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As the IPL 2025 league stage nears its end, the battle for the top two positions intensifies among Gujarat Titans (GT), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Punjab Kings (PBKS), and Mumbai Indians (MI). Each team has showcased remarkable performances, but only two can claim the coveted spots that offer a direct path to Qualifier 1. Let's delve into the scenarios and strategies that could determine their fate.
Mumbai Indians delivered a dominating performance against Delhi Capitals in their previous IPL 2025 match on Wednesday and secured a playoffs berth. Playing at the Wankhede Stadium, MI posted a good total of 180/5 in 20 overs after being put to bat first. Later, Hardik Pandya and co dismantled DC's batting lineup and bundled them out for 121 to clinch a 59-run win. With MI becoming the fourth team to enter the playoffs, DC got eliminated from the race. This victory also became a special one for MI as it was their last game of the season at their den, Wankhede.
Mohammed Shami's struggles seem to be heading towards an extended run of disappointment, with a report suggesting that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is all set to snub the veteran pacer for the 5-match Test tour of England. Shami wasn't a part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia due to injury issues, and his apparent 'inability to bowl longer spells' is now set to cost him a place in the Test side for the England tour despite the rich experience he brings to the table.
LOS ANGELES: Anti-doping bodies on Thursday condemned plans for the first edition of the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas, an Olympics-style event where athletes will be free to use performance-enhancing drugs.
Lucknow Super Giants top-order star Mitchell Marsh believes the factor that makes the Indian Premier League (IPL) the "best competition in the world" comes down to its competitive nature, where any team can beat anyone on a given day. Lucknow dented Gujarat Titans' hopes of finishing at the top by derailing their pursuit of a daunting 236-run target and forcing them to surrender to a 33-run defeat. Following his record-shattering ton in the first innings, Marsh was the prime mastermind behind Gujarat's downfall at their home den in Ahmedabad.
Zak Crawley said he was glad to "repay the faith" of team management after ending a run of low scores with one of three England hundreds on the opening day of their one-off Test against Zimbabwe. The dominant hosts piled up 498 for three at Trent Bridge on Thursday as they surpassed the previous highest first-day team total in a Test in England of 475-2 compiled by an Australia side featuring batting great Donald Bradman at The Oval back in 1934.
Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth advanced into the quarter-finals of the men's singles event at the Malaysia Masters 2025 badminton tournament in Bukit Jalil, while HS Prannoy lost his pre-quarterfinals clash, as per Olympics.com. Former world No. 1 Srikantth, currently 65th in the badminton rankings, endured a tough battle against Ireland's Nhat Nguyen before coming out with a 23-21, 21-17 win at the Stadium Axiata Arena KL Sports City. The contest lasted almost an hour. Nhat Nguyen, the world No. 33, dominated the early exchanges and led 11-4 at the interval of the first game. The Indian badminton player, however, flipped the script completely to register a thrilling win.
Indian rally-raid rider Harith Noah was forced to withdraw from the South African Safari Rally, Round 3 of the 2025 FIA-FIM World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC), following a crash at the beginning of Stage 1. Harith encountered a jackal that jumped in front of his bike and while attempting to brake and maneuver around the animal, he crashed, resulting in significant swelling in his right hand. He got up and showed resilience, riding 20 kilometres more before withdrawing due to loss of grip strength and pain from the fall. Harith had made a good start to the rally, finishing 5th in the Prologue Stage of Rally 2 with a timing of 7:44.1s, marking his return to rally-raid after he had an injury-led exit at the Dakar Rally, earlier in January which required surgery to his wrist.