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Champions Trophy 2025: Ngidi, Mulder believe current South African side is perfectly balanced and can end title drought

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Ngidi Lungi and Wiaan Mulder have grown up hearing stories of South Africa winning the Champions Trophy (then known as the Wills International Cup) in 1998. However, they have no memories from that tournament because Lungi was two-and-a-half years old, and Mulder was an infant when the Hansie Cronje-led side created history, defeating the West Indies in … Read more

Champions Trophy 2025: Desperate to win the title, says Rickelton after South Africa starts with big win over Afghanistan

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These are still early days for Ryan Rickelton in international cricket but the young opener has already made his presence felt for South Africa. Over the last few months, he scored a Test century against Sri Lanka, followed it up with a double century against Pakistan, and on Friday, he scored his maiden ODI hundred … Read more

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: England recalls Jamie Smith for Australia clash

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Jamie Smith will return from injury to keep wicket and bat at number three in England’s Champions Trophy opener against Australia in Lahore on Saturday. The 24-year-old missed England’s recent humbling 3-0 series loss in India because of a calf injury and had been expected to return to the side but not so high in … Read more

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Bavuma urges bowler discipline on batter-friendly wickets

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South Africa’s batters will relish the placid wickets at the Champions Trophy venues but need their bowlers to be more disciplined after two chastening defeats in its recent Tri-Series fixtures in Pakistan, according to captain Temba Bavuma. South Africa takes on Afghanistan in its group stage opener in Karachi on Friday, but come into the … Read more

IND vs BAN, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Gill ton, Shami fifer power India to victory against Bangladesh

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Shubman Gill’s previous three scores coming into the Champions Trophy read: 87, 60 and 112 (all against England). On Thursday, the 25-year-old continued his purple patch as he smashed his eighth One-Day International hundred (101 n.o, 129b, 9×4, 2×6) to help India kickstart its Champions Trophy campaign with a six-wicket win over Bangladesh at the … Read more

IND vs BAN: What happened the last time India played Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy?

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India will begin its ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against Bangladesh in Group A at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on Thursday. India and Bangladesh have faced each other only once in this tournament, at Edgbaston, Birmingham, during the 2017 edition. It was for a place in the final. India had cruised through Group … Read more

India predicted XI vs Bangladesh, Champions Trophy 2025: KL Rahul to play over Rishabh Pant; IND likely to field three spinners

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India’s ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign will start against Bangladesh at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday. The side comes to the eight-nation tournament on the back of a 3-0 series sweep against England at home. Rohit Sharma and the management are likely to maintain the winning combination from this series. In its batting lineup, … Read more

The One-Day International format, cricket’s middle child, gets new lease of life in Champions Trophy 2025

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In psychology, the ‘middle-child syndrome’ theory’s inference is that the middle child in a family—stuck between the older and younger siblings—feels neglected or starved of parental love and attention. In recent times, the One-Day International game has become cricket’s middle child caught between the classical Tests and the fast-paced T20Is. It has been denied love … Read more

Mohammad Rizwan urges Pakistan to enjoy Champions Trophy 2025

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Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan said on Tuesday the Champions Trophy would be a “historic occasion” for the country, a day before the host kicks the tournament off against New Zealand. The Champions Trophy is the first major cricket event hosted by Pakistan in nearly three decades and is regarded as second only to the World … Read more

Champions Trophy 2025: Strengths, Weaknesses & X-Factors – New Zealand Full Preview

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New Zealand’s change of guard in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) had a lacklustre initiation with a 0-2 series loss to Sri Lanka in November, but the pieces are falling into place for the Kiwis as they head into the ICC Champions Trophy. Since being named full-time captain, Mitchell Santner has overseen a 2-1 series win over … Read more