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
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.
Ranji Trophy Final: Vidarbha was wobbly at 7 for 2, but catching and defensive mindset let Kerala down.
“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.
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.
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 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.
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 face New Zealand in their final league stage match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
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.
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.
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.
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
The in-form opener suffered a quad injury in the field and hobbled his way to a brisk 20 off 15 balls.
The culture of throwing rank on playing fields and workplaces of government institutes with sports recruits is rampant with hierarchies etched in stone.
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.
The Indian Express gives the Predicted XI for South Africa vs England on Saturday.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Travis Head was in blistering form, scoring 59 off 40 before the rain interrupted play.
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 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.