ICC CT 2025: Battle lines drawn for marquee India-Pakistan clash
With their fate hanging by a thread, Rizwan’s side faces a must-win situation.
With their fate hanging by a thread, Rizwan’s side faces a must-win situation.
The future of the Champions Trophy, which returned after an eight-year hiatus, was under a cloud after India’s refusal to send its team across the border citing security concerns, while Pakistan remained adamant about holding the entire tournament before the ICC intervention sorted the crisis by adopting a hybrid model.
Opener Ryan Rickelton scored his maiden ODI hundred (103) as half-centuries from skipper Temba Bavuma(58), Rassie van der Dussen (52) and Aiden Markaram (52 not out) propelled South Africa to 315/6 in 50 overs against Afghanistan in the ICC Champions Trophy Group B clash at National Stadium.
India and Pakistan are set to clash in another mega battle when they meet in the ICC Champions Trophy encounter at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.
Arsenal and Aston Villa were handed favourable draws in the next round in PSV and Club Brugge respectively but the English sides will be facing a tough road to the final.
Renuka Singh Thakur and Georgia Wareham picked three wickets each as an impressive bowling performance from Royal Challengers Bengaluru helped them bowl out Delhi Capitals for 141 in 19.3 overs in match four of WPL 2025 at the Kotambi Stadium.
Fernando Verdasco may be preparing for his retirement, but the Spaniard is showing he's still got plenty of firepower left in his game.
Wildcard entrant 21-year-old Karan Singh went down in the opening round of the main draw, while Ramkumar Ramanathan fell short in the final qualifying round of the Maha Open ATP Challenger 100 Men’s Tennis Championship here on Monday.
Kopriva arrives in Bengaluru in strong form, having reached the final at the Bangkok Open earlier this season.
Ending a four-year wait for his return to Indian Premier League (IPL), Afghanistan off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman has been roped in as a replacement for his countryman AM Ghazanfar in Mumbai Indians' (MI) squad for the upcoming season.
