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  • GG vs MI Live Streaming, Scorecard & Post-Match Analysis | IPL 2024 Latest News

    GG vs MI Live Streaming, Scorecard & Post-Match Analysis | IPL 2024 Latest News

    GG vs MI Live Streaming, Scorecard & Post-Match Analysis | IPL 2024 Latest News

    Giants vs Indian Live Score, Highlights, and Post-Match Analysis

    Giants vs Indian Live Score, Highlights, and Post-Match Analysis
    Giants vs Indian Live Score, Highlights, and Post-Match Analysis

    LIVE: WPL 2025 – Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians
    Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the Women’s Premier League 2025 clash between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians at the Kotambi International Stadium, Vadodara.

    I’m Rajdeep Saha, and I’ll be taking you through Gujarat Giants’ final home game of this edition.

    Key Updates
    🔹 Meet Mumbai’s debutants – Who are Kamalini and Parunika?
    🔹 TOSS UPDATE – Mumbai Indians elect to bowl first.
    🔹 PITCH REPORT – Some early movement expected for bowlers.

    match summary

    🏆 Mumbai Indians WIN by 5 wickets!
    📍 MI 122/5 (16.1 overs) | Target: 121
    ✅ Sajana seals the victory with a one-handed shot over the covers, securing MI’s first win of the season with 23 balls to spare!

    Key Moments:
    Nat Sciver-Brunt’s masterclass! – 57 (39) before being bowled by Priya.
    G Kamalini’s dream start! – Hits a FOUR off her first ball in WPL.
    Kashvee Gautam on fire! – Picks up crucial wickets for GG.
    Harmanpreet Kaur departs early! – Trapped LBW by Kashvee for just 4 runs.
    First Innings: Gujarat Giants (120 all out, 20 overs)
    🔸 Harleen Deol’s 32 (31) was the top score, but GG struggled to build partnerships.
    🔸 Nat Sciver-Brunt, Kerr, and Matthews led MI’s bowling attack, taking key wickets.
    🔸 Late resistance from Tanuja Kanwer (13 off 12) and Sayali Satghare (10 off 7) took GG to 120.

    Second Innings: Mumbai Indians (122/5, 16.1 overs)
    🔹 Sciver-Brunt’s all-round brilliance led MI’s chase.
    🔹 Amelia Kerr (19 off 20) and Kashvee’s stunning spell kept GG in the fight.
    🔹 Sajana Sajeevan finished the match in style!

    Pre-Match Highlights
    📢 Debut Alert! Mumbai hands first caps to G Kamalini & Parunika Sisodia.
    📍 Pitch Report: Chilly conditions, some assistance for bowlers early on.
    📺 Where to watch? Live on Star Sports & JioHotstar.

  • Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians: Toss, Playing XI, Match Updates & Predictions.

    Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians: Toss, Playing XI, Match Updates & Predictions.

    Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians: Toss, Playing XI, Match Updates & Predictions

    Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians: Toss, Playing XI, Match Updates & Predictions
    Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians: Toss, Playing XI, Match Updates & Predictions

    Mumbai Indians Opt to Bowl First Against Gujarat Giants

    Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and, following the prevailing trend in the tournament, chose to field first in Vadodara. Chasing teams have had the upper hand so far this season, and a confident Harmanpreet had no second thoughts about putting Gujarat Giants in to bat.

    Mumbai made two changes from their opening game against Delhi Capitals, introducing debutants G Kamalini, a top-order batter, and left-arm spinner Parunika Sisodia in place of Jintimani Kalita and Saika Ishaque. Both Kamalini and Sisodia were part of India’s triumphant squad at the Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia earlier this month.

    Gujarat Giants, on the other hand, stuck with the same XI that secured a victory against UP Warriorz on Sunday.

    Harmanpreet emphasized the importance of the powerplay while bowling first, aiming to capitalize on the early conditions before the dew sets in. Gujarat captain Ashleigh Gardner admitted she would have also opted to bowl first but remained confident that a score of 200 or more could be defendable.

    Mumbai Indians hold a dominant 4-0 record against Gujarat Giants in the WPL and will be eager to maintain that streak as they seek their first win of the season. They enter this contest after a last-ball loss to Delhi Capitals, a match overshadowed by three controversial run-out decisions.

    Gujarat Giants, playing at home, have split their two matches so far, losing a high-scoring opener to Royal Challengers Bengaluru before bouncing back against Warriorz.

    The match will be played on a fresh pitch.

    Playing XIs:

    Mumbai Indians: Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Amelia Kerr, G Kamalini, S Sajana, Amanjot Kaur, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Parunika Sisodia.

