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England received a timely boost ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, with opener Ben Duckett being declared fit for the tournament, beginning on February 19. Duckett, who had sustained a groin injury while fielding during the third ODI against India in Ahmedabad last Wednesday, underwent scans, and the results confirmed that the injury was not serious.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday drafted in Sneh Rana as replacement for injured Shreyanka Patil for the remainder of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025. Shreyanka, who has played 15 matches for RCB and has scalped 19 wickets with her off-spin, is ruled out of the third edition of tournament due to an injury. She had also missed the white ball assignments at home against the West Indies and Ireland last year because of an injury.
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals LIVE Telecast: The inaugural edition's winner Mumbai Indians will bank on their core group of players while two-time finalists Delhi Capitals will expect fireworks from Shafali Verma when they face-off in the second game of the Women's Premier League in Vadodara on Saturday. The finalists of the first WPL in 2023, both Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals made it to the knockouts in the second edition last year but lost to the eventual champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the eliminator and the final respectively.
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals Live Updates: Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals kick off their Women's Premier League 2025 campaign on Saturday. While the inaugural edition champions Mumbai will bank on their core group of players, the two-time finalists Delhi will expect fireworks from Shafali Verma when the two teams come up against each other at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on Saturday. The finalists of the first WPL in 2023, both Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals made it to the knockouts in the second edition last year but lost to the eventual champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the eliminator and the final respectively. (Live Scorecard)
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen shares a great bond with star India batter Virat Kohli. The two even shared the dressing room for two seasons at the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2009 and 2010. Throughout Kohli's career, Pietersen has been one of his biggest admirers, and the latter always had the former's back. During the recent-concluded ODI series between India and England, Kohli and Pietersen's camaraderie was clearly evident as the two were often seen having conversations before and after the matches.
Unarguably the most in-form Indian batter from the domestic spectrum, Vidarbha star Karun Nair made heads turn with his unthinkable performances in Vijay Hazare Trophy. With a whopping 752 runs under his belt in just 7 innings, Nair made arguably the loudest call for national selection that anyone in modern times has witnessed. But, the competition for places in the Indian team is such that the veteran batter couldn't find a spot in the Indian team for the ODI series against England or the ICC Champions Trophy.
Pakistan's Champions Trophy preparations were dealt a huge blow on Friday, as the tournament hosts lost the tri-nation series final to New Zealand by 5 wickets. For New Zealand, it was all about the bragging rights as both teams will square off at the same venue in the opening match of the Champions Trophy on February 19. However, during the final, a bizarre incident took place in Karachi as a black cat entered the ground, resulting in the halt of play for a few minutes.
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.