Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Hazlewood's successful return likely to leave Boland unlucky for WTC final

Hazlewood has been outstanding in the IPL following injury and indications from last season are that the hierarchy remains

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Jaffer: 'Absolutely amazing how easily Shreyas dispatches the ball into the crowds'

Shreyas Iyer "has dispelled that notion of taking the game deep," Daren Ganga says

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Ponting: Shreyas 'understands game situations better than ever before'

"He's a lot more confident in himself now than he was, and that comes with experience," says Ricky Ponting of Shreyas Iyer

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Faisalabad returns to calendar for Pakistan v Bangladesh T20Is in May

Originally a white-ball series for both formats, the boards agreed to make it an all-T20I series with a T20 World Cup early next year

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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Ganga: Regardless of Kuldeep's day, he should bowl his full quota

Kuldeep was introduced as late as the 11th over, and bowled three wicketless overs for 27 runs

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Monday, April 28, 2025

Bartlett's new-ball skills earn MLC deal with San Francisco Unicorns

The fast bowler is currently at the IPL and has made a promising start to his Australia career

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Shield hero Jason Sangha signs two-year Adelaide Strikers deal

He had been with Sydney Thunder since joining as a 16-year-old rookie and top-scored for them in last season's final

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Arun Dhumal hints at expanded 94-match IPL in 2028 but without new teams

IPL chairman Arun Dhumal says BCCI will seriously consider a full home-and-away format from the next media-rights cycle, which will start in 2028

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Sunday, April 27, 2025

Zimbabwe opt to bat; Bangladesh hand debut to Tanzim Hasan Sakib

Zimbabwe also brought in a debutant in legspinner Vincent Masekesa

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India opt to bowl and hand debuts to Kashvee and Charani in 39-overs-a-side game

Sri Lanka also handed maiden caps to seamer Malki Madara and batter Piumi Badalge

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Pressure on Bangladesh as Zimbabwe eye rare overseas Test series win

The match will be played in batting-friendly Chattogram, which means Bangladesh's bowlers will have to work extra hard to force a result

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Saturday, April 26, 2025

Anil Kumble wants misfiring KKR to move Venkatesh Iyer 'right up the order'

Kumble feels defending IPL champions KKR are struggling because "they still haven't figured out the perfect XI"

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Pollard: 'We always had that belief that Rohit is going to come good'

Rohit Sharma had a quiet start to the season, but has notched back-to-back scores in the 70s in his last two games

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Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants meet at a crossroads

Both teams have five wins each from nine games but they seem to be heading in opposite directions

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Kohli vs Rahul in Delhi as RCB take on DC

In another subplot, Mitchell Starc will be up against Josh Hazlewood

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Friday, April 25, 2025

Finch: 'Kishan made sure he assessed conditions, which is never easy in the powerplay'

Kishan showed signs of a return to form with his 44 off 34 balls after managing just 33 runs in his last seven innings

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SRH bowl, Brevis debuts for CSK

Shami returns for SRH while Mendis replaces Malinga

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Seifert and Mitchell add to New Zealand flavour in MLC 2025

Seifert will reunite with Finn Allen and Corey Anderson at San Francisco Unicorns, who finished runners-up in 2024

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Charlotte Edwards: Lord's portrait unveiling caps 'whirlwind' month

New painting of pathbreaking former England captain and current head coach installed in Long Room

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Thursday, April 24, 2025

RCB finally get the 'monkey off their back' as RR's season continues to go nowhere

"We've got three more games here at home, so vitally important for us to play well in these conditions," RCB coach Andy Flower says after win over RR

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Andrew Flintoff: Cricket 'saved me' after Top Gear crash

Former England allrounder tells Disney+ documentary of the sport's role in his recovery from life-changing crash

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

'There are times when you have to rejig your attitude' but SRH haven't done that

"Once we realised that the surface wasn't what we had anticipated, then we needed to build towards that 180 score," says SRH head coach Daniel Vettori

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'It was my fault that we lost the match' - Shanto takes blame for Sylhet defeat

"He has been in poor form in the past and made comebacks," Najmul Hossain Shanto says of Mushfiqur Rahim, who has a highest score of 37 in his last 12 Test innings

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Tough choices and taking chances, Katie Levick relishes Durham debut

When Diamonds aren't forever, legspinner makes the most of precious opportunity further north

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Pahalgam attack: Black armbands, no cheerleaders or fireworks at SRH vs MI game

The BCCI will express its condolences to the families of the Pahalgam victims in various ways during the IPL 2025 game in Hyderabad tonight