    Gujarat Giants: Laura Wolvaardt, Beth Mooney (wk), Dayalan Hemalatha, Ashleigh Gardner (capt), Deandra Dottin, Harleen Deol, Simran Shaikh, Tanuja Kanwar, Sayali Satghare, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra.

  • “ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan to Host Major Cricket Event After 30 Years”

    “ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan to Host Major Cricket Event After 30 Years”

    "ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan to Host Major Cricket Event After 30 Years"
    “ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan to Host Major Cricket Event After 30 Years”

    The attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team occurred on March 3, 2009, in Lahore. The team bus was ambushed by 12 heavily armed gunmen just outside Gaddafi Stadium, with the attackers wielding assault rifles, grenades, and rocket launchers.

    Workers recently began installing billboards at the entry point to Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore in preparation for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The event will mark the return of major international cricket to Pakistan after nearly 30 years. The last multi-team event hosted by Pakistan was the 1996 World Cup, co-hosted with Sri Lanka and India.

    Following the 2009 terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, many nations avoided touring Pakistan. The attack had a lasting impact on Pakistan’s cricket, as former captain Inzamam Ul Haq noted, “The events of 2009 feel like a bad dream… We were punished for 10 years, and our cricket suffered.”

    For a decade, the Pakistan national team hosted its “home” matches in the UAE before international teams slowly started returning to Pakistan in 2018.

    The 2009 Terror Attack

    On March 3, 2009, while the Sri Lankan team was playing a Test match in Lahore, their bus was ambushed by terrorists on the way to the venue for the third day of the Test. The attack occurred at around 9 a.m. (local time), just outside Gaddafi Stadium. The gunmen, heavily armed, fired assault rifles, threw grenades, and launched rockets at the team bus.

    The attack resulted in the deaths of six policemen and a driver escorting match officials. Several others were injured, including seven Sri Lankan players and coaching staff members.

    The situation could have been far worse, as a rocket fired at the bus narrowly missed the vehicle’s roof, and a grenade thrown under the bus failed to detonate. Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara later described how a bullet struck the seat where his head had been only a second earlier.

    Interestingly, Sri Lanka replaced India on the tour after India withdrew following the Mumbai attacks in November 2008.

  • RCB vs DC Women’s WPL 2025: Smriti Mandhana Shines in Bengaluru’s Dominant 8-Wicket Win

    Smriti Mandhana’s Blazing 81 Powers RCB to a Dominant Win Over DC
    Smriti Mandhana’s Blazing 81 Powers RCB to a Dominant Win Over DC

    Smriti Mandhana’s Blazing 81 Powers RCB to a Dominant Win Over DC

    RCB vs DC Women’s WPL 2025: Smriti Mandhana Shines in Bengaluru’s Dominant 8-Wicket Win

    RCB Dominate Delhi Capitals with an Emphatic Eight-Wicket Victory

    Royal Challengers Bengaluru outclassed the Delhi Capitals with a commanding eight-wicket win, chasing down the target with 3.4 overs to spare. A clinical bowling display, spearheaded by Renuka Singh Thakur and Georgia Wareham—both claiming three wickets—restricted the Capitals to 141. Captain Smriti Mandhana then led from the front with a blistering 81, her highest WPL score, forming a dominant 107-run opening stand with Danielle Wyatt-Hodge (42).

    Capitals Struggle After Strong Start

    Put in to bat due to the expected dew factor in the second innings, Delhi had a disastrous start as Shafali Verma fell for a first-ball duck, chipping straight to mid-off. Jemimah Rodrigues narrowly survived an LBW appeal off Thakur, benefiting from the umpire’s call. Rodrigues and Meg Lanning cautiously navigated the early swing before counterattacking with boundaries off Thakur and Kim Garth.

    Their aggressive intent paid off as they took 14 runs off Ekta Bisht and punished young Joshitha VJ for 15 in an over. The duo added 50 runs in just four overs, bringing up their partnership milestone. However, just as Delhi looked to accelerate, Wareham struck, stumping Rodrigues with a clever delivery. Five balls later, Lanning top-edged Garth to fine-leg, falling right after the strategic timeout.

    RCB capitalized on the breakthroughs, applying relentless pressure as the Capitals went 22 balls without a boundary. Annabel Sutherland briefly broke the shackles with a slog-swept six but fell to Renuka soon after. Jess Jonassen and Marizanne Kapp, brought into the XI for this match, failed to make an impact, raising questions over the decision to drop Niki Prasad. Delhi collapsed from 60/1 to 105/6 as RCB’s disciplined bowling attack tightened the screws. Sarah Bryce (23 off 19) attempted to push the Capitals past 150, but Wareham stumped her before Thakur and Garth cleaned up the tail.

