The veteran player, Karun Nair & centurion Danish Malewar showed intent to keep the scoreboard ticking. Nair was given a reprieve as Akshay Chandran dropped a chance at slips. After the drop chance, Nair and Malewar looked in great touch scoring runs with ease. Danish Malewar was given out by the umpire, on review it was overturned to not out. Both batters looked in superb touch not allowing Kerala bowlers any chance. Karun Nair and Danish Malewar ended the session at 90 for 2. The second session began well for Vidarbha as Karun reached his...