Tag: South Africa

Champions Trophy 2025: Century Spree as Batters Dominate

Arijit Bose
Champions Trophy 2025, cricket, centuries, batters, records, New Zealand, India, Bangladesh, South Africa, Australia, England, Pakistan, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Towhid Hridoy, Ryan Rickelton, Ben Duckett, Josh Inglis, Rachin Ravindra, Joe Root, semi-finals, high-scoring matches

Dubai: The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy has turned into a festival of centuries, with batters making the most of favorable conditions to dominate the competition. Already, eleven hundreds have been recorded this season, surpassing the previous best of ten tons set in 2002 and 2017. New Zealand’s Will Young and Tom Latham set the tone for the tournament in the opening match against Pakistan, each scoring a century to secure a triumphant start for the Black Caps. The second game saw Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy produce a sensational hundred against India’s…

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A runout in time goes in favour of South Africa

Arijit Bose
South Africa

New York: In the 31st match of the T20 World Cup, South Africa defeated Nepal by 1 run in a thrilling match. Although Nepal had a golden opportunity to make a big upset against Africa in this match, it could not do so. Nepal needed two runs on the last ball to stay in the tournament, but Heinrich Klaasen ran out Nepal’s Gulsan Jha at the non-striker’s end, ending the possibility of a super over. Nepal’s dream shattered With Nepal’s defeat in the match, its hopes for the Super-8 were…

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South Africa gears up for T20 WC action

Arijit Bose
South Africa

Johannesburg: South Africa has also announced its team for the T20 World Cup. Aiden Markram has been given the captaincy of the team for the tournament. South Africa will be eyeing to end the title drought. South Africa has surprisingly included Ryan Rickelton and fast bowler Otniel Bartman, both of whom are uncapped. These players showed their performance in SA20, after which they were selected. South Africa has not given place to four veteran players, which include former captain Temba Bavuma, Riley Rousseau, Wayne Parnell and Rassie van der Dussen.…

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