    Mandhana’s Masterclass Seals the Win

    In reply, RCB wasted no time as Mandhana launched into Kapp with two early boundaries. Wyatt-Hodge also got into the act, taking on Shikha Pandey for four boundaries across two overs, while Mandhana dispatched Arundhati Reddy for a towering six over extra cover. By the end of the PowerPlay, RCB had raced to 57 without loss.

    The carnage continued as Sutherland and Jonassen proved ineffective, with Mandhana racing to her fastest WPL fifty off just 27 balls. Wyatt-Hodge was dropped by Rodrigues but was eventually dismissed after RCB had already crossed the 100-run mark inside 10 overs.

    A miscommunication in the field between Lanning and Sutherland allowed Ellyse Perry a reprieve, adding to Delhi’s woes. Mandhana smashed Sutherland for a boundary before slog-sweeping Jonassen to bring the equation down to 11 runs. She eventually fell, attempting a scoop to fine-leg, but the match was all but sealed. Richa Ghosh wrapped up proceedings in style with a four and a six, ensuring RCB’s dominant start to the season continued.

    Brief Scores:
    Delhi Capitals – 141 in 19.3 overs (Jemimah Rodrigues 34, Sarah Bryce 23; Renuka Singh Thakur 3-23, Georgia Wareham 3-25)
    Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 146/2 in 16.2 overs (Smriti Mandhana 81, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge 42; Shikha Pandey 1-27)
    Result: RCB won by 8 wickets.

  • Tottenham vs Man United Live Updates: Score, Lineups & Highlights

    Tottenham vs Man United Live Updates: Score, Lineups & Highlights

    Tottenham vs Man United Live Updates: Score, Lineups & Highlights
    Tottenham vs Man United Live Updates: Score, Lineups & Highlights

    Manchester United and Tottenham’s combat is always adventurous, popular and enthusiastic for football viewers. This match is very pleasing to all the audience. Both these teams are a very great power, the English Premier League. And when this two Team comes face to face in the field, then all the viewers get to see a very good level of sports.

    Man united team’s current status

    Manchester United has recently performed a very good performance, which attracts the hearts of their own audience. Manchester United against Southampton, who recorded 3–1 in the last month’s match. And in this match, Ahmed Dialo made a hat -trick. And due to this, the 12th place reached the line of the Premier League. Although a cause of concern has been a cause for the stability of this team, Because this team is constantly struggling, to maintain high level performance.  Head coach Ruben Amorim has expressed confidence in the progress of this team, and while admitting that good games have given him the opportunity for further improvement. And for good improvement, it is necessary to work hard in every match.

    Tottenham hotspar

    This season, Tottenham hotsper has performed very well and strong against Manchester. The audience was very thrilled to see this match. This team won a very important victory against Manchester in the last few matches. And in its competition, you have kept in the 6th place, in the premiere league line. Tottenham has kept balanced by playing very defensive and aggressive games and the game is headed by head coach Entiniyo Korte. There are some major players of this team who have maintained the balance of the match while playing in a spectacular performance, such as Soan Huan-Min and Harry Kane. Both these players are continuously scoring goals.

    Some prominent players of Manchester United

    Ahmed Diyalo: Who has been a very important player for this team, and recently, he has done very well in a match. His hat -trick team performed very well and gave a very important victory against the Sauthmapatas. Their way of playing such as: Dribling skills, speed of run and the process of scoring goals give very important status for their team.
    Lisandro Moratonez has maintained the game in the defensive department while playing with great strength and partnership. They have the ability to score goals in some opinion moments with the team’s defense and strength.

    Some of the prominent players of Tottenham hotspr

    Harry Kane is a very good player, who is the lead striker and captain of Tottenham, he has scored goals this season. Due to his style of play, he keeps creating threat to the opposition because his finishing ability along with heading and good performance in the penalty area keeps creating threat to the opposition.

    Soan Huang Min: He has been a very good player, he has made Tottenham’s attack very dangerous. And they are residents of South Korea and their ways of hailing make their speed, technique and way of rounds very dangerous. When both of them and Harry play with coordination, the Bipakshi becomes a challenge for the team. And their game becomes very exciting.

  • Virat Kohli & Navdeep Saini: A Friendship Beyond Cricket Inside, Virat Kohli and Navdeep Saini’s Strong Bond

    Virat Kohli & Navdeep Saini: A Friendship Beyond Cricket Inside, Virat Kohli and Navdeep Saini’s Strong Bond

    Virat Kohli & Navdeep Saini: A Friendship Beyond Cricket Inside
    Virat Kohli & Navdeep Saini: A Friendship Beyond Cricket Inside

    Virat Kohli and Navdeep Channel’s RCB brand: RLYS vs DEL each other’s hugs

    Virat Kohli and Navdeep Channel displayed the brand of RCB when they were to play the DEL vs RLYS matches. This moment is heart breaking in the eyes of all of the world. Both of them were the first RCB team players, the media was surprised by the hug between these two.

