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IPL 2025: Priyansh Arya Stole The Show

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  Punjab Kings registered their 3 rd win of IPL 2025 with a thrilling 18-run win over Chennai Super Kings in a high-scoring thriller played at Mullanpur on 8 th April. PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first. Priyansh Arya showed intent right from the word go putting pressure on CSK bowlers. The hosts lost quick wickets of Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer & Marcus Stoinis cheaply inside the first six overs. Priyansh Arya looked in sublime touch smashing CSK bowlers all over the park keeping the momentum for PBKS. PBKS raced away to 75 for 3 at the end of the first six overs. Priyansh displayed attacking strokes keeping the momentum going. He completed his fifty off just 19 deliveries. They lost two more quick wickets of Nehal Wadehra & Glenn Maxwell to leave the hosts in trouble. Priyansh showed his class with power-hitting taking on Noor Ahmad and R Ashwin. He was given a reprieve as Mukesh Chaudhary stepped on the boundary line while taking ...

IPL 2025 Match 8: RCB register historic win on CSK soil

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  Royal Challengers Bengaluru showed their domination as they registered a huge win over Chennai Super Kings at M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on the 28 th of March 2025. CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to field first. Phil Salt showed intent right from the word go putting pressure on Khaleel Ahmed keeping the scoreboard ticking with aggressive intent. On the other hand, Kohli struggled to hit shots. A quick piece of stumping by MS Dhoni ended the innings for Phil Salt. Salt and Kohli added 45 runs for the opening wicket. Devdutt Paddikal looked impressive with his shots against Ravindra Jadeja keeping the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six overs, RCB scored 56 for 1. Paddikal kept the momentum going for RCB hitting boundaries and not allowing the CSK bowlers to settle. R Ashwin got the breakthrough dismissing Paddikal with a good catch by Gaikwad. Paddikal and Kohli added 31 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Rajat Patidar looked a little cauti...

IPL 2025 Day 2: SRH & CSK Register Wins

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  The second day of the 2025 IPL season saw two contrasting matches, such as Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings registered wins on 23 rd March 2025. SRH vs RR (Hyderabad). RR acting captain Riyan Parag won the toss and decided to field first at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. SRH openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head showed intent right from the word go putting pressure. Theekshana got the breakthrough for RR getting rid of Abhishek with a sharp catch by Jaiswal. Abhishek and Head put on 45 runs for the opening wicket in quick time. Ishan Kishan continued the momentum along with Head smashing the RR bowlers all over the park. At the end of the first six overs, SRH raced away to 94 for 1. Head maintained the momentum, reaching his fifty off just 21 deliveries keeping momentum going for SRH. Tushar Deshpande eventually struck getting rid of Head with a lovely catch by Hetymer at mid-off. Head and Kishan added 85 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Nitish Kum...

IPL 2025 Match 1: RCB Starts The Season With A Bang

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  Royal Challengers Bengaluru began the 18 th season with a massive win over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 22 nd March 2025. RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and decided to field first. Josh Hazlewood got off to a perfect start getting rid of Quinton de Kock after Suyash Sharma dropped a sitter. After an initial struggle, Rahane and Sunil Narine showed intent by putting pressure on RCB bowlers including Rasikh Dar and Krunal Pandya. At the end of the first six overs, KKR raced away to 60 for 1. Soon after, the first timeout was taken. After the timeout, Rahane and Narine put enough pressure on RCB bowlers not allowing them to settle, keeping the momentum going for KKR. Rasikh Dar got the massive scalp of Sunil Narine with a good catch by Jitesh Sharma. Rahane and Narine added 103 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Rahane looked impressive, reaching fifty off just 25 deliveries. Krunal Pandya got rid of KKR captain Rahane providin...

IPL 2025: All You Need To Know About Mumbai Indians

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Mumbai Indians is the second most successful team in IPL history with 5 titles along with Chennai Super Kings. Hardik Pandya replaced Rohit Sharma in last year’s IPL and lagged last in the points table. Hardik has been appointed as the captain for this year’s IPL also after winning the T20 World Cup 2024 & Champions Trophy 2025 played in Dubai. Jasprit Bumrah will miss the first few matches as he is recovering from an injury that he suffered during the 5 th test against Australia in Sydney. Here we look at Mumbai Indians squad for IPL 2025 Retained Players Jasprit Bumrah (18 Crore), Suryakumar Yadav (16.35 Crore), Hardik Pandya (16.35 Crore) (Captain), Rohit Sharma (16.30 Crore), Tilak Varma (18 Crore). Released Players Dewald Brevis, Ishan Kishan, Harvik Desai, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohammad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadehra, Gerald Coetzee, Anshul Kamboj, Naman Dhir, Shivalik Sharma, Kwena Maphaka, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Piyush...

