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A final before real final? India meet their big tournament nemesis New ZealandSubscriber Only

March 2, 2025 08:07 IST

Man for man, both teams are equally matched: impactful openers at the top, two solid No 3s, accumulators and enforcers in the middle-order, all-rounders to provide balance and firepower to finish innings off, spinners to choke opponents and seamers who hit right length on these decks

South Africa Australia Dubai Travel Champions Trophy India

India’s Dubai base forces Australia and South Africa to travel early to UAESubscriber Only

March 2, 2025 08:07 IST

Australia and South Africa won’t know until the completion of the India versus New Zealand group match in Dubai on Sunday as to who they will face in the semifinals and where their respective matches will be played — Dubai or Lahore.

If Sachin Baby’s intemperate slow-sweep haunted Kerala on Friday, Akshay Chandran’s hapless spilling of Karun on 31 would torture them on Saturday. (JioHotstar/KCA)

Catch dropped, spinners awry: A forgettable day for Kerala in Ranji Trophy finalSubscriber Only

March 2, 2025 08:11 IST

Ranji Trophy Final: Vidarbha was wobbly at 7 for 2, but catching and defensive mindset let Kerala down.

Karun Nair Ranji trophy Final

Ranji Trophy final: With an unbeaten 132, Karun Nair reminds selectors of his hunger for big runsSubscriber Only

March 2, 2025 08:11 IST

“It was easy to give up, but I decided to fight,” Karun Nair said about his resurgent career; Vidarbha were 7 for 2 but reached 249 for 4 at stumps, for a lead of 286 runs over Kerala.

South Africa booked their spot alongside Australia, India and New Zealand in the Champions Trophy 2025 semifinals on Saturday. (AP)

Champions Trophy: After England bowled out vs South Africa, all four semifinalists confirmed – but not the matchesSubscriber Only

March 1, 2025 18:37 IST

Champions Trophy 2025: While the four semifinalists are now confirmed, we will not know who plays who and where until India vs New Zealand is complete.

Champions Trophy 2025: South Africa stand-in captain Aiden Markram suffered a hamstring injury on Saturday. (AP)

Why South Africa stand-in captain Aiden Markram will miss remainder of England Champions Trophy match

March 1, 2025 17:58 IST

The 30-year-old Markram will not come out to bat against England unless required with the extent of his injury still unknown after South Africa secured qualification for the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final on Saturday.

Afghanistan Dale Steyn

‘Patience is one of the biggest things that Afghanistan players need to learn’: Dale Steyn on how AFG can win an ICC tournament

March 1, 2025 17:21 IST

Afghanistan had almost reached the knockouts in the 2023 ODI World Cup, defeating former champions England, Sri Lanka and Pakistan while they were the semifinalists at last year's T20 World Cup, where they knocked out Australia.

RCB vs DC WPL 2025 Livestreaming

WPL 2025, RCB-W vs DC-W: When and where to watch Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals?

March 3, 2025 17:22 IST

RCBW vs DC-W WPL 2025: The Indian Express provides all the livestreaming info for Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals match on Saturday.

India vs New Zealand, Champions Trophy 2025: The IND vs NZ match will be Virat Kohli's 300th ODI. (AP)

IND vs NZ Weather update, predicted XI, squads and other details

March 3, 2025 12:46 IST

India face New Zealand in their final league stage match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Karun Nair smashed his 23rd First-Class century during the Ranji Trophy final against Kerala. (PTI)

Karun Nair hits second Ranji Trophy Final century against Kerala in career-best season

March 1, 2025 14:40 IST

Batting in the second innings on day four of the contest, Vidarbha's Karun Nair cracked his second Ranji Trophy final century and the 23rd of his First-Class career against Kerala in Nagpur.

MS Dhoni's aggressive response to a coaching advice stunned Michael Hussey during CSK's IPL 2018 Qualifier 1 match against SRH. (BCCI)

‘I’ll bat my own f***ing way’: When MS Dhoni lost his cool and stunned Michael Hussey thought his CSK ‘coaching career was done’

March 1, 2025 18:28 IST

Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey revealed an exchange of data on Rashid Khan's variations would not go down too well with MS Dhoni ahead of a 2018 Qualifier 1 game against SunRisers Hyderabad.

ENG vs SA

South Africa vs England highlights, Champions Trophy 2025: SA beat ENG by 7-wickets in Karachi

March 1, 2025 22:25 IST

SA vs ENG Live Cricket Score, South Africa vs England Champions Trophy 2025 highlights: Chasing 180 runs both Rassie van der Dussen (72) and Henrich Klassen (64) have chipped in with half-centuries.