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Three uncapped players in Sri Lanka's Athapaththu-led squad for tri-series

There are recalls for Inoka Ranaweera, Hasini Perera and Hansima Karunaratne in the 17-member squad

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Abishek Porel: 'I know my game and the support staff know my game'

Abishek Porel, one of four players retained by DC after IPL 2024, hasn't set the stage on fire, but has been able to do what the team has asked of him

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Campher replaces injured Short for Islamabad United

Motie has flown back to Guyana and will miss the competition, Sultans are yet to name a replacement

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Shanto's unbeaten half-century stretches Bangladesh's lead on rain-hit day

He made use of the life he got when on 26 to put Bangladesh 112 ahead despite Muzarabani's three strikes on a 44-over day

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Michael Slater handed suspended prison term for domestic violence

The former opener has been sentenced to four years but the remainder was suspended after time served

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Monday, April 21, 2025

Finch: 'Was so strange to watch KKR just trying to knock it around'

"Venkatesh Iyer didn't play the role he should have," Pujara says

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Padikkal: 'The Chinnaswamy deserves some wins as well'

"The four games we have played here, each wicket has been slightly different," Ricky Ponting says about the conditions in New Chandigarh

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A new era begins for women's county cricket

The eight teams in the new top tier of women's domestic cricket will get their seasons underway this week

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BCCI contracts: Shreyas and Kishan back, Pant gets upgrade

Retainers have been handed out to 34 players for the 2024-25 season - up from 30 the last time - with four players in the top category

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Sunday, April 20, 2025

Mhatre's big night out: 'Not easy to be fearless on T20 debut,' says Pujara

Ayush Mhatre "was very impressive and a very composed young man" at the CSK trials, says head coach Stephen Fleming

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RCB opt to bowl vs PBKS, Shepherd in for Livingstone

Shreyas Iyer, the PBKS captain, said that he wanted to bowl first as well

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Saturday, April 19, 2025

Pooran and Marsh getting out early 'brought the best out of Markram', says Boucher

Markram, who started IPL 2025 slowly and was largely in Pooran and Marsh's shadow, has made his up the Orange Cap table quite quickly of late

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Shanto and Mushfiqur return as Bangladesh bat first

Zimbabwe have left out Johnathan Campbell, who had led them in their most recent Test

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'Doesn't make sense' - Sai Kishore bowling just one over baffles experts

But it's a bowling attack that's going great guns, with Prasidh Krishna - "he's bowling with good heat" - at the top of the Purple Cap table at the moment

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Unchanged GT opt to bowl vs DC, Gill says Rabada is expected to return in 'ten days or so'

DC, meanwhile, have left out Jake Fraser-McGurk

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In-transition Bangladesh face Zimbabwe test in rainy Sylhet

Considering the conditions in Sylhet, the Nahid Rana vs Blessing Muzarabani battle could be one to watch out for

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Friday, April 18, 2025

Tim David still trying to 'figure out a method' to succeed at Chinnaswamy

He was the lone bright spark in RCB's batting effort against PBKS, but even his 26-ball 50* wasn't enough to prevent a third consecutive loss for them at home

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David Warner signs with Seattle Orcas for MLC 2025

Warner, who is currently playing in the PSL, will be part of the MLC for the first time this year

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Versatile GT seek first win against well-rounded DC at home

DC have a 2-0 record against GT in Ahmedabad, and this time, it will be a tussle for the top spot

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Royals unsure if Samson can play LSG game

He is still awaiting scan results after suffering an injury to his side earlier this week

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CSK sign Dewald Brevis as replacement for injured Gurjapneet Singh

Brevis will join CSK for INR 2.2 crore

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Thursday, April 17, 2025

'It's 2025' - Cricket Australia CEO pushes for a solution to bad light stoppages

Todd Greenberg believes the game can't afford to have players leaving the field when conditions are less than ideal

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Axar Patel: 'I am not following a template' as captain

The Delhi Capitals opens up about his philosophy as captain, instincts vs data, and "the thin line" he wants all his players to keep in mind

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Flintoff's promotion beyond the numbers: 'Something about her'

The uncapped allrounder has earned a central contract with the selectors believing she has 'a little bit extra'

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Did RR choose the wrong batters for the Super Over? Bishop and Pujara think so

Both of them say they would have preferred Nitish Rana, who scored 51 off 28 in regular time, as one of the Super Over batters

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Axar hopes to have du Plessis back for DC's next game

