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Opener Reeza Hendricks smashed 117 runs from 63 balls to guide South Africa to a seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second Twenty20 International at Centurion Park on Friday as they claimed the three-match series 2-0 with a game to spare.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction saw some stunning steal deals unfold over two days in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Franchises had to spend big in order to buy coveted stars like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Venkatesh Iyer, etc. on Day 1. But on the second day, some big bargains unfolded as franchises landed some established stars from the auction pool, while others simply didn't have the money left to go all-in. Some of the top players franchises were lucky to sign for a bargain price includes the names of Washington Sundar, Glenn Maxwell, Quinton de Kock, etc.
Former cricketer Ian Bishop on Wednesday reflected on Indian pacer Umran Malik's transfer to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega-auction. During the IPL 2025 mega-auction, the Kolkata-based franchise roped in seamer Umran Malik for his base price of Rs 75 lakhs. Ian Bishop took to his official X handle and said that Umran would shine under Bharat Arun and Dwayne Bravo. The former cricketer added that Umran Malik would find his peak performance at KKR. "I am hopeful that the excellent Bharat Arun, and the terrific mentorship of Dwayne Bravo can help Umran Malik find peak performance at KKR," Ian Bishop wrote on X.
LSG Full Squad, IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants made the biggest purchase on Day 1 of the IPL 2025 mega auction, as they broke the bank for Rishabh Pant, setting an IPL record price of Rs 27 crore. They also roped in the likes of David Miller and Avesh Khan for good money, and head into Day 2 with a strong squad. Owner Sanjiv Goenka spoke about the need to fill a gap or two after Day 1 of the auction, and LSG will have an auction purse of Rs 14.85 cr at the start of Day 2 to make those moves. (Full Squad)
KKR Full Squad, IPL 2025: After buying back four players from their IPL 2024-winning squad, including all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer for a sensational Rs 23.75 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders head into Day 2 of the IPL 2025 mega auction looking to fill gaps in their middle order and buy adequate backups for their existing stars. KKR enter Day 2 with an auction purse of Rs 10.05 cr, and still require at least five players to reach the minimum squad requirement of 18 players. (Full Squad)
LSG Full Squad, IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants paid a massive sum of Rs 21 crore to retain the services of West Indies wicket-keeper batter Nicholas Pooran ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. However, the franchise decided to part ways with KL Rahul leading a lot of conversations among the fans as well as experts. India's 156.7 kmph pace sensation Mayank Yadav also found himself in the retention list while spinner Ravi Bishnoi will once again be part of the franchise. When it comes to the uncapped players, Ayush Badoni and Mohnsin Khan both found a spot in the retention list for LSG.
Afghanistan wicket-keeper batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz scripted history on Monday as he became the second youngest player in history to reach 8 ODI centuries. Gurbaz went past some of the stalwarts of the game, like Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, and Babar Azam to script history, in the match against Bangladesh. Gurbaz was the pivotal player for his team as Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 5 wickets in the third ODI of the series at Sharjah, scoring 101 runs off 120 balls in the match.
Mumbai Indians (MI) have arguably the strongest core in their team before the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. The five-time IPL champions have managed to retain all four of their international Indian stars, in the form of Jasprit Bumrah, captain Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma. Now, MI's biggest challenge comes in filling the squad adequately with a comparatively low budget of Rs 45 crore in the mega auction. Former India cricketer-turned-pundit Aakash Chopra has predicted that Mumbai Indians could bid hard for an Indian spinner.