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MELBOURNE : Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has withdrawn from the Champions Trophy for personal reasons, leaving the squad without its three frontline quicks for the ODI tournament in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.
A record-equalling century by Mitchell Owen and a three-wicket haul by skipper Nathan Ellis helped Hobart Hurricanes secure their maiden Big Bash League (BBL) title, beating Sydney Thunder in the final at Hobart by seven wickets on Monday. After two appearances in the final during the 2013-14 and 2017-18 editions, Hobart finally has a title to their names. They have one important name to thank, Mitchell, who slammed a 39-ball century, who slammed the joint-fastest century in the history of the tournament when it mattered the most. He ended as the top run-getter in the season with 452 runs in 11 matches at an average of 45.20, a strike rate of 203.60 and two centuries. His best score is 108.
:Mitch Owen blasted the Big Bash League's equal-fastest hundred on Monday to deliver Hobart Hurricanes their first T20 title, securing a seven-wicket victory against Sydney Thunder in the 14th tournament final at Bellerive Oval.
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.
The IPL 2025 mega auction saw 182 players sold for a whopping combined fee of Rs 639.15 crore. Rishabh Pant shattered the record of the most expensive purchase, going to Lucknow Super Giants, while Shreyas Iyer was not far behind, moving to Punjab Kings. Indian players were sold at a premium, with Indian fast bowlers doing well on Day 2 of the auction. Here is the team-wise list of the players sold by the end of the second and final day of the Indian Premier League's mega auction here (price in INR):
PBKS Full Squad, IPL 2025: Punjab Kings entered the IPL 2025 mega auction with by far the highest budget of Rs 110.5 crore, and went to business immediately. PBKS spent a fortune of Rs 18 crore each on Indian bowlers Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal, but undoubtedly their headline signing was that of Indian batter Shreyas Iyer for Rs 26.75 cr, making him the second-most expensive player in IPL history. PBKS also packed their squad with a number of Indian and overseas all-rounders, getting the likes of Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera and Harpreet Brar. (Full Squad)
PBKS Full Squad, IPL 2025: Punjab Kings (PBKS) went all in for star India batter Shreyas Iyer, buying the batter Rs 26.75 crore at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. Iyer thus became the most expensive buy ever in the history of the IPL auction. PBKS were in intense tussle with Delhi Capitals for the signature of the batter. KKR, who had released Iyer before the auction, had also entered the bidding war to buy back the player. PBKS also bought Yuzvendra Chahal for 18 crore, making him the most expensive Indian spinner to be sold in the history of IPL players auction. Earlier, PBKS exercised the Right To Match (RTM) card to buy back pacer Arshdeep Singh for Rs 18 crore.