Dewald Brevis was the star for CSK, showing off his immense quality with a phenomenal 58(25) in which he was swinging from ball one. The young South African helped push CSK to a total of 231-4, which they easily defended for an 83-run victory.(PTI)
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Indian cricket's past and future in the same frame. MS Dhoni, India's former Test captain, in conversation with Shubman Gill, India's Test captain to be.(AP)
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Ayush Mhatre gave CSK the perfect start with a fast-and-furious 34(17), which included a 28-run over in just the second over of the match agaisnt Arshad Khan. CSK didn't look back.(PTI)
Urvil Patel also showed off his quality with a blistering 37(19) to keep CSK's momentum going. CSK with a young and talented core to take into 2026, plenty of reasons for optimism in their camp.(PTI)
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Anshul Kamboj celebrates taking the wicket of Sherfane Rutherford. Kamboj took two early wickets, including that of Shubman Gill, to get CSK's defence of 231 off to the perfect start.(AFP)
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India might have entered the match with more confidence after their brief showing in Canberra, but Josh Hazlewood dismantled the top order batting with a sensational spell. He took 3 wickets as India lost 4 in the powerplay, and could only limp their way to 125 all-out.
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Jemimah Rodrigues produced the knock of a lifetime, crafting a breathtaking century as India scripted a record-breaking run chase to dethrone defending champions Australia and march into the Women’s World Cup final with a memorable five-wicket victory.
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Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli formed an unbeaten stand of 168 runs as India won the third and final ODI against Australia by nine wickets and 69 balls to spare at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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Smriti Mandhana scored her first century of the Women's World Cup 2025 edition, playing a knock of 109 runs off 95 balls. This was her fifth century this year and 14th ton overall. She now holds the second spot in the list of most ODI centuries in women's cricket, going past Suzie Bates.
