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Australia will be without their premier pacers but their envious pedigree in ICC tournaments make them favourites to progress to the semifinals of the Champions Trophy from Group B along with South Africa. But they will face stiff challenges from England and Afghanistan. Here's the Group B SWOT analysis.
Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st ODI, Live Updates: Sri Lanka will be taking on Australia in the first ODI of the two-match series on Wednesday in Colombo. This series will be the last practice for Australia for the upcoming Champions Trophy. Sri Lanka did not qualify for the Champions Trophy after a dismal ninth-place finish at the World Cup in India in 2023. The Champions Trophy begins on February 19 in Pakistan and Dubai, and 50-over world champions Australia are in a group with England, South Africa and Afghanistan. Australia face Sri Lanka in Colombo on Wednesday and Friday, fresh from a dominant 2-0 Test series sweep. (Live Scorecard)
MELBOURNE : Pat Cummins will captain Australia at the Champions Trophy after being named in a preliminary 15-man squad also featuring fellow quick Josh Hazlewood on Tuesday.
Pat Cummins returns for Australia's ICC Champions Trophy campaign in Pakistan next month after skipping their Sri Lanka Test tour, with injured paceman Josh Hazlewood also in the squad announced Monday. Australian captain Cummins opted out of the Sri Lanka series starting later this month for the birth of his second child. He is also reportedly carrying a knee injury. Hazlewood was included in the two-time tournament winners' preliminary 15-man line-up after calf and side strains restricted him to just two Tests against India over the summer.
Anmolpreet Singh smashed the quickest List A hundred by an Indian, a 35-ball effort, to guide Punjab to an easy nine-wicket win over Arunachal Pradesh in a Group C Vijay Hazare match in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Anmolpreet, who went unsold in the recent IPL auction, broke the record of former India all-rounder Yusuf Pathan, who had scored a hundred off 40 balls for Baroda against Maharashtra in 2009-10. This knock is also the third fastest List A hundred behind Aussie Jake-Fraser McGurk, who smashed a 29-ball ton for South Australia against Tasmania in 2023-24, and South African AB de Villiers' 31-ball hundred against the West Indies at Johannesburg in 2014-15.
Former India batter Aakash Chopra has backed all-rounder Axar Patel to lead Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. While the franchise roped in former Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper KL Rahul for Rs 14 crore at the IPL 2025 auction, the franchise is yet to reveal their captain for next season. Having said that, Axar has emerged as one of the candidates to lead the franchise, with Rahul being the likeliest option.
IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 LIVE: After record-breaking deals on Day 1 for Rishabh Pant (LSG), Shreyas Iyer (PBKS) and Venkatesh Iyer (KKR), Indian pacers stole the show on Day 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. Veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar racked in a handsome Rs 10.75 crore, heading to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), being the headline purchase of the day. Among overseas stars, it was South African Marco Jansen who attracted the most interest, landing at Punjab Kings for Rs 7 crore. (IPL AUCTION LIVE Updates)
DC Full Squad, IPL 2025 Auction: Delhi Capitals enter Day 2 of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction with a purse of Rs 13.8 crore. The franchise bought a total of nine players on the first day of the auction, making not one, but arguably three bargain big signings in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Their biggest buy came in the form of India star KL Rahul for Rs 14 crore. IPL 2024-winning pacer Mitchell Starc also went to DC for Rs 11.75 crore, while fellow Australian Jake Fraser-McGurk was brought back via RTM for Rs 9 cr. T Natarajan was another big acquisition, joining DC for Rs 10.75 cr, while uncapped powerhitter Sameer Rizvi was also bought for only Rs 95 lakh. (Full Squad)