    RCB’s previous separation players are to meet again. Virat Kohli and Navdeep Saini told the media about some memories in the IPL match played in their lives together. Virat Kohli has been the first captain and player of RCB, who knows how to handle his team very well, They keep everyone strong in the game. When Virat Kohli was in RCB, a different star was seen emerging during his captaincy in the IPL. Because he used to win the match by uniting his team. Navdeep and Kohli’s brand made only to play together, Which was currently on good performance in DEL vs RLYS.

    Viral hug; Virat Kohli and Navdeep hugged each other

    When both Virat Kohli and Navdeep came in front of each other while playing high octane matches, both of them hugged each other after playing the game .Seeing Virat and Navdeep hugging, all the viewers were very happy and both the players won the hearts of everyone by hugging them. The deep friendship between these two is a symbol of goods between them, Whereas till now, by playing with these two different teams, they have made their friendship memorable.

    Social media eradicates emotional process

    Social media works to mix all the couples worldwide whether it is a cricket fraternity hop or a pair of spectators. Virat Kohli’s gift #Kohlisainibond, and Navdeep Saini‘s Hastag #Cabbuns are trending .The audience reminded about all the memories of RCB. And strengthened the action of exchange between Virat and Navdeep.

    Effect on Kohli’s career

    The role of Virat Kohli has shaped a lot of cricketers, and Navdeep Saini is no exception. Navdeep Saini joined the team when Virat Kohli was mentoring in RCB. The bond of these two was very good in domestic matter and international cricket while playing with other teams.

    Let’s see their friendship and face in future

    Both of them play their game with great love when they are facing each other even after playing with different teams. Both these players have made a lot of headlines from the audience about the game,  This match has reminded the very good spirit between the two friends.

  • Virat Kohli’s return to Ranji Trophy: 30 January Delhi’s Kotla Arun Jaitley Stadium

    Virat Kohli’s return to Ranji Trophy: 30 January Delhi’s Kotla Arun Jaitley Stadium

    Virat Kohli’s return to Ranji Trophy: 30 January Delhi’s Kotla Arun Jaitley Stadium

    Ranji Trophy 2024-25; Before Virat Kohli returned to defeat Railways in the tournament series, he created an atmosphere of great chaos in the Arun Jetli Stadium.

    Before Virat Kohli’s Ranji Trophy arrived, there was a lot of disruption the chaos

    Some spectators present outside the stadium were injured

    This time Virat Kohli has returned to
    the Ranji trophy after 12 years.

    Virat Kohli’s return of Ranji Trophy of Virat Kohli deteriorated due to chaos in the outer site of New Delhi Arun Jaitley Stadium. This incident is of 30 January when Virat Kohli first landed on the first class ground of the tournament after 12 years, Against the match of Suraj Ahuja of Railways.                                                                                                                                Meanwhile, heavy viewers were very excited to see Virat Kohli, and a large number of people flocked inside the stadium. Due to which there was a havoc on the outer site of the stadium and many spectators were hurt.                                              In this run-up, some spectators were very injured due to falling outside the entry gate. There was so much crowd outside the stadium that all the spectators were pushing each other to insert it.                                                                                        Due to which some spectators fell at the entrance gate and were crushed under the feet, during which he suffered heavy injuries. He suffered heavy damage to a bike of the police force. The audience at him ran away leaving his luggage and shoes slippers. During this runaway, 3 people, and a guard were injured, they were treated with DDCA security.           There was no hope of so much crowd in this Delhi stadium, but the audience was so much so much that all the gates had to be opened, Only 3 gates were allowed to be opened with gate 16, but in view of the huge crowd of the audience, all the gates had to be opened.                                                                                                                                                                               The New Delhi Metro Station nearby Gate 16 and 17 No viewers were standing on the line from 8 am, and were waiting for the gate to open. Gautam serious stand was opened for all these viewers, but due to the more audience, all the audience started getting tension. All the spectators started to reach out to reach the entry gate and the gate no 16 was opened and there was a lot of shock as soon as it opened, In which a lot of viewers have failed unsafe.                                                           At that time, the security guard asked some audience to retreat and go from another gate but the audience did not listen to one. And in this full chaos, some audience also brought their children, and took their children to their shoulders to avoid this knee of run.At the entry gate, some spectators wanted to back down after seeing the injured audience, but the crowd was so impossible to withdraw.