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Pakistan Penalised For Slow Over-Rate Against New Zealand In 2nd ODI

The Mohammed Rizwan-led Pakistan has been fined five per cent of their match fee for slow over-rate during the second ODI against New Zealand in Hamilton on Wednesday. Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after the visiting side was found to be one over short of the target after the time allowances were taken into consideration. As per Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which governs minimum over-rate offences, players are fined five per cent of their match fees for each over their team falls short of bowling in the stipulated time.

On Shubman Gill Send-Off At Champions Trophy, Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed Confronted By Fan Mid-Match. Watch

During the India vs Pakistan, Champions Trophy 2025 game that was held in February this year, a send-off from Abrar Ahmed to Shubman Gill had gone viral on social media. Spinner Abrar dismissed the India opener and followed it up with an eye-catching send-off. While the action saw the spinner being subjected to trolling on social media back then, talks of it vanished as the tournament progressed. However, a video has emerged on social media in which a fan could be seen funnily confronting Abrar for that act. The clip is from Pakistan's ongoing tour to New Zealand.

"Ungli Chodh...": Virat Kohli Startled As RCB Youngster, Who Used His Perfume Without Asking, Does This

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have begun the IPL 2025 on a strong footing. Though they lost against Gujarat Titans, RCB are among the top three in the IPL 2025 points table. The RCB camp looks happy too. And it was evident from a video post by the team on its X handle. The RCB video was regarding the birthday celebration of Swastik Chikara, who turned 20 on Thursday. Chikara entertained the whole RCB team with his cheeky comments and even said Virat Kohli should gift him two watches. Then, when Kohli was offering him cake. "Bhai, ungli chhor meri (brother, leave my finger)," Kohli said as Chikara appeared to be biting the senior batter's finger.

Gujarat Titans Pacer Kagiso Rabada Returns Home From IPL Due To...

South African pace bowler Kagiso Rabada has returned home from the IPL due to personal reasons, his franchise Gujarat Titans announced on Thursday. The Titans, though, have not specified the duration of Rabada's absence from the IPL 2025, where he has played two matches. “Kagiso Rabada has returned to South Africa to deal with an important personal matter,” the Gujarat outfit said in a statement. Rabada appeared against Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians, grabbing 1 for 41 and 1 for 42 respectively in those matches.

Amid IPL 2025 Pitch Row, BCCI's Big Message For Franchises, Curators: Report

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 has already seen a lot of controversy surrounding the pitches with some of the franchises expressing their disappointing with the playing surfaces. Both Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants expressed their grievances over the 'absence of home advantage'. KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane sparked controversy when he expressed his wish to see a more 'spin-friendly' pitch at Eden Gardens. LSG mentor Zaheer Khan was also not happy with the pitch after his side's loss against Punjab Kings and said that the curator did not prepare it to their liking.

Questioned On Rs 27 Crore-Worth Rishabh Pant's Form, LSG Mentor Zaheer Khan's Response

Two losses in three games have hit Lucknow Super Giants hard, and team mentor Zaheer Khan couldn't dodge questions that were asked about the franchise's new skipper Rishabh Pant. The wicket-keeper batter, who arrived from the Delhi Capitals for a fee of INR 27 crore, a record in the history of the Indian Premier League, hasn't managed to score 17 runs from three matches. When LSG mentor Zaheer Khan was asked about Pant's form as a batter, he said that he team has to back him as he is the skipper.

After Virat Kohli, Rinku Singh Approaches Rohit Sharma For His Bat. Here's What Happened Next

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Rinku Singh made a desperate attempt to get his hands on one of Rohit Sharma's bats. However, Rinku found no look as fellow KKR teammate Angkrish Raghuvanshi was the lucky recepient this time. After the match between KKR and Mumbai Indians (MI), Rinku was spooted inside the home team's dressing room at the Wankhede Stadium. In a video posted by MI, Rinku was seen standing next to Rohit, who was checking the bats in his kit bag.

Jack Hendry primed for first Dammam derby with Al-Ettifaq

LONDON: Al-Ettifaq center back Jack Hendry knows a fair bit about cross-city rivalries. He played for Dundee against Dundee United, for Club Brugge against Cercle Brugge and, most notably, for Celtic against Rangers in the Old Firm Derby.

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Pakistan Penalised For Slow Over-Rate Against New Zealand In 2nd ODI

On Shubman Gill Send-Off At Champions Trophy, Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed Confronted By Fan Mid-Match. Watch

"Ungli Chodh...": Virat Kohli Startled As RCB Youngster, Who Used His Perfume Without Asking, Does This

Gujarat Titans Pacer Kagiso Rabada Returns Home From IPL Due To...

Amid IPL 2025 Pitch Row, BCCI's Big Message For Franchises, Curators: Report

Questioned On Rs 27 Crore-Worth Rishabh Pant's Form, LSG Mentor Zaheer Khan's Response

After Virat Kohli, Rinku Singh Approaches Rohit Sharma For His Bat. Here's What Happened Next

Jack Hendry primed for first Dammam derby with Al-Ettifaq