There's been no update on the nature of du Plessis' injury, and Axar Patel, the DC captain, is expecting an update from the team physio soon

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BCCI, ECB, CA to help fund ICC's plan to support Afghan women cricketers

No money will be taken from the ICC's annual payments to the Afghanistan Cricket Board

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PCA reiterates fatigue concerns ahead of county domestic review

Ben Foakes warns of players "sleepwalking" into games, with 83% citing concerns over physical well-being

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Narine and Nortje's bats fail the gauge test in PBKS vs KKR game

Narine's bat was checked before the start of KKR's chase, while Nortje's bat was checked when he walked out to bat at No. 11

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'Composure as a person' makes Shreyas Iyer the captain he is

"I have never, ever heard a negative word coming out of his mouth," Nehal Wadhera says about head coach Ricky Ponting

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India to tour Bangladesh for three ODIs and three T20Is in August

This will be India's first bilateral T20I series in Bangladesh and will act as the final preparation for the T20 Asia Cup

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Knott plays starring role as Australia A steal last-gasp victory

England A lost 5 for 12 late on the final day, including a run out with seven balls remaining, having set themselves a chance for a win

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Zampa's IPL ends due to shoulder injury

Zampa flew home to seek advice following a flair up of a problem he had previously battled in 2023

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Monday, April 14, 2025

Jaffer: Pant 'needs to get better at rotating strike'

Pant showed signs of a return to form against Chennai Super Kings but also played out a lot of dot balls

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Kapp rested for Sri Lanka tri-series; Meso, Smit and Naidu earn maiden ODI call-ups

Seamer Ayanda Hlubi, wicketkeeper Mieke de Ridder and opener Lara Goodall have been left out

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Trenaman builds Australia A lead as final day chase beckons

Charli Knott also helped steady the home side after England A struck three times with a lead of 64

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Sunday, April 13, 2025

Karn: Karun Nair's wicket broke DC's momentum

The legspinner also says that they didn't expect the dew to set in but ball change helped them

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Axar fined for DC's slow over rate against MI

This was his first offence this season and he was fined INR 12 lakh

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Scholfield, Capsey centuries make it England A's day

Dominant fourth-wicket partnership gives visitors chance to turn the screw at halfway mark of contest

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Chahal 'the main puzzle Punjab Kings need to solve' in quest for playoffs

Piyush Chawla feels the lack of success so far this season has made Chahal "play more of a safe game"

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Saturday, April 12, 2025

Guyana's Permaul and Anderson fined for 'changing the condition of the ball'

Ronaldo Alimohamed was also penalised for a separate offence in the West Indies Championship match

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Vince and Khushdil ace the chase in Karachi vs Multan run fest

Mohammad Rizwan's 105 not out in 63 balls went in a losing cause as Karachi overhauled Multan's 234 for 3 in the last over

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Marsh out as LSG bowl against GT

Washington Sundar returned for Gujarat Titans in place of left-arm quick Kulwant Khejroliya

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Trenaman anchors Australia A as Wong keeps England competitive

Four wickets for fast bowler prevent hosts from taking outright command of four-day game in Sydney

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Phillips ruled out of IPL 2025 with groin injury

He came on as a substitute fielder after the fifth over of the SRH innings on April 6, but had to limp off by the end of the sixth over

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Friday, April 11, 2025

'Smart' KKR trying to 'fill those boxes on the go' to stay in the race

De Kock praises Narine and Varun after CSK win: "It's hard to line up certain spin bowlers because you never know what you're going to get"

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Shahrukh having fun at Gujarat Titans with newfound role clarity

"It was fun to bat at No. 4, game time is important going forward in the tournament," he said

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LSG, GT gear up for a top-heavy battle in Lucknow

The performance of new-ball bowlers could have a big say in which direction this game goes

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Unbeaten Capitals 'still have some issues' with their batting

"We need more domestic players like Vipraj Nigam to step up in the IPL," Varun Aaron says

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Thursday, April 10, 2025

Behind-the-wicket lessons told Rahul 'what pockets to target' on tacky Chinnaswamy pitch

But what's with the Chinnaswamy pitch? "We will obviously have a chat with the curator," Dinesh Karthik says after back-to-back low-scoring games

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Team combination continues to be a problem for Royals

In the absence of Wanindu Hasaranga, Royals tried just five bowlers against Titans, and no one apart from Jofra Archer made a mark

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BBL champions Hurricanes invited to play in Guyana's Global Super League

The tournament will be held in July this year and Hurricanes hope to send a strong squad that could include Tim David

