The clash was a record-breaking one. Right from individual pieces of glory to team milestones, India opener Smriti Mandhana's records to Australia once again re-writing history books to justify the seven titles in their trophy cabinet, this match had it all.
Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene on Friday said star pacer Jasprit Bumrah was still recuperating from a back injury and that the team was waiting for him to be cleared by the National Cricket Academy (NCA).
Pandya's inclusion obviously adds firepower to batting and he can also open the bowling if necessary.
The Afghan spin wizard turns the game on its head.
Rashid Khan took three wickets as Afghanistan inched closer to victory against Bangladesh on the fourth day, in the one-off Test.
With Gujarat needing 48 runs from 18 balls, Rashid smacked three sixes and a four in Chris Jordan's third over, which yielded 25 runs.
Was it complacency or a case of easing off after securing qualification?
Delhi Capitals, who outclassed Mumbai Indians by six wickets in their last match of IPL 2021, will be looking to build on their momentum when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their next game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.
For the fourth-placed Titans, Shubman has also found a perfect foil in left-handed B Sai Sudharsan as opening partner. On his part, Sudharsan has topped the charts for the Titans with 504 runs in 10 matches at 50.40 and a strike rate of 154.12 with five half-centuries.
As Jaiswal trudged back to the dugout, Maddie, who is in India to support him during the tournament, was spotted with her face in her hands.
While Trinbago Knight Riders ended Guyana Amazon Warriors' 11-match winning streak beating them by four wickets in a match reduced to 17 overs, Barbados Tridents edged out St. Kitts & Nevis Patriot by six runs at the Brian Lara Academy here on Tuesday.
Gujarat Titans produced an excellent all-round show to beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by eight wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Wednesday.
The top fielding efforts from the players during the GT-MI game in Ahmedabad.
Australia's historic pedigree in cricket's biggest tournaments will count for nothing when they run into an Afghanistan side that is fast cementing its place in the game's top table in the Champions Trophy match in Lahore on Friday.
SunRisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner praised leg-spinner Rashid Khan after his superb showing with the ball against Kings XI Punjab on Thursday, saying it is great to have a bowler like him in the team.
Did you enjoy Noor Ahmad's superb showing with the ball?
David Miller's outstanding fielding effort earned Gujarat Titans an early wicket.
Gujarat Titans assistant coach Parthiv Patel praised the team's bowling unit for their spectacular performance against Rajasthan Royals, highlighting their execution of plans in a commanding 58-run win. Sai Sudharsan's classy half-century and a collective bowling effort saw GT bowl out RR for 159 in 19.1 overs.
Naveen delivered the coup de grace in the penultimate over by bowling Taskin Ahmed and trapping Mustafizur Rahman in front off consecutive balls, triggering tearful celebrations from his team mates.
Although Mumbai lost the game by three wickets -- Bumrah's efforts stood out as a beacon of brilliance.
Afghanistan cricket broke a new barrier when Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan became the first from the war-torn nation to be picked in the Indian Premier League Player's Auction, in Bengaluru, on Monday.
A flawless maiden hundred from opener Ryan Rickelton helped South Africa crush Afghanistan by 107 runs.
Gujarat Titans eye top-two finish as struggling LSG look to salvage pride
Afghanistan spinner Rashi Khan's triple strike made all the difference as Sunrisers Hyderabad defended 162 against Delhi Capitals for their first victory in this IPL season.
Afghanistan won the second ODI by 177 runs to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in Sharjah.
Rashid Khan and Khaeel Ahmed ensured KXIP could never find any kind of momentum in a steep chase.
Khan was nabbed from the Mumbai airport late Monday night after he arrived from Dubai.
Australia sailed into the Champions Trophy semi-finals after their final Group B match against Afghanistan was abandoned at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday.
Gujarat Titans roared back to winning ways with a 38-run mauling of Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Middle-order batter Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead the side.
Glimpses from the 24th IPL 2024 game between the Gujarat Titans and the Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh stadium in Jaipur, April 10, 2024.
The players, looking towards Bravo, crooned along Bravo's hit number Champion while the song played on the team bus.
Zampa, who has played in English conditions following a spell at Essex last summer, said communication is the key to success with spin twin Nathan Lyon.
Batters across teams have negotiated Rashid Khan pretty well.
I didn't look at this IPL as 'make or break' season, says R Sai Kishore
India captain Rohit Sharma, who led the team to their second ICC T20 World Cup title last June, has been named skipper of the ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year 2024.
Images from the ICC Champions League Group B match between Afghanistan and Australia in Lahore, on Friday.
Gujarat Titans handed defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders an emphatic 39-run loss in the IPL 2025 match in Kolkata on Monday.
The two teams last met in the ODI World Cup in 2023. It was in Mumbai where Glenn Maxwell had played a once-in-a-generation knock to notch up a sensational double hundred while battling cramps all over his body, with Pat Cummins in tow who provided sturdy support from the other end.
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