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NEW DELHI : The Indian cricket board (BCCI) handed its team, which claimed the Champions Trophy title earlier this month, a $6.72 million cash bonus on Thursday, an amount three times the winner's purse for the 50-overs tournament.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a massive Rs 58 crore cash reward for the Indian cricket team that won the Champions Trophy 2025 title. It was a special campaign for the Rohit Sharma-led side as it did not lose a single game and clinched the title comfortably with a victory over New Zealand in the summit clash. According to the official release, the cash reward will "cover the players, coaching and support staff and members of the men's selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar".
Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer scored a brilliant knock of 85 runs in 41 balls during his side's intra-squad practice match ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign at the new PCA Stadium, New Chandigarh. During the match on Wednesday, Iyer's Team B scored a total of 205 in 20 overs. Team B was powered by Iyer's hard-hitting knock of 85 in 41 balls. For Team A, Shashank Singh took 2/38. In reply, Team A openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh got their side off to a great as they scored 72 in 31 balls and 66 runs in 42 balls respectively. Vishnu Vinod also played a quickfire cameo of 26* in just 10 balls.
Rajasthan Royals faced a huge blow days before the beginning of IPL 2025. The 18th edition of the cash-rich league is all set to begin from March 22 with Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens. RR will kick-start their campaign against Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 23 but for the first three games, Sanju Samson will not be leading the inaugural champions. Samson is currently recovering from his finger injury and has handed over the captaincy to batter Riyan Parag for the first three matches.
Ahead of his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign opener against Punjab Kings (PBKS), Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill stressed on maximising the powerplay phase while batting, saying that not being able to do so last season was one of the reasons why they failed to move to playoffs after two great seasons. GT will kickstart their IPL campaign against PBKS at Narendra Modi Stadium on March 25. During last year's IPL, GT's run rate during the first six overs was 7.72, the lowest among all teams, and Gill struck at 131.08 during that phase.
Sebanyak lima wakil Indonesia akan berjuang di 16 besar Swiss Open 2025 pada sore hari nanti. Laga itu dimulai dari Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana dan diakhiri Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Daniel Marthin.
LOS ANGELES: Luka Doncic had 31 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in just three quarters of work, and the Los Angeles Lakers routed the Denver Nuggets 120-108 on Wednesday night in a matchup of injury-depleted Western Conference contenders. Nikola Jokic (elbow) and Jamal Murray (ankle) missed their second straight games for Denver, while LeBron James (hamstring) and Rui Hachimura (knee) continued their longer-term absences for Los Angeles. Austin Reaves had 22 points and eight assists for the Lakers, who have won nine consecutive home games and three straight since finishing their 0-4 road trip last Friday with a loss at Denver. Aaron Gordon scored 26 points for the Nuggets. The Lakers scored a season-high 46 points in the first quarter led by Doncic, who scorched Denver for 21 points in his highest-scoring quarter of the season. He missed the Lakers’ 131-126 loss to Denver last Friday, when the Lakers nearly won without him and James. Los Angeles led by 28 after three quarters, allowing Doncic to get extra rest amid five home games in seven days. Bronny James played the final 3:58.Takeaways Nuggets: Even without Jokic and Murray, offense wasn’t the problem.
PYLOS, Greece: Outgoing International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was named honorary president for life on Wednesday, with the German due to step down in June after 12 years in charge.