ENG vs SA

ENG vs SA Pitch-Weather Report, Champions Trophy 2025: What to expect from Karachi weather?

March 1, 2025 10:17 IST

South Africa vs England Pitch-Weather Report, Champions Trophy 2025 National Stadium Pitch Report And Karachi Weather Forecast Latest Updates: The Indian Express gives all the details of pitch and weather for the clash between England and South Africa

Matt Short, Champions Trophy

Matt Short set to miss for Australia’s Champions Trophy semi-final due to injury

March 1, 2025 08:47 IST

The in-form opener suffered a quad injury in the field and hobbled his way to a brisk 20 off 15 balls.

Gopi and MS Dhoni

Why Dhoni quit his Railway ticket collector job and Gopi wants respect for sports quota playersSubscriber Only

March 2, 2025 08:09 IST

The culture of throwing rank on playing fields and workplaces of government institutes with sports recruits is rampant with hierarchies etched in stone.

SA vs ENG Live Score Streaming: South Africa vs England Champions Trophy 2025 match will be played on Saturday. (Reuters)

When and where to watch SA vs ENG live telecast and online?

March 2, 2025 08:51 IST

The Champions Trophy 2025 today match between South Africa vs England will be on Live TV Telecast on the Star Sports and Sports18 TV channels and Live Streaming Online can be watched on JioHotstar App and Websites in India.

South Africa vs England Playing 11, Champions Trophy 2025

ENG vs SA: Heinrich Klaasen set to play for South Africa, Mark Wood to miss out for England

March 5, 2025 10:01 IST

The Indian Express gives the Predicted XI for South Africa vs England on Saturday.

WPL DC vs MI

Women’s Premier League: Meg Lanning’s Delhi Capitals finally put together perfect gameSubscriber Only

March 1, 2025 17:55 IST

The 'win-toss-win-match' trend continued as MI were asked to bat and never got going, managing just 123/9. The run-chase was then broken open early by Lanning and Shafali Verma – the WPL's most prolific duo – as DC put together a perfect match to win with 33 balls to spare.

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India hope to avoid sluggish strike rates, confronted with New Zealand’s cloying spinnersSubscriber Only

March 1, 2025 08:11 IST

In Dubai's run-stifling conditions, India's biggest challenge is keeping the dot ball percentage low, and finding gaps despite fifth fielder inside circle.

Afghanistan Australia Champions Trophy

Rain denies Afghanistan fairytale, but Australia’s heavyweight status is in no doubtSubscriber Only

March 1, 2025 07:10 IST

It might be a non-result on paper but Australia, flying to 109/1 in 12.5 overs in a chase of 274 before no play was possible, were well on course for the victory.

Harsh Dubey Vidarbha Ranji Trophy

Ranji Trophy: Tireless Harsh Dubey gains Vidarbha the advantage despite not underestimating Kerala’s comeback tendenciesSubscriber Only

March 1, 2025 07:12 IST

Home team's jovial spirit after end of play on Day 3 shows the value of their 37-run first innings lead on a wicket that can turn more viciously in the last two days

KL rahul Champions Trophy

There will be temptation to try players but I don’t think it will happen in CT: KL Rahul

February 28, 2025 21:22 IST

With big wins against Bangladesh and Pakistan, Rohit Sharma's side has already secured a spot in the knock-out stage with a game to go against New Zealand on Sunday.

Afghanistan vs Australia Washout Champions Trophy

AFG vs AUS: What happens if the Champions Trophy match between Australia and Afghanistan is washed out?

February 28, 2025 20:26 IST

Travis Head was in blistering form, scoring 59 off 40 before the rain interrupted play.

Champions Trophy 2025: India will be wary of New Zealand's spin triple-threat in Dubai on Sunday. (AP)

Are New Zealand’s spinners capable of slamming brakes on India in the middle overs?Subscriber Only

March 1, 2025 07:08 IST

Champions Trophy 2025: In captain Mitchell Santner, Michael Bracewell and Glenn Phillips New Zealand have spinners capable of making an impact against India in Dubai.

Jos Buttler announced that he is stepping down as England's white-ball captain on Friday. (Reuters)

Jos Buttler resigns as England ODI, T20I captain after Champions Trophy 2025 exit

February 28, 2025 20:11 IST

Jos Buttler has stepped down as England's white-ball captain after his team's Champions Trophy 2025 group-stage exit on Friday. Buttler's decision has come on the eve of the team's final league stage match against South Africa, to be held at the National Stadium in Karachi on Saturday.

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