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 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 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 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...

  The Indian Cricket Team continued their impressive performance with a resounding win in the 3 rd ODI match against England played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 12 th February 2025. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the visitors as Mark Wood produced a beauty dismissing Indian captain Rohit Sharma cheaply. Wood and Saqib Mahmood troubled Virat Kohli with lovely deliveries. After the initial struggle, Kohli and Shubman Gill showed intent to keep the England bowlers under pressure. At the end of the first 10 overs, India scored 52 for 1. After the field restrictions, Shubman Gill and Kohli took advantage of the part-time bowler Joe Root. Both kept milking, taking singles & hitting boundaries with ease. It was a good batting display by Kohli and Gill keeping the momentum going for India. Gill looked composed, reaching his fifty off just 51 deliveries. On the other hand, Kohli also made the batting look ...

  The Indian Cricket Team sealed the series with an impressive win in the 2nd ODI match played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on 9th February 2025. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to bat first. Ben Duckett started the innings on flying colors putting pressure on the Indian bowlers against Shami and Harshit Rana. Duckett looked in sublime touch keeping momentum going for the visitors maintaining the pressure. Phil Salt was given a reprieve as Axar Patel dropped a sitter. At the end of the first 10 overs, England raced away to 75 for 0. Varun Chakravarthy made his ODI debut dismissed Salt providing a simple catch to Ravindra Jadeja. Salt and Duckett added 81 runs for the opening wicket. Duckett looked in great touch reaching his fifty off just 36 deliveries. Ravindra Jadeja got the breakthrough dismissing the dangerous Duckett caught by Hardik Pandya at long-off. Joe Root and Harry Brook steadied the ship for England taking singles and hitting occasional boun...

  The Indian Cricket Team started the ODI series with a convincing win over England played at VCA Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur on 6 th February 2025. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to bat first. Phil Salt and Ben Duckett started slowly before Salt put enough pressure on the debutant Harshit Rana, smashing him for 26 runs including 3 fours and 2 sixes. Duckett joined the party with attacking shots keeping the scoreboard ticking at a quick pace. Phil Salt ran out while trying for the third run with a mix-up with Duckett as Shreyas Iyer produced a superb piece of fielding. Salt and Duckett put on 75 runs for the opening wicket. Harshit Rana got his maiden ODI wicket dismissing Duckett with a stunning catch going behind. Rana struck in the same over getting rid of Harry Brook as KL Rahul took another piece of good fielding. England scored 77 for 3 at the end of the first 10 overs. England captain Jos Buttler and Joe Root steadied the ship taking singles and hitt...

  There was some good news for the Indian fans as Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy makes a huge climb in the latest ICC T20I rankings for both batters and bowling. Abhishek Sharma showed his class in the recently concluded 5 matches T20I series against England. He was supreme with his explosive batting with a quickfire 79 in the first match in Kolkata. His batting ensured that India chased down the target of 133 with ease. He failed to contribute much in Chennai & Rajkot. With India struggling at 12 for 3, Abhishek Sharma provided the stability putting on 45 runs for the 4 th wicket along with Rinku Singh. The explosive left-handed opener demolished England’s bowling in the fifth T20I match at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. He registered the highest individual score by an Indian in the shortest format smashing 135 off 54 deliveries with 7 fours and 13 sixes helping Team India post a massive total of 247 for 9. Abhishek Sharma climbed 38 places up to number 2 nd in the ba...

  India and England will face off each other in the 3-match ODI series to be played from 6 th February 2025 in Nagpur. These three matches will be ideal preparation for the upcoming Champions Trophy starting on 19 th Feb in Pakistan and Dubai. It promises to be an exciting series as India will be high on confidence after a 4-1 T20I series win. This series will see the return of veteran Indian players including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer &KL Rahul.   India and England played a total of 107 ODI matches with Men in Blue winning 58, England 44, 3 matches in no-result &2 ending in a tie. England suffered a 1-2 series ODI series loss when they visited India in 2021. The Men in Blue will look to showcase their domination over England during the 3- match ODI series. Here we look at the squads of both India and England in the ODI Series India Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant, Hard...