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IPL 2025 Orange and Purple Cap leaderboards - Sai Sudharsan, Sai Kishore, Siraj move up

Noor still heads the Purple Cap table with 11 wickets, but four bowlers are on ten wickets each and are closing the gap quickly

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Maxwell handed demerit point and fine for code-of-conduct breach

The exact nature of his offence, in the game between PBKS and CSK, has not been made clear by the IPL

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Did CSK delay retiring Conway out? 'They missed that point,' says Chawla

"We waited, waited until we thought it was necessary," says Ruturaj Gaikwad of the decision

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The (mobile) game is afoot: ICC wants to develop own game to diversify revenue streams

This is understood to be in anticipation of a potential slowdown in the value of future broadcast rights

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The great sadness at what could have been for Pucovski

His story is a complex one, but there was much to admire about Pucovski with bat in hand

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KKR bring in Johnson for Moeen, ask unchanged LSG to bat first

The match was originally scheduled for April 6, but had to be rescheduled because of security issues

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Monday, April 7, 2025

'Ee sala cup RCB de' - Rayudu backs Patidar's men to make it 18th time lucky

"To hold back Krunal for the 20th over made absolute sense" - Bangar also praised Patidar's captaincy

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Kashvee gets maiden call-up, regulars return for ODI tri-series in Sri Lanka

Fast bowlers Renuka Singh, Pooja Vastrakar and Titas Sadhu are injured and were not considered for selection

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Sunday, April 6, 2025

Ishant Sharma handed one demerit point for breaching code of conduct against SRH

He breached Article 2.2, which relates to "abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during a match"

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Rayudu: Bowling a bigger concern for SRH than batting

"I don't see SRH trying to take wickets. They are just about being defensive and trying to stop batsmen from scoring boundaries"

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Dudgeon seven-for gives lift-off to Hollioake's Kent regime

Three quick wickets on third morning complete emphatic 145-run victory at Wantage Road

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Saturday, April 5, 2025

KL Rahul: 'Back to enjoying my cricket, not thinking about taking it deep'

"Somewhere along the way, I lost the fun of hitting boundaries and hitting sixes. But now I have realised I need to go back"

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Sandeep: To be in the XI, 'you have to bring something to the table'

The Rajasthan Royals seamer has added the cross-seam length ball into the pitch and the wide yorker to his arsenal, and it's working for him

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Rahul 77 leads Delhi Capitals to 183 against CSK

Rahul made the most of a pitch where runs were hard to come by as he scored his first half-century of the season

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Delhi Capitals opt to bat; Gaikwad fit to lead Chennai Super Kings

Du Plessis was unfit for Delhi Capitals and was replaced by Rizvi

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Narine clone Rathi just 'loves bowling' and is being rewarded for it

His "notebook" celebration hasn't gone down well with the IPL bosses, but everything else about Digvesh Rathi suggests a bright future

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Friday, April 4, 2025

Rathi's 'notebook' celebration earns him another fine and two demerit points

Rathi, who had been penalised after a similar offence in the game against Punjab Kings, now has three demerit points against his name

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Smith and Knott tie up series for Australia A

Knott took 4 for 14 and Smith claimed 3 for 13 as England A were bowled out for 136 chasing Australia A's 261 for 8, set up by 68 from Wilson

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Mitchell Marsh re-signs for three years with Perth Scorchers in BBL

Jess Jonassen has re-signed for two years with Brisbane Heat in the WBBL

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Thursday, April 3, 2025

Swing while you're winning - KKR 'bowl a touch fuller' to thwart Travishek

The KKR seamers pitched the ball "a touch fuller, which maybe allows for just a little bit of extra swing, which was their [SRH's] undoing," says Boucher

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

'You know the match is almost done' - Gill's praise for Prasidh's match-winning spell

"I thought it was just good thinking of using home tactics [to] your advantage," Trent Boult says of Gujarat Titans opting for a black-soil pitch

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Hardik: 'Batters have to come to the party, hopefully soon'

Mumbai have begun IPL 2025 with totals of 155 and 160 leaving their captain wanting more from the batters

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Samson to return as RR captain after being cleared to keep wicket

In Samson's absence, Parag had led RR during their first three matches this season

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Jaiswal to move from Mumbai to Goa for 2025-26 domestic season

ESPNcricinfo has learned that it was Goa Cricket Association which approached the India left-hand batter

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Akash Deep likely to be available for LSG against MI

He has recovered from a lower back injury that kept him out of action since December 2024

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