IPL 2025: All You Need To Know About PBKS

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  Punjab Kings continued their struggle in last year’s edition finishing 9 th . They had a great beginning but failed to maintain the momentum. Shreyas Iyer has been appointed as the captain for IPL 2025. Shikhar Dhawan did the job of captaincy before Sam Curran was handed the responsibility due to an injury to Dhawan. Here we look at PBKS squad for IPL 2025 Retained Players Shashank Singh (5.50 Crore), Prabhsimran Singh (4.00 Crore). Released Players Shikhar Dhawan (Retired), Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Bhatia, Rilee Rossouw, Chris Woakes, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Tanay Thyagarajan, Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Prince Chaudhary, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Vidwath Kaverrappa, Harshal Patel. Bought Players Arshdeep Singh (RTM), 18 Crore, Shreyas Iyer (26.75 Crore), Captain, Yuzvendra Chahal (18 Crore), Marcus Stoinis (11 Crore), Glenn Maxwell (4.20...

IPL 2025: All You Need To Know About Gujarat Titans

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  After two successful seasons in 2022 & 2023, Gujarat Titans had a terrible season under the captaincy of Shubman Gill during last year’s edition. Gujarat Titans will look to bounce back strongly in this year’s edition with Shubman Gill remaining the captain of this franchise. Here we look at the Gujarat Titans squad for IPL 2025. Retained Players Rashid Khan (18 Crore), Shubman Gill (16.50 Crore), Captain, Sai Sudharsan (8.50 Crore), Shahrukh Khan (4 Crore), Rahul Tewaita (4 Crore). Released Players Mohammad Shami, David Miller, Sai Kishore, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Noor Ahmad, Darshan Nalkande, Joshua Little, Kane Williamson, Mohit Sharma, Abhinav Manohar, Spencer Johnson, Umesh Yadav, Robin Minz, Sushant Mishra, Karthik Tyagi, Azamatullah Omarzai, Manav Suthar. Bought Players Jos Buttler (15.75 Crore), Mohammad Siraj (12.25 Crore), Kagiso Rabada (10.75 Crore), Prasidh Krishna (9.50 Crore), Washington Sundar (3.20 Crore), Sh...

IPL 2025: All You Need To Know About CSK

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  Chennai Super Kings finished 5 th in the points table of IPL 2024. They needed to win against RCB but could not qualify for the playoff stage losing the match. Ruturaj Gaikwad will remain as the captain of CSK side this season also. CSK will look to make a strong comeback and win their 6 th IPL title. Here we look at the CSK squad for IPL 2025. Retained Players Ruturaj Gaikwad (18 Crore), Shivam Dube (12 Crore), Ravindra Jadeja (18 Crore), Matheesha Pathirana (13 Crore), MS Dhoni (4 Crore). Released Players Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Maheesh Theekshana, Mitchell Santer, Moeen Ali, Mukesh Chaudhary, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shaik Rasheed, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Musfitzur Rahman, Avinash Rao Aravelly. Bought Players Rachin Ravindra (4 Crore), R Ashwin (9.75 Crore), Khaleel Ahmed (4.80 Crore), Noor Ahmad (10 Crore), Devon Conway (6.25 Crore)...

IPL 2025: All You Need To Know About RCB

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  Royal Challengers Bengaluru had a remarkable tournament last year winning 6 successive matches after winning just 1 out of 7 matches. They suffered a loss to Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator to be knocked out. Rajat Patidar has been appointed as the new captain replacing Faf du Plessis. RCB will be looking to showcase their skills with a fresh set of players and hope to lead to their first title. Here we look at the RCB team for IPL 2025 Retained Players Virat Kohli (21 Crore), Rajat Patidar (11 Crore), Yash Dayal (5 Crore). Released Players Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik (Retired), Will Jacks, Suyash Prabhudessai, Saurav Chauhan, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Cameron Green, Swapnil Singh, Mayank Dagar, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Alazzari Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Tom Curran, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Vijay Kumar Vyshak, Rajan Kumar. Bought Players Liam Livingstone (8.75 Crore), Phil Salt (11.50 Crore), Jitesh Sharm...

IPL 2025: All You Need To Know About SRH

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  Under the captaincy of Pat Cummins, Sunrisers Hyderabad performed brilliantly finishing runners-up losing to KKR. It was a great performance by the SRH squad as their batting unit smashed bowlers all over the park and created many records during a sensational season. Sunrisers Hyderabad has been clubbed with Gujarat Titans, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals & LSG in Group B. Here we look at the SRH for IPL 2025 Retained Players Heinrich Klassen (23 Crore), Pat Cummins (Captain), 18 Crore, Travis Head (14 Crore), Abhishek Sharma (14 Crore). Released Players Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillps, Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Sanvir Singh, Hasranga, Akash Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazallahq Farooqi, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Subramanyan, Vijayakanth Viiyaskanth. Bought Players Ishan Kishan (11.25 Crore), Atharva Taide ( 30 Lakh), Abhinav Manohar (...