  The Indian Cricket Team registered a record win in the fifth and final T20I match against England played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 2 nd February 2025. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to field first. Sanju Samson raced away to a quick start in the first over itself before Mark Wood dismissed Samson with a short delivery caught by Archer. Abhishek Sharma showed intent right from the word go putting enough pressure on England’s bowling. Abhishek smashed 18 runs against Archer in the 3 rd over including 2 sixes and 1 four. He continued his attacking style of play, hitting 16 runs against Wood. It was sublime hitting by the explosive left-handed batter smashing 25 including a quickfire 50 off 17 deliveries. Tilak Varma also showed intent to keep the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six overs, India raced away to 95 for 1. After the field restrictions, Abhishek Sharma continued to smash the England bowlers hitting big shots by not allowing t...

  The Indian Cricket Team sealed the series with an impressive comeback win in the 4 th T20I match against the England side played at MCA Stadium, Pune on 31 st January 2025. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the visitors as Saqib Mahmood struck thrice in his first over dismissing Samson, Tilak Varma & captain Suryakumar Yadav without conceding any runs. Abhishek Sharma and Rinku Singh put some pressure on England’s bowling with positive strokes keeping the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six overs, India scored 47 for 3. Abhishek Sharma looked in superb touch keeping the scoreboard ticking. Adil Rashid got the big wicket dismissing Abhishek by providing a simple catch to Jacob Bethell at deep midwicket. Abhishek and Rinku Singh added 45 runs for the 4 th wicket. After the first drinks break, Rinku Singh tried to hit a big shot, providing a simple catch to Adil Rashid at third man leaving India in t...

  The Super Six stage ended today with Australia suffering a 12-run loss against Sri Lanka at the UKM YSA Cricket Oval, Bangi, Malaysia on 29 th January 2025. Group 1 Group 1 saw the Indian team dominating finishing top of the points table. After 3 commanding wins in the league stage, they smashed Bangladesh in the first Super Six match by 8 wickets. Nikki Prasad’s lead side showed their domination with a resounding 150-run win over Scotland. They finished with 8 points with a massive net run rate of +5.724. Australia looked impressive in their first Super Six match against West Indies. They bundled out West Indies for just 53 and chased down the target with 7 wickets remaining. In their last Super Six match against Sri Lanka, Australia restricted Sri Lanka to 99 for 8 in 20 overs. They looked out of sorts against Lankan spinners falling short of the target by 12 runs. Group 2 South Africa finished at the top of Group 2 in the Super Six stage. They registered 7 wickets...

  The visitors showed their fighting spirit as they registered an impressive win in the 3 rd T20I match against India played at Nirajan Shah Stadium, Rajkot on 28 th January 2025. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and decided to field first. Mohammad Shami returned to playing XI after a gap of 436 days replacing Arshdeep Singh. Hardik Pandya provided an early breakthrough dismissing Phil Salt with an easy catch to Suryakumar Yadav at covers. Ben Duckett showed intent with attacking shots including 3 boundaries in succession against Hardik Pandya. He made the batting look easy keeping the scoreboard ticking with boundaries and sixes. At the end of the first six overs, England scored 52 for 1. After the field restrictions, Duckett and Buttler kept the scoreboard ticking. Varun Chakvarthy broke massive partnership dismissing Jos Buttler with a review. The umpire did not call out; on review it was overturned to out as it hit the gloves. Buttler and Duckett added 76 r...

  The Indian Cricket Team edged past England in a thrilling 2 nd T20I match played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk on 25 th January 2025. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss again and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the hosts as Arshdeep Singh struck in the first over dismissing Phil Salt with a simple catch to Washington Sundar at deep square leg. Jos Buttler looked in sublime touch putting some pressure on Indian bowlers with attacking shots. Washington Sundar struck on his first ball dismissing Ben Duckett trying to hit a reverse sweep providing an easy catch to Dhurv Jurel at backward point leaving England in trouble. Buttler looked in great touch keeping the scoreboard ticking making life tough for Indian bowlers. England scored 58 for 2 at the end of the first six overs. Varun Chakvarthy produced a lovely delivery to dismiss Harry Brook. Buttler and Brook added 33 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Liam Livingstone struggled against the Indian spi...